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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Fabricio DeSilva (ranked 5548 p4p, 425 weight class) and Alec Diego (ranked 5442 p4p, 421 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fabricio DeSilva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alec Diego!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diego checks a leg kick nicely.
Diego wants to counter the offense by DeSilva and move into the clinch position.
DeSilva finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
DeSilva swings away with a leg kick that misses.
DeSilva tries to land a leg kick but Diego saw it coming and moves away.
Diego wants to counter the offense by DeSilva and move into the clinch position.
Some bone on bone action there as Diego checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Good leg kick by DeSilva there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Diego swings for the body but DeSilva moves out of range.
DeSilva misses with a low kick.
DeSilva tries to land a leg kick but Diego saw it coming and moves away.
An inside leg kick from DeSilva misses.
Diego wants to counter the offense by DeSilva and move into the clinch position.
DeSilva throws a leg kick
and Diego counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diego tried to land a shot to the body but connects with DeSilva's elbow.
DeSilva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Diego has him pressed against the ropes.
Diego softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
DeSilva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Diego has him pressed against the ropes.
Diego swings wildly with an uppercut but DeSilva uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego being controlled against the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Diego.
Diego lands with a light punch inside.
Diego tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diego has a couple of punches blocked by DeSilva.
Stalling in the clinch from DeSilva.
DeSilva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Diego stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Diego swings wildly with an uppercut but DeSilva uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diego tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diego doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Diego misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diego is pushing DeSilva up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
DeSilva is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Diego taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Diego has a couple of punches blocked by DeSilva.
Diego tries a body shot but DeSilva blocks it.
Diego lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alec Diego comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Diego 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 9:10
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 9:10
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 9:10
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alec Diego!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Carter Jose De La Cus (ranked 6477 p4p, 469 weight class) and Tyroil Smoochie Wallace (ranked 7543 p4p, 514 weight class). Jose De La Cus comes to the ring accompanied by Barringtonelect - Big Body. The key to victory for Carter Jose De La Cus has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 29 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carter Jose De La Cus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
38 - 46 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyroil Smoochie Wallace!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Chris Edwards and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smoochie Wallace tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smoochie Wallace has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jose De La Cus finds it's way round the side to connect with Smoochie Wallace's head.
Jose De La Cus scores with a nice right hand.
Smoochie Wallace misses with a few strikes there.
Smoochie Wallace rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jose De La Cus moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jose De La Cus takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Good standup being displayed there by Jose De La Cus as he connects with a hook.
Smoochie Wallace tried to score with a low kick but Jose De La Cus checks it.
Jose De La Cus looks to land a combination but Smoochie Wallace avoids it well.
Smoochie Wallace throws a series of punches but Jose De La Cus moves out of range.
Smoochie Wallace goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Smoochie Wallace is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jose De La Cus.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jose De La Cus connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jose De La Cus looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jose De La Cus catches Smoochie Wallace with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jose De La Cus misses with a straight right.
The crowd cheers as Jose De La Cus lands an impressive looking overhand right. Smoochie Wallace doesn't seem phased though.
Jose De La Cus bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Smoochie Wallace's head.
Smoochie Wallace bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Smoochie Wallace scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smoochie Wallace throws a jab when Jose De La Cus was well out of range.
A leg kick checked by Jose De La Cus.
Jose De La Cus misses with a hook. Smoochie Wallace ducked under it nicely.
Smoochie Wallace appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Jose De La Cus throws a series of punches but Smoochie Wallace moves out of range.
Smoochie Wallace takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Carter Jose De La Cus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jose De La Cus misses with a double jab
and Smoochie Wallace counters with a three punch combo that has Jose De La Cus backing up. Jose De La Cus nods at Smoochie Wallace to acknowledge the strikes.
Jose De La Cus seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Smoochie Wallace closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Smoochie Wallace tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jose De La Cus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smoochie Wallace wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jose De La Cus lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Smoochie Wallace walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jose De La Cus throws a lazy right hand but Smoochie Wallace sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd cheers as Jose De La Cus lands an impressive looking overhand right. Smoochie Wallace doesn't seem phased though.
Jose De La Cus misses with an uppercut. Smoochie Wallace saw that one coming.
Smoochie Wallace ducks under a wild hook from Jose De La Cus.
Smoochie Wallace cracks the inside of Jose De La Cus's front leg.
Jose De La Cus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smoochie Wallace.
Smoochie Wallace misses with a body shot.
Jose De La Cus seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jose De La Cus throws a series of punches but Smoochie Wallace moves out of range.
Smoochie Wallace throws a counter combo.
Good shot there by Jose De La Cus.
Jose De La Cus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smoochie Wallace.
Jose De La Cus scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Smoochie Wallace pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jose De La Cus looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Smoochie Wallace jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jose De La Cus misses with a jab, cross combination.
Smoochie Wallace fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smoochie Wallace looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
An attempted straight right counter from Jose De La Cus misses the target.
Jose De La Cus avoids a kick to the body.
Jose De La Cus avoids the body shot from Smoochie Wallace.
Smoochie Wallace takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jose De La Cus will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jose De La Cus throws a looping overhand right but Smoochie Wallace ducks down to avoid it.
Jose De La Cus throws a right hand that Smoochie Wallace ducks under and follows up with a left that Smoochie Wallace also avoids with ease.
Jose De La Cus scores with a decent looking hook.
Smoochie Wallace is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jose De La Cus rather than just go for the knockout.
Smoochie Wallace takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carter Jose De La Cus dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Smoochie Wallace throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Smoochie Wallace misses with a straight left.
Jose De La Cus throws a shot from downtown. Smoochie Wallace moves away and avoids it.
Smoochie Wallace misses with the combination.
Jose De La Cus is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Smoochie Wallace digs a good hook to Jose De La Cus's body.
Smoochie Wallace dodges the punch combination from Jose De La Cus.
Jose De La Cus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smoochie Wallace.
Carter Jose De La Cus is winning the standup battle so far.
Smoochie Wallace lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jose De La Cus backs up against the ropes.
A head kick misses from Smoochie Wallace.
Jose De La Cus throws a looping overhand right but Smoochie Wallace ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smoochie Wallace takes a swing at Jose De La Cus's ribcage but misses.
Smoochie Wallace ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jose De La Cus moves away.
Smoochie Wallace misses with a low kick.
