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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Daniel King (ranked 4449 p4p, 370 weight class) and Stipe Velasquez (ranked 3074 p4p, 281 weight class). Velasquez has chosen Gaining Momentum by MC Hammer as his entrance music. Stipe Velasquez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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240 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 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
5 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stipe Velasquez!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velasquez has closed the distance and engaged King in a clinch.
King throws a punch but it's blocked by Velasquez.
Velasquez misses with a punch to the body.
King misses with some punches.
Velasquez prevents a body shot from King.
King takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Daniel King has been cut.
King swings away with an uppercut that misses.
King tries to throw a body punch but Velasquez avoids it by throwing King back against the ropes.
King lands a body punch in the clinch.
Velasquez told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
King on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
King misses with a hook to the ribs.
Velasquez misses with the head strike.
Velasquez crunches a lovely knee into King's ribcage.
King misses with a punch to the body.
Velasquez struggles to land a body shot inside as King controls his hands.
King throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King takes an elbow to the temple.
Velasquez misses with a hook to the ribs.
King gets through Velasquez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Velasquez lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
King throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Velasquezs head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Velasquez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velasquez is looking to control King's arms but King gets an underhook and turns him. Now Velasquez has his back to the ropes.
King misses with a short punch on the inside.
King swings away with an uppercut that misses.
King blocks a punch to the side of the head.
King has a couple of punches blocked by Velasquez.
Still in the clinch, King scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Velasquez just misses with a elbow thrown towards King's brow.
Velasquez working aggressively here.
King pushes Velasquez back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Velasquez is trying to maintain a safe position but King gets an underhook and turns Velasquez into the ropes.
King on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
King works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
King is trying to break the clinch but Velasquez is controlling him.
Velasquez trying to land knees to the body.
Velasquez takes a shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Velasquez.
King takes an elbow to the forehead.
Velasquez is trying to stall.
King has a couple of punches blocked by Velasquez.
Velasquez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Velasquez backwards.
King tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Velasquez presses King against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
King misses with a hook from the clinch.
King doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Velasquez.
Velasquez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
King misses with a short punch on the inside.
Velasquez scores with a shoulder strike.
Daniel King's cut is getting worse.
King looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A head punch on the inside from King fails to land.
King blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch on the inside from King fails to land.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Velasquez throws an elbow but misses.
King misses with a hook to the ribs.
King works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Velasquez misses with a hook from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Velasquez.
Velasquez tries to throw a body punch but King avoids it by throwing Velasquez back against the ropes.
King throws a punch but it's blocked by Velasquez.
King misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Stipe Velasquez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Daniel King's cut.
That's time! King's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Velasquez punishes King's body with a nice straight punch.
Velasquez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from King.
Velasquez closes the distance and clinches.
King misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from King fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by King.
Velasquez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Velasquez blocks a body shot from King.
Velasquez working aggressively here.
Velasquez tries to stall but King uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Velasquez blocks a body shot from King.
Velasquez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Velasquez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King blocks the elbow strike.
Velasquez lands a right hand that snaps the head of King backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by King.
Velasquez tries to stall but King uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Stipe Velasquez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
King lands with a short head shot on the inside.
King scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice elbow from Velasquez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velasquez lands an elbow inside that King shrugs off.
Velasquez pushes King back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
King lands a hook that snaps the head of Velasquez backwards.
King doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Velasquez missing with knees to the body.
Velasquez controlling the action here for a moment.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
King lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
King can't find room to land a body shot as Velasquez controls the action.
A right hook to the body lands for Velasquez.
King tries to throw a body punch but Velasquez avoids it by throwing King back against the ropes.
Velasquez lands a body shot.
King tries to throw a body punch but Velasquez avoids it by throwing King back against the ropes.
King struggles to land a body shot inside as Velasquez controls his hands.
King's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Velasquez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from King.
King throws a low kick but Velasquez avoids it.
Velasquez fails in his attempt to clinch.
