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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Paul Rue (ranked 6396 p4p, 6069 weight class) and Ravikumar Conradipakur (ranked 672 p4p, 646 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Paul Rue!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ravikumar Conradipakur!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Santiago Holmes and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rue lands a right hook to the body.
Conradipakur tries to clinch but Rue moves out of range.
Rue looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Conradipakur rushes Rue and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Conradipakur throws an elbow that misses.
Rue tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Conradipakur lands an elbow inside.
 It looks like Paul Rue has been cut.
Conradipakur throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A head punch on the inside from Rue fails to land.
Rue misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Rue creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice elbow from Conradipakur.
Rue can't find room to land a body shot as Conradipakur controls the action.
Rue is trying to stall.
Rue scores with a hook to the body.
Rue misses with the head strike.
Rue avoids a wild elbow strike from Conradipakur.
Rue dodges an elbow strike from Conradipakur.
Conradipakur looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nice elbow from Conradipakur.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Conradipakur throws an elbow that misses.
Rue scores with a shot to the side of Conradipakur's head.
Conradipakur lands an elbow that stopped Rue in his tracks for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conradipakur tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rue avoids it.
Rue is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Conradipakur smacks Rue right on the bridge of the nose with a massive elbow! Another one lands and Rue goes down! He's clearly dazed - will he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7... up to one knee... 8,9,10! He's not made it! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Elbows). Ravikumar Conradipakur!
Ravikumar Conradipakur is the new middleweight champion!
Ravikumar Conradipakur seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Randy Camacho (ranked 6814 p4p, 25062 weight class) and Porsche Gracie (ranked 599 p4p, 654 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Randy Camacho!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Porsche Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Santiago Holmes and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camacho blocks the body kick.
Gracie takes the fight into the clinch.
Gracie misses with an elbow over the top.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Gracie just misses with a elbow thrown towards Camacho's brow.
Gracie throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gracie creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Camacho misses with a punch on the inside.
Camacho swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gracie lands an elbow inside that Camacho shrugs off.
Camacho working aggressively here.
Gracie lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Camacho blocks an elbow strike.
Gracie creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gracie throws an elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie looking to stall.
Camacho blocks an elbow strike from Gracie.
Camacho blocks an elbow strike from Gracie.
Gracie pushes off an throws an elbow but Camacho leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Camacho blocks the elbow strike.
Camacho throws a punch but it's blocked by Gracie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camacho tries a body shot but Gracie blocks it.
Camacho tries to throw a body punch but Gracie avoids it by throwing Camacho back against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Gracie just misses with a elbow thrown towards Camacho's brow.
Gracie prevents a body shot from Camacho.
Camacho lands with a right to the head.
Gracie effectively controlling the action here.
Gracie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Camacho takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice body punch from Camacho - that landed with a thud.
Camacho misses with a punch to the body.
Camacho tries to throw a body punch but Gracie avoids it by throwing Camacho back against the ropes.
Gracie wants to stall.
Gracie throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Camacho has a couple of punches blocked by Gracie.
Camacho blocks an elbow strike.
Gracie trying to control the position but instead, Camacho has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gracie into the ropes.
Camacho tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gracie's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to stall.
Camacho avoids a wild elbow strike from Gracie.
Camacho blocks the elbow strike.
Gracie throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gracie misses with an elbow over the top.
Gracie throws an elbow but it misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Gracie misses with an elbow strike.
Camacho throws a punch but it's blocked by Gracie.
Gracie lands a damaging elbow.
Camacho misses with a punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Camacho misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gracie creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Camacho blocks the elbow strike.
Gracie pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Camacho has a couple of punches blocked by Gracie.
Camacho blocks the elbow strike.
Camacho dodges an elbow strike from Gracie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camacho doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Camacho fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gracie looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Gracie just misses with a elbow thrown towards Camacho's brow.
Gracie throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gracie slowing the pace effectively.
Camacho struggles to land a body shot inside as Gracie controls his hands.
Camacho can't find room to land a body shot as Gracie controls the action.
Gracie blocking some punches.
Camacho misses with some punches.
Camacho struggles to land a body shot inside as Gracie controls his hands.
Gracie looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A nice left hand lands by Camacho.
Camacho misses with a short punch on the inside.
Camacho misses with the head strike.
Camacho misses with a hook from the clinch.
Camacho goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gracie throws an elbow that misses.
Camacho lands a right hand.
Nice body punch from Camacho.
Camacho misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws an elbow that misses.
