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LK1-I-daddy's little monster PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Kaspars Kambala (ranked 25867 p4p, 25644 weight class) and Rosie Field (ranked 647 p4p, 624 weight class). Rosie Field has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kaspars Kambala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rosie Field!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Nard Betker and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kambala rushes Field and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Kambala wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kambala stalling.
Kambala wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Field's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nice elbow from Field.
Field keeps control of Kambala as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kambala working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kambala trying to control the position but instead, Field has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kambala into the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Field wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Field breaks from the clinch.
Kambala moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Field lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kambala escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Field tries a head kick but it misses.
Kambala walks straight into a solid jab from Field. Oh, it looks like it's stumbled him! Field follows up with a big combo - a right followed by a left that knocks Kambala out cold! Kambala toppled like a tree, face planting on the canvas. Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Rosie Field!
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Dale Cranswick (ranked 25882 p4p, 25740 weight class) and Mun Li (ranked 735 p4p, 758 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dale Cranswick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mun Li!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paulsen Ambrosius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cranswick closes the distance and clinches.
Li landing knees to the head.
Li breaks from the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Li wants to stall.
Li pushes off an throws an elbow but Cranswick leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Li tries to break free but Cranswick pushes him back against the ropes.
Li wants to get back to striking at distance but Cranswick won't allow it.
Li breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cranswick sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cranswick crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Li - the referee stops the clock and Cranswick gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Li. Cranswick manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Li tries a head kick but it misses.
Li throws a sloppy head kick
and Cranswick counters with a low kick, right behind Li 's knee.
Li keeps Cranswick at a distance using the push kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cranswick 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 Li has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Li and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Li throws the kick towards the body but Cranswick avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cranswick fakes the leg kick and cracks Li in the body.
Li throws a head kick that misses.
Cranswick scores with a head kick. Li tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
 It looks like Mun Li has been cut.
A head kick misses from Li.
Li looks winded!
A head kick misses from Li.
Li scoring well with a low kick there.
Cranswick connects with a high kick.
Cranswick avoids the head kick by Li.
Cranswick closes the distance and pushes Li back into the ropes.
Cranswick with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Li just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cranswick's brow.
Cranswick landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cranswick tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice elbow from Cranswick.
Stalling in the clinch from Cranswick.
Cranswick breaks the clinch.
Cranswick looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cranswick moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromLi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cranswick tries a head kick but it misses.
Cranswick moves into the clinch.
Cranswick using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Li has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cranswick throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cranswick misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cranswick creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Li's defenses.
Cranswick lands a knee to the body.
Li pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Li lands with a kick to the ribs.
Cranswick forces Li back against the ropes and clinches.
Cranswick is stalling here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cranswick lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cranswick misses with a knee to the head.
Li tries to break the clinch but Cranswick is controlling the position.
Li is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dale Cranswick dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mun Li's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Cranswick instigates a clinch.
Cranswick looking to throw knees to the head but Li is blocking nicely.
Cranswick lands a damaging elbow.
Li blocks the elbow strike.
Cranswick looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cranswick breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cranswick moves in looking to clinch but Li pushes him off.
Li throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Cranswick doesn't manage to clinch there - Li circles away.
Li looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Cranswick avoids the head kick by Li.
Cranswick closes the distance and pushes Li back into the ropes.
Li breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cranswick moves into range and clinches up with Li.
Cranswick lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cranswick creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Cranswick pushes off an throws an elbow but Li leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Li is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cranswick tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Li's elbow.
Cranswick avoids the elbow strike from Li, against the ropes.
Cranswick throws a head punch that misses.
Li being controlled against the ropes.
Li pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dale Cranswick is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Li throws a head kick that Cranswick semi-blocks.
Cranswick moves into the clinch successfully.
Cranswick is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cranswick prevents Li from breaking the clinch.
Li can't break the clinch.
Li tries a knee to the head but Cranswick blocks it.
Dale Cranswick has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Li comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Li escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Li gets tackled into the ropes by Cranswick. Cranswick maintains the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Cranswick throws an elbow but misses.
Li is trying to push Cranswick away but Cranswick has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Cranswick using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Li has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cranswick with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That has opened up Mun Li's cut even more.