King looks to throw the jab but Velasquez is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from King misses its intended target.
A swing and a miss from Velasquez.
King swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
King bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Velasquez's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Velasquez wants to clinch.
Velasquez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but King manages to avoid it.
Velasquez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Stipe Velasquez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Velasquez blocks a jab.
Velasquez darts in trying to clinch
and King counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
King throws a head kick that misses.
Velasquez avoids a kick to the body.
Daniel King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel King dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Daniel King's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
King swings for the body but Velasquez moves out of range.
King throws out a powerful jab.
King thows a left - swing and a miss!
King takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Daniel King's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
King lands with a thumping leg kick.
King takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Daniel King is winning the standup battle so far.
King ducks under a wild hook from Velasquez.
Velasquez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Velasquez scores with a punch to the head.
Velasquez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
King smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Velasquez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Velasquez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A head kick misses from King.
Velasquez throws a series of punches but King moves out of range.
Velasquez ducks under a wild hook from King.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velasquez tries to clinch but King moves out of range.
Velasquez ducks under a wild hook from King.
King lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Velasquez throws a body punch but King moves out of range.
King circles away from the clinch attempt.
King thinks about countering with a head kick.
Velasquez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
King connects with a high kick.
Nice shot by King.
King throws a right hand that Velasquez ducks under and follows up with a left that Velasquez also avoids with ease.
Velasquez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Velasquez connects with a body shot.
Velasquez closes the distance and pushes King back into the ropes.
King goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for King.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Velasquez.
Velasquez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jeez, Daniel King's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King swings wildly with an uppercut but Velasquez uses good head movement to avoid it.
King softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Velasquez has a couple of punches blocked by King.
Velasquez lands a right hand.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Daniel King's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Stipe Velasquez!
Stipe Velasquez looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'This is my comeback, and I'm looking to clean out the division!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Vunny Bin (ranked 5607 p4p, 180 weight class) and Tearrius George (ranked 3975 p4p, 79 weight class). George is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: West Side Connection Bow Down. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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265 lbs
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227 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vunny Bin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 17 - 1, fighting out of New York, Tearrius George!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bin dodges the punch combination from George.
Bin thumps George with a low kick.
George swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Bin counter with a right hand.
It looks like Tearrius George has been cut.
Bin has George up against the ropes in a clinch.
Bin breaks from the clinch.
George throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
George throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but George manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
George lands with a good body shot.
George keeps the fight on the outside.
George lands with a nice body kick.
George tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice uppercut lands for George. That snapped Bin's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
George scores with a sloppy right hand. Bin should have avoided that one.
George lands with a shot to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for George.
George misses with the combination.
Bin appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bin misses with an uppercut.
Bin is looking to clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by Bin as he connects with a hook.
Bin wants to clinch up but George keeps it at a distance.
George punishes Bin's body with a nice straight punch.
George turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
George moves out of range of the body kick from Bin.
George scores with a nice head shot.
George lands with a nice combination. Bin backs away looking to recover.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bin throws out a leg kick but George moves out of range and Bin only half commits.
George throws a nice looking combination but Bin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bin throws the kick towards the body but George avoids it.
Bin throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by George.
A cross from George lands.
Bin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
George ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
George dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bin. That did some damage!
George ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tearrius George seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
George buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
George darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
George feints and then cracks Bin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bin down.
George fails to land with a series of punches.
George throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tearrius George dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tearrius George's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Bin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from George.
Bin connects with a looping right hand.
Bin tries to clinch up but George circles away and keeps his distance.
George lunges at Bin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bin's hand.
Bin throws a hook but George blocks it.
George is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bin.
George scores with a leg kick.
Bin has George up against the ropes in a clinch.
George blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
George breaks from the clinch.
George slips under a jab from Bin.
Bin dodges the punch combination from George.
Bin avoids the body shot from George.
That's one minute gone in the round.
