Seventh Rule of Fight Club PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Dakota Thibodeaux Jr (ranked 24982 p4p, 25210 weight class) and Tin Jones (ranked 763 p4p, 730 weight class). Dakota Thibodeaux Jr could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tin Jones's chin.

Thibodeaux Jr
vs
Jones

197 cm
19
214
2 - 4 - 0

190 cm
25
198
0 - 3 - 0

Great elbows
Good chin

Good low kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dakota Thibodeaux Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tin Jones!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Bart Greer and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones tries to clinch but Thibodeaux Jr is having none of it.
Thibodeaux Jr was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jones looks to clinch
and Thibodeaux Jr counters with a thumping low kick.
Thibodeaux Jr looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tin Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Jones has closed the distance and engaged Thibodeaux Jr in a clinch.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thibodeaux Jr looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jones blocks an elbow strike.
Thibodeaux Jr is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jones is keeping busy.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Thibodeaux Jr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thibodeaux Jr misses with an elbow strike.
Jones lands a nice uppercut.
Jones blocks an elbow strike from Thibodeaux Jr.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thibodeaux Jr misses with an elbow strike.
Jones blocks an elbow strike.
Thibodeaux Jr slows down the pace here.
Thibodeaux Jr misses with an elbow over the top.
Jones blocks the elbow strike.
Thibodeaux Jr throws an elbow that misses.
Thibodeaux Jr comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Thibodeaux Jr pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thibodeaux Jr.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Thibodeaux Jr throws an elbow but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones avoids a wild elbow strike from Thibodeaux Jr.
Jones avoids the elbow strike from Thibodeaux Jr, against the ropes.
Thibodeaux Jr lands an elbow that stopped Jones in his tracks for a moment.
Jones dodges an elbow strike from Thibodeaux Jr.
Thibodeaux Jr gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Thibodeaux Jr throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jones working aggressively here.
Jones avoids a wild elbow strike from Thibodeaux Jr.
Jones avoids the elbow strike from Thibodeaux Jr, against the ropes.
Thibodeaux Jr misses with an elbow over the top.
Thibodeaux Jr throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Thibodeaux Jr throws an elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux Jr wants to stall.
Thibodeaux Jr lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Thibodeaux Jr throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Jones creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Thibodeaux Jr pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Thibodeaux Jr throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jones blocks an elbow strike from Thibodeaux Jr.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Thibodeaux Jr throws an elbow but misses.
Thibodeaux Jr wants to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Jones lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thibodeaux Jr backwards.
Jones blocks an elbow strike.
Thibodeaux Jr throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Thibodeaux Jr pushes off an throws an elbow but Jones leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Thibodeaux Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thibodeaux Jr lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thibodeaux Jr lands a nice elbow.
Jones dodges an elbow strike from Thibodeaux Jr.
Thibodeaux Jr's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dakota Thibodeaux Jr dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Jones is looking to clinch.
Thibodeaux Jr was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

Jones clinches.
Thibodeaux Jr throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Thibodeaux Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
Jones lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Thibodeaux Jr gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Thibodeaux Jr stalling in the clinch.
Thibodeaux Jr lands an elbow just above Jones 's eye.
Jones avoids a wild elbow strike from Thibodeaux Jr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thibodeaux Jr pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Thibodeaux Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones avoids a wild elbow strike from Thibodeaux Jr.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Thibodeaux Jr just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jones's brow.
Thibodeaux Jr throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Thibodeaux Jr creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Thibodeaux Jr throws an elbow that misses.
Jones lands a right hand.
Thibodeaux Jr takes a shot to the head.
Jones blocks the elbow strike.
Thibodeaux Jr misses with an elbow strike.
Thibodeaux Jr throws an elbow that misses.
A short right from Jones on the inside.
Jones blocks an elbow strike.
Jones dodges an elbow strike from Thibodeaux Jr.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Thibodeaux Jr.
Thibodeaux Jr will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Jones up against the ropes.
Thibodeaux Jr looking to slow down the pace here.
Jones blocks an elbow strike.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thibodeaux Jr misses with an elbow strike.
Jones avoids the elbow strike from Thibodeaux Jr, against the ropes.
Thibodeaux Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thibodeaux Jr pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones blocks the elbow strike.
Thibodeaux Jr blocks an uppercut.
Jones avoids a wild elbow strike from Thibodeaux Jr.
Thibodeaux Jr throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jones blocks an elbow strike.
Thibodeaux Jr is trying to maintain a safe position but Jones gets an underhook and turns Thibodeaux Jr into the ropes.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Thibodeaux Jr throws an elbow but misses.
Thibodeaux Jr throws an elbow but it misses.
Jones blocks the elbow strike.
Thibodeaux Jr throws an elbow that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Thibodeaux Jr throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Thibodeaux Jr just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jones's brow.
Thibodeaux Jr holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Jones avoids the elbow strike from Thibodeaux Jr, against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Thibodeaux Jr lands an elbow that stopped Jones in his tracks for a moment.
Jones misses with some punches.
Thibodeaux Jr throws an elbow that misses.
Jones blocks an elbow strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thibodeaux Jr is looking to control Jones's arms but Jones gets an underhook and turns him. Now Thibodeaux Jr has his back to the ropes.
Thibodeaux Jr creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Thibodeaux Jr misses with an elbow strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dakota Thibodeaux Jr dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Jones blocks a head kick by Thibodeaux Jr.

Jones rushes Thibodeaux Jr and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Jones.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Thibodeaux Jr throws an elbow but misses.
A short right from Jones on the inside.
Jones lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jones dodges an elbow strike from Thibodeaux Jr.
Thibodeaux Jr creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jones lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones dodges an elbow strike from Thibodeaux Jr.
Jones blocks the elbow strike.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Thibodeaux Jr blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Thibodeaux Jr has Jones pushed against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
Thibodeaux Jr gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jones blocks an elbow strike.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Thibodeaux Jr throws an elbow but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Thibodeaux Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Thibodeaux Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Thibodeaux Jr.
Thibodeaux Jr lands an elbow that stopped Jones in his tracks for a moment.
Thibodeaux Jr looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dakota Thibodeaux Jr has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Thibodeaux Jr throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jones blocks an elbow strike.
Thibodeaux Jr looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Thibodeaux Jr is trying to stall.
Jones lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux Jr looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jones blocks an elbow strike.
Jones takes an elbow to the temple.
Thibodeaux Jr throws an elbow but it misses.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Thibodeaux Jr just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jones's brow.
Thibodeaux Jr is looking to control Jones's arms but Jones gets an underhook and turns him. Now Thibodeaux Jr has his back to the ropes.
Thibodeaux Jr throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dakota Thibodeaux Jr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Thibodeaux Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux Jr looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Thibodeaux Jr throws an elbow but misses.
Jones being controlled against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Thibodeaux Jr just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jones's brow.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Thibodeaux Jr throws an elbow but misses.
Tin Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Thibodeaux Jr throws an elbow but misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jones lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thibodeaux Jr backwards.
Jones lands a nice uppercut.
Nice elbow from Thibodeaux Jr.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tin Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Thibodeaux Jr 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight for Dakota Thibodeaux Jr!
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight for Dakota Thibodeaux Jr!
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight for Dakota Thibodeaux Jr!