Smoochie Wallace slips under a jab from Jose De La Cus.
Jose De La Cus swats away the attempt to clinch by Smoochie Wallace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jose De La Cus throws a lazy right hand but Smoochie Wallace sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Smoochie Wallace moves out of range of the strikes.
Smoochie Wallace ducks under a wild hook from Jose De La Cus.
Smoochie Wallace with a jab.
Smoochie Wallace bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A punch combination from Jose De La Cus misses.
Jose De La Cus misses with a double jab
and Smoochie Wallace counters with a stiff right hand.
A left and a right from Jose De La Cus both land. Nice combination.
Jose De La Cus jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jose De La Cus, as that shot connected.
Smoochie Wallace blocks a jab.
Jose De La Cus throws a combination. Smoochie Wallace tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
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!
The fighters circling - Jose De La Cus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jose De La Cus cracks Smoochie Wallace with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Smoochie Wallace wants to clinch.
Carter Jose De La Cus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smoochie Wallace will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smoochie Wallace misses with a body kick.
Jose De La Cus just misses with a punch to the body.
Smoochie Wallace tries a head kick but it misses.
Jose De La Cus dodges the punch combination from Smoochie Wallace.
Smoochie Wallace looks to score with a jab to the body but Jose De La Cus is just out of range.
A combination from Smoochie Wallace does no damage.
Smoochie Wallace displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jose De La Cus throws out the jab.
Jose De La Cus lands with an uppercut that bounces Smoochie Wallace off the ropes and back into range.
Jose De La Cus loads up on a big right hand but Smoochie Wallace slips the punch.
Jose De La Cus misses with a hook. Smoochie Wallace ducked under it nicely.
Jose De La Cus scores with a decent looking hook.
Jose De La Cus lands a jab to the nose.
Nice defenses there by Smoochie Wallace.
Jose De La Cus throws a series of punches but Smoochie Wallace avoids them all with ease.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smoochie Wallace throws a chopping leg kick but Jose De La Cus manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Smoochie Wallace slips a straight right by Jose De La Cus.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carter Jose De La Cus dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Smoochie Wallace throws a hook to the side of Jose De La Cus's head but Jose De La Cus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smoochie Wallace misses with an uppercut.
Jose De La Cus lands with a nice body punch.
Jose De La Cus connects with a crisp jab.
Jose De La Cus will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smoochie Wallace throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nice shot lands for Jose De La Cus.
Smoochie Wallace takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Smoochie Wallace has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Smoochie Wallace swinging wildly here.
Smoochie Wallace throws a body punch but Jose De La Cus moves out of range.
Jose De La Cus walks into a left hand.
Jose De La Cus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smoochie Wallace can do to turn this around?
Jose De La Cus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jose De La Cus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smoochie Wallace.
Jose De La Cus connects with the punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jose De La Cus scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jose De La Cus feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Smoochie Wallaces jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jose De La Cus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smoochie Wallace walks into a stiff left hand from Jose De La Cus.
Smoochie Wallace is rocked!
Smoochie Wallace wants to clinch.
Tyroil Smoochie Wallace has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jose De La Cus lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Smoochie Wallace backs up against the ropes.
Carter Jose De La Cus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Smoochie Wallace is still on wobbly legs! Can Jose De La Cus finish him?
Jose De La Cus misses with a two punch combination.
A jab from Jose De La Cus finds it's way through Smoochie Wallace's defenses.
Smoochie Wallace drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
No joy there for Smoochie Wallace, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jose De La Cus lands a nice shot to the body.
Jose De La Cus checks the leg kick nicely there.
Smoochie Wallace takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jose De La Cus takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jose De La Cus throws a one two combo.
Smoochie Wallace looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Good standup being displayed there by Jose De La Cus as he connects with a hook.
Jose De La Cus scores with a one two! Smoochie Wallace had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jose De La Cus lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smoochie Wallace misses with the combination.
Smoochie Wallace throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jose De La Cus goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jose De La Cus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smoochie Wallace.
Jose De La Cus slips under a jab from Smoochie Wallace.
A quick step to the side and Jose De La Cus tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jose De La Cus lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jose De La Cus falls off balance throwing a combination
and Smoochie Wallace counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jose De La Cus scores with a decent looking hook.
Jose De La Cus lands a jab to the nose.
Smoochie Wallace shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Smoochie Wallace tries to move into range but Jose De La Cus moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jose De La Cus connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A swing and a miss from Smoochie Wallace.
A punch combination from Jose De La Cus misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jose De La Cus checks a leg kick.
Smoochie Wallace moves forwards but Jose De La Cus connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Smoochie Wallace throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A left and a right from Jose De La Cus both land. Nice combination.
Jose De La Cus lands an overhand right.
Smoochie Wallace throws a series of punches but Jose De La Cus moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carter Jose De La Cus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jose De La Cus 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carter Jose De La Cus!
Post fight, an emotional Carter Jose De La Cus said 'Carter nuts six times in a row all over Dereks face. They make out then he bangs him again.
"This is the best sex I've ever had! Thank you to everyone for coming out and watching this beautiful performance"
Carter puts his arm around Derek and they walk to the locker room kissing for more fun'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Jon Snow (ranked 25125 p4p, 670 weight class) and Ray Morrison (ranked 3244 p4p, 388 weight class). Morrison has chosen Leave Me Alone as his entrance music. Jon Snow 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Snow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ray Morrison!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Phil Schofield and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snow checks a leg kick.
Morrison swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Snow throws a low kick but Morrison avoids it.
Snow throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Snow walks into a straight right hand from Morrison.
Snow throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Morrison takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Morrison throws a one two combo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morrison. Snow does a little dance to reset his feet.
Snow clinches up with Morrison and pushes him back against the ropes.
Morrison is trying to push Snow away but Snow has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Snow lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Snow working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Morrison fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Morrison.
Still in the clinch, Snow scores with a nice short uppercut.
Morrison breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Snow uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Morrison.
Morrison darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Snow takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Morrison throws a body punch but Snow moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Morrison takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Snow bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Morrison's head backwards.
Snow blocks a low kick nicely.
Nice shot by Morrison.
Snow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morrison was well out of range. Poor timing from Snow.
Morrison misses with a head kick.
Morrison explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Snow pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Morrison feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Snow's calf.
Snow pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Morrison tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Snow blocks a head kick by Morrison.
