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Striking Masters 17 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Johnny Schallony (ranked 6296 p4p, 178 weight class) and Guilhaume Prevot (ranked 15502 p4p, 190 weight class). The key to victory for Johnny Schallony has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Johnny Schallony!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Guilhaume Prevot!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Franklyn Lucas and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prevot moves into range and clinches up with Schallony.
Schallony manages to break the clinch.
Prevot shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
It looks like Guilhaume Prevot has been cut.
Prevot on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Schallony tries to keep at a distance but Prevot has taken the fight into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Prevot fails to land.
Prevot breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Schallony throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Prevot counter with a right hand.
Schallony scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Schallony connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Prevot steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Schallony.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Prevot moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Prevot walks into a stiff left hand from Schallony.
Prevot fails in his attempt to clinch.
Prevot on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Prevot fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Prevot closes the distance and pushes Schallony back into the ropes.
Prevot is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Schallony is defending well for now.
Schallony escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prevot clinches with his opponent.
Prevot breaks the clinch.
Schallony swats away the attempt to clinch by Prevot.
Schallony lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That has opened up Guilhaume Prevot's cut even more.
Schallony jabs Prevot right on the nose. Prevot blinks but takes it well.
Prevot gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Prevot told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Schallony manages to break the clinch.
Schallony connects with the punch.
Schallony scores with a nice strike.
Prevot misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Schallony cracks Prevot with a left hand that drops him to the canvas, up against the ropes! Can Prevot get back up in time? 3, 4, 5, 6, 7... he's on one knee... 8, 9... he's up! 'Walk towards me' says the referee. Prevot looks steady enough to continue so we're going to continue!
The cut above Guilhaume Prevot's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schallony throws a right and a left that Prevot avoids nicely.
Prevot clinches up against the ropes.
Schallony breaks the clinch.
Prevot walks straight into a big right, left combination from Schallony and drops to the floor! Oh, he's out cold! He's out cold! Wow, that finish was brutal! Congratulations to Schallony as he moves his way up the rankings!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Johnny Schallony!
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Ezekiel Hall (ranked 6638 p4p, 567 weight class) and Julio Bargos (ranked 4255 p4p, 456 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ezekiel Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Julio Bargos!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Columbo Gatti and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bargos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hall throws a right hand that misses
and Bargos counters with a body kick that stops Hall in his tracks momentarily.
Hall has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hall lands a right hand.
Bargos tries to circle away but Hall has him pinned against the ropes.
Hall throws a punch but it's blocked by Bargos.
Hall softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Hall swings wildly with an uppercut but Bargos uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bargos backwards.
Hall tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hall misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall tries to work over Bargos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hall throws a head punch that misses.
Hall lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bargos backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Hall fails to land.
Hall working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bargos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hall lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hall throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Hall - that landed with a thud.
Hall throws a head punch that misses.
Bargos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hall misses with some punches.
Hall misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hall.
Hall looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Bargos blocks a body shot from Hall.
Bargos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hall.
A nice left hand lands by Hall.
Hall lands with a short shot to the head.
Bargos is looking to break free of the clinch but Hall has double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hall.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Hall creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hall misses with some punches.
Bargos has had enough of the clinch but Hall keeps him there for the moment.
Hall fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ezekiel Hall dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hall misses with a right hand
and Bargos counters with a left to the body.
Hall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bargos manages to avoid it.
Hall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hall swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bargos counters with a nice body kick.
A swing and a miss from Hall.
Bargos is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hall with a body shot.
Hall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hall swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bargos counters with a head kick. That will keep Hall thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Hall loads up on a big right hand but Bargos slips the punch.
Bargos now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hall really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall misses with a left hand
letting Bargos counter with a right hand.
Hall throws a body shot but no joy.
Bargos swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hall looks to score with a jab to the body but Bargos is just out of range.
Bargos throws a fast counter high kick but Hall manages to duck under it in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall has Bargos up against the ropes in a clinch.
