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8L 64 - Allardyce PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Randy Miller (ranked 5616 p4p, 22262 weight class) and Adam Larsson (ranked 680 p4p, 713 weight class). Randy Miller could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Adam Larsson's chin.
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21 - 23 - 1 |
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1 - 1 - 0 |
World class boxer
Very quick
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Good gas tank
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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 - 23 - 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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Adam Larsson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Chris Saunders and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Miller displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Larsson throws out the jab.
Larsson throws a hook to the side of Miller's head but Miller sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Miller waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Larsson.
A big left from Miller misses.
Larsson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A swing and a miss from Larsson.
Miller throws a poor cross that misses
and Larsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Miller throws a right and a left that both miss.
Miller throws a right and a left that both miss.
Larsson throws out a counter right but Miller avoids it with no problem.
Larsson throws a jab but it's blocked by Miller.
Miller misses with a right hand
and Larsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Miller looks to throw the jab but Larsson is out of range.
A big right from Miller misses.
Larsson connects with a solid leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miller scores with a crisp jab that stopped Larsson in his tracks.
Miller lands a jab to the head.
Miller throws a shot to the body.
Miller slips under a jab.
Miller swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Larsson misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Miller moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Miller.
Larsson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A big left from Larsson misses.
Miller swings for the body but Larsson moves out of range.
Larsson connects with a leg kick.
Larsson scores with a decent looking hook.
Miller uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Larsson.
Larsson throws a lazy right hand but Miller sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Miller displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Larsson throws out the jab.
Miller fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Larsson manages to avoid it.
Larsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Larsson checks a leg kick.
Miller gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Miller on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Miller is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Larsson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Miller displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Larsson throws out the jab.
Miller throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Larsson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Larsson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Miller under the eye.
Miller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Larsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Miller.
Larsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Miller.
Larsson throws a series of punches but Miller avoids them all with ease.
Larsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Miller sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Miller throws a shot from downtown. Larsson moves away and avoids it.
Larsson loads up on a big right hand but Miller slips the punch.
Larsson works the jab nicely.
Miller lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Larsson circles away quickly and effectively.
Larsson 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.
Miller misses with a left hand
and Larsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Larsson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Miller had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Miller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Larsson ducks under a wild hook from Miller.
Larsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Miller uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Larsson.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Larsson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Larsson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Larsson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A jab from Larsson does it's job there.
Larsson swings widly with a right hand
and Miller counters with a left and a right that stings Larsson.
Miller throws a sloppy head kick
and Larsson counters with a straight right hand.
Larsson misses with a straight right.
Larsson throws a shot from downtown. Miller moves away and avoids it.
Larsson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Larsson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Miller at a distance.
Miller swings widly with a right hand
and Larsson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Miller swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Larsson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Miller circles away quickly and effectively.
Miller rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Larsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Larsson. Miller does a little dance to reset his feet.
Larsson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Miller connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Larsson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Larsson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Miller tries to land a front kick but Larsson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Larsson missing with a left hand there. Miller was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Miller.
A swing and a miss from Miller.
Miller throws a right hand that Larsson ducks under and follows up with a left that Larsson also avoids with ease.
Left hook, right uppercut from Larsson.
Miller will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Miller connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Larsson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Miller will feel that in the morning.
Miller throws a lazy right hand but Larsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Miller misses with a body shot.
Larsson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Larsson blocks a jab.
Larsson is looking to chop away at Miller's legs.
Larsson defending well as Miller loads up on a big left hand.
Nice jab there from Larsson.
Larsson avoids the body shot from Miller.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miller blocks a jab.
Miller avoids the body shot from Larsson.
Miller throws a series of punches but Larsson avoids them all with ease.
Larsson throws a hook to the side of Miller's head but Miller sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little feinted left hand from Miller on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Miller drops his hands momentarily and Larsson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Larsson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Miller has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Larsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Miller.
Miller throws a jab but it's blocked by Larsson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Miller. Larsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Larsson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Miller doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Miller defending well as Larsson loads up on a big left hand.
Larsson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Miller. That did some damage!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Miller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Larsson.
Larsson moves away from the strike by Miller.
Miller misses with a body shot.
Larsson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Miller takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Larsson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Larsson misses the jab.
Miller avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Miller doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Miller takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Miller avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Miller looks to throw the jab but Larsson is out of range.
Larsson stalks Miller and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Miller's face. Miller staggers backwards, shaken.
Larsson works Miller's body with a nice hook.
Miller blocks a jab.
Miller bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Miller throws a big shot that misses.
Larsson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A punch combination from Larsson misses.
As Larsson backs away, Miller returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
The crowd cheers as Miller lands an impressive looking overhand right. Larsson doesn't seem phased though.
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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Larsson finds it's way through Miller's defenses.
Larsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Larsson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Larsson loads up on a big right hand but Miller slips the punch.
Miller uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Larsson.
Miller uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Larsson.
Miller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Larsson was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Miller avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Randy Miller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Larsson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Miller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Miller throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Larsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Miller throws the left hand but Larsson avoids the punch easily.
Larsson lands a slapping body shot.
Larsson lands a nice looking body shot.
Larsson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Miller throws an off balance right hand
and Larsson counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miller thows a left - swing and a miss!
Miller looks to throw the jab but Larsson is out of range.
Larsson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Miller doesn't seem bothered though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A lazy left from Larsson finds it's target.
Miller misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Larsson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Larsson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Miller takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Miller fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Miller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Larsson.
Larsson throws the left hand but Miller avoids the punch easily.
Miller takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Miller jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Miller takes a swing at Larsson's ribcage but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Larsson misses with a hook. Miller ducked under it nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Miller misses with a hook. Larsson ducked under it nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Larsson! But no joy.
Larsson lands with a nice body punch.
Larsson works Miller's body with a nice hook.
Miller shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adam Larsson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Larsson 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight for Adam Larsson!
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight for Adam Larsson!
Judge Josh West scores the fight for Adam Larsson!
Adam Larsson wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Magomed Magomedov (ranked 23265 p4p, 23273 weight class) and Kassim Suluhu (ranked 704 p4p, 642 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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World class boxer
Granite chin
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Good gas tank
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Magomed Magomedov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 28 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kassim Suluhu!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Micheangelo Fripello and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suluhu scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Magomedov doesn't seem bothered though.
Magomedov drives through and clinches with Suluhu against the ropes.
Suluhu manages to break the clinch.
Suluhu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Suluhu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Magomedov throws a nice looking combination but Suluhu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Magomedov throws a head kick that misses.
Suluhu lands with a thumping leg kick.
Magomedov throws a head kick that misses.
Suluhu digs a good hook to Magomedov's body.
Magomedov moves out of range of the body kick from Suluhu.
Magomedov closes the distance and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Suluhu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Magomedov throws a punch but it's blocked by Suluhu.
Magomedov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Magomedov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Magomedov clips Suluhu with a right and a left that makes him do the chicken dance for a couple of seconds. He touched his left hand down on the canvas so the referee steps between the fighters to give Suluhu a standing 8 count before we can continue the bout.
Suluhu is looking to slow Magomedov down with leg kicks.
Magomedov tries to bum rush Suluhu with a series of wild strikes but Suluhu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Magomedov moves into range and clinches up with Suluhu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suluhu wants to break free but Magomedov has control.
Magomedov keeps control of Suluhu as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Magomedov misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Magomedov.
Magomedov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Suluhu manages to break the clinch.
Magomedov throws a head kick but Suluhu moves out of range.
Suluhu throws out a counter right but Magomedov avoids it with no problem.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Suluhu - that will leave a mark!
Magomedov takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Suluhu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Suluhu looks for the body kick but Magomedov saw that one coming.
Magomedov avoids a kick to the body.
Suluhu walks into a left hand.
Magomedov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Magomedov tries to clinch up but Suluhu circles away and keeps his distance.
Magomedov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Suluhu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Suluhu dips to his left and cracks Magomedov with an uppercut!
Magomedov tries to clinch up.
Suluhu looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Suluhu.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Suluhu. Magomedov shrugs it off though.
A head kick misses from Magomedov.
Suluhu lands a nice hook to Magomedov's body. Magomedov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
No joy there for Magomedov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Magomedov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Magomedov goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Magomedov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Magomedov throws a sloppy head kick
and Suluhu counters with a straight right hand.
Magomedov is breathing heavily.
