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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Johnny Waldron (ranked 22145 p4p, 22640 weight class) and Tor KillsInWater (ranked 599 p4p, 608 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Waldron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tor KillsInWater!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Phil Schofield and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
KillsInWater throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Waldron looks to clinch
and KillsInWater counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Waldron gets cracked there but stands up to it.
 It looks like Johnny Waldron has been cut.
KillsInWater lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Waldron checks a low kick from KillsInWater.
Waldron is looking to counter punch.
A jab from Waldron misses.
Waldron looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
KillsInWater lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Waldron circles away quickly and effectively.
KillsInWater throws a jab but it's blocked by Waldron.
Waldron fails with an attempt to clinch.
Waldron lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
KillsInWater throws a right hand that misses
enabling Waldron to counter with a crisp jab.
Waldron has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from KillsInWater finds it's way round the side to connect with Waldron's head.
KillsInWater just misses with a punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
KillsInWater misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Waldron.
Waldron moves out of range of the strikes.
KillsInWater throws a right hand that Waldron ducks under and follows up with a left that Waldron also avoids with ease.
KillsInWater lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by KillsInWater.
That's one minute gone in the round.
KillsInWater throws a body shot but no joy.
KillsInWater throws a right and a left that Waldron avoids nicely.
Waldron gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
KillsInWater throws a chopping leg kick but Waldron manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
KillsInWater lands with an overhand left.
KillsInWater has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Waldron fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. KillsInWater looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Waldron rushes KillsInWater and presses him up against the ropes.
Waldron blocks an uppercut.
Waldron is pushing KillsInWater up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
KillsInWater struggles to land a body shot inside as Waldron controls his hands.
KillsInWater misses with a hook from the clinch.
Waldron with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
KillsInWater misses with a hook to the ribs.
KillsInWater doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Waldron has KillsInWater pressed against the ropes.
KillsInWater misses with an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waldron managing to block the knees to the body from KillsInWater.
Waldron blocks a body shot from KillsInWater.
Waldron misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from KillsInWater.
Waldron using the Thai plumb to throw knees but KillsInWater has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
KillsInWater blocks an elbow strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
KillsInWater misses with the head strike.
A short left from KillsInWater.
Johnny Waldron's cut is getting worse.
Waldron is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Waldron throws an elbow but it's blocked.
KillsInWater misses with a punch to the body.
KillsInWater misses with a punch to the body.
KillsInWater tries to work over Waldron's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Waldron lands a body punch.
KillsInWater avoids the elbow strike from Waldron, against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Waldron.
A short right hand to the side of the head by KillsInWater.
Waldron lands an elbow inside that KillsInWater shrugs off.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tor KillsInWater dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Waldron's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Waldron gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Waldron darts in and clinches KillsInWater up against the ropes.
KillsInWater avoids the elbow strike from Waldron, against the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Waldron.
 It looks like Tor KillsInWater has been cut.
KillsInWater misses with the head strike.
KillsInWater goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good body shot from KillsInWater.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for KillsInWater. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Waldron landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A nice right hand lands inside from KillsInWater.
Waldron using the Thai plumb to throw knees but KillsInWater has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch on the inside from KillsInWater fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Waldron.
A nice right hand lands inside from KillsInWater.
Waldron blocks a punch to the side of the head.
KillsInWater misses with a short punch on the inside.
KillsInWater tries to work over Waldron's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
KillsInWater avoids the elbow strike from Waldron, against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waldron creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through KillsInWater's defenses.
KillsInWater wants to break the clinch but can't.
Waldron landing knees to the head.
KillsInWater has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
KillsInWater has Waldron pushed against the ropes.
KillsInWater throws a head punch that misses.
KillsInWater doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
KillsInWater misses with a punch to the body.
KillsInWater prevents a body shot from Waldron.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Waldron prevents a body shot from KillsInWater.
Waldron tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
KillsInWater tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Waldron stalling in the clinch but KillsInWater improves position.
KillsInWater swings wildly with an uppercut but Waldron uses good head movement to avoid it.
KillsInWater misses with the head strike.
Waldron managing to block the knees to the body from KillsInWater.
Johnny Waldron has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for KillsInWater.
Waldron tries to stall but KillsInWater uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
KillsInWater gets through Waldron's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
KillsInWater throws a punch but it's blocked by Waldron.
KillsInWater avoiding damage as Waldron throws knees to the body.
Waldron scores with a nice hook to the head.
Waldron blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Waldron gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Waldron working some nice short punches in the clinch.
KillsInWater scores with a hook to the body.
Waldron misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters up against the ropes, KillsInWater throws an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Waldron throws an elbow but misses.
KillsInWater tries to throw a body punch but Waldron avoids it by throwing KillsInWater back against the ropes.
KillsInWater lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Waldron backwards.
KillsInWater swings wildly with an uppercut but Waldron uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, KillsInWater scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tor KillsInWater will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Waldron's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
KillsInWater slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
KillsInWater misses with an uppercut.
Waldron throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck KillsInWater on the side of the head.
KillsInWater connects with a body shot.
KillsInWater thuds a left hand into Waldron's body.
Waldron tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
KillsInWater misses with a wild body shot.
As KillsInWater backs away, Waldron returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Well,Waldron is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Waldron clinches up with KillsInWater and pushes him back against the ropes.
Waldron's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Waldron prevents a body shot from KillsInWater.
KillsInWater throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Waldrons head.
KillsInWater lands with a short shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
KillsInWater struggles to land a body shot inside as Waldron controls his hands.
KillsInWater lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
KillsInWater lands a right hand that snaps the head of Waldron backwards.
Waldron looking to throw knees to the head but KillsInWater is blocking nicely.
KillsInWater lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
KillsInWater throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Waldrons head.
KillsInWater goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
KillsInWater gets through Waldron's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tor KillsInWater is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Waldron lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
KillsInWater misses with a body punch.
KillsInWater misses with a punch on the inside.
KillsInWater throws a head punch that misses.
