AKT 10 HOF vs HOF PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Brian Upchurch (ranked 25210 p4p, 113 weight class) and Tearrius George (ranked 3736 p4p, 69 weight class). Upchurch's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Quit Lyin. George is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by West Side Connection Bow Down. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Upchurch
vs
George

187 cm
28
235 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

186 cm
39
227 lbs
23 - 16 - 1

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent MT
Powerful

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brian Upchurch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, Tearrius George!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Radbod Blank and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Upchurch tries to score with a low kick but George moves his leg out of the way.
Upchurch fails in his attempt to clinch.
George tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Upchurch rushes George and presses him up against the ropes.
George blocks an uppercut.
Upchurch comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Tearrius George has been cut.
Our sources have told us that Upchurch has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Upchurch lands an elbow just above George 's eye.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Upchurch throws an elbow but misses.
Upchurch throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Upchurch creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through George's defenses.
Upchurch throws a knee to the head but misses.
Upchurch unloads a knee to the mid-section. George lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Upchurch just misses with a elbow thrown towards George's brow.
Upchurch lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down George.
George looks winded!
Upchurch tries to land knees in the clinch but George avoids the damage to the body.
Upchurch swings away with an uppercut that misses.
George blocks an elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
George wants to break free but Upchurch has control.
Upchurch misses with an elbow over the top.
Upchurch lands an elbow that stopped George in his tracks for a moment.

That has opened up Tearrius George's cut even more.
A knee to the head by Upchurch.
Upchurch lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

The cut above Tearrius George's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Upchurch creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Upchurch pushes off an throws an elbow but George leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Upchurch gets through George's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
George is trying to break free.
Upchurch misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from George.
Upchurch working aggressively here.
George avoids the elbow strike from Upchurch, against the ropes.
Upchurch misses with a knee to the head.
Upchurch throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but George blocks it with crossed arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Upchurch pushes off an throws an elbow but George leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Upchurch throws an elbow but misses.
George avoids the elbow strike from Upchurch, against the ropes.
Upchurch has a couple of punches blocked by George.
Upchurch creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through George's defenses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
George avoids a wild elbow strike from Upchurch.
Upchurch tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and George avoids it.
A frustrated look appears on George's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Upchurch tries to throw a body punch but George avoids it by throwing Upchurch back against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Upchurch just misses with a elbow thrown towards George's brow.
George is trying to break free.
Upchurch lands a good knee to the midsection. George won't want to take too many of those.
Upchurch looks to throw an elbow but misses.
George wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

George breaks the clinch.

Upchurch has taken the fight to the clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Upchurch throws an elbow but misses.
George wants to break the clinch but can't.
Upchurch pushes off an throws an elbow but George leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
George avoids the elbow strike from Upchurch, against the ropes.
Upchurch lands a damaging elbow.

Tearrius George's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Upchurch lands an elbow inside.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tearrius George's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Brian Upchurch!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
29%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Porky Nobriega (ranked 25225 p4p, 540 weight class) and Leo Blanco Gracie (ranked 23964 p4p, 546 weight class). Leo Blanco Gracie has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Porky Nobriega's chin.

Nobriega
vs
Blanco Gracie

169 cm
23
192 lbs
4 - 13 - 0

177 cm
27
180 lbs
4 - 9 - 0

Solid boxing
Very strong

Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Porky Nobriega!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leo Blanco Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Daniel Blasius and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nobriega throws a half hearted mid kick.
A swing and a miss from Nobriega.
Nobriega takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Gracie lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Nobriega backs up against the ropes.
Gracie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gracie is looking to chop away at Nobriega's legs.
Nobriega throws a quick counter kick to the body but Gracie avoids it.
Gracie moves out of range of the body kick from Nobriega.
Nobriega lands a jab to the nose.

It looks like Leo Blanco Gracie has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nobriega waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gracie.
Nobriega goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gracie let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Nobriega takes one to the chin there.
Gracie cracks Nobriega with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nobriega misses with a hook to the body
and Gracie counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nobriega throws a right hand that Gracie ducks under and follows up with a left that Gracie also avoids with ease.
Gracie misses with a double jab
and Nobriega cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A punch combination from Gracie misses.
Nobriega lands a jab-cross combination.
Nobriega lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Gracie dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nobriega misses with a wild body shot.
Gracie misses with a two punch combination.
Nobriega is looking for a counter combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nobriega looks to land a right hand but Gracie moved out of range.
Nobriega slips a straight right by Gracie.

Nobriega has closed the distance and engaged Gracie in a clinch.

Nobriega escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.
As Gracie looks to move away, Nobriega throws a big counter combo but Gracie just gets out of the way.
Gracie blocks a jab.
Gracie lands a leg kick that knocks Nobriega off balance momentarily.
Gracie lands with a cross.
Gracie lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nobriega moves out of range as Gracie strikes.
Nobriega is looking to counter punch.
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nobriega was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a hook
and Nobriega counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Gracie misses with the combination.
Gracie tries to move into range but Nobriega moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nobriega lunges at Gracie with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gracie's hand.

That has opened up Leo Blanco Gracie's cut even more.
Gracie is looking to slow Nobriega down with leg kicks.
Gracie moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Nobriega throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nobriega takes a head kick and keeps coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nobriega lands a right hook to the body.
Gracie looks winded!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie misses with a few strikes there.
Nice body punch from Nobriega.
Gracie blocks a head kick by Nobriega.
Nobriega lands the left hand.
Gracie misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Nobriega to counter with a crisp jab.
Nobriega throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nobriega connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Gracie out cold! This one is over in a flash!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Porky Nobriega!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
52%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Daniel King (ranked 4247 p4p, 356 weight class) and Head Bussa (ranked 6723 p4p, 445 weight class). Daniel King has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

King
vs
Bussa

193 cm
24
210 lbs
4 - 7 - 0

175 cm
31
215 lbs
16 - 16 - 0

Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Decent boxing
Powerful

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 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Head Bussa!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paulsen Ambrosius and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A slow jab from Bussa misses its intended target.
Bussa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but King manages to avoid it.
King lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
King connects with a solid leg kick.
King cracks Bussa with a good jab.
Bussa is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
King waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bussa.
King cracks Bussa with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bussa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Good leg kick by King there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
King throws out a powerful jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bussa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and King counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
King lands a jab to the nose.
Bussa misses with a double jab.
King appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bussa misses with an uppercut
and King counters with an outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King looks to land a combination. Bussa sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Head Bussa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
King connects with a solid leg kick.
King thuds his shin into the meat of Bussa's side.
Jab by King.
King has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Pablo's Boxing Academy in the buildup to the fight.
Bussa takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
King is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
King comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
King throws a sloppy body shot
and Bussa counters with a straight right hand.

