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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Antonio Jose De Sucre (ranked 3123 p4p, 356 weight class) and Elijah Pitakaka (ranked 9028 p4p, 589 weight class). De Sucre comes to the ring accompanied by Bolivianos el Hado Propicio. Pitakaka has chosen my dick as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 32 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Antonio Jose De Sucre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 56 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elijah Pitakaka!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Topper Green and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pitakaka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Elijah Pitakaka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pitakaka throws a sloppy head kick
and De Sucre counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pitakaka takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Elijah Pitakaka has been cut.
De Sucre connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pitakaka. Pitakaka circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
De Sucre dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pitakaka misses with the combination.
De Sucre moves out of range of the leg kick from Pitakaka.
Pitakaka throws a head kick that misses
and De Sucre counters with a three punch combo that has Pitakaka backing up. Pitakaka nods at De Sucre to acknowledge the strikes.
Pitakaka is rocked!
Pitakaka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pitakaka walks into a straight right hand and goes down! De Sucre rushes to a neutral corner so the count doesn't get delayed but Pitakaka has made it back to his feet on 5. He's OK so we're back to the action.
Pitakaka is still on wobbly legs! Can De Sucre finish him?
De Sucre connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Pitakaka to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by De Sucre!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Antonio Jose De Sucre!
A very excited looking Antonio Jose De Sucre made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Anders Silver (ranked 6824 p4p, 438 weight class) and Ross Buchanan (ranked 24839 p4p, 439 weight class). Buchanan has chosen Roy Buchanan's Train Blues as his entrance music. 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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135 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anders Silver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ross Buchanan!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Ben Watson and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buchanan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Silver is able to avoid easily.
Silver tried to counter with a leg kick but Buchanan avoided it.
Buchanan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silver throws out the jab.
Silver pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Buchanan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Buchanan throws a body shot but no joy.
Silver tries to counter by clinching up but Buchanan breaks away and moves out of range.
Buchanan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Silver misses its target.
Buchanan stalks Silver and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Silver's face. Silver staggers backwards, shaken.
Silver slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Silver checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silver clinches up with Buchanan and pushes him back against the ropes.
Silver throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Buchanan blocks it with crossed arms.
Buchanan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silver connects with the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buchanan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And Silver counters with a quick kick to the body but Buchanan blocks it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silver. That's going to slow Buchanan down.
Silver throws a jab but it's blocked by Buchanan.
Silver keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Buchanan is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Silver.
Buchanan tries to bum rush Silver with a series of wild strikes but Silver uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silver is looking to counter the offense by Buchanan and move into the clinch.
Silver wants to clinch up but Buchanan keeps it at a distance.
Buchanan scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Buchanan digs a good body shot into Silver's ribs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silver looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A low kick from Buchanan misses
and Silver counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver misses with a hook
and Buchanan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Silver thinking.
Buchanan jabs Silver to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Buchanan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silver uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Buchanan.
Silver is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A punch combination from Buchanan misses.
Buchanan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silver throws a big counter combination but Buchanan scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Silver takes a swing at Buchanan's ribcage but misses.
Ross Buchanan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silver jabs Buchanan right on the nose. Buchanan blinks but takes it well.
Buchanan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Buchanan misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Silver wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Silver missing with a left hand there. Buchanan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silver misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ross Buchanan will probably get the nod.
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.
Buchanan moves out of range of the leg kick from Silver.
Silver uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Buchanan.
Silver lands with a straight right. Buchanan didn't see that one coming.
Silver is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
An inside leg kick from Buchanan misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Buchanan.
Buchanan misses with a wild combination.
Buchanan ducks right into an uppercut from Silver.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buchanan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Buchanan works the jab nicely.
Silver really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Buchanan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buchanan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silver was well out of range. Poor timing from Buchanan.
It looked like Silver was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
It looks like Silver has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Silver takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Buchanan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Buchanan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silver manages to avoid it.
Silver takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Silver chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Buchanan looks to land a right hand but Silver moved out of range.
Silver appears to be looking for a big counter.
Danga de danga de dang - Buchanan scores with a four punch combination!
Silver uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Buchanan.
Buchanan misses with a wild body shot.
Buchanan throws a lazy uppercut
and Silver counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silver fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Buchanan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice defenses there by Silver.
Silver doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Buchanan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Donk. Buchanan catches Silver right on the button with a cross.
Buchanan misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Silver counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silver avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silver throws a big counter combination but Buchanan scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Silver misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silver lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Buchanan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Silver rather than just go for the knockout.
Silver swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Buchanan follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Buchanan with a nice cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ross Buchanan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Silver tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Buchanan was well out of range. Poor timing from Silver.
Nice cross by Silver.
Buchanan is looking to chop away at Silver's legs.
Silver connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Buchanan throws a body shot but no joy.
Silver swings widly with a right hand
and Buchanan counters with a nice uppercut.
Buchanan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Anders Silver has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Buchanan pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Silver back to the ropes. Buchanan follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Silver is rocked!
Silver 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 0:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Ross Buchanan!
During a confident post fight interview, Ross Buchanan thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Jean Labosky (ranked 3379 p4p, 296 weight class) and Kassim Suluhu (ranked 5208 p4p, 391 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 41 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jean Labosky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kassim Suluhu!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Ben Hemmingworth and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Labosky 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.
Labosky misses with a double jab.
Labosky throws a series of punches but Suluhu moves out of range.
Suluhu lands a nice hook to Labosky's body. Labosky takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Suluhu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Suluhu digs a good body shot into Labosky's ribs.
Suluhu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Suluhu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Labosky was well out of range. Poor timing from Suluhu.