KillsInWater has a couple of punches blocked by Waldron.
A nice right hand lands inside from KillsInWater.
Johnny Waldron's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
KillsInWater working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, KillsInWater scores with a nice short uppercut.
KillsInWater misses with a body punch.
KillsInWater is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Waldron is defending well for now.
Waldron lands with a left to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Waldron as KillsInWater tries to tie him up.
KillsInWater misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnny Waldron has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waldron digs a right hand underneath KillsInWater's ribcage. KillsInWater let out a lung full of air as it connected.
KillsInWater takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
KillsInWater scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
KillsInWater blocks the elbow strike.
Waldron stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Waldron lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Waldron working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Waldron pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for KillsInWater.
Waldron lands a shoulder strike.
Waldron lands a knee to the head.
Waldron lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
KillsInWater goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from KillsInWater on the inside.
KillsInWater prevents a body shot from Waldron.
Waldron wants to stall.
KillsInWater tries to work over Waldron's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tor KillsInWater comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well KillsInWater has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Tor KillsInWater!
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight for Tor KillsInWater!
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Tor KillsInWater!
Tor KillsInWater wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jack Sullivan (ranked 5653 p4p, 4759 weight class) and Jihadi John (ranked 578 p4p, 454 weight class). John has chosen Ali-A as his entrance music. Jack Sullivan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Sullivan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Jihadi John !
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sullivan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and John counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
John misses with a left hand
and Sullivan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
John slips a jab from Sullivan.
Sullivan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sullivan misses the jab.
John ducks under a wild hook from Sullivan.
Nice defenses there by John .
Sullivan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
John has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
John uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sullivan.
Nice body kick from John .
John misses with a combination
and Sullivan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sullivan throws a leg kick but John sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A head kick misses from John .
An attempted straight right counter from Sullivan misses the target.
John jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sullivan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sullivan staying out of range there.
Sullivan is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sullivan circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan moves away from the strike by John .
Sullivan is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
John looks to land a left hand but Sullivan moved out of range nicely.
John avoids the body shot from Sullivan.
Sullivan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sullivan scores a knockdown with a big right hand! John 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.
It looks like Jihadi John has been cut.
Sullivan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jihadi John seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
John misses with a kick to the body.
John misses with a straight right.
John tries to close the distance and clinch but Sullivan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sullivan avoids a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
John 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 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Jack Sullivan!
An out of breath Jack Sullivan thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Jihadi John was interviewed post fight and said ' Al Akhbar '.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Wong Li (ranked 3485 p4p, 5730 weight class) and Alexander Alves (ranked 378 p4p, 533 weight class). Alves has chosen Foo Fighters - Best Of You as his entrance music. Wong Li has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wong Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alexander Alves!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Richard Clark and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li moves into the clinch successfully.
Li manages to break the clinch.
Alves throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Li pushes Alves up against the ropes in a clinch.
Alves struggles to land a body shot inside as Li controls his hands.
Alves can't find room to land a body shot as Li controls the action.
Alves doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Li pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wong Li seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Li pushes Alves up against the ropes in a clinch.
Alves looking to slow down the pace here.
Li's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alves gets tackled into the ropes by Li. Li maintains the clinch.
Li with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Li breaks from the clinch.
Alves swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Li rushes Alves and presses him up against the ropes.
Li manages to break the clinch.
Alves throws a right hand that Li ducks under and follows up with a left that Li also avoids with ease.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Li staying out of range there.
Alves throws a body punch but Li moves out of range.
Alves is looking to score with low kicks.
Li forces Alves back against the ropes and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Li rushes Alves and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Alves wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Li has him pressed against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Alves's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Alves tries to break free but Li pushes him back against the ropes.
Li breaks from the clinch.
Li forces Alves back against the ropes and clinches.
Alves missing with knees to the body.
Alves misses with a hook to the ribs.
Li breaks the clinch.
Li rushes Alves and presses him up against the ropes.
Alves working hard to break the clinch.
Alves struggles to land a body shot inside as Li controls his hands.
Li breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alves looks to score with a jab to the body but Li is just out of range.
Li drives through and clinches with Alves against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Li.
Alves is trying to force a seperation but Li has the dominant position.
Li's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alves tries to keep at a distance but Li has taken the fight into the clinch.
Li prevents Alves from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves wants to get back to striking at distance but Li won't allow it.
Li breaks from the clinch.
Li has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alves tries to break the clinch but Li is controlling the position.
Li breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Li gets a clinch.
Alves tries to circle away but Li has him pinned against the ropes.
Alves throws a head punch that misses.
Li breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alves jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Li clinches with his opponent.
Alves working hard to break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alves.
Li manages to break the clinch.
Alves scores with a nice right hand.
Alves throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Li clinches with his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Li pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Alves misses with a wild body shot.
Alves tries to keep at a distance but Li has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wong Li dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Alves connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Li's hands.
Alves tries to keep at a distance but Li has taken the fight into the clinch.
Alves stalling in the clinch but Li improves position.
Li manages to break the clinch.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Li here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Li fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alves has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Li is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Wong Li is winning the standup battle so far.
Alves swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Li.
A swing and a miss from Alves.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Li tries to clinch but Alves moves out of range.
Alves circles away from the clinch attempt.
Li is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Alves misses with a looping left.
We've been told by Li's head coaches at MONEY TEAM!!! that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Li closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Li avoiding damage as Alves throws knees to the body.
Li prevents Alves from breaking the clinch.
Li comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Alexander Alves has been cut.
Li breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Li moves in looking to clinch but Alves pushes him off.
Li pushes Alves up against the ropes in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alves goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Li fails in his attempt to clinch.
Li avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Li fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Alves, pushing him back against the ropes.
Li breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Li closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Alves using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Li has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Li breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Li is looking to clinch but Alves is avoiding it.
Alves takes a swing at Li's ribcage but misses.
Li fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Alves, pushing him back against the ropes.
Li escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alves throws a big shot that misses.
Li moves in looking to clinch but Alves pushes him off.