Suluhu cracks Magomedov with a good jab.
Magomedov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Magomedov throws a lazy head kick
and Suluhu counters with a nice low kick that buckles Magomedov's knee momentarily.
A head kick by Magomedov misses
and Suluhu counters with a solid body kick.
Suluhu throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Magomedov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Magomedov tries a head kick but it misses.
Suluhu thinks about the counter body kick.
Suluhu misses with a body kick.
Suluhu comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kassim Suluhu will probably get the nod.
That's time! Magomedov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Suluhu scores with a push kick.
Magomedov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Suluhu counters with a nice kick to the body.
Suluhu digs a good hook to Magomedov's body.
A solid body kick from Suluhu.
Suluhu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Magomedov. That did some damage!
Suluhu blocks a head kick by Magomedov.
Magomedov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Magomedov goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Suluhu's corner calls for a 1-2. Suluhu obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nice body punch from Suluhu.
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!
Suluhu avoids the head kick by Magomedov.
Magomedov throws a head kick that misses.
Magomedov on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Magomed Magomedov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Magomedov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Suluhu scores with a kick to the midsection.
Suluhu scores with a kick to the midsection.
Suluhu fakes the leg kick and cracks Magomedov in the body.
Kassim Suluhu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suluhu thuds a left hand into Magomedov's body.
Suluhu slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Suluhu looks for the body kick but Magomedov saw that one coming.
Magomedov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A shot to the liver by Suluhu. Beautiful body shot.
Magomedov fails to land with a series of punches.
Magomedov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Suluhu lands a jab to the nose.
Suluhu misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Suluhu. Magomedov shrugs it off though.
Suluhu scores with a push kick.
Magomedov wants to clinch but Suluhu slips to the side
letting Suluhu counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Suluhu digs a good hook to Magomedov's body.
Magomedov takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Magomedov will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Magomedov moves out of range of the body kick from Suluhu.
Suluhu scores with a hook to the body. Magomedov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Suluhu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Magomed Magomedov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Suluhu jabs at Magomedov's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suluhu lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A shot to the liver by Suluhu. Beautiful body shot.
Magomedov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Suluhu counters with a nice body shot.
Magomedov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Suluhu - that will leave a mark!
Magomedov darts in trying to clinch
and Suluhu counters with a right hand to the body.
Magomedov misses with a head kick.
Suluhu replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Magomedov blocks it well.
Suluhu is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Magomedov rather than just go for the knockout.
Suluhu lands with a kick to the ribs.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Suluhu. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Suluhu looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Magomedov has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Suluhu.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Magomedov wants to clinch up but Suluhu keeps it at a distance.
Suluhu replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Magomedov blocks it well.
Suluhu throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Suluhu lands a nice looking kick to the body. Magomedov takes a step back to recover.
Suluhu fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Magomedov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kassim Suluhu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Magomedov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Magomedov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Suluhu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Magomedov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Suluhu keeps the fight on the outside.
Suluhu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Suluhu jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Magomedov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Suluhu comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Suluhu pushes Magomedov away with a front kick.
Suluhu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Magomedov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Magomedov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Magomedov wants to clinch but Suluhu slips to the side
and Suluhu counters with a nice uppercut.
Suluhu lands a front kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Suluhu moves out of range as Magomedov strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Suluhu takes a swing at Magomedov's ribcage but misses.
Suluhu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Suluhu uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Magomedov has time to react.
Magomedov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Suluhu counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suluhu scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Magomedov throws a right and a left that Suluhu avoids nicely.
Suluhu lands a nice hook to Magomedov's body. Magomedov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Magomedov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice body punch from Suluhu.
Suluhu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Magomedov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Suluhu scores with a kick to the body.
Suluhu scores with a shot to the body.
Suluhu lands with a thumping leg kick.
Magomedov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Magomedov walks forward, straight into a front kick from Suluhu.
Suluhu explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Suluhu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Magomedov. That did some damage!
Suluhu lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Magomedov at a distance.
Suluhu throws a body kick that misses.
Suluhu lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suluhu fakes the leg kick and cracks Magomedov in the body.
Suluhu digs a good body shot into Magomedov's ribs.
Magomedov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Suluhu scores with a kick to the midsection.
Suluhu lands a nice looking body shot.
Suluhu explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Suluhu thuds his shin into the meat of Magomedov's side.
Suluhu stuns Magomedov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Suluhu lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Magomedov at a distance.
Suluhu lands a nice looking kick to the body. Magomedov takes a step back to recover.
Suluhu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Suluhu stuns Magomedov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Magomed Magomedov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Suluhu lands a nice looking body kick.
Magomedov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Suluhu thuds his shin into the meat of Magomedov's side.
A head kick misses from Magomedov.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kassim Suluhu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Suluhu winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight for Kassim Suluhu!
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight for Kassim Suluhu!
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight for Kassim Suluhu!
Kassim Suluhu wins by unanimous decision!
Kassim Suluhu decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Dwayne King (ranked 6719 p4p, 1078 weight class) and Vasily Grossman (ranked 627 p4p, 137 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dwayne King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vasily Grossman!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Josh West and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
King throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Grossman.
Dwayne King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
King lands a jab-cross combination.
Grossman blocks a head kick by King.
Grossman takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
King throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Grossman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Grossman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from King.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from King. Grossman shrugs it off though.
Grossman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grossman lands a jab.
King doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Grossman throws a lazy right hand but King sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A shot to the liver by King. Beautiful body shot.
Grossman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling King to counter with a crisp jab.
Grossman takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grossman ducks right into an uppercut from King.
Good work by Grossman as he checks the leg kick.
Grossman gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Grossman works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Grossman throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
King blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
King can't break the clinch.
Grossman swings wildly with an uppercut but King uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grossman working aggressively here.
Grossman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
King wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Grossman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by King.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Grossman.
King wants to break free but Grossman has control.
A right handed body shot lands from Grossman.
A head punch blocked on the inside by King.
King wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Grossman working aggressively here.
King tries to break the clinch but Grossman is controlling the position.
Grossman lands with a short shot to the head.
Grossman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grossman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grossman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with King's elbow.
Grossman misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Grossman.
King blocks an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vasily Grossman will probably get the nod.
That's time! King's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Grossman takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
King falls off balance throwing a combination
and Grossman counters with a left to the body.
King scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Grossman digs a good body shot into King's ribs.
King moves away from the strike by Grossman.
Grossman tries to clinch but King moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from King.
King is looking to score with low kicks.
Grossman dips to his left and cracks King with an uppercut!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
King keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grossman.
King throws a head kick that misses.
Grossman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract King.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King moves out of range as Grossman strikes.
King bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dwayne King is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King lands with a straight right. Grossman didn't see that one coming.
Grossman just misses with a punch to the body.
King shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Grossman works King's body with a nice hook.
King throws a left and a right that both miss
and Grossman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
King lands a front kick.
Grossman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Grossman misses with a looping right.
King swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
King scores with a jab. Grossman acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Grossman's corner calls for a 1-2. Grossman obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
King throws a left and a right that both miss
and Grossman counters with a nice uppercut.
King throws a wild body kick that Grossman sees coming a mile off.
King throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Grossman counters with a straight right hand.
King misses with a body punch
and Grossman counters with a stiff right hand.
King misses with a hook to the body
and King takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grossman instigates a clinch.
Grossman has King pressed against the ropes, preventing King from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch on the inside from Grossman fails to land.
Grossman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Grossman tries to throw a body punch but King avoids it by throwing Grossman back against the ropes.
Grossman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Grossman working aggressively here.
Grossman throws a head punch that misses.
Grossman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite King's efforts to push away.
Grossman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grossman misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
King blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
King working hard to break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vasily Grossman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
King pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Grossman back to the ropes. King follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
King keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
King was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Grossman staying out of range there.
Grossman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as King throws out the jab.
Grossman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from King.
A punch combination from King misses.
Grossman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from King.
King lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
King looks to land a left hand but Grossman moved out of range nicely.
King swings widly with a right hand
and Grossman counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A jab lands there for Grossman.
King misses with a straight right.
King lands a glancing blow to the side of Grossman's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grossman walks into a left hand.
King moves out of range as Grossman strikes.
King throws a lazy right hand but Grossman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grossman gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Grossman has a couple of punches blocked by King.
