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VKT HWGP - 5th Place - 1st RD PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Akira Kumajin (ranked 24383 p4p, 24379 weight class) and Nathan Eternity (ranked 135 p4p, 143 weight class). Kumajin comes to the ring accompanied by Akira the Wild - Devilman Crybaby OST. Akira Kumajin is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akira Kumajin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Nathan Eternity!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kumajin scores with a nice strike.
 It looks like Nathan Eternity has been cut.
Kumajin looks to throw the jab but Eternity is out of range.
Kumajin throws a hook but Eternity avoids it easily.
Eternity takes the fight into the clinch.
Eternity blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kumajin throws a punch but it's blocked by Eternity.
Eternity lands a right hand.
Eternity tries to work over Kumajin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kumajin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Eternity backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eternity can't find room to land a body shot as Kumajin controls the action.
Kumajin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kumajin misses with a punch on the inside.
Eternity on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kumajin has a couple of punches blocked by Eternity.
Kumajin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Eternity misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kumajin.
Eternity stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kumajin throws a punch but it's blocked by Eternity.
Eternity blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kumajin misses with some punches.
Eternity just leaning against Kumajin, taking a breather.
Eternity lands a shot to the body.
Kumajin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Eternity misses with a hook to the ribs.
Eternity lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kumajin.
Kumajin throws a punch but it's blocked by Eternity.
Eternity tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kumajin's elbow.
Eternity works on Kumajin's body with a couple of short punches.
Kumajin is breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Eternity.
Eternity goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Eternity misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A left hand lands to the body for Eternity.
Eternity throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Eternity misses with a hook to the ribs.
Eternity digs a right hand into Kumajin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kumajin's gas tank.
Eternity pushes Kumajin back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Eternity misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right handed body shot lands from Eternity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eternity lands with a short shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Eternity presses Kumajin against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Eternity lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kumajin backwards.
Eternity pushes Kumajin back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Eternity lands with a right to the head.
Eternity holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Eternity lands with a right to the head.
Eternity misses with a punch to the body.
Eternity tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kumajin's elbow.
Eternity working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Good body shot from Eternity.
Kumajin misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Eternity.
A hook to the body from Eternity.
Eternity tries a body shot but Kumajin blocks it.
Eternity digs a right hand into Kumajin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kumajin's gas tank.
Eternity working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Eternity pushes Kumajin back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Eternity struggles to land a body shot inside as Kumajin controls his hands.
Eternity digs a right hand underneath Kumajin's ribcage. Kumajin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Eternity lands a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Eternity dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nathan Eternity's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kumajin tries to keep at a distance but Eternity has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nathan Eternity seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kumajin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Eternity tries to throw a body punch but Kumajin avoids it by throwing Eternity back against the ropes.
Kumajin throws a head punch that misses.
Kumajin lands with a left to the head.
A short uppercut from Kumajin.
Kumajin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Eternity softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Kumajin has a couple of punches blocked by Eternity.
Eternity tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kumajin's elbow.
Kumajin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kumajin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Eternity.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eternity blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kumajin misses with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Eternity.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Eternity can't find room to land a body shot as Kumajin controls the action.
Eternity presses Kumajin against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Eternity misses with a hook to the ribs.
Eternity lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eternity struggles to land a body shot inside as Kumajin controls his hands.
Eternity lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Eternity - that landed with a thud.
Eternity has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kumajin blocks a body shot from Eternity.
Eternity doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Eternity - that landed with a thud.
Eternity misses with a hook to the ribs.
Eternity lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Eternity works on Kumajin's body with a couple of short punches.
Eternity tries to throw a body punch but Kumajin avoids it by throwing Eternity back against the ropes.
Eternity presses Kumajin against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Eternity lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kumajin blocks a body shot from Eternity.
Eternity lands a left hand.
A hook to the body from Eternity.
Eternity will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kumajin up against the ropes.
Eternity is pushing Kumajin up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kumajin tries to throw a body punch but Eternity avoids it by throwing Kumajin back against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eternity lands with a right to the head.