Bargos is trying to break free.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hall.
Still in the clinch, Hall scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hall misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bargos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hall lands with a short shot to the head.
Hall tries a body shot but Bargos blocks it.
Hall throws a head punch that misses.
Hall lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bargos backwards.
Bargos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hall has him pressed against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bargos blocking some punches.
Hall is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bargos can do to turn this around?
A short uppercut from Hall.
Hall misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hall lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bargos backwards.
Hall swings wildly with an uppercut but Bargos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hall scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bargos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hall swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hall fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Bargos's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bargos is trying to force a seperation but Hall has the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ezekiel Hall dominated that second 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Hall throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bargos counters with a nice leg kick.
Hall is looking to wear down Bargos with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bargos ducks under a wild hook from Hall.
Hall misses with an uppercut
and Bargos counters with a nice body shot.
Bargos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bargos shapes to counter with a head kick.
Hall throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bargos counters with a right hand to the body.
A slow jab from Hall misses its intended target.
Bargos is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hall with a body shot.
Hall throws a shot from downtown. Bargos moves away and avoids it.
Bargos appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bargos has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Hall is landing a low percentage of strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall throws a poor cross that misses
and Hall takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hall fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bargos, pushing him back against the ropes.
A short uppercut from Hall.
Bargos takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall has a couple of punches blocked by Bargos.
Hall lands with a light punch inside.
Hall misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bargos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hall lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hall.
Ezekiel Hall has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hall scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hall lands with a light punch inside.
Hall scores with a shoulder strike.
Hall lands a shot to the body.
Bargos blocking some punches.
Hall lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall tries a body shot but Bargos blocks it.
Bargos wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bargos blocking some punches.
Bargos wants to get back to striking at distance but Hall won't allow it.
Hall working aggressively here.
Hall misses with a punch on the inside.
Ezekiel Hall is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hall throws a punch but it's blocked by Bargos.
Hall lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hall lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hall has a couple of punches blocked by Bargos.
Julio Bargos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hall tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ezekiel Hall showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hall, 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ezekiel Hall!
Ezekiel Hall took some time post fight to say the following; 'He didn't stand a chance'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Branok Rosewarne (ranked 5261 p4p, 507 weight class) and Sali Koira (ranked 6473 p4p, 550 weight class). Rosewarne's entrance music is Stongehenge - Spinal Tap. A fine choice. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Sali Koira was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Branok Rosewarne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sali Koira!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Columbo Gatti and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rosewarne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rosewarne closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Koira out cold! Koira corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Branok Rosewarne!
Branok Rosewarne bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Denzil J Kenny (ranked 24715 p4p, 677 weight class) and Jack Smoking (ranked 4175 p4p, 445 weight class). Kenny comes to the ring accompanied by Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way - Waylon Jennings. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Granite chin
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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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Denzil J Kenny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Smoking!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, David Schapiro and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Kenny.
Kenny misses with a wild combination.
Kenny connects with a right hand. Smoking shakes it off.
It looks like Jack Smoking has been cut.
Smoking lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kenny circles away quickly and effectively.
Kenny was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Smoking clinches up against the ropes.
Kenny looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Smoking tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kenny avoids it.
Smoking misses with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Smoking as the two fighters clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kenny wants to break the clinch but can't.
Smoking misses with an elbow over the top.
A head punch on the inside from Smoking fails to land.
Smoking blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kenny.
Smoking tries to throw a body punch but Kenny avoids it by throwing Smoking back against the ropes.
Kenny blocks the elbow strike.
Kenny is trying to push Smoking away but Smoking has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Kenny will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Smoking up against the ropes.
Smoking has a couple of punches blocked by Kenny.
A short left from Smoking.
Smoking keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kenny's efforts to push away.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smoking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smoking misses with some punches.
Kenny has had enough of the clinch but Smoking keeps him there for the moment.
