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Striking Masters 10 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Raymon Dekkers (ranked 4923 p4p, 473 weight class) and Arjen Robin Van Persie (ranked 5954 p4p, 523 weight class). Dekkers comes to the ring accompanied by Zombie Barricades. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Big right hand
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Raymon Dekkers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Arjen Robin Van Persie!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Columbo Gatti and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robin Van Persie fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dekkers.
Robin Van Persie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dekkers throws out the jab.
Dekkers looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Robin Van Persie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Robin Van Persie throws a lazy right hand but Dekkers sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Robin Van Persie blocks a head kick by Dekkers.
Robin Van Persie forces Dekkers back against the ropes and clinches.
Dekkers misses with the head strike.
Dekkers tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Robin Van Persie.
Robin Van Persie pushes Dekkers back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Robin Van Persie looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A right hand to the body from Robin Van Persie.
Dekkers working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Robin Van Persie.
Robin Van Persie lands an uppercut.
Dekkers misses with a body punch.
Robin Van Persie gets through Dekkers's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Robin Van Persie.
Robin Van Persie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dekkers tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dekkers is trying to maintain a safe position but Robin Van Persie gets an underhook and turns Dekkers into the ropes.
Robin Van Persie lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dekkers or not.
Robin Van Persie lands with a left to the head.
Dekkers misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Dekkers fails to land.
Dekkers lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dekkers has a couple of punches blocked by Robin Van Persie.
Robin Van Persie lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Robin Van Persie.
Robin Van Persie lands with a left to the head.
Dekkers is rocked!
Dekkers lands an uppercut.
Robin Van Persie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dekkers working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Robin Van Persie - that landed with a thud.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Robin Van Persie.
Dekkers misses with some punches.
Robin Van Persie lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dekkers is breathing heavily.
Robin Van Persie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Robin Van Persie.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Robin Van Persie lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dekkers backwards.
Dekkers misses with a short punch on the inside.
Robin Van Persie working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Robin Van Persie is leaning against Dekkers and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Robin Van Persie lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dekkers takes a shot to the head.
Oh Dekkers is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dekkers misses with a punch on the inside.
Dekkers seems to have got his legs back now.
Robin Van Persie digs a right hand underneath Dekkers's ribcage. Dekkers let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Robin Van Persie lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Robin Van Persie lands a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Robin Van Persie - that landed with a thud.
Robin Van Persie digs a right hand into Dekkers's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dekkers's gas tank.
Robin Van Persie is leaning against Dekkers and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Robin Van Persie lands a shoulder strike.
Robin Van Persie lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Robin Van Persie.
Good body shot from Robin Van Persie.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Robin Van Persie creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Robin Van Persie.
Robin Van Persie digs a right hand underneath Dekkers's ribcage. Dekkers let out a lung full of air as it connected.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Robin Van Persie lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Robin Van Persie cracks Dekkers with a nice body shot.
Robin Van Persie lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dekkers backwards.
Dekkers tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Robin Van Persie lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arjen Robin Van Persie dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Robin Van Persie swinging wildly here.
Dekkers tries to close the distance and clinch up but Robin Van Persie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dekkers is looking to clinch but Robin Van Persie is avoiding it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Robin Van Persie takes the fight into the clinch.
Robin Van Persie blocking some punches.
Robin Van Persie lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dekkers has a couple of punches blocked by Robin Van Persie.
Robin Van Persie lands a hook that snaps the head of Dekkers backwards.
Robin Van Persie lands a hook to the side of the head.
Robin Van Persie has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dekkers working aggressively here.
Dekkers takes a shot to the head.
Robin Van Persie lands with a short shot to the head.
Robin Van Persie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Robin Van Persie lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dekkers.
Arjen Robin Van Persie seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
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!
Robin Van Persie blocks an uppercut.
Dekkers misses with a hook from the clinch.
Robin Van Persie lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dekkers.
Robin Van Persie lands with a right to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Robin Van Persie lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robin Van Persie throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Robin Van Persie creates a bit of distance and cracks Dekkers with a big uppercut! Dekkers goes down! The referee pushes Robin Van Persie away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Dekkers make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Robin Van Persie takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Arjen Robin Van Persie!
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Viktor Vasylchenko (ranked 5674 p4p, 407 weight class) and Wei Peng (ranked 6800 p4p, 440 weight class). Peng has chosen I Don't Care as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Viktor Vasylchenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wei Peng!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Alyssa Summers and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peng tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vasylchenko was well out of range. Poor timing from Peng.
Vasylchenko closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Vasylchenko trying to stall but Peng improves his position.
Vasylchenko throws a punch but it's blocked by Peng.
Peng is trying to break free.
Vasylchenko struggles to land a body shot inside as Peng controls his hands.
Vasylchenko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vasylchenko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Vasylchenko is trying to stall.
Peng working hard to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vasylchenko just leaning against Peng, taking a breather.
Vasylchenko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Peng scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A punch combination from Vasylchenko misses.
Vasylchenko tries to move into range but Peng moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasylchenko fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Peng, pushing him back against the ropes.
Vasylchenko breaks the clinch.
Vasylchenko misses with a body shot
and Peng cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vasylchenko has Peng up against the ropes in a clinch.