Dakota Thibodeaux Jr wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
40%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Choi Dajung (ranked 5623 p4p, 4930 weight class) and Duannis Frank (ranked 564 p4p, 530 weight class). Choi Dajung could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Duannis Frank's chin.

Dajung
vs
Frank

200 cm
18
283
0 - 1 - 0

192 cm
17
214
1 - 0 - 0

Basic striking
Big right hand

Great elbows
Very confident

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Choi Dajung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Duannis Frank!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Bart Greer and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Frank has managed to clinch.
Dajung misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dajung.
Dajung can't break the clinch.
Dajung wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Frank manages to break the clinch.
Choi Dajung seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Dajung drives through and clinches with Frank against the ropes.
Dajung is trying to break the clinch but Frank has him pressed against the ropes.

Frank manages to break the clinch.
Dajung avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Frank circles away from the clinch attempt
and Frank counters with a good low kick that Dajung was not able to check.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frank wants to clinch.
Dajung has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Frank.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Frank moves into the clinch.

Frank manages to break the clinch.
Dajung tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice jab there from Dajung.

Frank instigates a clinch.
Frank throws a head punch that misses.
Dajung is trying to force a seperation but Frank has the dominant position.
Frank tries a body shot but Dajung blocks it.
Dajung misses with a body punch.
Dajung wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dajung tries to break the clinch but Frank is controlling the position.

Frank pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Frank moves into the clinch successfully.
Dajung's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Frank breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dajung takes a swing at Frank's ribcage but misses.
Dajung backing away here, and Frank unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A nice leg kick from Frank, right into the meat of the thigh.

Frank has managed to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dajung is trying to break the clinch but Frank is controlling him.
Frank misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dajung wants to get back to striking at distance but Frank won't allow it.
Frank pushes Dajung back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Frank misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Frank takes a shot to the head.

Frank breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Frank moves in looking to clinch but Dajung pushes him off.
Dajung connects with a single shot there.
Frank has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.

Frank clinches with his opponent.
Dajung tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Frank.
Dajung wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Frank has him pressed against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frank's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Frank lands with a short shot to the head.
Dajung misses with a body punch.

Frank escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Frank looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Frank misses with an uppercut. Dajung saw that one coming.
Frank moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Frank tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It looked like Dajung was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Frank.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dajung. Frank does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dajung ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Frank moves away.
Dajung misses with a body shot.
Dajung cracks a nice hook into Frank's ribs.

Frank rushes Dajung and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Frank lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dajung backwards.
Frank keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dajung's efforts to push away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dajung misses with a hook to the ribs.

Frank breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dajung thuds a left hand into Frank's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Frank scoring well with a low kick there.

Frank forces Dajung back against the ropes and clinches.

Frank breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Frank throws a hook to the side of Dajung's head but Dajung sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Frank tests Dajung's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dajung ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Frank moves away.
Dajung uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Frank.
Dajung is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dajung scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Frank tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Dajung manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Frank takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

Frank gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Frank pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Duannis Frank dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Dajung throws a sloppy body shot
and Frank counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dajung scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dajung is looking to wear down Frank with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Frank tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Dajung paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Decent striking displayed by Dajung there.
Frank keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dajung misses the jab.

Dajung clinches up against the ropes.
Frank lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dajung is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Duannis Frank seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Frank working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dajung doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Frank pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Frank closes the distance and clinches.
Dajung tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Frank escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dajung is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frank misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Frank moves into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Frank.
Dajung tries to break free but Frank pushes him back against the ropes.

Frank breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Frank has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dajung misses the jab.
A countering left hand to the body from Frank misses.
Dajung scores with a body shot.
Dajung fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Frank looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A head kick misses from Frank.

Frank darts in and clinches Dajung up against the ropes.
Frank swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Frank's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Dajung instigates a clinch.
Frank lands a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dajung lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Frank lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dajung is trying to break the clinch but Frank has him pressed against the ropes.

Frank escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Frank steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dajung.
Dajung is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dajung tries to clinch there but Frank circles away.
Frank throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A quick step to the side and Dajung tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dajung looks to score with a jab to the body but Frank is just out of range.
Frank doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A punch lands to the side of Frank 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Choi Dajung is winning the standup battle so far.

Frank moves into the clinch.
Dajung fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Frank breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Frank moves into the clinch.
Dajung looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Frank lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dajung backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dajung struggles to land a body shot inside as Frank controls his hands.

Frank manages to break the clinch.
Frank takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dajung pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Frank tries to move into range but Dajung moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Frank takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Frank. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Dajung throws a body shot but no joy.

Frank clinches.
Dajung working aggressively here.
Dajung prevents a body shot from Frank.

Frank's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Frank rushes Dajung and presses him up against the ropes.
Frank misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Frank.
Frank tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dajung tries to break free but Frank pushes him back against the ropes.
Dajung is trying to break the clinch but Frank has him pressed against the ropes.
Dajung is trying to break the clinch but Frank is controlling him.

Frank manages to break the clinch.

Frank has closed the distance and engaged Dajung in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Frank breaks the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dajung. Frank does a little dance to reset his feet.
Frank avoids the body shot from Dajung.
Dajung lands with a shot to the body.

Frank clinches with his opponent.
Frank misses with the head strike.
Frank working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dajung tries a body shot but Frank blocks it.

Frank breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Frank gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Duannis Frank 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. This is the final round!

Frank fails in his attempt to clinch.
Frank is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Dajung drives through and clinches with Frank against the ropes.

Frank's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dajung fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Frank manages to avoid it.
Dajung throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Frank moves into the clinch successfully.
Frank misses with some punches.
Dajung lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dajung is trying to break the clinch but Frank is controlling him.
Dajung misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dajung misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dajung taking a breather.
Dajung is trying to break free.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dajung misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dajung swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Frank.
Frank blocking some punches.
Dajung tries to break the clinch but Frank is controlling the position.

Frank breaks from the clinch.

Frank gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Frank prevents a body shot from Dajung.
A short right from Frank.
Dajung pushes Frank back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Frank breaks from the clinch.
Dajung throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Frank has closed the distance and engaged Dajung in a clinch.
Choi Dajung has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dajung tries a body shot but Frank blocks it.
Dajung misses with a hook to the ribs.

