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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Mike Tyson Fury (ranked 22663 p4p, 5484 weight class) and Scooter Coltraine (ranked 611 p4p, 511 weight class). Mike Tyson Fury 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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Tyson Fury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scooter Coltraine!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coltraine has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tyson Fury.
Tyson Fury finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Coltraine pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Coltraine throws a lazy uppercut
and Coltraine takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Coltraine misses with a body shot.
Tyson Fury throws out a powerful jab.
Coltraine pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A nice leg kick from Tyson Fury, right into the meat of the thigh.
Coltraine moves forwards but Tyson Fury connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tyson Fury slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tyson Fury scores with a kick to the body.
Tyson Fury throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Coltraine darts in trying to clinch
enabling Tyson Fury to counter with a crisp jab.
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!
Tyson Fury fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Coltraine has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Tyson Fury!
Tyson Fury lands an overhand right.
Tyson Fury is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Tyson Fury connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson Fury throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Coltraine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tyson Fury manages to avoid it.
Tyson Fury takes a swing at Coltraine's ribcage but misses.
Coltraine tries to clinch but Tyson Fury moves out of range.
Tyson Fury lands with a hook. Coltraine tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tyson Fury throws a nice outside leg kick.
Coltraine darts in trying to clinch
and Tyson Fury counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tyson Fury moves into the clinch.
Tyson Fury keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Coltraine's efforts to push away.
Tyson Fury scores with a shot to the side of Coltraine's head.
Tyson Fury is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Tyson Fury breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tyson Fury tries a head kick but it misses.
Coltraine tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Tyson Fury paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Coltraine is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coltraine misses with an attempted mid kick.
Coltraine connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tyson Fury. Tyson Fury circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd cheers as Tyson Fury lands an impressive looking overhand right. Coltraine doesn't seem phased though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tyson Fury rushes Coltraine and presses him up against the ropes.
Coltraine is trying to break the clinch but Tyson Fury is controlling him.
Tyson Fury breaks from the clinch.
Coltraine wants to clinch up but Tyson Fury keeps it at a distance.
Coltraine takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tyson Fury gets a clinch.
Coltraine working hard to break the clinch.
Tyson Fury blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tyson Fury manages to break the clinch.
A nice combination there by Tyson Fury.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tyson Fury lands a nice shot that snaps Coltraine's head back.
Coltraine is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tyson Fury.
Tyson Fury swats away the attempt to clinch by Coltraine.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Tyson Fury dominated that round.
That's time! Tyson Fury's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tyson Fury bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Coltraine tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tyson Fury gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Our sources have told us that Tyson Fury has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Tyson Fury keeps control of Coltraine as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tyson Fury blocking some punches.
Tyson Fury manages to break the clinch.
Tyson Fury is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Coltraine can do to turn this around?
Coltraine throws a big shot that misses.
Tyson Fury lands a front kick to the face, that drops Coltraine to the canvas! Is he dazed or just shocked? He's back to his feet and the referee is going to allow him to continue the fight!
Nice straight punches there by Tyson Fury. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tyson Fury.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coltraine tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tyson Fury lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tyson Fury rushes Coltraine and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Tyson Fury's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A nice left hand lands by Tyson Fury.
Tyson Fury pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Coltraine throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tyson Fury counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tyson Fury.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Tyson Fury.
Tyson Fury working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tyson Fury lands a nice uppercut.
Tyson Fury stalling the fight.
Tyson Fury escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tyson Fury is looking to slow Coltraine down with leg kicks.
Coltraine doesn't manage to clinch there - Tyson Fury circles away.
Tyson Fury seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Tyson Fury throws a sloppy head kick and Coltraine moves out of range easily.
A little jabbing left from Coltraine on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tyson Fury closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Tyson Fury manages to break the clinch.
Good shot there by Coltraine.
Tyson Fury lands a nice looking body shot.
Coltraine walks into a jab.
Tyson Fury throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Coltraine throws a poor cross that misses
and Tyson Fury counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tyson Fury scores with a jab to the head.
 Coltraine is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson Fury with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tyson Fury lands a slapping body shot.
Coltraine is breathing heavily.
Coltraine takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tyson Fury keeps the fight on the outside.
Tyson Fury swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tyson Fury lands with a shot to the body.
Tyson Fury scores with a body shot.
Tyson Fury scores with a push kick.
Tyson Fury moves into the clinch.
Tyson Fury is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Tyson Fury has Coltraine pressed against the ropes, preventing Coltraine from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tyson Fury working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tyson Fury escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tyson Fury digs a good body shot into Coltraine's ribs.
Tyson Fury throws out a powerful jab.
Tyson Fury staying out of range there.
Tyson Fury bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Tyson Fury dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Coltraine connects with a body shot that sends Tyson Fury's belly button to the back.
Coltraine misses with a shot to the body
and Tyson Fury counters with a nice uppercut.
Mike Tyson Fury is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Coltraine tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Tyson Fury manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A left lands for Coltraine.
Tyson Fury lands a slapping body shot.
Tyson Fury scores with a hook to the body. Coltraine takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tyson Fury. That's going to slow Coltraine down.
Tyson Fury darts in and clinches Coltraine up against the ropes.
Tyson Fury stalls.
Tyson Fury breaks from the clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Tyson Fury.
Coltraine throws a hook but Tyson Fury blocks it.
A jab from Tyson Fury does it's job there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coltraine tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tyson Fury seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Tyson Fury buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tyson Fury lands a glancing blow to the side of Coltraine's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson Fury lands a right and a left and another right! Coltraine goes down! Oh, he's in big, big trouble! 3,4,5,6,7,8... he's up to one knee... 9,10! He can't beat the count - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Mike Tyson Fury!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Crass Baracuta (ranked 6641 p4p, 1908 weight class) and Mick Green (ranked 594 p4p, 217 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Crass Baracuta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mick Green!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baracuta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Baracuta walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Green checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Baracuta misses with a hook
and Green cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've been informed that Green has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Green ducks under a wild hook from Baracuta.
Baracuta throws a big shot that misses.
Baracuta tries to land a leg kick but Green saw it coming and moves away.
Baracuta throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Green stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Baracuta throws a looping overhand right but Green ducks down to avoid it.
Baracuta looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Green slips under a jab from Baracuta.
Green blocks a jab.
Green is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Baracuta looks to throw a body kick
and Green counters with a left to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Green throws a right hand that misses
and Baracuta counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Green ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baracuta moves away.
Green takes a swing at Baracuta's ribcage but misses.
Baracuta wants to slow Green down by chopping away at his legs.
Baracuta misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baracuta throws a series of strikes that have Green backpedaling.
Green jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Baracuta misses the jab.
Baracuta tries to land a front kick but Green steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Baracuta lands with a straight right. Green didn't see that one coming.
Baracuta scores with a sloppy right hand. Green should have avoided that one.
Green misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Baracuta.
Baracuta scores with a spinning back kick!
Baracuta throws a solid leg kick but Green takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Baracuta.
Green takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Green misses the shot to the body.
Baracuta misses with a left hand
and Green counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baracuta throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Green! But no joy.
Baracuta moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green moves into the clinch.
Green escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Baracuta misses with a head kick.
Green let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Green throws a right hand that misses
and Green takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Green moves out of range of the strikes.
Green scores with a hook to the body. Baracuta takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Baracuta throws a head kick that misses
and Green counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Baracuta uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Green.
Baracuta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Green.
Green throws a body shot but no joy.
Baracuta appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Green cracks Baracuta with a good jab.
Green takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Green throws a body punch but Baracuta moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baracuta fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Green.
Green has closed the distance and engaged Baracuta in a clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Crass Baracuta dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Baracuta throws a shot from downtown. Green moves away and avoids it.
Baracuta looks to land a body kick but Green moved away.
Baracuta connects with a body shot.
Baracuta lands with a good body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Green checks a leg kick.
Green is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Baracuta rather than just go for the knockout.
Baracuta fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Green manages to avoid it.
Baracuta thows a body kick. Green tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Baracuta jabs at Green's body.
Baracuta throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Green counter with a right hand.
Baracuta throws the kick towards the body but Green avoids it.
Green looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baracuta lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Green keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Baracuta thows a leg kick but Green checks it
and Green counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Green connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
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!
Baracuta throws a jab when Green was well out of range.
Green tries to counter by closing the distance.
Crass Baracuta is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Green.
Green slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Green takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Baracuta misses with a hook
and Green counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Baracuta thinking.
Green uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Baracuta.
Green looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Green swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Baracuta looks to land a right hand but Green moved out of range.
Baracuta dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Green. That did some damage!
Baracuta lands a nice hook to Green's body. Green takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Baracuta ducks under a wild hook from Green.
Green misses with a body shot.
A jab from Baracuta misses.
A head kick misses from Baracuta.
Green looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Baracuta connects with a nice looking jab.
Crass Baracuta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baracuta misses with a body punch
and Green counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Baracuta is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Green can do to turn this around?
Baracuta keeps Green at a distance using the push kick.
Baracuta is looking to chop away at Green's legs.
Green now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Baracuta swinging wildly here.