Suluhu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Labosky throws a right hand that Suluhu ducks under and follows up with a left that Suluhu also avoids with ease.
Suluhu moves out of range as Labosky throws a body kick.
Suluhu misses with an attempted mid kick.
Suluhu throws a body kick that misses.
A low kick from Suluhu is predictable there
and Labosky counters with a series of strikes. Suluhu will be more careful next time no doubt.
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!
Suluhu misses the shot to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Labosky misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Labosky keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Labosky was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Labosky goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Suluhu misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Labosky finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Suluhu misses with a kick to the body.
Suluhu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Suluhu looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Labosky shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Suluhu eats them both and turns towards Labosky to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A jab from Labosky misses.
Suluhu stuns Labosky with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Labosky moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Suluhu is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Suluhu jabs at Labosky's body.
Labosky closes the distance and scores with a big combo that sends Suluhu crashing to the mat! Suluhu uses the ropes to get back to his feet and beat the count. The referee looks concerned but he's going to allow it to continue!
Suluhu is still on wobbly legs! Can Labosky finish him?
Labosky throws a push kick but Suluhu slaps the foot to one side.
It seemed like Suluhu was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Labosky fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Suluhu on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suluhu checks a low kick from Labosky.
Suluhu looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Suluhu connects with a body shot.
Suluhu seems to have recovered his senses.
Suluhu misses with a wild body shot.
Suluhu throws a body kick that misses.
Suluhu lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Suluhu is looking to land body kicks.
Suluhu misses with the body kick
and Labosky counters with a one-two to the body.
Suluhu lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Labosky throws a leg kick but Suluhu moved away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Suluhu swings for the body but Labosky moves out of range.
Suluhu looks for the body kick but Labosky saw that one coming.
Labosky clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Labosky should take that round, based on the knockdown.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Suluhu lands with a shot to the body.
Suluhu throws a body kick that misses.
An inside leg kick from Suluhu misses.
Suluhu looks for the body kick but Labosky saw that one coming.
Labosky moves out of range of the body kick from Suluhu.
Suluhu tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Labosky is able to avoid easily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Suluhu. Labosky shrugs it off though.
Labosky throws a hook but Suluhu avoids it easily.
Suluhu throws a half hearted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suluhu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Suluhu throws a wild body kick that Labosky sees coming a mile off.
Labosky tries to clinch but Suluhu is having none of it.
Labosky closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Labosky pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Suluhu scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Suluhu scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Labosky doesn't seem bothered though.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Suluhu - that will leave a mark!
Labosky throws a head kick but Suluhu moves out of range.
Suluhu swings for the body but Labosky moves out of range.
Labosky misses with a low kick.
Suluhu throws a body kick that misses.
Suluhu looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
As Suluhu looks to move away, Labosky throws a big counter combo but Suluhu just gets out of the way.
Labosky swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Labosky misses with a series of wild punches.
Suluhu throws a body kick that misses
and Labosky counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Labosky is looking to clinch but Suluhu is avoiding it.
Jean Labosky is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Labosky tries to clinch there but Suluhu circles away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Suluhu pushes Labosky away with a front kick.
Labosky moves in looking to clinch but Suluhu pushes him off.
Labosky attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Labosky looks to clinch
and Suluhu makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Labosky really felt that one!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Labosky moves out of range as Suluhu throws a body kick.
Suluhu looks for the body kick but Labosky saw that one coming.
Suluhu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Labosky manages to avoid it.
Suluhu scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Suluhu getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Labosky tries to close the distance and clinch but Suluhu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Labosky is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kassim Suluhu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Suluhu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Suluhu stuns Labosky with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Suluhu goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Labosky thumps Suluhu with a low kick.
Labosky lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Suluhu backs up against the ropes.
Labosky lands a nice shot to the body.
Labosky defending well as Suluhu loads up on a big left hand.
Suluhu lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Labosky instigates a clinch.
Our sources have told us that Labosky has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Suluhu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Suluhu misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kassim Suluhu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Suluhu tries to land a front kick but Labosky steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suluhu looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Labosky moves in looking to clinch but Suluhu pushes him off.
Suluhu is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Labosky rather than just go for the knockout.
A shot to the liver by Suluhu. Beautiful body shot.
Suluhu changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A low kick from Labosky is predictable there
and Suluhu counters with a stiff right hand.
Suluhu ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Suluhu pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Suluhu misses the body punch
and Labosky counters with a right hand to the body.
Suluhu blocks a head kick by Labosky.
Suluhu misses with a body kick.
Labosky walks forward, straight into a front kick from Suluhu.
Suluhu scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Suluhu works Labosky's body with a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Labosky wants to clinch.
Suluhu looks to land a body kick but Labosky moved away.
Suluhu misses with a wild body shot.
Labosky throws a right and a left that Suluhu avoids nicely.
Labosky misses with a looping right.
Suluhu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Labosky moves away.
Suluhu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Labosky was well out of range. Poor timing from Suluhu.
Suluhu lands a nice hook to Labosky's body. Labosky takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Suluhu ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Labosky moves into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kassim Suluhu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Suluhu has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:28
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 28:28
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between John Kyle Romo (ranked 7050 p4p, 559 weight class) and Anthony Johnson (ranked 2693 p4p, 311 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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
61 - 45 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, John Kyle Romo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, Anthony Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Ron Honeybunn and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of Romo's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked Romo - is he going to beat the count??? 4,5,6,7,8,9.....10 - he's not made it - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Anthony Johnson!
Post fight, an emotional Anthony Johnson said 'I'm the baddest mother F**ker out here, who wants this smoke next?'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Bill Beukeboom (ranked 1886 p4p, 228 weight class) and David Kickpuncher (ranked 6646 p4p, 524 weight class). Kickpuncher has chosen Resolution as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bill Beukeboom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, David Kickpuncher!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, John Mangel and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kickpuncher tries a head kick but it misses.