The referee calls for Vasylchenko to work.
Peng is trying to force a seperation but Vasylchenko has the dominant position.
Vasylchenko manages to break the clinch.
Vasylchenko clinches up with Peng and pushes him back against the ropes.
Peng pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Peng misses with a looping left.
Peng looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Vasylchenko walks into a left hand.
Vasylchenko closes the distance and clinches.
Vasylchenko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vasylchenko doesn't manage to clinch there - Peng circles away.
Peng missing with a left hand there. Vasylchenko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vasylchenko throws a head kick but Peng moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vasylchenko takes the fight into the clinch.
Vasylchenko looking to slow down the pace here.
Peng has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Peng working hard to break the clinch.
Vasylchenko has a couple of punches blocked by Peng.
Vasylchenko digs a right hand underneath Peng's ribcage. Peng let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Peng blocks an uppercut.
Vasylchenko has Peng pushed against the ropes.
Vasylchenko looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Vasylchenko breaks the clinch.
Vasylchenko takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Peng tries to break the clinch but Vasylchenko is controlling the position.
Peng is looking to break free of the clinch but Vasylchenko has double underhooks.
Vasylchenko misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Viktor Vasylchenko dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Vasylchenko is looking to clinch.
Vasylchenko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Peng with a jab.
Vasylchenko tries to clinch up
and Peng counters with a nice uppercut.
Vasylchenko is rocked!
Peng connects with a quick right hand that sends Vasylchenko tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the ropes, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Wei Peng!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Mousa Dembele (ranked 2961 p4p, 81 weight class) and Pony Mclovin (ranked 1940 p4p, 56 weight class). Mclovin has chosen Redbone- Come And Get Your Love as his entrance music. Mousa Dembele could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Pony Mclovin's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mousa Dembele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pony Mclovin!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Anthony Taglia and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mclovin looks to score with a jab to the body but Dembele is just out of range.
Dembele throws an overhand right that lands on Mclovin's shoulder, as Mclovin tries to avoid the shot.
Dembele takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Dembele throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dembele scores a knockdown with a big right hand! Mclovin beats the count and gets back to his feet. The referee asks him to walk forwards and it appears he is OK so we'll continue the bout.
Mclovin ducks under a wild hook from Dembele.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A swing and a miss from Dembele.
Dembele definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dembele takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mclovin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mclovin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dembele misses with a looping right.
Mclovin is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Dembele with a body shot.
Dembele loads up on a big right hand but Mclovin slips the punch.
Dembele throws a looping overhand right but Mclovin ducks down to avoid it.
Mclovin let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Dembele misses with a wild body shot.
Mclovin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mclovin avoids the body shot from Dembele.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Dembele misses
and Mclovin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mclovin dips to his left and cracks Dembele with an uppercut!
Mclovin scores with a body shot.
Mclovin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dembele throws a leg kick but Mclovin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mclovin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dembele sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mclovin throws a body shot but no joy.
Pony Mclovin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dembele missing with a left hand there. Mclovin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mclovin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dembele misses with a few strikes there.
Dembele throws a body punch but Mclovin moves out of range.
Dembele feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mclovin's calf.
Dembele misses with a looping right.
Dembele scores with a sloppy right hand. Mclovin should have avoided that one.
Mclovin misses with an attempted mid kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dembele looks to land a right hand but Mclovin moved out of range.
Dembele misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dembele throws a body punch but Mclovin moves out of range.
Dembele throws a body shot but no joy.
Dembele throws an off balance right hand
and Mclovin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dembele misses with a looping left.
Dembele ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dembele throws an overhand right that lands on Mclovin's shoulder, as Mclovin tries to avoid the shot.
Mclovin slips a straight right by Dembele.
Mclovin throws a big counter head kick but Dembele avoids it with no problem.
Mclovin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dembele.
Mclovin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dembele looks to land a combination but Mclovin avoids it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dembele throws a jab when Mclovin was well out of range.
Dembele throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mclovin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dembele connects with a right hand. Mclovin shakes it off.
Dembele lands a nice looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mousa Dembele 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!
Mclovin staying out of range there.
Mclovin slips a jab from Dembele.
Mclovin moves away from the strike by Dembele.
Dembele throws the left hand but Mclovin avoids the punch easily.
Dembele tries to score with a low kick but Mclovin moves his leg out of the way.
Dembele tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mclovin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dembele throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mclovin misses with a double jab.
Dembele tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mclovin was well out of range. Poor timing from Dembele.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dembele swings for the body but Mclovin moves out of range.
Mclovin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A jab from Dembele misses.
Dembele looks to throw the jab but Mclovin is out of range.
Mclovin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dembele. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mclovin checks the leg kick.
Mclovin only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Dembele misses with a left hand
and Mclovin counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dembele's knee momentarily.
Dembele throws a leg kick
and Mclovin counters with a leg kick.
Dembele looks to land a left hand but Mclovin moved out of range nicely.
Dembele throws a right hand that Mclovin ducks under and follows up with a left that Mclovin also avoids with ease.
Mclovin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
No joy there for Dembele, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mclovin let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Mclovin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dembele moves out of range as Mclovin throws a body kick.