Li has had enough of the clinch but Cranswick keeps him there for the moment.
Knees to the body from Cranswick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Li as Cranswick tries to tie him up.
Li is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cranswick is defending well for now.
Li is trying to break the clinch but Cranswick is controlling him.
Cranswick with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Li is breathing heavily.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nice elbow from Cranswick.
Li looking to throw knees to the head but Cranswick is blocking nicely.
Cranswick lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Li working hard to break the clinch.
Cranswick lands a body shot.
Li is trying to push Cranswick away but Cranswick has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dale Cranswick dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mun Li's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Cranswick with the inside leg kick.
Li throws a head kick that misses.
Li pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Li pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cranswick seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Li misses with a low kick as Cranswick jumps back.
Cranswick wants to clinch.
Cranswick moves into the clinch.
Li breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cranswick sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Cranswick tries to clinch up but Li circles away and keeps his distance.
Li chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Li avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Li tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A good leg kick by Li.
Li takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Li avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cranswick darts in and clinches Li up against the ropes.
Li is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Cranswick tries a knee to the head but Li blocks it.
Li looking to slow down the pace here.
Cranswick throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Li blocks it with crossed arms.
Li is pushing Cranswick up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Cranswick tries to stall but Li uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Li pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Cranswick managing to block the knees to the body from Li.
Li wants to stall.
Cranswick pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And Li responds with a good body kick, but Cranswick manages to step out the way in time.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Li.
Cranswick tries to clinch but Li moves out of range.
Cranswick wants to clinch.
Cranswick tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cranswick forces Li back against the ropes and clinches.
Cranswick taking a breather.
Li breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cranswick tries to close the distance and clinch up but Li swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Li throws a big counter head kick but Cranswick avoids it with no problem.
Li throws a leg kick but Cranswick moved away.
Cranswick fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Li, pushing him back against the ropes.
Mun Li has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dale Cranswick is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Li tries a knee to the head but Cranswick blocks it.
Li tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mun Li comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cranswick 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight for Dale Cranswick!
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight for Dale Cranswick!
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight for Dale Cranswick!
Dale Cranswick wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Matt Hoop (ranked 25689 p4p, 6596 weight class) and Sean Kelleher (ranked 686 p4p, 616 weight class). Hoop comes to the ring accompanied by X Gon Give It To Ya. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Matt Hoop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Sean Kelleher!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Aafke Stam and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelleher lands with a nice combination. Hoop backs away looking to recover.
 It looks like Matt Hoop has been cut.
Hoop tries to clinch
and Kelleher counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kelleher looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hoop slips a jab from Kelleher.
Hoop clinches with his opponent.
Kelleher escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hoop throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kelleher was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Kelleher throws a head kick that Hoop semi-blocks.
Kelleher is looking to clinch.
Kelleher throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hoop tries to close the distance and clinch but Kelleher swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kelleher connects with a beautiful left hand that drops Hoop onto his butt! Hoop bounces straight back up though - he's OK. After the ref checks him out, we're back to the action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kelleher. Hoop does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kelleher closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Kelleher's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelleher breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kelleher moves into the clinch.
Kelleher keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hoop's efforts to push away.
Kelleher breaks the clinch.
Kelleher keeps the fight on the outside.
Hoop closes the distance but Kelleher moves to the side
and Kelleher counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hoop really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kelleher instigates a clinch.
Kelleher scores with a shoulder strike.
Kelleher looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kelleher stalling against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelleher pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hoop tries to keep at a distance but Kelleher has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kelleher trying to stall but Hoop improves his position.
Kelleher breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hoop crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kelleher - the referee stops the clock and Hoop gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kelleher. Hoop manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Hoop throws a nice looking combination but Kelleher bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kelleher swings for the body but Hoop moves out of range.
Kelleher rushes Hoop and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A bit of stalling here from Kelleher.
Hoop throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hoop is looking to break free of the clinch but Kelleher has double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Kelleher dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matt Hoop's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hoop throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kelleher comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Matt Hoop is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kelleher rushes Hoop and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Kelleher.
Kelleher has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hoop has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hoop is trying to push Kelleher away but Kelleher has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Kelleher manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kelleher prevents Hoop from breaking the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelleher's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hoop moves out of range as Kelleher throws a body kick.