Kumajin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Eternity avoids it.
Eternity tries to work over Kumajin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Eternity.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Eternity tries to work over Kumajin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Eternity creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Eternity misses with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Eternity.
Eternity tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Eternity can't find room to land a body shot as Kumajin controls the action.
Eternity scores with a shot to the side of Kumajin's head.
Eternity is leaning against Kumajin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Eternity lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kumajin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Eternity lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Eternity lands a shot to the body.
Eternity lands with a light punch inside.
Eternity lands a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Eternity - that landed with a thud.
A short body shot lands from Eternity as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Eternity lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kumajin backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Eternity showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nathan Eternity's cut.
That's time! Kumajin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Eternity gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nathan Eternity is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kumajin throws a head punch that misses.
Kumajin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kumajin misses with a punch on the inside.
Kumajin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Eternity blocks an uppercut.
Kumajin trying to land knees to the body.
Kumajin swings wildly with an uppercut but Eternity uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kumajin trying to land knees to the body.
Kumajin misses with some punches.
Eternity blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kumajin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kumajin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kumajin throws a punch but it's blocked by Eternity.
Kumajin throws a head punch that misses.
Kumajin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Eternity avoids it.
Eternity blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Eternity managing to block the knees to the body from Kumajin.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Eternity pushes Kumajin back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Eternity misses with a body punch.
Kumajin throws a head punch that misses.
Eternity blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kumajin 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.
Eternity blocking some punches.
Eternity misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kumajin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Kumajin fails to land.
Kumajin swings wildly with an uppercut but Eternity uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Kumajin fails to land.
Kumajin prevents a body shot from Eternity.
Eternity digs a right hand into Kumajin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kumajin's gas tank.
Kumajin misses with a punch on the inside.
Kumajin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Eternity takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kumajin misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kumajin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Eternity - that landed with a thud.
Akira Kumajin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kumajin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Akira Kumajin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Eternity has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nathan Eternity!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Skipper Eureka (ranked 6243 p4p, 6054 weight class) and Mark Yonic (ranked 126 p4p, 115 weight class). Skipper Eureka could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mark Yonic's chin.
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KO power
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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, Skipper Eureka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Yonic!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yonic swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Eureka counter with a right hand.
Yonic misses with an uppercut. Eureka saw that one coming.
Yonic misses with a wild body shot.
Yonic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Eureka.
Yonic scores with a push kick.
Eureka tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Yonic is able to avoid easily.
Yonic looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Eureka uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yonic.
A big left from Yonic misses.
Eureka thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Yonic if he has to take too many more of those.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Eureka.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eureka walks into a jab.
Yonic scores with a crisp jab that stopped Eureka in his tracks.
Yonic thuds his right hand into Eureka's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
 It looks like Skipper Eureka has been cut.
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!
Eureka throws a one two combo.
It looks like Mark Yonic has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yonic throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Eureka throws a leg kick
and Yonic counters with a body kick that stops Eureka in his tracks momentarily.
Yonic avoids a kick to the body.
Yonic throws a head kick but Eureka moves out of range.
Eureka tries to counter by clinching up but Yonic breaks away and moves out of range.
Yonic misses with a looping left.
Eureka jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Some wild striking there from Eureka.
Yonic works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Good work by Yonic as he checks the leg kick.
Eureka with the inside leg kick.
Eureka throws a chopping leg kick but Yonic manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yonic is looking to score with low kicks.
Eureka takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Eureka slips under a jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Yonic checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Yonic checks a low kick from Eureka.
Eureka ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mark Yonic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab lands there for Eureka.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yonic with a nice calf kick.
Yonic fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Yonic throws a body punch but Eureka moves out of range.
Eureka scores with a head kick.
Yonic looks to land a right hand but Eureka moved out of range.
As Yonic tries to get set, Eureka tries to push him back and clinch up but Yonic manages to avoid the attempt.
Yonic looks to land a right hand but Eureka moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mark Yonic will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Eureka slips under a jab from Yonic.
A nice leg kick from Eureka, right into the meat of the thigh.