George throws a nice looking combination but Bin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bin moves into the clinch.
Good body shot from Bin.
Bin tries to land knees in the clinch but George avoids the damage to the body.
Bin swings wildly with an uppercut but George uses good head movement to avoid it.
George has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
George on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but George blocks it with crossed arms.
Bin breaks the clinch.
Bin throws a lazy right hand but George sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
George shapes to counter with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bin throws a hook but George avoids it easily.
Bin walks into a jab.
George connects with a right hand. Bin shakes it off.
George dips to his left and cracks Bin with an uppercut!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
George sizes up Bin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Some wild striking there from George.
An inside leg kick lands from Bin.
George rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bin appears to be looking for a big counter.
A solid leg kick lands there for George.
George uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bin.
George ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tearrius George will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Tearrius George's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
George cracks a nice hook into Bin's ribs.
Vunny Bin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
George lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A jab lands there for George.
George looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Both fighters circling a little - George finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
George throws a nice outside leg kick.
Good work by George as he checks the leg kick.
Bin misses with a body shot
enabling George to counter with a crisp jab.
Bin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bin slips a jab and a cross from George.
Bin gets off balance looking for a body kick
and George counters with a left to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
George tries to bum rush Bin with a series of wild strikes but Bin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
George connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bin. Bin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
George with a body punch. A glancing blow.
George lands with a good body shot.
George lands with a right hand.
George darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A good leg kick by George.
George uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
George lands a jab to the nose.
Bin gets off balance looking for a body kick
and George counters with a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
George lands a front kick to the face, that drops Bin 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!
Tearrius George is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice inside leg kick there by George. That's going to slow Bin down.
Bin throws a sloppy head kick
and George counters with a nice uppercut.
George fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tearrius George is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
George scores with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
George throws a combination. Bin tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
George misses with a series of wild punches.
George will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bin is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from George.
Bin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
George checks a leg kick nicely.
George lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tearrius George seems to be getting the better of the standup.
George scores with a jab to the body.
George connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bin. Bin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
George tries a head kick but it misses.
George lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice body punch from George.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tearrius George comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got George winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 26:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tearrius George!
Tearrius George very nearly forgot to thank Trashy Bar (158+q / 30$) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Anton Kruglov (ranked 2451 p4p, 297 weight class) and Collin Mcallister (ranked 23407 p4p, 580 weight class). Collin Mcallister has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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176 lbs
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178 lbs
7 - 9 - 0 |
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 22 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anton Kruglov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Collin Mcallister!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kruglov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kruglov pushes Mcallister up against the ropes in a clinch.
Kruglov stalling the fight.
Mcallister wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kruglov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Kruglov with a knee to the head.
It looks like Collin Mcallister has been cut.
Mcallister trying to control the position but instead, Kruglov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mcallister into the ropes.
Kruglov stalling against the ropes.
Good body shot from Kruglov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kruglov connects with a knee to the head.
Kruglov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mcallister lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kruglov with a knee to the head.
Kruglov lands a shoulder strike.
Mcallister is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kruglov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mcallister is still on wobbly legs! Can Kruglov finish him?
Kruglov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruglov scores a nice knee to the body.
Kruglov creates a bit of space and fires a knee right up the middle, almost lifting Mcallister off his feet and sending him crashing to the canvas! Mcallister is trying to get back to his feet but his equilibrium is completely gone! The referee has called it off! This fight is over! Kruglov is jumping up and down like a mad man, celebrating with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Anton Kruglov!
During a confident post fight interview, Anton Kruglov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Gaizka Elizondo (ranked 4748 p4p, 433 weight class) and Lalli Lallukka (ranked 6137 p4p, 494 weight class). Elizondo's entrance music is Peewee Longway & Money Man - Ooowwweee. A fine choice. Gaizka Elizondo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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164 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gaizka Elizondo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lalli Lallukka!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut there from Elizondo.
It looks like Lalli Lallukka has been cut.