Beukeboom is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Kickpuncher.
Beukeboom throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick misses from Kickpuncher.
Kickpuncher misses with a low kick.
Bill Beukeboom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A left lands for Beukeboom.
Beukeboom clinches with his opponent.
Kickpuncher missing with knees to the body.
A short left from Beukeboom.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Beukeboom.
A hook to the body from Beukeboom.
Kickpuncher missing with knees to the body.
Beukeboom misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beukeboom stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Beukeboom.
Kickpuncher misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Beukeboom.
A body shot lands from Beukeboom.
Kickpuncher looks winded!
Beukeboom 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!
Beukeboom managing to block the knees to the body from Kickpuncher.
Kickpuncher wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beukeboom misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Beukeboom.
Beukeboom misses with a punch to the body.
Beukeboom misses with the head strike.
Beukeboom on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Beukeboom scores with a shoulder strike.
Kickpuncher looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Beukeboom lands with a short shot to the head.
Beukeboom throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kickpunchers head.
Kickpuncher looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Beukeboom lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right hand to the body from Beukeboom.
Kickpuncher wants to break free but Beukeboom has control.
Kickpuncher blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Beukeboom lands a right hand.
Kickpuncher lands an elbow that stopped Beukeboom in his tracks for a moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beukeboom lands a body shot.
Beukeboom lands a body shot.
Beukeboom working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kickpuncher throws an elbow that misses.
Beukeboom lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Beukeboom on the inside.
Kickpuncher is rocked!
Beukeboom misses with the head strike.
Beukeboom scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kickpuncher is still on wobbly legs! Can Beukeboom finish him?
Beukeboom cracks Kickpuncher with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Kickpuncher 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! Kickpuncher wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Bill Beukeboom!
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between William Henry Bonney (ranked 535 p4p, 61 weight class) and Mike Van Rijn (ranked 1136 p4p, 129 weight class). Bonney's entrance music is Call me Young Gun. A fine choice. This should be fireworks!
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159 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
45 - 28 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, William Henry Bonney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Van Rijn!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Chris Dean and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Rijn tests Bonney's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bonney misses with a two punch combination.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Van Rijn, as that shot connected.
Bonney throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Van Rijn throws a jab but it's blocked by Bonney.
We've been informed that Van Rijn 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.
Van Rijn takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bonney staying out of range there.
Bonney stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Van Rijn.
Van Rijn fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bonney has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A punch lands to the side of Bonney 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bonney misses with a few strikes there.
Bonney takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
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!
Van Rijn misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bonney counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bonney is looking to clinch.
Bonney pushes Van Rijn away with a front kick.
Bonney connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Van Rijn momentarily.
Van Rijn comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Van Rijn blocks a jab.
Van Rijn cracks a nice hook into Bonney's ribs.
Bonney's corner calls for a 1-2. Bonney obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Van Rijn scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Rijn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bonney rushes Van Rijn and presses him up against the ropes.
Van Rijn is working Bonney over against the ropes.
Van Rijn wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Van Rijn swings wildly with an uppercut but Bonney uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bonney with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bonney pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Van Rijn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bonney is looking to counter punch.
William Henry Bonney is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bonney moves out of range as Van Rijn strikes.
Van Rijn throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Van Rijn tries to land a front kick but Bonney steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Van Rijn slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bonney throws a series of punches but Van Rijn avoids them all with ease.
Bonney blocks a jab.
Bonney tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Van Rijn swats away the attempt to clinch by Bonney.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Van Rijn! But no joy.
Van Rijn connects with a crisp jab.
Bonney looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Rijn scores with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bonney lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A telegraphed right hand from Bonney misses the target.
Van Rijn has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Van Rijn misses with a low kick.
Bonney doesn't manage to clinch there - Van Rijn circles away.
Van Rijn cracks Bonney with a right hand to the side of the head.
Van Rijn chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bonney can pounce on him.
Bonney pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bonney lands a nice hook to Van Rijn's body. Van Rijn takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Van Rijn lands with an uppercut that bounces Bonney off the ropes and back into range.
Van Rijn misses with a body punch
and Bonney counters with a left to the body.
Van Rijn lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Van Rijn slips under a jab from Bonney.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Rijn throws a right and a left that Bonney avoids nicely.
Bonney is looking to counter the offense by Van Rijn and move into the clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Van Rijn.
Van Rijn throws a lazy body kick
and Bonney counters with a right hand to the body.
Van Rijn keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mike Van Rijn will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bonney. That's going to slow Van Rijn down.
Bonney moves into the clinch successfully.
Van Rijn works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bonney escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Van Rijn throws a sloppy head kick and Bonney moves out of range easily.
Van Rijn throws a series of punches but Bonney moves out of range.
Van Rijn with a jab.
Van Rijn clobbers Bonney with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Van Rijn misses with a body kick.
A punch combination from Van Rijn misses.
Bonney goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bonney misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Rijn.
A little jabbing left from Van Rijn on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bonney tries to close the distance and clinch but Van Rijn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bonney looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Van Rijn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A head kick from Van Rijn lands but Bonney takes it in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Rijn connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A bone on bone clash there as Bonney blocks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonney throws a series of punches but Van Rijn avoids them all with ease.
Bonney ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Van Rijn throws a body kick that misses.
Nice defenses there by Van Rijn.
Bonney blocks a jab.
Bonney misses with an uppercut. Van Rijn saw that one coming.
Van Rijn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bonney counters with a left to the body.
Bonney throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Van Rijn works Bonney's body with a nice hook.