Gracie pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Gracie throws an elbow that misses.
Gracie is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gracie taking a breather.
Camacho lands a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Camacho tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gracie manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Gracie looking to stall.
Gracie leaning against his opponent.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Porsche Gracie.
Camacho tries to keep at a distance but Gracie has taken the fight into the clinch.
Camacho blocks the elbow strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Camacho lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Gracie misses with an elbow over the top.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Porsche Gracie will probably get the nod.
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.
Camacho looks to land a combination. Gracie sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Camacho misses the shot to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Camacho throws a combination that misses
and Gracie counters by moving into the clinch.
Gracie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gracie looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Porsche Gracie seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gracie throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gracie pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
A short uppercut from Camacho.
Gracie throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Camacho.
Camacho tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gracie throws an elbow that misses.
Gracie throws an elbow that misses.
Camacho throws a head punch that misses.
Camacho misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Camacho on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gracie.
Camacho letting Gracie take a breather here.
Camacho avoids a wild elbow strike from Gracie.
Camacho misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to stall.
Camacho pushes Gracie back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Camacho avoids a wild elbow strike from Gracie.
Gracie creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Camacho dodges an elbow strike from Gracie.
Camacho doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Camacho avoids a wild elbow strike from Gracie.
Gracie lands an elbow inside.
A nice left hand lands by Camacho.
Camacho blocks the elbow strike.
Gracie lands an elbow inside.
Camacho dodges an elbow strike from Gracie.
Camacho can't find room to land a body shot as Gracie controls the action.
Gracie gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Camacho tries to throw a body punch but Gracie avoids it by throwing Camacho back against the ropes.
Camacho tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Camacho misses with the head strike.
Gracie throws an elbow that misses.
Camacho throws a punch but it's blocked by Gracie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camacho doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Camacho fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gracie.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Camacho avoids a wild elbow strike from Gracie.
Camacho blocks an elbow strike from Gracie.
Camacho swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Camacho misses with a short punch on the inside.
Camacho fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Camacho throws a punch but it's blocked by Gracie.
Camacho doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Camacho tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gracie's elbow.
Gracie looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gracie blocks a body shot from Camacho.
Camacho doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gracie blocks an uppercut.
Camacho tries a body shot but Gracie blocks it.
Camacho misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gracie.
Camacho goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gracie blocks a body shot from Camacho.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camacho tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gracie throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gracie throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gracie blocks an uppercut.
Gracie slows down the pace here.
Camacho misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Gracie pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
A right hand to the body from Camacho.
Gracie misses with an elbow over the top.
Gracie lands an elbow inside that Camacho shrugs off.
Camacho avoids a wild elbow strike from Gracie.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Gracie just misses with a elbow thrown towards Camacho's brow.
Camacho working aggressively here.
Gracie throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gracie misses with an elbow over the top.
Camacho tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gracie's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camacho doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Camacho blocks an elbow strike from Gracie.
Camacho misses with a punch to the body.
Camacho dodges an elbow strike from Gracie.
Camacho has a couple of punches blocked by Gracie.
Gracie creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Camacho's defenses.
Gracie misses with an elbow strike.
Camacho lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Camacho misses with the head strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Camacho blocks the elbow strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Camacho takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gracie misses with an elbow over the top.
Camacho lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Camacho lands a left hand.
Gracie lands an elbow inside.
Camacho misses with a short punch on the inside.
Camacho dodges an elbow strike from Gracie.
Camacho misses with the head strike.
Gracie prevents a body shot from Camacho.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Camacho dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Camacho misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gracie avoids a kick to the body.
Camacho scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gracie doesn't seem bothered though.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Camacho. Gracie shrugs it off though.
Gracie throws a sloppy head kick and Camacho moves out of range easily.
Gracie moves into the clinch.
Camacho digs a right hand underneath Gracie's ribcage. Gracie let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gracie is trying to stall.
A short right from Camacho on the inside.
Camacho working aggressively here.
Camacho makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gracie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Camacho.
Camacho misses with a hook to the ribs.
Camacho blocks an elbow strike.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Gracie just misses with a elbow thrown towards Camacho's brow.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Gracie throws an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Good body shot from Camacho.
Gracie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Camacho lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Camacho lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Camacho doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Camacho lands an uppercut.
Camacho misses with a hook to the ribs.
Camacho tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gracie's elbow.
Camacho working some nice short punches in the clinch.
 Gracie is rocked!
Camacho cracks Gracie with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Gracie goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Gracie wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Randy Camacho!