Kenny is trying to stall.
Smoking tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Smoking fails to land.
Smoking digs a right hand into Kenny's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kenny's gas tank.
Kenny tries to break the clinch but Smoking is controlling the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Smoking tries to work over Kenny's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smoking throws a head punch that misses.
Smoking pushes Kenny back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Smoking dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Smoking's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Smoking checks a leg kick.
Denzil J Kenny seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Smoking, right into the meat.
Kenny jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kenny scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kenny lands a nice leg kick that just misses Smoking's sensitive parts.
Kenny lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Smoking takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Smoking avoids the body shot from Kenny.
Smoking looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kenny feints a jab promting Smoking to slip. Kenny then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Smoking slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Nice jab there from Kenny.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smoking stuns Kenny with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kenny throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smoking tries to clinch but Kenny moves out of range.
Smoking takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Smoking takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Crunch! Kenny slams his shin into Smoking's torso.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smoking scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kenny is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Smoking clinches up with Kenny and pushes him back against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kenny.
Smoking cracks Kenny with a nice body shot.
Smoking content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kenny wants to stall.
Smoking missing with knees to the body.
Jack Smoking seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kenny wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kenny swings wildly with an uppercut but Smoking uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smoking is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenny can't break the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kenny lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kenny is trying to force a seperation but Smoking has the dominant position.
Kenny has had enough of the clinch but Smoking keeps him there for the moment.
Smoking misses with a shot to the kidneys.
I was talking to Kenny's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kenny wants to stall.
Kenny 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.
Denzil J Kenny dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jack Smoking's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Smoking pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Smoking.
Smoking closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Smoking breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smoking throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smoking takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kenny feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Smokings jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kenny lands a head shot.
Kenny connects with a single shot there.
Nice straight punches there by Kenny. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kenny.
Kenny lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and Smoking goes down! The ref sends Kenny to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and Smoking is back to his feet. He seems a little groggy but the referee thinks he's OK to continue, so we're back to the action!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Donk. Kenny catches Smoking right on the button with a cross.
Smoking is rocked!
Kenny is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smoking can do to turn this around?
Kenny circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Smoking tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Kenny wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Denzil J Kenny!
Our winner, Denzil J Kenny, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ravi Shankoli (ranked 1971 p4p, 51 weight class) and Oscar Oscarsson (ranked 2390 p4p, 63 weight class). Shankoli kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Ravi Shankar - Om Shiva. Oscarsson has chosen Pain - Shut Your Mouth as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
57 - 30 - 0, fighting out of London, Ravi Shankoli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Oscar Oscarsson!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Reed Andrews and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shankoli takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Oscarsson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shankoli.
Oscarsson looks to land a combination. Shankoli sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Ravi Shankoli has been cut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Shankoli fails in his attempt to clinch.
Oscarsson scores with a hook.
Shankoli looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Oscarsson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shankoli tries to clinch but Oscarsson is having none of it.
Oscarsson misses with a two punch combination.
Shankoli scores with a nice right hand.
It looks like Oscar Oscarsson has been cut.
Oscarsson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shankoli throws a low kick but it's checked well by Oscarsson.
Oscarsson tries to bum rush Shankoli with a series of wild strikes but Shankoli uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Oscarsson misses with a looping left.
Shankoli pushes Oscarsson up against the ropes in a clinch.
Oscarsson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shankoli backwards.
Shankoli tries a body shot but Oscarsson blocks it.
Shankoli manages to break the clinch.
Shankoli looks to land a right hand but Oscarsson moved out of range.
Oscarsson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Shankoli stuns Oscarsson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Shankoli dodges the punch combination from Oscarsson.
Oscarsson looks to land a combination but Shankoli avoids it well.
Oscarsson misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shankoli throws a head kick but Oscarsson moves out of range.
Shankoli moves into range and clinches up with Oscarsson.
Oscarsson manages to break the clinch.