Van Rijn misses with a body shot
and Bonney cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
William Henry Bonney is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Van Rijn just misses with a punch to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Bonney. Those never looked like landing.
Bonney looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bonney uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Rijn.
Bonney will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bonney takes the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Rijn misses with a body punch.
Bonney scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bonney lands a left hand.
Van Rijn misses with some punches.
Bonney has had enough of the clinch but Van Rijn keeps him there for the moment.
Bonney escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Van Rijn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bonney slips under a jab.
Van Rijn checks a low kick from Bonney.
Van Rijn lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Van Rijn works the jab nicely.
Van Rijn moves into range and connects with a jab.
Van Rijn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sloppy strikes from Bonney. Those never looked like landing.
Bonney misses with an uppercut.
Van Rijn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
No joy there for Bonney, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mike Van Rijn will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Van Rijn takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
William Henry Bonney has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
It looks like Mike Van Rijn has been cut.
Van Rijn changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Van Rijn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bonney blocks a head kick by Van Rijn.
Bonney throws a shot to the body.
Van Rijn throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Bonney counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Van Rijn thinking.
A punch combination from Van Rijn misses.
Mike Van Rijn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Rijn takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bonney lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Mike Van Rijn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Van Rijn misses with a body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bonney connects with the punch.
Van Rijn wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Van Rijn scores with a three punch combo!
Van Rijn lands a lovely overhand right.
Donk. Bonney catches Van Rijn right on the button with a cross.
Van Rijn is rocked!
Bonney loads up on a big right hand but Van Rijn slips the punch.
Van Rijn goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Van Rijn throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bonney on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonney digs a good hook to Van Rijn's body.
A telegraphed right hand from Bonney misses the target.
Bonney throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bonney swinging wildly here.
Van Rijn works Bonney's body with a nice hook.
Bonney lands with a kick to the temple. Van Rijn shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Van Rijn is still on wobbly legs! Can Bonney finish him?
Bonney steps in and throws a big head kick that drops Van Rijn to the mat! Van Rijn looks in trouble, can he beat the count? Bonney is bouncing in a neutral corner joining in with the referee '4,5,6' they both chant. 7,8,9... he's not going to make it! 10! He's out! Bonney jumps onto the ropes and takes in the acclaim from the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). William Henry Bonney!
A victorious William Henry Bonney thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between King Naresuan (ranked 5099 p4p, 122 weight class) and Taz Bandichoo (ranked 24853 p4p, 173 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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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, King Naresuan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Taz Bandichoo!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Ben Hemmingworth and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bandichoo throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Naresuan.
Naresuan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bandichoo misses with a lunging right hand
and Naresuan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Bandichoo misses the target.
Bandichoo connects with a single shot there.
Bandichoo lands a high kick!
Bandichoo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Taz Bandichoo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bandichoo keeps Naresuan at a distance using the push kick.
Naresuan throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bandichoo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bandichoo misses with a body kick.
Naresuan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Naresuan throws a right and a left that Bandichoo avoids nicely.
Bandichoo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Naresuan on the side of the head.
Naresuan lands a jab to the head.
A clash of legs there as Bandichoo blocks the low kick.
Bandichoo misses with a hook. Naresuan ducked under it nicely.
Bandichoo just misses with a punch to the body.
Bandichoo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bandichoo jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bandichoo cracks Naresuan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Naresuan throws a looping overhand right but Bandichoo ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Bandichoo.
Naresuan dodges the punch combination from Bandichoo.
Bandichoo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Naresuan is out of range and Bandichoo settles back down.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bandichoo.
Jab, jab by Bandichoo - just one landing.
Naresuan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A big left from Naresuan misses.
Bandichoo misses with a looping left.
Naresuan is looking for a counter combo.
Bandichoo misses with a head kick.
Bandichoo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Naresuan was well out of range. Poor timing from Bandichoo.
Naresuan is looking to counter punch.
Bandichoo takes a swing at Naresuan's ribcage but misses.
Naresuan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Naresuan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Naresuan does it's job there.
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!
Bandichoo lands a head shot.
Bandichoo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Naresuan's calf.
Naresuan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bandichoo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naresuan dips to his left and cracks Bandichoo with an uppercut!
Bandichoo misses with a head kick.
Bandichoo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Naresuan throwing a counter right hand but Bandichoo manages to avoid it.
Naresuan slips under a jab.
Bandichoo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bandichoo misses with a body shot.
Bandichoo just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromNaresuan.
Naresuan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bandichoo scores with a decent looking hook.
Bandichoo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bandichoo misses with a body kick.
Naresuan throws a head kick but Bandichoo moves out of range.
Bandichoo throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Naresuan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bandichoo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bandichoo looks to land a combination. Naresuan sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Naresuan throws out a loose jab but Bandichoo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Naresuan thuds his shin into the meat of Bandichoo's side.
Bandichoo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Naresuan doesn't seem bothered though.
Bandichoo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Naresuan's hands.
Naresuan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taz Bandichoo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bandichoo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bandichoo.
Bandichoo lands a jab to the nose.
Naresuan missing with a left hand there. Bandichoo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice uppercut lands for Bandichoo. That snapped Naresuan's head back.
Bandichoo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Naresuan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Naresuan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Naresuan motions for Bandichoo to come forward. Naresuan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Naresuan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Naresuan blocks a head kick by Bandichoo.
Naresuan scores with a head kick. Bandichoo tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bandichoo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Naresuan. That did some damage!
Naresuan checks a leg kick.
Bandichoo blocks a low kick nicely.
Naresuan misses with a series of wild punches.
Bandichoo scores with a head kick.
Bandichoo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naresuan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bandichoo. Bandichoo obviously looking to wear him down.
Bandichoo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Naresuan.