Alves gets tackled into the ropes by Li. Li maintains the clinch.
Li manages to break the clinch.
Alves throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Li sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Alves circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Li looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Alves pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alves scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Alves keeps the fight on the outside.
Li gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Li gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Li escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Li is looking to clinch.
Li closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Alves is trying to force a seperation but Li has the dominant position.
Li pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Li moves into the clinch.
Li pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Alves is looking to chop away at Li's legs.
Li tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Li is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alves can do to turn this around?
Alves misses with an attempted mid kick.
Li avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alves tries to keep at a distance but Li has taken the fight into the clinch.
Li misses with a knee to the head.
Li with a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Li breaks the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wong Li dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alexander Alves's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Li moves into the clinch.
Li's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Li blocks a leg kick.
Li is looking for a counter combo.
Alves throws a head kick but Li moves out of range.
Alves throws a body punch but Li moves out of range.
Alves tried to score with a low kick but Li checks it.
Alves throws a right and a left that Li avoids nicely.
Wong Li is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Li darts in and clinches Alves up against the ropes.
Li breaks from the clinch.
Alves tries to keep at a distance but Li has taken the fight into the clinch.
Alves takes an elbow to the forehead.
Li's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alves swats away the attempt to clinch by Li.
Alves throws a series of punches but Li avoids them all with ease.
Li moves out of range of the body kick.
Alves pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alves ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Li moves away.
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!
Alves keeps the fight on the outside.
Li showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li wants to clinch up but Alves keeps it at a distance.
Li forces Alves back against the ropes and clinches.
Li lands an elbow that stopped Alves in his tracks for a moment.
Li manages to break the clinch.
Alves fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Li moves into the clinch.
Li avoiding damage as Alves throws knees to the body.
Li breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Li darts in and clinches Alves up against the ropes.
Li breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alves swinging wildly here.
Li slips a jab and a cross from Alves.
Li moves into the clinch.
Alves taking a breather.
Wong Li has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Li pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Alves throws the left hand but Li avoids the punch easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alves throws a body kick that misses.
Alves takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Li displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alves throws out the jab.
Li drives through and clinches with Alves against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li connects with a nasty looking knee right to Alves's face.
Alves tries to circle away but Li has him pinned against the ropes.
Li with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Alves tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Li pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Li rushes Alves and presses him up against the ropes.
Li breaks from the clinch.
Li clinches with his opponent.
Li manages to break the clinch.
Li pushes Alves up against the ropes in a clinch.
Li breaks from the clinch.
Li doesn't manage to clinch there - Alves circles away.
Li fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Alves, pushing him back against the ropes.
Li manages to break the clinch.
Alexander Alves has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Li has closed the distance and engaged Alves in a clinch.
Li tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Li breaks the clinch.
Li takes the fight into the clinch.
Alves trying to land knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wong Li showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Li, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Wong Li!
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Wong Li!
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for Wong Li!
Wong Li wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath Wong Li thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Fre Ledanch (ranked 23537 p4p, 23333 weight class) and Tearrius George (ranked 617 p4p, 607 weight class). Ledanch comes to the ring accompanied by 0:40 / 6:29 The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald. The crowd seem to be enjoying George's choice of entrance music: West Side Connection Bow Down. Fre Ledanch has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fre Ledanch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 28 - 1, fighting out of New York, Tearrius George!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ledanch lands a head kick. George smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Tearrius George has been cut.
George misses with a head kick.
George connects with a looping right hand.
George pushes Ledanch up against the ropes in a clinch.
George has Ledanch pressed against the ropes, preventing Ledanch from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
George misses with a punch on the inside.
George has a couple of punches blocked by Ledanch.
Ledanch blocking some punches.
George lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ledanch is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
George lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ledanch escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ledanch has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Canucks Combat Club in the buildup to the fight.
George misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ledanch went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Ledanch throws out a leg kick but George moves out of range and Ledanch only half commits.
George appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ledanch explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ledanch with the inside leg kick.
A nice combination there by George.
It looks like Fre Ledanch has been cut.
An inside leg kick lands from George.
George has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ledanch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ledanch misses with a body kick.
George closes the distance and pushes Ledanch back into the ropes.
Ledanch wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but George has him pressed against the ropes.
Ledanch tries to circle away but George has him pinned against the ropes.
George works on Ledanch's body with a couple of short punches.
George keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ledanch's efforts to push away.
George throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
George with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ledanch.
Ledanch looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
George misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ledanch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from George.
George prevents Ledanch from breaking the clinch.
George scores with a hook to the body.
Ledanch is trying to break free.
A short right from George.
A short left from George.
George lands a shoulder strike.
Ledanch is trying to force a seperation but George has the dominant position.
George lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
George lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ledanch backwards.
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!
Ledanch has had enough of the clinch but George keeps him there for the moment.
Ledanch looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
George misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ledanch wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
George misses with a shot to the kidneys.
George lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
George lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ledanch tries to circle away but George has him pinned against the ropes.
Ledanch wants to break free but George has control.
Ledanch wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short right from George on the inside.
Ledanch breaks the clinch.
A punch combination from Ledanch misses.
Ledanch avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
George throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ledanch counters with a three punch combo that has George backing up. George nods at Ledanch to acknowledge the strikes.
George throws a body shot but no joy.
Ledanch misses with the combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tearrius George dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ledanch slips under a jab from George.
George throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ledanch is looking for a counter combo.
George takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
George has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ledanch swats away the attempt to clinch by George.
Ledanch misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ledanch pulls out of a head kick attempt.
George swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ledanch counters with a series of strikes. George will be more careful next time no doubt.
George looks to land a combination but Ledanch avoids it well.
George lands a jab to Ledanch's midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
George throws the left hand but Ledanch avoids the punch easily.
Jab, jab by George - just one landing.
Tearrius George seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - George throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It looked like Ledanch was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Ledanch pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
George misses with a wild combination.