Kelleher moves into the clinch successfully.
Kelleher's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sean Kelleher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelleher takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Some wild striking there from Hoop.
Both fighters circling a little - Kelleher finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kelleher darts in and clinches Hoop up against the ropes.
Kelleher tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kelleher breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kelleher rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hoop moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kelleher gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kelleher leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Kelleher breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoop tries to clinch up.
Kelleher is looking for the big counter here.
Kelleher lands a jab to the head.
Kelleher connects with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kelleher feints and then cracks Hoop's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hoop down.
Some wild striking there from Hoop.
Kelleher scores with a big combo that sends Hoop crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but the referee has seen enough as Hoop flops around uncontrollably and he's called an end to the fight! Kelleher jumps onto the ropes and throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Gross.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sean Kelleher!
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Peter Angst had a terrible time trying to make weight. After initially coming in at 149.5, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. Stepping on the scales for a second time, he still failed to make the required weight and after much deliberation, his fight with Sesame Seed was cancelled. |
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Maris Dzidzus (ranked 5437 p4p, 6882 weight class) and Rata Toskr (ranked 576 p4p, 640 weight class). Rata Toskr is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Maris Dzidzus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Rata Toskr!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Paulsen Ambrosius and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dzidzus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Toskr misses with a body shot.
Dzidzus takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dzidzus lands a slapping body shot.
Toskr throws a combination that misses
and Dzidzus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dzidzus wants to clinch.
Dzidzus tries to clinch up.
Toskr 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.
Nice uppercut lands for Toskr. That snapped Dzidzus's head back.
Toskr on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dzidzus. Dzidzus obviously looking to wear him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toskr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dzidzus circles away quickly and effectively.
Dzidzus dodges the punch combination from Toskr.
A punch combination from Toskr misses.
Sloppy strikes from Toskr. Those never looked like landing.
Rata Toskr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Toskr. Those never looked like landing.
Dzidzus swings for the body but Toskr moves out of range.
Toskr throws a counter combo.
Dzidzus really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Toskr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dzidzus doesn't manage to clinch there - Toskr circles away.
Toskr keeps the fight on the outside.
Toskr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Toskr 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.
Toskr throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dzidzus counters with a two punch combo.
Dzidzus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dzidzus misses the shot to the body.
Toskr punishes Dzidzus's body with a nice straight punch.
Toskr misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dzidzus fails in his attempt to clinch.
Toskr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Toskr throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dzidzus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Toskr takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dzidzus lands a high kick!
Toskr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dzidzus.
Rata Toskr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dzidzus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Some wild striking there from Toskr.
Toskr misses the shot to the body.
Toskr throws a right and a left that Dzidzus avoids nicely.
Dzidzus misses with an attempted mid kick.
Despite the aggression on Toskr's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Toskr connects with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rata Toskr dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dzidzus defending well as Toskr loads up on a big left hand.
An attempted straight right counter from Dzidzus misses the target.
Dzidzus tries to close the distance and clinch but Toskr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Toskr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dzidzus.
Dzidzus swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dzidzus throws a head kick that half lands.
Toskr bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dzidzus's head backwards.
Toskr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dzidzus counters with a slapping leg kick.
Dzidzus looks to score with a jab to the body but Toskr is just out of range.
Dzidzus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Toskr throws a right and a left that Dzidzus avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toskr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dzidzus.
Dzidzus is looking to clinch but Toskr is avoiding it.
Toskr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Toskr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dzidzus circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toskr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Toskr throws a right hand that Dzidzus ducks under and follows up with a left that Dzidzus also avoids with ease.
Dzidzus lands with a cross.
Dzidzus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Toskr.
Dzidzus dodges the punch combination from Toskr.
Toskr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Toskr misses with the combination.
Dzidzus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Toskr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Toskr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dzidzus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Toskr.
Sloppy strikes from Toskr. Those never looked like landing.
Toskr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Toskr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rata Toskr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Toskr does no damage.
Toskr misses with a double jab.
Toskr is breathing heavily.
Dzidzus throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dzidzus slips a jab and a cross from Toskr.