Randy Camacho retains his lightweight title!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Rory Roshi (ranked 4978 p4p, 6831 weight class) and Roberto Marley (ranked 600 p4p, 686 weight class). Marley is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOFu6b3w6c0. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rory Roshi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Roberto Marley!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Bart Greer and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roshi throws a body shot but no joy.
Marley looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Roshi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Roshi drives through and clinches with Marley against the ropes.
A short right from Roshi.
Marley looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Roshi misses with a body punch.
Roshi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Roshi throws a body shot but no joy.
Roshi clinches up with Marley and pushes him back against the ropes.
Marley blocks a body shot from Roshi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roshi throws a punch but it's blocked by Marley.
Marley is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Marley prevents a body shot from Roshi.
Roshi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Roshi moves into the clinch successfully.
Roshi breaks from the clinch.
Roshi moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
 It looks like Roberto Marley has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roshi darts in and clinches Marley up against the ropes.
Marley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Roshi lands a right hand.
Roshi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Roshi tries to bum rush Marley with a series of wild strikes but Marley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Marley wants to clinch.
Marley tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Roshi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Marley walks into a big right hand from Roshi and goes down! The referee sends Roshi to a neutral corner as Marley gets back to his feet. He looks OK so we're back under way.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roshi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Roshi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Roshi cracks Marley with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Marley 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 Marley is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Marley could not beat the count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Rory Roshi!
An out of breath Rory Roshi thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Roberto Marley was interviewed post fight and said 'Let's smoke some ganja maaan'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Choi Dajung (ranked 5752 p4p, 5182 weight class) and Imagine Thibodeaux (ranked 560 p4p, 535 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the 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, Choi Dajung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Imagine Thibodeaux!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Sandra Marshall and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thibodeaux jabs at Dajung's body.
Thibodeaux throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Dajung takes a swing at Thibodeaux's ribcage but misses.
Thibodeaux let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Thibodeaux slips a straight right by Dajung.
Thibodeaux uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dajung.
Thibodeaux looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Thibodeaux moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Thibodeaux looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Thibodeaux scores with a shot to the body.
Dajung takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Thibodeaux changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Choi Dajung seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dajung misses with a left hand
and Thibodeaux connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thibodeaux lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thibodeaux throws a head kick that half lands.
Thibodeaux throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thibodeaux's corner calls for a 1-2. Thibodeaux obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dajung takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Dajung is breathing heavily.
Dajung tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Thibodeaux manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thibodeaux lets loose with a powerful body kick. Dajung will feel that in the morning.
Nice uppercut there from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Thibodeaux throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Thibodeaux lands a head kick that bluckles Dajung and drops him to the canvas. He's still conscious but it looks like it's going to take him the full 10 seconds to get back his senses! He's up on 9 and seems to be just about OK to continue.... the referee agrees and we're back to the action with Thibodeaux no doubt looking to push for a finish!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux weaves into range and cracks Dajung right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Dajung goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Thibodeaux is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). 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.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jeremy Briggs (ranked 6376 p4p, 4087 weight class) and Evan Saunders (ranked 592 p4p, 471 weight class). Evan Saunders is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Evan Saunders!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Winston Alpacca and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Saunders is predictable there
and Briggs counters with a nice uppercut.
Evan Saunders seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Briggs blocks a head kick by Saunders.
It appears Briggs was looking to counter with a kick there.
Saunders takes a swing at Briggs's ribcage but misses.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Briggs crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Saunders - the referee stops the clock and Briggs gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Saunders. Briggs manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Saunders pushes Briggs up against the ropes in a clinch.
Saunders tries to throw a body punch but Briggs avoids it by throwing Saunders back against the ropes.
Saunders tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Briggs avoids it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Saunders.
We've been informed that Saunders 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.
Saunders working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Saunders struggles to land a body shot inside as Briggs controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saunders throws a knee to the head but misses.
Saunders blocks a body shot from Briggs.
Saunders lands an elbow just above Briggs 's eye.
It looks like Jeremy Briggs has been cut.
Briggs scores with a shoulder strike.
Saunders scores a nice knee to the body.
Briggs is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Saunders - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A head punch on the inside from Briggs fails to land.
Saunders scores with a hook to the body.
Saunders manages to break the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Saunders scores with a shot to the side of Briggs's head.
Saunders lands a body shot in the clinch.
Saunders escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Saunders lands a leg kick that knocks Briggs off balance momentarily.