Morrison throws a hook but Snow avoids it easily.
Morrison tries to score with a low kick but Snow moves his leg out of the way.
Morrison lands a really nice looking cross but Snow seems unphased.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morrison lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Morrison takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Snow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morrison moves away.
Snow misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison moves out of range as Snow strikes.
Snow is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Snow blocks a jab.
Snow tries to close the distance and clinch but Morrison swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Snow throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Morrison counters with a body kick.
A head kick misses from Snow.
Snow moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMorrison.
Snow throws a hook but Morrison blocks it.
Morrison looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Snow takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Snow misses with a body kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Snow moves into the clinch.
I was talking to Snow's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Snow throws a head punch that misses.
Morrison lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Morrison tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Morrison's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head kick misses from Snow.
Snow takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Snow throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Morrison.
Morrison is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Snow had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Morrison misses with an uppercut.
Snow throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ray Morrison will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Morrison throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Morrison jabs at Snow's body.
Snow rushes Morrison and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Morrison breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Snow tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Snow walks into a left hand.
Morrison blocks a leg kick.
Snow misses with a body kick.
Morrison misses with a wild body shot.
Snow throws a head kick that misses.
Snow throws out a loose jab but Morrison uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Snow.
Snow avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Snow throwing a counter right hand but Morrison manages to avoid it.
Snow scores with a hook to the body. Morrison takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice body kick there by Snow.
A solid leg kick lands there for Morrison.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Snow cracks Morrison with a good jab.
Snow turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Morrison has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snow shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
It seemed like Morrison was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Morrison throws a hook to the side of Snow's head but Snow sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice body punch from Snow.
Snow shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Morrison has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Morrison goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Morrison lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Snow backwards.
Morrison has a couple of punches blocked by Snow.
Morrison breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jon Snow is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morrison misses with a hook.
Snow misses with a body kick.
Morrison looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Snow thows a left - swing and a miss!
Morrison throws a body kick that misses.
Morrison buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Snow fails to land with a series of punches.
Snow throws a body kick that misses.
A big right from Morrison misses.
Snow just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison lands a head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morrison pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Morrison misses with a hook to the body
and Snow counters with a one-two to the body.
Snow closes the distance and pushes Morrison back into the ropes.
Snow cracks Morrison with a nice body shot.
Morrison blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Morrison breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Snow takes one to the chin there.
Snow tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Morrison manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Snow tries to bum rush Morrison with a series of wild strikes but Morrison uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Morrison throws a nice outside leg kick.
Snow lands with a kick to the ribs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Snow. Morrison does a little dance to reset his feet.
Morrison dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A leg kick checked by Morrison.
Snow doesn't manage to clinch there - Morrison circles away.
Snow lands with a kick to the ribs.
Ray Morrison seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Morrison goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
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 Jon Snow will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Snow gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Snow softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Snow lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Morrison breaks from the clinch.
Snow throws a quick inside leg kick.
Snow darts in and clinches Morrison up against the ropes.
Morrison blocks an elbow strike from Snow.
Morrison pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Morrison swats away the attempt to clinch by Snow.
Morrison lands a really nice looking cross but Snow seems unphased.
Morrison blocks a low kick nicely.
Snow is looking to land body kicks.
Snow darts in and clinches Morrison up against the ropes.
Morrison misses with the head strike.
Morrison scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Snow throws a head punch that misses.
Snow working aggressively here.
Snow gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Snow throws a head kick that misses
and Snow takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Morrison throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circling - Morrison throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Snow throws a sloppy head kick and Morrison moves out of range easily.
Morrison connects with a leg kick. Snow looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Snow throws a nice looking combination but Morrison bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Snow is looking to land body kicks.
Morrison waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Snow.
Morrison is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Snow takes a jab right on the kisser.
Morrison throws a lazy uppercut
and Snow counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Morrison gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Morrison takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Morrison misses the body punch
and Snow counters with a left and a right that stings Morrison.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morrison slips a straight right by Snow.
Morrison throws a hook but Snow blocks it.
A head kick misses from Morrison.
Morrison sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Snow looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snow lands a jab to the nose.
Snow is looking to land body kicks.
Snow 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.
Morrison blocks a head kick by Snow.
Morrison checks the leg kick.
Snow misses with a body kick.
Snow throws a hook but Morrison blocks it.
Morrison misses with an uppercut. Snow saw that one coming.
Morrison cracks Snow with a right hand to the side of the head.
Snow tries to bum rush Morrison with a series of wild strikes but Morrison uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Morrison scores with a nice right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Morrison misses the target.
Snow clinches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morrison misses with a punch to the body.
Morrison tries to break the clinch but Snow is controlling the position.
Snow scores with a hook to the body.
Snow creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Morrison's defenses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Morrison.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Snow showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Snow has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Snow!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Dave Brown (ranked 25131 p4p, 637 weight class) and Nathan Summers (ranked 2562 p4p, 327 weight class). Dave Brown had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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40
205 lbs
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45
192 lbs
26 - 5 - 0 |
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Insanely flexible
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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
19 - 35 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dave Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nathan Summers!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Ackerman and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Summers connects with a single shot there.
Brown clinches.
Brown misses with some punches.
Summers lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Brown blocking some punches.
Brown wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Summers.
Brown misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brown breaks from the clinch.
Brown scores with a one two! Summers had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Nathan Summers has been cut.
Dave Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Summers gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Brown.
Summers fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Brown on the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Summers cracks Brown with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Brown looks to land a combination but Summers avoids it well.
Brown misses with a double jab.
Brown fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brown on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Summers moves into the clinch successfully.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brown.
Summers on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Brown has had enough of the clinch but Summers keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Summers misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Brown.
Summers lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Summers fails to land.
Summers tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Summers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Summers doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brown working hard to break the clinch.
Brown's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brown has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Brown there as he acknowledges the shot.
Brown falls off balance throwing a combination
and Summers counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Brown is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Brown blocks a head kick by Summers.
Brown wants to clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Brown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Summers tries a head kick but it misses.
Brown is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Summers.
Brown has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Death Valley Training Facility in the buildup to the fight.
Summers connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown feints and then cracks Summers's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Summers down.
Summers tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Brown paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Summers darts in and clinches Brown up against the ropes.
