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VKT HW Grand Prix - Round 5 B PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Damarcus Brown (ranked 6268 p4p, 5691 weight class) and Bento Barboza (ranked 124 p4p, 147 weight class). Barboza has chosen Angel Of Death as his entrance music. Bento Barboza has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Damarcus Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bento Barboza!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jonathan Paton and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barboza.
Brown fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Brown throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Barboza counters with a straight right hand.
Brown lands with a shot to the body.
Brown throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Barboza counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Barboza.
A hook to the body from Barboza.
Brown is breathing heavily.
Barboza lands a hook that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Barboza lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Barboza on the inside.
Barboza digs a right hand underneath Brown's ribcage. Brown let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barboza breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Brown with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Brown looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Brown get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? Yes, he's struggled back up to his feet and seems OK to continue. The referee agrees so we're back to the action!
 Brown is rocked!
Brown is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Barboza doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Brown crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Brown's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bento Barboza!
Bento Barboza thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Nathan Eternity (ranked 24603 p4p, 5645 weight class) and Skipper Eureka (ranked 135 p4p, 96 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Nathan Eternity!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Skipper Eureka!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jorge Garcia and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eternity moves out of range of the body kick from Eureka.
A nice inside leg kick there by Eureka. That's going to slow Eternity down.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Eureka.
Eternity tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Eureka manages to circle out of the way.
Eureka scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Skipper Eureka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eternity 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.
Eureka tries to land a front kick but Eternity steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Eternity is looking to counter the offense by Eureka and move into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eureka misses the jab.
Eureka throws a leg kick which misses Eternity's front leg but catches the back leg as Eternity tries to avoid it.
Eternity swings for the body but Eureka moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Eureka.
Eternity seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Eureka lands with a good body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Eureka.
Eureka dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Eureka.
Eureka pushes Eternity away with a front kick.
Eternity is breathing heavily.
A shot to the liver by Eureka. Beautiful body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eureka lands a right hook to the body.
Eureka has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Eternity is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Eureka lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Eternity closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
 It looks like Nathan Eternity has been cut.
Eureka scores a knockdown with a big right hand! Eternity 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Eureka lands a body shot.
Eureka throws a wild body kick that Eternity sees coming a mile off.
Eureka works Eternity's body with a nice hook.
Eureka scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Having scored a knockdown, Skipper Eureka should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2.
The cut man is working on Nathan Eternity's cut.
That's time! Eternity's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Eureka cracks Eternity with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Eternity is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Eternity is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9, he's up! Wow, he cut that one a bit fine!
Eureka throws a quick inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Eureka misses its intended target.
Eureka throws an overhand right that lands on Eternity's shoulder, as Eternity tries to avoid the shot.
Eureka fakes the leg kick and cracks Eternity in the body.
Eternity ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
As Eureka tries to get set, Eternity tries to push him back and clinch up but Eureka manages to avoid the attempt.
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!
A low kick lands for Eureka.
Eureka moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eternity gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Eternity misses with a punch to the body.
Eternity tries to work over Eureka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Eternity misses with a punch to the body.
Eternity lands a nice uppercut.
A short left from Eternity.
Eureka is looking to break free of the clinch but Eternity has double underhooks.
Eureka wants to stall.
Eureka has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Eternity lands a hook that snaps the head of Eureka backwards.
 It looks like Skipper Eureka has been cut.
Eternity is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Eureka prevents a body shot from Eternity.
Eternity lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Eternity lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Eureka or not.
Eternity tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Eureka's elbow.
Eureka is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Eternity creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Eternity digs a right hand into Eureka's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Eureka's gas tank.
Come on Eternity - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Eternity keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Eureka's efforts to push away.
A shot in the inside from Eternity.
Eternity can't find room to land a body shot as Eureka controls the action.
Eureka's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Eureka tries to stall but Eternity uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Eternity lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Eternity misses with a hook to the ribs.
Eternity lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Eureka backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Eternity.
Eureka is breathing heavily.