Baracuta tries to bum rush Green with a series of wild strikes but Green uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Baracuta throws a push kick but Green slaps the foot to one side.
Baracuta closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Green ducks under a wild hook from Baracuta.
Baracuta throws a lazy body kick
and Green counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Baracuta drops his hands momentarily and Green takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Green connects with a single shot there.
Baracuta misses with a kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baracuta goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Crass Baracuta 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. This is the final round!
Green uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mick Green has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Green closes the distance and clinches.
Green manages to break the clinch.
Green scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Baracuta staying out of range there.
Green thows a left - swing and a miss!
Green looks to land a right hand but Baracuta moved out of range.
Green scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Green takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Baracuta scores with a kick to the body.
Green bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Baracuta lands a nice leg kick that just misses Green's sensitive parts.
Green swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Baracuta lands an overhand right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baracuta scores with a nice head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baracuta throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Green to counter with a crisp jab.
Baracuta jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Baracuta throws a right and a left that both miss.
Baracuta works the jab nicely.
A big left from Baracuta misses.
Baracuta ducks under a wild hook from Green.
Baracuta throws a leg kick but Green sees it coming and moves out of range.
Baracuta fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Green has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Green moves out of range as Baracuta strikes.
Baracuta throws a hook to the side of Green's head but Green sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Baracuta takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Baracuta jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Green is rocked!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Baracuta engages and cracks Green with a massive lead left hook - Green tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Baracuta is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Crass Baracuta!
A very excited looking Crass Baracuta made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Ray Morrison (ranked 6488 p4p, 22289 weight class) and James King (ranked 589 p4p, 642 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Morrison might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Leave Me Alone. 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James King!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Morrison.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Morrison.
King on the wrong end of a nice hook.
King fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
King bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
King tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Morrison throws a head kick that misses.
King fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Morrison checks it well.
Morrison throws out a loose jab but King uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morrison throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
King throws a head kick that misses.
Morrison throwing a counter right hand but King manages to avoid it.
King moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
King misses with an attempted mid kick.
Morrison with a hook.
Morrison thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on King if he has to take too many more of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King scores with a head kick. Morrison tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Morrison misses with a hook. King ducked under it nicely.
King misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
King swats away the attempt to clinch by Morrison.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King sizes up Morrison with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Morrison scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Morrison misses the shot to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Morrison blocks the leg kick.
Morrison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but King manages to avoid it.
Morrison throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
King takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Morrison throws a low kick but it's checked well by King.
A slow jab from Morrison misses its intended target.
Morrison throws an overhand right that lands on King's shoulder, as King tries to avoid the shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Morrison. That snapped King's head back.
Morrison scores with a punch to the head.
Morrison misses with a wild body shot.
Morrison looks to score with a jab to the body but King is just out of range.
King lands a nice leg kick that just misses Morrison's sensitive parts.
Morrison drops his hands momentarily and King takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Morrison thuds a left hand into King's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morrison showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from King.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison takes a swing at King's ribcage but misses.
Morrison connects with a solid leg kick.
Morrison scores with a jab to the jaw.
Morrison ducks under a wild hook from King.
Morrison throws a half hearted mid kick.
Morrison misses with a body shot.
Morrison swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Morrison lands a nice looking kick to the body. King takes a step back to recover.
Morrison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from King.
King steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Morrison.
Morrison avoids a punch combination nicely.
King uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morrison.
King throws a body shot but no joy.
King is looking to clinch but Morrison is avoiding it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morrison checks a low kick from King.
Good standup being displayed there by Morrison as he connects with a hook.
King throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morrison moves into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Morrison dominated that round.
That's time! Morrison's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
King throws the left hand but Morrison avoids the punch easily.
Morrison connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
King throws a lazy right hand but Morrison sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
King misses with a double jab.
Morrison takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
King lands a jab-cross combination.
Morrison scores with a punch to the head.
King walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Morrison checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Morrison thuds his right hand into King's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Morrison blocks a leg kick.
Morrison is looking to slow King down with leg kicks.
King scoring well with a low kick there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King tries to land a front kick but Morrison steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Morrison scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Morrison is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Morrison feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kings jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Morrison feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kings jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Morrison scores with a hook.
Morrison on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
King checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King throws a lazy right hand but Morrison sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
King misses with a two punch combination.
King moves out of range as Morrison strikes.
King defending well as Morrison loads up on a big left hand.
King keeps Morrison at a distance using the push kick.
King goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Morrison is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Morrison throws a head kick but King moves out of range.
Morrison tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but King was well out of range. Poor timing from Morrison.
A left lands for Morrison.
Morrison is looking to score with low kicks.
Morrison misses with a head kick.
It seemed like King was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Donk. King catches Morrison right on the button with a cross.
King throws a nice outside leg kick.
Morrison is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that King can do to turn this around?
Morrison pivots, looking for a leg kick but King is out of range and Morrison settles back down.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from King! But no joy.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from King.
Morrison was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
King lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Morrison connects with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A low kick from King is predictable there
and Morrison counters with a good, hard body kick but King shrugs it off.
Decent striking displayed by Morrison there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Morrison thuds his right hand into King's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A big right from King misses.
Morrison was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Morrison takes a shot right to the bread basket.
King throws a head kick that misses.
King throws a leg kick but Morrison moved away.
Ray Morrison is winning the standup battle so far.
Morrison uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from King.
King misses the shot to the body.
King is looking to slow Morrison down with leg kicks.
Morrison throws an ugly left hook that misses
and King counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
King waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Morrison.
King throws out a loose jab but Morrison uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morrison jabbing away but nothing is landing.
King misses with an uppercut. Morrison saw that one coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
King misses with a wild body shot.
King throws a looping overhand right but Morrison ducks down to avoid it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Morrison scores with a nice strike.
Morrison connects with a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but James King will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
King fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Morrison looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
James King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Morrison throws a body punch but King moves out of range.
Morrison throws a hook to the side of King's head but King sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
King throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Morrison sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Morrison throws a head kick that King semi-blocks.
Morrison works the jab nicely.
Morrison throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
King is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Morrison misses with a head kick.
King misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morrison.
King uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morrison.
King tries to counter with a clinch but Morrison shakes him off and moves away.
Morrison on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Morrison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but King moves away.
King cracks Morrison with a good jab.
Morrison just misses with a punch to the body.
King takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morrison throws a hook but King avoids it easily.
King moves forwards but Morrison connects with a nice, crisp jab.
King takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Morrison closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from King.
King is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
King is looking to land body kicks.
Morrison comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
King lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Morrison bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Morrison ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Morrison avoids the head kick by King.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Morrison buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
King throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Morrison rushes King and presses him up against the ropes.
Morrison lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of King backwards.
Morrison pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
King throws a leg kick but Morrison checks it.
King swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from King - that will leave a mark!
King scores with a nice strike.
Morrison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from King.
King walks forward, straight into a front kick from Morrison.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
King tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from King.
Morrison pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Morrison connects with a single shot there.
Morrison throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Morrison throws a shot to the body.
King pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Morrison is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
King throws a jab but it's blocked by Morrison.
It appears Morrison was looking to counter with a kick there.
King connects with a solid leg kick.
Morrison throws a quick head kick that skims the top of King's head.
Morrison scores with a jab to the head.
Morrison scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
King takes a swing at Morrison's ribcage but misses.
King has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morrison jabbing away but nothing is landing.
King scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Morrison delivers a nice body kick.
Ray Morrison is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Morrison lands with a hook. King tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Morrison showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Morrison 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight for Ray Morrison!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Ray Morrison!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Ray Morrison!
Ray Morrison wins by unanimous decision!
A relieved looking Ray Morrison thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Ace Boogie (ranked 23464 p4p, 23465 weight class) and Tang Maul (ranked 281 p4p, 268 weight class). Maul is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Somewhere I Belong. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ace Boogie!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tang Maul!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maul throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An attempted straight right counter from Boogie misses the target.
Maul dodges the punch combination from Boogie.
Maul throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maul has Boogie up against the ropes in a clinch.
Boogie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Maul trying to land knees to the body.
Boogie has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maul.
Boogie lands with a short shot to the head.
Boogie tries to throw a body punch but Maul avoids it by throwing Boogie back against the ropes.
Maul tries to land knees in the clinch but Boogie avoids the damage to the body.
Maul throws a knee to the head but misses.
Maul misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maul trying to land knees to the body.
Maul trying to stall but Boogie improves his position.
Maul lands an elbow inside that Boogie shrugs off.
Maul swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maul tries to work over Boogie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Maul working aggressively here.
Boogie trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boogie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boogie lands a body shot.
Boogie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boogie.
Boogie lands with a short shot to the head.
A knee to the head by Maul.
Maul throws an elbow that misses.
Maul throws an elbow that misses.
Boogie throws a punch but it's blocked by Maul.
Boogie can't find room to land a body shot as Maul controls the action.
Maul tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boogie's elbow.
Boogie misses with a punch to the body.
Boogie takes a knee right on the jaw!
 It looks like Ace Boogie has been cut.
Maul lands a body shot in the clinch.