Eureka avoids the head kick by Yonic.
Eureka missing with a left hand there. Yonic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yonic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Eureka.
Yonic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Eureka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yonic.
Yonic throws the left hand but Eureka avoids the punch easily.
Eureka tries to counter by clinching up but Yonic breaks away and moves out of range.
Yonic lands a nice looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eureka blocks a head kick by Yonic.
Eureka is looking to counter the offense by Yonic and move into the clinch.
Yonic has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Eureka staying out of range there.
Eureka appears to be looking for a big counter.
Eureka keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Eureka wants to land a leg kick but Yonic is out of range.
Mark Yonic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yonic misses with a right hand
and Eureka counters with a nice body kick.
Eureka misses with a hook.
Yonic checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Eureka tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yonic lands a front kick.
Eureka takes a swing at Yonic's ribcage but misses.
Yonic lands with an overhand left.
Eureka throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Yonic to counter with a crisp jab.
A punch lands to the side of Eureka 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Yonic connects with a solid leg kick.
Eureka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yonic moves away.
Eureka connects with a solid leg kick.
Yonic checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yonic lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eureka blocks a head kick by Yonic.
Eureka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yonic swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Eureka.
Yonic just misses with a punch to the body.
Yonic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
An inside leg kick lands from Yonic.
A head kick misses from Yonic.
Yonic swings for the body but Eureka moves out of range.
Yonic throws a looping overhand right but Eureka ducks down to avoid it.
Eureka throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Yonic tries a low kick but Eureka avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Yonic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. This is the final round!
Eureka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yonic throws a head kick that misses.
Eureka throws a leg kick
and Yonic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Eureka misses with a two punch combination.
Eureka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Eureka is looking to slow Yonic down with leg kicks.
Yonic dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Eureka. That did some damage!
Eureka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yonic throws out a head kick that Eureka doesn't see coming - it connects and sends Eureka crashing to the mat face first! He's bounced up to his knees and is scrambling to get back to his feet and beat the count. He's up on 5 but still looks a bit groggy; will the referee allow it to continue??? He's taking a good look into Eureka's eyes and has decided to let it go on!
Skipper Eureka's cut is getting worse.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eureka tries to work over Yonic's front leg with a kick but Yonic checks it.
Yonic moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Yonic is looking to slow Eureka down with leg kicks.
Yonic tests Eureka's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eureka throws a head kick but Yonic moves out of range.
Eureka drops his guard momentarily, allowing Yonic to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Eureka! Oh, he's in big trouble - I don't like his chances here as the referee's count reaches 5. 6,7,8,9...10! He's out! Yonic takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Mark Yonic!
A victorious Mark Yonic thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between John Johnston (ranked 6176 p4p, 24369 weight class) and Brutus Ryker (ranked 122 p4p, 137 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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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 Tokyo, John Johnston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brutus Ryker!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnston keeps the fight on the outside.
Ryker tries to clinch there but Johnston circles away.
Ryker wants to clinch.
Ryker walks forward, straight into a front kick from Johnston.
Ryker walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ryker on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ryker moves in looking to clinch but Johnston pushes him off.
Johnston swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Ryker tries to clinch but Johnston moves out of range.
Johnston scores with a shot to the body.
Johnston lands with a hook. Ryker tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnston throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ryker stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ryker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ryker tries to clinch up but Johnston circles away and keeps his distance.
Ryker tries to clinch
and Johnston connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnston keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnston scores with a nice body kick.
Johnston cracks Ryker with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Johnston scores with a head kick. Ryker tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
 Ryker is rocked!
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Johnston throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Ryker is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the ropes! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). John Johnston!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Archy Banks (ranked 6137 p4p, 5795 weight class) and Quinn Diesel (ranked 119 p4p, 105 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Archy Banks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Quinn Diesel!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diesel lands a nice hook to Banks's body. Banks takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Banks swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Diesel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Diesel has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Banks is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Banks buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Banks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diesel was well out of range. Poor timing from Banks.
Diesel darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
It looks like Archy Banks has been cut.