It looks like Daniel King has been cut.
Bussa walks into a stiff left hand from King.
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!
Nice shot lands for King.
Nice uppercut lands for King. That snapped Bussa's head back.
Bussa throws a lazy right hand but King sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bussa on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bussa blocks a head kick by King.
Bussa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
King scores with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King misses the shot to the body.
King fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bussa.
King throws a head kick that Bussa semi-blocks.
Bussa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
King connects with a nice looking jab.
Bussa throws a right hand that King ducks under and follows up with a left that King also avoids with ease.
Bussa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
King misses with a wild combination.
King lands a glancing blow to the side of Bussa's head.
Bussa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
King is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Bussa misses with a right hand
and King connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bussa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It seemed like Bussa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
King connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bussa momentarily.
King throws a good cross that connects.
Daniel King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Bussa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
King ducks under a wild hook from Bussa.
As Bussa backs away, King returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
King connects with a solid leg kick.
King throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bussa swings widly with a right hand
and King counters with a left to the body.
King scores with a nice strike.
King lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Bussa is rocked!
A cross from King lands.
Bussa is still on wobbly legs! Can King finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slapping leg kick lands for King.
King scores with a three punch combo!
King scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bussa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by King.
King lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King 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 4:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Daniel King!
After winning the bout, Daniel King thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
70%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Irvine Kinneas (ranked 1238 p4p, 178 weight class) and Pope Drunkizkus (ranked 1085 p4p, 156 weight class). Kinneas comes to the ring accompanied by Judas Priest - Electric Eye. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Kinneas
vs
Drunkizkus

193 cm
34
215 lbs
17 - 6 - 1

188 cm
27
215 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

World class MT
Granite chin

World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Irvine Kinneas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Pope Drunkizkus!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Aafke Stam and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drunkizkus looks to score with a jab to the body but Kinneas is just out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Kinneas misses the target.
Kinneas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Drunkizkus misses with an uppercut
and Kinneas counters with a nice kick to the body.
Kinneas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kinneas is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Drunkizkus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kinneas.
Kinneas feints and then cracks Drunkizkus's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Drunkizkus down.
Kinneas blocks the body kick.
Drunkizkus throws a body shot but no joy.
Kinneas was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kinneas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kinneas checks a low kick from Drunkizkus.
Drunkizkus takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Drunkizkus attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kinneas stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Drunkizkus takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
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!
Kinneas misses with a hook to the body
and Drunkizkus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kinneas slips under a jab from Drunkizkus.
Kinneas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Drunkizkus looks for the body kick but Kinneas saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drunkizkus throws a jab when Kinneas was well out of range.
It looked like Kinneas wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kinneas gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Drunkizkus looks to land a left hand but Kinneas moved out of range nicely.
Drunkizkus throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kinneas on the side of the head.
Kinneas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Drunkizkus can pounce on him.
Drunkizkus avoids the head kick by Kinneas.
Drunkizkus lands with a good body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drunkizkus. Kinneas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kinneas drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kinneas throws a low kick but Drunkizkus moves out of range easily.
Drunkizkus throws a shot to the body.
Drunkizkus checks a low kick from Kinneas.

Kinneas walks into a big right hand from Drunkizkus and goes down! The referee sends Drunkizkus to a neutral corner as Kinneas gets back to his feet. He looks OK so we're back under way.

Kinneas is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kinneas walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Drunkizkus! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pope Drunkizkus!
Pope Drunkizkus made sure to mention his sponsor, Thomspon 90% in his post fight interview.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
78%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Emil Marinov (ranked 879 p4p, 131 weight class) and Dalibor Drahomir (ranked 1481 p4p, 202 weight class). Drahomir has chosen Outspoken as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Marinov
vs
Drahomir

192 cm
31
195 lbs
23 - 16 - 1

195 cm
35
210 lbs
15 - 7 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class boxer
Granite chin

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 23 - 16 - 1, fighting out of London, Emil Marinov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Dalibor Drahomir!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Albert Achterberg and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marinov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Marinov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Drahomir.
Marinov thuds his right hand into Drahomir's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Marinov dips to his left and cracks Drahomir with an uppercut!

It looks like Dalibor Drahomir has been cut.
Marinov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Marinov. Drahomir shrugs it off though.
Marinov is looking to clinch.
Drahomir moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Marinov tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Drahomir manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Drahomir 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.
Marinov slips a jab from Drahomir.
Drahomir throws a front kick aimed at Marinov's knee but Marinov avoids it well.
Drahomir throws a hook but Marinov avoids it easily.