Oscarsson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Shankoli misses with a jab, cross combination.
Oscarsson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Oscarsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shankoli.
Shankoli rushes Oscarsson and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Oscarsson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Oscarsson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Shankoli is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shankoli tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Oscarsson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shankoli lands a nice hook to Oscarsson's body. Oscarsson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Shankoli loads up on a big right hand but Oscarsson slips the punch.
Shankoli works the jab nicely.
Oscarsson lands a nice hook to Shankoli's body. Shankoli takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Oscarsson looks to land a combination but Shankoli avoids it well.
Shankoli is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shankoli throws a lazy right hand but Oscarsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Oscarsson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That has opened up Oscar Oscarsson's cut even more.
Shankoli wants to clinch up but Oscarsson keeps it at a distance.
Shankoli fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Oscarsson throws a nice looking combination but Shankoli bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shankoli dodges the punch combination from Oscarsson.
Shankoli fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Shankoli throws a head kick that misses
and Oscarsson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Shankoli.
Oscarsson looks winded!
Oscarsson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shankoli tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Oscarsson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A little jabbing left from Oscarsson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Shankoli takes a swing at Oscarsson's ribcage but misses.
Oscarsson is looking for the big counter here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shankoli misses with a head kick.
No joy there for Oscarsson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Oscarsson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Shankoli throws a shot to the body.
Shankoli clinches up with Oscarsson and pushes him back against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Oscar Oscarsson will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Shankoli misses with a wild body shot.
Oscarsson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Oscarsson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Shankoli slips a jab and a cross from Oscarsson.
Oscar Oscarsson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Oscarsson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ravi Shankoli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oscarsson is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Oscarsson walks straight into devastating uppercut and drops to the floor, clearly wobbled! Can he beat the count? 4,5,6,7... he's up! And he's down again! The ref steps in and calls an end to the fight! What a punch that was!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Ravi Shankoli!
Our winner, Ravi Shankoli, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
In defeat, Oscar Oscarsson stepped up to the mic, saying 'He was the better fighter this time.
You win lose, and you some some.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jory Rosewarne (ranked 25177 p4p, 640 weight class) and Nathan Morris (ranked 25056 p4p, 654 weight class). Rosewarne's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, White Room - Demons & Wizards. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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214 lbs
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215 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jory Rosewarne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nathan Morris!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Alyssa Summers and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morris slips a straight right by Rosewarne.
Morris misses with a head kick.
Rosewarne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morris.
We've been informed that Morris 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.
A jab from Morris misses.
Morris lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rosewarne circles away quickly and effectively.
A combination from Morris does no damage.
Rosewarne was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Rosewarne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rosewarne misses with an uppercut. Morris saw that one coming.
Morris throws a head kick that misses.
Morris looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Morris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rosewarne.
Rosewarne misses with a double jab.
Rosewarne scores with a jab and follows up with an uppercut that drops Morris to his knees! He bounces straight back to his feet but is forced to take the mandatory standing 8 count before he's allowed to continue. We're back under way and the fighters meet in the middle of the canvas to re-engage.
Morris is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morris throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morris is still on wobbly legs! Can Rosewarne finish him?
Morris throws a right hand that Rosewarne ducks under and follows up with a left that Rosewarne also avoids with ease.
A counter left hand to the body from Rosewarne misses its target.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rosewarne lands with a shot to the body.
Morris seems to have recovered his senses.
Morris looks winded!
Rosewarne knocks out Morris with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Rosewarne before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Rosewarne picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jory Rosewarne!
Jory Rosewarne 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.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Raivo Jaak (ranked 19844 p4p, 208 weight class) and Vincent McGuire (ranked 21415 p4p, 189 weight class). Jaak's entrance music is Dr.Dre - Next Episode . A fine choice. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raivo Jaak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vincent McGuire!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Kavanagh and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaak lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jaak blocks a jab.
Good shot there by Jaak.
McGuire throws the left hand but Jaak avoids the punch easily.