George closes the distance and pushes Ledanch back into the ropes.
George scores with a shot to the side of Ledanch's head.
George with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ledanch breaks the clinch.
George throws a looping overhand right but Ledanch ducks down to avoid it.
George throws a jab but it's blocked by Ledanch.
George just misses with a punch to the body.
Ledanch was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ledanch looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
George throws a jab when Ledanch was well out of range.
Ledanch fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
George let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
George scores with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
George throws a right hand that misses
and Ledanch counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
George misses the jab.
Ledanch went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
George darts in and clinches Ledanch up against the ropes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ledanch is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Tearrius George seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ledanch wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ledanch is trying to push George away but George has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
George with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by George.
Ledanch has had enough of the clinch but George keeps him there for the moment.
George throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
George is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ledanch has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ledanch working hard to break the clinch.
Ledanch is looking to break free of the clinch but George has double underhooks.
Ledanch is trying to break the clinch but George is controlling him.
Ledanch is trying to force a seperation but George has the dominant position.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, George creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
George lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ledanch working hard to break the clinch.
Ledanch can't break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tearrius George 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.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
George throws a jab but it's blocked by Ledanch.
Ledanch seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Fre Ledanch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
George throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ledanch uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from George.
Ledanch avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
George's corner calls for a 1-2. George obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
George dodges the punch combination from Ledanch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
George finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
George misses with an uppercut
and Ledanch counters with a left and a right... and another left... and another!! That last one turned off the lights! George has no idea who he is and is as he gazes up at the spotlights. Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Fre Ledanch!
An out of breath Fre Ledanch thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Solomon Bundy (ranked 4192 p4p, 23336 weight class) and Chubby Noel (ranked 423 p4p, 697 weight class). Noel has chosen the fat boys fat boys as his entrance music. Chubby Noel has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Solomon Bundy's chin.
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25 - 23 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Solomon Bundy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 23 - 1, fighting out of New York, Chubby Noel!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bundy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Noel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Noel is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Noel closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Bundy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bundy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Noel trying to land knees to the body.
Noel being controlled against the ropes.
Noel trying to land knees to the body.
Bundy blocking some punches.
Bundy blocks an elbow strike from Noel.
Bundy trying to stall but Noel improves his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bundy controlling the action here for a moment.
Noel throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bundy blocks it with crossed arms.
Noel misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bundy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Bundy.
Noel creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bundy.
Noel misses with a body punch.
Noel lands a nice uppercut.
Bundy is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bundy blocks an uppercut.
Bundy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Noel misses with a body punch.
Noel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Noel lands a hook to the side of the head.
Noel misses with an elbow strike.
I was talking to Bundy's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Noel lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Noel misses with a knee strike.
Noel tries a knee to the head but Bundy blocks it.
Bundy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bundy misses with a punch to the body.
Noel with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A right handed body shot lands from Noel.
Noel throws a head punch that misses.
Noel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bundy holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Noel working aggressively here.
Noel lands a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Noel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bundy is defending well for now.
Bundy trying to control the position but instead, Noel has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bundy into the ropes.
Noel lands a hook that snaps the head of Bundy backwards.
Noel throws a punch but it's blocked by Bundy.
Noel with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chubby Noel dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bundy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A punch lands to the side of Bundy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A cross from Noel lands.
Noel blocks a jab.
Bundy misses with a head kick.
Noel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Noel.
Noel misses with a wild combination.
Bundy was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Noel gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short uppercut from Noel.
Noel lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice left hand lands by Noel.
Noel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Noel misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noel tries a knee to the head but Bundy blocks it.
Noel throws a punch but it's blocked by Bundy.
Noel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A left hand lands to the body for Bundy.
Noel takes a shot to the head.
Noel connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bundy's face.
A right hook to the body lands for Bundy.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Noel throws an elbow but misses.
Noel tries to throw a body punch but Bundy avoids it by throwing Noel back against the ropes.
Noel lands a right hand.
Bundy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Noel is keeping busy.
Noel lands a hook to the side of the head.
Noel lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bundy.
Noel throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bundy blocks it with crossed arms.
Noel being controlled against the ropes.
Noel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are calling 'kneeees!' as Noel has the Thai clinch. Noel obliges, smashing a knee brutally into Bundy's nose and sending him crashing to the canvas! Will be beat the count?! 3,4,5,6,7,8...9... and he's up on 9! Wow, that was close! The referee takes a long look and is going to allow it to continue!
It looks like Solomon Bundy has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Noel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bundy manages to avoid it.
Noel throws a body shot but no joy.
Noel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Noel looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Noel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bundy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bundy is looking to clinch.
Noel lands a right hook to the body.
Bundy throws a series of punches but Noel avoids them all with ease.
Noel steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Noel throws a series of punches but Bundy avoids them all with ease.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Noel is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bundy.
Noel instigates a clinch.
Noel blocks a body shot from Bundy.
Noel looking to throw knees to the head but Bundy is blocking nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chubby Noel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Solomon Bundy's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Bundy swats away the attempt to clinch by Noel.
Bundy misses with a double jab.
Noel looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bundy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bundy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bundy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Noel with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Noel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bundy holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Bundy is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Noel tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bundy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bundy missing with knees to the body.
Noel misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bundy misses with the head strike.
Noel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bundy content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Noel with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Noel misses with the head strike.
Noel can't find room to land a body shot as Bundy controls the action.
Bundy wants to stall.
Bundy controlling the action here for a moment.
Nice body punch from Bundy.
Chubby Noel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bundy is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Bundy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noel struggles to land a body shot inside as Bundy controls his hands.
Noel throws a punch but it's blocked by Bundy.
A bit of stalling here from Bundy.
Noel tries to land a knee to the head but Bundy blocks with his arms.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Noel lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A right handed body shot lands from Noel.
Chubby Noel seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch on the inside from Noel fails to land.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Solomon Bundy.
I think Noel 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 Richard Clark scores the fight for Chubby Noel!
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Chubby Noel!
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Chubby Noel!