Marinov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marinov misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Drahomir.
Marinov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Drahomir's elbow.
Drahomir goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Drahomir fails to land.
Marinov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Marinov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Drahomir is keeping busy.
Marinov scores with a shoulder strike.
Marinov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Drahomir backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marinov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Drahomir lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Marinov.
Marinov lands a right hand.
Drahomir blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marinov.
Marinov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Drahomir backwards.
Drahomir blocking some punches.
Marinov is trying to stall.
Drahomir working aggressively here.
Drahomir misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short body shot lands from Drahomir as the two fighters clinch.
Drahomir lands with a left to the head.
A short body shot lands from Marinov as the two fighters clinch.
Drahomir lands a left hand.
Marinov blocking some punches.
Still in the clinch, Drahomir scores with a nice short uppercut.
Drahomir misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Drahomir fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Drahomir.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drahomir misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drahomir blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Drahomir tries a body shot but Marinov blocks it.
Marinov lands with a short shot to the head.
Drahomir throws a head punch that misses.
Drahomir fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Drahomir working aggressively here.
Drahomir throws a punch but it's blocked by Marinov.
Drahomir pushes Marinov back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Drahomir tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marinov's elbow.
Drahomir scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Drahomir misses with the head strike.
Drahomir misses with a short punch on the inside.
Drahomir scores with a nice hook to the head.
Marinov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Drahomir is keeping busy.
Drahomir lands a nice shot to the body.
Marinov lands a nice uppercut.
Drahomir misses with a punch on the inside.
Drahomir throws a head punch that misses.
Drahomir tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marinov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Drahomir misses with a punch on the inside.
Drahomir doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Drahomir tries to work over Marinov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Drahomir blocking some punches.
Drahomir tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marinov blocks a body shot from Drahomir.
Drahomir swings wildly with an uppercut but Marinov uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Marinov.
Drahomir tries a body shot but Marinov blocks it.
A body shot lands from Drahomir.
Marinov is stalling here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marinov.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Drahomir as Marinov tries to tie him up.
Drahomir tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Drahomir.
Drahomir lands with a light punch inside.
Drahomir softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drahomir fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marinov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Drahomir lands a right hand that snaps the head of Marinov backwards.
Drahomir lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marinov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Marinov - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Drahomir throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Marinovs head.
Marinov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Drahomir swings wildly with an uppercut but Marinov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marinov blocks an uppercut.
Marinov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marinov.
Marinov blocks an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drahomir working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Drahomir.
Drahomir throws a head punch that misses.
Drahomir lands a left hand.
Marinov tries a body shot but Drahomir blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dalibor Drahomir dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dalibor Drahomir'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.

Drahomir drives through and clinches with Marinov against the ropes.
Marinov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Drahomir lands a shoulder strike.
Drahomir misses with a short punch on the inside.
Drahomir has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Drahomir blocks an elbow strike.
Dalibor Drahomir seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Marinov has a couple of punches blocked by Drahomir.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Drahomir.
Drahomir throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Marinov blocks an uppercut.
Drahomir misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Marinov fails to land.
Our sources have told us that Marinov has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Drahomir scores with a nice hook to the head.
Marinov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Drahomir tries to work over Marinov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marinov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Drahomir misses with some punches.
Marinov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Drahomir lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Marinov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Drahomir goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drahomir has a couple of punches blocked by Marinov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Marinov.
Drahomir tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marinov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A short right from Marinov on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Drahomir.
Drahomir scores with a shot to the side of Marinov's head.
Marinov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Drahomir's elbow.
A short uppercut from Drahomir.
Drahomir lands a left hand.
Drahomir misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marinov can't find room to land a body shot as Drahomir controls the action.
Drahomir swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marinov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Marinov.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marinov.
Marinov blocking some punches.
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!
Marinov lands with a right to the head.
Drahomir blocks a body shot from Marinov.
Drahomir scores with a shot to the side of Marinov's head.
Drahomir throws a punch but it's blocked by Marinov.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marinov blocks an uppercut.
Marinov blocking some punches.
Drahomir misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Drahomir.
Marinov can't find room to land a body shot as Drahomir controls the action.
Drahomir misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Drahomir.
Marinov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marinov lands an uppercut.
Drahomir throws a punch but it's blocked by Marinov.
Drahomir misses with the head strike.
Marinov misses with a punch to the body.
Marinov can't find room to land a body shot as Drahomir controls the action.
Marinov tries to throw a body punch but Drahomir avoids it by throwing Marinov back against the ropes.
Marinov tries to throw a body punch but Drahomir avoids it by throwing Marinov back against the ropes.
Drahomir misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marinov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marinov blocking some punches.
Drahomir has a couple of punches blocked by Marinov.
Marinov blocks an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marinov lands an uppercut.
Drahomir misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Drahomir fails to land.
Marinov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Drahomir tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marinov's elbow.
Marinov has a couple of punches blocked by Drahomir.
Drahomir swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marinov lands a left hand.
A right hook to the body lands for Marinov.
Marinov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Drahomirs head.
Marinov misses with the head strike.
Marinov misses with the head strike.
Marinov lands a shot to the body.
Drahomir lands an uppercut.
Marinov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Drahomir fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Drahomir cracks Marinov with a nice body shot.
Marinov presses Drahomir against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Drahomir is breathing heavily.
Drahomir throws a head punch that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marinov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Drahomir in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Marinov misses with a punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marinov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Drahomirs head.
Marinov lands a right hand.
Marinov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marinov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Drahomir's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice right hand lands inside from Marinov.
Marinov lands a left hand.
Drahomir misses with the head strike.
Marinov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Drahomir blocking some punches.
Drahomir misses with a punch on the inside.
Marinov blocking some punches.
Drahomir blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Drahomir misses with the head strike.
Drahomir struggles to land a body shot inside as Marinov controls his hands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marinov gets through Drahomir's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Marinov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Still in the clinch, Drahomir scores with a nice short uppercut.
Marinov lands an uppercut.
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 Emil Marinov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dalibor Drahomir's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Drahomir has Marinov up against the ropes in a clinch.
Marinov scores with a shot to the side of Drahomir's head.
Drahomir misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marinov lands with a short shot to the head.
Marinov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Drahomir or not.
Marinov digs a right hand into Drahomir's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Drahomir's gas tank.
Marinov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Marinov.
Marinov lands a right hand.
Marinov misses with a body punch.
Marinov with a knee to the head.
Marinov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Drahomir throws a punch but it's blocked by Marinov.
Marinov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Drahomir backwards.
Drahomir doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Marinov.
Drahomir takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right hand to the body from Marinov.
Marinov lands a shoulder strike.
Marinov scores with a shot to the side of Drahomir's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marinov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Drahomir backwards.
Marinov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short uppercut from Marinov.
Marinov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marinov scores with a hook to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Marinov.
Marinov cracks Drahomir with a nice body shot.
Marinov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Marinov.
A short uppercut from Marinov.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Marinov here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Drahomir tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Marinov.
A left hand lands to the body for Marinov.
A short body shot lands from Marinov as the two fighters clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Marinov.
Marinov can't find room to land a body shot as Drahomir controls the action.
Marinov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Drahomir's elbow.
Marinov lands an uppercut.
Marinov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Drahomir tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drahomir throws a punch but it's blocked by Marinov.
Marinov prevents a body shot from Drahomir.
Marinov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Drahomir lands a hook to the side of the head.
Marinov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Marinov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Drahomir backwards.
Marinov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marinov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Drahomir working aggressively here.
Marinov misses with a punch to the body.
Marinov struggles to land a body shot inside as Drahomir controls his hands.
Marinov tries a body shot but Drahomir blocks it.
Drahomir blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Drahomir stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Drahomir misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marinov slowing the pace effectively.
Drahomir tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marinov.
Drahomir doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Drahomir blocks a body shot from Marinov.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marinov blocking some punches.
Marinov misses with a body punch.
Drahomir scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Marinov lands a body shot.
Marinov pushes Drahomir back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Drahomir misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Drahomir can't find room to land a body shot as Marinov controls the action.
Marinov misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Drahomir.
Drahomir throws a punch but it's blocked by Marinov.
Marinov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
A shot in the inside from Marinov.
Marinov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Drahomir misses with a punch to the body.
Drahomir lands a body punch in the clinch.
Drahomir tries to work over Marinov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short left from Drahomir.
Drahomir goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marinov tries to throw a body punch but Drahomir avoids it by throwing Marinov back against the ropes.
Drahomir throws a punch but it's blocked by Marinov.
Marinov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
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!
Marinov lands with a left to the head.
Drahomir tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marinov tries to land a knee to the head but Drahomir blocks with his arms.
Dalibor Drahomir has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Drahomir throws a punch but it's blocked by Marinov.
Drahomir swings wildly with an uppercut but Marinov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drahomir misses with a punch to the body.
Drahomir avoiding damage as Marinov throws knees to the body.
Drahomir digs a right hand into Marinov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Marinov's gas tank.
Drahomir throws a punch but it's blocked by Marinov.
Drahomir tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marinov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Drahomir's elbow.
Marinov lands a nice shot to the body.
Drahomir throws a punch but it's blocked by Marinov.
Drahomir misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drahomir tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marinov's elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Emil Marinov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Marinov has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight for Emil Marinov!
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight for Emil Marinov!
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight as a draw!

