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8L 60 - Oh to be a Gooner PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Tearrius George (ranked 23434 p4p, 24201 weight class) and Raymond Mboya (ranked 686 p4p, 642 weight class). George comes to the ring accompanied by West Side Connection Bow Down. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 30 - 1, fighting out of New York, Tearrius George!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raymond Mboya!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
George throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mboya throws out a counter right but George avoids it with no problem.
George throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
George throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mboya.
Mboya pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mboya with a nice calf kick.
Mboya lands a nice leg kick that just misses George's sensitive parts.
George throws a hook but Mboya avoids it easily.
George lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mboya circles away quickly and effectively.
George misses with a low kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
George throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
George looks to land a combination but Mboya avoids it well.
George looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Raymond Mboya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Mboya.
George misses with an uppercut
and Mboya counters with an outside leg kick.
George takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
 It looks like Tearrius George has been cut.
Mboya lands with a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mboya cracks George with a left hand that drops him to the canvas, up against the ropes! Can George get back up in time? 3, 4, 5, 6, 7... he's on one knee... 8, 9... he's up! 'Walk towards me' says the referee. George looks steady enough to continue so we're going to continue!
Mboya's corner calls for a 1-2. Mboya obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
 George is rocked!
Tearrius George's cut is getting worse.
George walks into a big right hand from Mboya and goes down! The referee sends Mboya to a neutral corner as George gets back to his feet. He looks OK so we're back under way.
Oh George is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mboya circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends George tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Mboya wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Raymond Mboya!
Raymond Mboya decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Deer Hunter (ranked 5236 p4p, 23464 weight class) and Kassim Suluhu (ranked 502 p4p, 634 weight class). Deer Hunter could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kassim Suluhu's chin.
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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Deer Hunter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 27 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kassim Suluhu!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Glass and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunter wants to clinch.
Hunter works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hunter definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hunter lands a jab to the nose.
Hunter swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Suluhu scores with a spinning back kick!
Suluhu throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Nice body kick there by Suluhu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suluhu swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hunter counters with a body kick that stops Suluhu in his tracks momentarily.
Suluhu throws a wild body kick that Hunter sees coming a mile off.
Deer Hunter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Suluhu misses with a kick to the body
and Hunter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
 Suluhu is rocked!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Suluhu.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Suluhu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter misses with a body shot.
Suluhu now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Suluhu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hunter lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hunter thows a leg kick but Suluhu checks it
and Suluhu counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hunter thinking.
Suluhu stuns Hunter with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Suluhu misses with a body shot.
Suluhu gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hunter.
Suluhu is still on wobbly legs! Can Hunter finish him?
Suluhu slips a jab from Hunter.
Suluhu seems to have recovered his senses.
Hunter takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Deer Hunter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hunter scores with a leg kick.
Suluhu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hunter.
Hunter clinches with his opponent.
Suluhu has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Suluhu wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hunter has him pressed against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suluhu tries to break free but Hunter pushes him back against the ropes.
A right hand to the body from Hunter.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hunter works on Suluhu's body with a couple of short punches.
Suluhu blocks an uppercut.
Suluhu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Suluhu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Hunter was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Suluhu.
Hunter is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hunter pushes Suluhu up against the ropes in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Suluhu.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hunter.
Suluhu blocks the elbow strike.
Suluhu has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Suluhu wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hunter tries to land knees in the clinch but Suluhu avoids the damage to the body.
Suluhu takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hunter lands with a left to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Deer Hunter dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hunter is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hunter scores with the left hand. Suluhu knows he should have avoided that one.
Hunter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Suluhu can do to turn this around?
Suluhu changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Suluhu is looking to land body kicks.
Suluhu is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hunter rather than just go for the knockout.
Hunter misses with a right hand
and Suluhu counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hunter - that will leave a mark!
Hunter moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Crunch! Hunter slams his shin into Suluhu's torso.
Suluhu takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Suluhu ducks under a wild hook from Hunter.
Hunter lands with a nice body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Suluhu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hunter was well out of range. Poor timing from Suluhu.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Suluhu.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hunter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter swings widly with a right hand
and Suluhu counters with a nice body kick.
Hunter chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Suluhu fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hunter checks it well.
Hunter moves out of range of the body kick.
Suluhu blocks a low kick nicely.
Suluhu lands a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Suluhu. Hunter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hunter fires out a quick counter leg kick but Suluhu just manages to avoid it.
Hunter throws a body punch but Suluhu moves out of range.
Hunter throws a leg kick but Suluhu sees it coming and moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Suluhu blocks the leg kick.
Hunter lands with a straight right. Suluhu didn't see that one coming.
Jab, jab by Hunter - just one landing.
Suluhu slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suluhu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hunter.
Suluhu lands the left hand.
Suluhu misses with a body shot.
A big left from Hunter misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Suluhu thows a body kick. Hunter tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Suluhu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hunter throws a poor cross that misses
and Suluhu makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hunter misses with a low kick.
Hunter is looking to clinch.
Suluhu scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hunter throws a series of strikes that have Suluhu backpedaling.
Suluhu just misses with a punch to the body.
Hunter throws out a powerful jab.
Hunter is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hunter bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Suluhu's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Deer Hunter 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!
Hunter fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Suluhu checks it well.
Suluhu misses with a kick to the body.
Good work by Suluhu as he checks the leg kick.
Hunter misses with a leg kick.
Suluhu lands a jab to Hunter's midsection.
Hunter tries to clinch but Suluhu is having none of it.
Suluhu takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hunter clinches up against the ropes.
Deer Hunter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Suluhu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunter scores with the left hand. Suluhu knows he should have avoided that one.
Suluhu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Suluhu throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Hunter changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Suluhu lands with a nice body kick.
Deer Hunter is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suluhu just misses with a punch to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Suluhu checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A bone on bone clash there as Suluhu blocks the leg kick.
Hunter walks forward, straight into a front kick from Suluhu.
Hunter moves into range and clinches up with Suluhu.
Hunter trying to land knees to the body.
Suluhu working hard to break the clinch.
Hunter has Suluhu pressed against the ropes, preventing Suluhu from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short right from Hunter.
Hunter will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Suluhu prevents a body shot from Hunter.