Saunders gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Saunders escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Saunders lets loose with a powerful body kick. Briggs will feel that in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saunders misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Saunders.
Briggs has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Walter J Abramowitz Center for Bigness in the buildup to the fight.
Briggs defending well as Saunders loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saunders looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Saunders throws a shot to the body.
Saunders turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Saunders lands a body shot.
Saunders clinches up with Briggs and pushes him back against the ropes.
Saunders lands a nice uppercut.
Saunders stalling the fight.
Saunders landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Saunders pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Briggs doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Evan Saunders dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jeremy Briggs's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Saunders throws a head kick that misses.
Jeremy Briggs is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Saunders pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Saunders looks to throw the jab but Briggs is out of range.
Saunders fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Briggs, pushing him back against the ropes.
Saunders pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Briggs tries to keep at a distance but Saunders has taken the fight into the clinch.
Saunders is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Briggs misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Briggs utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Briggs is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Saunders is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Saunders.
Saunders working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Saunders utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Evan Saunders seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Saunders scores with a hook to the body.
Saunders misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Briggs.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Saunders.
Saunders using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Briggs avoids the elbow strike from Saunders, against the ropes.
A short body shot lands from Saunders as the two fighters clinch.
Saunders is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Briggs is defending well for now.
Saunders missing with knees to the body.
Saunders lands a knee to the body.
Saunders has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Saunders.
Saunders tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Briggs's elbow.
Saunders goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Saunders.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Briggs is looking to break free of the clinch but Saunders has double underhooks.
Saunders misses with a punch to the body.
Saunders breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Saunders tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Saunders misses with a wild body shot.
And Briggs counters with a quick kick to the body but Saunders blocks it.
Saunders misses with a head kick.
Saunders misses the shot to the body.
Briggs slips a jab from Saunders.
Briggs is looking to counter punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Evan Saunders showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jeremy Briggs's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Saunders misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Evan Saunders is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Saunders throws a hook to the side of Briggs's head but Briggs sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Saunders lands a head shot.
Saunders lands a slapping body shot.
Saunders is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Briggs rather than just go for the knockout.
Saunders throws a sloppy body shot
and Briggs counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Saunders scores with the left hand. Briggs knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice cross by Saunders.
Saunders clinches with his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saunders softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
 Briggs is rocked!
A shot in the inside from Saunders.
Oh Briggs is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Saunders creates a bit of distance and cracks Briggs with a big uppercut! Briggs goes down! The referee pushes Saunders away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Briggs make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Saunders takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Evan Saunders!
Evan Saunders decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Raja Ramirez (ranked 4195 p4p, 4574 weight class) and Logan Paul (ranked 539 p4p, 581 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Raja Ramirez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Logan Paul!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Dirk Anderson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paul pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Paul moves in looking to clinch but Ramirez pushes him off.
Ramirez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Paul darts in and clinches Ramirez up against the ropes.
Paul has a couple of punches blocked by Ramirez.
Ramirez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Paul's defenses.
It looks like Logan Paul has been cut.
Paul breaks from the clinch.
Ramirez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Paul moves away.
Ramirez throws a body kick that misses.
Ramirez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ramirez sets himself, and Paul steps forward looking for the clinch! Ramirez avoids it this time.
Paul tries to clinch but Ramirez moves out of range.
Ramirez is looking to counter the offense by Paul and move into the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramirez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ramirez misses with a body punch.
Paul wants to break the clinch but can't.
Paul can't find room to land a body shot as Ramirez controls the action.
Paul wants to break free but Ramirez has control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paul managing to block the knees to the body from Ramirez.
Ramirez lands an elbow that stopped Paul in his tracks for a moment.
Ramirez is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ramirez digs a right hand underneath Paul's ribcage. Paul let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Paul tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ramirez's elbow.
Paul is trying to force a seperation but Ramirez has the dominant position.
Ramirez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ramirez misses with a punch to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ramirez obliges.
Paul looks winded!
A left hand lands to the body for Ramirez.
Ramirez stalling against the ropes.
Ramirez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ramirez lands an elbow inside.
Ramirez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ramirez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ramirez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ramirez working Paul over with knees to the body.
Ramirez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Paul's defenses.
That has opened up Logan Paul's cut even more.
Ramirez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ramirez tries a body shot but Paul blocks it.
Paul's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ramirez lands a body shot.
Paul blocks a body shot from Ramirez.
Ramirez jerks Paul to the side and lands a massive knee to the head that knocks him out cold! Paul's lifeless body is proped up only by the ropes. Ramirez steps back, hand raised, as the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Raja Ramirez!