Maul can't find room to land a body shot as Boogie controls the action.
Maul crunches a lovely knee into Boogie's ribcage.
Maul throws a knee to the head but misses.
Maul pushes off an throws an elbow but Boogie leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Maul missing with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maul misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maul tries a knee to the head but Boogie blocks it.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Maul just misses with a elbow thrown towards Boogie's brow.
Boogie lands a shot to the body.
Maul tries to land a knee to the head but Boogie blocks with his arms.
Maul throws a head punch that misses.
Maul misses with an elbow over the top.
Maul lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Boogie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Maul lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Boogie backwards.
Boogie managing to block the knees to the body from Maul.
Good body shot from Boogie.
Boogie trying to land knees to the body.
Boogie stalling.
Boogie looking to slow down the pace here.
Boogie managing to block the knees to the body from Maul.
Maul tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boogie misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Maul.
Boogie content to slow the pace in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tang Maul dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ace Boogie's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Maul throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maul misses with a body kick.
Maul tries to move into range but Boogie moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Boogie throws a lazy uppercut
and Maul counters with a straight right hand.
Boogie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maul moves away.
Boogie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Boogie misses the shot to the body.
Maul misses with an uppercut
and Boogie counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Boogie avoids a kick to the body.
Boogie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maul lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Boogie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maul moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maul misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Boogie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maul changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Boogie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Maul lands an overhand right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big right from Boogie misses.
Boogie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boogie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maul.
Maul throws a jab but it's blocked by Boogie.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Maul.
Nice defenses there by Maul.
Maul lands a body shot.
Maul looks to throw the jab but Boogie is out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Maul.
Maul throws a push kick but Boogie slaps the foot to one side.
Boogie throws a hook but Maul blocks it.
Maul looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Maul lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Maul fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boogie manages to avoid it.
Boogie is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Boogie throws a jab when Maul was well out of range.
Maul only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Boogie connects with a nice looking jab.
Maul thuds his shin into the meat of Boogie's side.
Maul throws a shot from downtown. Boogie moves away and avoids it.
Maul with a jab.
Maul throws a low kick but Boogie moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maul drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maul misses with a low kick.
Boogie throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Maul connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maul takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Maul is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Maul needs to keep his hands up - Boogie had a free shot at his head there.
Boogie checks the leg kick.
Maul on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Boogie scores with a sloppy right hand. Maul should have avoided that one.
A big left from Boogie misses.
Boogie slips under a jab.
A little feinted left hand from Boogie on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Maul sizes up Boogie with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Maul ducks under a wild hook from Boogie.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boogie misses the shot to the body.
Boogie slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Maul ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Maul throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tang Maul will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ace Boogie's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Boogie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maul.
Maul scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Boogie doesn't seem bothered though.
Boogie takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Maul scores with a body shot.
Maul misses with a hook.
Boogie gets tackled into the ropes by Maul. Maul maintains the clinch.
Boogie is trying to maintain a safe position but Maul gets an underhook and turns Boogie into the ropes.
Maul misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tang Maul seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Boogie is looking to control Maul's arms but Maul gets an underhook and turns him. Now Boogie has his back to the ropes.
Maul pushes off an throws an elbow but Boogie leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Maul misses with a punch on the inside.
Maul tries to land knees in the clinch but Boogie avoids the damage to the body.
Maul swings wildly with an uppercut but Boogie uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boogie misses with a punch to the body.
Boogie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maul's elbow.
Maul blocks a body shot from Boogie.
Maul has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Maul crunches a lovely knee into Boogie's ribcage.
Maul tries to work over Boogie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maul blocks an uppercut.
Boogie tries a body shot but Maul blocks it.
Maul misses with an elbow over the top.
Maul misses with a hook to the ribs.
Maul tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Boogie avoids it.
Maul lands a hook that snaps the head of Boogie backwards.
Maul with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Maul just misses with a elbow thrown towards Boogie's brow.
Boogie lands with a light punch inside.
Boogie is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Boogie wants to stall.
Maul is trying to stall.
Maul is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Maul is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Boogie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maul misses with a punch to the body.
Maul tries to land knees in the clinch but Boogie avoids the damage to the body.
Boogie is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Maul lands an elbow inside.
Maul swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boogie working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Maul tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Boogie avoiding damage as Maul throws knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Boogie.
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!
Boogie is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Maul is keeping busy.
Maul misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Boogie.
Maul using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Boogie has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Maul blocks a body shot from Boogie.
Boogie blocks a body shot from Maul.
Maul misses with a punch to the body.
Maul tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Maul tries a body shot but Boogie blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tang Maul really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ace Boogie's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Maul fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boogie manages to avoid it.
Boogie throws a body punch but Maul moves out of range.
Boogie throws an off balance right hand
and Maul counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Maul on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Boogie takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Maul tries to clinch up.
Maul looks to land a left hand but Boogie moved out of range nicely.
Maul moves out of range of the strikes.
Maul throws a hook but Boogie avoids it easily.
Boogie moves out of range as Maul throws a body kick.
Maul keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boogie bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boogie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maul moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Boogie misses with a body shot.
Maul tries to move into range but Boogie moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Boogie walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maul tries to land a front kick but Boogie steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boogie lands with a shot to the body.
Maul jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A counter left hand to the body from Boogie misses its target.
Boogie takes one to the chin there.
Maul misses with a left hand
and Boogie counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Boogie misses with a wild body shot.
Maul throws a big shot that misses.
That kick from Maul tenderised Boogie's leg. Boogie is trying to keep his angry face on.
Boogie slips under a jab.
Boogie lands a jab to Maul's midsection.
Boogie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maul moves away.
Boogie is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Maul lands with a straight right. Boogie didn't see that one coming.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Maul is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Boogie is defending well for now.
Maul misses with a knee to the head.
Maul misses with a punch to the body.
Maul lands with a right to the 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!
Maul tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Boogie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boogie scores with a hook to the body.
Boogie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Maul lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Come on Boogie - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Maul tries to land a knee to the head but Boogie blocks with his arms.
Boogie misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boogie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Maul tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Boogie avoids it.
Maul tries a body shot but Boogie blocks it.
Boogie wants to stall.
Boogie misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Maul lands a left hand.
Maul throws a punch but it's blocked by Boogie.
Boogie blocks a body shot from Maul.
Boogie trying to land knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tang Maul dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Ace Boogie's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Boogie cracks Maul with a right hand to the side of the head.
Maul digs a good hook to Boogie's body.
Maul ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Boogie walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Boogie lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Boogie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maul.
Maul misses the shot to the body.
Boogie scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tang Maul seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Maul looks to land a body kick but Boogie moved away.
A counter left hand to the body from Boogie misses its target.
Maul takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Boogie with a hook.
Maul keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boogie scores with a jab.
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!
Maul missing with a left hand there. Boogie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like Boogie wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Maul punishes Boogie's body with a nice straight punch.
Maul connects with a looping right hand.
Maul thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ace Boogie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maul throws a low kick but Boogie avoids it.
Boogie slips a jab from Maul.
Maul misses with a hook
letting Boogie counter with a right hand.
Boogie dodges the punch combination from Maul.
A little feinted left hand from Boogie on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Boogie fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A shot to the liver by Boogie. Beautiful body shot.
Boogie takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Maul misses with a straight left.
Maul swings for the body but Boogie moves out of range.
Maul swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boogie clobbers Maul with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Maul has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Maul closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Maul slips under a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boogie slips a jab and a cross from Maul.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maul throws a jab but it's blocked by Boogie.
Boogie tries to bum rush Maul with a series of wild strikes but Maul uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Maul thuds a left hand into Boogie's body.
Boogie misses with a hook
enabling Maul to counter with a crisp jab.
Boogie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maul.
Maul ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Maul chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Boogie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maul manages to avoid it.
Boogie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maul was well out of range. Poor timing from Boogie.
Boogie misses with a hook.
Maul ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Boogie throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maul throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Maul throws a body shot but no joy.
Maul scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tang Maul is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boogie has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Maul finds it's way round the side to connect with Boogie's head.
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 Ace Boogie.
Well Maul 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Tang Maul!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Tang Maul!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Tang Maul!
Tang Maul wins by unanimous decision! Tang Maul retains his bantamweight title!
An out of breath Tang Maul 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 welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Yevgen Maartins (ranked 23079 p4p, 23052 weight class) and Sigurd Ragnarsson (ranked 704 p4p, 710 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Ragnarsson's choice of entrance music: Wardruna-Blood Eagle. Yevgen Maartins is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yevgen Maartins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sigurd Ragnarsson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maartins on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Maartins tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Ragnarsson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yevgen Maartins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Ragnarsson misses.
Ragnarsson throws a low kick but Maartins avoids it.
Maartins half committed to a counter leg kick.
Maartins takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ragnarsson moves out of range as Maartins throws a body kick.
Maartins swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ragnarsson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A swing and a miss from Maartins.
Maartins has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ragnarsson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short left from Ragnarsson.
Maartins pushes off an throws an elbow but Ragnarsson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Maartins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ragnarsson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Maartins.
Ragnarsson blocks a body shot from Maartins.