Suluhu wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suluhu breaks from the clinch.
Suluhu throws a body kick that misses
and Hunter counters with a stiff right hand.
A low kick from Hunter misses
and Suluhu counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Suluhu wants to slow Hunter down by chopping away at his legs.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hunter lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Suluhu has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Suluhu and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hunter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Suluhu lands a nice looking body shot.
Hunter fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Suluhu looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunter lands an overhand right.
We've been informed that Suluhu has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Suluhu misses with a body kick.
Hunter takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kassim Suluhu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hunter thows a leg kick but Suluhu checks it
and Suluhu counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Suluhu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kassim Suluhu.
Well Hunter 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Deer Hunter!
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Deer Hunter!
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Deer Hunter!
Deer Hunter wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Jason Skillz (ranked 24292 p4p, 4697 weight class) and Dominic Cinimod (ranked 292 p4p, 211 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jason Skillz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dominic Cinimod!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Cinimod.
Skillz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cinimod.
A quick step to the side and Skillz tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cinimod fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cinimod tries to keep at a distance but Skillz has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cinimod struggles to land a body shot inside as Skillz controls his hands.
I was talking to Skillz's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Skillz tries to land knees in the clinch but Cinimod avoids the damage to the body.
Skillz lands a shoulder strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Skillz.
Skillz lands a hook that snaps the head of Cinimod backwards.
Skillz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A hook to the body from Skillz.
Skillz lands with a right to the head.
Cinimod misses with a hook to the ribs.
Skillz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Skillz lands a body shot in 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!
Cinimod fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Skillz tries to throw a body punch but Cinimod avoids it by throwing Skillz back against the ropes.
Skillz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cinimod misses with some punches.
Cinimod tries to throw a body punch but Skillz avoids it by throwing Cinimod back against the ropes.
Skillz pushes Cinimod back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Cinimod is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A body shot lands from Skillz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cinimod goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Skillz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Cinimod goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Skillz.
Cinimod misses with a punch on the inside.
Skillz digs a right hand underneath Cinimod's ribcage. Cinimod let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cinimod misses with some punches.
Skillz manages to break the clinch.
Cinimod tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Skillz was well out of range. Poor timing from Cinimod.
Skillz throws a lazy right hand but Cinimod sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cinimod moves out of range of the leg kick from Skillz.
Skillz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cinimod throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Skillz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Skillz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cinimod at a distance.
Skillz closes the distance and clinches.
Skillz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Skillz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Good body shot from Skillz.
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!
Cinimod doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cinimod misses with a short punch on the inside.
Skillz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Skillz leaning against his opponent.
Cinimod tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Skillz.
Cinimod goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cinimod tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Skillz's elbow.
Cinimod goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Skillz breaks the clinch.
Skillz slips under a jab from Cinimod.
Skillz looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Dominic Cinimod seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cinimod walks straight into a solid jab from Skillz. Oh, it looks like it's stumbled him! Skillz follows up with a big combo - a right followed by a left that knocks Cinimod out cold! Cinimod toppled like a tree, face planting on the canvas. Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jason Skillz!
An out of breath Jason Skillz 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 middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Randy Miller (ranked 5234 p4p, 23475 weight class) and Aaron Lowell (ranked 622 p4p, 797 weight class). Lowell has chosen Neil Diamond - Sweet Caroline as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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 21 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randy Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aaron Lowell!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller throws out a loose jab but Lowell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miller waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lowell.
Lowell lands a glancing blow to the side of Miller's head.
Lowell throws a jab when Miller was well out of range.
Miller rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lowell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Miller seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Lowell scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lowell defending well as Miller loads up on a big left hand.
Miller misses with a body shot.
Lowell jabs Miller to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The fighters circling - Miller throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Miller. Lowell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Miller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lowell.
Lowell fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lowell 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.
Lowell loads up on a big right hand but Miller slips the punch.
Miller throws a front kick aimed at Lowell's knee but Lowell avoids it well.
Miller throws the left hand but Lowell avoids the punch easily.
Lowell is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Miller with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miller on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lowell. Lowell obviously looking to wear him down.
Miller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lowell was well out of range. Poor timing from Miller.
Miller throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lowell lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller cracks Lowell with a right hand to the side of the head.
Miller misses with a straight left.
Miller takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lowell checks a leg kick nicely.
Lowell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Miller.
Lowell misses with an uppercut.
Lowell on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Miller. Miller obviously looking to wear him down.
Miller blocks a head kick by Lowell.
Miller keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A slow jab from Miller misses its intended target.
Lowell scores with a jab to the body.
Lowell misses the jab.
Miller dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lowell just misses with a punch to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Miller, as that shot connected.
Miller misses with a hook. Lowell ducked under it nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lowell scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Lowell there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lowell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Miller throws a looping overhand right but Lowell ducks down to avoid it.
Lowell slips under a jab.
Lowell misses with a low kick.
Lowell takes one on the button.
Miller throws a looping overhand right but Lowell ducks down to avoid it.
Good shot there by Miller.
Lowell misses the shot to the body.
Miller needs to keep his hands up - Lowell had a free shot at his head there.
Miller throws a hook but Lowell blocks it.
Lowell jabs Miller right on the nose. Miller blinks but takes it well.
Miller looks to land a left hand but Lowell moved out of range nicely.
A shot to the liver by Lowell. Beautiful body shot.
Miller moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lowell thows a body kick. Miller tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Lowell scores with a sloppy right hand. Miller should have avoided that one.
Lowell looks to land a combination. Miller sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Lowell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Lowell dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Miller throws a one two combo.
A left lands for Lowell.
Nice defenses there by Lowell.
Lowell moves out of range as Miller strikes.
Miller lands a head shot.
Miller throws a big shot that misses.
Lowell lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lowell clobbers Miller with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lowell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Miller swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lowell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lowell with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Miller to score with a decent uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lowell looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A lazy left from Lowell finds it's target.
Lowell misses with a low kick.
Miller is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A big right from Miller misses.
Miller moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromLowell.
Aaron Lowell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lowell scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Miller misses with a hook. Lowell ducked under it nicely.
Lowell throws a hook but Miller avoids it easily.
It looked like Miller wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Miller connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Miller misses with a lunging right hand
and Lowell makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowell lands a jab to Miller's midsection.