Frank breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Frank looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dajung throws a poor cross that misses
and Frank makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dajung ducks under a wild hook from Frank.
Dajung steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Frank. That one must have hurt.
Frank uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dajung.
Jab, jab by Frank - just one landing.
Frank uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dajung.
A countering left hand to the body from Frank misses.
Frank uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dajung.
Frank throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Frank closes the distance and clinches.

Frank breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Frank tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Dajung paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Dajung on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frank lands with a good body shot.
Dajung is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It seemed like Frank was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

Frank closes the distance and clinches.

Frank breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Frank tries to clinch but Dajung moves out of range.
Dajung looks to score with a jab to the body but Frank is just out of range.
Duannis Frank is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dajung doesn't manage to clinch there - Frank circles away.

Frank has closed the distance and engaged Dajung in a clinch.
Frank lands a left hand.
Frank lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dajung is trying to force a seperation but Frank has the dominant position.
Dajung has a couple of punches blocked by Frank.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dajung misses with a punch on the inside.
Dajung wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dajung can't find room to land a body shot as Frank controls the action.
Frank has Dajung pressed against the ropes, preventing Dajung from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Frank lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dajung tries to throw a body punch but Frank avoids it by throwing Dajung back against the ropes.
Frank prevents Dajung from breaking the clinch.
Dajung can't find room to land a body shot as Frank controls the action.
Frank keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dajung's efforts to push away.
Dajung lands a shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Duannis Frank comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Frank 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight for Duannis Frank!
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight for Duannis Frank!
Judge David Hoff scores the fight for Duannis Frank!

Duannis Frank wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
62%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Roy Scott (ranked 6236 p4p, 5437 weight class) and Hummer Crawford (ranked 592 p4p, 620 weight class). Roy Scott has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Scott
vs
Crawford

190 cm
21
205
1 - 2 - 0

187 cm
25
195
1 - 1 - 0

Great elbows
Granite chin

Dangerous knees
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Roy Scott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hummer Crawford!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Winston Alpacca and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crawford just misses with a punch to the body.
Crawford lands a jab to Scott's midsection.

Scott instigates a clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Scott throws an elbow but misses.
Our sources have told us that Scott has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Scott tries to work over Crawford's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Scott takes a knee right on the jaw!
Crawford blocks an elbow strike from Scott.
Scott takes a shot to the head.
Scott can't find room to land a body shot as Crawford controls the action.
Scott throws an elbow but it misses.
Crawford slowing the pace effectively.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Crawford taking a breather.
Crawford working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Scott tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Crawford's elbow.
Scott is breathing heavily.
Crawford avoids a wild elbow strike from Scott.
Crawford throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Scott blocks it with crossed arms.
Crawford tries a knee to the head but Scott blocks it.
Crawford lands a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice left hand lands by Crawford.
Crawford lands a right hand that snaps the head of Scott backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawford lands with a short shot to the head.
Scott struggles to land a body shot inside as Crawford controls his hands.
Scott stalling in the clinch but Crawford improves position.
Crawford lands with a light punch inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Crawford.
Scott swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Crawford as Scott tries to tie him up.
Crawford landing knees to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Crawford.
Crawford dodges an elbow strike from Scott.
A short left from Crawford.
Crawford lands a left hand that snaps the head of Scott backwards.
Scott is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Scott looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Crawford.
Crawford unloads a knee to the mid-section. Scott lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Still in the clinch, Crawford scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Crawford digs a right hand into Scott's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Scott's gas tank.
Crawford 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.
Crawford lands a left hand.
Crawford cracks Scott with a nice body shot.
Crawford scores with a nice hook to the head.

Scott is rocked!
Crawford connects with a nasty looking knee right to Scott's face.
Oh Scott is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Crawford softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Crawford breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Scott with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Scott looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Scott get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Hummer Crawford!
During a confident post fight interview, Hummer Crawford thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
67%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ryan Johansson (ranked 6471 p4p, 4539 weight class) and Logan Paul (ranked 684 p4p, 584 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Johansson
vs
Paul

187 cm
18
205
0 - 3 - 0

194 cm
25
215
2 - 2 - 0

Brawler
Good chin

Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ryan Johansson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Logan Paul!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Bart Greer and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johansson throws a hook but Paul avoids it easily.
Paul flicks out a counter leg kick but Johansson steps away.
Johansson looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!

Paul forces Johansson back against the ropes and clinches.
Paul wants to break free but Johansson has control.
Paul lands a hook that snaps the head of Johansson backwards.
Johansson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Paul backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Paul's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Johansson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Paul tries to land knees in the clinch but Johansson avoids the damage to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paul lands a nice knee to the body.
Paul slows down the pace here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johansson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Paul's efforts to push away.
Our sources have told us that Johansson has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Paul effectively controlling the action here.
Johansson prevents Paul from breaking the clinch.
Johansson throws a head punch that misses.
The referee calls for Paul to work.
Johansson throws a head punch that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Paul lands a shoulder strike.

Paul breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Paul closes the distance and pushes Johansson back into the ropes.
Paul looking to throw knees to the head but Johansson is blocking nicely.
Paul is pushing Johansson up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Paul breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A combination from Paul does no damage.
Jab by Paul.

Paul moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paul has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Paul breaks from the clinch.

Paul takes the fight into the clinch.

Paul's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Johansson gets tackled into the ropes by Paul. Paul maintains the clinch.
Paul working hard to break the clinch.
Paul looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Paul wants to break free but Johansson has control.
Paul lands with a short shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johansson avoids the elbow strike from Paul, against the ropes.
Paul looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Paul escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ryan Johansson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paul throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Johansson moves into range and clinches up with Paul.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Paul takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Paul wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Johansson has him pressed against the ropes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Paul manages to break the clinch.

Paul clinches up against the ropes.
Paul blocking some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Logan Paul dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Paul has closed the distance and engaged Johansson in a clinch.
Paul tries to land a knee to the head but Johansson blocks with his arms.
Paul wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Logan Paul seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Paul manages to break the clinch.

Paul has Johansson up against the ropes in a clinch.
Paul can't break the clinch.
Paul tries to break free but Johansson pushes him back against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Paul breaks from the clinch.

Paul closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Johansson struggles to land a body shot inside as Paul controls his hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paul is trying to break free.
Nice body punch from Paul - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Paul tries to break the clinch but Johansson is controlling the position.
Paul tries to land a knee to the head but Johansson blocks with his arms.
Paul stalling in the clinch.
Paul is trying to break free.
Johansson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Paul's efforts to push away.
Paul tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
A head punch on the inside from Johansson fails to land.
Paul with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Paul taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

Paul's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Paul dodges the punch combination from Johansson.