Brown wants to get back to striking at distance but Summers won't allow it.
Brown pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brown looks to land a combination but Summers avoids it well.
Brown darts in trying to clinch
and Summers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Summers darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Brown throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A solid body kick from Brown.
Summers lunges at Brown with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Brown's hand.
Summers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Summers throws a nice outside leg kick.
Brown tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Summers dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nathan Summers's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Brown is looking to clinch.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Summers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brown throws a right hand that Summers ducks under and follows up with a left that Summers also avoids with ease.
Brown lands a jab.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Summers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brown keeps the fight on the outside.
Summers sizes up Brown with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Brown throws a series of punches but Summers moves out of range.
Summers clinches up against the ropes.
Brown pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brown has taken the fight to the clinch.
Summers lands a left hand.
Brown tries to break free but Summers pushes him back against the ropes.
Brown's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brown instigates a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Summers gets through Brown's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Brown is trying to break the clinch but Summers is controlling him.
Summers misses with a punch on the inside.
Summers lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Summers blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brown is trying to break the clinch but Summers is controlling him.
Brown looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Summers avoids a wild elbow strike from Brown.
Summers has a couple of punches blocked by Brown.
Summers swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brown breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Summers blocks a head kick by Brown.
Summers scores with a jab. Brown acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Brown throws a combination. Summers tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Summers tries to clinch up but Brown circles away and keeps his distance.
Summers with a hook.
Nathan Summers seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brown tries to clinch but Summers moves out of range.
Summers slips under a jab.
Brown throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Summers to counter with a crisp jab.
Brown tries to bum rush Summers with a series of wild strikes but Summers uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown throws a low kick but it's checked well by Summers.
Summers tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brown swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brown misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Summers lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Brown's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Summers tries to close the distance and clinch but Brown swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Summers clinches.
Summers softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Summers lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Summers lands a hook to the side of the head.
Summers tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Summers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Summers lands with a left to the head.
Brown working Summers over with knees to the body.
Summers trying to control the position but instead, Brown has worked for underhooks and has pushed Summers into the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Summers lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Brown pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Summers showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nathan Summers's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Brown circles away from the clinch attempt.
Summers lands a nice shot to the body.
Summers might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Brown throws a right and a left that Summers avoids nicely.
Dave Brown is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Summers rushes Brown and presses him up against the ropes.
Brown is looking to break free of the clinch but Summers has double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Summers.
Summers working aggressively here.
Summers misses with a punch to the body.
Brown tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Summers avoids it.
Summers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brown's elbow.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Brown just misses with a elbow thrown towards Summers's brow.
Brown is looking to break free of the clinch but Summers has double underhooks.
Summers is pushing Brown up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Summers lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Summers throws a head punch that misses.
Brown looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Summers lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Summers.
Summers working aggressively here.
Brown wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Summers lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Summers swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Summers softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Brown is trying to break the clinch but Summers is controlling him.
Brown is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Summers is defending well for now.
Summers tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Summers lands on the inside with an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Summers creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Brown tries to break free but Summers pushes him back against the ropes.
Summers looking to slow down the pace here.
Brown blocks an uppercut.
Summers lands a shoulder strike.
Summers looking to stall.
Summers lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dave Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Summers has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Summers misses with a hook to the ribs.
Summers tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brown is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Summers working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Summers softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Summers lands a shoulder strike.
Brown breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brown lands a jab-cross combination.
Brown fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Summers checks it well.
Brown goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Brown motions for Summers to come forward. Brown throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Brown swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Summers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Summers moves out of range of the body kick from Brown.
Summers is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Summers is looking to clinch.
Brown misses with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nathan Summers comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Summers 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nathan Summers!
A very excited looking Nathan Summers 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 Ethan Irwin (ranked 1245 p4p, 149 weight class) and Nameless Fighter (ranked 3239 p4p, 316 weight class). Fighter comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Dan Balan Like kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be a great matchup!
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154 lbs
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151 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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ethan Irwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 27 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nameless Fighter!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Glass and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fighter doesn't manage to clinch there - Irwin circles away.
Irwin has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Navy Street MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Irwin takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Fighter misses with a wild combination.
Irwin feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Fighter looks to land a combination but Irwin avoids it well.
Irwin swats away the attempt to clinch by Fighter.
Fighter tries to clinch but Irwin is having none of it.
Fighter misses with a double jab.
A little feinted left hand from Irwin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Fighter fails in his attempt to clinch.
Irwin swats away the attempt to clinch by Fighter.
Irwin is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Fighter wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fighter misses with the combination.
Fighter forces Irwin back against the ropes and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter misses with the head strike.
Irwin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fighter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Irwin swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Some wild striking there from Fighter.
Irwin takes a swing at Fighter's ribcage but misses.
Irwin slips a jab and a cross from Fighter.
Irwin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fighter looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fighter misses with a two punch combination.
Irwin is looking to counter punch.
Fighter has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Irwin dodges the punch combination from Fighter.
Fighter throws a series of strikes that have Irwin backpedaling.
Fighter clinches.
Irwin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fighter scores with a shot to the side of Irwin's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Irwin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fighter looks winded!
Irwin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Irwin manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irwin throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Irwin connects with a body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Irwin.
Irwin connects with an inside leg kick.
Fighter throws a left and a right that both miss
and Irwin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fighter 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.
Fighter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Irwin connects with a right hand. Fighter shakes it off.
Irwin connects with a right hand. Fighter shakes it off.
Irwin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Fighter checks it well.
Fighter forces Irwin back against the ropes and clinches.
Irwin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fighter throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Irwin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fighter scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Irwin looks to land a left hand but Fighter moved out of range nicely.
Fighter throws a combination that misses
enabling Irwin to counter with a crisp jab.
Fighter tries to clinch there but Irwin circles away.
Irwin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Fighter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Irwin circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nameless Fighter 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.
Fighter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Irwin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fighter misses with a two punch combination.
Ethan Irwin is winning the standup battle so far.
Fighter misses with the combination.
Irwin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fighter chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Irwin can pounce on him.
Fighter tries to clinch but Irwin is having none of it.
Irwin quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Fighter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Irwin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fighter manages to avoid it.
Fighter throws a counter combo.
Fighter swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fighter misses with a wild combination.
Fighter throws a series of punches but Irwin moves out of range.
Irwin misses with an uppercut.