Mclovin scores with a three punch combo!
Mclovin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dembele uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mclovin.
A punch lands to the side of Mclovin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mclovin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dembele is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mclovin can do to turn this around?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice jab there from Dembele.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Mclovin.
Dembele lands a body shot.
Dembele throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dembele throws a hook to the side of Mclovin's head but Mclovin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mclovin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mclovin there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mclovin is rocked!
Mclovin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mclovin is still on wobbly legs! Can Dembele finish him?
Some wild striking there from Mclovin.
Mclovin scores with a nice head shot.
Mclovin looks to land a right hand but Dembele moved out of range.
Mclovin seems to have recovered his senses.
Dembele with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dembele cracks Mclovin with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Mclovin 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 Mclovin is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Mclovin could not beat the count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Mousa Dembele!
An out of breath Mousa Dembele thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Harry Barra (ranked 5408 p4p, 485 weight class) and Johnathon Whittaker (ranked 4884 p4p, 462 weight class). Harry Barra has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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190 lbs
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry Barra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Johnathon Whittaker!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Anthony Taglia and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whittaker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barra tries to clinch up.
Whittaker misses with a straight right.
No joy there for Barra, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barra pushes Whittaker up against the ropes in a clinch.
Barra misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barra misses with a punch to the body.
Barra misses with a punch to the body.
Whittaker is trying to break the clinch but Barra has him pressed against the ropes.
Whittaker wants to get back to striking at distance but Barra won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barra tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barra misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Whittaker tries to break free but Barra pushes him back against the ropes.
Barra misses with a short punch on the inside.
Whittaker blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barra tries to work over Whittaker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barra tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barra can't find room to land a body shot as Whittaker controls the action.
Whittaker is trying to push Barra away but Barra has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Barra has Whittaker pressed against the ropes, preventing Whittaker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Whittaker prevents a body shot from Barra.
Barra tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Whittaker's elbow.
Barra misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barra misses with a punch to the body.
Barra tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Whittaker's elbow.
Barra tries to throw a body punch but Whittaker avoids it by throwing Barra back against the ropes.
Barra looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Barra throws a head punch that misses.
Barra tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barra lands a shoulder strike.
Whittaker wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Whittaker's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Barra working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Whittaker blocks a body shot from Barra.
Barra digs a right hand underneath Whittaker's ribcage. Whittaker let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Barra swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barra tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Whittaker tries to break free but Barra pushes him back against the ropes.
Whittaker working hard to break the clinch.
Whittaker wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Whittaker tries to break the clinch but Barra is controlling the position.
Barra keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Whittaker's efforts to push away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Whittaker tries to break free but Barra pushes him back against the ropes.
Whittaker wants to get back to striking at distance but Barra won't allow it.
Barra tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Barra dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Barra clinches with his opponent.
Whittaker has had enough of the clinch but Barra keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch on the inside from Barra fails to land.
Whittaker prevents a body shot from Barra.
Barra is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Whittaker can do to turn this around?
Whittaker can't break the clinch.
Barra prevents Whittaker from breaking the clinch.
Barra misses with a punch to the body.
Whittaker wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Barra throws a punch but it's blocked by Whittaker.
Barra tries to work over Whittaker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whittaker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barra is working Whittaker over against the ropes.
Whittaker wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Barra misses with a punch to the body.
Barra misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barra lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Whittaker backwards.
Whittaker is trying to force a seperation but Barra has the dominant position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Whittaker.
Whittaker takes a shot to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Barra.
Barra lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A shot in the inside from Barra.
Harry Barra has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Barra tries to throw a body punch but Whittaker avoids it by throwing Barra back against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Barra fails to land.
Whittaker is looking to break free of the clinch but Barra has double underhooks.
Barra misses with the head strike.
Whittaker wants to break free but Barra has control.
A short left from Barra.
Whittaker has had enough of the clinch but Barra keeps him there for the moment.
Whittaker prevents a body shot from Barra.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barra doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barra goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barra tries to work over Whittaker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A frustrated look appears on Whittaker's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Barra doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Whittaker is trying to break the clinch but Barra has him pressed against the ropes.
Whittaker is trying to break the clinch but Barra has him pressed against the ropes.
Barra softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Barra misses with a body punch.
Barra swings wildly with an uppercut but Whittaker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barra swings wildly with an uppercut but Whittaker uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barra swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Barra dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Barra scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Barra tries to close the distance and clinch but Whittaker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barra fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barra closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Barra can't find room to land a body shot as Whittaker controls the action.
Barra misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Barra.
Whittaker prevents a body shot from Barra.
Nice body punch from Barra - that landed with a thud.
Barra working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whittaker wants to break free but Barra has control.
Barra tries to work over Whittaker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Whittaker wants to get back to striking at distance but Barra won't allow it.
Still in the clinch, Barra scores with a nice short uppercut.
Whittaker is looking to break free of the clinch but Barra has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barra lands a hook to the side of the head.
Whittaker wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Whittaker.
Nice body punch from Barra - that landed with a thud.
Whittaker wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Barra has him pressed against the ropes.
Barra works on Whittaker's body with a couple of short punches.