Grossman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grossman.
Grossman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dwayne King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grossman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Grossman scores with a nice short uppercut.
Grossman lands a nice shot to the body.
Grossman working aggressively here.
Grossman working aggressively here.
Grossman misses with a punch on the inside.
Grossman throws a head punch that misses.
King tries to land a knee to the head but Grossman blocks with his arms.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Grossman scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on King's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Grossman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
King misses with some punches.
A short body shot lands from Grossman as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from Grossman fails to land.
Grossman misses with a short punch on the inside.
King blocking some punches.
Grossman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grossman misses with the head strike.
King breaks from the clinch.
King takes a jab right on the kisser.
King throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grossman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
King throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
King takes a jab right on the kisser.
King misses with an uppercut.
A little jabbing left from Grossman on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vasily Grossman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Grossman winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight for Vasily Grossman!
Judge Josh West scores the fight for Vasily Grossman!
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight for Vasily Grossman!
Vasily Grossman wins by unanimous decision!
Vasily Grossman decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Jon Snow (ranked 23235 p4p, 5701 weight class) and Deer Hunter (ranked 646 p4p, 559 weight class). Jon Snow could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Deer Hunter'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 19 - 9 - 6, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Snow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Deer Hunter!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Chris Saunders and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snow steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hunter.
Snow seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Hunter misses with an attempted mid kick.
Snow throws a head kick that misses.
Snow swinging wildly here.
Hunter is trying to counter with his kicks.
Snow pushes Hunter up against the ropes in a clinch.
Snow pushes off an throws an elbow but Hunter leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Snow pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Snow pushes off an throws an elbow but Hunter leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Snow has a couple of punches blocked by Hunter.
Snow lands with a right to the head.
Snow lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hunter misses with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Still in the clinch, Snow scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Snow.
Hunter lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunter comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hunter blocks an elbow strike from Snow.
Snow lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hunter backwards.
Snow comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snow misses with an elbow strike.
Hunter throws a punch but it's blocked by Snow.
Hunter lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hunter using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Snow pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Hunter presses Snow against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hunter blocks the elbow strike.
Hunter prevents a body shot from Snow.
Snow lands an uppercut.
A short right from Snow on the inside.
Snow prevents a body shot from Hunter.
Snow lands an uppercut.
Snow lands with a left to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Hunter.
Hunter blocks the elbow strike.
Snow working aggressively here.
Hunter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
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!
Hunter dodges an elbow strike from Snow.
Hunter is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
I was talking to Snow's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Hunter throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Snow blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Snow just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hunter's brow.
Snow swings wildly with an uppercut but Hunter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hunter scores with a shot to the side of Snow's head.
Snow pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Hunter utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Snow lands an uppercut.
Hunter dodges an elbow strike from Snow.
Hunter lands a right hand that snaps the head of Snow backwards.
Snow misses with a punch on the inside.
Hunter lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hunter misses with some punches.
Hunter with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hunter.
Snow lands a right hand.
Hunter working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hunter blocks the elbow strike.
Hunter lands an elbow inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Snow dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hunter has closed the distance and engaged Snow in a clinch.
Snow working aggressively here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Snow.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hunter obliges.
Snow's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hunter creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hunter dodges an elbow strike from Snow.
Hunter prevents a body shot from Snow.
Hunter prevents a body shot from Snow.
Snow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Snow lands an elbow just above Hunter 's eye.
Hunter blocks an elbow strike from Snow.
Hunter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hunter makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Snow.
Snow lands an elbow inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Snow lands an elbow inside that Hunter shrugs off.
Snow throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Snow creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Snow avoiding damage as Hunter throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter throws a head punch that misses.
Snow lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hunter backwards.
Snow working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Snow misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Hunter.
Hunter pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Snow is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hunter can do to turn this around?
Snow working aggressively here.
Snow avoiding damage as Hunter throws knees to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Snow throws an elbow but it misses.
Hunter misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hunter.
Hunter blocking some punches.
Hunter takes an elbow to the forehead.
Snow swings wildly with an uppercut but Hunter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hunter lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hunter working Snow over with knees 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!
Hunter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Snow throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Snow lands an elbow inside that Hunter shrugs off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Snow misses with an elbow over the top.
Hunter dodges an elbow strike from Snow.
Hunter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hunter avoids a wild elbow strike from Snow.
Jon Snow has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Snow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Snow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Snow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hunter lands a nice elbow.
 It looks like Jon Snow has been cut.
Hunter lands a right hand.
Snow has a couple of punches blocked by Hunter.
Hunter lands a body shot in the clinch.
Snow blocking some punches.
Hunter lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hunter with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Snow throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Hunter.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Snow blocking some punches.
Snow working aggressively here.
Snow blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Deer Hunter will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jon Snow's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Snow tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Hunter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hunter appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hunter lands a nice leg kick that just misses Snow's sensitive parts.
Hunter staying out of range there.
Hunter is looking for the big counter here.
Hunter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Snow moves away.
It looked like Snow wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hunter cracks Snow with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hunter checks a leg kick.
Hunter looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hunter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A clash of legs there as Snow blocks the low kick.
Snow gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hunter. Snow does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hunter comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jon Snow is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hunter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hunter.
Snow wants to slow Hunter down by chopping away at his legs.
Snow on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hunter. Hunter obviously looking to wear him down.
Snow looks to land a body kick but Hunter moved away.
It seemed like Hunter was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Snow moves into the clinch successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the fighters up against the ropes, Snow throws an elbow but misses.
A short left from Hunter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snow misses with a punch to the body.
Snow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Snow misses with the head strike.
Nice elbow from Snow.
Snow throws an elbow but it misses.
Snow lands an elbow inside that Hunter shrugs off.
Snow pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Hunter lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Snow backwards.
Snow prevents a body shot from Hunter.
A short uppercut from Hunter.
Snow lands with a left to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Hunter just misses with a elbow thrown towards Snow's brow.
A short left from Snow.
Snow tries to work over Hunter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Snow pushes off an throws an elbow but Hunter leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Snow lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Snow creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hunter working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunter lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Snow backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Hunter.
Snow throws a punch but it's blocked by Hunter.
Hunter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Snow looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Snow.
Hunter lands an elbow inside that Snow shrugs off.
Snow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Snow on the inside.
A short right from Hunter.
Hunter misses with some punches.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Snow throws an elbow but misses.
Snow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hunter working aggressively here.
Snow pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hunter dodges an elbow strike from Snow.
Snow lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Snow tries to throw a body punch but Hunter avoids it by throwing Snow back against the ropes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Snow.
Hunter blocking some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Deer Hunter.
I think Hunter has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight for Jon Snow!
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight for Deer Hunter!
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight for Jon Snow!
Jon Snow wins by split decision!
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between James King (ranked 22535 p4p, 22286 weight class) and Maung Maung Thu (ranked 688 p4p, 644 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 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 14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Maung Maung Thu!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Ryoma Takatsuka and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thu.
Thu throws a head kick that misses
and King counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Thu thinking.
Thu moves out of range as King strikes.
A big left from Thu misses.
King stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
King looking to land some kicks to the body here.
King pulls out of a head kick attempt.
King misses with a double jab.
Thu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick misses from King.
Thu flicks out a counter leg kick but King steps away.
Thu moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Thu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Thu walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
King lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thu lands a straight punch to the body, keeping King at a distance.
Thu takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Thu lands a leg kick that knocks King off balance momentarily.
King takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
King sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
King is looking to slow Thu down with leg kicks.
King cracks Thu with an open hand slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thu lands a slapping body shot.
King drives through and clinches with Thu against the ropes.
Thu landing knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Thu.
Knees to the body from Thu.
King tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Thu landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Thu told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Thu lands an elbow inside.
King with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
King blocks an elbow strike from Thu.
King misses with 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!
King takes an elbow to the temple.
King blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from King.
King throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thu blocks it with crossed arms.
King misses with a knee to the head.
Thu working King over with knees to the body.
King blocks the elbow strike.
Thu scores a nice knee to the body.
King lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thu blocks it with crossed arms.
Thu tries to land knees in the clinch but King avoids the damage to the body.
Thu works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Thu throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Thu stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
King tries to land a knee to the head but Thu blocks with his arms.
Thu prevents a body shot from King.
King definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Thu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thu tries to land knees in the clinch but King avoids the damage to the body.
King swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Thu just misses with a elbow thrown towards King's brow.
Thu with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
King tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
King can't find room to land a body shot as Thu controls the action.
King swings wildly with an uppercut but Thu uses good head movement to avoid it.
King throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thu blocks it with crossed arms.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
King with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
King working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
King utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
King with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that James King will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Thu misses with a looping right.
King throws a hook but Thu blocks it.
King throws a leg kick but Thu sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Thu misses with an uppercut. King saw that one coming.
King is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Maung Maung Thu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but King manages to avoid it.
Thu will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
An inside leg kick from King misses.
Thu throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Thu throws a half hearted mid kick.
King tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
King takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Thu lets loose with a powerful body kick. King will feel that in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thu throws a jab but it's blocked by King.
King throws a looping overhand right but Thu ducks down to avoid it.
Thu throws a low kick, looking for King's leg but King calmly moves out of range.
Nice shot by Thu.
King tries to bum rush Thu with a series of wild strikes but Thu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thu thumps King with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King instigates a clinch.
King blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A shot in the inside from King.
James King has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Thu takes a knee right on the jaw!
Thu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thu ducks under a wild hook from King.
Thu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. King sees it coming and avoids it easily.
King appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Thu throws a sloppy head kick and King moves out of range easily.
King misses with a head kick.
Thu 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.
Some bone on bone action there as King checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Thu with a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
King throws a counter high kick but Thu was just alert enough to avoid it.
Thu staying out of range there.
King throws a front kick aimed at Thu's knee but Thu avoids it well.
Thu just misses with a punch to the body.
Thu misses with a body kick.
Thu motions for King to come forward. Thu throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Thu throws a wild body kick that King sees coming a mile off.
A little feinted left hand from King on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
King has managed to clinch.
King missing with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Thu.
Thu connects with a knee to the head.
Thu throws a knee to the head but misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
King prevents a body shot from Thu.
Thu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thu throws a body kick that misses.
Thu looks to score with a jab to the body but King is just out of range.
King with a jab.
Thu misses with a straight left.
Thu throws a shot to the body.
Thu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thu bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Thu with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Thu looks to land a left hand but King moved out of range nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thu throws an overhand right that lands on King's shoulder, as King tries to avoid the shot.
King quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Thu pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Thu blocks the body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Maung Maung Thu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Thu misses with a wild body shot.
James King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
King tries to clinch up but Thu circles away and keeps his distance.
Thu lands a nice looking kick to the body. King takes a step back to recover.
King takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Thu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
King misses with an attempted mid kick.
King misses the shot to the body.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Thu. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
A good leg kick by Thu.
Thu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thu is looking to score with low kicks.
King throws an overhand right that lands on Thu's shoulder, as Thu tries to avoid the shot.
Thu throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thu punishes King's body with a nice straight punch.
King will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
King backing away here, and Thu unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
King throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Thu.
Thu scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Thu lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King scores with a spinning back kick!
Good leg kick by Thu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King throws a head kick that half lands.
Thu lands a leg kick that knocks King off balance momentarily.
Nice body kick there by Thu.
A slow jab from King misses its intended target.
King pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
King chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thu can pounce on him.
Thu lands a nice shot to the body.
King on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Thu throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Thu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Thu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thu throws a leg kick which misses King's front leg but catches the back leg as King tries to avoid it.
Thu is looking to slow King down with leg kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
King stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Thu.
King closes the distance and clinches.
King on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thu missing with knees to the body.
King lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
King tries to land knees in the clinch but Thu avoids the damage to the body.
Thu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thu throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Thu tries to land knees in the clinch but King avoids the damage to the body.
King takes an elbow to the forehead.
Thu lands a nice elbow.
King using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Thu lands a nice elbow.
King landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Still in the clinch, King scores with a nice short uppercut.
Thu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from King.
King misses with a knee strike.
King tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Thu throws an elbow but misses.
Thu is trying to break the clinch but King has him pressed against the ropes.
Thu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thu slips under a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maung Maung Thu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Thu has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight for Maung Maung Thu!
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight for Maung Maung Thu!
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight for Maung Maung Thu!
Maung Maung Thu wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Zacharias Kassicus (ranked 5539 p4p, 23982 weight class) and Raymond Mboya (ranked 546 p4p, 666 weight class). Raymond Mboya 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 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zacharias Kassicus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raymond Mboya!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Josh West and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mboya tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kassicus throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mboya.
Mboya scores with a hook.
It looks like Zacharias Kassicus has been cut.
Kassicus blocks the body kick.
Kassicus swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mboya swings for the body but Kassicus moves out of range.
Kassicus throws a jab but it's blocked by Mboya.
Kassicus misses with a looping left.
Mboya dodges the punch combination from Kassicus.
Nice body punch from Kassicus.
Mboya just misses with a punch to the body.
Kassicus moves out of range of the body kick.
A swing and a miss from Mboya.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kassicus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kassicus lands a right hook to the body.
Mboya misses with a left hand
and Kassicus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mboya displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kassicus throws out the jab.
Kassicus sizes up Mboya with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mboya takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A telegraphed right hand from Mboya misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kassicus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mboya.
Mboya tries to land a front kick but Kassicus steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A big left from Kassicus misses.
Mboya misses the shot to the body.
Mboya tries to move into range but Kassicus moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mboya scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kassicus lands a really nice looking cross but Mboya seems unphased.
Mboya throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice uppercut there from Kassicus.
A swing and a miss from Kassicus.
Mboya looks to land a right hand but Kassicus moved out of range.
Mboya has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Kassicus takes one to the side of the head.
Kassicus throws a looping overhand right but Mboya ducks down to avoid it.
Mboya displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kassicus throws out the jab.
Kassicus on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mboya. Mboya obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kassicus feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mboyas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Raymond Mboya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mboya throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Kassicus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mboya lands a really nice looking cross but Kassicus seems unphased.
Mboya takes one on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kassicus lands with a right hand.
Mboya throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kassicus is looking to counter punch.
Mboya waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kassicus.
Mboya throws a series of strikes that have Kassicus backpedaling.
Mboya misses with an uppercut. Kassicus saw that one coming.
Mboya ducks under a wild hook from Kassicus.
Kassicus looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kassicus bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mboya's head.
Mboya ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kassicus moves away.
Kassicus works over Mboya's head and body with a nice combination.
Mboya ducks under a wild hook from Kassicus.
Mboya misses the jab.
Kassicus swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mboya 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 Kassicus has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kassicus and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mboya misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kassicus.
Kassicus swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kassicus thuds a left hand into Mboya's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mboya throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Kassicus to counter with a crisp jab.
Kassicus throws a big shot that misses.
Mboya bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mboya misses with a kick to the body
and Kassicus counters with a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zacharias Kassicus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zacharias Kassicus's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kassicus connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mboya. Mboya circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kassicus lands with a nice body punch.
Kassicus misses with a looping right.
Mboya doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mboya tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mboya needs to keep his hands up - Kassicus had a free shot at his head there.
Mboya takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kassicus lands with a shot to the body.
Kassicus throws out a loose jab but Mboya uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kassicus lands with a right hand.
Kassicus misses with a hook.
Kassicus feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mboyas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mboya ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
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!
Mboya ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kassicus moves away.
Kassicus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mboya throws a head kick that misses.
Kassicus seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Kassicus lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mboya throws a sloppy head kick and Kassicus moves out of range easily.
Kassicus connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kassicus misses the jab.
Mboya throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mboya moves out of range of the strikes.
Mboya throws a nice inside leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Kassicus. Beautiful body shot.
Mboya misses with a combination
and Kassicus counters with a stiff right hand.
 Mboya is rocked!
Kassicus connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Mboya out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Zacharias Kassicus!
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Ryan Keenan (ranked 919 p4p, 4296 weight class) and Mike Van Rijn (ranked 116 p4p, 472 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 4 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Keenan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 33 - 3, fighting out of New York, Mike Van Rijn!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Josh West and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keenan avoids a kick to the body.
Van Rijn avoids a kick to the body.
Keenan throws a hook but Van Rijn blocks it.
Keenan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Keenan has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fairtex MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Van Rijn uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Keenan has time to react.
Keenan tries to clinch up but Van Rijn circles away and keeps his distance.