Our winner, Raja Ramirez, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Plebian Franco (ranked 5308 p4p, 6569 weight class) and Roy Scott (ranked 538 p4p, 602 weight class). Roy Scott told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Roy Scott!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Winston Alpacca and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franco jabs Scott to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Scott looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Franco moves away from the strike by Scott.
Scott rushes Franco and presses him up against the ropes.
Franco with a knee to the head.
It looks like Roy Scott has been cut.
Franco missing with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Scott.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Franco.
A body shot lands from Franco.
Scott looks winded!
Franco presses Scott against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Franco is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Franco scores with a knee to the head.
Franco makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knees to the body from Franco.
Franco has his opponent in a tight Thai clinch and unloads with a massive knee that drops Scott to the canvas! Can Scott 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 waved off the fight! He didn't think Scott was in a fit state to continue so this fight is over! Franco is your winner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Plebian Franco!
After winning the bout, Plebian Franco thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between TyQuinton Babers (ranked 5396 p4p, 6422 weight class) and Maurice Blow (ranked 615 p4p, 595 weight class). Blow has chosen life goes on as his entrance music. TyQuinton Babers is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, TyQuinton Babers!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Maurice Blow!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Michael Johnstone and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blow swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Babers throws a push kick but Blow slaps the foot to one side.
Babers swings for the body but Blow moves out of range.
Blow fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Babers, pushing him back against the ropes.
Babers can't find room to land a body shot as Blow controls the action.
Babers pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Babers is leaning against Blow and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Our sources have told us that Babers has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Babers has Blow pressed against the ropes.
Babers tries to throw a body punch but Blow avoids it by throwing Babers back against the ropes.
Babers tries to throw a body punch but Blow avoids it by throwing Babers back against the ropes.
Blow blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babers throws an elbow that misses.
Babers tries a body shot but Blow blocks it.
Babers misses with a body punch.
Babers struggles to land a body shot inside as Blow controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babers keeps control of Blow as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Babers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blow's elbow.
Babers misses with an elbow strike.
Babers misses with a body punch.
Babers lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Maurice Blow has been cut.
Babers lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Babers lands with a short shot to the head.
Babers struggles to land a body shot inside as Blow controls his hands.
A right hand to the body from Babers.
Babers throws an elbow but it misses.
Blow has had enough of the clinch but Babers keeps him there for the moment.
Blow takes an elbow to the forehead.
That has opened up Maurice Blow's cut even more.
Blow takes an elbow to the forehead.
Babers pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babers tries to work over Blow's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Babers can't find room to land a body shot as Blow controls the action.
Blow wants to get back to striking at distance but Babers won't allow it.
Babers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blow's elbow.
Babers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blow's elbow.
Babers lands an elbow that stopped Blow in his tracks for a moment.
Blow has had enough of the clinch but Babers keeps him there for the moment.
Babers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Babers struggles to land a body shot inside as Blow controls his hands.
Babers scores with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Babers pushes Blow back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Babers tries a body shot but Blow blocks it.
Nice body punch from Babers - that landed with a thud.
Blow looks winded!
Babers misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
TyQuinton Babers dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Maurice Blow's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
The crowd cheers as Babers lands an impressive looking overhand right. Blow doesn't seem phased though.
Babers throws a head kick but Blow moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Babers - just one landing.
Blow throws a big shot that misses.
Babers misses with a body kick.
Babers feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Blows jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The cut above Maurice Blow's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Blow looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Blow is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Babers.
Blow throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Babers.
Babers is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blow can do to turn this around?
Blow rushes Babers and presses him up against the ropes.
Babers can't find room to land a body shot as Blow controls the action.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Babers.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Babers here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
A frustrated look appears on Blow's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Babers throws an elbow but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blow avoids a wild elbow strike from Babers.
Blow is trying to force a seperation but Babers has the dominant position.
Blow wants to break the clinch but can't.
Blow tries to break free but Babers pushes him back against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babers creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Babers throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Babers gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Babers effectively controlling the action here.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Babers just misses with a elbow thrown towards Blow's brow.
Babers lands a hook that snaps the head of Blow backwards.
Maurice Blow's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Babers misses with a hook to the ribs.
Babers misses with some punches.
Babers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blow wants to break free but Babers has control.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Babers just misses with a elbow thrown towards Blow's brow.
Babers pushes off an throws an elbow but Blow leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Babers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
TyQuinton Babers has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Babers swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Babers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Babers struggles to land a body shot inside as Blow controls his hands.