Elizondo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lallukka throws a head kick but Elizondo moves out of range.
Elizondo appears to be looking for a big counter.
Elizondo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Elizondo cracks Lallukka with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Lallukka 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 Lallukka is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9, he's up! Wow, he cut that one a bit fine!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Elizondo throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Lallukka crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Gaizka Elizondo!
During a confident post fight interview, Gaizka Elizondo thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Theodore Cleaver (ranked 25175 p4p, 571 weight class) and Vrej Nazaryan (ranked 2455 p4p, 298 weight class). Cleaver comes to the ring accompanied by Methlabs & MOONSHINE. Nazaryan has chosen DVBBS & Borgeous - Tsunami as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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166 lbs
38 - 25 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Theodore Cleaver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
38 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vrej Nazaryan!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cleaver fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cleaver darts in and clinches Nazaryan up against the ropes.
Cleaver unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cleaver misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cleaver throws a head punch that misses.
Cleaver misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cleaver goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cleaver misses with the head strike.
Cleaver misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cleaver.
Cleaver swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cleaver tries to work over Nazaryan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cleaver working aggressively here.
Cleaver throws an elbow that misses.
Nazaryan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cleaver working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cleaver lands with a short shot to the head.
Cleaver can't find room to land a body shot as Nazaryan controls the action.
Cleaver has a couple of punches blocked by Nazaryan.
Cleaver using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cleaver scores a nice knee to the body.
Our sources have told us that Cleaver has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
A right hand to the body from Cleaver.
Nazaryan looks winded!
Cleaver missing with knees to the body.
Cleaver lands with a light punch inside.
Cleaver working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cleaver lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cleaver tries to land knees in the clinch but Nazaryan avoids the damage to the body.
Nazaryan dodges an elbow strike from Cleaver.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cleaver creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nazaryan's defenses.
Nazaryan managing to block the knees to the body from Cleaver.
Cleaver misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Cleaver - that landed with a thud.
Nazaryan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cleaver scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cleaver lands an elbow that stopped Nazaryan in his tracks for a moment.
Cleaver trying to land knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cleaver.
Cleaver tries a body shot but Nazaryan blocks it.
Cleaver lands a body punch.
Nazaryan avoiding damage as Cleaver throws knees to the body.
Cleaver is leaning against Nazaryan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Theodore Cleaver dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Cleaver lands a nice hook to Nazaryan's body. Nazaryan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cleaver fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cleaver throws out a leg kick but Nazaryan moves out of range and Cleaver only half commits.
Theodore Cleaver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cleaver uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nazaryan.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cleaver has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nazaryan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Cleaver.
Cleaver lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cleaver lands a nice knee to the body.
Cleaver struggles to land a body shot inside as Nazaryan controls his hands.
Cleaver working Nazaryan over with knees to the body.
A short right from Cleaver.
Cleaver lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nazaryan backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cleaver misses with a punch to the body.
Nazaryan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazaryan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
An inside leg kick from Nazaryan misses.
Cleaver darts in and clinches Nazaryan up against the ropes.
Nazaryan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nazaryan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nazaryan misses the shot to the body.
Cleaver moves into range and clinches up with Nazaryan.
Cleaver lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cleaver scores with a shot to the side of Nazaryan's head.
Cleaver lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nazaryan backwards.
Cleaver creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cleaver putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nazaryan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nazaryan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nazaryan is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from Cleaver - that landed with a thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cleaver working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nazaryan is rocked!
Cleaver softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Nazaryan is still on wobbly legs! Can Cleaver finish him?
Cleaver lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cleaver trying to land knees to the body.
Cleaver goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cleaver unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nazaryan seems to have recovered his senses.
Cleaver lands with a right to the head.
Cleaver lands a good knee to the midsection. Nazaryan won't want to take too many of those.
Cleaver misses with some punches.