Barra makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Barra goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barra scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Whittaker can't break the clinch.
Whittaker working hard to break the clinch.
Barra swings wildly with an uppercut but Whittaker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Whittaker has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barra keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Whittaker's efforts to push away.
Barra lands a left hand.
Barra misses with a hook from the clinch.
Whittaker tries to circle away but Barra has him pinned against the ropes.
Barra misses with a hook to the ribs.
Whittaker tries to break free but Barra pushes him back against the ropes.
Barra digs a right hand underneath Whittaker's ribcage. Whittaker let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Barra throws a punch but it's blocked by Whittaker.
Barra prevents Whittaker from breaking the clinch.
Barra misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barra misses with a body punch.
Barra lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Johnathon Whittaker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harry Barra is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Whittaker is trying to push Barra away but Barra has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Whittaker tries a knee to the head but Barra blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harry Barra showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Barra, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:25
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:25
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harry Barra!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Diego Masanato (ranked 4856 p4p, 466 weight class) and Aleksandar Volkanovski (ranked 4371 p4p, 442 weight class). Volkanovski is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by 2pac - Hail Mary. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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218 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Diego Masanato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aleksandar Volkanovski!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, John Kavanagh and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Volkanovski has closed the distance and engaged Masanato in a clinch.
Masanato tries to break the clinch but Volkanovski is controlling the position.
Volkanovski scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Volkanovski working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Masanato's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Volkanovski.
Masanato is rocked!
Volkanovski has Masanato pushed against the ropes.
Volkanovski lands a body shot.
Masanato is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Volkanovski lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Oh Masanato is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A nice right hand lands inside from Volkanovski.
Volkanovski's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Volkanovski creates a bit of distance and cracks Masanato with a big uppercut! Masanato goes down! The referee pushes Volkanovski away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Masanato make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Volkanovski takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Aleksandar Volkanovski!
After the big win, Aleksandar Volkanovski made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Urban Fighter and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Denzil J Kenny (ranked 23943 p4p, 585 weight class) and Viktor Babinski (ranked 23434 p4p, 557 weight class). Kenny comes to the ring accompanied by Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way - Waylon Jennings. Denzil J Kenny has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Denzil J Kenny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Viktor Babinski!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Dean Styles and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kenny lands an overhand right.
A jab from Kenny misses.
Babinski looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kenny jabs at Babinski's body.
Kenny throws a lazy right hand but Babinski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kenny throws a combination that misses
and Babinski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Denzil J Kenny has been cut.
Kenny throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Babinski has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Kenny swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Babinski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kenny attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Denzil J Kenny seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kenny scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Babinski walks into a straight right hand from Kenny.
Babinski takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Babinski looks to score with a jab to the body but Kenny is just out of range.
Nice defenses there by Babinski.
Babinski swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Babinski walks into a left hand.
Kenny looks to land a combination but Babinski avoids it well.
Kenny misses with a body punch
and Babinski counters with a left to the body.
Kenny has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Team DarkSpirit in the buildup to the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenny misses with an uppercut.
Kenny misses with a jab, cross combination.
Despite the aggression on Babinski's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Kenny misses with a double jab.
Kenny lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kenny throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kenny throws a body punch but Babinski moves out of range.
Babinski steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Kenny throws a series of punches but Babinski avoids them all with ease.
A jab from Kenny misses.
Kenny swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Babinski.
Kenny takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Babinski misses with a straight left.
Babinski gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kenny throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kenny looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kenny tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Babinski was well out of range. Poor timing from Kenny.
It seemed like Babinski was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babinski's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kenny connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Babinski scrambles back to his feet.
Kenny throws a lazy uppercut
and Babinski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Denzil J Kenny's cut is getting worse.
Sloppy strikes from Kenny. Those never looked like landing.
Kenny swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kenny lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kenny defending well as Babinski loads up on a big left hand.
Kenny throws a lazy uppercut
and Babinski counters with a lead uppercut that lands right on the button! Kenny goes down! Will Kenny beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's up! No problem. Let's get back to the action!
Kenny is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Babinski slips a jab from Kenny.
Babinski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kenny.
Babinski looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kenny swings for the body but Babinski moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kenny misses with a head kick.
Kenny looks to score with a jab to the body but Babinski is just out of range.
Kenny throws a series of punches but Babinski avoids them all with ease.
Kenny throws a lazy uppercut
and Babinski counters with a straight right that drops Kenny on his ass! Kenny jumps back to his feet. He seems OK to continue so we'll get back to the action.
Kenny is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Viktor Babinski will get the nod in that round, having scored multiple knockdowns.
The cut man is working on Denzil J Kenny's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kenny throws a right hand that misses
and Babinski counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Viktor Babinski!
An out of breath Viktor Babinski thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Denzil J Kenny was interviewed post fight and said 'I wanna apologize to coach, my daddy, my brothers, Denzil, Denzil Jr, Denzil the third, and most importantly, my dog Pinky. I'm gonna drink the pain away, see y'all later at the bar.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Dennis Dentler (ranked 5326 p4p, 487 weight class) and Big Daddy (ranked 6328 p4p, 529 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dennis Dentler !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Big Daddy!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Bruno Lombardi and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dentler throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dentler throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Daddy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dentler looks to throw the jab but Daddy is out of range.