Diesel lands a head shot.
Banks feints and then cracks Diesel's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Diesel down.
Diesel ducks under a wild hook from Banks.
Banks misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Diesel counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Diesel.
Banks throws a punch but it's blocked by Diesel.
Banks breaks the clinch.
Diesel weaves into range and cracks Banks right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Banks goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Diesel is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Quinn Diesel!
A relieved looking Quinn Diesel thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jean Yves Theriault (ranked 6210 p4p, 5921 weight class) and Kevin Faulk (ranked 124 p4p, 110 weight class). Theriault comes to the ring accompanied by Klendathu drop. Kevin Faulk has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jean Yves Theriault's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jean Yves Theriault!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kevin Faulk!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Theriault throws a hook to the side of Faulk's head but Faulk sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big left from Faulk misses.
Faulk thuds a left hand into Theriault's body.
Faulk tries to move into range but Theriault moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A slapping body kick lands there for Faulk.
Theriault lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Theriault slips under a jab.
Faulk closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Faulk blocks a body shot from Theriault.
Theriault fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Theriault can't find room to land a body shot as Faulk controls the action.
Faulk lands a body shot.
Theriault definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Faulk prevents Theriault from breaking the clinch.
Faulk lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Theriault is breathing heavily.
Theriault is trying to break free.
Faulk lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Theriault misses with some punches.
Theriault looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Theriault tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Faulk's elbow.
Faulk lands with a left to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Faulk.
Faulk throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Faulk.
Faulk scores with a shoulder strike.
Faulk is leaning against Theriault and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Faulk throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Theriaults head.
Theriault tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Faulk.
Faulk scores with a shoulder strike.
Theriault stalling in the clinch but Faulk improves position.
A hook to the body from Faulk.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Faulk softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Faulk lands a nice uppercut.
 Theriault is rocked!
Faulk lands a body punch.
Oh Theriault is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Faulk cracks Theriault with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Theriault 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! Theriault wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Kevin Faulk!
A very excited looking Kevin Faulk made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Hassan Fezzik (ranked 6237 p4p, 5872 weight class) and Mateusz Radovic (ranked 125 p4p, 163 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hassan Fezzik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mateusz Radovic!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fezzik drives through and clinches with Radovic against the ropes.
Radovic looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fezzik blocks an elbow strike.
Radovic misses with an elbow strike.
Radovic misses with an elbow strike.
I was talking to Fezzik's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Fezzik tries to land a knee to the head but Radovic blocks with his arms.
Radovic pushes off an throws an elbow but Fezzik leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Radovic.
Fezzik blocks an elbow strike from Radovic.
Fezzik is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Fezzik blocks an elbow strike from Radovic.
Fezzik is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Radovic is keeping busy.
Fezzik looking to stall.
Radovic throws an elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Radovic looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Radovic looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Radovic blocking some punches.
Fezzik has a couple of punches blocked by Radovic.
Fezzik misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fezzik tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Radovic avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fezzik avoids a wild elbow strike from Radovic.
A head punch on the inside from Fezzik fails to land.
Radovic pushes off an throws an elbow but Fezzik leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Radovic pushes off an throws an elbow but Fezzik leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Radovic looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fezzik with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fezzik wants to stall.
Fezzik swings wildly with an uppercut but Radovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fezzik softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Fezzik swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fezzik tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Radovic avoids it.
Fezzik tries to work over Radovic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fezzik misses with a punch on the inside.
Fezzik struggles to land a body shot inside as Radovic controls his hands.
Fezzik lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fezzik scores a nice knee to the body.
Fezzik with a knee to the head.
Fezzik with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Mateusz Radovic has been cut.
Radovic has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Fezzik seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Radovic can turn it around.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fezzik dodges an elbow strike from Radovic.
Fezzik avoids a wild elbow strike from Radovic.
Radovic blocks an uppercut.
Fezzik throws a head punch that misses.
Fezzik fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Radovic avoiding damage as Fezzik throws knees to the body.
Fezzik is trying to maintain a safe position but Radovic gets an underhook and turns Fezzik into the ropes.