Chubby Noel wins by unanimous decision!
Chubby Noel seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Ray Morrison (ranked 6136 p4p, 22304 weight class) and Maung Maung Thu (ranked 554 p4p, 605 weight class). Morrison comes to the ring accompanied by Leave Me Alone. Ray Morrison has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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11 - 11 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ray Morrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Maung Maung Thu!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrison scores with a nice right hand.
Thu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Morrison thumps Thu with a low kick.
Thu takes one to the side of the head.
Morrison uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thu.
Morrison closes the distance and pushes Thu back into the ropes.
Morrison on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Our sources have told us that Morrison has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Thu looking to throw knees to the head but Morrison is blocking nicely.
Thu landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Morrison can't find room to land a body shot as Thu controls the action.
Morrison has a couple of punches blocked by Thu.
Morrison tries to throw a body punch but Thu avoids it by throwing Morrison back against the ropes.
Morrison misses with a short punch on the inside.
Morrison throws a punch but it's blocked by Thu.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Thu throws an elbow but misses.
Thu lands an elbow just above Morrison 's eye.
Morrison can't break the clinch.
Morrison tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thu's elbow.
Morrison lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison tries to work over Thu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thu scores a nice knee to the body.
Morrison pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Morrison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thu is looking to clinch.
Thu scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Morrison ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Morrison.
The crowd cheers as Morrison lands an impressive looking overhand right. Thu doesn't seem phased though.
Morrison scores with a punch to the head.
Morrison avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Morrison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thu moves away.
Thu looks to score with a jab to the body but Morrison is just out of range.
Thu tries to clinch up
and Morrison counters with a nice uppercut.
Morrison connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Thu takes a swing at Morrison's ribcage but misses.
Thu doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Morrison takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Thu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Morrison. Morrison obviously looking to wear him down.
Ray Morrison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thu is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Morrison.
Morrison misses with a wild body shot.
Thu shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Thu has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Morrison uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thu.
Thu throws a hook but Morrison blocks it.
Morrison looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Thu moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Morrison is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Morrison lands a body shot.
Thu walks forward, straight into a front kick from Morrison.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thu tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Thu has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Morrison moves in looking to clinch but Thu pushes him off.
Morrison is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Morrison fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Morrison dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Morrison scores with a nice strike.
Morrison throws a lazy right hand but Thu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thu wants to counter with a clinch but Morrison pushes him away.
Morrison wants to clinch up but Thu keeps it at a distance.
Thu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Morrison.
Thu scores with a hook to the body. Morrison takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Thu will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Thu checks a leg kick.
Thu misses with a low kick as Morrison jumps back.
Thu walks forward, straight into a front kick from Morrison.
Nice shot lands for Morrison.
Thu lands with a nice body punch.
Thu with the inside leg kick.
Morrison swats away the attempt to clinch by Thu.
Thu blocks a head kick by Morrison.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thu lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison lands a right hook to the body.
Thu on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Morrison is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Morrison just misses with a punch to the body.
Thu walks into a straight right hand from Morrison.
A decent looking cross lands there for Morrison.
Morrison takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Thu has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Morrison finds it's way round the side to connect with Thu's head.
Morrison pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Morrison pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thu walks forward, straight into a front kick from Morrison.
Thu takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Thu throws a front kick that sends Morrison stumbling back into the ropes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Morrison paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Morrison throws a shot from downtown. Thu moves away and avoids it.
Morrison shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Morrison throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Morrison misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Morrison coming out on top.
Thu is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Morrison rather than just go for the knockout.
Morrison takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Morrison throws an overhand right that lands on Thu's shoulder, as Thu tries to avoid the shot.
Thu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Morrison.
Thu comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Thu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Morrison avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thu connects with a leg kick.
Thu connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Thu walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Thu lands a head shot.
Thu lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morrison throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Thu's head.
Morrison tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Morrison throws a nice inside leg kick.
Morrison uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thu.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ray Morrison will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Thu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Morrison is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Thu.
Morrison tries to move into range but Thu moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ray Morrison is winning the standup battle so far.
Morrison looks to score with a jab to the body but Thu is just out of range.
Morrison uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thu.
Morrison misses with a low kick.
Morrison checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Morrison comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Morrison will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Good exchange - Morrison coming out on top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thu staying out of range there.
Thu misses with a kick to the body.
Thu closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Thu lands a damaging elbow.
Thu trying to land knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Thu just misses with a elbow thrown towards Morrison's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thu.
Morrison blocks an elbow strike.
Morrison struggles to land a body shot inside as Thu controls his hands.
Morrison breaks from the clinch.
Thu tries to land a leg kick but Morrison saw it coming and moves away.
Thu misses with a low kick.
Morrison scores with a nice head shot.
Morrison scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Thu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morrison was well out of range. Poor timing from Thu.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Morrison stuns Thu with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Thu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Morrison takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Thu has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Morrison scores with a jab. Thu acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thu throws out a loose jab but Morrison uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thu gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Morrison.
Maung Maung Thu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison walks into a stiff left hand from Thu.
Thu misses with a right hand
and Morrison cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Morrison connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Thu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morrison moves away.
Thu misses with a low kick.
Thu wants to slow Morrison down by chopping away at his legs.
Thu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Morrison sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Morrison.
Thu will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Morrison keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Morrison lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Morrison slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
An inside leg kick from Thu misses.
Ray Morrison is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Morrison lands a nice shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ray Morrison.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Morrison, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Ray Morrison!
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Ray Morrison!
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Ray Morrison!
Ray Morrison wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Ray Morrison thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Antonio Jose De Sucre (ranked 23323 p4p, 2821 weight class) and Larry Shreve Jr (ranked 610 p4p, 309 weight class). De Sucre comes to the ring accompanied by Bolivianos el Hado Propicio. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 42 - 43 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Antonio Jose De Sucre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Larry Shreve Jr!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shreve Jr scores with a nice right hand.
De Sucre steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shreve Jr.