Babers lands a nice elbow.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Maurice Blow's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). TyQuinton Babers!
TyQuinton Babers is the new heavyweight champion!
TyQuinton Babers decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Mariusz Dominator (ranked 2572 p4p, 4356 weight class) and Shiro Toushiro (ranked 310 p4p, 495 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Shiro Toushiro enters the ring!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mariusz Dominator!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Shiro Toushiro!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Michael Johnstone and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dominator avoids a kick to the body.
Dominator looks low and kicks high, catching Toushiro right on the side of the head, sending him crashing to the canvas! Will he be able to beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's already back to his feet and ready to go! Let's see if he's still with it!
Dominator loads up on a big right hand but Toushiro slips the punch.
Mariusz Dominator seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice jab there from Dominator.
Dominator misses with a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Dominator.
A low kick lands for Toushiro.
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!
Dominator moves away from the strike by Toushiro.
Toushiro tries to close the distance and clinch but Dominator swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Toushiro connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Toushiro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dominator.
Dominator throws out a loose jab but Toushiro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Toushiro looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Toushiro throws a head kick that misses.
Dominator tries a head kick but it misses.
Dominator really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dominator misses with a few strikes there.
Toushiro appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Dominator lands a front kick to the face, that drops Toushiro to the canvas! Is he dazed or just shocked? He's back to his feet and the referee is going to allow him to continue the fight!
Toushiro is rocked!
It looks like Shiro Toushiro has been cut.
Toushiro throws a leg kick which misses Dominator's front leg but catches the back leg as Dominator tries to avoid it.
Toushiro is looking to clinch but Dominator is avoiding it.
A telegraphed right hand from Dominator misses the target.
Toushiro takes the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Toushiro.
It looks like Mariusz Dominator has been cut.
Toushiro lands an elbow that stopped Dominator in his tracks for a moment.
Toushiro misses with an elbow strike.
Dominator tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Toushiro's elbow.
Dominator doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dominator tries a body shot but Toushiro blocks it.
Toushiro prevents a body shot from Dominator.
Toushiro creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dominator's defenses.
Dominator tries a body shot but Toushiro blocks it.
Dominator misses with a punch to the body.
Toushiro misses with an elbow over the top.
Dominator struggles to land a body shot inside as Toushiro controls his hands.
Toushiro misses with an elbow over the top.
Toushiro throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Toushiro lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Toushiro lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dominator blocks an elbow strike from Toushiro.
Dominator tries to throw a body punch but Toushiro avoids it by throwing Dominator back against the ropes.
Toushiro lands an elbow that stopped Dominator in his tracks for a moment.
Dominator doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dominator struggles to land a body shot inside as Toushiro controls his hands.
I was talking to Dominator's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toushiro pushes off an throws an elbow but Dominator leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Dominator struggles to land a body shot inside as Toushiro controls his hands.
Toushiro throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dominator doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dominator goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dominator doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Toushiro.
Toushiro misses with an elbow strike.
Dominator blocks the elbow strike.
Dominator tries to throw a body punch but Toushiro avoids it by throwing Dominator back against the ropes.
Toushiro lands an elbow inside that Dominator shrugs off.
Mariusz Dominator's cut is getting worse.
Toushiro throws an elbow but it misses.
Dominator tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Toushiro's elbow.
Toushiro creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dominator tries to throw a body punch but Toushiro avoids it by throwing Dominator back against the ropes.
Dominator goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Toushiro throws an elbow but it misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dominator tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Toushiro throws an elbow but misses.
Dominator blocks an elbow strike from Toushiro.
Toushiro misses with an elbow over the top.
Dominator tries to work over Toushiro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mariusz Dominator takes that one as he scored multiple knockdowns. Shiro Toushiro was lucky to get out of the first round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Dominator swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Toushiro is trying to counter with his kicks.
Toushiro throws a head kick but Dominator moves out of range.
Toushiro slips a straight right by Dominator.
Toushiro throws a sloppy head kick and Dominator moves out of range easily.
Dominator moves out of range of the body kick from Toushiro.
Dominator lands a jab to the head.
Dominator waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Toushiro.
Toushiro defending well as Dominator loads up on a big left hand.
Toushiro counters with a body kick.
Dominator throws a good cross that connects.
Dominator throws an overhand right that lands on Toushiro's shoulder, as Toushiro tries to avoid the shot.
Dominator connects with a beautiful left hand that drops Toushiro onto his butt! Toushiro bounces straight back up though - he's OK. After the ref checks him out, we're back to the action.