Jaak tried to counter with a leg kick but McGuire avoided it.
Jaak misses with an uppercut. McGuire saw that one coming.
It seemed like McGuire was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
McGuire throws a sloppy head kick
and Jaak counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Jaak connects with the punch.
McGuire throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jaak takes one to the chin there.
McGuire avoids a kick to the body.
Jaak looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
McGuire scores with a nice right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jaak darts in and clinches McGuire up against the ropes.
Jaak tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jaak.
Jaak tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch on the inside from Jaak fails to land.
McGuire tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McGuire working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McGuire lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
It looks like Raivo Jaak has been cut.
McGuire swings wildly with an uppercut but Jaak uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaak lands with a right to the head.
McGuire is working Jaak over against the ropes.
Jaak unloads a knee to the mid-section. McGuire lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jaak tries to land a knee to the head but McGuire blocks with his arms.
McGuire lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McGuire.
McGuire blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McGuire tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McGuire blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from McGuire.
Jaak blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jaak blocks an uppercut.
McGuire has a couple of punches blocked by Jaak.
McGuire throws a head punch that misses.
Jaak blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McGuire lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jaak lands a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jaak working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jaak.
Jaak blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jaak has a couple of punches blocked by McGuire.
Jaak tries a knee to the head but McGuire blocks it.
McGuire lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short left from McGuire.
A nice left hand lands by McGuire.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jaak.
Jaak escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McGuire dips to his left and cracks Jaak with an uppercut!
Jaak ducks under a wild hook from McGuire.
Jaak swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by McGuire.
Jaak misses with a looping left.
A little jabbing left from McGuire on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
McGuire throws a poor cross that misses
and Jaak connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McGuire lands with a hook. Jaak tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jaak throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McGuire stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jaak feints and then cracks McGuire's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McGuire down.
McGuire loads up on a big right hand but Jaak slips the punch.
Jaak tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
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 Raivo Jaak will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Raivo Jaak's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Jaak ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McGuire moves away.
McGuire steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jaak.
Jaak fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McGuire manages to avoid it.
McGuire throws a right hand that misses
and Jaak counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McGuire throws a hook but Jaak blocks it.
Jaak throws the left hand but McGuire avoids the punch easily.
Jaak lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jaak looks to throw the jab but McGuire is out of range.
Jaak gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
McGuire lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jaak blocks a body shot from McGuire.
Jaak makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jaak lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McGuire lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jaak doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jaak tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch on the inside from Jaak fails to land.
McGuire throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, McGuire scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaak throws a punch but it's blocked by McGuire.
Jaak scores with a shoulder strike.
Jaak blocking some punches.
McGuire misses with a body punch.
McGuire has a couple of punches blocked by Jaak.
McGuire blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jaak comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Vincent McGuire has been cut.
Jaak swings wildly with an uppercut but McGuire uses good head movement to avoid it.
McGuire blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jaak with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McGuire gets through Jaak's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from McGuire.
Jaak blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McGuire makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McGuire blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vincent McGuire seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short uppercut from Jaak.
Jaak blocking some punches.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jaak tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jaak.
Jaak lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire cracks Jaak with a nice body shot.
McGuire blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are calling 'kneeees!' as Jaak has the Thai clinch. Jaak obliges, smashing a knee brutally into McGuire's nose and sending him crashing to the canvas! Will be beat the count?! 3,4,5,6,7,8...9... and he's up on 9! Wow, that was close! The referee takes a long look and is going to allow it to continue!
McGuire is rocked!
Jaak tries to close the distance and clinch but McGuire swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McGuire throws the kick towards the body but Jaak avoids it.
Jaak throws a jab when McGuire was well out of range.
McGuire 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.
A telegraphed right hand from McGuire misses the target.
Jaak tries to clinch but McGuire moves out of range.
Donk. Jaak catches McGuire right on the button with a cross.