Paul takes the fight into the clinch.
Paul working hard to break the clinch.
Paul's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johansson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Paul has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Johansson has Paul pressed against the ropes, preventing Paul from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Johansson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Paul's efforts to push away.

Paul manages to break the clinch.
Paul tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Paul connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Johansson is looking to clinch but Paul is avoiding it.
Johansson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johansson wants to clinch.
Johansson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johansson blocks a head kick by Paul.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Paul displaying some good clinch control by pressing Johansson up against the ropes.
The crowd are getting on Paul's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Paul lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Logan Paul 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. This is the final round!

Paul gets a clinch.
Johansson avoids the elbow strike from Paul, against the ropes.
Paul wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Johansson has him pressed against the ropes.
Paul lands with a light punch inside.
Johansson has a couple of punches blocked by Paul.
Paul content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Johansson tries a body shot but Paul blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paul throws an elbow but it misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Paul is trying to force a seperation but Johansson has the dominant position.
Paul is looking to break free of the clinch but Johansson has double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paul lands a left hand.
Paul is looking to break free of the clinch but Johansson has double underhooks.
Paul is trying to break the clinch but Johansson is controlling him.
Paul dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Paul is trying to force a seperation but Johansson has the dominant position.

Paul pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Paul throws a push kick but Johansson slaps the foot to one side.
Johansson wants to clinch but Paul slips to the side
and Paul counters with a two punch combo.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Paul.
Paul catches Johansson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johansson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Paul has Johansson up against the ropes in a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Paul.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johansson has a couple of punches blocked by Paul.
Paul wants to get back to striking at distance but Johansson won't allow it.
Paul is looking to break free of the clinch but Johansson has double underhooks.
Paul's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Paul trying to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Paul pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Paul gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Johansson misses with a knee strike.
Paul wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Johansson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Johansson throws a punch but it's blocked by Paul.
Paul misses with an elbow over the top.
Paul throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Johansson.
Paul blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Paul looking to stall.
Paul tries a body shot but Johansson blocks it.

Paul's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Paul has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Paul tries to circle away but Johansson has him pinned against the ropes.
Ryan Johansson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Logan Paul is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Johansson misses with some punches.

Paul escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

And that's the end of the fight!
Logan Paul comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Paul 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Logan Paul!
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight for Logan Paul!
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight for Logan Paul!

Logan Paul wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
32%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jeremy Briggs (ranked 6252 p4p, 4999 weight class) and Imagine Thibodeaux (ranked 593 p4p, 535 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Briggs
vs
Thibodeaux

190 cm
25
270
0 - 2 - 0

218 cm
18
274
4 - 0 - 0

Solid boxing
KO power

Excellent MT
Determined

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jeremy Briggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Imagine Thibodeaux!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Daniel Franklin and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Briggs looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Thibodeaux avoids the body shot from Briggs.
Thibodeaux defending well as Briggs loads up on a big left hand.
Briggs tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Thibodeaux makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Briggs really felt that one!
Thibodeaux throws a head kick that misses.
Imagine Thibodeaux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thibodeaux takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Crunch! Thibodeaux slams his shin into Briggs's torso.
Thibodeaux throws a head kick that Briggs semi-blocks.
A head kick misses from Thibodeaux.
Briggs seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Thibodeaux 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 Briggs has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Briggs and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Briggs misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Thibodeaux connects with an inside leg kick.
Briggs misses with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Thibodeaux.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Thibodeaux.
A nice combination there by Briggs.

It looks like Imagine Thibodeaux has been cut.
Briggs misses with a low kick.
Briggs lands with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Briggs throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thibodeaux looks to throw the jab but Briggs is out of range.
Briggs went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Briggs has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Walter J Abramowitz Center for Bigness in the buildup to the fight.
Thibodeaux throws a head kick but Briggs moves out of range.
Briggs looks to clinch
and Thibodeaux counters with a big head kick but Briggs shrugs it off.
Thibodeaux lands a leg kick that knocks Briggs off balance momentarily.
Briggs lands with a nice body punch.
Briggs lands with a thumping leg kick.
Thibodeaux throws a head kick but Briggs moves out of range.
Briggs appears to be looking for a big counter.
Briggs scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Briggs looks to land a combination but Thibodeaux avoids it well.
Briggs misses with a few strikes there.
Briggs throws a right and a left that Thibodeaux avoids nicely.
Thibodeaux throws a predictable looking body shot
and Briggs counters with a series of strikes. Thibodeaux will be more careful next time no doubt.
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!
Briggs avoids the head kick by Thibodeaux.
It looked like Briggs was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Thibodeaux pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux lands a high kick!
Thibodeaux tries a head kick but it misses.
Thibodeaux misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Briggs thows a leg kick but Thibodeaux checks it
and Thibodeaux counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Briggs throws a head kick that misses.
Briggs throws a series of punches but Thibodeaux avoids them all with ease.
Briggs takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Briggs could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Briggs is looking to clinch.
Thibodeaux swats away the attempt to clinch by Briggs.
Thibodeaux throws out a counter right but Briggs avoids it with no problem.
Briggs takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Thibodeaux lands with a kick to the temple. Briggs shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Thibodeaux scores with a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Briggs lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Thibodeaux throws a right hand that misses
and Briggs counters with a two punch combo.
Thibodeaux comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Briggs throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Briggs misses with a few strikes there.
Nice cross by Thibodeaux.

Briggs is rocked!
Thibodeaux and Briggs are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Thibodeaux throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Briggs into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Thibodeaux knows it - he's on the ropes flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Imagine Thibodeaux!
A very excited looking Imagine Thibodeaux made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
68%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Plebian Franco (ranked 5146 p4p, 4016 weight class) and Evan Saunders (ranked 542 p4p, 467 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Franco
vs
Saunders

205 cm
25
255
1 - 0 - 1

210 cm
25
265
1 - 2 - 0

Basic striking
Granite chin

Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Plebian Franco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Evan Saunders!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Sandra Marshall and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franco defending well as Saunders loads up on a big left hand.
Franco throws a head kick that misses.
Saunders throws a counter combo.
Franco scores with a jab to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A head kick from Franco lands but Saunders takes it in his stride.

Franco gets a clinch.
Franco prevents a body shot from Saunders.
Saunders throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Saunders tries to work over Franco's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Franco blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Saunders can't find room to land a body shot as Franco controls the action.