Dzidzus lands a head kick!
Dzidzus wants to clinch.
Toskr swinging wildly here.
A little feinted left hand from Dzidzus on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jab by Toskr.
Dzidzus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Toskr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rata Toskr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Toskr, as that shot connected.
Rata Toskr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Toskr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dzidzus is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Toskr.
Dzidzus slips a jab and a cross from Toskr.
Toskr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dzidzus fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dzidzus avoids the body shot from Toskr.
Toskr works Dzidzus's body with a nice hook.
Toskr connects with a body shot that sends Dzidzus's belly button to the back.
Dzidzus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Toskr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Toskr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dzidzus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Toskr moves forwards but Dzidzus connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dzidzus tries to close the distance and clinch but Toskr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Toskr throws a counter combo.
Toskr on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toskr fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Toskr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
It looked like Dzidzus was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Toskr.
Toskr throws a series of punches but Dzidzus moves out of range.
Toskr looks to land a combination but Dzidzus avoids it well.
Toskr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dzidzus tries to clinch but Toskr moves out of range.
A shot to the liver by Toskr. Beautiful body shot.
Toskr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dzidzus.
Toskr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dzidzus moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Toskr misses with a wild body shot.
Toskr blocks a head kick by Dzidzus.
Dzidzus throws a half hearted mid kick.
As Dzidzus backs off Toskr throws a huge counter combo but Dzidzus manages to avoid it all.
Dzidzus looks to clinch
and Toskr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toskr shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Dzidzus eats them both and turns towards Toskr to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good standup being displayed there by Toskr as he connects with a hook.
Dzidzus dodges the punch combination from Toskr.
Dzidzus tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Toskr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Toskr misses with a wild body shot.
Toskr moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Toskr throws out a loose jab but Dzidzus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Toskr throws a hook but Dzidzus blocks it.
Nice straight punches there by Toskr. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Toskr.
Dzidzus misses with a head kick.
Maris Dzidzus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dzidzus throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Toskr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dzidzus.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rata Toskr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Toskr has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight for Rata Toskr!
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight for Rata Toskr!
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight for Rata Toskr!
Rata Toskr wins by unanimous decision!
In his post fight interview, Rata Toskr started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Fu Manxu (ranked 5591 p4p, 5776 weight class) and Vinny Corcoran (ranked 569 p4p, 573 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fu Manxu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Vinny Corcoran!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Patrick Alders and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corcoran cracks Manxu with an open hand slap.
Corcoran lands a jab to the nose.
Manxu definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Manxu throws a combination that misses
and Corcoran moves into the clinch.
Manxu trying to stall but Corcoran improves his position.
A short right from Corcoran.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Manxu throws a punch but it's blocked by Corcoran.
Corcoran scores with a nice hook to the head.
Corcoran gets through Manxu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Corcoran stalling against the ropes.
Corcoran lands a left hand that snaps the head of Manxu backwards.
Corcoran will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Manxu up against the ropes.
Manxu misses with a punch on the inside.
Manxu has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Corcoran creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Corcoran scores with a shoulder strike.
Corcoran working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Corcoran pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Corcoran walks into a straight right hand from Manxu.
Corcoran has closed the distance and engaged Manxu in a clinch.
Corcoran avoids a wild elbow strike from Manxu.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Manxu.
Corcoran lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Corcoran scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Corcoran lands a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Corcoran scores with a shot to the side of Manxu's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corcoran lands with a left to the head.
 Manxu is rocked!
A shot in the inside from Corcoran.
Oh Manxu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Manxu has had enough of the clinch but Corcoran keeps him there for the moment.
Corcoran swings wildly with an uppercut but Manxu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Corcoran fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Corcoran leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Manxu seems to have got his legs back now.
Corcoran breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Corcoran forces Manxu back against the ropes and clinches.
Corcoran lands a right hand that snaps the head of Manxu backwards.
Corcoran scores with a shoulder strike.
Manxu tries to circle away but Corcoran has him pinned against the ropes.
Corcoran is pushing Manxu up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Corcoran lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vinny Corcoran dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Manxu throws a hook but Corcoran blocks it.
Corcoran looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Manxu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Manxu. Corcoran does a little dance to reset his feet.