Ragnarsson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maartins makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ragnarsson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Maartins or not.
Ragnarsson lands a left hand.
Maartins lands a body punch in the clinch.
Maartins is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ragnarsson is defending well for now.
Ragnarsson blocks an elbow strike.
Maartins throws a head punch that misses.
Ragnarsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnarsson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Maartins is defending well for now.
Maartins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ragnarsson misses with a body punch.
Maartins lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Maartins with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Maartins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Maartins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maartins.
Maartins using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Maartins misses with a knee strike.
Ragnarsson avoiding damage as Maartins throws knees to the body.
Maartins tries to land a knee to the head but Ragnarsson blocks with his arms.
Ragnarsson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ragnarsson misses with a knee strike.
Maartins tries to work over Ragnarsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Maartins looking to throw knees to the head but Ragnarsson is blocking nicely.
Ragnarsson lands with a right to the head.
Ragnarsson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ragnarsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Maartins controls his hands.
Ragnarsson avoids a wild elbow strike from Maartins.
Ragnarsson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson lands a nice shot to the body.
Maartins tries to work over Ragnarsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Maartins tries to throw a body punch but Ragnarsson avoids it by throwing Maartins back against the ropes.
Maartins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ragnarsson cracks Maartins with a nice body shot.
Maartins tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ragnarsson avoids it.
Nice body punch from Ragnarsson - that landed with a thud.
Ragnarsson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ragnarsson avoiding damage as Maartins throws knees to the body.
Maartins with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Maartins is breathing heavily.
Ragnarsson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Maartins backwards.
Ragnarsson gets through Maartins's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ragnarsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maartins tries to throw a body punch but Ragnarsson avoids it by throwing Maartins back against the ropes.
Ragnarsson prevents a body shot from Maartins.
Maartins misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maartins tries a body shot but Ragnarsson blocks it.
Ragnarsson lands a left hand.
Maartins takes a shot to the head.
Maartins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ragnarsson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sigurd Ragnarsson 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.
Ragnarsson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A cross from Ragnarsson lands.
Ragnarsson wants to slow Maartins down by chopping away at his legs.
Maartins slips under a jab.
Maartins uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ragnarsson.
An attempted straight right counter from Maartins misses the target.
Maartins works over Ragnarsson's head and body with a nice combination.
Maartins throws a shot to the body.
Maartins gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ragnarsson.
Maartins closes the distance but Ragnarsson moves to the side
and Ragnarsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maartins looks to throw the jab but Ragnarsson is out of range.
A head kick misses from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ragnarsson scores with the left hand. Maartins knows he should have avoided that one.
Ragnarsson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ragnarsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Maartins gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Maartins chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Maartins works the jab nicely.
Ragnarsson lands a head kick!
Maartins defending well as Ragnarsson loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maartins lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ragnarsson looks to land a left hand but Maartins moved out of range nicely.
Maartins looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Maartins scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ragnarsson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Maartins is looking to clinch.
Ragnarsson checks a leg kick nicely.
Maartins blocks a head kick by Ragnarsson.
A jab from Maartins does it's job there.
Ragnarsson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Maartins is looking to clinch but Ragnarsson is avoiding it.
Sigurd Ragnarsson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ragnarsson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ragnarsson slips a jab and a cross from Maartins.
A good leg kick by Maartins.
Maartins slips under a jab from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Maartins looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Ragnarsson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Maartins checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Maartins checks a leg kick nicely.
Maartins looks to land a right hand but Ragnarsson moved out of range.
Ragnarsson misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Maartins throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice defenses there by Maartins.
Maartins tries to clinch but Ragnarsson moves out of range.
Maartins fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Maartins lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ragnarsson circles away quickly and effectively.
Maartins tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Ragnarsson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A little jabbing left from Ragnarsson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Maartins tries to bum rush Ragnarsson with a series of wild strikes but Ragnarsson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A jab from Ragnarsson misses.
Ragnarsson scores with a punch to the head.
Maartins pushes Ragnarsson up against the ropes in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ragnarsson.
Sigurd Ragnarsson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ragnarsson blocks the elbow strike.
Ragnarsson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Maartins has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ragnarsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Maartins.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maartins tries to throw a body punch but Ragnarsson avoids it by throwing Maartins back against the ropes.
Ragnarsson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Maartins backwards.
Maartins unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ragnarsson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Maartins tries a body shot but Ragnarsson blocks it.
Ragnarsson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Maartins backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sigurd Ragnarsson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Maartins scores with a nice strike.
Yevgen Maartins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ragnarsson throws a lazy right hand but Maartins sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ragnarsson throws a chopping leg kick but Maartins manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ragnarsson throws a lazy right hand but Maartins sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Maartins throws out a leg kick but Ragnarsson moves out of range and Maartins only half commits.
Maartins blocks a head kick by Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson connects with an inside leg kick.
Maartins throws a body shot but no joy.
Maartins throws a combination. Ragnarsson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Maartins lands a head shot.
Maartins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ragnarsson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ragnarsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maartins.
Ragnarsson throws a looping overhand right but Maartins ducks down to avoid it.
As Ragnarsson looks to move away, Maartins throws a big counter combo but Ragnarsson just gets out of the way.
A slapping leg kick lands for Maartins.
Maartins slips under a jab from Ragnarsson.
Maartins tried to counter with a leg kick but Ragnarsson avoided it.
Ragnarsson misses with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ragnarsson misses with a hook. Maartins ducked under it nicely.
Ragnarsson throws out a loose jab but Maartins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maartins is looking to counter punch.
Maartins throws a hook but Ragnarsson blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnarsson is looking to chop away at Maartins's legs.
Ragnarsson throws a head kick that misses.
Maartins feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Maartins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ragnarsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Maartins.
Maartins fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Maartins. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Maartins.
Maartins bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Maartins throws a quick counter kick to the body but Ragnarsson avoids it.
Maartins blocks a head kick by Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson misses with a head kick.
Maartins uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson with a nice cross.
Ragnarsson lands an overhand right.
Ragnarsson throws a solid leg kick but Maartins takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ragnarsson.
Maartins throws a sloppy head kick and Ragnarsson moves out of range easily.
Maartins tries a head kick but it misses.
Maartins throws a solid leg kick but Ragnarsson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Maartins.
Maartins throws a leg kick but Ragnarsson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ragnarsson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maartins.
Maartins was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ragnarsson avoids the body shot from Maartins.
Ragnarsson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Maartins throws a lazy head kick
and Ragnarsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maartins throws a head kick that misses
letting Ragnarsson counter with a right hand.
Ragnarsson misses with a hook. Maartins ducked under it nicely.
Ragnarsson blocks a head kick by Maartins.
A low kick from Maartins is predictable there
and Ragnarsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Maartins throws a leg kick
and Ragnarsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ragnarsson works the jab nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Maartins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Maartins wants to clinch up but Ragnarsson keeps it at a distance.
Ragnarsson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maartins.
Maartins takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ragnarsson tries to work over Maartins's front leg with a kick but Maartins checks it.
Maartins went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Maartins throws the left hand but Ragnarsson avoids the punch easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Ragnarsson misses the target.
Ragnarsson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maartins tries to close the distance and clinch but Ragnarsson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It seemed like Ragnarsson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Maartins is looking to clinch.
Maartins lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Maartins takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sigurd Ragnarsson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ragnarsson 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Sigurd Ragnarsson!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Sigurd Ragnarsson!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Sigurd Ragnarsson!
Sigurd Ragnarsson wins by unanimous decision!
In his post fight interview, Sigurd Ragnarsson gave a big smile as he said 'Holds a bloody glove in the air ...For THe LeGiON!!! Wardruna-Blood Eagle theme song kicks back on and the crowd goes Buzerk!!!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Wesley Taurus (ranked 878 p4p, 6564 weight class) and Gaizka Elizondo (ranked 124 p4p, 646 weight class). Taurus kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Country Boy - Aaron Lewis. Elizondo has chosen Peewee Longway & Money Man - Ooowwweee as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 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 20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gaizka Elizondo!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taurus scores with a nice head shot.
Elizondo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Elizondo throws a looping overhand right but Taurus ducks down to avoid it.
Taurus rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Taurus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Wesley Taurus has been cut.
Taurus moves away from the strike by Elizondo.
Elizondo throws a big shot that misses.
Elizondo blocks a head kick by Taurus.
Taurus lands a slapping body shot.
Elizondo avoids the body shot from Taurus.
Elizondo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A combination from Elizondo does no damage.
Elizondo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Taurus lands with an overhand left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Elizondo loads up on a big right hand but Taurus slips the punch.
Taurus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Elizondo was well out of range. Poor timing from Taurus.
Taurus misses the body punch
enabling Elizondo to counter with a crisp jab.
Taurus lands a leg kick that knocks Elizondo off balance momentarily.
Taurus misses with a body shot.
Gaizka Elizondo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Taurus.
Taurus slips under a jab.
Taurus throws a body kick that misses.
Taurus is looking to wear down Elizondo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A swing and a miss from Taurus.
Elizondo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Taurus swings for the body but Elizondo moves out of range.
Taurus misses with a body punch
and Elizondo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice cross by Taurus.
Elizondo misses with a looping left.