Saunders's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Saunders throws an overhand right that lands on Franco's shoulder, as Franco tries to avoid the shot.
Franco throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Franco.
Saunders misses with a jab to the body

and Franco moves into the clinch.
Knees to the body from Saunders.
Franco is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Franco blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Saunders working aggressively here.
Saunders lands a body punch.
Saunders is trying to maintain a safe position but Franco gets an underhook and turns Saunders into the ropes.
Saunders prevents a body shot from Franco.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Saunders tries a body shot but Franco blocks it.
Franco is looking to control Saunders's arms but Saunders gets an underhook and turns him. Now Franco has his back to the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Saunders throws an elbow but misses.
Franco misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Saunders.
Franco with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Saunders prevents a body shot from Franco.
Saunders tries a body shot but Franco blocks it.
Franco is trying to maintain a safe position but Saunders gets an underhook and turns Franco into the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Saunders.
Franco avoiding damage as Saunders throws knees to the body.
Franco trying to land knees to the body.
Franco blocks a body shot from Saunders.
Franco misses with a knee strike.
Franco looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Knees to the body from Franco.
A head punch on the inside from Franco fails to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Franco.
Franco misses with a body punch.
Saunders with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Saunders looking to slow down the pace here.
Franco swings wildly with an uppercut but Saunders uses good head movement to avoid it.
Franco misses with a punch to the body.
Saunders on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Franco tries a knee to the head but Saunders blocks it.
Saunders misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Franco.
Nice elbow from Saunders.

It looks like Plebian Franco has been cut.
Franco doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saunders misses with a body punch.
Franco throws an elbow but it misses.
Saunders is trying to maintain a safe position but Franco gets an underhook and turns Saunders into the ropes.
Franco looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Franco tries to throw a body punch but Saunders avoids it by throwing Franco back against the ropes.
Franco is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Saunders is defending well for now.
Franco blocks a body shot from Saunders.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saunders takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Evan Saunders has been cut.
Franco is trying to maintain a safe position but Saunders gets an underhook and turns Franco into the ropes.
Saunders tries to throw a body punch but Franco avoids it by throwing Saunders back against the ropes.
Saunders tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Franco's elbow.
Saunders digs a right hand into Franco's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Franco's gas tank.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Saunders throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Franco blocks it with crossed arms.
Franco blocks an uppercut.
Saunders lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Franco.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Franco blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Franco looking to throw knees to the head but Saunders is blocking nicely.
Franco tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Saunders avoids it.
Saunders misses with a punch on the inside.
Franco gets through Saunders's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Saunders misses with a punch to the body.
Saunders tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Franco avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franco managing to block the knees to the body from Saunders.
A head punch on the inside from Franco fails to land.
Saunders taking a breather.
Franco blocks an uppercut.
Saunders avoiding damage as Franco throws knees to the body.
Franco trying to land knees to the body.
Saunders fails to land with a short punch 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!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Franco.
We've been informed that Saunders has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Franco landing knees to the body.
Saunders can't find room to land a body shot as Franco controls the action.
Saunders lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Saunders.
A head punch on the inside from Saunders fails to land.
Saunders lands with a light punch inside.
Franco taking a breather.
Franco misses with a knee to the head.
Saunders misses with the head strike.
Saunders misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Evan Saunders will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Franco's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Franco digs a good hook to Saunders's body.
Some wild striking there from Saunders.

Saunders forces Franco back against the ropes and clinches.
Franco goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Saunders.
Saunders missing with knees to the body.
Franco tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Saunders avoids it.
Franco misses with a hook to the ribs.
Saunders tries to throw a body punch but Franco avoids it by throwing Saunders back against the ropes.
Saunders blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Evan Saunders seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saunders takes a knee right on the jaw!
Franco tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Saunders avoids it.
Saunders on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Saunders throws an elbow that misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Franco throws an elbow but misses.
Franco prevents a body shot from Saunders.
Saunders avoiding damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Franco doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Franco swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Franco blocking some punches.
Franco has a couple of punches blocked by Saunders.
Franco lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Saunders or not.
Franco connects with a knee to the head.
Franco blocks an uppercut.
Saunders is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Franco lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Saunders misses with a body punch.
Saunders doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Saunders tries to work over Franco's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Franco missing with knees to the body.
Saunders misses with some punches.
Franco lands with a left to the head.
Franco blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saunders blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Saunders misses with a body punch.
Franco tries to land knees in the clinch but Saunders avoids the damage to the body.
Franco with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Saunders lands an elbow just above Franco 's eye.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Franco.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Franco blocking some punches.
Franco doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Franco throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Saunders blocks it with crossed arms.
Saunders throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Franco blocks it with crossed arms.
Franco tries to work over Saunders's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Franco throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Saunders blocks it with crossed arms.
Saunders tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Franco avoids it.
Saunders trying to land knees to the body.
Franco tries to land knees in the clinch but Saunders avoids the damage to the body.
Franco's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Franco looking to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franco pushes off an throws an elbow but Saunders leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Franco blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Franco throws an elbow but misses.
Saunders lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Franco backwards.

Saunders's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Saunders plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Saunders clinches with his opponent.
Franco is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Saunders is defending well for now.
Saunders misses with a punch on the inside.
Franco comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Franco lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Saunders or not.
Franco trying to stall but Saunders improves his position.
Franco missing with knees to the body.
Saunders throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Franco prevents a body shot from Saunders.
Franco working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A shot in the inside from Franco.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saunders avoiding damage as Franco throws knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Franco prevents a body shot from Saunders.
Saunders misses with a knee to the head.
Franco misses with a hook from the clinch.
Franco lands a nice elbow.
Franco goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Franco trying to control the position but instead, Saunders has worked for underhooks and has pushed Franco into the ropes.
Franco tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Saunders is trying to break free.
Saunders on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Saunders trying to stall but Franco improves his position.
Saunders tries to throw a body punch but Franco avoids it by throwing Saunders back against the ropes.
Saunders is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Saunders throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Franco lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Plebian Franco dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Franco misses with a body kick.
Saunders throws a push kick but Franco slaps the foot to one side.
Saunders just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromFranco.
Franco misses with a body kick.
Franco doesn't manage to clinch there - Saunders circles away.
Franco tries to clinch but Saunders is having none of it.
Nice body kick from Saunders.
Franco tries to clinch up.
Saunders throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Saunders swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Franco checks a leg kick.
Franco looks for the body kick but Saunders saw that one coming.
Saunders throws a sloppy head kick and Franco moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saunders throws a sloppy head kick and Franco moves out of range easily.
Saunders pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Franco scores with a leg kick.
Saunders fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Franco has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

Saunders rushes Franco and presses him up against the ropes.
Franco throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saunders tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Franco tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Franco keeps control of Saunders as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nice body punch from Franco - that landed with a thud.
Saunders takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Saunders swings wildly with an uppercut but Franco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Saunders missing with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Franco.
Saunders fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Saunders using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Franco has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Franco lands a damaging elbow.
Franco connects with a nasty looking knee right to Saunders's face.
Franco lands a right hand.
Saunders takes a knee right on the jaw!