Corcoran lands a jab to Manxu's midsection.
A jab from Corcoran does it's job there.
Manxu throws a nice looking combination but Corcoran bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Manxu has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Manxu there as he acknowledges the shot.
It looks like Fu Manxu has been cut.
Vinny Corcoran is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A shot to the liver by Corcoran. Beautiful body shot.
Manxu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Corcoran.
Manxu is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Corcoran doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Manxu crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Manxu's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vinny Corcoran!
Vinny Corcoran 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.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Liam Grayson (ranked 5758 p4p, 5812 weight class) and Guy Bomb (ranked 593 p4p, 598 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 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Liam Grayson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Guy Bomb!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Saam Ante and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grayson has closed the distance and engaged Bomb in a clinch.
Grayson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bomb's efforts to push away.
The referee calls for Grayson to work.
Grayson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grayson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bomb lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nice body punch from Grayson.
Grayson drops Bomb on his ass with a big knee up the middle! Bomb bounces straight back to his feet before the referee can even start a count. We'll have to wait a moment to see if that actually hurt him or not, as he takes the standing 8 count.
 Bomb is rocked!
It looks like Guy Bomb has been cut.
Bomb looks winded!
Grayson moves into range and clinches up with Bomb.
Bomb is still on wobbly legs! Can Grayson finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bomb takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bomb wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Grayson has him pressed against the ropes.
Bomb seems to have recovered his senses.
Grayson slows down the pace here.
Grayson lands a right hand.
Bomb misses with a knee to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Grayson creates a bit of distance and cracks Bomb with a big uppercut! Bomb goes down! The referee pushes Grayson away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Bomb make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Grayson takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Liam Grayson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Tauno Tyrmaaja (ranked 5880 p4p, 5254 weight class) and Mathis Tremblay (ranked 520 p4p, 499 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 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tauno Tyrmaaja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mathis Tremblay!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Patrick Alders and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tremblay wants to clinch up but Tyrmaaja keeps it at a distance.
Mathis Tremblay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tyrmaaja circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tyrmaaja tries to clinch but Tremblay moves out of range.
Tyrmaaja is looking to clinch but Tremblay is avoiding it.
Tyrmaaja tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tremblay lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Tyrmaaja throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tremblay is looking to clinch but Tyrmaaja is avoiding it.
Tyrmaaja appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Tyrmaaja steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tremblay.
Tyrmaaja seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Tremblay fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tremblay takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tremblay wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyrmaaja takes a swing at Tremblay's ribcage but misses.
Tyrmaaja circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tremblay has closed the distance and engaged Tyrmaaja in a clinch.
Tremblay lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tyrmaaja could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Nice body punch from Tremblay - that landed with a thud.
Tyrmaaja is breathing heavily.
A short right from Tremblay on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tremblay lands with a short shot to the head.
Tremblay lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tremblay lands an elbow inside that Tyrmaaja shrugs off.
It looks like Tauno Tyrmaaja has been cut.
Tremblay lands a shot to the body.
Tremblay lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tyrmaaja backwards.
Tyrmaaja is rocked!
Tauno Tyrmaaja's cut is getting worse.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tremblay.
Oh Tyrmaaja is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tremblay cracks Tyrmaaja with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Tyrmaaja goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Tyrmaaja wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Mathis Tremblay!
Mathis Tremblay made sure to mention his sponsor, The Thrift Shop - Cheap Clothes and Laundry in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Riccardo Fernandes (ranked 5497 p4p, 5399 weight class) and Zack Rush (ranked 565 p4p, 562 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 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Riccardo Fernandes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zack Rush!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Saam Ante and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Rush looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rush is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fernandes looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Rush fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rush fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fernandes throws a head kick but Rush moves out of range.
Fernandes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Some wild striking there from Rush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fernandes keeps the fight on the outside.
Fernandes closes the distance and pushes Rush back into the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Fernandes throws an elbow but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Fernandes.
It looks like Zack Rush has been cut.
Fernandes lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rush tries a body shot but Fernandes blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rush avoids the elbow strike from Fernandes, against the ropes.
Fernandes looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fernandes stalling against the ropes.
Fernandes gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fernandes controlling the action here for a moment.