Fighter misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irwin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Irwin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fighter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fighter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
It looked like Irwin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Irwin delivers a nice body kick.
Irwin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fighter throws a right hand that Irwin ducks under and follows up with a left that Irwin also avoids with ease.
Fighter darts in trying to clinch
and Irwin counters with a nice uppercut.
Fighter takes one to the chin there.
Irwin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fighter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Irwin avoids a punch combination nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fighter tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Irwin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irwin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fighter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fighter tries to clinch but Irwin moves out of range.
Irwin just misses with a punch to the body.
Some wild striking there from Fighter.
Irwin throwing a counter right hand but Fighter manages to avoid it.
Irwin misses with a wild body shot.
Fighter throws a series of punches but Irwin avoids them all with ease.
Fighter takes one to the chin there.
Irwin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fighter works over Irwin's head and body with a nice combination.
Irwin is looking to chop away at Fighter's legs.
Fighter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fighter tries to clinch up.
Fighter moves into the clinch.
Fighter throws a head punch that misses.
Irwin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fighter throws a series of punches but Irwin avoids them all with ease.
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 Ethan Irwin will probably get the nod.
That's time! Irwin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Fighter misses with a few strikes there.
Fighter misses with a series of wild punches.
Fighter is looking to clinch.
Fighter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fighter gets a clinch.
Irwin avoids the elbow strike from Fighter, against the ropes.
Irwin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Fighter.
Fighter takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nameless Fighter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fighter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Irwin.
Irwin throwing a counter right hand but Fighter manages to avoid it.
Fighter throws a right hand that Irwin ducks under and follows up with a left that Irwin also avoids with ease.
Irwin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fighter.
Irwin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Fighter has time to react.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irwin keeps the fight on the outside.
Fighter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fighter wants to clinch but Irwin slips to the side
and Irwin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fighter throws a series of punches but Irwin avoids them all with ease.
Irwin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Irwin keeps the fight on the outside.
Fighter throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Irwin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fighter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fighter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fighter throws a right hand that Irwin ducks under and follows up with a left that Irwin also avoids with ease.
Irwin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fighter.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Fighter chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Irwin can pounce on him.
Fighter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Irwin throws a hook but Fighter avoids it easily.
Irwin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fighter on the side of the head.
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!
Fighter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fighter takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fighter misses with a combination
and Irwin counters with a nice leg kick.
Fighter wants to clinch.
Fighter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Irwin.
Irwin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fighter throws a combination that misses
and Irwin counters with a straight right hand.
Irwin looks to land a combination but Fighter avoids it well.
Fighter takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Irwin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Irwin scores with a nice body kick.
Fighter takes one to the chin there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fighter swinging wildly here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ethan Irwin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Irwin has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ethan Irwin!
The defeated Nameless Fighter had this to say: 'I will be back And I`ll win YOU MOTH****CKERS!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jose Canseco (ranked 2244 p4p, 92 weight class) and Kenny Tchusuk (ranked 2825 p4p, 115 weight class). Canseco kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Lisa Gerrard, Peter Bourke - Meltdown. Kenny Tchusuk has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jose Canseco '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
12 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Canseco !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kenny Tchusuk!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Canseco stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tchusuk.
Canseco seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Canseco throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tchusuk.
Canseco will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice defenses there by Canseco .
Tchusuk slips a jab and a cross from Canseco .
Tchusuk throws an overhand right that lands on Canseco 's shoulder, as Canseco tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like Canseco was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Tchusuk throws a head kick but Canseco moves out of range.
Tchusuk connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Canseco rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tchusuk moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tchusuk throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tchusuk closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Tchusuk has Canseco pressed against the ropes, preventing Canseco from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Canseco wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tchusuk has him pressed against the ropes.
Tchusuk scores with a shoulder strike.
Canseco is breathing heavily.
Tchusuk lands a hook that snaps the head of Canseco backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short body shot lands from Tchusuk as the two fighters clinch.
Tchusuk lands a shoulder strike.
Tchusuk creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Canseco crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Canseco face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Tchusuk takes it with a brutal technical knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Kenny Tchusuk!
Jose Canseco spoke after the fight, saying 'Fucking CTE'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Juan Fonseca (ranked 20090 p4p, 659 weight class) and Steven Kennedy (ranked 2754 p4p, 328 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 17 - 3, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Juan Fonseca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steven Kennedy!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Richard Clark and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kennedy crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Fonseca - the referee stops the clock and Kennedy gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Fonseca. Kennedy manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kennedy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A punch combination from Fonseca misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kennedy! But no joy.
Fonseca misses with a low kick.
Fonseca just misses with a punch to the body.
Kennedy tries to clinch up but Fonseca circles away and keeps his distance.
Juan Fonseca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kennedy misses with a head kick.
Kennedy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fonseca tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fonseca stuns Kennedy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kennedy punishes Fonseca's body with a nice straight punch.
Kennedy connects 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!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fonseca.
Kennedy scores with a leg kick.
Kennedy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fonseca was well out of range. Poor timing from Kennedy.
Kennedy delivers a nice body kick.
Fonseca connects with a body shot that sends Kennedy's belly button to the back.
A jab from Kennedy does it's job there.
Kennedy is looking to land body kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy tries a head kick but it misses.
Fonseca lands the left hand.
Kennedy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fonseca ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kennedy moves away.
Kennedy takes one to the side of the head.
Fonseca avoids the head kick by Kennedy.
Kennedy looks to score with a jab to the body but Fonseca is just out of range.
Fonseca misses with a straight left.
Kennedy misses with a body kick.
Kennedy swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kennedy slips under a jab.
Kennedy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Juan Fonseca is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fonseca misses with a series of wild punches.
Fonseca has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kennedy.
Fonseca feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kennedys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Fonseca.
Kennedy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kennedy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fonseca misses with a hook. Kennedy ducked under it nicely.
Fonseca throws a leg kick but Kennedy sees it coming and moves out of range.
A jab from Kennedy misses.
Fonseca takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Fonseca has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fonseca pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kennedy walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Fonseca checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Fonseca staying out of range there.
Kennedy misses with a body kick.
Fonseca is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kennedy tries to close the distance and clinch but Fonseca swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A punch combination from Fonseca misses.
Fonseca avoids a kick to the body.
Fonseca swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kennedy appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kennedy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Fonseca has time to react.