Lowell throws an overhand right that lands on Miller's shoulder, as Miller tries to avoid the shot.
Miller throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lowell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Lowell.
Miller throws a looping overhand right but Lowell ducks down to avoid it.
Lowell appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lowell staying out of range there.
Lowell thinks about the counter body kick.
Lowell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Miller.
Lowell throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Lowell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lowell checks a leg kick.
Lowell lands a jab.
Miller misses the shot to the body.
Aaron Lowell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Miller with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lowell to score with a decent uppercut.
Miller jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lowell lands a nice looking kick to the body. Miller takes a step back to recover.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miller feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lowells jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Lowell. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Lowell misses
and Miller counters with a stiff right hand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Miller throws a jab but it's blocked by Lowell.
Miller looks to score with a jab to the body but Lowell is just out of range.
Lowell throws a leg kick which misses Miller's front leg but catches the back leg as Miller tries to avoid it.
Lowell throws a jab when Miller was well out of range.
Miller misses with a hook.
A slow jab from Miller misses its intended target.
Lowell throws a head kick but Miller moves out of range.
Miller catches Lowell with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lowell thuds his right hand into Miller's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lowell getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lowell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Miller on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Miller gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lowell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Miller throws out the jab.
Miller throws an overhand right that lands on Lowell's shoulder, as Lowell tries to avoid the shot.
Miller throws the left hand but Lowell avoids the punch easily.
Miller misses with a double jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Lowell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. And we move into the final round!
Miller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lowell feints and then cracks Miller's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Miller down.
Miller is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A swing and a miss from Miller.
Miller moves out of range as Lowell strikes.
Miller misses with a wild body shot.
Lowell with a jab.
Lowell moves out of range of the strikes.
Lowell throws a head kick but Miller moves out of range.
Miller misses with a low kick.
Lowell throws a quick inside leg kick.
Miller misses with a hook. Lowell ducked under it nicely.
Lowell flicks out a counter leg kick but Miller steps away.
Lowell lands with a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller swings for the body but Lowell moves out of range.
Miller throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lowell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Miller chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lowell can pounce on him.
Miller pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Miller loads up on a big right hand but Lowell slips the punch.
The fighters circling - Miller throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Miller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Miller throws a body shot but no joy.
Lowell lands with a right hand.
Miller misses with a body shot.
Lowell is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Miller with a body shot.
Miller throws a jab but it's blocked by Lowell.
Lowell cracks Miller with an open hand slap.
Randy Miller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lowell is looking to slow Miller down with leg kicks.
Miller uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lowell.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Aaron Lowell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Miller looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Miller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lowell with a nice cross.
Miller misses with a body shot.
Lowell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lowell cracks Miller with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lowell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Miller.
Lowell lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lowell scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
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!
Lowell slips a straight right by Miller.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller throws a jab when Lowell was well out of range.
Miller throws a jab when Lowell was well out of range.
Lowell lands with a good body shot.
Miller takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lowell tests Miller's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lowell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Miller misses with a hook.
Decent striking displayed by Lowell there.
Miller fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lowell checks it well.
A low kick lands for Lowell.
Miller takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Lowell blocks a low kick nicely.
Lowell shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lowell avoids a punch combination nicely.
A jab from Miller misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Lowell misses.
Miller misses with a right hand
and Lowell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aaron Lowell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lowell 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 James Ackerman scores the fight for Aaron Lowell!
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for Aaron Lowell!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Aaron Lowell!
Aaron Lowell wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, Aaron Lowell, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Fre Ledanch (ranked 23632 p4p, 22314 weight class) and Johnny Waldron (ranked 644 p4p, 676 weight class). Ledanch comes into the arena with 0:40 / 6:29 The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald blaring out of the sound system. Johnny Waldron has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fre Ledanch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Waldron!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Waldron chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Waldron thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ledanch takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Waldron lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ledanch definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Waldron misses with a hook. Ledanch ducked under it nicely.
Ledanch went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Ledanch uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Waldron.
Waldron uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ledanch.
Jab by Waldron.
Waldron misses with a hook.
Waldron works Ledanch's body with a nice hook.
Ledanch throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ledanch throws a sloppy head kick
and Waldron counters with a two punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ledanch throws a sloppy head kick and Waldron moves out of range easily.
Ledanch misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Waldron just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ledanch tries a low kick but Waldron avoids it.
Waldron has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Ledanch is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Waldron throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ledanch looks to land a combination but Waldron avoids it well.
Ledanch throws a head kick that misses.
Waldron fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ledanch has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Johnny Waldron seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Waldron uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ledanch.
Waldron doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Waldron bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ledanch thumps Waldron with a low kick.
Waldron fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ledanch is out of range.
A punch combination from Ledanch misses.
Waldron moves out of range of the leg kick from Ledanch.
Waldron takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ledanch walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
It looks like Fre Ledanch has been cut.
A head kick misses from Ledanch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ledanch misses with a kick to the body.
Waldron avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jab by Waldron.
Waldron lands with a good body shot.
Ledanch misses with an uppercut.
Waldron chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Waldron pushes Ledanch up against the ropes in a clinch.
Waldron stalling the fight.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Waldron dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fre Ledanch's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ledanch looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Waldron moves into the clinch successfully.
Waldron lands a body shot in the clinch.
Waldron keeps control of Ledanch as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Waldron keeps control of Ledanch as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ledanch wants to break free but Waldron has control.
Waldron lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ledanch is trying to force a seperation but Waldron has the dominant position.
Waldron keeps control of Ledanch as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Waldron with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Good body shot from Waldron.
Ledanch working hard to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Waldron.
Ledanch can't break the clinch.
Waldron lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ledanch working hard to break the clinch.
Ledanch tries to break free but Waldron pushes him back against the ropes.
Waldron connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ledanch's face.
Fre Ledanch's cut is getting worse.
Ledanch is trying to break the clinch but Waldron is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ledanch has had enough of the clinch but Waldron keeps him there for the moment.
Ledanch wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Ledanch's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Waldron stalling the fight.
Ledanch is trying to break free.
Ledanch wants to get back to striking at distance but Waldron won't allow it.
Waldron manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Waldron lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ledanch backwards.
Ledanch is trying to break the clinch but Waldron is controlling him.