Jaak missing with a left hand there. McGuire was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jaak blocks a jab.
Jaak throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jaak throws a head kick but McGuire moves out of range.
Jaak moves away from the strike by McGuire.
Jaak is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raivo Jaak will take that round after scoring the only knockdown of the round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A nice inside leg kick there by Jaak. That's going to slow McGuire down.
Vincent McGuire has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A big left from Jaak misses.
Jaak takes a swing at McGuire's ribcage but misses.
McGuire thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jaak pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McGuire scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jaak in his tracks.
Jaak on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jaak is rocked!
McGuire connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Jaak out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vincent McGuire!
After the fight, Vincent McGuire was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Kyle Kovingten (ranked 25166 p4p, 192 weight class) and Nigel Nobody (ranked 1466 p4p, 37 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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174 lbs
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138 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kyle Kovingten!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Nigel Nobody!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jonathan Paton and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nobody scores with a jab to the body.
Nobody chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kovingten can pounce on him.
Nobody with a hook.
Kovingten misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nobody.
Nobody pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kovingten thumps Nobody with a low kick.
Kovingten throws a leg kick that is checked
and Nobody connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kovingten throws a series of punches but Nobody moves out of range.
Kovingten uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nobody.
Nobody uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kovingten.
Crunch! Kovingten slams his shin into Nobody's torso.
A lazy left from Kovingten finds it's target.
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!
Nobody walks into a left hand.
Kovingten throws a head kick that misses
and Nobody counters with a nice kick to the body.
Kovingten throws a lazy uppercut
and Nobody counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovingten getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kovingten catches Nobody with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A head kick misses from Kovingten.
Nobody lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kovingten at a distance.
Nobody checks a leg kick nicely.
Nobody tries a head kick but it misses.
Kovingten jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nobody tries to keep at a distance but Kovingten has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kovingten wants to stall.
Kovingten misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nobody misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Kovingten.
Kovingten is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nobody is trying to break free.
Nobody lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nobody's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've been informed that Nobody 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.
Kovingten displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
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!
Kovingten lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nobody's sensitive parts.
Kovingten lands a head kick that bluckles Nobody and drops him to the canvas. He's still conscious but it looks like it's going to take him the full 10 seconds to get back his senses! He's up on 9 and seems to be just about OK to continue.... the referee agrees and we're back to the action with Kovingten no doubt looking to push for a finish!
A low kick from Kovingten misses
and Nobody counters with a straight right hand.
Kovingten throws a big shot that misses.
Kovingten works over Nobody's head and body with a nice combination.
Nobody is rocked!
Nobody throws a big shot that misses.
Kovingten delivers a nice body kick.
Kovingten jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Nobody finds it's way through Kovingten's defenses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kovingten lands a jab to the nose.
Kovingten wants to clinch up but Nobody keeps it at a distance.
Kovingten tries to close the distance and clinch but Nobody swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Kovingten should take that round, based on the knockdown.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kovingten looks low and kicks high, catching Nobody right on the side of the head, sending him crashing to the canvas! Will he be able to beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's already back to his feet and ready to go! Let's see if he's still with it!
Kovingten pushes Nobody up against the ropes in a clinch.
Kovingten misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kovingten leaning against his opponent.
Nobody manages to break the clinch.
Kovingten fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nobody has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nobody on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nobody throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nobody throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kovingten.
Nobody is looking to land body kicks.
A little feinted left hand from Kovingten on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kovingten misses with an uppercut.
Kovingten plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Nobody is still on wobbly legs! Can Kovingten finish him?
Kyle Kovingten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kovingten throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Look low, kick high! Kovingten uses the oldest trick in the book to send Nobody tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Kovingten is absolutely delighted - when Nobody wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Kyle Kovingten!
Kyle Kovingten retains his super heavyweight title!