Dentler jabs Daddy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dentler lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Big Daddy has been cut.
Dentler slips a jab from Daddy.
Dentler appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
The crowd cheers as Dentler lands an impressive looking overhand right. Daddy doesn't seem phased though.
Daddy lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
It looks like Dennis Dentler has been cut.
Dentler connects with the punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dentler wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Daddy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dentler jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jab from Dentler .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dentler throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Daddy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Daddy misses with a looping left.
Dentler ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A left and a right from Dentler both land. Nice combination.
Daddy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dentler jabs Daddy right on the nose. Daddy blinks but takes it well.
It looks like Dentler has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Dentler cracks Daddy with an open hand slap.
Daddy is rocked!
Dentler connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Daddy to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Dentler !
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Dennis Dentler !
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Mike Tycoon (ranked 24832 p4p, 180 weight class) and Steel Penn Jr (ranked 4250 p4p, 108 weight class). Mike Tycoon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Tycoon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Steel Penn Jr!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Reed Andrews and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tycoon throws a big shot that misses.
A little jabbing left from Penn Jr on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mike Tycoon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tycoon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Penn Jr throws out the jab.
Tycoon takes a swing at Penn Jr's ribcage but misses.
We've been informed that Penn Jr 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.
Tycoon is looking to clinch.
Penn Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Tycoon is just out of range.
Penn Jr lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tycoon misses with a body punch
and Penn Jr counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tycoon's knee momentarily.
Penn Jr misses with an attempted mid kick.
Penn Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
Penn Jr dodges the punch combination from Tycoon.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tycoon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Penn Jr takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tycoon misses with a looping right.
Tycoon swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tycoon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Penn Jr circles away quickly and effectively.
Penn Jr follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
A low kick from Tycoon is predictable there
and Penn Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tycoon throws a big shot that misses.
Penn Jr now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Tycoon misses with an uppercut.
Tycoon loads up on a big right hand but Penn Jr slips the punch.
Penn Jr is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Tycoon with a body shot.
Tycoon misses with a hook. Penn Jr ducked under it nicely.
Penn Jr keeps the fight on the outside.
Penn Jr scores with a nice body kick.
Tycoon is breathing heavily.
A head kick misses from Penn Jr.
A little feinted left hand from Tycoon on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tycoon takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tycoon has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Tycoon misses with the combination.
Penn Jr appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Penn Jr scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A punch combination from Penn Jr misses.
Penn Jr throws a head kick that misses.
Danga de danga de dang - Tycoon scores with a four punch combination!
Penn Jr lands with a good body shot.
Tycoon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Penn Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A shot to the body from Tycoon misses
and Penn Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Penn Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Tycoon on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Penn Jr walks into a jab.
Penn Jr takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Penn Jr slips a straight right by Tycoon.
Tycoon throws a right hand that misses
and Penn Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Penn Jr misses with a head kick.
Penn Jr fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tycoon 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 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Steel Penn Jr!
Steel Penn Jr spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Aishah Bin Sari (ranked 21482 p4p, 162 weight class) and Francis Underwood (ranked 23121 p4p, 163 weight class). Bin Sari's entrance music is For Heavy Metal we will die!. A fine choice. Aishah Bin Sari could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Francis Underwood's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aishah Bin Sari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Francis Underwood!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, David Schapiro and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bin Sari swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Underwood counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bin Sari misses the body punch
and Underwood counters with a nice uppercut.
Bin Sari just misses with a punch to the body.
Underwood connects with a single shot there.
It looks like Aishah Bin Sari has been cut.
Bin Sari clinches up against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Bin Sari fails to land.
Bin Sari misses with a hook from the clinch.
Underwood throws a punch but it's blocked by Bin Sari.
Underwood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Underwood tries a body shot but Bin Sari blocks it.
Bin Sari blocks a body shot from Underwood.
Bin Sari prevents a body shot from Underwood.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Underwood lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Underwood throws a punch but it's blocked by Bin Sari.
Underwood works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bin Sari lands a left hand that snaps the head of Underwood backwards.
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!
Underwood misses with some punches.
Bin Sari lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bin Sari softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Underwood lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bin Sari backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Underwood.
Bin Sari blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Underwood can't find room to land a body shot as Bin Sari controls the action.
Bin Sari lands with a short shot to the head.
Underwood's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bin Sari lands a body shot.
Bin Sari works on Underwood's body with a couple of short punches.
Bin Sari presses Underwood against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bin Sari lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Underwood backwards.
Underwood can't find room to land a body shot as Bin Sari controls the action.
Underwood blocks a body shot from Bin Sari.
Bin Sari working aggressively here.
Bin Sari lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Underwood.
Underwood throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Underwood fails to land.
Underwood blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bin Sari lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bin Sari lands a body punch.
Bin Sari blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Underwood lands a shoulder strike.
Bin Sari lands with a left to the head.
Bin Sari tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bin Sari tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bin Sari softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Bin Sari scores with a nice hook to the head.