Elizondo swings widly with a right hand
and Taurus counters with a nice uppercut.
Elizondo throws a body punch but Taurus moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Taurus on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A low kick lands for Taurus.
A big right from Elizondo misses.
Elizondo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
It looked like Taurus wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Taurus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Elizondo throws out the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Taurus on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Elizondo throws the left hand but Taurus avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Taurus misses its intended target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Elizondo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Taurus is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Taurus throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Elizondo looks to land a right hand but Taurus moved out of range.
Taurus looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Elizondo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Taurus counters with a right hand to the body.
Elizondo throws a right hand that misses
and Taurus counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Elizondo throws a hook but Taurus blocks it.
Taurus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Elizondo.
Elizondo misses with a few strikes there.
Taurus throws a series of punches but Elizondo avoids them all with ease.
A little jabbing left from Elizondo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Taurus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Elizondo.
Taurus appears to be looking for a big counter.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Elizondo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Taurus fires out a quick counter leg kick but Elizondo just manages to avoid it.
Taurus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Taurus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Elizondo moves away.
Elizondo is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Elizondo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gaizka Elizondo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Wesley Taurus's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Taurus throws a lazy uppercut
and Taurus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Taurus throws a hook but Elizondo avoids it easily.
Taurus throws a head kick that misses.
Taurus misses with a lunging right hand
and Elizondo counters with an outside leg kick.
Taurus moves away from the strike by Elizondo.
Taurus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Elizondo misses with a body punch
and Taurus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Taurus defending well as Elizondo loads up on a big left hand.
Gaizka Elizondo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Taurus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Elizondo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Elizondo misses the jab.
Taurus throws a counter high kick but Elizondo was just alert enough to avoid it.
Elizondo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taurus bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Elizondo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Elizondo takes a swing at Taurus's ribcage but misses.
Elizondo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Elizondo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elizondo missing with a left hand there. Taurus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Taurus fires out a quick counter leg kick but Elizondo just manages to avoid it.
Taurus misses with an uppercut.
A little jabbing left from Elizondo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Taurus throws a looping overhand right but Elizondo ducks down to avoid it.
Taurus misses with an uppercut
and Taurus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Elizondo might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Taurus uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Elizondo has time to react.
Elizondo throws a hook but Taurus blocks it.
Taurus thinks about countering with a head kick.
Elizondo just misses with a punch to the body.
Elizondo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Taurus.
It seemed like Elizondo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Elizondo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Taurus on the side of the head.
Elizondo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Taurus manages to avoid it.
Taurus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Elizondo.
Taurus buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Taurus defending well as Elizondo loads up on a big left hand.
Taurus misses with a body shot.
Elizondo throws a right and a left that Taurus avoids nicely.
Taurus is looking for a counter combo.
Elizondo looks to throw the jab but Taurus is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taurus misses with a head kick.
A big right from Taurus misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taurus misses with a series of wild punches.
Elizondo throws a lazy uppercut
letting Taurus counter with a right hand.
Taurus scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Taurus takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice straight punches there by Taurus. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Taurus.
Nice body punch from Taurus.
Elizondo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Taurus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Elizondo.
Some wild striking there from Elizondo.
Elizondo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taurus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
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 Wesley Taurus will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Wesley Taurus's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Elizondo misses with a wild body shot.
Taurus slips a straight right by Elizondo.
Taurus throws a counter high kick but Elizondo was just alert enough to avoid it.
Elizondo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A slow jab from Taurus misses its intended target.
Taurus lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Taurus checks the leg kick nicely there.
Elizondo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Elizondo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Elizondo throws a push kick but Taurus slaps the foot to one side.
Elizondo connects with an inside leg kick.
Taurus scores with a sloppy right hand. Elizondo should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taurus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Elizondo.
Taurus was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Taurus throws out a loose jab but Elizondo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taurus throws the left hand but Elizondo avoids the punch easily.
Elizondo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Taurus has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Taurus shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elizondo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Taurus moves away.
That kick from Taurus tenderised Elizondo's leg. Elizondo is trying to keep his angry face on.
A solid leg kick lands there for Taurus.
Elizondo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Taurus.
Elizondo misses with a hook. Taurus ducked under it nicely.
Taurus tries to bum rush Elizondo with a series of wild strikes but Elizondo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Elizondo doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Elizondo looks to land a left hand but Taurus moved out of range nicely.
Elizondo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Taurus misses the jab.
Elizondo throws an overhand right that lands on Taurus's shoulder, as Taurus tries to avoid the shot.
Elizondo has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Elizondo misses with a straight right.
Taurus slips a straight right by Elizondo.
Elizondo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Elizondo misses the shot to the body.
Taurus is looking for a counter combo.
Elizondo misses with a straight left.
Elizondo throws a shot from downtown. Taurus moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elizondo misses with an uppercut
and Taurus counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Elizondo thinking.
Taurus ducks under a wild hook from Elizondo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taurus scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A slow jab from Elizondo misses its intended target.
Taurus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Elizondo moves away.
Elizondo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Elizondo looks to land a left hand but Taurus moved out of range nicely.
A quick step to the side and Taurus tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Taurus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Elizondo.
Taurus throwing a counter right hand but Elizondo manages to avoid it.
Elizondo works Taurus's body with a nice hook.
Elizondo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Taurus fires out a quick counter leg kick but Elizondo just manages to avoid it.
Elizondo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Taurus moves away.
Taurus misses with a jab, cross combination.
Elizondo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Taurus counters with a body kick that stops Elizondo in his tracks momentarily.
Taurus slips a straight right by Elizondo.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gaizka Elizondo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Elizondo 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 Don Winkell scores the fight for Gaizka Elizondo!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Wesley Taurus!
The fight ends as a draw!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Zacharias Kassicus (ranked 4535 p4p, 1848 weight class) and Keke Sonni (ranked 449 p4p, 206 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Sonni's choice of entrance music: Lil Uzi Vert - That Way. Keke Sonni is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zacharias Kassicus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Keke Sonni!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sonni doesn't manage to clinch there - Kassicus circles away.
Sonni's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Sonni duly obliges.
It looks like Zacharias Kassicus has been cut.
Kassicus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sonni.
Kassicus walks into a straight right hand from Sonni.
Sonni throws a jab when Kassicus was well out of range.
Kassicus throwing a counter right hand but Sonni manages to avoid it.
We've been informed that Sonni has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Sonni throws a shot to the body.
Sonni lands with an overhand left.
Sonni scores with a shot to the body.
Sonni tries to clinch there but Kassicus circles away.
It looked like Kassicus wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sonni tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kassicus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kassicus throws a jab when Sonni was well out of range.
No joy there for Sonni, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kassicus looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kassicus works Sonni's body with a nice hook.
Kassicus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kassicus. Sonni does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kassicus darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kassicus lands a right hook to the body.
Kassicus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kassicus is looking for a counter combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonni with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kassicus lands an overhand right.
Sonni misses with a hook.
Sonni throws a leg kick but Kassicus sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kassicus moves out of range of the strikes.
Sonni wants to clinch
and Kassicus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sonni moves away from the strike by Kassicus.
Sonni looks to land a right hand but Kassicus moved out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Kassicus misses the target.
Sonni scores with a hook to the body. Kassicus takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sonni fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sonni lands a right hook to the body.
Kassicus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sonni swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kassicus ducks under a wild hook from Sonni.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kassicus.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sonni rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Kassicus counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonni moves out of range as Kassicus strikes.
Sonni takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kassicus blocks a jab.
Kassicus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sonni.
Sonni sizes up Kassicus with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sonni misses the shot to the body.
Sonni throws a lazy uppercut
letting Kassicus counter with a right hand.
Sonni works the jab nicely.
Kassicus scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kassicus lands a jab to the head.
Sonni lands with a good body shot.
Kassicus throws a jab but it's blocked by Sonni.
Kassicus throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sonni moves out of range of the strikes.
Sonni forces Kassicus back against the ropes and clinches.
Sonni content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kassicus working aggressively here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Keke Sonni will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Zacharias Kassicus's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kassicus getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sloppy strikes from Sonni. Those never looked like landing.
Sonni throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kassicus.
Kassicus digs a good hook to Sonni's body.
Kassicus lands a jab.
Kassicus lands a really nice looking cross but Sonni seems unphased.
Kassicus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sonni.
Kassicus is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sonni loads up on a big right hand but Kassicus slips the punch.
Sonni connects with a body shot that sends Kassicus's belly button to the back.
Sonni lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kassicus circles away quickly and effectively.
Sonni throws a big shot that misses.
Kassicus slips a straight right by Sonni.
Sonni takes a swing at Kassicus's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Kassicus wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sonni moves into the clinch successfully.
A head punch on the inside from Kassicus fails to land.
Sonni throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sonni.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonni throws a punch but it's blocked by Kassicus.
Sonni throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sonni.
A shot in the inside from Kassicus.
Sonni taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sonni tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kassicus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sonni avoids it.
Kassicus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sonni avoids it.
Sonni looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kassicus is leaning against Sonni and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sonni misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Kassicus scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kassicus lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short left from Kassicus.