Saunders is rocked!

That has opened up Evan Saunders's cut even more.
Knees in the clinch landing for Franco.
Saunders is still on wobbly legs! Can Franco finish him?
Franco lands a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Franco lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Saunders backwards.
Evan Saunders has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Franco creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice elbow from Franco.
Franco lands a body punch.
Plebian Franco is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Franco lands a knee to the body.
A body shot lands from Franco.
Franco lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Franco lands a knee to the head.
Saunders avoids the elbow strike from Franco, against the ropes.
Saunders working aggressively here.
Franco keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Saunders's efforts to push away.
Franco landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Saunders takes a knee to the side of the body.
Saunders seems to have recovered his senses.
Franco is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Saunders can do to turn this around?
Saunders tries a body shot but Franco blocks it.
Saunders's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franco makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Franco lands an elbow inside that Saunders shrugs off.
Nice body punch from Franco - that landed with a thud.
A knee to the head by Franco.
Franco tries a knee to the head but Saunders blocks it.
Franco scores with a shot to the side of Saunders's head.
Saunders takes a shot to the head.
Franco lands with a right to the head.
Franco landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Franco taking a breather.
Saunders misses with a body punch.
Franco lands a body punch.
Saunders takes a knee right on the jaw!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Franco has Saunders pushed against the ropes.
Saunders takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Franco as the two fighters clinch.

Franco has his opponent in a tight Thai clinch and unloads with a massive knee that drops Saunders to the canvas! Can Saunders beat the count? 3,4,5,6 and he's up... is he? Yes, he's up! The referee is taking a long look at him and he's going to allow it to continue!

The cut above Evan Saunders's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Franco pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Franco connects with a body shot.
Saunders misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Saunders avoids the head kick by Franco.

Saunders closes the distance and clinches.
Franco landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Franco stalling the fight.
Franco tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Saunders avoids it.
Franco lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Franco lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Franco lands a right hand.
Franco lands a right hand.
Franco is working Saunders over against the ropes.
Franco with an attempt at a knee that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Plebian Franco showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Franco 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Plebian Franco!
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight for Plebian Franco!
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight for Plebian Franco!

Plebian Franco wins by unanimous decision!
A relieved looking Plebian Franco thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
66%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Maurice Blow (ranked 6258 p4p, 5690 weight class) and Harley Washington (ranked 594 p4p, 567 weight class). Blow's entrance music is life goes on . A fine choice. Maurice Blow had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Blow
vs
Washington

205 cm
25
270
1 - 2 - 0

202 cm
25
283
1 - 0 - 0

Solid boxing
Cuts easily

Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Maurice Blow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Harley Washington!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Sandra Marshall and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Blow does it's job there.
Blow looks to land a right hand but Washington moved out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Blow. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Blow.

It looks like Harley Washington has been cut.
A big left from Blow misses.

Washington has managed to clinch.
Blow wants to break the clinch but can't.
Washington trying to land knees to the body.
Blow is trying to break free.
Washington tries to work over Blow's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blow wants to break the clinch but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Washington throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Blows head.
Washington leaning against his opponent.
Washington can't break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Washington.
Blow is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Washington stalls.
Washington wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Washington misses with a knee to the head.
Washington tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Blow is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Washington wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Blow is trying to force a seperation but Washington has the dominant position.
Washington lands a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Washington lands a nice uppercut.
Washington tries to circle away but Blow has him pinned against the ropes.
Washington is looking to break free of the clinch but Blow has double underhooks.
Blow wants to break free but Washington has control.
Washington is trying to force a seperation but Blow has the dominant position.
Washington wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Blow has him pressed against the ropes.
Washington is trying to break free.
Blow tries to circle away but Washington has him pinned against the ropes.
Blow wants to get back to striking at distance but Washington won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blow keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Washington's efforts to push away.
Blow on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Washington's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Washington pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Blow avoids a wild elbow strike from Washington.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Washington tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blow's elbow.
Washington is trying to break the clinch but Blow is controlling him.
Blow tries to circle away but Washington has him pinned against the ropes.
Blow has Washington pressed against the ropes, preventing Washington from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The referee calls for Washington to work.
Blow is trying to push Washington away but Washington has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Washington is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Washington controlling the action here for a moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Harley Washington dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Harley Washington's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Washington fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Blow, pushing him back against the ropes.
Washington swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blow working hard to break the clinch.
Blow is looking to break free of the clinch but Washington has double underhooks.
Washington swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Washington is stalling here.
Blow is looking to break free of the clinch but Washington has double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Washington stalls.
Blow is looking to break free of the clinch but Washington has double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blow wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Washington controlling the action here for a moment.
Washington is trying to break free.
Washington has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Washington taking a breather.
Washington keeps control of Blow as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee is keeping an eye on Washington - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Harley Washington.
Blow tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Washington manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Blow throws out a head kick that Washington doesn't see coming - it connects and sends Washington crashing to the mat face first! He's bounced up to his knees and is scrambling to get back to his feet and beat the count. He's up on 5 but still looks a bit groggy; will the referee allow it to continue??? He's taking a good look into Washington's eyes and has decided to let it go on!

Washington forces Blow back against the ropes and clinches.
Washington looking to throw knees to the head but Blow is blocking nicely.
Washington misses with an elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Washington fails to land.
Blow wants to break free but Washington has control.
Blow wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Blow wants to break free but Washington has control.
Washington can't break the clinch.
Washington tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington is pushing Blow up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Washington keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Blow's efforts to push away.
Blow definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Blow has Washington pressed against the ropes, preventing Washington from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Washington missing with knees to the body.
Washington missing with knees to the body.
Washington tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blow's elbow.
Washington tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Washington tries to throw a body punch but Blow avoids it by throwing Washington back against the ropes.
Washington keeps control of Blow as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Washington tries to break free but Blow pushes him back against the ropes.
Washington tries to work over Blow's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harley Washington seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Washington's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Blow keeps control of Washington as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Harley Washington will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Harley Washington's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Washington moves in looking to clinch but Blow pushes him off.
Blow throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Washington sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Washington drops his hands momentarily and Blow takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Washington tries to clinch but Blow moves out of range.
Blow circles away from the clinch attempt.
Blow misses with a series of wild punches.
Blow misses with a hook.
Washington takes one to the side of the head.
Blow dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Washington closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A jab from Blow misses.
Blow misses with a wild body shot.
Blow looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Washington slips under a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blow tries to clinch there but Washington circles away.
Blow sizes up Washington with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Washington swats away the attempt to clinch by Blow.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Blow cracks Washington with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Washington is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Washington is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9, he's up! Wow, he cut that one a bit fine!
Washington slips a jab from Blow.
Washington is looking to clinch.