Underwood goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bin Sari blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Bin Sari - that landed with a thud.
Underwood misses with the head strike.
Underwood swings wildly with an uppercut but Bin Sari uses good head movement to avoid it.
Underwood tries to work over Bin Sari's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bin Sari scores with a hook to the body.
A hook to the body from Bin Sari.
Underwood tries to work over Bin Sari's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bin Sari misses with the head strike.
Bin Sari lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Underwood working aggressively here.
Bin Sari softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Underwood throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aishah Bin Sari dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aishah Bin Sari's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bin Sari clinches up against the ropes.
Bin Sari doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Underwood.
Underwood misses with a punch on the inside.
Underwood lands a shoulder strike.
Bin Sari tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bin Sari throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Underwoods head.
Bin Sari lands an uppercut.
Underwood misses with a hook to the ribs.
Underwood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Bin Sari.
Bin Sari cracks Underwood with a nice body shot.
Bin Sari lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Underwood or not.
Bin Sari prevents a body shot from Underwood.
Bin Sari lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Bin Sari creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bin Sari is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Underwood can do to turn this around?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Underwood tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bin Sari's elbow.
Bin Sari throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Underwoods head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Underwood.
Bin Sari blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bin Sari lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Underwood lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bin Sari lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Underwood or not.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bin Sari.
Bin Sari lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bin Sari.
Underwood misses with a hook from the clinch.
Underwood misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bin Sari lands a hook to the side of the head.
Underwood is rocked!
Bin Sari lands a left hand.
Underwood is still on wobbly legs! Can Bin Sari finish him?
Bin Sari lands with a light punch inside.
Underwood working aggressively here.
Bin Sari lands a hook that snaps the head of Underwood backwards.
Bin Sari goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bin Sari misses with a short punch on the inside.
Underwood doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Underwood throws a head punch that misses.
Bin Sari blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Underwood seems to have recovered his senses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bin Sari.
Underwood tries a body shot but Bin Sari blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bin Sari cracks Underwood with a nice body shot.
Underwood goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bin Sari lands with a right to the head.
Bin Sari lands with a light punch inside.
Bin Sari lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bin Sari works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bin Sari lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bin Sari lands a nice uppercut.
Underwood has a couple of punches blocked by Bin Sari.
Bin Sari lands a shot to the body.
Underwood is breathing heavily.
Underwood can't find room to land a body shot as Bin Sari controls the action.
Underwood has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Bin Sari seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Underwood can turn it around.
Bin Sari lands with a short shot to the head.
A hook to the body from Bin Sari.
Underwood has a couple of punches blocked by Bin Sari.
Underwood doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short body shot lands from Bin Sari as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short uppercut from Bin Sari.
Underwood swings wildly with an uppercut but Bin Sari uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bin Sari.
Bin Sari lands with a short shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aishah Bin Sari dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Aishah Bin Sari's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Bin Sari 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.
Bin Sari scores a flash knockdown with a right hook that drops Underwood to his hands and knees! The ref pushes Bin Sari away as he looks to land an illegal blow. Underwood got an extra few seconds to recover there, which could have made all the differences as he stumbles back to his feet. The referee looks into his eyes and decides to allow the bout to continue. Can he survive?!
Underwood looks to score with a jab to the body but Bin Sari is just out of range.
Bin Sari seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A punch combination from Bin Sari misses.
Bin Sari darts in trying to clinch
enabling Underwood to counter with a crisp jab.
Underwood scores with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bin Sari scores with a crisp jab that stopped Underwood in his tracks.
Bin Sari lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bin Sari smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bin Sari connects with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Underwood slips a jab from Bin Sari.
Bin Sari looks to throw the jab but Underwood is out of range.
Bin Sari throws a series of punches but Underwood avoids them all with ease.
Bin Sari throws a big shot that misses.
Bin Sari misses the jab.
Underwood doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Underwood keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bin Sari.
Good leg kick by Bin Sari there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Aishah Bin Sari is winning the standup battle so far.
A lazy body kick from Bin Sari
and Underwood counters with a good, hard body kick but Bin Sari shrugs it off.
Bin Sari lands a jab.
Bin Sari cracks the inside of Underwood's front leg.
Bin Sari misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bin Sari throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Bin Sari.
Bin Sari paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Underwood defending well as Bin Sari loads up on a big left hand.
Underwood appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bin Sari punishes Underwood's body with a nice straight punch.
Underwood takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bin Sari lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That kick from Bin Sari tenderised Underwood's leg. Underwood is trying to keep his angry face on.
Underwood fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bin Sari, right into the meat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bin Sari takes the fight into the clinch.
Francis Underwood has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Underwood tries a body shot but Bin Sari blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aishah Bin Sari showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bin Sari has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:26
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:26
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aishah Bin Sari!
After the fight, Aishah Bin Sari was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Juha Niska (ranked 241 p4p, 8 weight class) and Fredrik Rienfeldt (ranked 1804 p4p, 46 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juha Niska!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fredrik Rienfeldt!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jorge Garcia and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Niska throws a hook to the side of Rienfeldt's head but Rienfeldt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Niska bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Juha Niska seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Niska throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rienfeldt with a jab.