Kassicus misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Sonni fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonni throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kassicus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sonni takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sonni throws a poor cross that misses
and Kassicus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Kassicus misses the target.
Sonni throws out a loose jab but Kassicus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Keke Sonni seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sonni looks to land a combination but Kassicus avoids it well.
Kassicus's corner calls for a 1-2. Kassicus obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sonni tries to clinch
letting Kassicus counter with a right hand.
Sonni misses with a left hand
and Kassicus makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sonni takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sonni tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kassicus was well out of range. Poor timing from Sonni.
A jab from Sonni does it's job there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sonni moves out of range as Kassicus strikes.
Sonni looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sonni throws a right hand that Kassicus ducks under and follows up with a left that Kassicus also avoids with ease.
Kassicus throws the left hand but Sonni avoids the punch easily.
Sonni looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kassicus lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zacharias Kassicus dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Zacharias Kassicus's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Donk. Kassicus catches Sonni right on the button with a cross.
Sonni takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kassicus scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sonni in his tracks.
A jab from Kassicus misses.
Kassicus walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sonni ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sonni misses with a lunging right hand
and Kassicus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kassicus swings widly with a right hand
letting Sonni counter with a right hand.
Zacharias Kassicus's cut is getting worse.
Kassicus rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Sonni to counter with a crisp jab.
 Kassicus is rocked!
Sonni connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Kassicus out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Keke Sonni!
Keke Sonni 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Aaron Lowell (ranked 23084 p4p, 23095 weight class) and Kyle Kovingten (ranked 716 p4p, 745 weight class). Lowell comes to the ring accompanied by Neil Diamond - Sweet Caroline . Kovingten has chosen Tool - Schism 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aaron Lowell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Kyle Kovingten!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lowell throws out a leg kick but Kovingten moves out of range and Lowell only half commits.
Lowell has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fairtex MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Lowell blocks a head kick by Kovingten.
Kovingten steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lowell.
Lowell looks to land a left hand but Kovingten moved out of range nicely.
A nice side step and Kovingten releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kovingten misses with a body punch
and Lowell counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kovingten is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Kovingten throws a jab when Lowell was well out of range.
Lowell throws a sloppy head kick and Kovingten moves out of range easily.
Kovingten lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kovingten lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kovingten throws the left hand but Lowell avoids the punch easily.
Lowell takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kovingten works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kovingten chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lowell can pounce on him.
Lowell misses with a head kick.
Kovingten is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lowell swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kovingten moves away from the strike by Lowell.
Lowell throws out a leg kick but Kovingten moves out of range and Lowell only half commits.
Lowell takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lowell scores with a spinning back kick!
Lowell throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kovingten's head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lowell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovingten throws the left hand but Lowell avoids the punch easily.
Kovingten blocks a head kick by Lowell.
Kovingten on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kovingten throws out a loose jab but Lowell uses good head movement to avoid it.
A slow jab from Kovingten misses its intended target.
Lowell is looking to clinch but Kovingten is avoiding it.
Lowell walks into a jab.
Kovingten's corner calls for a 1-2. Kovingten obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lowell throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lowell throws a low kick, looking for Kovingten's leg but Kovingten calmly moves out of range.
Lowell throws a head kick that misses.
Lowell misses the shot to the body.
Lowell is looking to chop away at Kovingten's legs.
Lowell thows a body kick. Kovingten tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kovingten throws a series of punches but Lowell avoids them all with ease.
Kovingten blocks a head kick by Lowell.
A little jabbing left from Kovingten on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lowell on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kovingten misses with the combination.
Lowell throws a head kick but Kovingten moves out of range.
Lowell takes a swing at Kovingten's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovingten throws a jab but it's blocked by Lowell.
Lowell pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kovingten is out of range and Lowell settles back down.
Kovingten connects with a right hand. Lowell shakes it off.
Kovingten slips under a jab.
Kovingten catches Lowell with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kovingten forces Lowell back against the ropes and clinches.
Kovingten misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kovingten scores with a shot to the side of Lowell's head.
Kovingten misses with a punch on the inside.
Lowell lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kovingten or not.
Stalling in the clinch from Kovingten.
Kovingten blocks an uppercut.
Lowell misses with a knee to the head.
Lowell misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kovingten.
Kovingten misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kovingten misses with some punches.
A short right from Kovingten.
Kovingten lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lowell backwards.
Kovingten looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lowell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kyle Kovingten will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lowell tries a head kick but it misses.
Kovingten ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kovingten misses with a two punch combination.
A little feinted left hand from Lowell on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kovingten swings for the body but Lowell moves out of range.
Kovingten attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lowell throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kovingten finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lowell throws a leg kick but Kovingten moved away.
Lowell throws the left hand but Kovingten avoids the punch easily.
Kovingten throws a nice looking combination but Lowell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lowell fires out a quick counter leg kick but Kovingten just manages to avoid it.
Kyle Kovingten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kovingten waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lowell.
Lowell throwing a counter right hand but Kovingten manages to avoid it.
Kovingten misses the jab.
Kovingten throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kovingten circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kovingten counters with a low kick, right behind Lowell 's knee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kovingten is looking to clinch.
Lowell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kovingten looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lowell throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kovingten lands the left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A solid leg kick lands there for Lowell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowell delivers a nice body kick.
Kovingten lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That kick from Kovingten tenderised Lowell's leg. Lowell is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kovingten checks a leg kick nicely.
Kovingten takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kovingten throws a shot from downtown. Lowell moves away and avoids it.
Kovingten lands a lovely overhand right.
Lowell throws a head kick that misses.
Lowell takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A swing and a miss from Kovingten.
A little feinted left hand from Lowell on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lowell misses with an uppercut. Kovingten saw that one coming.
Kovingten throws a leg kick
and Lowell counters with a nice uppercut.
Kovingten throws a looping overhand right but Lowell ducks down to avoid it.
Kovingten shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kovingten throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kovingten misses with a leg kick.
Kyle Kovingten seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kovingten tried to score with a low kick but Lowell checks it.
Kovingten misses the jab.
Good work by Kovingten as he checks the leg kick.
Lowell checks a low kick from Kovingten.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lowell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lowell drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kovingten takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A low kick lands for Lowell.
Kovingten avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kovingten checks a leg kick.
Lowell misses with a low kick.
Kovingten misses with a straight right.
Lowell looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Good leg kick by Lowell.
Nice uppercut lands for Lowell. That snapped Kovingten's head back.
A jab from Kovingten misses.
Kovingten checks the leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Kovingten misses the target.
Kovingten changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lowell tries to score with a low kick but Kovingten moves his leg out of the way.
Kovingten throws the left hand but Lowell avoids the punch easily.
Kovingten throws a hook but Lowell avoids it easily.
Kovingten takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Lowell fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kovingten is out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kyle Kovingten will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Lowell closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Aaron Lowell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lowell lands a nice looking body kick.
Lowell tries to clinch but Kovingten is having none of it.
Lowell throws a low kick but Kovingten moves out of range easily.
Kovingten misses with a low kick.
Lowell is looking to counter punch.
Kovingten has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Lowell.
A head kick from Lowell lands but Kovingten takes it in his stride.
Lowell gets tackled into the ropes by Kovingten. Kovingten maintains the clinch.
Kovingten pushes Lowell back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Kovingten creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kovingten blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kovingten misses with a punch on the inside.
Kovingten lands a damaging elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Lowell fails to land.
Lowell lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kovingten scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kovingten.
Kovingten blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kovingten.
Lowell is trying to stall.
Lowell tries a knee to the head but Kovingten blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowell tries to throw a body punch but Kovingten avoids it by throwing Lowell back against the ropes.
Kovingten looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kovingten lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lowell backwards.
A short body shot lands from Kovingten as the two fighters clinch.
Lowell misses with a body punch.
Lowell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lowell tries to stall but Kovingten uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kovingten blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kovingten dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Lowell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lowell trying to land knees to the body.
Kovingten working aggressively here.
Kovingten makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kovingten stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kovingten.
Lowell blocks an uppercut.
Lowell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lowell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kovingten working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lowell missing with knees to the body.
Kyle Kovingten is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovingten working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kovingten pushes Lowell back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kovingten tries a body shot but Lowell blocks it.
Kovingten tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kovingten lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lowell.
Lowell struggles to land a body shot inside as Kovingten controls his hands.
Kovingten works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kovingten prevents a body shot from Lowell.
A right handed body shot lands from Kovingten.
Lowell taking a breather.
Lowell scores with a shoulder strike.
Kovingten takes a shot to the head.
Kovingten works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lowell throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right hook to the body lands for Kovingten.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lowell takes a shot to the head.
Lowell swings wildly with an uppercut but Kovingten uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kyle Kovingten comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kovingten 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Kyle Kovingten!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Kyle Kovingten!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Kyle Kovingten!
Kyle Kovingten wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Kyle Kovingten rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Shiny Aoki (ranked 1992 p4p, 4952 weight class) and Darren Tellkins (ranked 228 p4p, 507 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Aoki might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Big Scoob - Bitch Please Ft B - Legit , E- 40. Tellkins has chosen Stunna 4 Vegas - Punch me in Pt 4 as his entrance music. Shiny Aoki is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 37 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shiny Aoki!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Darren Tellkins!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aoki throws a wild body kick that Tellkins sees coming a mile off.