Emil Marinov wins by majority decision!
Emil Marinov bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

C
A

C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
81%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Duke Nukem (ranked 1620 p4p, 71 weight class) and Kenny Tchusuk (ranked 1918 p4p, 86 weight class). Nukem comes to the ring accompanied by Here comes the boom. Kenny Tchusuk has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Nukem
vs
Tchusuk

193 cm
44
286 lbs
42 - 28 - 2

170 cm
28
265 lbs
16 - 17 - 0

World class boxer
KO power

World class MT
Granite chin

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 42 - 28 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Duke Nukem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kenny Tchusuk!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Aafke Stam and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nukem waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tchusuk.
Tchusuk looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nukem definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nukem misses with a double jab
letting Tchusuk counter with a right hand.
Tchusuk misses with a looping right.
Nukem slips under a jab from Tchusuk.
Nukem avoids the head kick by Tchusuk.
Good shot there by Nukem.
Tchusuk blocks a leg kick.
Nukem throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It seemed like Tchusuk was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nukem thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nukem uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

It looks like Kenny Tchusuk has been cut.
Nukem pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tchusuk is out of range and Nukem settles back down.
Tchusuk raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nukem uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tchusuk.
Tchusuk moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nukem misses with a double jab.
Tchusuk looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tchusuk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nukem misses with a left hand
and Nukem takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

It looks like Duke Nukem has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nukem wants to slow Tchusuk down by chopping away at his legs.
Tchusuk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nukem misses with a low kick.
Nukem catches Tchusuk with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nukem keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Duke Nukem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tchusuk checks a leg kick nicely.
Nukem connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tchusuk. Tchusuk circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tchusuk moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Tchusuk throws a low kick but it's checked well by Nukem.
Tchusuk takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tchusuk throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nukem on the side of the head.
Tchusuk throws a head kick but Nukem moves out of range.
Nukem checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nukem fires out a quick counter leg kick but Tchusuk just manages to avoid it.
Nukem throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tchusuk sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tchusuk throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tchusuk ducks under a wild hook from Nukem.
Tchusuk appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Nukem fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tchusuk ducks under a wild hook from Nukem.
Nukem ducks under a wild hook from Tchusuk.
Tchusuk throws a sloppy head kick and Nukem moves out of range easily.
Tchusuk throws a head kick but Nukem moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Tchusuk.
Nice uppercut lands for Nukem. That snapped Tchusuk's head back.
Nukem is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tchusuk.
Tchusuk moves out of range as Nukem strikes.
Tchusuk avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tchusuk throws a counter combo.
Tchusuk slips a straight right by Nukem.
Nukem thows a left - swing and a miss!
Some bone on bone action there as Tchusuk checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tchusuk misses with the head strike.
Tchusuk misses with a punch to the body.
Nukem doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tchusuk lands with a light punch inside.
Nukem lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tchusuk backwards.
Tchusuk misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nukem.
Tchusuk throws a head punch that misses.
Tchusuk tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nukem is working Tchusuk over against the ropes.
Tchusuk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nukem misses with some punches.
Nukem misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tchusuk tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nukem throws a head punch that misses.
Nukem lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Nukem as the two fighters clinch.
Tchusuk looks winded!
Nukem working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nukem.
Tchusuk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Nukem escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nukem lands with a kick to the temple. Tchusuk shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Tchusuk misses with a hook. Nukem ducked under it nicely.
A punch combination from Tchusuk misses.
Nukem connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nukem is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Nukem pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tchusuk is out of range and Nukem settles back down.
Tchusuk fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tchusuk uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nukem.

Tchusuk forces Nukem back against the ropes and clinches.

Nukem pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nukem tries to score with a low kick but Tchusuk moves his leg out of the way.
Nukem throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Tchusuk to counter with a crisp jab.
Nukem throws a leg kick but Tchusuk sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tchusuk flicks out a counter leg kick but Nukem steps away.
A clash of legs there as Tchusuk blocks the low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nukem.
A bone on bone clash there as Tchusuk blocks the leg kick.
Nukem backing away here, and Tchusuk unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Duke Nukem dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Nukem throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tchusuk smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tchusuk lands with a right hand.
Tchusuk ducks under a wild hook from Nukem.
Nukem pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tchusuk is out of range and Nukem settles back down.
Tchusuk steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nukem.
Tchusuk moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

Tchusuk gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nukem can't find room to land a body shot as Tchusuk controls the action.
Nukem lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Nukem misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tchusuk prevents a body shot from Nukem.
Tchusuk with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nukem scores with a shot to the side of Tchusuk's head.
Tchusuk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tchusuk working aggressively here.
Nukem working aggressively here.
Kenny Tchusuk seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tchusuk misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nukem.