Toushiro is still on wobbly legs! Can Dominator finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Toushiro is looking to land body kicks.
Dominator is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Toushiro tries to clinch but Dominator is having none of it.
Toushiro seems to have recovered his senses.
Toushiro defending well as Dominator loads up on a big left hand.
Toushiro looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Toushiro blocks a head kick by Dominator.
Toushiro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dominator swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dominator is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Toushiro wants to clinch up but Dominator keeps it at a distance.
Toushiro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dominator swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Toushiro fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominator misses with a straight left.
Toushiro looks for the body kick but Dominator saw that one coming.
Mariusz Dominator is winning the standup battle so far.
Toushiro wants to clinch up but Dominator keeps it at a distance.
Dominator looks to land a left hand but Toushiro moved out of range nicely.
Toushiro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Toushiro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dominator misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dominator throws a series of punches but Toushiro avoids them all with ease.
Toushiro lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dominator chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Toushiro can pounce on him.
Toushiro fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Toushiro sizes up Dominator with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Dominator misses with a head kick.
Dominator misses with an uppercut.
Dominator connects with a nice looking jab.
The fighters circling - Toushiro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Toushiro throws a push kick but Dominator slaps the foot to one side.
The fighters circling - Toushiro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Toushiro throws a nice head kick!
Toushiro tries to close the distance and clinch but Dominator swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toushiro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dominator.
Toushiro lands with a kick to the temple. Dominator shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Toushiro looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A telegraphed right hand from Dominator misses the target.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Dominator crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Toushiro - the referee stops the clock and Dominator gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Toushiro. Dominator manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Toushiro takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nice body kick there by Toushiro.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Toushiro throws a leg kick which misses Dominator's front leg but catches the back leg as Dominator tries to avoid it.
Dominator takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Toushiro slips a straight right by Dominator.
Toushiro thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Dominator if he has to take too many more of those.
Dominator throws a jab but it's blocked by Toushiro.
Toushiro throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Dominator takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dominator moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dominator ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Toushiro ducks under a wild hook from Dominator.
A nice inside leg kick there by Toushiro. That's going to slow Dominator down.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mariusz Dominator will take that round after scoring the only knockdown of the round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Dominator's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Toushiro throws a nice outside leg kick.
Shiro Toushiro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Crunch! Toushiro slams his shin into Dominator's torso.
Toushiro thumps Dominator with a low kick.
Dominator jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dominator throws an overhand right that lands on Toushiro's shoulder, as Toushiro tries to avoid the shot.
Dominator misses with an attempted mid kick.
Toushiro tries to close the distance and clinch but Dominator swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Toushiro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dominator.
Toushiro with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Toushiro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dominator.
Toushiro staying out of range there.
Dominator connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Toushiro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And Toushiro responds with a good body kick, but Dominator manages to step out the way in time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toushiro moves forwards but Dominator connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Toushiro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dominator is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Dominator sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Toushiro turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Toushiro doesn't manage to clinch there - Dominator circles away.
Dominator throws a head kick but Toushiro moves out of range.
Toushiro looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toushiro closes the distance and clinches.
Dominator doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dominator blocks the elbow strike.
Toushiro throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dominator struggles to land a body shot inside as Toushiro controls his hands.
Toushiro lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Toushiro.
Toushiro throws an elbow but it misses.
Toushiro lands an elbow just above Dominator 's eye.
Toushiro gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Toushiro throws an elbow but misses.
Dominator tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Toushiro's elbow.
Toushiro comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Toushiro.
Toushiro throws an elbow but it misses.
Dominator misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dominator misses with a hook to the ribs.
Toushiro pushes off an throws an elbow but Dominator leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Toushiro blocks a body shot from Dominator.
Toushiro throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toushiro lands a damaging elbow.
Dominator misses with a hook to the ribs.
Toushiro misses with an elbow over the top.
Dominator misses with a punch to the body.
Dominator tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dominator takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mariusz Dominator's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Toushiro misses with an elbow over the top.
Dominator lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dominator scores with a shot to the side of Toushiro's head.
Toushiro misses with an elbow strike.
Dominator misses with a body punch.
Toushiro blocks a body shot from Dominator.
Dominator misses with a punch to the body.
Toushiro throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dominator tries to throw a body punch but Toushiro avoids it by throwing Dominator back against the ropes.