Cleaver lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cleaver lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nazaryan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Theodore Cleaver dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Cleaver and Nazaryan are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Cleaver throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Nazaryan into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Cleaver knows it - he's on the ropes flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Theodore Cleaver!
Our winner, Theodore Cleaver, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
In defeat, Vrej Nazaryan stepped up to the mic, saying 'He was the better man today. I need to look at the tapes and figure out what went wrong but dont you worry I will be back.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Tom Baker (ranked 4265 p4p, 411 weight class) and Thanongsaklek Diamond Muay Thai (ranked 23444 p4p, 533 weight class). Baker kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Steve Blackman WWE theme. The crowd seem to be enjoying Diamond Muay Thai's choice of entrance music: Mocca garden - ผมรักเมื$. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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23
138 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
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151 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tom Baker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Thanongsaklek Diamond Muay Thai!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle momentarily. Baker darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Diamond Muay Thai misses with a low kick.
Diamond Muay Thai moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Diamond Muay Thai scores with a push kick.
Baker throws a series of punches but Diamond Muay Thai moves out of range.
Diamond Muay Thai lands with a kick to the temple. Baker shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Diamond Muay Thai lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
No joy there for Baker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Diamond Muay Thai lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Baker has been working on his boxing with his coaches at 3Band MMA ($800/week) in the buildup to the fight.
Diamond Muay Thai lands a glancing blow to the side of Baker's head.
Diamond Muay Thai punishes Baker's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diamond Muay Thai scores with a punch to the head.
Diamond Muay Thai lands a nice leg kick that just misses Baker's sensitive parts.
Baker throws a series of punches but Diamond Muay Thai avoids them all with ease.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Diamond Muay Thai! But no joy.
Diamond Muay Thai scores with a kick to the body.
Diamond Muay Thai lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Diamond Muay Thai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diamond Muay Thai misses with a wild body shot.
Diamond Muay Thai missing with a left hand there. Baker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Baker lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and Diamond Muay Thai goes down! The ref sends Baker to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and Diamond Muay Thai 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!
Diamond Muay Thai fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Baker has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Thanongsaklek Diamond Muay Thai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker throws an overhand right that lands on Diamond Muay Thai's shoulder, as Diamond Muay Thai tries to avoid the shot.
Baker misses with a series of wild punches.
Both fighters circling a little - Diamond Muay Thai finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Diamond Muay Thai attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Baker misses the jab.
Diamond Muay Thai with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Diamond Muay Thai throws a head kick but Baker moves out of range.
Diamond Muay Thai is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Baker just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Diamond Muay Thai has gone limp and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tom Baker!
Tom Baker thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Ethan Irwin (ranked 1205 p4p, 146 weight class) and Nik Snow (ranked 797 p4p, 100 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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28
154 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
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156 lbs
12 - 9 - 2 |
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Very quick
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ethan Irwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nik Snow!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Irwin drops his hands momentarily and Snow takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Snow misses with a wild body shot.
Snow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Irwin was well out of range. Poor timing from Snow.
Irwin takes a jab right on the kisser.
Snow with a hook.
Snow just misses with a punch to the body.
Snow's coach down at UnderGround Specialist Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Snow's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Snow misses with a jab, cross combination.
Irwin has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Navy Street MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Snow lands a nice looking body shot.
Good exchange - Snow coming out on top.
Snow is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Snow darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Snow lands with an overhand left.
Snow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Snow misses with an uppercut.
Irwin appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Nik Snow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Irwin moves out of range of the body kick.
Snow misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irwin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Snow clobbers Irwin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Snow connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Snow throws a looping overhand right but Irwin ducks down to avoid it.
Snow is looking to slow Irwin down with leg kicks.
Irwin avoids the body shot from Snow.
Snow lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Snow lands a jab to Irwin's midsection.
Snow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Irwin was well out of range. Poor timing from Snow.
Snow jabbing away but nothing is landing.
As Snow backs away, Irwin returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Snow misses with a right hand
and Irwin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Snow throws a poor cross that misses
and Irwin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Irwin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Irwin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Snow.