Nukem manages to break the clinch.
Nukem throws a leg kick but Tchusuk sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nukem takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nukem throws a leg kick but Tchusuk checks it.
Tchusuk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nukem dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tchusuk. That did some damage!
Nukem throws a chopping leg kick but Tchusuk manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nukem ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tchusuk takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A cross from Tchusuk lands.
Nukem dodges the punch combination from Tchusuk.
Tchusuk blocks a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tchusuk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nukem.
Nukem misses with a looping left.
Duke Nukem is winning the standup battle so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tchusuk lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nukem. Tchusuk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tchusuk dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tchusuk lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nukem avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tchusuk blocks a leg kick.
Tchusuk throws a sloppy head kick and Nukem moves out of range easily.
Nukem lands with an overhand left.
Nukem fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tchusuk on the side of the head.
Nukem misses with a body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tchusuk.
Tchusuk connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nukem momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nukem fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tchusuk unleashes a big counter combination but Nukem bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Nukem uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tchusuk has time to react.

Tchusuk cracks Nukem with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Nukem is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Nukem is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9, he's up! Wow, he cut that one a bit fine!
Tchusuk throws a head kick that misses.
Tchusuk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A little feinted left hand from Nukem on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tchusuk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nukem was well out of range. Poor timing from Tchusuk.
Tchusuk takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nukem lands a really nice looking cross but Tchusuk seems unphased.
Tchusuk on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Tchusuk walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nukem fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nukem dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nukem on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Tchusuk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nukem throws a leg kick that is checked

and Tchusuk counters quickly with a head kick that drops Nukem to the mat! The referee starts the count at 3 - will Nukem be able to get back to his feet in time? 4,5,6, he's up. He looks OK so we'll continue the action!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tchusuk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nukem is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tchusuk.
Nukem scores with a jab to the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Nukem misses the target.
Kenny Tchusuk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tchusuk ducks under a wild hook from Nukem.
Tchusuk raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Nukem lands with an uppercut that bounces Tchusuk off the ropes and back into range.
A left lands for Nukem.
Tchusuk throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tchusuk misses with a head kick.
Tchusuk throws out a loose jab but Nukem uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from Nukem misses.
Nukem takes a swing at Tchusuk's ribcage but misses.
Tchusuk is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nukem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Kenny Tchusuk will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Tchusuk throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tchusuk turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nukem chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nukem tests Tchusuk's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tchusuk steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nukem.
Despite the aggression on Tchusuk's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Nukem misses with a low kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tchusuk! But no joy.
Tchusuk tries a head kick but it misses.
Nukem blocks a head kick by Tchusuk.
Tchusuk connects with a looping right hand.
Nukem throws a body punch but Tchusuk moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tchusuk walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That has opened up Kenny Tchusuk's cut even more.
Tchusuk takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nukem swings for the body but Tchusuk moves out of range.
Tchusuk is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nukem.
Tchusuk lands a leg kick that knocks Nukem off balance momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tchusuk slips a straight right by Nukem.
Tchusuk throws a shot from downtown. Nukem moves away and avoids it.
Nukem scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tchusuk throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nukem sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nukem throws a right hand that misses
and Tchusuk counters with a left and a right that stings Nukem.

Tchusuk lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and Nukem goes down! The ref sends Tchusuk to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and Nukem is back to his feet. He seems a little groggy but the referee thinks he's OK to continue, so we're back to the action!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tchusuk takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nukem works Tchusuk's body with a nice hook.
Nukem scoring well with a low kick there.
Nukem scores with the left hand. Tchusuk knows he should have avoided that one.
Tchusuk avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tchusuk throws a jab but it's blocked by Nukem.
Tchusuk pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tchusuk throws a front kick aimed at Nukem's knee but Nukem avoids it well.
Nice cross by Nukem.
Nukem throws a hook but Tchusuk avoids it easily.

Tchusuk has managed to clinch.
Tchusuk misses with a punch on the inside.
Nukem tries to work over Tchusuk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tchusuk lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nukem backwards.
Tchusuk throws an elbow that misses.
A hook to the body from Tchusuk.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nukem is looking to break free of the clinch but Tchusuk has double underhooks.
Tchusuk lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nukem backwards.
Nukem misses with some punches.
Tchusuk lands with a light punch inside.
Tchusuk blocks a body shot from Nukem.
A short right from Tchusuk.
Nukem misses with the head strike.
Nukem takes an elbow to the temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nukem misses with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Tchusuk.
Tchusuk working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Tchusuk creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Nukem is rocked!
Tchusuk throws a punch but it's blocked by Nukem.
Tchusuk throws a punch but it's blocked by Nukem.
Tchusuk lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Oh Nukem is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nukem working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nukem.
Tchusuk throws a punch but it's blocked by Nukem.
Nukem blocks an uppercut.
Nukem blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tchusuk.
Nukem throws a head punch that misses.
Nukem seems to have got his legs back now.
Tchusuk lands with a short shot to the head.
Tchusuk throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tchusuk breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Nukem with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Nukem looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Nukem 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 3:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Kenny Tchusuk!

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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Nick Good (ranked 25219 p4p, 549 weight class) and Berto Kin (ranked 20552 p4p, 554 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Good
vs
Kin

185 cm
24
190 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

186 cm
29
200 lbs
15 - 14 - 0

World class MT
Insanely flexible

World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Nick Good!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Berto Kin!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Saam Ante and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kin catches Good with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Good moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kin tries a head kick but it misses.
Kin throws a head kick but Good moves out of range.
Good throws a leg kick which misses Kin's front leg but catches the back leg as Kin tries to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Good.
Good throws a leg kick but Kin checks it.
Good tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kin was well out of range. Poor timing from Good.
Kin misses with a head kick.
Kin throws a nice looking combination but Good bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kin throws a head kick but Good moves out of range.
Good lands a head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A head kick misses from Kin.
Good misses with an uppercut. Kin saw that one coming.
Good connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kin throws a head kick that Good semi-blocks.
Kin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Good throws a head kick that misses.
Good fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kin on the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Kin.
Good moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A head kick misses from Kin.
Kin just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromGood.
A head kick misses from Kin.
And Good counters with a quick kick to the body but Kin blocks it.
Kin throws a lazy right hand but Good sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Good cracks a nice hook into Kin's ribs.
Kin throws a sloppy head kick and Good moves out of range easily.

