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8L 81 - Underweight Burns PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Toktogulovich Bakiyev (ranked 13191 p4p, 23153 weight class) and Tyroil Smoochie Wallace (ranked 666 p4p, 664 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 40 - 58 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Toktogulovich Bakiyev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 39 - 66 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyroil Smoochie Wallace!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smoochie Wallace takes the fight into the clinch.
Bakiyev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smoochie Wallace presses Bakiyev against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bakiyev breaks the clinch.
Smoochie Wallace moves into the clinch successfully.
Bakiyev is trying to break the clinch but Smoochie Wallace has him pressed against the cage.
Smoochie Wallace swings wildly with an uppercut but Bakiyev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smoochie Wallace tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smoochie Wallace misses with some punches.
Bakiyev blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smoochie Wallace misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smoochie Wallace.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smoochie Wallace.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smoochie Wallace.
Smoochie Wallace misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bakiyev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bakiyev swats away the attempt to clinch by Smoochie Wallace.
Smoochie Wallace closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bakiyev counters with a nice uppercut.
Bakiyev punishes Smoochie Wallace's body with a nice straight punch.
Smoochie Wallace moves into the clinch.
Smoochie Wallace fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smoochie Wallace swings wildly with an uppercut but Bakiyev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smoochie Wallace misses with some punches.
Smoochie Wallace is working Bakiyev over against the cage.
Bakiyev wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smoochie Wallace fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smoochie Wallace.
Bakiyev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smoochie Wallace throws a head punch that misses.
Bakiyev is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bakiyev prevents a body shot from Smoochie Wallace.
Bakiyev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smoochie Wallace misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Smoochie Wallace.
Smoochie Wallace tries to work over Bakiyev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bakiyev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Smoochie Wallace.
Bakiyev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smoochie Wallace tries to work over Bakiyev'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.
Tyroil Smoochie Wallace dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Smoochie Wallace has Bakiyev up against the cage in a clinch.
Smoochie Wallace misses with some punches.
Smoochie Wallace fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smoochie Wallace working aggressively here.
Bakiyev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bakiyev blocks an uppercut.
Smoochie Wallace throws a punch but it's blocked by Bakiyev.
Bakiyev breaks from the clinch.
Smoochie Wallace clinches up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smoochie Wallace misses with a short punch on the inside.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Smoochie Wallace. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smoochie Wallace.
Smoochie Wallace misses with the head strike.
Smoochie Wallace throws a punch but it's blocked by Bakiyev.
Bakiyev can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bakiyev blocking some punches.
Smoochie Wallace throws a head punch that misses.
Smoochie Wallace throws a head punch that misses.
Bakiyev manages to break the clinch.
Smoochie Wallace has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bakiyev working hard to break the clinch.
Bakiyev tries to break the clinch but Smoochie Wallace is controlling the position.
Smoochie Wallace throws a head punch that misses.
Smoochie Wallace misses with a punch on the inside.
Smoochie Wallace misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smoochie Wallace.
Smoochie Wallace misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bakiyev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tyroil Smoochie Wallace seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smoochie Wallace tries to clinch up
and Bakiyev counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smoochie Wallace fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bakiyev, pushing him back against the cage.
Smoochie Wallace has a couple of punches blocked by Bakiyev.
Smoochie Wallace tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bakiyev's elbow.
Bakiyev blocks a body shot from Smoochie Wallace.
Bakiyev blocks a body shot from Smoochie Wallace.
Smoochie Wallace misses with some punches.
Bakiyev tries to circle away but Smoochie Wallace has him pinned against the cage.
Smoochie Wallace has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bakiyev's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Smoochie Wallace lands a body shot.
Smoochie Wallace has a couple of punches blocked by Bakiyev.
Smoochie Wallace lands a left hand.
Tyroil Smoochie Wallace seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smoochie Wallace is working Bakiyev over against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tyroil Smoochie Wallace showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Smoochie Wallace gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bakiyev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smoochie Wallace tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smoochie Wallace tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bakiyev manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Smoochie Wallace takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Smoochie Wallace gets a clinch.
Smoochie Wallace throws a head punch that misses.
Smoochie Wallace misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smoochie Wallace misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smoochie Wallace gets through Bakiyev's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smoochie Wallace gets through Bakiyev's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bakiyev blocks an uppercut.
Bakiyev blocking some punches.
Smoochie Wallace lands a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smoochie Wallace lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Smoochie Wallace fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smoochie Wallace pushes Bakiyev back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Smoochie Wallace swings wildly with an uppercut but Bakiyev uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bakiyev.
A right hook to the body lands for Smoochie Wallace.
Smoochie Wallace pushes Bakiyev back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smoochie Wallace is working Bakiyev over against the cage.