Eternity tries to work over Eureka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Eternity scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Skipper Eureka takes that one, thanks to the knockdown.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Eternity ducks under a wild hook from Eureka.
Eternity tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Eureka manages to circle out of the way.
Eureka scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Eternity just misses with a punch to the body.
Eureka wants to counter the offense by Eternity and move into the clinch position.
Eureka bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Eureka moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eureka misses with a body kick.
As Eureka tries to get set, Eternity tries to push him back and clinch up but Eureka manages to avoid the attempt.
Eureka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Eternity seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Eternity gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eternity stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Eternity misses with a body punch.
Eureka tries to circle away but Eternity has him pinned against the cage.
Eureka is trying to push Eternity away but Eternity has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Eternity's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Eternity lands an uppercut.
Eternity struggles to land a body shot inside as Eureka controls his hands.
Eureka is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Eternity is defending well for now.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nathan Eternity has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Eureka tries to stall but Eternity uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Eternity tries to throw a body punch but Eureka avoids it by throwing Eternity back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Eternity.
Eternity presses Eureka against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Eureka takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A right hook to the body lands for Eternity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eternity scores with a shoulder strike.
Eternity lands a nice shot to the body.
A hook to the body from Eternity.
Eternity struggles to land a body shot inside as Eureka controls his hands.
Eternity stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Eternity.
Eternity lands a right hand that snaps the head of Eureka backwards.
A short left from Eternity.
A right hook to the body lands for Eternity.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eternity pushes Eureka back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Eternity taking a breather.
Eternity misses with a hook to the ribs.
Eternity misses with a body punch.
Eternity softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Eternity lands with a short shot to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nathan Eternity showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Eternity 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 26:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 26:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 26:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Skipper Eureka!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Archy Banks (ranked 5959 p4p, 6081 weight class) and Hassan Fezzik (ranked 112 p4p, 119 weight class). Hassan Fezzik acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Archy Banks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hassan Fezzik!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Franklyn Lucas and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fezzik moves into range and clinches up with Banks.
Banks pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Banks blocks a head kick by Fezzik.
A jab from Banks misses.
Banks thows a left - swing and a miss!
Banks keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
It looks like Hassan Fezzik has been cut.
Fezzik moves into range and clinches up with Banks.
Banks is trying to push Fezzik away but Fezzik has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Fezzik looking to throw knees to the head but Banks is blocking nicely.
Stalling in the clinch from Fezzik.
Banks tries to circle away but Fezzik has him pinned against the cage.
I was talking to Banks's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Banks misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fezzik.
Banks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fezzik with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Still in the clinch, Fezzik scores with a nice short uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A knee to the head by Fezzik.
It looks like Archy Banks has been cut.
Fezzik unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Banks is breathing heavily.
Fezzik working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fezzik scores a nice knee to the body.
Fezzik gets through Banks's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fezzik lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short left from Fezzik.
Fezzik lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fezzik gets through Banks's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fezzik displaying some good clinch control by pressing Banks up against the cage.
Fezzik is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Fezzik scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Banks throws a head punch that misses.
Fezzik has his opponent in a tight Thai clinch and unloads with a massive knee that drops Banks to the canvas! Can Banks beat the count? 3,4,5,6 and he's up... is he? Yes, he's up! The referee is taking a long look at him and he's going to allow it to continue!
A looping hook to the body misses from Banks. Fezzik does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fezzik lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Banks crumples to the floor! Fezzik milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Hassan Fezzik!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Elifasi Msomi (ranked 5632 p4p, 24591 weight class) and Brutus Ryker (ranked 145 p4p, 134 weight class). Msomi comes to the cage accompanied by 1955 Axe Killer. Elifasi Msomi had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elifasi Msomi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brutus Ryker!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Anthony Taglia and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryker tries to clinch but Msomi is having none of it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Msomi.
Msomi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Msomi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ryker tries to clinch there but Msomi circles away.
Ryker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ryker walks into a straight right hand from Msomi.