Van Rijn throws the left hand but Keenan avoids the punch easily.
Van Rijn avoids the head kick by Keenan.
Keenan misses with an uppercut
and Van Rijn makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Keenan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Van Rijn drives through and clinches with Keenan against the ropes.
Van Rijn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Keenan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Van Rijn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Van Rijn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Keenan was well out of range. Poor timing from Van Rijn.
Van Rijn walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Keenan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Keenan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
We've been informed that Van Rijn has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Van Rijn lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A bone on bone clash there as Keenan blocks the leg kick.
Van Rijn moves out of range as Keenan strikes.
Nice body kick there by Van Rijn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keenan just misses with a punch to the body.
Keenan jabs Van Rijn right on the nose. Van Rijn blinks but takes it well.
Keenan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Good leg kick by Van Rijn.
Keenan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Keenan looks to land a body kick but Van Rijn moved away.
Van Rijn tries a quick counter leg kick but Keenan is wise to it.
Van Rijn works the jab nicely.
Van Rijn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Keenan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Van Rijn throws a low kick but Keenan avoids it.
Keenan wants to land a leg kick but Van Rijn is out of range.
Keenan sets himself, and Van Rijn steps forward looking for the clinch! Keenan avoids it this time.
Keenan blocks the body kick.
Van Rijn throws a hook to the side of Keenan's head but Keenan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Keenan looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Rijn is just out of range.
Van Rijn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Keenan moves away.
Van Rijn throws a lazy right hand but Keenan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Keenan swings widly with a right hand
and Van Rijn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ryan Keenan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Rijn turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
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!
Keenan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Van Rijn has closed the distance and engaged Keenan in a clinch.
Keenan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Rijn lands a hook that snaps the head of Keenan backwards.
Keenan misses with some punches.
Van Rijn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Keenan's elbow.
Van Rijn tries to work over Keenan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Keenan.
Keenan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Van Rijn throws a quick inside leg kick.
Keenan staying out of range there.
Keenan misses with a kick to the body.
Keenan moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromVan Rijn.
Keenan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Rijn.
Keenan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Van Rijn looks to land a combination. Keenan sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Van Rijn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Keenan.
Keenan slips under a jab from Van Rijn.
Van Rijn ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Keenan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Van Rijn.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Van Rijn.
Keenan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Keenan. Van Rijn does a little dance to reset his feet.
A countering left hand to the body from Van Rijn misses.
Keenan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Van Rijn dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Van Rijn does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Van Rijn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Keenan tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Van Rijn manages to circle out of the way.
Keenan scores with a jab to the head.
Van Rijn tries to clinch but Keenan is having none of it.
Mike Van Rijn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Van Rijn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Van Rijn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Van Rijn looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Keenan connects with a high kick.
Keenan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Keenan throws a jab when Van Rijn was well out of range.
Van Rijn looks to score with a jab to the body but Keenan is just out of range.
Keenan seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Van Rijn looks for the body kick but Keenan saw that one coming.
Keenan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Rijn moves away.
Van Rijn misses with a body kick.
Van Rijn takes a swing at Keenan's ribcage but misses.
Van Rijn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Keenan catches Van Rijn with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Rijn throws a looping overhand right but Keenan ducks down to avoid it.
Van Rijn throws a looping overhand right but Keenan ducks down to avoid it.
Keenan throws a big shot that misses.
Keenan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Rijn chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Keenan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Van Rijn.
Keenan goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Keenan swings for the body but Van Rijn moves out of range.
Van Rijn throws a leg kick that misses.
Keenan takes a swing at Van Rijn's ribcage but misses.
Van Rijn scores with a hook.
Keenan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van Rijn throws out a counter right but Keenan avoids it with no problem.
A jab from Keenan misses.
Keenan scores with a jab to the head.
Keenan throws a jab but it's blocked by Van Rijn.
Van Rijn throws out a loose jab but Keenan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Van Rijn.
Van Rijn avoids a kick to the body.
Van Rijn throws a sloppy head kick and Keenan moves out of range easily.
Keenan is looking to counter the offense by Van Rijn and move into the clinch.
Keenan takes a swing at Van Rijn's ribcage but misses.
A big right from Van Rijn misses.
Keenan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Van Rijn misses with a double jab
and Keenan moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Van Rijn.
Keenan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Keenan.
Keenan throws a punch but it's blocked by Van Rijn.
Keenan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Van Rijn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Van Rijn throws a sloppy head kick and Keenan moves out of range easily.
Keenan just misses with a punch to the body.
Van Rijn doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Keenan. Van Rijn shrugs it off though.
Van Rijn blocks a head kick by Keenan.
Van Rijn throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Keenan. Van Rijn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Van Rijn throws a body shot but no joy.
Van Rijn just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Keenan connects with a body shot that sends Van Rijn's belly button to the back.
Keenan steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Van Rijn. That one must have hurt.
Van Rijn misses with a double jab.
Keenan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Keenan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Keenan dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Keenan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Van Rijn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Keenan was well out of range. Poor timing from Van Rijn.
Keenan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Van Rijn.
Van Rijn motions for Keenan to come forward. Van Rijn throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Keenan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Good standup being displayed there by Keenan as he connects with a hook.
Van Rijn throws a big shot that misses.
Van Rijn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Keenan just misses with a punch to the body.
Van Rijn throws a hook but Keenan blocks it.
Van Rijn throws a leg kick but Keenan moved away.
Van Rijn swings for the body but Keenan moves out of range.
Keenan seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Van Rijn misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Rijn cracks Keenan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Van Rijn stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Keenan.
Keenan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Keenan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Rijn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Keenan.
A jab lands there for Keenan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Rijn takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Rijn swings for the body but Keenan moves out of range.
Keenan gets tackled into the ropes by Van Rijn. Van Rijn maintains the clinch.
Van Rijn blocks an uppercut.
Good body shot from Keenan.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Rijn.
Van Rijn trying to control the position but instead, Keenan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Van Rijn into the ropes.
Keenan gets through Van Rijn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Van Rijn working aggressively here.
Keenan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Keenan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Keenan lands with a short shot to the head.
Van Rijn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Van Rijn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Keenan tries to close the distance and clinch but Van Rijn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Van Rijn looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Keenan throws a hook but Van Rijn blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Rijn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Keenan.
Keenan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A head kick misses from Keenan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A swing and a miss from Van Rijn.
Jab from Keenan.
A chopping leg kick lands by Van Rijn.
Keenan moves into the clinch successfully.
Keenan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Van Rijns head.
Van Rijn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Keenan's elbow.
Keenan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Van Rijn tries to work over Keenan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short uppercut from Keenan.
Keenan throws a punch but it's blocked by Van Rijn.
Van Rijn lands a shoulder strike.
Van Rijn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Van Rijn struggles to land a body shot inside as Keenan controls his hands.
Keenan tries to work over Van Rijn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Keenan has a couple of punches blocked by Van Rijn.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Keenan misses with the head strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Keenan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Keenan 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight for Ryan Keenan!
Judge Josh West scores the fight for Ryan Keenan!
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight for Ryan Keenan!
Ryan Keenan wins by unanimous decision!
Ryan Keenan tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Taz Bandichoo (ranked 23270 p4p, 6661 weight class) and Grzegorz Crayewski (ranked 640 p4p, 619 weight class). Crayewski has chosen Flux Pavilion x Feed Me - Survive (feat. meesh) as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 30 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Taz Bandichoo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Grzegorz Crayewski!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Jeff Smith and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bandichoo ducks under a wild hook from Crayewski.
Crayewski throws a jab but it's blocked by Bandichoo.
Taz Bandichoo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bandichoo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bandichoo.
Bandichoo has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Crayewski avoids a kick to the body.
Crayewski avoids a kick to the body.
That kick from Bandichoo tenderised Crayewski's leg. Crayewski is trying to keep his angry face on.
Crayewski cracks Bandichoo with a good jab.
Bandichoo avoids the body shot from Crayewski.
Bandichoo scoring well with a low kick there.
Bandichoo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Crayewski feints a counter leg kick.
Bandichoo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crayewski takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bandichoo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Crayewski.
Crayewski blocks a jab.
Bandichoo backing away here, and Crayewski unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crayewski keeps Bandichoo at a distance using the push kick.
Crayewski will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Crayewski slips a jab from Bandichoo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandichoo throws a lazy uppercut
and Crayewski counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Crayewski lands a nice uppercut.