Good drives through and clinches with Kin against the ropes.
Kin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Kin.
Good tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kin's elbow.
Good lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kin or not.
Kin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kin looks winded!
A right hook to the body lands for Good.
Kin takes a shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A hook to the body from Good.
A nice right hand lands inside from Good.
A short uppercut from Good.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Good.
Good lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Good creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Good makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Good lands with a left to the head.

Kin is rocked!
Good lands with a light punch inside.
Kin is still on wobbly legs! Can Good finish him?
A short right from Good.
A hook to the body from Good.
Good blocking some punches.
Good gets through Kin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Good lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Still in the clinch, Good scores with a nice short uppercut.
Good cracks Kin with a nice body shot.
Good lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Good cracks Kin with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Kin goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Kin wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Nick Good!
An out of breath Nick Good 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

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Leonardo Atunes (ranked 1362 p4p, 177 weight class) and Judge LaCrosse (ranked 1639 p4p, 209 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Atunes
vs
LaCrosse

180 cm
36
180 lbs
28 - 12 - 3

194 cm
34
182 lbs
18 - 14 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

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 28 - 12 - 3, fighting out of New York, Leonardo Atunes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Judge LaCrosse!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Wagner Zegers and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
LaCrosse slips a jab from Atunes.
LaCrosse wants to clinch.
LaCrosse fails with an attempt to clinch.
Atunes was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

LaCrosse moves into range and clinches up with Atunes.
Atunes dodges an elbow strike from LaCrosse.
LaCrosse creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Atunes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

LaCrosse drives through and clinches with Atunes against the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by LaCrosse.
Atunes avoids the elbow strike from LaCrosse, against the ropes.
LaCrosse lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Leonardo Atunes has been cut.
LaCrosse misses with an elbow strike.
LaCrosse pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
LaCrosse throws an elbow that misses.
A short left from Atunes.
Atunes taking a breather.
A short uppercut from Atunes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
LaCrosse lands a nice elbow.
Atunes struggles to land a body shot inside as LaCrosse controls his hands.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, LaCrosse just misses with a elbow thrown towards Atunes's brow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
LaCrosse throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Atunes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Atunes dodges an elbow strike from LaCrosse.
Atunes blocks an elbow strike from LaCrosse.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, LaCrosse just misses with a elbow thrown towards Atunes's brow.
Atunes stalling in the clinch but LaCrosse improves position.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, LaCrosse just misses with a elbow thrown towards Atunes's brow.
Nice elbow from LaCrosse.
Atunes scores with a hook to the body.
LaCrosse misses with an elbow over the top.
LaCrosse throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Atunes avoids a wild elbow strike from LaCrosse.
Atunes blocks an elbow strike from LaCrosse.
LaCrosse blocks a body shot from Atunes.
Atunes stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Atunes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Atunes scores with a nice body kick.
LaCrosse 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.
LaCrosse tries to clinch but Atunes is having none of it.
Atunes throws a quick counter kick to the body but LaCrosse avoids it.

LaCrosse forces Atunes back against the ropes and clinches.
LaCrosse looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Atunes breaks the clinch.
Atunes circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
LaCrosse tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Atunes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Atunes looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
LaCrosse is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Atunes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by LaCrosse.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
LaCrosse dodges the punch combination from Atunes.
A combination from Atunes does no damage.
LaCrosse ducks under a wild hook from Atunes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

LaCrosse clinches.

Atunes breaks from the clinch.
LaCrosse tries to clinch but Atunes moves out of range.
LaCrosse tries to clinch up.
Atunes feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits LaCrosses jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
LaCrosse closes the distance but Atunes moves to the side
and Atunes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
LaCrosse misses with an elbow over the top.
Atunes avoids a wild elbow strike from LaCrosse.
LaCrosse throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Atunes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atunes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Atunes looks to score with a jab to the body but LaCrosse is just out of range.

LaCrosse rushes Atunes and presses him up against the ropes.
LaCrosse looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Atunes blocks an elbow strike from LaCrosse.
Atunes blocks the elbow strike.
Atunes lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Atunes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Atunes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Atunes is looking to slow LaCrosse down with leg kicks.
Atunes slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Atunes lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

LaCrosse clinches with his opponent.
Atunes is trying to maintain a safe position but LaCrosse gets an underhook and turns Atunes into the ropes.
Atunes avoids a wild elbow strike from LaCrosse.
Atunes blocks the elbow strike.
Nice elbow from LaCrosse.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Atunes works on LaCrosse's body with a couple of short punches.
Atunes lands a body shot.
Atunes blocks an elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
LaCrosse lands a nice elbow.
LaCrosse throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Atunes misses with a hook from the clinch.

Atunes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice body punch from Atunes.
LaCrosse tries to close the distance and clinch but Atunes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Atunes scoring well with a low kick there.
LaCrosse tries to clinch up.
Atunes is looking for a counter combo.
Atunes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Atunes swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
LaCrosse tries to clinch but Atunes moves away
and Atunes counters with a nice uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - LaCrosse looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Atunes swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Atunes loads up on a big right hand but LaCrosse slips the punch.
LaCrosse tries to close the distance and clinch up but Atunes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

LaCrosse closes the distance and clinches.
Atunes blocks an elbow strike.
Atunes blocks an elbow strike.
Atunes avoids a wild elbow strike from LaCrosse.
Atunes blocks an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Leonardo Atunes will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Leonardo Atunes's cut.
That's time! Atunes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

LaCrosse tries to close the distance and clinch up but Atunes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
An attempted straight right counter from Atunes misses the target.
LaCrosse tries to close the distance and clinch but Atunes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Atunes was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

LaCrosse instigates a clinch.
Atunes lands a body punch in the clinch.
Atunes avoids a wild elbow strike from LaCrosse.
LaCrosse looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Atunes avoids the elbow strike from LaCrosse, against the ropes.
LaCrosse creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Atunes's defenses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, LaCrosse throws an elbow but misses.
Atunes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right hand to the body from Atunes.
Atunes scores with a hook to the body.
LaCrosse pushes off an throws an elbow but Atunes leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.