Ledanch is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Ledanch looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ledanch wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ledanch has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ledanch tries to circle away but Waldron has him pinned against the ropes.
Waldron has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Waldron lands a nice uppercut.
Ledanch is trying to break free.
Ledanch is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waldron stalling against the ropes.
Ledanch is looking to break free of the clinch but Waldron has double underhooks.
Ledanch wants to get back to striking at distance but Waldron won't allow it.
Ledanch has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Waldron creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ledanch's defenses.
Ledanch wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ledanch can't break the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Waldron takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Waldron with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fre Ledanch's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Ledanch has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ledanch is trying to push Waldron away but Waldron has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Waldron lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Waldron keeps control of Ledanch as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Waldron has Ledanch pressed against the ropes, preventing Ledanch from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ledanch takes an elbow to the temple.
Waldron softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Jeez, Fre Ledanch's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Ledanch wants to get back to striking at distance but Waldron won't allow it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Waldron showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Fre Ledanch's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Waldron has closed the distance and engaged Ledanch in a clinch.
Fre Ledanch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Waldron lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ledanch or not.
Waldron lands a damaging elbow.
Ledanch creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Waldron lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Waldron.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Fre Ledanch's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Johnny Waldron!
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between James King (ranked 22720 p4p, 23456 weight class) and Magomed Magomedov (ranked 644 p4p, 682 weight class). 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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Magomed Magomedov!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magomedov misses with a hook.
Magomedov misses with a double jab
and King counters with an inside leg kick.
King clinches up with Magomedov and pushes him back against the ropes.
Magomedov blocks a body shot from King.
King tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Magomedov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Magomedov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Magomedov.
King with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A knee to the head by King.
 It looks like Magomed Magomedov has been cut.
Magomedov blocks an uppercut.
King looking to throw knees to the head but Magomedov is blocking nicely.
Magomedov misses with some punches.
King misses with a punch on the inside.
Magomedov misses with some punches.
King throws a head punch that misses.
Magomedov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Magomedov on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Magomedov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Magomedov lands a hook that snaps the head of King backwards.
King definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
King throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Magomedov blocks it with crossed arms.
Magomedov throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov misses with some punches.
Magomedov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
King explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
King connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Magomedov momentarily.
King looks to throw the jab but Magomedov is out of range.
King scores with a push kick.
Magomedov misses with a wild combination.
King moves into the clinch.
Magomedov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Magomedov throws a nice head kick!
Magomedov throws a series of punches but King moves out of range.
Magomedov throws a head kick that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
King with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Magomedov throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
King is rocked!
King throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Magomedov.
Magomedov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Magomedov takes one on the button.
King lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
King scores with a body shot.
King lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Magomedov circles away quickly and effectively.
King changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
King throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Magomedov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Magomedov blocks a jab.
Magomedov throws a nice looking combination but King bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A counter left hand to the body from King misses its target.
King wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A right-left combo lands from King.
King scoring well with a low kick there.
King is looking to wear down Magomedov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Magomedov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Magomedov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Magomedov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice shot by King.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
King pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
It seemed like Magomedov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Magomedov tries to clinch but King moves away
enabling King to counter with a crisp jab.
King fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Magomedov on the side of the head.
King fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Magomedov on the side of the head.
King throws a body shot but no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James King dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Magomed Magomedov's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sloppy strikes from King. Those never looked like landing.
Magomed Magomedov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Magomedov.
King steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Magomedov.
King lands a slapping body shot.
King cracks Magomedov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
King connects with an inside leg kick.
King throws a hook to the side of Magomedov's head but Magomedov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Magomedov throws a head kick but King moves out of range.
King seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
King blocks a head kick by Magomedov.
Crunch! King slams his shin into Magomedov's torso.
Magomedov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but King moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
King avoids a punch combination nicely.
King avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
King scores with a push kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Magomedov is looking to clinch but King is avoiding it.
Magomedov throws a sloppy head kick
and King counters with a nice low kick that buckles Magomedov's knee momentarily.
Magomedov misses with a head kick.
A lazy left from King finds it's target.
Magomedov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov misses with a lunging right hand
and King counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A head kick misses from Magomedov.
It looked like King was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Magomedov throws a lazy head kick
and King counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Magomedov is breathing heavily.
King takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
King lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
King scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Magomedov doesn't seem bothered though.
Magomedov takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Magomedov tries a head kick but it misses.
King throws a nice outside leg kick.
King misses with a jab, cross combination.
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!
King lands the left hand.
A big left from Magomedov misses.
King scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
King scores with a nice body kick.
Magomedov moves into range and connects with a jab.
King scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Magomedov tries a head kick but it misses.
Magomedov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Magomedov lands a head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov avoids a kick to the body.
James King is winning the standup battle so far.
King blocks a head kick by Magomedov.
King looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
King lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Magomedov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Magomedov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Magomedov is looking for the big counter here.
King tries to close the distance and clinch up but Magomedov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Danga de danga de dang - King scores with a four punch combination!
Magomedov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
King dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Magomedov. That did some damage!
King clinches up against the ropes.
King lands a knee to the head.
Magomedov manages to break the clinch.
King drives through and clinches with Magomedov against the ropes.
King works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
King doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
King is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Magomedov can do to turn this around?
King lands a left hand that snaps the head of Magomedov backwards.
King lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
King with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A knee to the head by King.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James King dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Magomed Magomedov's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Magomedov throws a predictable looking body shot
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
and King counters with a three punch combo that has Magomedov backing up. Magomedov nods at King to acknowledge the strikes.
James King is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
King connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Magomedov throws a head kick that misses
and King counters with a thumping low kick.
King keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Magomedov.
Magomedov misses with a few strikes there.
King tried to counter with a leg kick but Magomedov avoided it.
Magomedov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Magomedov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Magomedov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and King counters with a nice uppercut.
King misses with a body kick.
King wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
King is looking to slow Magomedov down with leg kicks.
Magomedov lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
King scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sloppy strikes from King. Those never looked like landing.
Magomedov throws a counter combo.
King will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
King closes the distance and pushes Magomedov back into the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov swings wildly with an uppercut but King uses good head movement to avoid it.
Magomedov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
King cracks Magomedov with a nice body shot.