Rienfeldt looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Niska gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rienfeldt manages to break the clinch.
Niska misses with a hook. Rienfeldt ducked under it nicely.
That kick from Rienfeldt tenderised Niska's leg. Niska is trying to keep his angry face on.
Niska works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rienfeldt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Niska.
Rienfeldt throws a nice outside leg kick.
Niska uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rienfeldt.
Niska misses with a straight right.
Rienfeldt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Niska.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rienfeldt chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Niska can pounce on him.
Niska bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
It looks like Fredrik Rienfeldt has been cut.
Rienfeldt lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Niska lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Niska looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Niska throws a hook but Rienfeldt blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rienfeldt takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Niska thuds his right hand into Rienfeldt's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rienfeldt slips a straight right by Niska.
Rienfeldt delivers a nice body kick.
Rienfeldt 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.
Niska is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Niska drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rienfeldt takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rienfeldt takes one to the chin there.
Rienfeldt throws the left hand but Niska avoids the punch easily.
Rienfeldt throws a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Niska keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rienfeldt cracks Niska with an open hand slap.
Niska keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Niska takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rienfeldt's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Niska connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rienfeldt scrambles back to his feet.
Rienfeldt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Niska.
Rienfeldt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Niska moves away.
Niska misses with a lunging right hand
and Rienfeldt counters with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rienfeldt looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rienfeldt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Niska lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rienfeldt at a distance.
A clash of legs there as Niska blocks the low kick.
Niska doesn't manage to clinch there - Rienfeldt circles away.
Niska throws a right and a left that Rienfeldt avoids nicely.
Niska blocks a jab.
Rienfeldt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rienfeldt with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Niska throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rienfeldt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rienfeldt connects with a right hand. Niska shakes it off.
Rienfeldt connects with a body shot.
Rienfeldt is looking to slow Niska down with leg kicks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Niska misses with a straight right.
Rienfeldt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Niska.
A head kick misses from Rienfeldt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rienfeldt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Fredrik Rienfeldt will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Fredrik Rienfeldt's cut.
That's time! Niska's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rienfeldt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rienfeldt fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Niska moves into the clinch successfully.
Niska tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Niska.
Niska working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rienfeldt.
Rienfeldt lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rienfeldt misses with some punches.
Rienfeldt makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rienfeldt throws a punch but it's blocked by Niska.
Niska breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Niska gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rienfeldt.
Rienfeldt throws the left hand but Niska avoids the punch easily.
Niska tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rienfeldt was well out of range. Poor timing from Niska.
Niska fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rienfeldt misses with a wild body shot.
Niska dodges the punch combination from Rienfeldt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niska takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Niska slips a jab from Rienfeldt.
Rienfeldt gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rienfeldt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Niska working hard to break the clinch.
Niska throws a punch but it's blocked by Rienfeldt.
Niska trying to control the position but instead, Rienfeldt has worked for underhooks and has pushed Niska into the ropes.
Rienfeldt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Niska throws a punch but it's blocked by Rienfeldt.
Niska manages to break the clinch.
Niska swings for the body but Rienfeldt moves out of range.
Niska scores with a jab.
Rienfeldt walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Niska checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rienfeldt misses with a two punch combination.
Rienfeldt just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromNiska.
Rienfeldt cracks the inside of Niska's front leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niska lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rienfeldt checks a leg kick nicely.
Rienfeldt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Niska.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rienfeldt cracks the inside of Niska's front leg.
Rienfeldt slips under a jab.
A countering left hand to the body from Rienfeldt misses.
Rienfeldt throws a low kick, looking for Niska's leg but Niska calmly moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Niska on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Fredrik Rienfeldt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Niska throws a leg kick but Rienfeldt checks it.
Rienfeldt sizes up Niska with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A head kick misses from Niska.
Niska with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rienfeldt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Niska.
Rienfeldt connects with an inside leg kick.
Rienfeldt misses with the combination.
Niska misses with a head kick.
Rienfeldt throws out a counter right but Niska avoids it with no problem.
Niska is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rienfeldt.
Good standup being displayed there by Niska as he connects with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rienfeldt thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fredrik Rienfeldt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Fredrik Rienfeldt's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rienfeldt thows a leg kick but Niska checks it
and Rienfeldt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Niska checks a low kick from Rienfeldt.
Niska's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rienfeldt connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Niska scrambles back to his feet.
A left lands for Niska.
Niska waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rienfeldt.
Niska looks to throw the jab but Rienfeldt is out of range.
Niska fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rienfeldt cracks a nice hook into Niska's ribs.
Rienfeldt lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rienfeldt walks into a left hand.
Niska tries to clinch but Rienfeldt is having none of it.
Rienfeldt throws a body shot but no joy.
Rienfeldt slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rienfeldt keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Niska misses with a body shot
and Rienfeldt counters with a low kick, right behind Niska 's knee.
Niska works Rienfeldt's body with a nice hook.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rienfeldt.
That kick from Rienfeldt tenderised Niska's leg. Niska is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rienfeldt tried to score with a low kick but Niska checks it.
Niska tries a head kick but it misses.
Niska takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rienfeldt swats away the attempt to clinch by Niska.