Fezzik misses with a body punch.
Fezzik misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fezzik trying to land knees to the body.
Fezzik is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Radovic is defending well for now.
Radovic throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fezzik looking to slow down the pace here.
Fezzik misses with a punch on the inside.
Radovic misses with an elbow over the top.
Fezzik blocks an elbow strike.
Fezzik tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Fezzik.
Fezzik blocks an elbow strike from Radovic.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hassan Fezzik dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mateusz Radovic's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Fezzik clinches with his opponent.
Radovic misses with an elbow strike.
Hassan Fezzik has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fezzik lands a good knee to the midsection. Radovic won't want to take too many of those.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Radovic throws an elbow but misses.
Fezzik misses with a punch on the inside.
Radovic lands an elbow that stopped Fezzik in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Hassan Fezzik has been cut.
Radovic throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Radovic blocking some punches.
Radovic misses with an elbow over the top.
Fezzik misses with a punch on the inside.
Fezzik blocks an elbow strike.
Radovic pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Fezzik misses with some punches.
Fezzik tries to land a knee to the head but Radovic blocks with his arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fezzik lands a good knee to the midsection. Radovic won't want to take too many of those.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Radovic throws an elbow but misses.
Radovic managing to block the knees to the body from Fezzik.
Fezzik lands an uppercut.
Fezzik is working Radovic over against the ropes.
Radovic is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Radovic throws an elbow but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fezzik is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Radovic is keeping busy.
Fezzik tries to stall but Radovic uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Fezzik trying to land knees to the body.
Fezzik takes an elbow to the forehead.
Radovic blocking some punches.
Radovic lands a nice elbow.
Radovic creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fezzik's defenses.
Knees to the body from Fezzik.
Fezzik softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Fezzik tries to land a knee to the head but Radovic blocks with his arms.
Fezzik blocks the elbow strike.
Fezzik working aggressively here.
Fezzik dodges an elbow strike from Radovic.
Radovic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fezzik.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Fezzik lands a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Radovic just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fezzik's brow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A knee to the head by Fezzik.
Fezzik is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Radovic can do to turn this around?
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Fezzik obliges.
Fezzik with a knee to the head.
Fezzik lands a nice uppercut.
Fezzik makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fezzik connects with a nasty looking knee right to Radovic's face.
Fezzik lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fezzik misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fezzik unloads a knee to the mid-section. Radovic lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fezzik tries a knee to the head but Radovic blocks it.
Fezzik lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fezzik fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The referee calls for Fezzik to work.
Fezzik lands a right hand that snaps the head of Radovic backwards.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Radovic throws an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hassan Fezzik dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Fezzik's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Radovic tries to keep at a distance but Fezzik has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fezzik looking to slow down the pace here.
Fezzik throws a head punch that misses.
Radovic throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fezzik tries a knee to the head but Radovic blocks it.
Radovic lands an elbow just above Fezzik 's eye.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Fezzik throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Radovic blocks it with crossed arms.
Fezzik fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fezzik.
Fezzik misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fezzik.
Fezzik avoids the elbow strike from Radovic, against the ropes.
Radovic misses with an elbow over the top.
Fezzik avoids the elbow strike from Radovic, against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fezzik.
Radovic pushes off an throws an elbow but Fezzik leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fezzik misses with a knee strike.
Radovic misses with an elbow over the top.
Radovic gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fezzik throws a head punch that misses.
Fezzik misses with a punch on the inside.
Radovic misses with an elbow over the top.
Fezzik missing with knees to the body.
Radovic lands an elbow inside that Fezzik shrugs off.
Radovic misses with an elbow strike.
Radovic looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fezzik trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fezzik.
Fezzik blocks an elbow strike from Radovic.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Radovic.
Hassan Fezzik's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Fezzik lands with a short shot to the head.
Fezzik working aggressively here.
Radovic throws an elbow but it misses.
Fezzik throws a punch but it's blocked by Radovic.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fezzik blocks an elbow strike from Radovic.
Fezzik blocks the elbow strike.