Crayewski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bandichoo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bandichoo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Crayewski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bandichoo misses with a looping left.
Crayewski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bandichoo.
Bandichoo throws a lazy uppercut
and Crayewski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bandichoo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bandichoo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
 It looks like Grzegorz Crayewski has been cut.
Crayewski moves out of range of the body kick from Bandichoo.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bandichoo.
Crayewski staying out of range there.
Crayewski thuds his right hand into Bandichoo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bandichoo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bandichoo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Crayewski.
Crayewski scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crayewski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bandichoo moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bandichoo scores with a punch to the head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bandichoo.
Crayewski chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Crayewski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bandichoo moves away.
Bandichoo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bandichoo misses with a kick to the body.
Bandichoo backing away here, and Crayewski unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Crayewski steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bandichoo. That one must have hurt.
Bandichoo misses with a body punch
letting Crayewski counter with a right hand.
Bandichoo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bandichoo dips to his left and cracks Crayewski with an uppercut!
Bandichoo misses with a wild body shot.
Crayewski flicks out a counter leg kick but Bandichoo steps away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Crayewski 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 Bandichoo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bandichoo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bandichoo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Crayewski counters with a nice body shot.
Bandichoo misses with a hook
and Crayewski counters with a stiff right hand.
Crayewski jabs Bandichoo right on the nose. Bandichoo blinks but takes it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Taz Bandichoo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Grzegorz Crayewski's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bandichoo misses with a lunging right hand
and Crayewski counters with a nice leg kick.
Bandichoo looks to throw the jab but Crayewski is out of range.
Crayewski let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Crayewski throws a lazy right hand but Bandichoo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bandichoo fires out a quick counter leg kick but Crayewski just manages to avoid it.
Bandichoo moves out of range as Crayewski strikes.
Bandichoo throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A jab from Crayewski misses.
Bandichoo defending well as Crayewski loads up on a big left hand.
Bandichoo lands with an overhand left.
Bandichoo misses with a straight right.
Bandichoo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Crayewski jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bandichoo slips a straight right by Crayewski.
Crayewski avoids the head kick by Bandichoo.
Bandichoo throws a lazy right hand but Crayewski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Crayewski only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Bandichoo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Crayewski avoids the body shot from Bandichoo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crayewski misses with a hook. Bandichoo ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandichoo misses with an uppercut. Crayewski saw that one coming.
Crayewski tries to counter by closing the distance.
Bandichoo lands a right hook to the body.
Bandichoo throws a body kick that misses.
Crayewski throws a low kick but Bandichoo moves out of range easily.
Crayewski checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bandichoo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Taz Bandichoo is winning the standup battle so far.
A clash of legs there as Bandichoo blocks the low kick.
Bandichoo throws a sloppy head kick
and Crayewski counters with a low kick, right behind Bandichoo 's knee.
Bandichoo misses with a straight left.
Crayewski swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Crayewski throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bandichoo is looking for a counter combo.
Crayewski dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bandichoo. That did some damage!
Bandichoo looks to throw a body kick
and Crayewski counters with a stiff right hand.
Crayewski throws a hook but Bandichoo blocks it.
Bandichoo just misses with a punch to the body.
A shot to the liver by Crayewski. Beautiful body shot.
Bandichoo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bandichoo slips under a jab.
Bandichoo throws a hook but Crayewski blocks it.
Nice uppercut there from Crayewski.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bandichoo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Crayewski.
Bandichoo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bandichoo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bandichoo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bandichoo misses the body punch
and Crayewski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bandichoo digs a good body shot into Crayewski's ribs.
Bandichoo throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Crayewski to counter with a crisp jab.
Bandichoo throws a lazy right hand but Crayewski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bandichoo tries a head kick but it misses.
Crayewski appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Crayewski is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Bandichoo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bandichoo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Crayewski blocks a head kick by Bandichoo.
A little jabbing left from Crayewski on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bandichoo lands a head kick!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Taz Bandichoo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Grzegorz Crayewski's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jab from Crayewski.
Crayewski sizes up Bandichoo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bandichoo checks a low kick from Crayewski.
Bandichoo misses with an uppercut. Crayewski saw that one coming.
Bandichoo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Crayewski on the side of the head.
Crayewski scores with a head kick. Bandichoo tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Crayewski throws a good cross that connects.
A head kick misses from Bandichoo.
Crayewski is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Crayewski avoids the head kick by Bandichoo.
Bandichoo misses with a lunging right hand
and Bandichoo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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!
Crayewski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Crayewski avoids a kick to the body.
Crayewski has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Crayewski misses with a low kick as Bandichoo jumps back.
Crayewski walks into a jab.
Crayewski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bandichoo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandichoo throws a hook but Crayewski avoids it easily.
Crayewski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bandichoo manages to avoid it.
It looked like Bandichoo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Crayewski.
Bandichoo misses with a left hand
letting Crayewski counter with a right hand.
A jab from Crayewski misses.
Bandichoo misses the body punch
and Crayewski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bandichoo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crayewski lands a body shot.
Bandichoo misses with a kick to the body.
Bandichoo misses with an uppercut.
Crayewski appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bandichoo motions for Crayewski to come forward. Bandichoo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bandichoo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Crayewski tries to counter with a clinch but Bandichoo shakes him off and moves away.
Bandichoo moves out of range of the strikes.
Crayewski looks to land a right hand but Bandichoo moved out of range.
Bandichoo throws a big counter combination but Crayewski scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Bandichoo misses with a body kick.
A little jabbing left from Crayewski on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bandichoo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Crayewski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Crayewski moves out of range of the strikes.
Crayewski let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crayewski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bandichoo.
Bandichoo with a nice cross.
That has opened up Grzegorz Crayewski's cut even more.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crayewski with the inside leg kick.
Crayewski motions for Bandichoo to come forward. Crayewski throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bandichoo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Crayewski.
Bandichoo scores with a jab to the body.
A left lands for Bandichoo.
Bandichoo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Crayewski.
Bandichoo misses with a lunging right hand
and Crayewski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bandichoo.
Crayewski with a nice calf kick.
Crayewski walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A clash of legs there as Bandichoo blocks the low kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Grzegorz Crayewski really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Grzegorz Crayewski's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bandichoo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Crayewski takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bandichoo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bandichoo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bandichoo throws a lazy uppercut
and Crayewski counters with a straight right hand.
Bandichoo tests Crayewski's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bandichoo misses the jab.
A head kick by Bandichoo misses
and Crayewski counters with a stiff right hand.
Bandichoo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bandichoo throws an off balance right hand
and Crayewski counters with a straight right hand.
Crayewski on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bandichoo throws a poor cross that misses
and Crayewski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crayewski misses the jab.
Bandichoo throws a head kick that misses.
Crayewski moves out of range of the strikes.
Bandichoo looks to throw the jab but Crayewski is out of range.
Crayewski tries a quick counter leg kick but Bandichoo is wise to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crayewski walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Crayewski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bandichoo throws out the jab.
Bandichoo's corner calls for a 1-2. Bandichoo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Crayewski turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bandichoo wants to land a leg kick but Crayewski is out of range.
Crayewski is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bandichoo.
Crayewski connects with an inside leg kick.
Bandichoo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Crayewski. Crayewski circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Crayewski thumps Bandichoo with a low kick.
Crayewski wants to land a leg kick but Bandichoo is out of range.
A big right from Bandichoo misses.
Bandichoo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bandichoo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bandichoo misses with a straight right.
Crayewski swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bandichoo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bandichoo lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Bandichoo avoids the body shot from Crayewski.
Bandichoo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Crayewski will feel that in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bandichoo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Crayewski's head.
Crayewski moves out of range of the strikes.
A lazy left from Bandichoo finds it's target.
Bandichoo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bandichoo sets himself, and Crayewski steps forward looking for the clinch! Bandichoo avoids it this time.
Nice defenses there by Crayewski.
It seemed like Crayewski was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Crayewski throws a body shot but no joy.
A slow jab from Bandichoo misses its intended target.
Bandichoo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Crayewski counters with a stiff right hand.
Crayewski gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A head kick by Bandichoo misses
and Crayewski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Crayewski slips a straight right by Bandichoo.
Crayewski appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crayewski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bandichoo throws a body shot but no joy.
Crayewski throws a hook but Bandichoo blocks it.