King scores with a knee to the head.
Magomedov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Magomedov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Magomedov throws a sloppy head kick and King moves out of range easily.
Magomedov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by King.
King scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Magomedov takes one on the button.
Magomedov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
King scores with a jab to the head.
King lands a nice looking body kick.
Magomedov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A punch combination from Magomedov misses.
Magomedov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
King doesn't manage to clinch there - Magomedov circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King connects with a high kick.
A head kick misses from Magomedov.
Some wild striking there from Magomedov.
Magomedov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
King is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Magomedov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Magomedov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Magomedov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but King circles away quickly and effectively.
Magomedov moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
King feints and then cracks Magomedov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Magomedov down.
Magomedov ducks right into an uppercut from King.
Jab, jab by King - just one landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
King lands with a kick to the ribs.
King listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Magomed Magomedov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by King.
Magomedov has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from King.
Magomedov blocks a head kick by King.
A head kick by Magomedov misses
and King counters with a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
James King showed his dominance in that final round.
Well King 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 James Atkins scores the fight for James King!
Judge James Glass scores the fight for James King!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for James King!
James King wins by unanimous decision!
After winning the bout, James King thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Maung Maung Thu (ranked 22472 p4p, 23427 weight class) and Jon Snow (ranked 640 p4p, 695 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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 13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Maung Maung Thu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 6, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Snow!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thu with a hook.
Snow tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Thu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Snow walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Snow has Thu up against the ropes in a clinch.
Thu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Snow avoids it.
Thu looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Snow lands a hook that snaps the head of Thu backwards.
Snow lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nice elbow from Snow.
It looks like Maung Maung Thu has been cut.
Snow lands a left hand.
Snow misses with a punch to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Snow working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Snow lands a nice uppercut.
Thu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Snow lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Snow lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Snow lands an elbow that stopped Thu in his tracks for a moment.
Snow pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Snow can't find room to land a body shot as Thu controls the action.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Snow throws an elbow but misses.
Snow working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snow pushes off an throws an elbow but Thu leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Thu trying to land knees to the body.
Snow has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Thu seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Snow can turn it around.
Snow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Snow has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Thu prevents a body shot from Snow.
Nice body punch from Snow.
Snow takes an elbow to the forehead.
Thu takes a shot to the head.
Snow lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Thu takes an elbow to the forehead.
Thu missing with knees to the body.
Thu throws an elbow that misses.
Thu blocks an elbow strike.
Snow lands an elbow that stopped Thu in his tracks for a moment.
Snow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thu blocks the elbow strike.
Snow lands a shoulder strike.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Thu missing with knees to the body.
Snow misses with an elbow strike.
Snow lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Snow avoids it.
Snow misses with a punch to the body.
Snow takes an elbow to the forehead.
Thu tries to circle away but Snow has him pinned against the ropes.
Snow on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thu comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Thu has had enough of the clinch but Snow keeps him there for the moment.
Snow tries to throw a body punch but Thu avoids it by throwing Snow back against the ropes.
Thu misses with an elbow over the top.
Snow misses with the head strike.
A short right from Snow on the inside.
Thu tries to land knees in the clinch but Snow avoids the damage to the body.
Thu blocks the elbow strike.
Snow managing to block the knees to the body from Thu.
Snow misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thu throws an elbow that misses.
Thu blocks an elbow strike from Snow.
Snow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Snow avoids it.
Snow on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thu lands an elbow just above Snow 's eye.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Snow dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Maung Maung Thu's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Thu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Snow avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thu ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Snow tries a head kick but it misses.
Snow on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Thu attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Snow is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Thu with a body shot.
Thu thows a body kick. Snow tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Thu pushes Snow away with a front kick.
Snow steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Thu. That one must have hurt.
Thu cracks Snow with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Thu swats away the attempt to clinch by Snow.
Snow scores with a spinning back kick!
Thu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maung Maung Thu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Snow misses with a straight left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Thu tries a head kick but it misses.
Thu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Snow throws a body punch but Thu moves out of range.
Thu lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Snow tries to clinch but Thu is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thu has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Snow.
Donk. Thu catches Snow right on the button with a cross.
Snow throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Snow takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Snow with a jab.
Thu takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Snow rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thu throws a quick counter kick to the body but Snow avoids it.
Maung Maung Thu is winning the standup battle so far.
Snow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thu avoids a kick to the body.
Thu swings for the body but Snow moves out of range.
Thu lands a jab.
Thu jabs at Snow's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thu avoids the body shot from Snow.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Thu.
Thu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Snow takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Snow tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Thu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A lazy left from Snow finds it's target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Thu.
Snow slips a jab from Thu.
Snow is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Thu with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thu connects with a leg kick.
Snow moves out of range of the body kick.
Thu keeps Snow at a distance using the push kick.
Thu lands with a shot to the body.
Thu goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Thu loads up on a big right hand but Snow slips the punch.
Snow checks a low kick from Thu.
Snow swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Thu dips to his left and cracks Snow with an uppercut!
Thu throws a front kick aimed at Snow's knee but Snow avoids it well.
Thu scores with a spinning back kick!
Snow has Thu up against the ropes in a clinch.
Snow lands a hook to the side of the head.
Snow misses with an elbow strike.
Thu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Snow lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Snow misses with a punch to the body.
Snow lands a body shot.
Thu blocking some punches.
Snow lands an elbow that stopped Thu in his tracks for a moment.
Thu blocks an elbow strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Maung Maung Thu dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Maung Maung Thu's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Snow takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Thu slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Snow has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Thu.
Thu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Snow.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Snow on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A nice leg kick lands there from Thu.
Snow's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A head kick misses from Snow.
Snow walks into a left hand.
Thu throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A big right from Thu misses.
Thu blocks a head kick by Snow.
Thu thumps Snow with a low kick.
A nice leg kick from Thu, right into the meat of the thigh.
Snow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thu manages to avoid it.
Thu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Snow tries a head kick but it misses.
Thu scores with a nice head shot.
Thu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Snow misses with an uppercut.
A combination from Snow does no damage.
Thu connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Snow momentarily.
Thu connects with a leg kick.
Snow tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snow avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Snow throws out a counter right but Thu avoids it with no problem.
A slapping leg kick lands for Thu.