Msomi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Msomi connects with a quick right hand that sends Ryker tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the cage, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Elifasi Msomi!
Elifasi Msomi thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Mark Yonic (ranked 5734 p4p, 5616 weight class) and Vasko Madzarov (ranked 100 p4p, 94 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Yonic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vasko Madzarov!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Anthony Taglia and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yonic staying out of range there.
Nice defenses there by Yonic.
Yonic's corner calls for a 1-2. Yonic obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Madzarov rushes Yonic and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Madzarov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Madzarov blocking some punches.
Madzarov can't find room to land a body shot as Yonic controls the action.
Madzarov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yonic misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Madzarov on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yonic.
Yonic prevents a body shot from Madzarov.
Madzarov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Madzarov lands a right hand.
Madzarov misses with a body punch.
Madzarov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yonic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Madzarov pushes Yonic back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Madzarov blocking some punches.
Yonic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Madzarov lands a shot to the body.
Yonic is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Madzarov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madzarov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Madzarov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Madzarov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Yonic or not.
Madzarov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short left from Madzarov.
Madzarov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Madzarov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Madzarov tries to throw a body punch but Yonic avoids it by throwing Madzarov back against the cage.
Madzarov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yonic backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Madzarov.
Madzarov tries to work over Yonic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yonic working aggressively here.
Madzarov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Yonic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Madzarov lands a body punch.
Madzarov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yonics head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Madzarov lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Madzarov.
Madzarov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Madzarov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good body shot from Madzarov.
A shot in the inside from Madzarov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madzarov misses with a punch to the body.
Madzarov lands with a light punch inside.
Madzarov digs a right hand underneath Yonic's ribcage. Yonic let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right handed body shot lands from Madzarov.
Madzarov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Madzarov tries to throw a body punch but Yonic avoids it by throwing Madzarov back against the cage.
Good body shot from Madzarov.
Madzarov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Madzarov misses with a punch to the body.
Madzarov can't find room to land a body shot as Yonic controls the action.
Madzarov tries to work over Yonic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yonic throws a head punch that misses.
Madzarov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yonic.
Madzarov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yonic blocks a body shot from Madzarov.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Madzarov lands a body punch.
Madzarov is leaning against Yonic and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Madzarov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Yonic.
Madzarov tries to work over Yonic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Madzarov scores with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vasko Madzarov dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Madzarov lands a nice shot to the body.
Yonic walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Madzarov ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Yonic out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vasko Madzarov!
During a confident post fight interview, Vasko Madzarov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Mateusz Radovic (ranked 5594 p4p, 5399 weight class) and Macaco Cidadăo (ranked 143 p4p, 82 weight class). Cidadăo has chosen Boogie 2nite - Booty Luv as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mateusz Radovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Macaco Cidadăo!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Eddie Farnsworth and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cidadăo misses with a hook. Radovic ducked under it nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Radovic. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Radovic.
Radovic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cidadăo.
Radovic misses with a body shot.
Cidadăo misses the jab.
Cidadăo misses with a looping left.
As Cidadăo tries to get set, Radovic tries to push him back and clinch up but Cidadăo manages to avoid the attempt.
Radovic has Cidadăo up against the cage in a clinch.
Radovic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Radovic throws an elbow but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice elbow from Cidadăo.
Cidadăo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Radovic throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cidadăo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cidadăo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Radovic creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cidadăo's defenses.
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!
Cidadăo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Radovic throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cidadăo tries a body shot but Radovic blocks it.
Cidadăo dodges an elbow strike from Radovic.
Cidadăo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Radovic blocks a body shot from Cidadăo.
A short left from Cidadăo.
Cidadăo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cidadăo blocks an elbow strike.
Radovic throws an elbow but it misses.
Cidadăo struggles to land a body shot inside as Radovic controls his hands.
A right hand to the body from Cidadăo.
A right hook to the body lands for Cidadăo.
Radovic is breathing heavily.
Cidadăo digs a right hand underneath Radovic's ribcage. Radovic let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cidadăo is working Radovic over against the cage.