Niska misses with a lunging right hand
and Rienfeldt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Niska looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice uppercut there from Niska.
Rienfeldt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rienfeldt misses with a wild body shot.
Niska chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Niska takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Niska throws a looping overhand right but Rienfeldt ducks down to avoid it.
Niska takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Rienfeldt dodges the punch combination from Niska.
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!
Rienfeldt lands a nice leg kick that just misses Niska's sensitive parts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niska throws a looping overhand right but Rienfeldt ducks down to avoid it.
Rienfeldt scores with a head kick. Niska tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Rienfeldt looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Niska throws a good cross that connects.
Rienfeldt is looking to slow Niska down with leg kicks.
Rienfeldt feints and then cracks Niska's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Niska down.
Niska misses with an uppercut.
Rienfeldt takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Niska on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rienfeldt. Rienfeldt obviously looking to wear him down.
A jab lands there for Rienfeldt.
Rienfeldt lands an overhand right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Rienfeldt.
Niska on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rienfeldt. Rienfeldt obviously looking to wear him down.
Rienfeldt fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Niska on the side of the head.
Rienfeldt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rienfeldt throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fredrik Rienfeldt really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fredrik Rienfeldt's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Niska chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rienfeldt can pounce on him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rienfeldt. That's going to slow Niska down.
Niska waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rienfeldt.
Rienfeldt throws a leg kick but Niska checks it.
Niska moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Rienfeldt - that will leave a mark!
Rienfeldt lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Niska takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rienfeldt lands a jab to the nose.
Rienfeldt throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Niska is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Niska misses with a wild body shot.
Niska tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rienfeldt connects with a solid leg kick.
Niska showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rienfeldt.
Rienfeldt throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Niska's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rienfeldt throws a front kick aimed at Niska's knee but Niska avoids it well.
Rienfeldt blocks a head kick by Niska.
Rienfeldt tries to clinch up but Niska circles away and keeps his distance.
Rienfeldt pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rienfeldt avoids the body shot from Niska.
Niska misses with an uppercut. Rienfeldt saw that one coming.
Rienfeldt punishes Niska's body with a nice straight punch.
Niska misses with a body shot.
Niska lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rienfeldt.
Rienfeldt lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A big left from Niska misses.
Rienfeldt let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Rienfeldt throws a nice inside leg kick.
Niska jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rienfeldt lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Niska throws a big shot that misses.
Niska missing with a left hand there. Rienfeldt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niska tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Rienfeldt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rienfeldt jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rienfeldt turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rienfeldt explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Rienfeldt blocks a head kick by Niska.
Niska looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Niska misses with a straight left.
Niska's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Niska duly obliges.
Rienfeldt moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rienfeldt connects with a body shot.
Rienfeldt chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Niska will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rienfeldt.
Niska swings widly with a right hand
and Rienfeldt counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rienfeldt throws a nice outside leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Rienfeldt as he connects with a hook.
Rienfeldt throws a body shot but no joy.
Sloppy strikes from Rienfeldt. Those never looked like landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fredrik Rienfeldt dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Fredrik Rienfeldt's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Niska tries to clinch but Rienfeldt is having none of it.
Fredrik Rienfeldt is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Niska tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rienfeldt was well out of range. Poor timing from Niska.
Rienfeldt scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rienfeldt wants to clinch.
Rienfeldt lands a lovely overhand right.
Rienfeldt just misses with a punch to the body.
Niska tries to counter by clinching up but Rienfeldt breaks away and moves out of range.
Rienfeldt fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rienfeldt lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rienfeldt lands a jab-cross combination.
Rienfeldt buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rienfeldt throws a series of punches but Niska avoids them all with ease.
Niska pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slow jab from Rienfeldt misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Rienfeldt finds it's way through Niska's defenses.
Niska stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rienfeldt.
Rienfeldt throws out a loose jab but Niska uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rienfeldt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Niska.
Rienfeldt cracks the inside of Niska's front leg.
Niska throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Niska throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rienfeldt flicks out a counter leg kick but Niska steps away.
Rienfeldt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Niska tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Niska tries to clinch there but Rienfeldt circles away.
Niska lands with a right hand.
Rienfeldt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Niska.
Niska misses the jab.
Rienfeldt moves away from the strike by Niska.
Rienfeldt throws a sloppy head kick and Niska moves out of range easily.
Niska slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rienfeldt lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Niska at a distance.
Nice straight punches there by Rienfeldt. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rienfeldt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Niska throws a leg kick but Rienfeldt sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rienfeldt tries a quick counter leg kick but Niska is wise to it.
Juha Niska has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Niska closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rienfeldt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Niska looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rienfeldt scores with a crisp jab that stopped Niska in his tracks.
Niska tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rienfeldt was well out of range. Poor timing from Niska.
Rienfeldt scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rienfeldt misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rienfeldt's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Rienfeldt duly obliges.
Rienfeldt lands a nice hook to Niska's body. Niska takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rienfeldt chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fredrik Rienfeldt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rienfeldt has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 John Roberts scores the fight 45:50
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 45:50
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fredrik Rienfeldt!
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