Naresuan blocks a head kick by Bandichoo.
Bandichoo throws the kick towards the body but Naresuan avoids it.
Naresuan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Naresuan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bandichoos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bandichoo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Naresuan misses with a hook.
Naresuan moves out of range of the body kick.
Naresuan is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Naresuan throws a head kick that misses.
Taz Bandichoo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bandichoo checks a low kick from Naresuan.
Nice defenses there by Naresuan.
Good shot there by Bandichoo.
Naresuan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bandichoo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Naresuan doesn't seem bothered though.
Naresuan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Naresuan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Naresuan lands with a right hand.
Bandichoo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bandichoo slips a jab from Naresuan.
Naresuan digs a good hook to Bandichoo's body.
Bandichoo throws a head kick that misses.
Bandichoo lands a jab to the nose.
Bandichoo throws a leg kick but Naresuan checks it.
Naresuan avoids the head kick by Bandichoo.
Naresuan throws a right and a left that Bandichoo avoids nicely.
A little jabbing left from Bandichoo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Naresuan connects with a solid leg kick.
Naresuan loads up on a big right hand but Bandichoo slips the punch.
Bandichoo misses the shot to the body.
Naresuan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bandichoo misses with a double jab
and Naresuan counters with a series of strikes. Bandichoo will be more careful next time no doubt.
A head kick misses from Bandichoo.
Naresuan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
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 King Naresuan will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Bandichoo fails to land with a series of punches.
Bandichoo cracks the inside of Naresuan's front leg.
Naresuan throws a jab when Bandichoo was well out of range.
Bandichoo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Naresuan throws a looping overhand right but Bandichoo ducks down to avoid it.
Bandichoo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bandichoo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bandichoo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Naresuan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bandichoo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bandichoo.
Bandichoo throws a head kick but Naresuan moves out of range.
A big left from Naresuan misses.
Naresuan throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bandichoo looks to land a body kick but Naresuan moved away.
Naresuan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bandichoo.
It looked like Naresuan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bandichoo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Naresuan under the eye.
Naresuan throws a leg kick but Bandichoo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naresuan blocks a head kick by Bandichoo.
Naresuan throws a head kick that misses.
Naresuan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The fighters circling - Bandichoo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bandichoo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Naresuan cracks Bandichoo with a good jab.
Bandichoo throws a sloppy head kick and Naresuan moves out of range easily.
The fighters circling - Bandichoo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bandichoo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Naresuan.
Naresuan loads up on a big right hand but Bandichoo slips the punch.
Naresuan lands a jab-cross combination.
Nice defenses there by Naresuan.
Bandichoo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Naresuan plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Naresuan throws a body shot but no joy.
Bandichoo throws a big counter head kick but Naresuan avoids it with no problem.
Bandichoo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Naresuan.
Bandichoo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naresuan scores with a sloppy right hand. Bandichoo should have avoided that one.
Bandichoo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bandichoo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Naresuan.
Naresuan dodges the punch combination from Bandichoo.
Naresuan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Naresuan misses with a hook. Bandichoo ducked under it nicely.
Bandichoo throws a right hand that misses
letting Naresuan counter with a right hand.
Naresuan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Naresuan misses with a hook.
Bandichoo just misses with a punch to the body.
Bandichoo throws a sloppy head kick
and Naresuan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bandichoo misses with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A looping hook to the body misses from Naresuan. Bandichoo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bandichoo throws a poor cross that misses
and Bandichoo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Naresuan misses with a hook. Bandichoo ducked under it nicely.
Bandichoo is looking to land body kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Taz Bandichoo just about did enough to take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bandichoo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Naresuan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bandichoo walks into a left hand.
Bandichoo scores with a jab to the body.
Naresuan checks the leg kick.
Bandichoo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Naresuan just misses with a punch to the body.
Naresuan throws a head kick that misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Bandichoo. That snapped Naresuan's head back.
A jab lands there for Naresuan.
Bandichoo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Naresuan finds it's way round the side to connect with Bandichoo's head.
Naresuan works the jab nicely.
Naresuan lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Naresuan avoids a kick to the body.
Naresuan is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A punch combination from Bandichoo misses.
Naresuan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bandichoo raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Naresuan works over Bandichoo's head and body with a nice combination.
Naresuan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naresuan just misses with a punch to the body.
Naresuan throws a leg kick but Bandichoo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Naresuan dodges the punch combination from Bandichoo.
Naresuan tries to score with a low kick but Bandichoo moves his leg out of the way.
Bandichoo is looking to score with low kicks.
Bandichoo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bandichoo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bandichoo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Naresuan connects with the punch.
Naresuan misses the shot to the body.
Bandichoo misses with a body shot.
Bandichoo throws a head kick that misses.
A leg kick checked by Naresuan.
Naresuan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bandichoo follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Naresuan is looking to slow Bandichoo down with leg kicks.
Bandichoo cracks a nice hook into Naresuan's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bandichoo misses with a head kick.
Bandichoo slips under a jab.
Naresuan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bandichoo's hands.
Naresuan throws a hook but Bandichoo blocks it.
Bandichoo connects with a body shot.
Bandichoo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Naresuan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bandichoo. Bandichoo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bandichoo throws a head kick that misses.
Bandichoo misses with a double jab
and Naresuan counters with a slapping leg kick.
Naresuan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bandichoo throws a good cross that connects.
Bandichoo has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Bandichoo avoids the body shot from Naresuan.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Naresuan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Naresuan plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Donk. Naresuan catches Bandichoo right on the button with a cross.
Naresuan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bandichoos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
King Naresuan had his way with Taz Bandichoo in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A slapping leg kick lands for Bandichoo.
Naresuan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bandichoo's head.
Bandichoo is looking to land body kicks.