Washington darts in and clinches Blow up against the ropes.
Washington tries to circle away but Blow has him pinned against the ropes.
Washington slowing the pace effectively.
Washington misses with a hook from the clinch.
Washington lands a left hand that snaps the head of Blow backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Washington working hard to break the clinch.
Washington is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Washington misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washington content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Washington looking to stall.
Washington stalling.
Washington trying to stall but Blow improves his position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Harley Washington.
Blow tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Maurice Blow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blow avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Blow cracks Washington with a left hand that drops him to the canvas, up against the ropes! Can Washington get back up in time? 3, 4, 5, 6, 7... he's on one knee... 8, 9... he's up! 'Walk towards me' says the referee. Washington looks steady enough to continue so we're going to continue!
Blow throws an overhand right that lands on Washington's shoulder, as Washington tries to avoid the shot.

Washington clinches with his opponent.
Blow is trying to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blow wants to break free but Washington has control.
Washington is trying to break the clinch but Blow is controlling him.
Washington avoiding damage.
Blow is trying to break the clinch but Washington has him pressed against the ropes.
Washington trying to land knees to the body.
Washington struggles to land a body shot inside as Blow controls his hands.
Washington wants to break the clinch but can't.
Washington keeps control of Blow as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Washington keeps control of Blow as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Washington slowing the pace effectively.
Washington throws an elbow but it misses.
Washington wants to get back to striking at distance but Blow won't allow it.
Blow is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Washington can do to turn this around?
Washington working hard to break the clinch.
Washington tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blow avoids it.
Maurice Blow is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Washington has Blow pressed against the ropes.
Washington taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Harley Washington has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blow blocks an elbow strike from Washington.

And that's the end of the fight!
Maurice Blow showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Washington 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight for Maurice Blow!
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight for Maurice Blow!
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight for Maurice Blow!

Maurice Blow wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
33%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between TyQuinton Babers (ranked 5241 p4p, 5859 weight class) and Roberto Marley (ranked 609 p4p, 643 weight class). Marley has chosen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOFu6b3w6c0 as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Babers
vs
Marley

192 cm
25
219
2 - 0 - 0

199 cm
22
195
0 - 2 - 0

Great elbows
KO power

Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, TyQuinton Babers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Roberto Marley!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Daniel Franklin and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babers fails in his attempt to clinch.
Marley is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Marley looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Babers throws a sloppy head kick and Marley moves out of range easily.
Marley is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Marley doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Marley gets tackled into the ropes by Babers. Babers maintains the clinch.
Babers creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Marley's defenses.
Marley misses with a knee to the head.
Babers lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Roberto Marley has been cut.
Babers creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Marley's defenses.
Babers lands an elbow inside that Marley shrugs off.
Nice body punch from Babers - that landed with a thud.
Babers stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Babers lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Babers lands a body punch.
Babers digs a right hand into Marley's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Marley's gas tank.
Babers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marley's elbow.
Babers lands an elbow inside.
Babers misses with a punch to the body.
Babers throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Babers lands an elbow that stopped Marley in his tracks for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Babers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Our sources have told us that Babers has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Babers works on Marley's body with a couple of short punches.
Babers lands an elbow inside that Marley shrugs off.
Babers lands with a left to the head.
Babers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Babers lands a damaging elbow.
Babers works on Marley's body with a couple of short punches.
Babers working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Marley takes an elbow to the temple.
Babers lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Babers lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Marley is rocked!
Babers lands a damaging elbow.
Marley is still on wobbly legs! Can Babers finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice elbow from Babers.

That has opened up Roberto Marley's cut even more.
Babers throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Babers is leaning against Marley and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Babers.
Babers lands a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Babers.
Babers lands a nice elbow.
Babers lands an elbow that stopped Marley in his tracks for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babers has control of Marley and unloads with a rapid fire barage of elbows, sending Marley crashing to the mat! Marley looks in big trouble - I don't think he's going to beat the count! He hasn't! The referee has reached 10 and this fight is all over! Babers looks delighted, as well he should.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Elbows). TyQuinton Babers!
After winning the bout, TyQuinton Babers thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Roberto Marley had this to say: 'Let's smoke some ganja maaan'.

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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
72%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Raja Ramirez (ranked 4154 p4p, 2844 weight class) and Cecil Lightning (ranked 542 p4p, 384 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.

Ramirez
vs
Lightning

190 cm
25
220
3 - 0 - 0

199 cm
19
210
7 - 0 - 0

Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

Lethal high kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Raja Ramirez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cecil Lightning!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Winston Alpacca and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lightning 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.
Ramirez throws a sloppy head kick and Lightning moves out of range easily.

Ramirez clinches up with Lightning and pushes him back against the ropes.
Lightning takes an elbow to the temple.
Ramirez working aggressively here.
Lightning tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ramirez landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ramirez lands a hook that snaps the head of Lightning backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ramirez.
Ramirez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ramirez unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lightning lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lightning struggles to land a body shot inside as Ramirez controls his hands.
Lightning blocks a body shot from Ramirez.
Ramirez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lightning.
Lightning misses with the head strike.
Ramirez scores with a shot to the side of Lightning's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ramirez blocking some punches.
Ramirez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lightning is defending well for now.
Lightning blocking some punches.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Ramirez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lightning's brow.
Lightning is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ramirez.
Ramirez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lightning blocks it with crossed arms.
Lightning tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ramirez's elbow.
Lightning wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ramirez with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ramirez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lightning's defenses.
Lightning blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ramirez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lightning tries a body shot but Ramirez blocks it.
Lightning wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Our sources have told us that Ramirez has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Ramirez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ramirez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lightning's defenses.
Lightning blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ramirez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lightning tries a body shot but Ramirez blocks it.
Ramirez tries to throw a body punch but Lightning avoids it by throwing Ramirez back against the ropes.
Lightning misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lightning wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ramirez looking to throw knees to the head but Lightning is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Lightning.
Ramirez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ramirez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ramirez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lightning lands with a light punch 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!
Ramirez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lightning avoids it.
Ramirez using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lightning blocks a body shot from Ramirez.
Lightning struggles to land a body shot inside as Ramirez controls his hands.
Lightning gets through Ramirez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ramirez misses with a knee strike.
Lightning misses with a punch to the body.
Ramirez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lightning blocks an elbow strike from Ramirez.
Lightning goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ramirez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lightning is defending well for now.
Ramirez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lightning pushes Ramirez back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lightning blocks a body shot from Ramirez.
Lightning tries a body shot but Ramirez blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ramirez.
A short right from Ramirez on the inside.
Lightning tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ramirez tries a knee to the head but Lightning blocks it.
Lightning misses with a body punch.
Lightning tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lightning lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lightning doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lightning tries to circle away but Ramirez has him pinned against the ropes.
Lightning tries to work over Ramirez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lightning blocking some punches.
Lightning managing to block the knees to the body from Ramirez.
Ramirez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ramirez tries to land knees in the clinch but Lightning avoids the damage to the body.
Ramirez throws a head punch that misses.
A body shot lands from Lightning.
Nice body punch from Lightning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lightning on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ramirez trying to stall but Lightning improves his position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lightning.
Ramirez is breathing heavily.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Ramirez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lightning's brow.
A hook to the body from Lightning.
Lightning wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ramirez has him pressed against the ropes.
Lightning lands with a left to the head.
Lightning lands with a light punch 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!