Radovic misses with an elbow strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fezzik lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fezzik misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fezzik throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fezzik blocks an elbow strike from Radovic.
Fezzik tries to stall but Radovic uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Fezzik misses with a hook from the clinch.
Radovic misses with an elbow over the top.
Fezzik looking to throw knees to the head but Radovic is blocking nicely.
Fezzik tries to throw a body punch but Radovic avoids it by throwing Fezzik back against the ropes.
Fezzik is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Radovic is defending well for now.
Fezzik blocks an elbow strike from Radovic.
Fezzik missing with knees to the body.
Fezzik throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Radovics head.
Fezzik taking a breather.
Radovic throws an elbow but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Hassan Fezzik did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Fezzik gets a clinch.
Radovic blocking some punches.
Fezzik takes an elbow to the forehead.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fezzik.
Radovic pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Fezzik with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fezzik landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fezzik tries to stall but Radovic uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Fezzik missing with knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Radovic just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fezzik's brow.
Fezzik is stalling here.
Fezzik avoids a wild elbow strike from Radovic.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Radovic just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fezzik's brow.
Fezzik looking to stall.
Fezzik tries to land knees in the clinch but Radovic avoids the damage to the body.
Fezzik swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Radovic looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Radovic misses with an elbow strike.
Fezzik using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Radovic has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fezzik swings wildly with an uppercut but Radovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Radovic managing to block the knees to the body from Fezzik.
Radovic throws an elbow that misses.
Fezzik blocks an elbow strike from Radovic.
Fezzik is trying to maintain a safe position but Radovic gets an underhook and turns Fezzik into the ropes.
Fezzik avoids the elbow strike from Radovic, against the ropes.
Fezzik misses with a body punch.
Fezzik is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Radovic is keeping busy.
Radovic looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Radovic lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fezzik misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fezzik has a couple of punches blocked by Radovic.
Fezzik lands a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fezzik lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Radovic pushes off an throws an elbow but Fezzik leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Radovic creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fezzik's defenses.
Jeez, Hassan Fezzik's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Hassan Fezzik's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mateusz Radovic!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jafari Drogba (ranked 5647 p4p, 6093 weight class) and KT Panda (ranked 97 p4p, 165 weight class). Drogba comes into the arena with https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9V78UbdzWI blaring out of the sound system. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jafari Drogba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, KT Panda!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drogba takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A telegraphed right hand from Drogba misses the target.
Drogba pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Panda listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Drogba throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Drogba looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Drogba tries to bum rush Panda with a series of wild strikes but Panda uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Drogba scores with a jab to the jaw.
Panda uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Drogba.
Drogba looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Drogba keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jafari Drogba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drogba lands a right hook to the body.
Panda takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Panda moves into range and clinches up with Drogba.
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!
Panda pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Drogba misses with a hook to the ribs.
Drogba tries to throw a body punch but Panda avoids it by throwing Drogba back against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Drogba.
Panda throws a punch but it's blocked by Drogba.
A hook to the body from Panda.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panda cracks Drogba with a nice body shot.
Drogba is breathing heavily.
Panda taking a breather.
Panda stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Panda is struggling to control the position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Panda.
Panda doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Drogba fails to land.
Panda has Drogba pressed against the ropes.
Drogba tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Panda.
Drogba wants to get back to striking at distance but Panda won't allow it.
Drogba lands a hook that snaps the head of Panda backwards.
Drogba blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Panda taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Drogba.
A nice left hand lands by Panda.
Drogba throws a punch but it's blocked by Panda.
Drogba lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Panda backwards.
Panda has a couple of punches blocked by Drogba.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drogba wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Panda has him pressed against the ropes.
Panda has Drogba pressed against the ropes, preventing Drogba from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Drogba has a couple of punches blocked by Panda.
Drogba blocking some punches.
Panda lands a left hand that snaps the head of Drogba backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drogba working aggressively here.
Panda misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A shot in the inside from Drogba.
Panda trying to control the position but instead, Drogba has worked for underhooks and has pushed Panda into the ropes.