Kyle Kovingten was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
The defeated Nigel Nobody had this to say: 'I am Nobody!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Arjen Robin Van Persie (ranked 7559 p4p, 611 weight class) and Thomas Hearn (ranked 7570 p4p, 613 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Arjen Robin Van Persie!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Thomas Hearn!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Steve Montenegro and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice combination there by Hearn.
It looks like Arjen Robin Van Persie has been cut.
Robin Van Persie walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Robin Van Persie looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hearn closes the distance and pushes Robin Van Persie back into the ropes.
Robin Van Persie throws a punch but it's blocked by Hearn.
Robin Van Persie prevents a body shot from Hearn.
Hearn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Robin Van Persie works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Robin Van Persie scores with a nice hook to the head.
Robin Van Persie lands with a short shot to the head.
Hearn misses with some punches.
Hearn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hearn misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Robin Van Persie.
Robin Van Persie throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Robin Van Persie lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Robin Van Persie lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hearn or not.
Hearn working aggressively here.
Hearn takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Robin Van Persie fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hearn has a couple of punches blocked by Robin Van Persie.
Hearn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hearn takes a shot to the head.
Robin Van Persie lands a nice uppercut.
Hearn misses with a punch to the body.
Robin Van Persie blocks a body shot from Hearn.
Robin Van Persie pushes Hearn back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hearn misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice left hand lands by Robin Van Persie.
Robin Van Persie lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hearn backwards.
Robin Van Persie stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Robin Van Persie prevents a body shot from Hearn.
Robin Van Persie throws a head punch that misses.
Robin Van Persie cracks Hearn with a nice body shot.
Robin Van Persie lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
It looks like Thomas Hearn has been cut.
Robin Van Persie lands with a light punch inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Robin Van Persie creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Robin Van Persie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hearn can't find room to land a body shot as Robin Van Persie controls the action.
Robin Van Persie lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A hook to the body from Robin Van Persie.
A nice left hand lands by Robin Van Persie.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hearn.
Robin Van Persie scores with a shoulder strike.
A short body shot lands from Robin Van Persie as the two fighters clinch.
Hearn tries to throw a body punch but Robin Van Persie avoids it by throwing Hearn back against the ropes.
A right hook to the body lands for Robin Van Persie.
Hearn looks winded!
A right hook to the body lands for Robin Van Persie.
A right handed body shot lands from Robin Van Persie.
Robin Van Persie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Robin Van Persie scores a knockdown with a big right hand! Hearn beats the count and gets back to his feet. The referee asks him to walk forwards and it appears he is OK so we'll continue the bout.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Robin Van Persie feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Hearn collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Arjen Robin Van Persie!
Arjen Robin Van Persie is the new welterweight champion!
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Marco Salamanca (ranked 24464 p4p, 537 weight class) and Akio Nagashima (ranked 7171 p4p, 493 weight class). Salamanca comes to the ring accompanied by Masters of War. 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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Lethal high kicks
Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marco Salamanca!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akio Nagashima!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Bruno Lombardi and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Salamanca misses.
Nagashima misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Salamanca.
Nagashima ducks right into an uppercut from Salamanca.
Salamanca misses with a head kick.
Salamanca sets himself, and Nagashima steps forward looking for the clinch! Salamanca avoids it this time.
Salamanca definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Marco Salamanca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Salamanca throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nagashima tries a head kick but it misses.
A little feinted left hand from Salamanca on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nagashima scores with a head kick. Salamanca tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Nagashima tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Salamanca paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nagashima looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Salamanca looks to throw the jab but Nagashima is out of range.
Nagashima tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nagashima 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nagashima misses with a low kick.
Salamanca swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nagashima gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Salamanca counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Salamanca throws a hook but Nagashima blocks it.
Salamanca throws a looping overhand right but Nagashima ducks down to avoid it.
Salamanca scores with a head kick. Nagashima tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagashima takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Salamanca misses with a right hand
and Nagashima counters with a body kick that stops Salamanca in his tracks momentarily.