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 Juan Fonseca will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Fonseca misses with a straight left.
Kennedy misses with a body shot.
Fonseca appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Fonseca ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kennedy moves away.
Fonseca looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fonseca throws a nice looking combination but Kennedy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kennedy is looking for the big counter here.
Fonseca looks to throw the jab but Kennedy is out of range.
Kennedy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kennedy walks into a jab.
Fonseca throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A head kick misses from Kennedy.
Fonseca misses with a shot to the body
and Kennedy counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Kennedy swings for the body but Fonseca moves out of range.
Fonseca throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kennedy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fonseca.
Fonseca swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fonseca looks to land a combination. Kennedy sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Juan Fonseca is winning the standup battle so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fonseca lands a jab-cross combination.
Fonseca throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kennedy with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fonseca to score with a decent uppercut.
Kennedy moves away from the strike by Fonseca.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fonseca on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kennedy thuds his shin into the meat of Fonseca's side.
A head kick misses from Kennedy.
Kennedy lands a slapping body shot.
Fonseca misses with an uppercut.
Fonseca scores with a body shot.
Fonseca throws an overhand right that lands on Kennedy's shoulder, as Kennedy tries to avoid the shot.
Fonseca throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kennedy counters with a low kick, right behind Fonseca 's knee.
Kennedy throws the kick towards the body but Fonseca avoids it.
Fonseca misses with a body kick.
Kennedy will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fonseca.
Fonseca swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kennedy attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Fonseca drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kennedy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fonseca misses with a head kick.
Kennedy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Fonseca walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kennedy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kennedy let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Fonseca changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kennedy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kennedy misses with a kick to the body.
Kennedy lands a leg kick that knocks Fonseca off balance momentarily.
Kennedy throws a lazy head kick
and Fonseca counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kennedy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fonseca jabs Kennedy right on the nose. Kennedy blinks but takes it well.
Kennedy is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Fonseca rather than just go for the knockout.
Kennedy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fonseca.
Fonseca loads up on a big right hand but Kennedy slips the punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fonseca cracks Kennedy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Fonseca looks to score with a jab to the body but Kennedy is just out of range.
Kennedy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fonseca.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Fonseca dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Fonseca throws a body punch but Kennedy moves out of range.
Kennedy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kennedy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nice cross by Fonseca.
Kennedy swings for the body but Fonseca moves out of range.
Kennedy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kennedy misses with a kick to the body.
Kennedy blocks a jab.
Fonseca fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kennedy manages to avoid it.
Kennedy steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Fonseca throws a leg kick that is checked
and Fonseca takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kennedy throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Fonseca.
Kennedy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kennedy moves into the clinch.
Fonseca is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Fonseca lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kennedy backwards.
Kennedy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy tries a head kick but it misses.
Fonseca is looking to counter punch.
Fonseca clobbers Kennedy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kennedy misses the jab.
As Kennedy looks to move away, Fonseca throws a big counter combo but Kennedy just gets out of the way.
Fonseca bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kennedy misses with an attempted mid kick.
Fonseca throws a low kick, looking for Kennedy's leg but Kennedy calmly moves out of range.
Fonseca comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fonseca closes the distance and scores with a big combo that sends Kennedy crashing to the mat! Kennedy 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!
Juan Fonseca is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fonseca is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kennedy can do to turn this around?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kennedy throws the left hand but Fonseca avoids the punch easily.
Kennedy just misses with a punch to the body.
Kennedy misses with a double jab.
Kennedy walks into a straight right hand from Fonseca.
Good standup being displayed there by Kennedy as he connects with a hook.
Kennedy misses with a kick to the body
and Fonseca counters with a solid body kick.
Fonseca takes a swing at Kennedy's ribcage but misses.
Fonseca throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy has managed to clinch.
Kennedy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fonseca throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kennedy's head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Fonseca.
Fonseca fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kennedy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kennedy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fonseca manages to avoid it.
Fonseca throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fonseca throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kennedy.
Fonseca looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fonseca connects with the punch.
Fonseca throws a hook but Kennedy blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fonseca moves out of range of the body kick from Kennedy.
Fonseca throws a quick counter head kick but Kennedy was just out of range.
Kennedy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Steven Kennedy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fonseca darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Fonseca showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fonseca 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:26
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:26
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Fonseca!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Taz Bandichoo (ranked 25147 p4p, 538 weight class) and Stipe Velasquez (ranked 3191 p4p, 302 weight class). Velasquez is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Gaining Momentum by MC Hammer. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Taz Bandichoo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stipe Velasquez!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Phil Schofield and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velasquez tries to clinch but Bandichoo moves out of range.
Bandichoo with a hook.
Velasquez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bandichoo swats away the attempt to clinch by Velasquez.
Velasquez has closed the distance and engaged Bandichoo in a clinch.
We've been informed that Velasquez 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.
Bandichoo gets through Velasquez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Velasquez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bandichoo's defenses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bandichoo misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Velasquez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bandichoo's brow.
Bandichoo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bandichoo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bandichoo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bandichoo tries a head kick but it misses.
Velasquez steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bandichoo.
Bandichoo looks to land a body kick but Velasquez moved away.
A shot to the liver by Bandichoo. Beautiful body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bandichoo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bandichoo 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.
Velasquez tries to clinch but Bandichoo moves out of range.
Bandichoo lands a head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandichoo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Taz Bandichoo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Velasquez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bandichoo scores with a leg kick.
Bandichoo staying out of range there.
Bandichoo thinks about countering with a head kick.
Velasquez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bandichoo.
Velasquez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bandichoo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A cross from Bandichoo lands.
Velasquez doesn't manage to clinch there - Bandichoo circles away.
Velasquez darts in and clinches Bandichoo up against the ropes.
Bandichoo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Velasquez has him pressed against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Velasquez - that landed with a thud.
Bandichoo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Velasquezs head.
Bandichoo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bandichoo tries to break free but Velasquez pushes him back against the ropes.
Bandichoo manages to break the clinch.
Bandichoo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Velasquez steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bandichoo.
Velasquez blocks a head kick by Bandichoo.
Bandichoo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Velasquez cracks a nice hook into Bandichoo's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bandichoo tests Velasquez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Velasquez takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Velasquez wants to clinch up but Bandichoo keeps it at a distance.