Shreve Jr's coach down at Slaughter Houze was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Shreve Jr's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Shreve Jr gets a clinch.
Shreve Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De Sucre's elbow.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Shreve Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shreve Jr throws a head punch that misses.
De Sucre is trying to push Shreve Jr away but Shreve Jr has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Shreve Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shreve Jr working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Shreve Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shreve Jr holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Shreve Jr keeps the fight in the clinch, despite De Sucre's efforts to push away.
De Sucre blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shreve Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by De Sucre.
Shreve Jr lands a right hand.
De Sucre wants to break the clinch but can't.
Shreve Jr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Shreve Jr displaying some good clinch control by pressing De Sucre up against the ropes.
Shreve Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Shreve Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by De Sucre.
Shreve Jr scores with a shot to the side of De Sucre's head.
Shreve Jr can't find room to land a body shot as De Sucre controls the action.
Shreve Jr presses De Sucre against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Shreve Jr has De Sucre pressed against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shreve Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shreve Jr pushes De Sucre back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shreve Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts De Sucre, as that shot connected.
Shreve Jr blocks a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Sucre throws a right hand that misses
and Shreve Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shreve Jr lands with a kick to the temple. De Sucre shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A leg kick checked by Shreve Jr.
De Sucre stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Shreve Jr.
Shreve Jr throws a nice outside leg kick.
De Sucre takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
 De Sucre is rocked!
De Sucre misses with a hook. Shreve Jr ducked under it nicely.
Oh De Sucre is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shreve Jr dodges the punch combination from De Sucre.
De Sucre seems to have got his legs back now.
De Sucre throws a hook but Shreve Jr avoids it easily.
Shreve Jr fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Shreve Jr slips a straight right by De Sucre.
De Sucre 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 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Larry Shreve Jr!
Larry Shreve Jr bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Mick Green (ranked 1750 p4p, 23337 weight class) and Ross Buchanan (ranked 197 p4p, 622 weight class). Buchanan has chosen Roy Buchanan's Train Blues as his entrance music. 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mick Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 26 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ross Buchanan!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Ackerman and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buchanan just misses with a punch to the body.
Buchanan is looking to clinch but Green is avoiding it.
Green drives through and clinches with Buchanan against the ropes.
Green working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Green misses with a short punch on the inside.
Green working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Green blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Green lands a body punch in the clinch.
Green blocking some punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Buchanan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Buchanan misses with some punches.
Buchanan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short body shot lands from Green as the two fighters clinch.
Green breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Buchanan tries to bum rush Green with a series of wild strikes but Green uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A little feinted left hand from Green on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Green dodges the punch combination from Buchanan.
As Buchanan tries to get set, Green tries to push him back and clinch up but Buchanan manages to avoid the attempt.
Green scores with a hook.
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!
Green has closed the distance and engaged Buchanan in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buchanan misses with some punches.
Green presses Buchanan against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Green tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Green tries to work over Buchanan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short body shot lands from Green as the two fighters clinch.
Green pushes Buchanan back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Buchanan can't find room to land a body shot as Green controls the action.
Buchanan blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Green.
Buchanan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Buchanan misses with a punch to the body.
Green blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Buchanan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Green lands a nice uppercut.
Green tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Buchanan's elbow.
Buchanan has a couple of punches blocked by Green.
Green blocking some punches.
Green lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Green.
Green misses with a punch to the body.
Green can't find room to land a body shot as Buchanan controls the action.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Green.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green gets through Buchanan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Buchanan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Buchanan throws a punch but it's blocked by Green.
Buchanan swings wildly with an uppercut but Green uses good head movement to avoid it.
Buchanan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Green lands a nice shot to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Green.
Buchanan looks winded!
Green blocking some punches.
Green scores with a shot to the side of Buchanan's head.
Green lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Buchanan can't find room to land a body shot as Green controls the action.
Green scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice body punch from Green.
Green lands a hook to the side of the head.
Green misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Buchanan.
Green scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Green gets through Buchanan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Green lands a hook that snaps the head of Buchanan backwards.
Green doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Green scores with a nice hook to the head.
Green blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mick Green 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.
Green fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Green clobbers Buchanan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Green is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Buchanan can do to turn this around?
Buchanan has closed the distance and engaged Green in a clinch.
Green tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Buchanan lands a hook that snaps the head of Green backwards.
Buchanan throws a head punch that misses.
Green blocking some punches.
Green has a couple of punches blocked by Buchanan.
Buchanan throws a punch but it's blocked by Green.
Green works on Buchanan's body with a couple of short punches.
Green stalling in the clinch but Buchanan improves position.
Green lands with a short shot to the head.
Buchanan can't find room to land a body shot as Green controls the action.
Buchanan misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Buchanan on the inside.
Green working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Green.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Buchanan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Green.
Green lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Green on the inside.
 Buchanan is rocked!
Buchanan struggles to land a body shot inside as Green controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Green creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Buchanan is still on wobbly legs! Can Green finish him?
Buchanan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Buchanan seems to have recovered his senses.
Green blocking some punches.
Buchanan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Green.
Buchanan lands a shoulder strike.
Green blocking some punches.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Green misses with a punch to the body.
Buchanan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Green scores with a shoulder strike.
Green lands a left hand that snaps the head of Buchanan backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Green.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Green lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Buchanan backwards.
Green lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Buchanan.
Buchanan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Green goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Green misses with a hook to the ribs.
Green lands a body punch.
Buchanan is breathing heavily.
Green lands with a right to the head.
Green goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Buchanan as Green tries to tie him up.
Green misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Green stalls.
Buchanan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Green tries a body shot but Buchanan blocks it.
A right hook to the body lands for Green.
Green misses with a knee to the head.
Green scores with a shot to the side of Buchanan's head.
Green lands a hook to the side of the head.
Green lands with a light punch inside.
Buchanan tries to work over Green's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A body shot lands from Green.
Green lands with a light punch inside.
Green is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Buchanan is keeping busy.