Cidadăo lands a body punch.
Our sources have told us that Radovic has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Cidadăo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cidadăo.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cidadăo.
Cidadăo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cidadăo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cidadăo has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Radovic seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Cidadăo can turn it around.
Radovic throws an elbow that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Radovic throws an elbow but misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Cidadăo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cidadăo works on Radovic's body with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Cidadăo.
Radovic takes a shot to the head.
Cidadăo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cidadăo blocks the elbow strike.
Cidadăo lands with a light punch inside.
Cidadăo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cidadăo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Radovic backwards.
Cidadăo lands a nice shot to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Cidadăo.
Cidadăo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cidadăo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Radovic dodges an elbow strike from Cidadăo.
Cidadăo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cidadăo scores with a shoulder strike.
Cidadăo blocks an elbow strike.
Cidadăo misses with a punch to the body.
Cidadăo gets through Radovic's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cidadăo avoids a wild elbow strike from Radovic.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cidadăo misses with the head strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cidadăo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Radovic's brow.
Cidadăo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cidadăo scores with a hook to the body.
Cidadăo pushes Radovic back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Macaco Cidadăo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cidadăo misses with a double jab.
Cidadăo misses with an uppercut.
Mateusz Radovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cidadăo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cidadăo misses with a few strikes there.
Cidadăo throws a body punch but Radovic moves out of range.
Cidadăo looks to land a left hand but Radovic moved out of range nicely.
Radovic ducks under a wild hook from Cidadăo.
The fighters circling - Cidadăo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cidadăo throws a hook but Radovic blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cidadăo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Cidadăo connects with a quick right hand that sends Radovic tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the cage, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Macaco Cidadăo!
Macaco Cidadăo decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Joseph Pisun (ranked 6384 p4p, 5617 weight class) and Akecheta Paco (ranked 127 p4p, 93 weight class). Akecheta Paco will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joseph Pisun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Akecheta Paco!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jorge Garcia and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the body from Pisun misses
and Paco counters with a stiff right hand.
Paco drops a shoulder and throws a biiiig uppercut that drops Pisun onto his butt! Pisun pops straight back to his feet to convince the referee that he's OK to continue.
It looks like Joseph Pisun has been cut.
Paco throws a shot from downtown. Pisun moves away and avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Pisun.
Pisun 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 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Akecheta Paco!
Our winner, Akecheta Paco, 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 light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Purjo Pekka Koistinen (ranked 23905 p4p, 23595 weight class) and Jean Luc Petard (ranked 674 p4p, 689 weight class). 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Purjo Pekka Koistinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jean Luc Petard!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Bruno Lombardi and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koistinen wants to clinch.
Petard throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Koistinen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Petard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Koistinen looking to throw knees to the head but Petard is blocking nicely.
Petard lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Our sources have told us that Koistinen has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Koistinen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Koistinen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Koistinen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Petard's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koistinen throws a punch but it's blocked by Petard.
Petard manages to break the clinch.
Petard goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Petard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Koistinen.
Koistinen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Petard throws a body kick that misses.
Petard throws a poor cross that misses
and Koistinen holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Koistinen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Petard.
Petard missing with a left hand there. Koistinen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Petard cracks Koistinen with an open hand slap.
Petard swings for the body but Koistinen moves out of range.
Koistinen throws a jab when Petard was well out of range.
Petard unleashes a big counter combination but Koistinen bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Petard connects with a leg kick.
Petard misses the jab.
Petard misses with a body shot.
A punch combination from Petard misses.
Petard misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Koistinen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Petard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Koistinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Petard.
Petard throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Koistinen lands a slapping body shot.
Koistinen avoids the body shot from Petard.
Koistinen throws a series of punches but Petard avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petard throws a looping overhand right but Koistinen ducks down to avoid it.
As Petard tries to get set, Koistinen tries to push him back and clinch up but Petard manages to avoid the attempt.
Koistinen throws an overhand right that lands on Petard's shoulder, as Petard tries to avoid the shot.
Koistinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Petard tries to move into range but Koistinen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Koistinen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Koistinen lands with a shot to the body.
Petard misses with a low kick.
Jean Luc Petard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koistinen stuns Petard with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jab, jab by Petard - just one landing.
Petard lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Petard misses with a looping left.
Nice straight punches there by Petard. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Petard.
Koistinen checks the leg kick nicely there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Koistinen tries to clinch up but Petard circles away and keeps his distance.
Koistinen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Luc Petard dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Petard finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Petard misses with an uppercut.
Petard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Koistinen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A low kick from Petard misses
and Koistinen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Petard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Koistinen moves away.
Koistinen misses the shot to the body.
Koistinen throws a body shot but no joy.
As Koistinen backs off Petard throws a huge counter combo but Koistinen manages to avoid it all.
Petard takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koistinen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Petard manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Petard looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Petard misses with an uppercut. Koistinen saw that one coming.
Petard throws an off balance right hand
and Koistinen counters with a right hand to the body.
Petard misses with a hook. Koistinen ducked under it nicely.
Petard changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Koistinen.
Petard fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Petard thows a body kick. Koistinen tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Petard throws a nice outside leg kick.
Koistinen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Petard.
Koistinen wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Petard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Koistinen misses with a looping left.
Petard thumps Koistinen with a low kick.
Koistinen has Petard up against the cage in a clinch.
Petard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Koistinen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Petard backwards.
Petard breaks from the clinch.
Koistinen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Petard throws out the jab.
Koistinen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Petard takes a swing at Koistinen's ribcage but misses.
Koistinen tries to counter by clinching up but Petard breaks away and moves out of range.
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!
Nice defenses there by Koistinen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petard slips a jab from Koistinen.
Koistinen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Koistinen with a hook.
Petard connects with a body shot that sends Koistinen's belly button to the back.
Koistinen slips under a jab.
Petard throws a jab when Koistinen was well out of range.
Petard swinging wildly here.
Koistinen closes the distance and pushes Petard back into the cage.
A right hand to the body from Koistinen.
Petard is trying to push Koistinen away but Koistinen has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Koistinen cracks Petard with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jean Luc Petard will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A swing and a miss from Petard.
Petard throws an off balance right hand
and Koistinen holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Koistinen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Koistinen lands a nice uppercut.
Koistinen lands a knee to the body.
Petard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Petard takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Petard misses with a body shot.
Koistinen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Petard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Petard misses with a low kick.
Koistinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Petard.
Jean Luc Petard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Petard looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Petard just misses with a punch to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koistinen lands an overhand right.
Koistinen lands with an overhand left.
Petard swings for the body but Koistinen moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Koistinen misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koistinen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Petard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Koistinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Petard.
Some wild striking there from Koistinen.
Petard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Koistinen is looking to counter the offense by Petard and move into the clinch.
A punch combination from Petard misses.
Petard listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Koistinen throws a body punch but Petard moves out of range.
Koistinen lands a jab.
Petard throws a poor cross that misses
letting Koistinen counter with a right hand.
Petard misses with a low kick.
Koistinen tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Petard manages to circle out of the way.
Petard throws a solid leg kick but Koistinen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Petard.
Good exchange - Koistinen coming out on top.
Petard misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koistinen moves in looking to clinch but Petard pushes him off.
Koistinen moves in looking to clinch but Petard pushes him off.
Petard throws a body punch but Koistinen moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koistinen scores with a sloppy right hand. Petard should have avoided that one.
Petard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Koistinen manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut lands for Koistinen. That snapped Petard's head back.
Petard cracks Koistinen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Petard is looking to score with low kicks.
An inside leg kick lands from Petard.
Petard throws a nice outside leg kick.
Petard lands a nice leg kick that just misses Koistinen's sensitive parts.
Koistinen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Koistinen throws a looping overhand right but Petard ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Koistinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Petard misses with a low kick.
Koistinen seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Purjo Pekka Koistinen did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
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.