Velasquez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Velasquez avoids the head kick by Bandichoo.
A punch combination from Velasquez misses.
Velasquez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Velasquez tries to clinch but Bandichoo is having none of it.
Velasquez throws a right hand that Bandichoo ducks under and follows up with a left that Bandichoo also avoids with ease.
Velasquez tries to clinch up but Bandichoo circles away and keeps his distance.
Velasquez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bandichoo misses with a low kick.
Bandichoo throws a sloppy head kick and Velasquez moves out of range easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bandichoo scores with a spinning back kick!
Bandichoo scores with a hook.
Bandichoo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Velasquez moves away.
Bandichoo's corner calls for a 1-2. Bandichoo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taz Bandichoo dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Bandichoo misses with a low kick as Velasquez jumps back.
Bandichoo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Velasquez avoids the head kick by Bandichoo.
Bandichoo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Velasquez can do to turn this around?
Velasquez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bandichoo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Velasquez lands with a good body shot.
Bandichoo moves away from the strike by Velasquez.
Stipe Velasquez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bandichoo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bandichoo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Velasquez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bandichoo thows a body kick. Velasquez tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Velasquez moves away from the strike by Bandichoo.
Velasquez wants to counter with a clinch but Bandichoo pushes him away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bandichoo.
Taz Bandichoo is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Velasquez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Velasquez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Velasquez tries to clinch but Bandichoo moves out of range.
Velasquez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bandichoo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Velasquez.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Velasquez is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandichoo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bandichoo looks to land a body kick but Velasquez moved away.
Velasquez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bandichoo.
Bandichoo throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Velasquez.
Bandichoo throws a big shot that misses.
Velasquez doesn't manage to clinch there - Bandichoo circles away.
Bandichoo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Velasquez closes the distance and clinches.
Bandichoo gets through Velasquez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bandichoo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Velasquez misses with a wild body shot.
Bandichoo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bandichoo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Velasquez.
Bandichoo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Velasquez.
Velasquez scores with a hook.
Velasquez throws a series of punches but Bandichoo moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bandichoo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Velasquez.
Velasquez is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Velasquez ducks under a wild hook from Bandichoo.
Bandichoo looks to land a combination. Velasquez sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bandichoo avoids the body shot from Velasquez.
Velasquez just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBandichoo.
Velasquez wants to clinch up but Bandichoo keeps it at a distance.
Velasquez throws a nice looking combination but Bandichoo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bandichoo thuds his right hand into Velasquez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Velasquez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bandichoo manages to avoid it.
Bandichoo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bandichoo lands a high kick!
Bandichoo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bandichoo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bandichoo keeps the fight on the outside.
A leg kick checked by Velasquez.
Bandichoo misses with an uppercut. Velasquez saw that one coming.
A combination from Bandichoo does no damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bandichoo looks to land a body kick but Velasquez moved away.
Velasquez blocks a leg kick.
Bandichoo lands with a good body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bandichoo.
Velasquez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bandichoo rather than just go for the knockout.
Bandichoo thumps Velasquez with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taz Bandichoo dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Velasquez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Velasquez tries to clinch up but Bandichoo circles away and keeps his distance.
Velasquez blocks a head kick by Bandichoo.
Velasquez steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bandichoo.
Velasquez takes a swing at Bandichoo's ribcage but misses.
Bandichoo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Velasquez.
Bandichoo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Velasquez doesn't manage to clinch there - Bandichoo circles away.
Velasquez catches Bandichoo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Velasquez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bandichoo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bandichoo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bandichoo. That's going to slow Velasquez down.
Bandichoo lands with an overhand left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Velasquez is looking to clinch.
Velasquez throws a series of strikes that have Bandichoo backpedaling.
Bandichoo connects with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Velasquez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bandichoo was well out of range. Poor timing from Velasquez.
Velasquez blocks a head kick by Bandichoo.
A jab from Velasquez misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velasquez fails to land with a series of punches.
Bandichoo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bandichoo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Velasquez tries to clinch up but Bandichoo circles away and keeps his distance.
Bandichoo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Velasquez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bandichoo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Velasquez tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Velasquez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bandichoo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bandichoo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bandichoo lands a nice looking body shot.
Velasquez throws a body shot but no joy.
Bandichoo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Velasquez.
Bandichoo digs a good body shot into Velasquez's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bandichoo is looking to slow Velasquez down with leg kicks.
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!
Velasquez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bandichoo.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bandichoo.
Bandichoo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Velasquez jabs at Bandichoo's body.
Bandichoo tries a head kick but it misses.
Bandichoo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Velasquez rushes Bandichoo and presses him up against the ropes.
Velasquez misses with an elbow over the top.
Velasquez is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Bandichoo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Velasquez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bandichoo's brow.
Stipe Velasquez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bandichoo lands a hook that snaps the head of Velasquez backwards.
Bandichoo breaks the clinch.
Velasquez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Velasquez misses with a wild combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Taz Bandichoo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bandichoo, 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taz Bandichoo!
Taz Bandichoo managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Brooklyn Apothecary, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Riley Knox (ranked 3052 p4p, 382 weight class) and Chong Tay (ranked 4124 p4p, 440 weight class). Knox's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Roy Jones Jr - I Smoke, I Drink feat. Mr. Magic & Youngbloodz). Riley Knox has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Riley Knox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 22 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chong Tay!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Phil Schofield and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Tay. That's going to slow Knox down.
Tay swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Knox counters with an inside leg kick.
Knox throws a front kick aimed at Tay's knee but Tay avoids it well.
Tay misses the shot to the body.
Knox throwing a counter right hand but Tay manages to avoid it.
Tay throws a head kick but Knox moves out of range.
Tay throws a head kick that misses
and Knox counters with a body kick.
Knox connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tay momentarily.
Tay misses with a two punch combination.
Knox definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Knox clinches up against the ropes.
Knox misses with a body punch.
Knox lands an uppercut.
Knox struggles to land a body shot inside as Tay controls his hands.
Knox tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tay tries to break free but Knox pushes him back against the ropes.
Tay wants to break the clinch but can't.
Knox misses with a knee strike.
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!
Tay avoiding damage as Knox throws knees to the body.
Tay is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Tay breaks from the clinch.
Knox stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nice defenses there by Tay.
Tay unleashes a big counter combination but Knox bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tay throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Knox counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tay defending well as Knox loads up on a big left hand.