Rush blocks an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Fernandes throws an elbow but misses.
Come on Fernandes - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Fernandes.
Rush takes an elbow to the temple.
Fernandes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fernandes throws an elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fernandes lands an elbow inside that Rush shrugs off.
Rush avoids a wild elbow strike from Fernandes.
Rush tries to land knees in the clinch but Fernandes avoids the damage to the body.
Fernandes leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Fernandes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rush rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fernandes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A combination from Rush does no damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fernandes jabs Rush right on the nose. Rush blinks but takes it well.
Fernandes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fernandes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fernandes throws a quick counter kick to the body but Rush avoids it.
Rush throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fernandes counters with a thumping low kick.
Fernandes throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rush fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Riccardo Fernandes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zack Rush's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Fernandes swats away the attempt to clinch by Rush.
Rush is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fernandes throws a front kick that sends Rush stumbling back into the ropes.
Fernandes misses with a kick to the body.
Fernandes throws a head kick that misses.
Rush tries to keep at a distance but Fernandes has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fernandes looks to throw an elbow but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fernandes misses with an elbow over the top.
Riccardo Fernandes has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fernandes throws a punch but it's blocked by Rush.
Fernandes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rush drives through and clinches with Fernandes against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernandes pushes off an throws an elbow but Rush leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Fernandes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fernandes swats away the attempt to clinch by Rush.
Fernandes checks the leg kick.
Rush tries to close the distance and clinch but Fernandes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rush stalks Fernandes and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Fernandes's face. Fernandes staggers backwards, shaken.
Rush tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Fernandes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rush thuds a left hand into Fernandes's body.
A jab lands there for Fernandes.
Rush scores with a shot to the body.
Rush moves out of range of the body kick from Fernandes.
Nice shot by Fernandes.
Fernandes thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fernandes looks to land a body kick but Rush moved away.
As Fernandes backs off Rush throws a huge counter combo but Fernandes manages to avoid it all.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fernandes tries to land a front kick but Rush steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A little jabbing left from Rush on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rush moves in looking to clinch but Fernandes pushes him off.
Fernandes lets loose with a powerful body kick. Rush will feel that in the morning.
No joy there for Rush, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rush tries to keep at a distance but Fernandes has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rush lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rush misses with some punches.
Fernandes creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rush's defenses.
Fernandes is looking to control Rush's arms but Rush gets an underhook and turns him. Now Fernandes has his back to the ropes.
Rush takes an elbow to the forehead.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Fernandes throws an elbow but misses.
Rush throws a punch but it's blocked by Fernandes.
Rush looking to throw knees to the head but Fernandes is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Riccardo Fernandes dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Zack Rush's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Fernandes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Riccardo Fernandes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rush's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Fernandes connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rush scrambles back to his feet.
Rush tries to clinch but Fernandes is having none of it.
Rush tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fernandes fires out a quick counter leg kick but Rush just manages to avoid it.
Riccardo Fernandes is winning the standup battle so far.
Fernandes throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rush looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fernandes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zack Rush is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A slow jab from Rush misses its intended target.
Fernandes gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Rush counters with a left and a right that stings Fernandes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rush is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rush misses the jab.
Rush misses with a two punch combination.
Fernandes jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rush tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fernandes was well out of range. Poor timing from Rush.
Fernandes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rush can do to turn this around?
Fernandes moves into the clinch.
Rush working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Fernandes.
Rush misses with a punch on the inside.
Rush working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rush misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rush blocking some punches.
Rush avoids the elbow strike from Fernandes, against the ropes.
Rush throws an elbow that misses.
Rush tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fernandes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fernandes misses with a wild body shot.
Rush is looking to chop away at Fernandes's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rush fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rush tries to clinch up.
Fernandes throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fernandes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rush instigates a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Come on Fernandes - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Fernandes throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rush lands a good knee to the midsection. Fernandes won't want to take too many of those.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Fernandes.
Rush with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fernandes is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Rush lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Zack Rush.
Well Fernandes 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 Paul Aken scores the fight for Riccardo Fernandes!
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight for Riccardo Fernandes!
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight for Riccardo Fernandes!
Riccardo Fernandes wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Riccardo Fernandes 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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