Petard scores with a push kick.
Petard takes a swing at Koistinen's ribcage but misses.
Koistinen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Koistinen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Petard is trying to break the clinch but Koistinen has him pressed against the cage.
Koistinen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Koistinen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Petard is trying to break free.
Koistinen tries a body shot but Petard blocks it.
Koistinen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Petard tries to break free but Koistinen pushes him back against the cage.
Koistinen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Petard backwards.
Petard struggles to land a body shot inside as Koistinen controls his hands.
A left hand lands to the body for Petard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koistinen has Petard pressed against the cage.
Petard breaks the clinch.
Koistinen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Petard connects with a crisp jab.
Petard lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koistinen moves away from the strike by Petard.
Koistinen throws a body shot but no joy.
Petard pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Petard takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Petard throws the kick towards the body but Koistinen avoids it.
Koistinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Petard misses with an attempted mid kick.
Petard lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Koistinen misses with an uppercut.
Koistinen throws a looping overhand right but Petard ducks down to avoid it.
Petard only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Petard throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Koistinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Petard moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petard throws a right hand that misses
and Koistinen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Petard stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koistinen drops his hands momentarily and Petard takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Petard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Koistinen.
Petard is trying to counter with his kicks.
Koistinen walks into a jab.
Koistinen lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Koistinen.
A low kick from Petard misses
and Koistinen counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Koistinen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Koistinen scores a nice knee to the body.
Purjo Pekka Koistinen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Koistinen lands an elbow just above Petard 's eye.
Koistinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Petard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Petard misses with an uppercut
and Koistinen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Koistinen scores with a decent looking hook.
A leg kick checked by Koistinen.
Petard throws a hook to the side of Koistinen's head but Koistinen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Purjo Pekka Koistinen will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Petard scores with a sloppy right hand. Koistinen should have avoided that one.
Petard takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Petard wants to slow Koistinen down by chopping away at his legs.
Petard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Petard throws a body kick that misses.
Petard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Koistinen rushes Petard and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Koistinen keeps control of Petard as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Petard is trying to break the clinch but Koistinen has him pressed against the cage.
Koistinen has Petard pressed against the cage, preventing Petard from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Koistinen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petard wants to break free but Koistinen has control.
Petard breaks the clinch.
Koistinen takes a swing at Petard's ribcage but misses.
Koistinen misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petard thows a leg kick but Koistinen checks it
and Koistinen counters with a stiff right hand.
Petard throws a lazy right hand but Koistinen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Koistinen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Petard lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Koistinen at a distance.
Koistinen moves out of range of the body kick from Petard.
Petard lands a glancing blow to the side of Koistinen's head.
Petard has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Petard with the inside leg kick.
Donk. Koistinen catches Petard right on the button with a cross.
Petard thows a leg kick but Koistinen checks it
enabling Koistinen to counter with a crisp jab.
Petard goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Koistinen swings for the body but Petard moves out of range.
A lazy left from Petard finds it's target.
Koistinen has closed the distance and engaged Petard in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koistinen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Koistinen misses with a punch on the inside.
Koistinen lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petard is looking to break free of the clinch but Koistinen has double underhooks.
Koistinen scores with a shoulder strike.
Petard tries to circle away but Koistinen has him pinned against the cage.
Petard tries to circle away but Koistinen has him pinned against the cage.
Petard wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Koistinen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Petard wants to get back to striking at distance but Koistinen won't allow it.
Koistinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Petard controls his hands.
Koistinen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Petard breaks the clinch.
Petard throws a right hand that misses
and Koistinen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Petard takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Petard throws a low kick, looking for Koistinen's leg but Koistinen calmly moves out of range.
Petard throws a right hand that misses
letting Koistinen counter with a right hand.
Koistinen throws out a loose jab but Petard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koistinen slips a straight right by Petard.
Koistinen wants to clinch up but Petard keeps it at a distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Purjo Pekka Koistinen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Koistinen 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 48:47
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 48:47
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Purjo Pekka Koistinen!