Toushiro lands an elbow just above Dominator 's eye.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Toushiro lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dominator tries to work over Toushiro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dominator fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Toushiro lands an elbow just above Dominator 's eye.
Dominator struggles to land a body shot inside as Toushiro controls his hands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shiro Toushiro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dominator 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 29:25
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 29:25
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 29:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mariusz Dominator!
Mariusz Dominator seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Cecil Lightning (ranked 2896 p4p, 4925 weight class) and Russell I Wanna Tussle (ranked 394 p4p, 599 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 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 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cecil Lightning!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Russell I Wanna Tussle!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Winston Alpacca and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
I Wanna Tussle is looking to clinch.
Russell I Wanna Tussle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lightning scores with a shot to the body.
Lightning gets cracked there but stands up to it.
I Wanna Tussle throws a head kick that misses.
Lightning is looking to counter with head kicks.
Lightning keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lightning keeps the fight on the outside.
Lightning looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lightning instigates a clinch.
Lightning breaks the clinch.
I Wanna Tussle throws a hook but Lightning avoids it easily.
Lightning throwing a counter right hand but I Wanna Tussle manages to avoid it.
Lightning cracks a nice hook into I Wanna Tussle's ribs.
I Wanna Tussle throws a sloppy body shot
and I Wanna Tussle takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lightning tries a head kick but it misses.
Lightning keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
I Wanna Tussle throws a right hand that misses
and Lightning connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lightning throws a lazy right hand but I Wanna Tussle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
I Wanna Tussle connects with a single shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lightning clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lightning.
Lightning misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lightning.
I Wanna Tussle blocks a body shot from Lightning.
Lightning digs a right hand into I Wanna Tussle's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on I Wanna Tussle's gas tank.
Lightning's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
I Wanna Tussle looks to land a left hand but Lightning moved out of range nicely.
I Wanna Tussle is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
I Wanna Tussle works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
I Wanna Tussle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lightning throws a quick inside leg kick.
I Wanna Tussle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lightning.
Lightning closes the distance and pushes I Wanna Tussle back into the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lightning breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lightning closes the distance and clinches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
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 pushes I Wanna Tussle back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Lightning tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lightning tried to land a shot to the body but connects with I Wanna Tussle's elbow.
A right handed body shot lands from Lightning.
I Wanna Tussle lands an elbow inside.
Lightning lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down I Wanna Tussle.
I Wanna Tussle looks winded!
I Wanna Tussle lands with a light punch inside.
A shot in the inside from Lightning.
Nice body punch from Lightning.
Lightning throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lightning.
Lightning lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt I Wanna Tussle or not.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A right hand to the body from Lightning.
Lightning scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cecil Lightning dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lightning moves into the clinch.
Lightning scores with a shot to the side of I Wanna Tussle's head.
Lightning goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
I Wanna Tussle's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lightning lands a nice shot to the body.
Lightning lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lightning breaks the clinch.
Lightning slips a straight right by I Wanna Tussle.
I Wanna Tussle pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lightning is out of range and I Wanna Tussle settles back down.
A jab from I Wanna Tussle misses.
Lightning ducks under a wild hook from I Wanna Tussle.
A counter left hand to the body from Lightning misses its target.
I Wanna Tussle closes the distance and clinches.
Lightning is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that I Wanna Tussle can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Lightning misses with a body punch.
Lightning tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lightning tries to throw a body punch but I Wanna Tussle avoids it by throwing Lightning back against the ropes.
I Wanna Tussle pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lightning works on I Wanna Tussle's body with a couple of short punches.
Lightning lands a nice shot to the body.
I Wanna Tussle is breathing heavily.
Lightning breaks the clinch.
Lightning's corner calls for a 1-2. Lightning obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nice body kick there by Lightning.
Lightning throws a head kick but I Wanna Tussle moves out of range.
I Wanna Tussle fails with an attempt to clinch.
A counter left hand to the body from Lightning misses its target.
Lightning feints and then cracks I Wanna Tussle's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow I Wanna Tussle down.
Lightning has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lightning misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lightning struggles to land a body shot inside as I Wanna Tussle controls his hands.
Lightning breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
I Wanna Tussle walks into a perfectly timed head kick by Lightning and drops face first to the floor! I Wanna Tussle's eyes are wide open but he's not all there - he's just flopping around the mat like a drunk on rollerskates! The referee doesn't even start the count - he's called an end to the fight, with I Wanna Tussle in no position to continue!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Cecil Lightning!
Cecil Lightning retains his light heavyweight title!
An out of breath Cecil Lightning thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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