Tyroil Smoochie Wallace is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Smoochie Wallace has a couple of punches blocked by Bakiyev.
Smoochie Wallace swings wildly with an uppercut but Bakiyev uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bakiyev can't break the clinch.
Smoochie Wallace tries a body shot but Bakiyev blocks it.
Smoochie Wallace presses Bakiyev against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bakiyev.
Toktogulovich Bakiyev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
With the fighters up against the cage, Bakiyev throws an elbow but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyroil Smoochie Wallace comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Smoochie Wallace 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Tyroil Smoochie Wallace!
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Tyroil Smoochie Wallace!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Tyroil Smoochie Wallace!
Tyroil Smoochie Wallace wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath Tyroil Smoochie Wallace thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Scooter Coltraine (ranked 23978 p4p, 23163 weight class) and Tearrius George (ranked 670 p4p, 689 weight class). George has chosen West Side Connection Bow Down as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scooter Coltraine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 34 - 1, fighting out of New York, Tearrius George!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
George clinches up with Coltraine and pushes him back against the cage.
George lands a shoulder strike.
Coltraine is trying to force a seperation but George has the dominant position.
Coltraine has had enough of the clinch but George keeps him there for the moment.
Coltraine's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
George misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Coltraine - that landed with a thud.
George misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from George fails to land.
Coltraine wants to break the clinch but can't.
Coltraine is trying to break the clinch but George has him pressed against the cage.
Coltraine is trying to break free.
Coltraine blocks a punch to the side of the head.
George presses Coltraine against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right from George.
George working aggressively here.
George scores with a shot to the side of Coltraine's head.
George lands a shot to the body.
George throws a head punch that misses.
George throws a head punch that misses.
George throws a punch but it's blocked by Coltraine.
Coltraine breaks from the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
George fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coltraine looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Coltraine is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Coltraine is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Coltraine fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
George has Coltraine pressed against the cage, preventing Coltraine from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
George managing to block the knees to the body from Coltraine.
A nice right hand lands inside from Coltraine.
 That has opened up Tearrius George's cut even more.
Coltraine is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Coltraine is trying to push George away but George has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Coltraine is looking to break free of the clinch but George has double underhooks.
Coltraine is trying to break the clinch but George is controlling him.
George pushes Coltraine back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Coltraine wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but George has him pressed against the cage.
George scores with a shot to the side of Coltraine's head.
George swings wildly with an uppercut but Coltraine uses good head movement to avoid it.
George throws a head punch that misses.
Coltraine is trying to push George away but George has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
George lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Coltraine wants to get back to striking at distance but George won't allow it.
George swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coltraine has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
George works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Coltraine blocks an uppercut.
George scores with a shot to the side of Coltraine's head.
George prevents Coltraine from breaking the clinch.
Coltraine is trying to maintain a safe position but George gets an underhook and turns Coltraine into the cage.
A short left from George.
George lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
George tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A frustrated look appears on Coltraine's face as he tries to break the clinch.
George lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
George keeps control of Coltraine as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
George lands an uppercut.
George throws a head punch that misses.
George lands with a right to the head.
Coltraine is looking to break free of the clinch but George has double underhooks.
George misses with a shot to the kidneys.
George has Coltraine pressed against the cage, preventing Coltraine from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
George scores with a nice hook to the head.
Coltraine is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from George.
Good body shot from George.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tearrius George dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tearrius George's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
George connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Coltraine lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but George circles away quickly and effectively.
George has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short right from George.
Coltraine is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from George.
George scores with a hook to the body.
George lands a right hand.
Coltraine is trying to force a seperation but George has the dominant position.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for George. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
George lands with a light punch inside.
George lands with a light punch inside.
George scores with a shoulder strike.
George lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Coltraine blocking some punches.
George scores with a shot to the side of Coltraine's head.
George lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Coltraine or not.
Coltraine wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by George.
A short left from George.
George lands a hook that snaps the head of Coltraine backwards.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Coltraine is trying to force a seperation but George has the dominant position.
George lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
George lands with a short punch from the clinch.
George blocks an elbow strike from Coltraine.
George fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Coltraine blocking some punches.
Coltraine looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Coltraine wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
George working some nice short punches in the clinch.
George scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for George.
A short right hand to the side of the head by George.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, George creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Coltraine.
Tearrius George seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A right hook to the body lands for George.
George lands a body punch in the clinch.
George scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Coltraine swings away with an uppercut that misses.
George keeps control of Coltraine as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
George makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Coltraine is trying to push George away but George has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
George tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Coltraine wants to break free but George has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
George misses with a punch on the inside.
George lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice left hand lands by George.
George lands with a light punch inside.