Panda blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Drogba pushes Panda back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Drogba.
Panda scores with a shoulder strike.
Panda looking to stall.
Panda goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Drogba misses with the head strike.
A bit of stalling here from Panda.
Panda cracks Drogba with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jafari Drogba will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
The crowd cheers as Panda lands an impressive looking overhand right. Drogba doesn't seem phased though.
Panda connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Drogba momentarily.
Drogba wants to clinch up but Panda keeps it at a distance.
Drogba waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Panda.
Drogba keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Drogba loads up on a big right hand but Panda slips the punch.
Panda tries to counter with a clinch but Drogba shakes him off and moves away.
Panda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Panda tries to counter with a clinch but Drogba shakes him off and moves away.
Drogba throws a lazy uppercut
and Panda counters by clinching up.
Panda is leaning against Drogba and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Panda lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Drogba backwards.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Panda.
Drogba misses with the head strike.
Drogba fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Panda lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Panda stalling against the ropes.
Panda is working Drogba over against the ropes.
Panda creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Drogba crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Drogba face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Panda takes it with a brutal technical knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). KT Panda!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Derrick Thomas (ranked 5619 p4p, 5937 weight class) and Aleex Kayy (ranked 158 p4p, 112 weight class). Kayy is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Just Another Level. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Derrick Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Aleex Kayy!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kayy has Thomas up against the ropes in a clinch.
Thomas is working Kayy over against the ropes.
Still in the clinch, Thomas scores with a nice short uppercut.
Thomas working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kayy throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thomas.
Thomas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thomas definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kayy misses with a body punch.
Kayy scores with a shot to the side of Thomas's head.
Thomas lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kayy backwards.
Thomas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kayy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kayy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kayy pushes Thomas back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thomas lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kayy lands with a short shot to the head.
Thomas misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kayy.
Thomas working aggressively here.
Thomas has a couple of punches blocked by Kayy.
Kayy lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thomas.
Kayy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thomas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thomas throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kayy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thomas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kayy throws out a counter right but Thomas avoids it with no problem.
Thomas scores with a nice head shot.
Kayy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kayy slips under a jab.
Kayy has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kayy counters with a stiff right hand.
Thomas throws the left hand but Kayy avoids the punch easily.
Nice body punch from Thomas.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kayy tries to clinch up.
Kayy staying out of range there.
Thomas throws a right hand that misses
and Kayy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thomas throws a body punch but Kayy moves out of range.
Kayy instigates a clinch.
Thomas swings wildly with an uppercut but Kayy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kayy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kayy tries to work over Thomas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thomas throws a head punch that misses.
Thomas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derrick Thomas dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Kayy closes the distance and clinches.
Kayy lands with a short shot to the head.
Kayy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kayy lands a nice uppercut.
Thomas stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Still in the clinch, Thomas scores with a nice short uppercut.
Thomas cracks Kayy with a nice body shot.
Kayy blocks an uppercut.
Kayy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kayy swings wildly with an uppercut but Thomas uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hook to the body lands for Kayy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A hook to the body from Thomas.
Thomas softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Thomas looking to stall.
Thomas lands with a left to the head.
Kayy is breathing heavily.
Thomas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thomas scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kayy moves in looking to clinch but Thomas pushes him off.
Derrick Thomas is winning the standup battle so far.
A slow jab from Thomas misses its intended target.
Thomas looks to throw the jab but Kayy is out of range.
Thomas misses with an uppercut. Kayy saw that one coming.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kayy! But no joy.
Thomas swats away the attempt to clinch by Kayy.
Kayy wants to clinch
enabling Thomas to counter with a crisp jab.
Thomas's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kayy under the eye.
Kayy darts in trying to clinch
and Thomas counters with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kayy tries to clinch up but Thomas circles away and keeps his distance.
Thomas misses the jab.
Thomas lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kayy tries to clinch up but Thomas circles away and keeps his distance.
Thomas connects with a quick right hand that sends Kayy tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the ropes, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Derrick Thomas!
After winning the bout, Derrick Thomas thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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