Nice jab there from Thu.
Thu jabs Snow to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Thu cracks Snow with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
An inside leg kick from Thu misses.
Thu throws a sloppy head kick and Snow moves out of range easily.
Thu slips a jab from Snow.
A swing and a miss from Snow.
A nice inside leg kick there by Thu. That's going to slow Snow down.
Thu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Snow scores with a spinning back kick!
Snow pushes Thu up against the ropes in a clinch.
A short left from Snow.
Jon Snow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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!
Snow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thu unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Snow lands a nice elbow.
Thu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Snow fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snow dodges an elbow strike from Thu.
Snow lands an elbow inside.
Jon Snow seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Snow scores with a hook to the body.
Thu blocks an elbow strike from Snow.
Snow blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Snow misses with an elbow strike.
Thu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Snow is defending well for now.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Thu here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Thu utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Thu lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Thu lands an elbow inside.
Snow cracks Thu with a nice body shot.
Snow pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Snow can't find room to land a body shot as Thu controls the action.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Snow avoids the elbow strike from Thu, against the ropes.
Snow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Snow throws an elbow but it misses.
Thu wants to break free but Snow has control.
Snow throws an elbow but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maung Maung Thu showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Thu has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Maung Maung Thu!
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Maung Maung Thu!
Judge James Atkins scores the fight for Maung Maung Thu!
Maung Maung Thu wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Mike Van Rijn (ranked 4040 p4p, 6504 weight class) and Dwayne King (ranked 432 p4p, 590 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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 30 - 33 - 3, fighting out of New York, Mike Van Rijn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dwayne King!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, William Gold and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King throws a body punch but Van Rijn moves out of range.
King throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
King moves forwards but Van Rijn connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Van Rijn moves out of range of the body kick.
King walks forward, straight into a front kick from Van Rijn.
King throws a push kick but Van Rijn slaps the foot to one side.
Van Rijn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from King.
King looks to land a combination but Van Rijn avoids it well.
King 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.
Van Rijn throws a head kick that King semi-blocks.
King throws a looping overhand right but Van Rijn ducks down to avoid it.
Van Rijn appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
King throws a head kick that misses.
Van Rijn connects with a looping right hand.
Van Rijn ducks under a wild hook from King.
King throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
King throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Van Rijn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from King.
Van Rijn just misses with a punch to the body.
King throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
King goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
King throws a hook but Van Rijn blocks it.
King thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
King misses with a looping left.
King throws a left and a right that both miss
and Van Rijn counters with a straight right hand.
Van Rijn takes the fight into the clinch.
Van Rijn manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Van Rijn tries to throw a body punch but King avoids it by throwing Van Rijn back against the ropes.
Van Rijn stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Van Rijn has King pressed against the ropes, preventing King from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Van Rijn can't find room to land a body shot as King controls the action.
Van Rijn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Van Rijn slips a jab and a cross from King.
King throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King lands a jab to the head.
Van Rijn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
King on the wrong end of a nice hook.
King ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
King throws a lazy right hand but Van Rijn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Van Rijn moves away from the strike by King.
Van Rijn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
King swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Rijn throws a looping overhand right but King ducks down to avoid it.
Van Rijn scores with a leg kick.
King swings for the body but Van Rijn moves out of range.
King listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Rijn moves away.
Van Rijn takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Van Rijn fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and King has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Van Rijn closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
King ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Van Rijn wants to clinch.
Van Rijn looks to score with a jab to the body but King is just out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dwayne King will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Van Rijn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from King.
An attempted straight right counter from Van Rijn misses the target.
King fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A quick step to the side and Van Rijn tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van Rijn connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between King's hands.
Van Rijn lands a really nice looking cross but King seems unphased.
King throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Van Rijn to counter with a crisp jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Van Rijn cracks King with a good jab.
Van Rijn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Van Rijn connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
King misses the jab.
King misses with a hook. Van Rijn ducked under it nicely.
King takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice shot lands for Van Rijn.
This has been an exciting period of action!
King walks into a left hand.
Nice defenses there by King.
King connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Van Rijn momentarily.
It looks like Mike Van Rijn has been cut.
King tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
King throws a lazy body kick
and Van Rijn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Van Rijn throws a body shot but no joy.
King throws a leg kick that is checked
and Van Rijn counters with a nice uppercut.
Van Rijn works King's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Rijn connects with a right hand. King shakes it off.
Van Rijn misses with the combination.
King tries a head kick but it misses.
Van Rijn moves forwards but King connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Van Rijn takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Van Rijn throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Van Rijn clobbers King with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Van Rijn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A nice inside leg kick there by Van Rijn. That's going to slow King down.
Nice defenses there by Van Rijn.
King connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Van Rijn momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Rijn moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Van Rijn gets off balance looking for a body kick
and King makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
King throws a nice looking combination but Van Rijn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Van Rijn misses with the combination.
Van Rijn lands with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King misses with a wild combination.
A slow jab from Van Rijn misses its intended target.
Van Rijn is looking to clinch.
The fighters circling - King throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
King tries to keep at a distance but Van Rijn has taken the fight into the clinch.
King tries to circle away but Van Rijn has him pinned against the ropes.
Van Rijn lands with a light punch inside.
Van Rijn misses with a punch to the body.
King takes a shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Rijn misses with a punch to the body.
Van Rijn misses with some punches.
Van Rijn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Van Rijn dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mike Van Rijn's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Van Rijn connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
King with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Van Rijn gets in close and instigates a clinch.
King blocks a body shot from Van Rijn.
Van Rijn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with King's elbow.
Van Rijn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
King blocks a body shot from Van Rijn.
Van Rijn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Van Rijn stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King wants to break the clinch but can't.
Van Rijn digs a right hand into King's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on King's gas tank.
A nice left hand lands by Van Rijn.
Van Rijn breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Rijn with the inside leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Van Rijn. That snapped King's head back.
A jab from Van Rijn finds it's way through King's defenses.
Van Rijn fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A big left from King misses.
Van Rijn misses the jab.
Dwayne King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Van Rijn keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A jab lands there for Van Rijn.
Van Rijn slips a jab and a cross from King.
A swing and a miss from Van Rijn.
Van Rijn blocks a head kick by King.