Bandichoo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Crayewskis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Taz Bandichoo had his way with Grzegorz Crayewski in that round.
The cut man is working on Grzegorz Crayewski's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Bandichoo throws a right hand that misses
and Crayewski counters with an inside leg kick.
Crayewski has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bandichoo.
Bandichoo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Crayewski moves out of range of the strikes.
Crayewski feints a counter leg kick.
Bandichoo throws an off balance right hand
and Crayewski counters with a leg kick.
Bandichoo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bandichoo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bandichoo misses with a looping left.
The fighters circling - Bandichoo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bandichoo throws a shot from downtown. Crayewski moves away and avoids it.
Bandichoo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Crayewski.
Crayewski steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bandichoo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Bandichoo misses the target.
Crayewski lands a leg kick that knocks Bandichoo off balance momentarily.
Crayewski moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bandichoo throws an overhand right that lands on Crayewski's shoulder, as Crayewski tries to avoid the shot.
Crayewski is looking to land body kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Bandichoo misses.
Crayewski feints a counter leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Bandichoo blocks the leg kick.
Bandichoo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bandichoo is looking to score with low kicks.
A slapping leg kick lands for Crayewski.
Bandichoo just misses with a punch to the body.
Crayewski was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Bandichoo misses with a jab, cross combination.
It seemed like Crayewski was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bandichoo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Crayewski.
Crayewski tries a quick counter leg kick but Bandichoo is wise to it.
Bandichoo throws a chopping leg kick but Crayewski manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bandichoo throws a wild body kick that Crayewski sees coming a mile off.
Bandichoo throws a body shot but no joy.
Crayewski looks to throw the jab but Bandichoo is out of range.
Bandichoo misses with a kick to the body.
Crayewski misses with a low kick as Bandichoo jumps back.
Bandichoo feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Crayewski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bandichoo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bandichoo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bandichoo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters circling - Bandichoo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bandichoo misses with a hook
and Crayewski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bandichoo throws an off balance right hand
and Crayewski counters by moving into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Crayewski.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crayewski prevents Bandichoo from breaking the clinch.
Crayewski lands an uppercut.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Crayewski softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Bandichoo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Crayewski cracks Bandichoo with a good jab.
Bandichoo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A low kick from Bandichoo misses
enabling Crayewski to counter with a crisp jab.
Bandichoo throws a poor cross that misses
and Crayewski counters with a good low kick that Bandichoo was not able to check.
Bandichoo throws a body shot but no joy.
Bandichoo misses with a left hand
and Crayewski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Grzegorz Crayewski.
I think Bandichoo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Josh West scores the fight for Taz Bandichoo!
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight for Taz Bandichoo!
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight for Grzegorz Crayewski!
Taz Bandichoo wins by split decision!
Taz Bandichoo very nearly forgot to thank Brooklyn Apothecary amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Gaizka Elizondo (ranked 22568 p4p, 22215 weight class) and Juhjartus Khairannus (ranked 715 p4p, 764 weight class). Elizondo comes to the ring accompanied by Peewee Longway & Money Man - Ooowwweee. Juhjartus Khairannus has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Gaizka Elizondo's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 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 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Juhjartus Khairannus!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Micheangelo Fripello and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elizondo 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 with a straight left.
Elizondo looks to land a left hand but Khairannus moved out of range nicely.
We've been informed that Khairannus has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Khairannus misses with a looping left.
Khairannus missing with a left hand there. Elizondo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khairannus. Elizondo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Elizondo tries to close the distance and clinch but Khairannus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Elizondo misses with a few strikes there.
Elizondo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Khairannus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Elizondo.
Khairannus misses with an uppercut. Elizondo saw that one coming.
Elizondo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Khairannus's head backwards.
Khairannus takes a swing at Elizondo's ribcage but misses.
Khairannus throws out a loose jab but Elizondo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Elizondo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Elizondo moves out of range as Khairannus strikes.
Khairannus circles away from the clinch attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khairannus. Elizondo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Elizondo seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Khairannus circles away from the clinch attempt.
Elizondo looks to land a right hand but Khairannus moved out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khairannus drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elizondo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Khairannus doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Khairannus connects with a looping right hand.
Elizondo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Khairannus.
Khairannus looks to throw the jab but Elizondo is out of range.
Khairannus falls off balance throwing a combination
and Elizondo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Elizondo moves away from the strike by Khairannus.
Elizondo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Khairannus.
Khairannus looks to land a left hand but Elizondo moved out of range nicely.
Khairannus blocks a jab.
Elizondo throws a shot from downtown. Khairannus moves away and avoids it.
Khairannus misses with a looping left.
Elizondo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Khairannus feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Elizondos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Elizondo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Elizondo misses the shot to the body.
Elizondo misses with a looping left.
Khairannus is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Elizondo with a body shot.
A slow jab from Elizondo misses its intended target.
Elizondo lands a jab to the nose.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Elizondo misses.
Elizondo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Khairannus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Khairannus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Khairannus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Elizondo misses with a shot to the body
and Khairannus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Elizondo moves out of range as Khairannus strikes.
Khairannus lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Khairannus with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Khairannus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Khairannus misses the jab.
Elizondo swings for the body but Khairannus moves out of range.
Khairannus takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Elizondo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Khairannus missing with a left hand there. Elizondo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khairannus cracks Elizondo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Elizondo scores with a jab to the body.
Khairannus slips under a jab.
A jab from Khairannus misses.
Khairannus takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Gaizka Elizondo will probably get the nod.
That's time! Elizondo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Khairannus throws an overhand right that lands on Elizondo's shoulder, as Elizondo tries to avoid the shot.
Khairannus moves out of range of the strikes.
Gaizka Elizondo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Elizondo misses with a lunging right hand
and Khairannus counters with a straight right hand.
Khairannus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Elizondo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Elizondo looks to score with a jab to the body but Khairannus is just out of range.
Elizondo connects with a right hand. Khairannus shakes it off.
Khairannus fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A swing and a miss from Elizondo.
A punch combination from Elizondo misses.
Khairannus looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Elizondo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Khairannus will feel that in the morning.
Khairannus swings for the body but Elizondo moves out of range.
Khairannus throws out a loose jab but Elizondo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Elizondo is looking to clinch but Khairannus is avoiding it.
A little jabbing left from Khairannus on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Khairannus with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Elizondo to score with a decent uppercut.
Elizondo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Khairannus rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Elizondo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khairannus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Elizondo.
As Elizondo backs off Khairannus throws a huge counter combo but Elizondo manages to avoid it all.
Elizondo gets a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Elizondo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khairannus.
Elizondo has a couple of punches blocked by Khairannus.
Khairannus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Elizondo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Elizondo throws a hook but Khairannus blocks it.
Elizondo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Khairannus tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Elizondo misses with a hook
and Khairannus counters with a right hand to the body.
Khairannus wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Khairannus throws a body punch but Elizondo moves out of range.
Khairannus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Elizondo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Khairannus has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Elizondo finds it's way round the side to connect with Khairannus's head.
It looks like Juhjartus Khairannus has been cut.
Elizondo tries to clinch but Khairannus moves out of range.
Khairannus scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khairannus misses with a wild combination.
Khairannus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Elizondo.
Elizondo throws a body punch but Khairannus moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elizondo misses with a jab to the body
enabling Khairannus to counter with a crisp jab.
Elizondo tries to clinch there but Khairannus circles away.
Elizondo lands the left hand.
Elizondo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Elizondo misses with a body shot.
Elizondo connects with a nice looking jab.
Khairannus looks to throw the jab but Elizondo is out of range.
A quick step to the side and Elizondo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A lazy left from Khairannus finds it's target.
Khairannus slips a straight right by Elizondo.
Khairannus looks to throw the jab but Elizondo is out of range.
Elizondo is looking for a counter combo.
Khairannus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Elizondo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khairannus. Elizondo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Elizondo throws a hook but Khairannus blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Elizondo looks to land a left hand but Khairannus moved out of range nicely.
Khairannus slips a jab from Elizondo.
Elizondo misses with a hook. Khairannus ducked under it nicely.
Elizondo slips under a jab.
Khairannus takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Gaizka Elizondo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Juhjartus Khairannus's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Khairannus throws a hook but Elizondo blocks it.
Khairannus missing with a left hand there. Elizondo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Elizondo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Khairannus.
Khairannus slips under a jab from Elizondo.
Elizondo lands a jab.