Tellkins scores with a shot to the body.
Aoki lands with a hook. Tellkins tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tellkins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Aoki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tellkins just misses with a punch to the body.
Aoki has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Clark's Champion's in the buildup to the fight.
Aoki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tellkins lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tellkins fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tellkins tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Aoki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Aoki is looking to clinch but Tellkins is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tellkins's jab looks to have found its range, popping Aoki under the eye.
Aoki misses with a left hand
and Tellkins counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tellkins dodges the punch combination from Aoki.
Despite the aggression on Tellkins's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tellkins 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.
Tellkins staying out of range there.
Tellkins throws a body shot but no joy.
Jab from Tellkins.
Aoki avoids the body shot from Tellkins.
A quick step to the side and Aoki tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tellkins will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Aoki appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tellkins misses with a series of wild punches.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tellkins.
Nice body punch from Tellkins.
Tellkins connects with a right hand. Aoki shakes it off.
Tellkins misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tellkins closes the distance and clinches.
Aoki lands a body punch in the clinch.
Aoki misses with a hook to the ribs.
A body shot lands from Tellkins.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aoki misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tellkins tries to land knees in the clinch but Aoki avoids the damage to the body.
Aoki misses with a body punch.
Aoki has a couple of punches blocked by Tellkins.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tellkins.
Aoki lands a hook that snaps the head of Tellkins backwards.
Aoki misses with a punch on the inside.
Aoki lands with a light punch inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A nice left hand lands by Aoki.
Tellkins lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Aoki backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aoki.
Aoki lands with a left to the head.
Tellkins lands a left hand that snaps the head of Aoki backwards.
Tellkins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Darren Tellkins 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.
Aoki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tellkins was well out of range. Poor timing from Aoki.
Tellkins lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tellkins, as that shot connected.
Tellkins lands a head shot.
Aoki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Aoki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tellkins avoids the head kick by Aoki.
Tellkins stuns Aoki with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tellkins has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tellkins connects with a good right hand that stumbles Aoki. Aoki circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tellkins fails in his attempt to clinch.
Aoki throws out a loose jab but Tellkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tellkins lands a body shot.
Aoki moves in looking to clinch but Tellkins pushes him off.
Tellkins throws a series of punches but Aoki avoids them all with ease.
Aoki was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki loads up on a big right hand but Tellkins slips the punch.
Darren Tellkins seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tellkins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Aoki just misses with a punch to the body.
Aoki tries to clinch up but Tellkins circles away and keeps his distance.
Tellkins looks to score with a jab to the body but Aoki is just out of range.
Aoki swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Tellkins throws a jab when Aoki was well out of range.
Tellkins scores with a sloppy right hand. Aoki should have avoided that one.
Tellkins closes the distance and pushes Aoki back into the ropes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Aoki.
A short left from Aoki.
Tellkins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aoki.
Aoki taking a breather.
Tellkins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Aoki swings wildly with an uppercut but Tellkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tellkins blocking some punches.
Shiny Aoki has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Aoki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aoki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aoki works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Aoki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tellkins looking to throw knees to the head but Aoki is blocking nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tellkins stalling in the clinch but Aoki improves position.
Tellkins tries to stall but Aoki uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Aoki blocks a body shot from Tellkins.
Aoki misses with some punches.
Tellkins lands an uppercut.
Tellkins misses with a body punch.
Aoki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Aoki is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Aoki as Tellkins tries to tie him up.
Tellkins misses with a knee strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Darren Tellkins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Aoki misses with a hook. Tellkins ducked under it nicely.
Tellkins scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Aoki avoids the body shot from Tellkins.
Aoki is looking to counter with head kicks.
Aoki gets a clinch.
Aoki misses with a body punch.
Tellkins is looking to control Aoki's arms but Aoki gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tellkins has his back to the ropes.
Tellkins makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Tellkins fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Aoki.
Aoki tries to throw a body punch but Tellkins avoids it by throwing Aoki back against the ropes.
Aoki is working Tellkins over against the ropes.
Tellkins is trying to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tellkins tries to work over Aoki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Aoki lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Aoki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Aoki struggles to land a body shot inside as Tellkins controls his hands.
Aoki prevents a body shot from Tellkins.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki misses with a punch to the body.
Tellkins blocks a body shot from Aoki.
Tellkins blocks a body shot from Aoki.
Tellkins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tellkins lands a body punch in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Aoki can't find room to land a body shot as Tellkins controls the action.
Aoki lands with a short shot to the head.
Aoki takes a shot to the head.
Tellkins blocking some punches.
Aoki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tellkins's elbow.
Aoki has a couple of punches blocked by Tellkins.
Aoki tries to work over Tellkins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Aoki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tellkins tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Aoki avoids it.
Tellkins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tellkins lands with a left to the head.
Aoki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aoki misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Aoki.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aoki.
A short body shot lands from Aoki as the two fighters clinch.
Tellkins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aoki misses with a hook from the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Aoki blocks a body shot from Tellkins.
A hook to the body from Aoki.
Tellkins lands a body punch.
Aoki lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tellkins backwards.
Aoki pushes Tellkins back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Aoki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tellkins blocks an uppercut.
Aoki throws a head punch that misses.
Aoki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tellkins's elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tellkins.
Aoki has a couple of punches blocked by Tellkins.
A right hook to the body lands for Tellkins.
Aoki is leaning against Tellkins and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shiny Aoki clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Aoki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aoki tries to clinch there but Tellkins circles away.
Aoki misses with a body punch
enabling Tellkins to counter with a crisp jab.
Aoki avoids the body shot from Tellkins.
Darren Tellkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aoki slips under a jab from Tellkins.
It looked like Aoki was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tellkins.
Tellkins takes a swing at Aoki's ribcage but misses.
Aoki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Aoki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Aoki scores with a hook to the body. Tellkins takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tellkins checks a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Aoki misses the target.
Aoki tries to bum rush Tellkins with a series of wild strikes but Tellkins uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tellkins appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Tellkins ducks under a wild hook from Aoki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Tellkins checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tellkins misses the shot to the body.
Tellkins throws the left hand but Aoki avoids the punch easily.
Tellkins circles away from the clinch attempt.
Aoki misses with an uppercut
and Tellkins counters with a nice uppercut.
A punch combination from Tellkins misses.
It looked like Aoki wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tellkins takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Aoki moves into the clinch successfully.
A short uppercut from Tellkins.
Tellkins prevents a body shot from Aoki.
A nice left hand lands by Aoki.
Aoki lands a nice shot to the body.
Aoki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aoki.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Aoki fails to land.
Aoki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aoki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Tellkins scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aoki digs a right hand underneath Tellkins's ribcage. Tellkins let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tellkins cracks Aoki with a nice body shot.
Aoki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Aoki scores with a nice short uppercut.
Aoki lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tellkins backwards.
Aoki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tellkins throws a head punch that misses.
Aoki has a couple of punches blocked by Tellkins.
Tellkins lands a hook that snaps the head of Aoki backwards.
Aoki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aoki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tellkins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tellkins blocking some punches.
Aoki misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Shiny Aoki will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Aoki throws out a loose jab but Tellkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tellkins throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tellkins jabs Aoki to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tellkins is looking to clinch.
Aoki takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tellkins has Aoki up against the ropes in a clinch.
Tellkins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aoki prevents a body shot from Tellkins.
Aoki lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tellkins backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Come on Aoki - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tellkins taking a breather.
Aoki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aoki lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tellkins backwards.
Aoki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tellkins lands a body shot.
Tellkins's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tellkins.
Tellkins has a couple of punches blocked by Aoki.
Aoki misses with a body punch.
Tellkins takes a shot to the head.
Aoki throws a punch but it's blocked by Tellkins.
A short right from Tellkins.
Tellkins blocks an uppercut.
Aoki presses Tellkins against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short right from Tellkins.
Aoki lands a right hand.
Aoki has a couple of punches blocked by Tellkins.
Aoki lands a shoulder strike.
Aoki lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Aoki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
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!
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aoki misses with a body punch.
Aoki lands a hook to the side of the head.
Aoki misses with some punches.
Aoki lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tellkins trying to control the position but instead, Aoki has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tellkins into the ropes.
Tellkins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aoki.
Aoki throws a head punch that misses.
Tellkins lands a hook to the side of the head.
Aoki misses with a punch to the body.
Tellkins blocking some punches.
Tellkins misses with a body punch.
Aoki lands with a left to the head.
Aoki scores with a shot to the side of Tellkins's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shiny Aoki showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Aoki has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Shiny Aoki!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Darren Tellkins!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight as a draw!
The fight ends as a draw!
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Tommy Lee (ranked 18206 p4p, 1553 weight class) and Marty Robbins (ranked 707 p4p, 207 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lee might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Kickstart My Heart. Robbins is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Marty Robbins - Big Iron. Tommy Lee has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 12 - 2, fighting out of New York, Tommy Lee!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 46 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marty Robbins!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lee looks to land a combination but Robbins avoids it well.