Atunes breaks the clinch.
Atunes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but LaCrosse moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
LaCrosse gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
LaCrosse tries to clinch up but Atunes circles away and keeps his distance.
Atunes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Atunes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by LaCrosse.
LaCrosse wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

LaCrosse closes the distance and clinches.

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

LaCrosse moves into the clinch.

Atunes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Atunes works over LaCrosse's head and body with a nice combination.
LaCrosse is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

LaCrosse clinches up against the ropes.
LaCrosse pushes off an throws an elbow but Atunes leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Atunes blocks an elbow strike from LaCrosse.
Atunes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Atunes lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down LaCrosse.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, LaCrosse just misses with a elbow thrown towards Atunes's brow.
Atunes avoids a wild elbow strike from LaCrosse.
Judge LaCrosse seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Atunes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
LaCrosse throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Atunes blocks an elbow strike.
Atunes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of LaCrosse backwards.
LaCrosse lands a damaging elbow.
Atunes tries to work over LaCrosse's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Atunes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Atunes lands a body punch in the clinch.
Atunes blocks the elbow strike.
Atunes blocks an elbow strike.
A nice left hand lands by Atunes.
Atunes manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Atunes tries to stall but LaCrosse uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Atunes avoids a wild elbow strike from LaCrosse.

Atunes manages to break the clinch.
LaCrosse takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

LaCrosse has managed to clinch.
LaCrosse creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Atunes lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Atunes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Atunes throws a leg kick but LaCrosse sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Atunes goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
LaCrosse unleashes a big counter combination but Atunes bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
LaCrosse moves out of range of the strikes.
LaCrosse wants to clinch.
LaCrosse takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
LaCrosse tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Atunes counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jab by Atunes.
Atunes circles away from the clinch attempt
and Atunes counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps LaCrosse thinking.
LaCrosse checks a leg kick nicely.
LaCrosse doesn't manage to clinch there - Atunes circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
LaCrosse slips under a jab.

LaCrosse clinches up against the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, LaCrosse throws an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, LaCrosse throws an elbow but misses.
Atunes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, LaCrosse just misses with a elbow thrown towards Atunes's brow.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, LaCrosse just misses with a elbow thrown towards Atunes's brow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A body shot lands from Atunes.
Atunes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Atunes makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
LaCrosse throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
LaCrosse lands an elbow just above Atunes 's eye.
LaCrosse letting Atunes take a breather here.
Atunes lands with a right to the head.
Atunes trying to control the position but instead, LaCrosse has worked for underhooks and has pushed Atunes into the ropes.
LaCrosse throws an elbow that misses.
LaCrosse misses with an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leonardo Atunes dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Leonardo Atunes's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Atunes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Atunes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Atunes misses the shot to the body.
LaCrosse is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
LaCrosse tries to clinch up.
Atunes lands with a nice body punch.
Atunes swats away the attempt to clinch by LaCrosse.
LaCrosse tries to clinch there but Atunes circles away.
LaCrosse tries to clinch there but Atunes circles away.
Atunes cracks LaCrosse with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Atunes connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed LaCrosse momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
LaCrosse doesn't manage to clinch there - Atunes circles away.
LaCrosse wants to clinch.

LaCrosse pushes Atunes up against the ropes in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the ropes, LaCrosse throws an elbow but misses.
Atunes lands a shoulder strike.

Atunes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Judge LaCrosse is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

LaCrosse rushes Atunes and presses him up against the ropes.
LaCrosse throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Atunes blocks an elbow strike from LaCrosse.
With the fighters up against the ropes, LaCrosse throws an elbow but misses.

Atunes breaks the clinch.
Atunes feints a jab promting LaCrosse to slip. Atunes then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. LaCrosse slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A big right from Atunes misses.
LaCrosse takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Atunes keeps the fight on the outside.

LaCrosse gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
With the fighters up against the ropes, LaCrosse throws an elbow but misses.
Atunes blocks the elbow strike.
Atunes misses with a hook to the ribs.
LaCrosse creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
LaCrosse misses with an elbow over the top.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Atunes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

LaCrosse clinches.

Atunes breaks the clinch.
LaCrosse tries to clinch up.
Atunes bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
LaCrosse gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
LaCrosse tries to clinch but Atunes is having none of it.
Atunes half committed to a counter leg kick.
LaCrosse uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Atunes.
Atunes lands a nice looking body shot.

LaCrosse instigates a clinch.
Atunes avoids a wild elbow strike from LaCrosse.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Atunes.

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

LaCrosse moves into the clinch.
Judge LaCrosse has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A short uppercut from Atunes.
Atunes lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt LaCrosse or not.
LaCrosse creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Atunes's defenses.

Atunes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Atunes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Atunes looks to score with a jab to the body but LaCrosse is just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atunes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
LaCrosse moves in looking to clinch but Atunes pushes him off.

LaCrosse moves into the clinch successfully.
Atunes looking to stall.

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

LaCrosse closes the distance and pushes Atunes back into the ropes.
LaCrosse lands an elbow inside.
Atunes tries to work over LaCrosse's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Atunes avoids a wild elbow strike from LaCrosse.
Atunes content to slow the pace in the clinch.
LaCrosse throws an elbow but it misses.
Atunes dodges an elbow strike from LaCrosse.
LaCrosse pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, LaCrosse just misses with a elbow thrown towards Atunes's brow.
Atunes effectively controlling the action here.
LaCrosse creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, LaCrosse throws an elbow but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Atunes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Atunes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Atunes tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
LaCrosse's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Atunes connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! LaCrosse scrambles back to his feet.
Good leg kick by Atunes there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
LaCrosse misses with a double jab
and Atunes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Atunes works the jab nicely.
Atunes lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Atunes misses with a head kick.
LaCrosse is looking to clinch but Atunes is avoiding it.
LaCrosse tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

LaCrosse pushes Atunes up against the ropes in a clinch.

Atunes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Atunes moves away from the strike by LaCrosse.
LaCrosse misses with a wild combination.
Atunes was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.