Salamanca misses with a leg kick.
Nagashima takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Salamanca lands a lovely overhand right.
Nagashima blocks a low kick nicely.
Nagashima ducks under a wild hook from Salamanca.
Salamanca connects with an inside leg kick.
Salamanca throws a head kick that half lands.
Salamanca feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nagashima's calf.
Salamanca pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nagashima is out of range and Salamanca settles back down.
Good work by Salamanca as he checks the leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Salamanca.
Nagashima uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Salamanca.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nagashima closes the distance and pushes Salamanca back into the ropes.
Salamanca blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Salamanca takes an elbow to the forehead.
Salamanca's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagashima attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nagashima moves in looking to clinch but Salamanca pushes him off.
Salamanca looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Salamanca misses with a straight right.
Salamanca lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nagashima tries to clinch but Salamanca moves out of range.
Salamanca is looking to counter punch.
Salamanca throws a nice head kick!
Nagashima tries to clinch up but Salamanca circles away and keeps his distance.
Nagashima throws a leg kick but Salamanca sees it coming and moves out of range.
Salamanca uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nagashima has time to react.
Salamanca misses with an uppercut. Nagashima saw that one coming.
Salamanca throws a low kick but Nagashima avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nagashima lands a lovely overhand right.
Salamanca circles away from the clinch attempt.
Salamanca is looking to counter with head kicks.
A lazy left from Salamanca finds it's target.
Some bone on bone action there as Salamanca checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Salamanca throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Salamanca dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nagashima with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Salamanca to score with a decent uppercut.
Salamanca lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Salamanca looks to throw the jab but Nagashima is out of range.
Nagashima lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nagashima tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Salamanca paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Salamanca on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Salamanca throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nagashima tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Salamanca manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Salamanca throws out a loose jab but Nagashima uses good head movement to avoid it.
Salamanca connects with a body shot.
Salamanca connects with a leg kick. Nagashima looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Salamanca moves out of range of the leg kick from Nagashima.
Salamanca throws a solid leg kick but Nagashima takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Salamanca.
Nagashima wants to counter the offense by Salamanca and move into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Salamanca misses.
Nagashima misses with a kick to the body.
Salamanca connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nagashima's hands.
Nagashima throws a wild body kick that Salamanca sees coming a mile off.
Salamanca scores with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagashima throws a leg kick which misses Salamanca's front leg but catches the back leg as Salamanca tries to avoid it.
Salamanca throws a shot from downtown. Nagashima moves away and avoids it.
Salamanca throws a push kick but Nagashima slaps the foot to one side.
Nagashima throws a body kick that misses.
Salamanca tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nagashima was well out of range. Poor timing from Salamanca.
Salamanca bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nagashima's head.
Salamanca throws a right and a left that Nagashima avoids nicely.
Nagashima takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Marco Salamanca is winning the standup battle so far.
Salamanca scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nagashima tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Salamanca is looking to slow Nagashima down with leg kicks.
Nagashima wants to clinch up but Salamanca keeps it at a distance.
Salamanca looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nagashima counters with a body kick.
Salamanca is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nagashima can do to turn this around?
Salamanca lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Salamanca keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Salamanca tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nagashima throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice uppercut there from Salamanca.
Nagashima blocks a jab.
Salamanca sets himself, and Nagashima steps forward looking for the clinch! Salamanca avoids it this time.
Nagashima has taken the fight to the clinch.
Salamanca breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nagashima avoids the head kick by Salamanca.
Nagashima tries to land a front kick but Salamanca steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nagashima throws a leg kick that is checked
and Salamanca counters with a big head kick but Nagashima shrugs it off.
Nagashima is rocked!
Nagashima is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Salamanca doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Nagashima crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Nagashima's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Marco Salamanca!
Marco Salamanca is the new lightweight champion!
A relieved looking Marco Salamanca thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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