George has Coltraine pressed against the cage, preventing Coltraine from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Coltraine blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Coltraine is trying to push George away but George has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Coltraine has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short right from George on the inside.
George lands with a short shot to the head.
George lands a left hand that snaps the head of Coltraine backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, George creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, George scores with a nice short uppercut.
George lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right hand to the body from George.
George lands a left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
George scores with a shoulder strike.
Coltraine tries to break the clinch but George is controlling the position.
A short body shot lands from George as the two fighters clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by George.
Coltraine tries to break free but George pushes him back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tearrius George showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tearrius George's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
George feints a jab promting Coltraine to slip. George then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Coltraine slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
George misses with a series of wild punches.
George avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Coltraine looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
George closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Coltraine tries to break the clinch but George is controlling the position.
Coltraine can't break the clinch.
George blocks an elbow strike from Coltraine.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, George creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Coltraine misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from George.
George lands a nice uppercut.
Coltraine wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
George has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
George lands an uppercut.
Coltraine tries to circle away but George has him pinned against the cage.
George tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A left hand lands to the body for George.
George lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Coltraine backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
George tries to work over Coltraine's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from George.
Coltraine misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
George throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
George scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short uppercut from George.
Coltraine wants to break the clinch but can't.
George lands with a right to the head.
George prevents Coltraine from breaking the clinch.
George lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Coltraine backwards.
Coltraine blocking some punches.
Coltraine blocking some punches.
George lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
George throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Coltraines head.
Still in the clinch, George scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, George creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tearrius George is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Coltraine wants to get back to striking at distance but George won't allow it.
George lands a left hand that snaps the head of Coltraine backwards.
George lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coltraine has had enough of the clinch but George keeps him there for the moment.
George throws a punch but it's blocked by Coltraine.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coltraine wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Coltraine throws a punch but it's blocked by George.
Coltraine is looking to break free of the clinch but George has double underhooks.
George pushes Coltraine back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Coltraine can't break the clinch.
Coltraine tries to break the clinch but George is controlling the position.
Scooter Coltraine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Coltraine swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Coltraine is looking to break free of the clinch but George has double underhooks.
George lands with a left to the head.
George blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Coltraine throws a head punch that misses.
Coltraine working aggressively here.
A right hand to the body from George.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tearrius George comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well George 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Tearrius George!
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Tearrius George!
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Tearrius George!
Tearrius George wins by unanimous decision!
After winning the bout, Tearrius George 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 light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Antonio Jose De Sucre (ranked 23156 p4p, 22231 weight class) and Francis Begbie (ranked 719 p4p, 731 weight class). De Sucre's entrance music is Bolivianos el Hado Propicio. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Begbie's choice of entrance music: Raining Blood. 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 44 - 49 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Antonio Jose De Sucre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Francis Begbie!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Sucre throws a right hand that misses
and Begbie counters with a straight right hand.
No joy there for De Sucre, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
De Sucre throws a jab but it's blocked by Begbie.
De Sucre looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Begbie has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
De Sucre missing with a left hand there. Begbie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Begbie thuds his right hand into De Sucre's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
De Sucre jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A head kick misses from De Sucre.
Begbie lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Begbie gets a clinch.
De Sucre lands with a short shot to the head.
Begbie breaks the clinch.
De Sucre misses the shot to the body.
De Sucre throws a right hand that Begbie ducks under and follows up with a left that Begbie also avoids with ease.
A nice side step and Begbie releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
De Sucre is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Begbie.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Sucre looks to land a right hand but Begbie moved out of range.
De Sucre throws out a loose jab but Begbie uses good head movement to avoid it.
A low kick from De Sucre misses
and Begbie counters with a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Begbie tries to clinch up.
De Sucre misses with the combination.
De Sucre throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Begbie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Begbie darts in and clinches De Sucre up against the cage.
De Sucre scores with a shoulder strike.
De Sucre doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Begbie creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through De Sucre's defenses.
 It looks like Antonio Jose De Sucre has been cut.
De Sucre throws a head punch that misses.
De Sucre working aggressively here.
De Sucre lands a nice uppercut.
Begbie breaks from the clinch.
Begbie slips a straight right by De Sucre.
Begbie rushes De Sucre and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Begbie manages to break the clinch.
Antonio Jose De Sucre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Begbie misses with a series of wild punches.
Begbie checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Begbie unleashes a big counter combination but De Sucre bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Begbie tries to clinch up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big right from De Sucre misses.
Begbie slips a jab from De Sucre.
Begbie takes the fight into the clinch.
Begbie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Sucre swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Sucre swings wildly with an uppercut but Begbie uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Sucre has a couple of punches blocked by Begbie.
Begbie takes a shot to the head.