Knox is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Knox lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tay's sensitive parts.
Tay misses with a wild combination.
Tay throws a series of strikes that have Knox backpedaling.
It looks like Riley Knox has been cut.
Tay has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Knox finds it's way round the side to connect with Tay's head.
Tay throws a head kick that misses
and Knox counters with a straight right hand.
Knox misses with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knox buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tay fails to land with a series of punches.
Knox misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tay walks into a big right hand from Knox and goes down! The referee sends Knox to a neutral corner as Tay gets back to his feet. He looks OK so we're back under way.
It looks like Chong Tay has been cut.
Knox closes the distance and catches Tay with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Tay is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Tay is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Tay is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Knox takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Riley Knox!
Riley Knox thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Alistair Spong (ranked 699 p4p, 105 weight class) and Dennis Fischer (ranked 580 p4p, 86 weight class). Spong comes to the ring accompanied by 2Pac - I'm A Soldier (Echale Mojo Remix) . Dennis Fischer told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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
47 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Alistair Spong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dennis Fischer!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Phil Schofield and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fischer throws a body kick that misses.
A big right from Spong misses.
Spong backing away here, and Fischer unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Fischer connects with a solid leg kick.
Spong has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Canadian Elite Bruins Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Nice straight punches there by Fischer. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Fischer.
Fischer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fischer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fischer connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Spong's hands.
Spong doesn't manage to clinch there - Fischer circles away.
Fischer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fischer thuds a left hand into Spong's body.
A big left from Fischer misses.
A little feinted left hand from Spong on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice uppercut there from Fischer.
Fischer slips a straight right by Spong.
Fischer lands an overhand right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fischer tries to score with a low kick but Spong moves his leg out of the way.
Fischer throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Spong moves into the clinch.
Spong throws a punch but it's blocked by Fischer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spong lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fischer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fischer is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Spong is keeping busy.
Fischer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fischer slows down the pace here.
Fischer tries to stall but Spong uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Spong missing with knees to the body.
Fischer lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fischer looking to slow down the pace here.
Spong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fischer is defending well for now.
Fischer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fischer throws out a loose jab but Spong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fischer's jab looks to have found its range, popping Spong under the eye.
A clash of legs there as Fischer blocks the low kick.
Fischer cracks Spong with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fischer darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fischer misses with a right hand
and Spong counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
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!
Spong has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fischer.
Fischer punishes Spong's body with a nice straight punch.
Spong forces Fischer back against the ropes and clinches.
Spong trying to land knees to the body.
Spong landing knees to the head.
Fischer is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Spong is keeping busy.
The referee is keeping an eye on Spong - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Fischer manages to break the clinch.
Fischer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Spong tries to clinch but Fischer moves out of range.
Fischer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
That kick from Fischer tenderised Spong's leg. Spong is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice body punch from Spong.
Spong moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fischer lands a right hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dennis Fischer dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Fischer connects with a body shot that sends Spong's belly button to the back.
Fischer jabs Spong to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fischer lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That kick from Fischer tenderised Spong's leg. Spong is trying to keep his angry face on.
Fischer throws a series of punches but Spong avoids them all with ease.
Fischer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Spong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fischer jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Spong scores with the left hand. Fischer knows he should have avoided that one.
It looks like Dennis Fischer has been cut.
Spong tries to score with a low kick but Fischer moves his leg out of the way.
Fischer moves out of range of the strikes.
Fischer lands with a kick to the ribs.
An inside leg kick lands from Fischer.
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!
An inside leg kick lands from Fischer.
Spong takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Dennis Fischer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fischer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A good leg kick by Fischer.
Dennis Fischer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fischer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Spong on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Spong wants to clinch.
Crunch! Spong slams his shin into Fischer's torso.
Fischer looks to land a combination but Spong avoids it well.
Fischer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Spong.
Fischer misses with a left hand
and Spong counters with an outside leg kick.
Spong throws a leg kick that misses.
Fischer has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Fischer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fischer ducks under a wild hook from Spong.
Fischer feints a counter leg kick.
Fischer just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spong walks into a stiff left hand from Fischer.
Spong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fischer wants to land a leg kick but Spong is out of range.
Spong looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Fischer thuds a left hand into Spong's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fischer scores with a hook to the body. Spong takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Spong takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fischer paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fischer moves out of range of the leg kick from Spong.
Fischer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spong manages to avoid it.
Spong has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Spong there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fischer throws a nice inside leg kick.
Spong uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Fischer has time to react.
Spong looks to land a left hand but Fischer moved out of range nicely.
Fischer appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Jab, jab by Spong - just one landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spong throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dennis Fischer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dennis Fischer's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Spong tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Fischer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Alistair Spong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Spong is looking to score with low kicks.
Fischer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Fischer.
Fischer thuds a left hand into Spong's body.
Fischer scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fischer blocks a jab.
Fischer tries to land a front kick but Spong steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Fischer 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 Spong has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Spong and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Spong wants to clinch up but Fischer keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spong gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Spong putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Fischer in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fischer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Spong has him pressed against the ropes.
Spong takes a shot to the head.
Spong is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fischer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fischer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fischer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Fischer is predictable there
and Spong counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Good shot there by Fischer.
Spong keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Fischer swats away the attempt to clinch by Spong.
Fischer slips a straight right by Spong.
It seemed like Fischer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Fischer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fischer lands a jab to the nose.
Spong takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fischer moves out of range of the body kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Spong crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Fischer - the referee stops the clock and Spong gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Fischer. Spong manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Fischer fails to land with a series of punches.
Spong throws a low kick but it's checked well by Fischer.
Spong takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fischer misses with an uppercut. Spong saw that one coming.
Spong doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Fischer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Spong. That did some damage!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Fischer lands an overhand right.
Nice shot by Fischer.
Fischer attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Spong checks a low kick from Fischer.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fischer. That's going to slow Spong down.
Fischer throws a sloppy head kick
and Spong counters with a nice leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Fischer misses the target.
A slow jab from Spong misses its intended target.
Fischer misses with a few strikes there.
Fischer misses with a shot to the body
and Spong counters with a nice body shot.
Fischer throws a looping overhand right but Spong ducks down to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dennis Fischer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Fischer 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dennis Fischer!
Dennis Fischer tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
Alistair Spong was interviewed post fight and said 'Damn, got caught napping.'.
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