Purjo Pekka Koistinen seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Jean Luc Petard was interviewed post fight and said 'Hoisted by my own petard!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between San Diego Maradona (ranked 5305 p4p, 5263 weight class) and Roberto Congo (ranked 77 p4p, 76 weight class). 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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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, San Diego Maradona!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roberto Congo!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, John Kavanagh and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Congo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Congo has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Maradona is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Congo tries to move into range but Maradona moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Congo scores with a nice right hand.
Maradona misses with a right hand
and Congo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Congo slips under a jab.
Maradona gets a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Congo.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maradona.
Congo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Maradona goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Congo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Congo manages to break the clinch.
Maradona misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Maradona misses with a body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Congo! But no joy.
Maradona cracks Congo with an open hand slap.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maradona fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Maradona lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Congo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Maradona is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A jab from Congo misses.
Maradona throws out a powerful jab.
San Diego Maradona seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Congo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Congo swings for the body but Maradona moves out of range.
Congo slips a straight right by Maradona.
Congo let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Maradona is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Congo.
Decent striking displayed by Maradona there.
Maradona fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Congo, pushing him back against the cage.
Maradona misses with a punch to the body.
Maradona throws a head punch that misses.
Maradona presses Congo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Congo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Congo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Congo works on Maradona's body with a couple of short punches.
Maradona has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Maradona misses with a hook from the clinch.
Congo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Congo breaks from the clinch.
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!
Maradona swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Congo.
It looks like Roberto Congo has been cut.
Maradona has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Congo finds it's way round the side to connect with Maradona's head.
Maradona uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Congo has time to react.
Congo throws a shot from downtown. Maradona moves away and avoids it.
Maradona clinches up with Congo and pushes him back against the cage.
Congo tries to work over Maradona's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Maradona misses with a punch on the inside.
Maradona misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Congo misses with the head strike.
Congo throws a punch but it's blocked by Maradona.
Congo struggles to land a body shot inside as Maradona controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
San Diego Maradona dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roberto Congo's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Maradona misses with a left hand
and Maradona takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Congo misses the jab.
Nice body punch from Congo.
Congo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maradona.
Maradona misses with a looping right.
Maradona swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Congo scores a knockdown with a big right hand! Maradona 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.
Maradona is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maradona staying out of range there.
Maradona thuds his right hand into Congo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Maradona throws a lazy uppercut
and Congo counters with a beautiful hook that drops Maradona to the mat! Will Maradona be able to recover his senses? The referee starts the count at 3 having sent Congo to a neutral corner. 4,5,6 and Maradona is up. He looks OK to continue.
Maradona is rocked!
Maradona misses with a left hand
and Congo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Congo lands with a nice body punch.
Congo misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Maradona wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A jab from Congo misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maradona jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Maradona swinging wildly here.
Congo ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Maradona out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Roberto Congo!
Roberto Congo 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 light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ezekiel Hall (ranked 23505 p4p, 6722 weight class) and Charlie River (ranked 660 p4p, 652 weight class). River is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Waylon Jennings - I've Always Been Crazy. Ezekiel Hall is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 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 London, Ezekiel Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charlie River!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jonathan Paton and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
River misses with a jab, cross combination.
River cracks a nice hook into Hall's ribs.
River ducks under a wild hook from Hall.
River pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hall is out of range and River settles back down.
River slips a jab from Hall.
River moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hall.
Hall blocks a jab.
River ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
River has closed the distance and engaged Hall in a clinch.
Hall tries to circle away but River has him pinned against the cage.
Hall definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
River breaks from the clinch.
River ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hall moves away.
Hall takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hall throws an off balance right hand
and River counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hall will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
As Hall backs off River throws a huge counter combo but Hall manages to avoid it all.
River throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hall checks a leg kick.
River throws a shot to the body.
River tries to bum rush Hall with a series of wild strikes but Hall uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
River drops his hands momentarily and Hall takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
River throws a nice looking combination but Hall bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hall throws out a loose jab but River uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hall scores with a decent looking hook.