Green blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mick Green dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A punch lands to the side of Buchanan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A shot to the liver by Green. Beautiful body shot.
Green is looking to clinch.
Buchanan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Buchanan is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Green rushes Buchanan and presses him up against the ropes.
Green fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Green trying to land knees to the body.
Buchanan lands a hook that snaps the head of Green backwards.
Green fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Green digs a right hand underneath Buchanan's ribcage. Buchanan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Buchanan misses with a punch on the inside.
Green prevents a body shot from Buchanan.
Buchanan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Buchanan misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Green gets through Buchanan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Green.
Buchanan prevents a body shot from Green.
Buchanan misses with some punches.
Green lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Buchanan backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Green lands a shoulder strike.
Buchanan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Green lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Buchanan backwards.
Mick Green is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green lands a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Green.
Buchanan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Buchanan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Green backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Green.
Ross Buchanan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Buchanan swings wildly with an uppercut but Green uses good head movement to avoid it.
Buchanan lands an uppercut.
Buchanan can't find room to land a body shot as Green controls the action.
Buchanan working aggressively here.
Green misses with a short punch on the inside.
Green lands a shoulder strike.
Green cracks Buchanan with a nice body shot.
Green tries to work over Buchanan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Buchanan throws a punch but it's blocked by Green.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buchanan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Buchanan blocks an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Green.
Buchanan misses with a punch on the inside.
Buchanan throws a head punch that misses.
Buchanan throws a punch but it's blocked by Green.
Buchanan lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Green doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Green blocks a body shot from Buchanan.
Buchanan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Buchanan gets through Green's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Buchanan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Green backwards.
Green scores with a shoulder strike.
Green presses Buchanan against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Green blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mick Green showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Green has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Mick Green!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Mick Green!
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight for Mick Green!
Mick Green wins by unanimous decision!
Mick Green made sure to mention his sponsor, Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Tang Maul (ranked 23770 p4p, 2655 weight class) and Mordecai Sackett (ranked 631 p4p, 306 weight class). Maul comes to the ring accompanied by Somewhere I Belong. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tang Maul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 49 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mordecai Sackett!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maul uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sackett.
Sackett fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Maul checks it well.
Sackett avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sackett swings widly with a right hand
and Maul counters with a nice uppercut.
Maul on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sackett. Sackett obviously looking to wear him down.
Sackett throws an overhand right that lands on Maul's shoulder, as Maul tries to avoid the shot.
Sackett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maul was well out of range. Poor timing from Sackett.
Maul moves out of range as Sackett strikes.
Maul appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Sackett comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sackett connects with a solid leg kick.
Sackett lands a lovely overhand right.
Sackett takes a swing at Maul's ribcage but misses.
Sackett wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Maul takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
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!
Sackett moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Maul tries to close the distance and clinch but Sackett swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maul lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sackett lands a slapping body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sackett.
Sackett on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Maul looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sackett has closed the distance and engaged Maul in a clinch.
Good body shot from Sackett.
Maul lands a body punch.
Maul lands an uppercut.
Sackett blocks an elbow strike.
Sackett lands with a right to the head.
Sackett scores with a shot to the side of Maul's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maul swings wildly with an uppercut but Sackett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maul lands a body punch in the clinch.
Maul throws an elbow that misses.
Maul swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maul unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sackett lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maul.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett blocks an uppercut.
Sackett lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Sackett.
Sackett swings wildly with an uppercut but Maul uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maul scores with a nice hook to the head.
Maul throws a punch but it's blocked by Sackett.
Maul gets through Sackett's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sackett lands a hook that snaps the head of Maul backwards.
Maul misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sackett.
Maul blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Maul just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sackett's brow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sackett.
Maul throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sackett throws a punch but it's blocked by Maul.
Maul blocking some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maul lands a good knee to the midsection. Sackett won't want to take too many of those.
Sackett takes a knee right on the jaw!
Maul lands with a short shot to the head.
Maul throws a knee to the head but misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Maul.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mordecai Sackett dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sackett ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Maul doesn't manage to clinch there - Sackett circles away.
A big right from Sackett misses.
Sackett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sackett tests Maul's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sackett works the jab nicely.
Sackett lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A slow jab from Sackett misses its intended target.
Sackett misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maul lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sackett connects with a single shot there.
Maul will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sackett looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sackett misses with a lunging right hand
letting Maul counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maul takes the fight into the clinch.
Maul blocks an uppercut.
Maul's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Maul with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Maul misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sackett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sackett softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Maul misses with some punches.
Sackett misses with some punches.
Sackett lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Maul creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sackett's defenses.
Maul blocks an uppercut.
Maul tries to land a knee to the head but Sackett blocks with his arms.
Sackett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maul can't find room to land a body shot as Sackett controls the action.
Sackett has a couple of punches blocked by Maul.
Sackett misses with the head strike.
Maul misses with an elbow over the top.
Sackett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sackett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maul with a knee to the head.
Sackett has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Maul seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Sackett can turn it around.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Sackett creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maul.
Maul swings wildly with an uppercut but Sackett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maul tries a knee to the head but Sackett blocks it.
Sackett misses with some punches.
Sackett blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Maul misses with a punch on the inside.
Maul with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sackett.
Maul lands an elbow just above Sackett 's eye.
Maul throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Maul struggles to land a body shot inside as Sackett controls his hands.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sackett.
Sackett misses with some punches.
Maul tries to land knees in the clinch but Sackett avoids the damage to the body.
Sackett lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sackett throws a head punch that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mordecai Sackett showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A jab lands there for Sackett.
Tang Maul has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sackett throws a poor cross that misses
and Maul counters with a nice body shot.
Maul lands a jab.
Maul tries to clinch up.
The fighters circling - Maul throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Maul takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Maul tries to clinch up.
Sackett scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sackett connects with an inside leg kick.
Maul lands a nice shot that snaps Sackett's head back.
Sackett lands with a shot to the body.
Sackett connects with an inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sackett misses with a right hand
and Maul connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maul jabs at Sackett's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett lands with a cross.