Van Rijn appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Van Rijn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Van Rijn was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
This has been an exciting period of action!
King takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Van Rijn tests King's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Van Rijn darts in and clinches King up against the ropes.
Van Rijn misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King working hard to break the clinch.
Van Rijn misses with a body punch.
Van Rijn is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Van Rijn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with King's elbow.
Van Rijn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Van Rijn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van Rijn misses with a punch to the body.
King is looking to break free of the clinch but Van Rijn has double underhooks.
A body shot lands from Van Rijn.
Van Rijn has King pressed against the ropes, preventing King from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Van Rijn tries a body shot but King blocks it.
Van Rijn lands a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Van Rijn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Van Rijn 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight for Mike Van Rijn!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Mike Van Rijn!
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight for Mike Van Rijn!
Mike Van Rijn wins by unanimous decision!
A relieved looking Mike Van Rijn 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 welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Ronnie Dale Boudreaux (ranked 21640 p4p, 23158 weight class) and Iaspero Yalixqua (ranked 778 p4p, 746 weight class). Boudreaux kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Uncle Tom's Cabin. Yalixqua is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Stop This Flame. Iaspero Yalixqua acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ronnie Dale Boudreaux !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Iaspero Yalixqua!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boudreaux scores with a hook.
Boudreaux with a jab.
Yalixqua gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yalixqua. Boudreaux does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yalixqua attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Boudreaux misses the target.
Boudreaux throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boudreaux misses with a straight right.
Yalixqua loads up on a big right hand but Boudreaux slips the punch.
Good standup being displayed there by Boudreaux as he connects with a hook.
Boudreaux scores with a jab. Yalixqua acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Yalixqua bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Boudreaux works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Boudreaux throws a big shot that misses.
Yalixqua looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yalixqua avoids the head kick by Boudreaux .
Boudreaux throws a body punch but Yalixqua moves out of range.
Yalixqua tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Boudreaux is able to avoid easily.
Yalixqua 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.
Boudreaux takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boudreaux misses with a wild combination.
Boudreaux tries to score with a low kick but Yalixqua moves his leg out of the way.
And Yalixqua responds with a good body kick, but Boudreaux manages to step out the way in time.
Boudreaux lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Good shot there by Boudreaux .
Boudreaux throws a leg kick that misses.
A big right from Yalixqua misses.
Yalixqua throws a hook to the side of Boudreaux 's head but Boudreaux sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boudreaux lands a nice looking body shot.
Boudreaux throws a head kick that misses.
Boudreaux throws a combination. Yalixqua tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Boudreaux digs a good hook to Yalixqua's body.
Yalixqua throws a body punch but Boudreaux moves out of range.
Yalixqua tries a head kick but it misses.
Yalixqua takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
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!
Yalixqua steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boudreaux .
Yalixqua counters with a body kick.
Yalixqua goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Boudreaux scores with a decent looking hook.
Boudreaux throws a shot from downtown. Yalixqua moves away and avoids it.
Yalixqua thinks about the counter body kick.
Boudreaux tries a head kick but it misses.
Yalixqua blocks a head kick by Boudreaux .
Yalixqua misses with a body kick.
Boudreaux misses with a body kick.
Yalixqua swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Boudreaux lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Yalixqua uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boudreaux .
The fight stays on the outside here - Boudreaux looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yalixqua throws a body punch but Boudreaux moves out of range.
Yalixqua scores with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yalixqua ducks under a wild hook from Boudreaux .
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ronnie Dale Boudreaux dominated that round.
That's time! Boudreaux 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Yalixqua moves away from the strike by Boudreaux .
It seemed like Yalixqua was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Boudreaux has taken the fight to the clinch.
Boudreaux has a couple of punches blocked by Yalixqua.
Yalixqua swings wildly with an uppercut but Boudreaux uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boudreaux digs a right hand underneath Yalixqua's ribcage. Yalixqua let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Yalixqua can't find room to land a body shot as Boudreaux controls the action.
Boudreaux prevents a body shot from Yalixqua.
Boudreaux lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Iaspero Yalixqua has been cut.
Yalixqua avoiding damage as Boudreaux throws knees to the body.
Yalixqua takes a knee to the side of the body.
Good body shot from Boudreaux .
Our sources have told us that Boudreaux has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Boudreaux lands an elbow that stopped Yalixqua in his tracks for a moment.
Boudreaux lands a knee to the body.
Boudreaux putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Yalixqua in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Yalixqua takes an elbow to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yalixqua misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yalixqua lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Boudreaux lands a shoulder strike.
Boudreaux can't find room to land a body shot as Yalixqua controls the action.
Yalixqua misses with a punch to the body.
Ronnie Dale Boudreaux has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yalixqua lands a nice shot to the body.
Yalixqua misses with the head strike.
Boudreaux using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Yalixqua can't find room to land a body shot as Boudreaux controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Yalixqua.
Boudreaux tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yalixqua's elbow.
Yalixqua has a couple of punches blocked by Boudreaux .
Boudreaux lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Boudreaux missing with knees to the body.
Boudreaux struggles to land a body shot inside as Yalixqua controls his hands.
Boudreaux throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Boudreaux lands an elbow inside.
Boudreaux struggles to land a body shot inside as Yalixqua controls his hands.
Boudreaux comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Boudreaux prevents a body shot from Yalixqua.
Yalixqua lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Yalixqua.
Yalixqua digs a right hand into Boudreaux 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Boudreaux 's gas tank.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boudreaux can't find room to land a body shot as Yalixqua controls the action.
Boudreaux breaks from the clinch.
Ronnie Dale Boudreaux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A decent looking cross lands there for Boudreaux .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yalixqua keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boudreaux .
Boudreaux scores with a head kick.
Ronnie Dale Boudreaux is winning the standup battle so far.
Yalixqua walks into a jab.
Boudreaux lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Boudreaux uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yalixqua.
Boudreaux takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Boudreaux thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yalixqua scores with a nice head shot.
Boudreaux scores with a leg kick.
Yalixqua chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Boudreaux can pounce on him.
Yalixqua tests Boudreaux 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boudreaux gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Yalixqua counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Boudreaux swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Boudreaux slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ronnie Dale Boudreaux dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Iaspero Yalixqua's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Boudreaux connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Iaspero Yalixqua has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boudreaux keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yalixqua.