Lightning escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Ramirez gets a clinch.
Lightning is trying to break the clinch but Ramirez is controlling him.
Lightning works on Ramirez's body with a couple of short punches.
Ramirez tries to land knees in the clinch but Lightning avoids the damage to the body.
Ramirez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lightning lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ramirez backwards.
Lightning digs a right hand underneath Ramirez's ribcage. Ramirez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lightning gets through Ramirez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Lightning pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Raja Ramirez dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Ramirez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lightning tries a quick counter leg kick but Ramirez is wise to it.
Ramirez throws a low kick but Lightning moves out of range easily.
Ramirez tries a head kick but it misses.
Lightning connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

It looks like Raja Ramirez has been cut.

Ramirez closes the distance and pushes Lightning back into the ropes.
Lightning lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lightning misses with a punch on the inside.
Raja Ramirez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lightning blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ramirez landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lightning working aggressively here.
Ramirez is pushing Lightning up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramirez struggles to land a body shot inside as Lightning controls his hands.
Ramirez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ramirez is working Lightning over against the ropes.
Lightning tries to throw a body punch but Ramirez avoids it by throwing Lightning back against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Lightning fails to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez gets through Lightning's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lightning scores with a hook to the body.
Lightning throws a head punch that misses.
Lightning avoiding damage as Ramirez throws knees to the body.
Ramirez missing with knees to the body.
Lightning blocks an uppercut.
Lightning scores with a shoulder strike.
Lightning prevents a body shot from Ramirez.
Lightning tries a body shot but Ramirez blocks it.
Ramirez can't find room to land a body shot as Lightning controls the action.
Ramirez tries to throw a body punch but Lightning avoids it by throwing Ramirez back against the ropes.
Lightning blocking some punches.
Lightning tries to throw a body punch but Ramirez avoids it by throwing Lightning back against the ropes.
Lightning lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ramirez backwards.
Ramirez misses with a knee strike.
Lightning can't break the clinch.
Ramirez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lightning's efforts to push away.
Lightning tries to throw a body punch but Ramirez avoids it by throwing Lightning back against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez throws a punch but it's blocked by Lightning.
Lightning's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ramirez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lightning misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lightning tries to work over Ramirez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ramirez struggles to land a body shot inside as Lightning controls his hands.
Ramirez lands an elbow that stopped Lightning in his tracks for a moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lightning tries a body shot but Ramirez blocks it.
Ramirez lands with a left to the head.
Ramirez with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Cecil Lightning has been cut.
Ramirez lands a nice uppercut.
Lightning working aggressively here.
Lightning tries to throw a body punch but Ramirez avoids it by throwing Lightning back against the ropes.
Lightning is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Ramirez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lightning avoids it.
Lightning avoiding damage as Ramirez throws knees to the body.
Lightning is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Lightning.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice body punch from Lightning.
Lightning blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lightning misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lightning working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ramirez.
Lightning avoids a wild elbow strike from Ramirez.
Ramirez lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lightning lands an uppercut.
Ramirez working Lightning over with knees to the body.
Lightning wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lightning can't break the clinch.
Ramirez tries to work over Lightning's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ramirez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lightning can do to turn this around?
Ramirez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ramirez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ramirez missing with knees to the body.
Lightning tries to work over Ramirez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ramirez looking to throw knees to the head but Lightning is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lightning.

Lightning breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lightning is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ramirez throws a head kick that misses.
A shot to the body from Ramirez misses
and Ramirez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ramirez misses with a straight left.
Ramirez throws a head kick but Lightning moves out of range.
Ramirez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lightning ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lightning is looking to clinch.
Lightning wants to clinch.
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 Raja Ramirez will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Lightning lands a really nice looking cross but Ramirez seems unphased.
Ramirez tries to clinch but Lightning moves away
and Lightning counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lightning throws a lazy right hand but Ramirez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ramirez seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Lightning avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lightning appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Lightning steps in and throws a big head kick that drops Ramirez to the mat! Ramirez looks in trouble, can he beat the count? Lightning is bouncing in a neutral corner joining in with the referee '4,5,6' they both chant. 7,8,9... he's not going to make it! 10! He's out! Lightning jumps onto the ropes and takes in the acclaim from the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Cecil Lightning! Cecil Lightning retains his light heavyweight title!
Cecil Lightning 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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energy
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hype
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pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
50%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jaxson Canellakis (ranked 3453 p4p, 2507 weight class) and Mariusz Dominator (ranked 415 p4p, 310 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Canellakis
vs
Dominator

210 cm
25
278
5 - 2 - 0

225 cm
26
278
6 - 2 - 0

Brawler
Very strong

Brawler
Solid chin

Beachside Supplements

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jaxson Canellakis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mariusz Dominator!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Daniel Franklin and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dominator connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dominator avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dominator lands a jab to the nose.
Dominator misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dominator listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
We've been informed that Dominator 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.
Dominator takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dominator looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A punch combination from Canellakis misses.
Dominator moves out of range as Canellakis strikes.
Dominator jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dominator lands a jab.
Canellakis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dominator was well out of range. Poor timing from Canellakis.
Dominator throws out a counter right but Canellakis avoids it with no problem.
Dominator lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Canellakis throws a series of punches but Dominator avoids them all with ease.
Canellakis definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dominator slips a jab from Canellakis.
Jab from Dominator.
Dominator is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A big right from Canellakis misses.
Canellakis ducks right into an uppercut from Dominator.
The crowd cheers as Canellakis lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dominator doesn't seem phased though.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dominator scores with a head kick.

Canellakis cracks Dominator with a left hand that drops him to the canvas, up against the ropes! Can Dominator get back up in time? 3, 4, 5, 6, 7... he's on one knee... 8, 9... he's up! 'Walk towards me' says the referee. Dominator looks steady enough to continue so we're going to continue!
Dominator lands with a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Canellakis misses with a wild body shot.
Canellakis misses with a wild body shot.
Canellakis weaves into range and cracks Dominator right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Dominator goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Canellakis is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jaxson Canellakis!
Jaxson Canellakis retains his heavyweight title!