The fight stays on the outside here - Maul looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sackett. Maul does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sackett. Maul does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maul is looking to counter punch.
Sackett misses with an uppercut. Maul saw that one coming.
Maul throws out a loose jab but Sackett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sackett avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sackett keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maul.
Maul on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sackett steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maul.
Sackett throws a series of punches but Maul avoids them all with ease.
Maul misses with a straight left.
Maul scores with a nice head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maul cracks Sackett with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sackett throws an off balance right hand
enabling Maul to counter with a crisp jab.
Sackett is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sackett throws out a powerful jab.
Sackett is still on wobbly legs! Can Maul finish him?
Maul swings for the body but Sackett moves out of range.
Sackett defending well as Maul loads up on a big left hand.
Sackett seems to have recovered his senses.
Maul missing with a left hand there. Sackett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A slow jab from Maul misses its intended target.
Maul tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sackett swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A nice side step and Sackett releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Maul misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sackett.
Sackett connects with the punch.
Maul misses with a looping right.
Sackett throws out a counter right but Maul avoids it with no problem.
Maul tries to land a leg kick but Sackett saw it coming and moves away.
Sackett works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tang Maul.
I think Sackett 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight for Mordecai Sackett!
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for Tang Maul!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Mordecai Sackett!
Mordecai Sackett wins by split decision!
Mordecai Sackett decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Wesley Taurus (ranked 1191 p4p, 23748 weight class) and Tom Louis (ranked 165 p4p, 699 weight class). Taurus's entrance music is Country Boy - Aaron Lewis. A fine choice. Tom Louis has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Wesley Taurus's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wesley Taurus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Louis!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taurus throws a head kick that misses.
Taurus misses with a head kick.
Louis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Taurus swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Taurus throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Louis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A lazy left from Taurus finds it's target.
Taurus throws a jab but it's blocked by Louis.
Taurus walks into a stiff left hand from Louis.
A nice leg kick from Taurus, right into the meat of the thigh.
Taurus pivots, looking for a leg kick but Louis is out of range and Taurus settles back down.
Jab by Taurus.
Taurus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taurus throws a hook to the side of Louis's head but Louis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Louis does no damage.
Taurus connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Louis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Taurus.
Louis throws out a loose jab but Taurus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taurus jabs Louis to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Louis throws a right hand that misses
and Taurus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Louis slips under a jab.
Taurus backing away here, and Louis unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Taurus thows a leg kick but Louis checks it
and Louis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Louis jabs at Taurus's body.
Taurus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Louis.
Taurus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Taurus backing away here, and Louis unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taurus slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Taurus throws a right and a left that both miss.
A jab from Louis finds it's way through Taurus's defenses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Louis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Taurus lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Louis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Taurus on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Louis. Louis obviously looking to wear him down.
Taurus with a nice cross.
Louis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Taurus throws a head kick that misses.
Taurus scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Louis slips a jab and a cross from Taurus.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wesley Taurus dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Taurus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Louis was well out of range. Poor timing from Taurus.
Taurus is looking to slow Louis down with leg kicks.
A big right from Taurus misses.
Louis digs a good body shot into Taurus's ribs.
A slow jab from Louis misses its intended target.
Taurus looks to score with a jab to the body but Louis is just out of range.
Louis throws a leg kick
and Taurus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Louis blocks a head kick by Taurus.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taurus cracks Louis with a right hand to the side of the head.
Louis jabs at Taurus's body.
Louis throws a right and a left that Taurus avoids nicely.
Taurus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Louis can do to turn this around?
Taurus looks to score with a jab to the body but Louis is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Louis throws a wild body kick that Taurus sees coming a mile off.
Taurus tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Louis is able to avoid easily.
Louis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Taurus scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Taurus defending well as Louis loads up on a big left hand.
Taurus connects with a jab.
Taurus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Taurus lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Louis throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Taurus counter with a right hand.
Taurus throws a head kick that misses.
Louis steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Louis scores with a jab to the head.
Louis throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Taurus to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Louis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Taurus moves out of range of the body kick.
Taurus seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Taurus throws a body punch but Louis moves out of range.
Taurus connects with a leg kick.
Taurus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wesley Taurus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Taurus misses with a double jab.
Taurus takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Taurus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Louis.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Louis checks a leg kick.
Taurus throws a half hearted mid kick.
Louis looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Taurus lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Louis circles away quickly and effectively.
Louis looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wesley Taurus dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Louis throws a head kick but Taurus moves out of range.
Taurus changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Louis misses with a jab to the body
and Taurus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Louis has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Louis there as he acknowledges the shot.
A low kick lands for Taurus.
Louis misses with a hook
and Taurus counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Taurus throws a solid leg kick but Louis takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Taurus.
Louis slips under a jab.
Louis swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Louis bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Taurus connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Taurus lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Louis checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Wesley Taurus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Louis takes a swing at Taurus's ribcage but misses.
Louis throws a nice looking combination but Taurus bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Taurus throws a big counter combination but Louis scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Louis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Louis misses with a head kick.
Taurus slips a straight right by Louis.
Tom Louis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Taurus connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Louis momentarily.
Taurus misses with the combination.
Taurus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Taurus swings widly with a right hand
and Louis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wesley Taurus is winning the standup battle so far.
Louis moves out of range of the strikes.
Louis throws a fast counter high kick but Taurus manages to duck under it in time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taurus attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Louis shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Decent striking displayed by Louis there.
Taurus scores with a one two! Louis had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taurus throws a series of punches but Louis moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Louis.
Taurus misses with a head kick.
Louis misses with an attempted mid kick.
It looked like Taurus wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Taurus moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Louis ducks under a wild hook from Taurus.
Louis misses with a body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wesley Taurus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Taurus has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Wesley Taurus!
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Wesley Taurus!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Wesley Taurus!
Wesley Taurus wins by unanimous decision!
In his post fight interview, Wesley Taurus started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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