A slow jab from Naresuan misses its intended target.
Naresuan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A head kick misses from Bandichoo.
Bandichoo looks for the body kick but Naresuan saw that one coming.
A punch lands to the side of Bandichoo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bandichoo wants to land a leg kick but Naresuan is out of range.
Bandichoo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Naresuan is looking to counter punch.
Naresuan sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Naresuan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A bone on bone clash there as Naresuan blocks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bandichoo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Naresuan.
Bandichoo misses with an uppercut.
No joy there for Bandichoo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Naresuan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bandichoo keeps Naresuan at a distance using the push kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naresuan looks to land a right hand but Bandichoo moved out of range.
Bandichoo lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Bandichoo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It looked like Naresuan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Naresuan looks low and kicks high, catching Bandichoo right on the side of the head, sending him crashing to the canvas! Will he be able to beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's already back to his feet and ready to go! Let's see if he's still with it!
A slow jab from Naresuan misses its intended target.
Bandichoo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Naresuan misses with a hook. Bandichoo ducked under it nicely.
Naresuan loads up on a big right hand but Bandichoo slips the punch.
And Bandichoo responds with a good body kick, but Naresuan manages to step out the way in time.
Naresuan throws a sloppy head kick and Bandichoo moves out of range easily.
Bandichoo misses with a few strikes there.
Naresuan is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bandichoo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Naresuan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Naresuan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bandichoo.
Bandichoo tries to score with a low kick but Naresuan moves his leg out of the way.
Naresuan looks to throw the jab but Bandichoo is out of range.
Bandichoo connects with a nice looking jab.
Naresuan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bandichoo on the side of the head.
Bandichoo misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bandichoo lands a jab to the head.
Naresuan throws a looping overhand right but Bandichoo ducks down to avoid it.
Bandichoo shapes to counter with a head kick.
Bandichoo cracks Naresuan with a good jab.
Decent striking displayed by Bandichoo there.
Bandichoo misses with a head kick.
Good shot there by Naresuan.
Bandichoo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Naresuan with a jab.
Naresuan looks to land a left hand but Bandichoo moved out of range nicely.
Bandichoo throws the left hand but Naresuan avoids the punch easily.
Bandichoo misses with a wild body shot.
Bandichoo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bandichoo throws a jab when Naresuan was well out of range.
Naresuan connects with a crisp jab.
Naresuan misses with an uppercut. Bandichoo saw that one coming.
A head kick misses from Bandichoo.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to King Naresuan.
Well Naresuan 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 49:45
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 48:46
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 48:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... King Naresuan!
After winning the bout, King Naresuan 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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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Leonardo Atunes (ranked 1544 p4p, 198 weight class) and Dany Crosby (ranked 1841 p4p, 222 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 13 - 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
21 - 20 - 3, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dany Crosby!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Chris Dean and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Atunes moves in looking to clinch but Crosby pushes him off.
Crosby looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Atunes ducks under a wild hook from Crosby.
Crosby thuds a left hand into Atunes's body.
Atunes wants to clinch up but Crosby keeps it at a distance.
Crosby looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dany Crosby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Atunes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Crosby.
Atunes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Good work by Crosby as he checks the leg kick.
Crosby throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Atunes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Crosby tries to clinch there but Atunes circles away.
Crosby punishes Atunes's body with a nice straight punch.
Atunes feints and then cracks Crosby's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Crosby down.
Atunes scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Atunes uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Crosby has time to react.
Crosby lands a head shot.
Atunes throws the kick towards the body but Crosby avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crosby rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Atunes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Atunes gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atunes blocks an uppercut.
Crosby struggles to land a body shot inside as Atunes controls his hands.
Crosby gets through Atunes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Crosby lands a right hand that snaps the head of Atunes backwards.
Atunes lands a shoulder strike.
Crosby misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Atunes misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Crosby.
Atunes tries to throw a body punch but Crosby avoids it by throwing Atunes back against the ropes.
A short uppercut from Crosby.
Atunes is working Crosby over against the ropes.
Atunes can't find room to land a body shot as Crosby controls the action.
Crosby tries to work over Atunes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Atunes misses with a body punch.
Crosby throws a punch but it's blocked by Atunes.
Atunes presses Crosby against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short body shot lands from Atunes as the two fighters clinch.
Atunes wants to stall.
Crosby throws a punch but it's blocked by Atunes.
Atunes lands with a short shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Atunes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crosby tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crosby tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Crosby misses with the head strike.
Crosby misses with a punch on the inside.
Atunes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Atunes.
Atunes lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Atunes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Atunes.
Atunes lands a hook to the side of the head.
Atunes wants to stall.
Crosby has a couple of punches blocked by Atunes.
Crosby misses with a punch on the inside.
Crosby misses with a hook to the ribs.
Crosby misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Atunes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Crosby backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Crosby.
Crosby blocks a body shot from Atunes.
Crosby digs a right hand underneath Atunes's ribcage. Atunes let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Atunes lands a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Leonardo Atunes will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Crosby punishes Atunes's body with a nice straight punch.
Crosby cracks Atunes with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Crosby takes a swing at Atunes's ribcage but misses.
Atunes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Atunes tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Crosby manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Atunes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Crosby counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Atunes throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Crosby on the side of the head.
Atunes lands a head shot.
Crosby misses with a looping right.
Decent striking displayed by Atunes there.
Atunes throws a right hand that Crosby ducks under and follows up with a left that Crosby also avoids with ease.
Crosby now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Crosby blocks a leg kick.
Atunes jabs Crosby right on the nose. Crosby blinks but takes it well.
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!
Crosby misses with a series of wild punches.
Crosby has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Atunes finds it's way round the side to connect with Crosby's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crosby defending well as Atunes loads up on a big left hand.