A head kick misses from Hall.
River is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hall.
Hall keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
River throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hall with a nice cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good leg kick by River.
Hall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A good leg kick by River.
River throws a leg kick
letting Hall counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall misses with a right hand
and River counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
River with a nice calf kick.
Hall has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from River.
River with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
River lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
River clinches.
Hall breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
River with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hall looks to throw the jab but River is out of range.
Hall misses the shot to the body.
River dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hall. That did some damage!
A slapping leg kick lands for River.
Good leg kick by River.
Hall is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
River walks into a jab.
It looks like Charlie River has been cut.
Hall misses with an uppercut
and River counters with a body kick.
Hall throws a body punch but River moves out of range.
River fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hall manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie River dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Charlie River's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
River misses with the combination.
Hall scores with a nice right hand.
River looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hall jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hall throws an ugly left hook that misses
and River counters with a stiff right hand.
River connects with a solid leg kick.
Hall is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hall pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
River moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
River changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hall throws a poor cross that misses
and River counters with a stiff right hand.
Hall misses with a wild body shot.
Hall jabs River to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hall misses with a looping right.
River now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hall misses with a straight left.
River throws a body shot but no joy.
Hall thinks about countering with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
River tries to clinch up.
Hall throws a hook but River blocks it.
River misses with an uppercut.
Hall scores with a body shot.
River throws a body shot but no joy.
Hall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
River scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
River changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hall throws an overhand right that lands on River's shoulder, as River tries to avoid the shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from River! But no joy.
River loads up on a big right hand but Hall slips the punch.
River has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hall misses with an uppercut
and River counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hall takes one on the button.
Hall on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
River scores with a jab.
Hall misses with a left hand
and Hall takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
River ducks under a wild hook from Hall.
River ducks under a wild hook from Hall.
River loads up on a big right hand but Hall slips the punch.
Hall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but River was well out of range. Poor timing from Hall.
Nice body punch from River.
Hall drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hall.
River slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
River avoids the body shot from Hall.
River misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hall uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from River.
River throws the left hand but Hall avoids the punch easily.
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.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hall throws a body shot but no joy.
Hall misses the jab.
Hall takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
River takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie River showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Charlie River'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.
A slow jab from Hall misses its intended target.
Hall rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and River makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
River dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hall misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hall fails to land with a series of punches.
Hall on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Charlie River seems to be getting the better of the standup.
River displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hall throws out the jab.
Hall throws a head kick that misses.
River scores with a shot to the body.
River tries to clinch up.
River scores with a kick to the midsection.
Nice uppercut there from River.
River connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
River slips a straight right by Hall.
Hall misses with a hook. River ducked under it nicely.
River tries to counter with a clinch but Hall shakes him off and moves away.
River throws a hook to the side of Hall's head but Hall sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hall misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
River lands with an overhand left.
Hall throws a shot from downtown. River moves away and avoids it.
River pushes Hall up against the cage in a clinch.
River lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
River lands with a short punch from the clinch.
River tries to work over Hall's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
River struggles to land a body shot inside as Hall controls his hands.
River breaks from the clinch.
River fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hall looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hall looks to throw the jab but River is out of range.
River lands with a shot to the body.
Hall throws a big shot that misses.
Hall misses the shot to the body.
Hall cracks River with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
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!
River punishes Hall's body with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River throws a shot from downtown. Hall moves away and avoids it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
River throws a leg kick which misses Hall's front leg but catches the back leg as Hall tries to avoid it.
Hall tries to move into range but River moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hall swings and misses with a shot to the body
and River counters with a body kick.
Hall misses with a body kick.
A big right from River misses.
River lands a jab to Hall's midsection.
River tries to clinch but Hall moves out of range.
River uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hall.
Hall throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
River appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
River displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hall is rocked!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. River engages and cracks Hall with a massive lead left hook - Hall tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! River is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Charlie River!
Charlie River decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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