And that's the end of the fight!
Leonardo Atunes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Atunes, 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight for Leonardo Atunes!
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight for Leonardo Atunes!
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight for Leonardo Atunes!

Leonardo Atunes wins by unanimous decision!
After the fight, Leonardo Atunes was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

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FIGHT
RATING
75%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Miko Dimelo (ranked 19478 p4p, 611 weight class) and Mario Zambrana (ranked 6002 p4p, 533 weight class). Zambrana has chosen Impact is Imminent as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Dimelo
vs
Zambrana

182 cm
31
203 lbs
23 - 17 - 0

185 cm
32
195 lbs
23 - 20 - 1

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

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 23 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Miko Dimelo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mario Zambrana!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dimelo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dimelo 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.
Dimelo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dimelo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zambrana.
Dimelo avoids the body shot from Zambrana.
Dimelo tries to bum rush Zambrana with a series of wild strikes but Zambrana uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zambrana avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zambrana just misses with a punch to the body.
Dimelo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Zambrana misses with a head kick.
Zambrana lands with a nice body punch.
Donk. Zambrana catches Dimelo right on the button with a cross.
Dimelo misses with a hook.
Zambrana doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Good work by Dimelo as he checks the leg kick.
Zambrana lands a really nice looking cross but Dimelo seems unphased.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zambrana throws a body punch but Dimelo moves out of range.
Dimelo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zambrana throws out the jab.
Dimelo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dimelo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dimelo lands with a straight right. Zambrana didn't see that one coming.

It looks like Mario Zambrana has been cut.
Dimelo misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimelo throws a hook but Zambrana blocks it.
Dimelo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zambrana lands a lovely overhand right.
Zambrana feints and then cracks Dimelo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dimelo down.
Dimelo throws an overhand right that lands on Zambrana's shoulder, as Zambrana tries to avoid the shot.
A head kick from Zambrana lands but Dimelo takes it in his stride.
Dimelo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dimelo takes a swing at Zambrana's ribcage but misses.
Dimelo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Zambrana bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

Dimelo is rocked!
Dimelo misses with an uppercut
and Zambrana counters with a stiff right hand.
Oh Dimelo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zambrana throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dimelo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Zambrana.
Dimelo misses with a leg kick.
Zambrana is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Dimelo had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Zambrana connects with a jab.
Zambrana throws a front kick that sends Dimelo stumbling back into the ropes.
Zambrana checks a low kick from Dimelo.
Dimelo misses with a low kick.
Zambrana closes the distance and catches Dimelo with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Dimelo is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Dimelo is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Dimelo is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Zambrana takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Mario Zambrana!
A pretty intense looking Mario Zambrana took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
70%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between John Bennett (ranked 1045 p4p, 29 weight class) and Puck Heidegger (ranked 4298 p4p, 75 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Bennett
vs
Heidegger

187 cm
22
220 lbs
13 - 0 - 0

201 cm
40
264 lbs
29 - 7 - 3

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Granite chin

UnderGround Supplements

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Bennett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 7 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Puck Heidegger!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Paulsen Ambrosius and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heidegger looks to land a right hand but Bennett moved out of range.
Heidegger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bennett was well out of range. Poor timing from Heidegger.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Heidegger lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bennett has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bennett and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bennett keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Heidegger.
Bennett tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bennett listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bennett's corner calls for a 1-2. Bennett obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bennett with a jab.
Heidegger takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bennett.
Bennett misses with a shot to the body
and Heidegger counters with a nice leg kick.
Heidegger ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bennett misses with a wild body shot.
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!
Bennett cracks Heidegger with an open hand slap.
Heidegger takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bennett throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Heidegger throws a push kick but Bennett slaps the foot to one side.
Heidegger comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Heidegger is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bennett.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heidegger throws a body shot but no joy.
Heidegger scores with a kick to the body.
Bennett throws a looping overhand right but Heidegger ducks down to avoid it.

Bennett instigates a clinch.
Bennett's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bennett blocking some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Heidegger.
A short uppercut from Heidegger.
Bennett working aggressively here.
Bennett tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Heidegger creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Heidegger lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Heidegger lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
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!
Heidegger scores with a nice hook to the head.
Heidegger managing to block the knees to the body from Bennett.
Heidegger tries a body shot but Bennett blocks it.
Bennett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bennett lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bennett tries a knee to the head but Heidegger blocks it.
Bennett blocks an uppercut.
Heidegger swings wildly with an uppercut but Bennett uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heidegger lands a hook that snaps the head of Bennett backwards.
Bennett tries to work over Heidegger's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bennett lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Heidegger backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Heidegger.
Bennett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Heidegger.
Heidegger pushes off an throws an elbow but Bennett leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Heidegger lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bennett backwards.
Heidegger throws a punch but it's blocked by Bennett.
Bennett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Heidegger misses with some punches.
Heidegger throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Still in the clinch, Heidegger scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bennett is breathing heavily.
Bennett unloads a knee to the mid-section. Heidegger lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Heidegger lands with a short shot to the head.
Bennett misses with a hook from the clinch.
Heidegger lands a right hand.
Bennett misses with a punch to the body.
Heidegger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bennett pushes off an throws an elbow but Heidegger leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Heidegger prevents a body shot from Bennett.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Heidegger pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bennett avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Heidegger, as that shot connected.
Heidegger thuds his shin into the meat of Bennett's side.
Bennett keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Heidegger throws a push kick but Bennett slaps the foot to one side.
Heidegger fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bennett is out of range.
Bennett moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bennett misses with a hook.
That kick from Heidegger tenderised Bennett's leg. Bennett is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bennett lands with an uppercut that bounces Heidegger off the ropes and back into range.
Bennett connects with a crisp jab.
Heidegger paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Bennett. Heidegger does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bennett takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Heidegger throws a series of punches but Bennett avoids them all with ease.
Bennett misses with a wild body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heidegger buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Heidegger throws out a leg kick but Bennett moves out of range and Heidegger only half commits.
Bennett jabs Heidegger to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A jab from Bennett does it's job there.
Bennett misses with a looping left.
Heidegger lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Heidegger throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

Heidegger lands a front kick to the face, that drops Bennett to the canvas! Is he dazed or just shocked? He's back to his feet and the referee is going to allow him to continue the fight!
Heidegger connects with a quick right hand that sends Bennett 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 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Puck Heidegger!