Crosby misses the shot to the body.
Crosby keeps the fight on the outside.
Atunes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big right from Crosby misses.
Atunes cracks Crosby with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Crosby swings for the body but Atunes moves out of range.
Atunes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Atunes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Crosby takes a swing at Atunes's ribcage but misses.
Atunes misses with a hook. Crosby ducked under it nicely.
Atunes throws a right hand that misses
and Crosby counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Atunes throws a hook to the side of Crosby's head but Crosby sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Atunes takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Atunes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Atunes misses with a head kick.
Crosby ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Atunes moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atunes walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Atunes takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crosby slips a straight right by Atunes.
Atunes blocks a jab.
Atunes throws an overhand right that lands on Crosby's shoulder, as Crosby tries to avoid the shot.
Atunes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crosby misses with a body shot.
Atunes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Crosby throws a lazy right hand but Atunes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Crosby scores with a one two! Atunes had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Atunes blocks a jab.
Crosby slips under a jab.
Crosby moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Atunes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Crosby misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dany Crosby will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Crosby misses the shot to the body.
Crosby is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Atunes.
Atunes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Atunes takes a swing at Crosby's ribcage but misses.
Atunes throws the left hand but Crosby avoids the punch easily.
A shot to the liver by Crosby. Beautiful body shot.
Atunes throws a big shot that misses.
A big left from Crosby misses.
Atunes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Crosby throws out the jab.
Crosby ducks under a wild hook from Atunes.
Atunes is looking to land body kicks.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Crosby! But no joy.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Crosby gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Crosby fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Atunes throws a head punch that misses.
Atunes swings wildly with an uppercut but Crosby uses good head movement to avoid it.
Atunes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crosby working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Atunes works on Crosby's body with a couple of short punches.
Atunes taking a breather.
Atunes lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Crosby.
Crosby tries a body shot but Atunes blocks it.
Crosby misses with a short punch on the inside.
Crosby misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Atunes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Atunes blocks a body shot from Crosby.
Atunes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Atunes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Crosby misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Crosby.
Atunes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Crosby working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Crosby blocks a body shot from Atunes.
Atunes blocks a body shot from Crosby.
Atunes pushes Crosby back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Atunes scores with a nice hook to the head.
Leonardo Atunes has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crosby prevents a body shot from Atunes.
Atunes misses with some punches.
Crosby tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Atunes blocking some punches.
Atunes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Crosby's elbow.
Atunes effectively controlling the action here.
Crosby has a couple of punches blocked by Atunes.
Crosby misses with a hook from the clinch.
Atunes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Crosby.
A head punch on the inside from Crosby fails to land.
Atunes misses with a body punch.
Atunes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Crosby scores with a shoulder strike.
Crosby tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Atunes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Crosby's elbow.
Atunes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Atunes looking to stall.
Crosby can't find room to land a body shot as Atunes controls the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dany Crosby.
I think Crosby has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:30
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 29:29
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Gustavo Santos (ranked 14610 p4p, 175 weight class) and Dick Doss (ranked 24845 p4p, 195 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Santos might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Thunderstruck. Dick Doss is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
54 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gustavo Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Dick Doss!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Skip Squint and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos throws a leg kick which misses Doss's front leg but catches the back leg as Doss tries to avoid it.
Doss swinging wildly here.
Doss avoids the body shot from Santos.
Santos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Santos misses with a left hand
letting Doss counter with a right hand.
It looks like Gustavo Santos has been cut.
Santos slips under a jab from Doss.
Santos misses the shot to the body.
Santos moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Santos lands a nice shot that snaps Doss's head back.
Doss looks to land a right hand but Santos moved out of range.
Doss getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A looping hook to the body misses from Santos. Doss does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Doss throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Santos stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Santos misses with a double jab
and Doss counters with a lead uppercut that lands right on the button! Santos goes down! Will Santos beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's up! No problem. Let's get back to the action!
Santos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Santos looks to throw the jab but Doss is out of range.
Santos ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doss connects with a crisp jab.
Santos is rocked!
Gustavo Santos's cut is getting worse.
Doss checks a low kick from Santos.
Oh Santos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Santos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Santos seems to have got his legs back now.
Santos takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Doss lands an overhand right.
Santos chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Doss cracks Santos with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Santos 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 Santos is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Santos could not beat the count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Dick Doss!
Dick Doss decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Tommy Lee (ranked 18614 p4p, 577 weight class) and Veli Ilkka Perkules (ranked 3696 p4p, 408 weight class). Lee comes to the ring accompanied by Kickstart My Heart. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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175 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tommy Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Veli Ilkka Perkules!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Ben Watson and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perkules avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lee wants to clinch up but Perkules keeps it at a distance.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee avoids the body shot from Perkules.
Perkules scores with a kick to the body.
Perkules has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Lee is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Perkules tries to clinch up.
Perkules goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Perkules lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lee takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lee throws a hook but Perkules blocks it.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch but Perkules swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Perkules gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lee.
Perkules misses with a low kick.
A big right from Perkules misses.
Perkules throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lee stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A right-left combo lands from Lee.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee loads up on a big right hand but Perkules slips the punch.
A little jabbing left from Perkules on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Perkules is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lee moves out of range of the body kick from Perkules.
A looping hook to the body misses from Perkules. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Perkules slips a straight right by Lee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkules throws a nice looking combination but Lee bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lee takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Perkules attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lee throws a body punch but Perkules moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Perkules there.
Lee throws a low kick but it's checked well by Perkules.
Perkules uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Lee throws a leg kick but Perkules sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lee avoids the body shot from Perkules.
Perkules with a hook.
Perkules is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lee rather than just go for the knockout.