Snow scores with the left hand. Irwin knows he should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snow lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Irwin throws a body punch but Snow moves out of range.
Snow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Snow pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Irwin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Snow throws out the jab.
Snow looks to land a combination. Irwin sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Snow just misses with a punch to the body.
Snow jabs Irwin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Irwin loads up on a big right hand but Snow slips the punch.
Snow lands with a kick to the temple. Irwin shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Snow with a nice cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Snow misses with a right hand
and Irwin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Snow throws a jab when Irwin was well out of range.
Snow misses with a looping right.
Irwin 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 round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nik Snow dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Snow lands with a hook. Irwin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Irwin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Snow lands a jab to Irwin's midsection.
Irwin slips under a jab from Snow.
Snow waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Irwin.
Irwin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Snow throws a big shot that misses.
Snow jabs Irwin right on the nose. Irwin blinks but takes it well.
Snow throws a lazy right hand but Irwin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Irwin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snow moves out of range as Irwin throws a body kick.
Snow misses with a hook. Irwin ducked under it nicely.
Irwin misses with a looping left.
Irwin ducks right into an uppercut from Snow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Snow takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snow misses with a head kick.
Snow has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Snow scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Snow connects with a right hand. Irwin shakes it off.
Irwin is rocked!
Irwin walks straight into devastating uppercut and drops to the floor, clearly wobbled! Can he beat the count? 4,5,6,7... he's up! And he's down again! The ref steps in and calls an end to the fight! What a punch that was!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Nik Snow!
Nik Snow gave a mention to UnderGround Supplements in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Antero Vuori (ranked 1973 p4p, 246 weight class) and Berto Kin (ranked 20483 p4p, 535 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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24
200 lbs
9 - 8 - 0 |
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200 lbs
15 - 15 - 0 |
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antero Vuori!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Berto Kin!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left lands for Vuori.
Vuori punishes Kin's body with a nice straight punch.
Vuori closes the distance and pushes Kin back into the ropes.
Vuori misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Vuori.
Kin blocks an uppercut.
Vuori misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Vuori creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vuori lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kin backwards.
Kin prevents a body shot from Vuori.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kin prevents a body shot from Vuori.
Vuori controlling the action here for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vuori swings wildly with an uppercut but Kin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vuori stalling in the clinch.
Vuori misses with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Vuori swings wildly with an uppercut but Kin uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've been informed that Kin has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Come on Vuori - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Vuori is pushing Kin up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Antero Vuori.
Vuori clinches up with Kin and pushes him back against the ropes.
Kin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vuori is working Kin over against the ropes.
Vuori has Kin pressed against the ropes.
Vuori is working Kin over against the ropes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vuori lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Vuori.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antero Vuori dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Vuori misses with a punch on the inside.
Vuori really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Vuori.
Our sources have told us that Vuori has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Kin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vuori stalling.
Vuori lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kin lands a nice uppercut.
Kin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vuori will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kin up against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vuori.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Vuori.
Kin lands a shoulder strike.
Antero Vuori has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vuori throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vuori tries a body shot but Kin blocks it.
Vuori landing knees to the head.
Vuori struggles to land a body shot inside as Kin controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kin.
A head punch on the inside from Vuori fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Vuori creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vuori lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kin backwards.
Vuori holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Vuori lands a shoulder strike.
Vuori lands a hook that snaps the head of Kin backwards.
Vuori softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vuori pushes Kin back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Vuori lands with a light punch inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antero Vuori dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Vuori is looking to land body kicks.
Vuori throws a hook to the side of Kin's head but Kin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Vuori drives through and clinches with Kin against the ropes.
Vuori lands with a light punch inside.
Vuori working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Vuori.
Vuori swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Vuori lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vuori misses with a punch on the inside.
Vuori manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The referee calls for Vuori to work.
Kin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vuori backwards.