Khairannus moves away from the strike by Elizondo.
Khairannus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Khairannus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Elizondo manages to avoid it.
Elizondo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Elizondo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gaizka Elizondo is winning the standup battle so far.
Khairannus misses with a body shot.
Elizondo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Khairannus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Elizondo moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Elizondo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fighters circling - Khairannus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Elizondo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Khairannus's head backwards.
Elizondo tries to clinch there but Khairannus circles away.
Elizondo scores with a one two! Khairannus had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Elizondo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elizondo slips under a jab from Khairannus.
Khairannus slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Elizondo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Elizondo scores with a decent looking hook.
Elizondo jabs Khairannus to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Khairannus misses with a wild body shot.
Khairannus lands a nice looking body shot.
Elizondo throws a looping overhand right but Khairannus ducks down to avoid it.
Elizondo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Elizondo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Elizondo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Elizondo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Elizondo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Khairannus has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Elizondo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Khairannus has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Elizondo lands a hook that snaps the head of Khairannus backwards.
Elizondo swings wildly with an uppercut but Khairannus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khairannus pushes Elizondo back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khairannus throws a punch but it's blocked by Elizondo.
Elizondo misses with the head strike.
Khairannus has a couple of punches blocked by Elizondo.
Khairannus lands with a light punch inside.
Elizondo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Khairannus swings wildly with an uppercut but Elizondo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Elizondo lands a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Khairannus fails to land.
Khairannus throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Elizondos head.
Elizondo breaks from the clinch.
Khairannus takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from Elizondo misses.
Elizondo tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Khairannus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Elizondo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Khairannus at a distance.
Elizondo misses with a wild body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gaizka Elizondo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Elizondo 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight for Gaizka Elizondo!
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight for Gaizka Elizondo!
Gaizka Elizondo wins by majority decision!
Post fight, Gaizka Elizondo stared into the camera and said 'Krit is dangerous when your chin is bad as mine thank god i didnt get koed'.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Digi Talis (ranked 2644 p4p, 20494 weight class) and Ray Morrison (ranked 316 p4p, 669 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Morrison's choice of entrance music: Leave Me Alone. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Digi Talis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ray Morrison!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Ryoma Takatsuka and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrison misses with a hook. Talis ducked under it nicely.
Talis ducks under a wild hook from Morrison.
Talis throws a lazy uppercut
and Morrison counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Morrison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Talis moves away.
Talis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Morrison.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Talis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Talis on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Talis throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Morrison's head.
Talis cracks Morrison with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Talis walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A swing and a miss from Morrison.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morrison. Talis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Talis throws a head kick but Morrison moves out of range.
Talis walks into a straight right hand from Morrison.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morrison throws a jab but it's blocked by Talis.
Talis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Talis needs to keep his hands up - Morrison had a free shot at his head there.
Morrison throws a low kick but Talis avoids it.
Talis swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Talis misses with a hook.
Morrison throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison tries a head kick but it misses.
Talis throws a hook but Morrison avoids it easily.
Morrison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morrison misses with a kick to the body.
Talis on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Talis takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Morrison lands with a kick to the temple. Talis shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Talis blocks a head kick by Morrison.
A telegraphed right hand from Talis misses the target.
Talis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Morrison lands a slapping body shot.
Talis throws a poor cross that misses
and Morrison counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Morrison throws a leg kick but Talis moved away.
Morrison moves out of range of the strikes.
Morrison looks for the body kick but Talis saw that one coming.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Morrison 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 Talis has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Talis and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Morrison uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Talis.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morrison feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Taliss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Morrison ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Morrison swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Talis defending well as Morrison loads up on a big left hand.
Talis has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fairtex MMA in the buildup to the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Talis looks to land a left hand but Morrison moved out of range nicely.
Morrison cracks Talis with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Talis lands a head kick. Morrison smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Talis is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Morrison's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Morrison just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice shot lands for Talis.
Talis is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Talis misses with a straight right.
Morrison bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Talis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Morrison.
Talis takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Morrison looks to throw a body kick
and Morrison takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Morrison moves out of range as Talis strikes.
Morrison misses with a looping right.
Morrison clobbers Talis with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head kick misses from Morrison.
Talis scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Morrison takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Morrison misses with a few strikes there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Morrison dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Talis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morrison misses with a leg kick.
Morrison punishes Talis's body with a nice straight punch.
A big left from Talis misses.
Ray Morrison seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Talis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Morrison lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Morrison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Talis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Morrison's sensitive parts.
Morrison has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Talis throws a shot from downtown. Morrison moves away and avoids it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Morrison! But no joy.
Talis smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Talis throws a head kick that misses.
A punch combination from Talis misses.
Morrison misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Talis throws an overhand right that lands on Morrison's shoulder, as Morrison tries to avoid the shot.
Morrison misses with a hook.
Morrison lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Morrison throws a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That kick from Morrison tenderised Talis's leg. Talis is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sloppy strikes from Morrison. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talis tries to land a front kick but Morrison steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Morrison avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Talis pivots, looking for a leg kick but Morrison is out of range and Talis settles back down.
Morrison misses with a right hand
letting Talis counter with a right hand.
Morrison on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Talis connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Talis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morrison checks a low kick from Talis.
Talis misses with a hook. Morrison ducked under it nicely.
Morrison swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Morrison throws a sloppy head kick and Talis moves out of range easily.
Talis appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Talis misses with an uppercut
and Morrison counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Morrison scores with a head kick. Talis tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Talis moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nice body punch from Talis.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Talis on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Talis throws a big shot that misses.
Morrison lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Talis circles away quickly and effectively.
The fighters circle momentarily. Morrison darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nice defenses there by Morrison.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talis avoids the body shot from Morrison.
Morrison misses with a body kick.
Morrison just misses with a punch to the body.
Morrison keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Talis.
Morrison tries to land a leg kick but Talis saw it coming and moves away.
Talis misses with an uppercut.
Talis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Morrison.
Talis takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Talis takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Talis moves out of range of the strikes.
Morrison throws a body kick that misses
and Talis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Talis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A bone on bone clash there as Talis blocks the leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Talis scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Morrison is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Morrison uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Talis.
Morrison misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Morrison steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Talis.
A little jabbing left from Morrison on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Digi Talis will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Talis is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Morrison.
Digi Talis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Morrison pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Talis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Talis is looking to land body kicks.
Talis takes a swing at Morrison's ribcage but misses.
Morrison scores with a nice strike.
Talis just misses with a punch to the body.
Morrison throws a body punch but Talis moves out of range.
Morrison misses with a looping left.
A jab from Talis finds it's way through Morrison's defenses.
Morrison slips a jab from Talis.
Talis lands a leg kick that knocks Morrison off balance momentarily.
Talis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Morrison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Talis manages to avoid it.
Talis throws out a powerful jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Talis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Morrison doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Morrison throws the left hand but Talis avoids the punch easily.
Morrison tests Talis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Morrison misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Morrison counters with a body kick.
Morrison fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Talis lands a body shot.
Talis avoids the head kick by Morrison.
Morrison swings for the body but Talis moves out of range.
Morrison tries to land a leg kick but Talis saw it coming and moves away.
Morrison checks a low kick from Talis.
Morrison tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Talis is able to avoid easily.
Morrison moves out of range of the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Talis.
Jab by Morrison.
Talis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Morrison throws a poor cross that misses
and Talis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Morrison blocks a low kick nicely.
Good leg kick by Morrison.
Talis defending well as Morrison loads up on a big left hand.
A big left from Talis misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talis swings for the body but Morrison moves out of range.
Talis connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Talis throws a low kick, looking for Morrison's leg but Morrison calmly moves out of range.
Talis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Morrison tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Talis moves out of range of the strikes.
Morrison moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice body punch from Talis.
Talis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Morrison.
Morrison swings for the body but Talis moves out of range.
Talis scores with a nice strike.
Talis ducks under a wild hook from Morrison.
Morrison connects with a good right hand that stumbles Talis. Talis circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Talis paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice defenses there by Talis.
Talis blocks a low kick nicely.
Talis misses with a looping left.
Talis misses with a series of wild punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Digi Talis showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Talis 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight for Ray Morrison!
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight for Ray Morrison!
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight as a draw!
Ray Morrison wins by majority decision!
Ray Morrison seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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