Lee is looking to land body kicks.
Lee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lee clinches up with Perkules and pushes him back against the ropes.
Lee swings wildly with an uppercut but Perkules uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Perkules lands a nice uppercut.
Perkules fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lee lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lee.
It looks like Veli Ilkka Perkules has been cut.
Perkules lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Tommy Lee has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee breaks the clinch.
Perkules connects with an inside leg kick.
Perkules fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Perkules - that will leave a mark!
Lee walks into a left hand.
Lee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lee looks to land a body kick but Perkules moved away.
Perkules fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Perkules tries a low kick but Lee avoids it.
Lee forces Perkules back against the ropes and clinches.
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but Perkules blocks with his arms.
Lee misses with some punches.
Perkules misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lee digs a right hand into Perkules's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Perkules's gas tank.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee lands a right hand.
Perkules tries to land knees in the clinch but Lee avoids the damage to the body.
Perkules misses with some punches.
Lee tries to throw a body punch but Perkules avoids it by throwing Lee back against the ropes.
Perkules takes an elbow to the forehead.
Our sources have told us that Lee has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Perkules misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Veli Ilkka Perkules will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Lee's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lee lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Perkules circles away quickly and effectively.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Perkules swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It seemed like Perkules was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Perkules keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lee.
Perkules attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Perkules lands a jab to Lee's midsection.
Lee misses with a hook.
It seemed like Perkules was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Perkules connects with a right hand. Lee shakes it off.
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Perkules is just out of range.
Lee has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lee there as he acknowledges the shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Perkules.
Perkules takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
Lee throwing a counter right hand but Perkules manages to avoid it.
Lee checks a leg kick nicely.
Lee is looking to counter punch.
Perkules swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Perkules moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd cheers as Perkules lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lee doesn't seem phased though.
Lee throws a leg kick which misses Perkules's front leg but catches the back leg as Perkules tries to avoid it.
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!
Lee looks to land a left hand but Perkules moved out of range nicely.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Perkules 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 Lee has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lee and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Perkules misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkules lands with an overhand left.
Perkules lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Perkules chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lee can pounce on him.
Perkules buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Perkules tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Perkules.
Lee half committed to a counter leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Perkules misses with a body shot.
Perkules throws a nice inside leg kick.
Perkules misses with a low kick.
Perkules throws an overhand right that lands on Lee's shoulder, as Lee tries to avoid the shot.
Lee missing with a left hand there. Perkules was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Perkules throws a hook but Lee blocks it.
Perkules blocks a leg kick.
Lee goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Perkules keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Perkules scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perkules slips a jab from Lee.
Perkules feints a counter leg kick.
Lee blocks a jab.
Lee fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Perkules moves away from the strike by Lee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkules on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Perkules staying out of range there.
Perkules cracks the inside of Lee's front leg.
Nice body kick from Lee.
Perkules digs a good body shot into Lee's ribs.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Perkules scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Perkules with a jab.
Perkules fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lee checks it well.
Lee looks to throw the jab but Perkules is out of range.
Veli Ilkka Perkules seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee misses with a double jab.
Perkules swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Perkules throws a body kick that misses.
A quick step to the side and Lee tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Perkules throws a wild body kick that Lee sees coming a mile off.
Lee drives through and clinches with Perkules against the ropes.
Lee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Perkules rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lee moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lee scores with the left hand. Perkules knows he should have avoided that one.
Perkules tries to clinch but Lee moves out of range.
A shot to the liver by Perkules. Beautiful body shot.
Lee connects with a nice looking jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Veli Ilkka Perkules will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A decent looking cross lands there for Perkules.
Tommy Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lee throws a body shot but no joy.
Perkules looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lee moves in looking to clinch but Perkules pushes him off.
Perkules throws a body kick that misses.
Lee is looking for a counter combo.
Perkules dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lee checks the leg kick.
Perkules feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lee's calf.
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Perkules! But no joy.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Perkules 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 Lee has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lee and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lee moves out of range as Perkules strikes.
Lee misses with a body shot.
Perkules finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lee loads up on a big right hand but Perkules slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Perkules lands a nice looking body shot.
Perkules digs a good body shot into Lee's ribs.
Perkules takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
Perkules scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Veli Ilkka Perkules seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lee. That's going to slow Perkules down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Perkules.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Perkules moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lee scores with a jab to the jaw.
Perkules checks a leg kick nicely.
Perkules throws out a counter right but Lee avoids it with no problem.
Lee takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lee misses with a wild body shot.
Perkules avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
Perkules delivers a nice body kick.
Lee tries to clinch up but Perkules circles away and keeps his distance.
Despite the aggression on Perkules's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Perkules connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Perkules scores with a kick to the body.
Lee lands with a straight right. Perkules didn't see that one coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perkules explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nice shot by Perkules.
A jab from Perkules finds it's way through Lee's defenses.
Lee lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Perkules at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkules connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lee. Lee circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Perkules lands a slapping body shot.
Lee tries to land a front kick but Perkules steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lee is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Perkules throws a quick inside leg kick.
Perkules fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lee.
Perkules steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lee looks to land a right hand but Perkules moved out of range.
Good leg kick by Perkules there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lee throws a push kick but Perkules slaps the foot to one side.
Perkules only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Perkules turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Perkules with a nice cross.
Perkules ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Perkules throws a leg kick which misses Lee's front leg but catches the back leg as Lee tries to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Perkules comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lee takes a jab right on the kisser.
Perkules has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Perkules with a nice cross.
Lee has Perkules up against the ropes in a clinch.
Perkules stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Veli Ilkka Perkules comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Perkules 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Tommy Lee!
After winning the bout, Tommy Lee 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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