Berto Kin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vuori has Kin pushed against the ropes.
Vuori is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kin can do to turn this around?
A bit of stalling here from Vuori.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vuori dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Antero Vuori.
Vuori throws a body punch but Kin moves out of range.
Kin gets tackled into the ropes by Vuori. Vuori maintains the clinch.
Nice body punch from Vuori.
Vuori tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Antero Vuori is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vuori tries to work over Kin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kin misses with a punch on the inside.
Vuori lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vuori can't find room to land a body shot as Kin controls the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Antero Vuori showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vuori has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:26
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antero Vuori!
Our winner, Antero Vuori, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Cory McDonnell (ranked 17904 p4p, 564 weight class) and Vlad Putin (ranked 3245 p4p, 370 weight class). McDonnell kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Jorge Quintero - 300 Violin Orchestra. Putin has chosen Rasputin Vladimir Putin Love The Way You Move as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cory McDonnell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 24 - 1, fighting out of New York, Vlad Putin!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Putin closes the distance but McDonnell moves to the side
and McDonnell counters with a head kick. That will keep Putin thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
McDonnell has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The House Of Pain in the buildup to the fight.
McDonnell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Putin.
McDonnell throws an overhand right that lands on Putin's shoulder, as Putin tries to avoid the shot.
Putin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McDonnell closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
McDonnell managing to block the knees to the body from Putin.
Putin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Putin lands an elbow inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Putin.
McDonnell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Putin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but McDonnell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McDonnell has taken the fight to the clinch.
Putin throws a knee to the head but misses.
McDonnell lands a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Putin throws an elbow that misses.
McDonnell makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McDonnell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McDonnell pushes off an throws an elbow but Putin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
McDonnell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McDonnell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McDonnell lands with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonnell misses with a wild body shot.
Nice uppercut there from McDonnell.
Putin clinches with his opponent.
McDonnell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Putin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McDonnell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Putin misses with a jab, cross combination.
McDonnell goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
McDonnell connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Putin momentarily.
McDonnell scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
McDonnell getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
McDonnell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Putin.
McDonnell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Putin moves in looking to clinch but McDonnell pushes him off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Putin throws a looping overhand right but McDonnell ducks down to avoid it.
McDonnell lands a nice leg kick that just misses Putin's sensitive parts.
A jab from Putin misses.
It appears McDonnell was looking to counter with a kick there.
McDonnell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Putin misses with a wild combination.
Putin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Putin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Putin is rocked!
Putin throws a hook but McDonnell blocks it.
Putin is still on wobbly legs! Can McDonnell finish him?
Putin clinches up with McDonnell and pushes him back against the ropes.
McDonnell lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from McDonnell.
McDonnell tries a knee to the head but Putin blocks it.
McDonnell lands a left hand that snaps the head of Putin backwards.
McDonnell scores with a shoulder strike.
McDonnell breaks from the clinch.
Putin tries to close the distance and clinch but McDonnell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Putin rushes McDonnell and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
McDonnell makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short left from McDonnell.
McDonnell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McDonnell connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of Putin's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked Putin - is he going to beat the count??? 4,5,6,7,8,9.....10 - he's not made it - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Cory McDonnell!
A victorious Cory McDonnell thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Mario Zambrana (ranked 6449 p4p, 511 weight class) and Karol Tarczynski (ranked 3014 p4p, 345 weight class). Zambrana comes to the ring accompanied by Impact is Imminent. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mario Zambrana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
55 - 29 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Karol Tarczynski!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zambrana throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Zambrana bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tarczynski's head backwards.
Jab from Zambrana.
Zambrana lands the left hand.
Zambrana with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice defenses there by Tarczynski.
Tarczynski throws a looping overhand right but Zambrana ducks down to avoid it.
Zambrana feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tarczynskis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Zambrana works Tarczynski's body with a nice hook.
Tarczynski shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tarczynski attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Zambrana misses with a looping left.