Lee scores with a head kick. Robbins tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Robbins gets a clinch.
Robbins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Robbins throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.
Robbins avoids the elbow strike from Lee, against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Robbins.
Lee has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Lee lands a nice knee to the body.
Robbins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Robbins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lee landing knees to the body.
Lee lands a knee to the body.
Robbins looks winded!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
 It looks like Marty Robbins has been cut.
Lee lands a damaging elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lee.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lee.
Lee lands with a right to the head.
Lee using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Robbins has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lee misses with a knee to the head.
A short left from Lee.
Lee's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robbins tries to throw a body punch but Lee avoids it by throwing Robbins back against the ropes.
Robbins takes an elbow to the temple.
That has opened up Marty Robbins's cut even more.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Lee creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Robbins lands an elbow that stopped Lee in his tracks for a moment.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Robbins just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lee's brow.
Lee struggles to land a body shot inside as Robbins controls his hands.
Lee pushes Robbins back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lee is working Robbins over against the ropes.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lee.
Lee scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lee prevents a body shot from Robbins.
Lee with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lee keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Robbins's efforts to push away.
Lee lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Robbins backwards.
Robbins lands a shoulder strike.
Nice elbow from Lee.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Robbins working aggressively here.
Lee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lee looks to land a body kick but Robbins moved away.
Robbins walks into a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Robbins slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lee throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lee stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Robbins.
Lee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lee throws out a powerful jab.
Lee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Robbins throws out the jab.
A swing and a miss from Robbins.
Robbins throws a leg kick
and Lee counters with a straight right hand.
Lee fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lee throws a nice inside leg kick.
Robbins's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lee connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Robbins scrambles back to his feet.
Robbins uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lee.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee misses with a straight left.
Jab by Lee.
Lee connects with a looping right hand.
Robbins takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Robbins throws a lazy right hand but Lee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Lee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marty Robbins's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Lee lands with a nice body punch.
Robbins takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Robbins moves out of range easily.
Lee cracks Robbins with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tommy Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Robbins misses with a hook. Lee ducked under it nicely.
It looked like Lee was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Robbins.
Robbins blocks a head kick by Lee.
Robbins lands with a nice body punch.
Lee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Robbins.
Lee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Robbins can do to turn this around?
Robbins throws the kick towards the body but Lee avoids it.
Tommy Lee is winning the standup battle so far.
Lee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Robbins.
Lee gets a clinch.
Nice body punch from Lee.
Lee throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Robbins blocks it with crossed arms.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee struggles to land a body shot inside as Robbins controls his hands.
Lee can't find room to land a body shot as Robbins controls the action.
Lee is working Robbins over against the ropes.
Lee throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right from Lee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee lands a nice shot to the body.
Robbins is breathing heavily.
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lee working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lee manages to break the clinch.
Robbins tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lee counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Robbins slips a jab from Lee.
Robbins on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lee cracks Robbins with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Lee.
Lee moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lee lands with a hook. Robbins tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Robbins moves forwards but Lee connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Robbins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lee lunges at Robbins with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Robbins's hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Robbins has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lee finds it's way round the side to connect with Robbins's head.
Robbins has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lee.
Donk. Lee catches Robbins right on the button with a cross.
Robbins waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Robbins's head.
Nice defenses there by Lee.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Robbins.
Robbins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lee closes the distance and clinches.
Lee scores with a hook to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lee.
Robbins pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Lee lands an uppercut.
The cut above Marty Robbins's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Robbins misses with a punch to the body.
Lee works on Robbins's body with a couple of short punches.
Lee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lee throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Lee lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lee lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Robbins takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Robbins moves out of range easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Lee dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marty Robbins's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
A head kick misses from Lee.
Robbins wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lee scores with a jab. Robbins acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Robbins on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Nice shot by Lee.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Robbins's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lee connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Robbins scrambles back to his feet.
Lee throws a nice inside leg kick.
Robbins takes the fight into the clinch.
Robbins misses with a body punch.
Robbins dodges an elbow strike from Lee.
Robbins lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Robbins digs a right hand underneath Lee's ribcage. Lee let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Robbins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Robbins lands a left hand.
Robbins gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Tommy Lee has been cut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.
Robbins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robbins stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Robbins lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Robbins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lee is looking to land body kicks.
Robbins blocks a head kick by Lee.
Lee punishes Robbins's body with a nice straight punch.
Lee fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Robbins.
Lee keeps the fight on the outside.
Robbins moves away from the strike by Lee.
Robbins throws a big shot that misses.
Nice cross by Lee.
Lee tries to land a leg kick but Robbins saw it coming and moves away.
Lee cracks Robbins with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Robbins connects with a jab.
Lee throws a nice head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Robbins scores with a jab to the body.
Lee throws out a leg kick but Robbins moves out of range and Lee only half commits.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee scores with a nice head shot.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Robbins moves out of range easily.
Robbins moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lee lands a lovely overhand right.
Robbins takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Robbins smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lee moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Robbins clinches up with Lee and pushes him back against the ropes.
Robbins misses with a punch on the inside.
Lee using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lee misses with a body punch.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lee pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee misses with a punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Robbins.
Robbins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lee tries a knee to the head but Robbins blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Tommy Lee did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Lee's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lee takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
An inside leg kick from Lee misses.
Robbins ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Robbins was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
Robbins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
Robbins looks to throw the jab but Lee is out of range.
Lee thuds his right hand into Robbins's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Robbins scores with a hook to the body. Lee takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lee throws a head kick but Robbins moves out of range.
Lee walks into a jab.
Robbins throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lee stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robbins throws a lazy uppercut
and Robbins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lee scores with a jab.
Robbins throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lee looks to land a combination but Robbins avoids it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Robbins misses with a looping right.
Lee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Robbins was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Robbins!
Lee misses with a head kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Robbins.
Robbins just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Robbins. That snapped Lee's head back.
Lee throws a series of strikes that have Robbins backpedaling.
Lee wants to clinch up but Robbins keeps it at a distance.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lee. That's going to slow Robbins down.
Lee keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Robbins misses with a wild body shot.
Robbins misses with a hook. Lee ducked under it nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Robbins jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Robbins lunges at Lee with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lee's hand.
Robbins connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lee's hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands a jab.
Lee misses with a wild combination.
Robbins is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lee.
Lee moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lee connects with a leg kick.
Robbins's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Robbins throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lee cracks Robbins with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Robbins pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Robbins blocks a head kick by Lee.
A little jabbing left from Robbins on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Robbins tries to clinch up but Lee circles away and keeps his distance.
Lee loads up on a big right hand but Robbins slips the punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Robbins slips a jab from Lee.
Robbins takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Lee scores with a jab. Robbins acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lee moves out of range as Robbins strikes.
Lee was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Tommy Lee will probably get the nod.
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. This is the final round!
Lee throws the left hand but Robbins avoids the punch easily.
Robbins appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Robbins moves out of range of the body kick from Lee.
Robbins's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lee under the eye.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lee misses with an uppercut. Robbins saw that one coming.
Robbins moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Robbins drives through and clinches with Lee against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Robbins.
Lee misses with some punches.
Lee landing knees to the head.
Robbins has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Lee seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Robbins can turn it around.
Lee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Robbins's elbow.
Tommy Lee has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Robbins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Robbins lands a hook to the side of the head.
Robbins misses with the head strike.
Robbins lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lee tries a knee to the head but Robbins blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lee has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robbins lands an elbow just above Lee 's eye.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Robbins lands an elbow inside that Lee shrugs off.
Tommy Lee's cut is getting worse.
Lee breaks from the clinch.
Lee throws a leg kick which misses Robbins's front leg but catches the back leg as Robbins tries to avoid it.
Lee tries to clinch up but Robbins circles away and keeps his distance.
Robbins swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jab, jab by Robbins - just one landing.
Robbins tries to clinch but Lee moves out of range.
Lee takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Marty Robbins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Robbins looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.
Robbins keeps the fight on the outside.
Lee lands with an uppercut that bounces Robbins off the ropes and back into range.
Robbins cracks Lee with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Robbins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lee throwing a counter right hand but Robbins manages to avoid it.
Lee throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Lee misses.
Robbins looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A jab from Lee misses.
Robbins has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robbins misses with a right hand
and Lee counters with a good low kick that Robbins was not able to check.
Lee punishes Robbins's body with a nice straight punch.
Robbins throws a lazy uppercut
and Lee counters with a straight right hand.
Robbins misses with a lunging right hand
and Lee counters with a stiff right hand.
Robbins moves out of range of the strikes.
Lee is looking to clinch but Robbins is avoiding it.
A big right from Robbins misses.
Lee is looking to slow Robbins down with leg kicks.
Lee lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lee.
Robbins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Robbins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Robbins.
Lee is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Robbins walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lee slips under a jab.
Tommy Lee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Robbins misses with an uppercut.
Lee avoids the body shot from Robbins.
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 Tommy Lee.
Well Lee 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Tommy Lee!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Tommy Lee!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Tommy Lee!
Tommy Lee wins by unanimous decision!
Tommy Lee is the new middleweight champion!
Our winner, Tommy Lee, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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