Boudreaux lands with a good body shot.
Boudreaux keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Yalixqua looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Yalixqua misses with a straight right.
Boudreaux lands a jab-cross combination.
Yalixqua throws a low kick, looking for Boudreaux 's leg but Boudreaux calmly moves out of range.
Boudreaux throws a sloppy head kick and Yalixqua moves out of range easily.
Boudreaux lands a head kick!
Yalixqua takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Boudreaux moves out of range of the strikes.
Boudreaux throws a lazy right hand but Yalixqua sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Boudreaux displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yalixqua throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yalixqua throws a body shot but no joy.
Yalixqua swings for the body but Boudreaux moves out of range.
Boudreaux throwing a counter right hand but Yalixqua manages to avoid it.
Yalixqua misses with a head kick.
Boudreaux throwing a counter right hand but Yalixqua manages to avoid it.
Boudreaux throws a right hand that Yalixqua ducks under and follows up with a left that Yalixqua also avoids with ease.
Boudreaux lands a glancing blow to the side of Yalixqua's head.
Boudreaux checks a low kick from Yalixqua.
Boudreaux moves out of range of the leg kick from Yalixqua.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Boudreaux comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Yalixqua throws a hook to the side of Boudreaux 's head but Boudreaux sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boudreaux connects with a right hand. Yalixqua shakes it off.
Yalixqua blocks a jab.
Boudreaux connects with a right hand. Yalixqua shakes it off.
Yalixqua misses with a hook.
A slow jab from Yalixqua misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boudreaux thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yalixqua on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Boudreaux . Boudreaux obviously looking to wear him down.
Boudreaux misses with a wild body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boudreaux dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yalixqua. That did some damage!
Boudreaux moves away from the strike by Yalixqua.
Boudreaux was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Yalixqua swings widly with a right hand
and Boudreaux counters with a straight right hand.
A head kick from Boudreaux lands but Yalixqua takes it in his stride.
Boudreaux misses with an attempted mid kick.
Boudreaux works Yalixqua's body with a nice hook.
Yalixqua connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A telegraphed right hand from Yalixqua misses the target.
Boudreaux turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yalixqua misses with an uppercut. Boudreaux saw that one coming.
Ronnie Dale Boudreaux is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Yalixqua drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ronnie Dale Boudreaux showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Boudreaux 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 Donald Grub scores the fight for Ronnie Dale Boudreaux !
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for Ronnie Dale Boudreaux !
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Ronnie Dale Boudreaux !
Ronnie Dale Boudreaux wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Ronnie Dale Boudreaux thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Gaizka Elizondo (ranked 22753 p4p, 20065 weight class) and Dutch Schultz (ranked 766 p4p, 732 weight class). Elizondo's entrance music is Peewee Longway & Money Man - Ooowwweee. A fine choice. Gaizka Elizondo had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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 21 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gaizka Elizondo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dutch Schultz!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Glass and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schultz misses with an uppercut. Elizondo saw that one coming.
Schultz takes the fight into the clinch.
Schultz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Elizondo.
Elizondo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Schultz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Schultz trying to land knees to the body.
Elizondo is working Schultz over against the ropes.
Schultz tries to work over Elizondo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Schultz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Elizondo tries to throw a body punch but Schultz avoids it by throwing Elizondo back against the ropes.
A shot in the inside from Schultz.
Schultz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Schultz lands a nice uppercut.
A short left from Schultz.
Schultz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Schultz being controlled against the ropes.
Schultz trying to land knees to the body.
Schultz lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schultz lands a nice knee to the body.
Schultz scores with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elizondo scores with a shoulder strike.
Elizondo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Schultz's elbow.
Elizondo cracks Schultz with a nice body shot.
Elizondo looking to slow down the pace here.
Elizondo gets through Schultz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Schultz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Elizondo blocks it with crossed arms.
Schultz misses with the head strike.
Elizondo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Schultz backwards.
Elizondo blocks an uppercut.
Schultz landing knees to the body.
Elizondo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Elizondo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Elizondo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Elizondo.
Elizondo is looking to break free of the clinch but Schultz has double underhooks.
Elizondo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Elizondo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Elizondo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Schultz has him pressed against the ropes.
Elizondo looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elizondo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Elizondo tries to throw a body punch but Schultz avoids it by throwing Elizondo back against the ropes.
Schultz lands a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Elizondo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Elizondo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Schultz swings wildly with an uppercut but Elizondo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schultz scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Schultz.
Elizondo lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Elizondo.
Elizondo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Schultz blocks it with crossed arms.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Schultz as Elizondo tries to tie him up.
Elizondo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Elizondo wants to stall.
Elizondo misses with a punch to the body.
Schultz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Elizondo tries to throw a body punch but Schultz avoids it by throwing Elizondo back against the ropes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dutch Schultz dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Schultz clinches up with Elizondo and pushes him back against the ropes.
Still in the clinch, Elizondo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Schultz prevents a body shot from Elizondo.
Schultz takes a shot to the head.
Schultz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Elizondo lands a shoulder strike.
Schultz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Elizondo blocks it with crossed arms.
Elizondo misses with a punch to the body.
Schultz avoids a wild elbow strike from Elizondo.
Elizondo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Schultz backwards.
Elizondo blocking some punches.
Elizondo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Schultz's elbow.
Elizondo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch on the inside from Elizondo fails to land.
Schultz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Elizondo avoids it.
Elizondo manages to break the clinch.
Schultz throws a head kick that half lands.
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!
Good exchange - Elizondo coming out on top.
Schultz is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Elizondo misses the jab.
It seemed like Schultz was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Schultz takes one on the button.
Schultz is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schultz clinches up against the ropes.
Schultz misses with a knee strike.
Elizondo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Elizondo misses with a hook. Schultz ducked under it nicely.
Elizondo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Schultz is still on wobbly legs! Can Elizondo finish him?
Schultz drops his guard momentarily, allowing Elizondo to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Schultz! Oh, he's in big trouble - I don't like his chances here as the referee's count reaches 5. 6,7,8,9...10! He's out! Elizondo takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Gaizka Elizondo!
Gaizka Elizondo took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Krit is dangerous when your chin is bad as mine thank god i didnt get koed'.
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