Zambrana bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tarczynski's head backwards.
It looks like Karol Tarczynski has been cut.
Tarczynski takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Zambrana avoids the head kick by Tarczynski.
An inside leg kick lands from Zambrana.
Tarczynski motions for Zambrana to come forward. Tarczynski throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zambrana lands a head kick that bluckles Tarczynski and drops him to the canvas. He's still conscious but it looks like it's going to take him the full 10 seconds to get back his senses! He's up on 9 and seems to be just about OK to continue.... the referee agrees and we're back to the action with Zambrana no doubt looking to push for a finish!
Mario Zambrana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheers as Zambrana lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tarczynski doesn't seem phased though.
Tarczynski misses the shot to the body.
Zambrana throws a sloppy head kick and Tarczynski moves out of range easily.
Zambrana wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Zambrana scores with a jab to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Zambrana tests Tarczynski's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Zambrana fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Zambrana throws a series of punches but Tarczynski avoids them all with ease.
Zambrana thuds a left hand into Tarczynski's body.
Tarczynski drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Zambrana works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tarczynski takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tarczynski wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tarczynski ducks right into an uppercut from Zambrana.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarczynski walks into a jab.
Zambrana blocks a head kick by Tarczynski.
Tarczynski misses with an uppercut.
Zambrana blocks a jab.
Tarczynski takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tarczynski on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Zambrana lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice shot by Zambrana.
That has opened up Karol Tarczynski's cut even more.
Zambrana scores with a jab to the body.
Tarczynski misses with a head kick.
Tarczynski is looking to land body kicks.
Zambrana is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The crowd cheers as Zambrana lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tarczynski doesn't seem phased though.
Tarczynski takes one to the chin there.
Zambrana connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Zambrana scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tarczynski doesn't seem bothered though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Zambrana should take that round, based on the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Karol Tarczynski'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.
Tarczynski looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Zambrana throws a body shot but no joy.
Zambrana cracks Tarczynski with a good jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Zambrana.
Tarczynski is rocked!
Zambrana scores with a nice body kick.
Zambrana scores with a leg kick.
Zambrana lands with a good body shot.
Zambrana moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Tarczynski throws a wild body kick that Zambrana sees coming a mile off.
A decent looking cross lands there for Zambrana.
Tarczynski swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Zambrana counter with a right hand.
Tarczynski is still on wobbly legs! Can Zambrana finish him?
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Zambrana here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zambrana throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tarczynski seems to have recovered his senses.
Tarczynski is breathing heavily.
Tarczynski doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Zambrana comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tarczynski throws a sloppy body shot
and Zambrana counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarczynski on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Zambrana throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tarczynski walks into a jab.
Zambrana throws a nice inside leg kick.
Zambrana thuds a left hand into Tarczynski's body.
Zambrana scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tarczynski doesn't seem bothered though.
Zambrana feints and then cracks Tarczynski's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tarczynski down.
Zambrana throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tarczynski takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Zambrana moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've been informed that Tarczynski has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Tarczynski on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zambrana lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The cut above Karol Tarczynski's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Zambrana jabs at Tarczynski's body.
Zambrana ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tarczynski has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Zambrana.
Zambrana scores with a jab and follows up with an uppercut that drops Tarczynski to his knees! He bounces straight back to his feet but is forced to take the mandatory standing 8 count before he's allowed to continue. We're back under way and the fighters meet in the middle of the canvas to re-engage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zambrana lands a right hook to the body.
Zambrana lands a nice looking body shot.
Zambrana is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tarczynski can do to turn this around?
Zambrana lands a nice shot to the body.
Zambrana scores with the left hand. Tarczynski knows he should have avoided that one.
Zambrana lands a really nice looking cross but Tarczynski seems unphased.
Karol Tarczynski's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Mario Zambrana is winning the standup battle so far.
Zambrana connects with a quick right hand that sends Tarczynski tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the ropes, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 2, 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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