De Sucre lands a left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Antonio Jose De Sucre will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Antonio Jose De Sucre's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
De Sucre misses with a low kick.
A low kick from De Sucre misses
and Begbie connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Begbie moves in looking to clinch but De Sucre pushes him off.
De Sucre misses with an uppercut
and Begbie counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A solid leg kick lands there for De Sucre.
De Sucre throws a wild body kick that Begbie sees coming a mile off.
Francis Begbie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
De Sucre throws a big shot that misses.
Begbie is trying to counter with his kicks.
De Sucre misses with an uppercut.
Francis Begbie seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big left from De Sucre misses.
Begbie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Sucre.
Begbie is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Begbie has managed to clinch.
De Sucre swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Sucre working aggressively here.
De Sucre working aggressively here.
De Sucre working aggressively here.
De Sucre misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Begbie blocks a body shot from De Sucre.
De Sucre misses with a punch on the inside.
Begbie blocking some punches.
Begbie lands a right hand that snaps the head of De Sucre backwards.
Begbie blocks a body shot from De Sucre.
De Sucre misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Sucre throws a punch but it's blocked by Begbie.
De Sucre misses with a body punch.
Begbie misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from De Sucre.
Begbie pushes De Sucre back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
De Sucre tries to throw a body punch but Begbie avoids it by throwing De Sucre back against the cage.
De Sucre fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De Sucre swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Sucre misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Sucre misses with the head strike.
De Sucre misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Sucre tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Begbie's elbow.
De Sucre throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Begbies head.
De Sucre misses with the head strike.
De Sucre has a couple of punches blocked by Begbie.
De Sucre lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Begbie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Sucre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Begbie manages to avoid it.
De Sucre throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Sucre throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Begbie counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Begbie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Begbie on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Jose De Sucre dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Jose De Sucre's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
De Sucre throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Begbie wants to clinch up but De Sucre keeps it at a distance.
De Sucre with a nice calf kick.
Begbie scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
De Sucre works over Begbie's head and body with a nice combination.
De Sucre misses with a straight right.
A swing and a miss from De Sucre.
De Sucre throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
De Sucre misses with a low kick.
De Sucre throws a lazy right hand but Begbie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De Sucre connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
De Sucre with a nice cross.
 Begbie is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some wild striking there from De Sucre.
De Sucre lands an overhand right.
Begbie is still on wobbly legs! Can De Sucre finish him?
De Sucre is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Begbie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Sucre throws a right and a left that Begbie avoids nicely.
Antonio Jose De Sucre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from De Sucre does no damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Begbie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
De Sucre swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
De Sucre scores with a big combo that sends Begbie crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but the referee has seen enough as Begbie flops around uncontrollably and he's called an end to the fight! De Sucre jumps onto the cage and throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Gross.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Antonio Jose De Sucre!
Antonio Jose De Sucre seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated Francis Begbie had this to say: 'Bollocks to the lot of ya!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Ross Buchanan (ranked 23166 p4p, 24050 weight class) and Duncan Spong (ranked 495 p4p, 517 weight class). Buchanan comes into the arena with Roy Buchanan's Train Blues blaring out of the sound system. On his way into the cage it seems that Ross Buchanan has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Ross Buchanan seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 30 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ross Buchanan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Duncan Spong!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spong fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Buchanan tries to move into range but Spong moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Buchanan closes the distance and pushes Spong back into the cage.
Buchanan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Spong pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Spong is trying to break the clinch but Buchanan has him pressed against the cage.
Spong is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Spong lands with a left to the head.
Spong is trying to break the clinch but Buchanan has him pressed against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Buchanan.
Spong blocks an uppercut.
Spong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Spong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Spong working aggressively here.
Spong has a couple of punches blocked by Buchanan.
Spong can't break the clinch.
Buchanan scores with a shot to the side of Spong's head.
Buchanan misses with a hook from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Buchanan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Buchanan working aggressively here.
Buchanan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spong's elbow.
Spong breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ross Buchanan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spong throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spong throws an overhand right that lands on Buchanan's shoulder, as Buchanan tries to avoid the shot.
Spong scoring well with a low kick there.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Buchanan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spong's elbow.
Buchanan misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Buchanan fails to land.
Spong digs a right hand into Buchanan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Buchanan's gas tank.
Spong blocking some punches.
Spong breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Spong misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Spong fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Buchanan on the side of the head.
Spong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Buchanan moves away.
Buchanan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Spong to score with a decent uppercut.
Nice body kick from Spong.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Buchanan moves out of range as Spong strikes.
Buchanan instigates a clinch.
Buchanan lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Buchanan fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Buchanan.
Buchanan throws a punch but it's blocked by Spong.
Buchanan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Spong wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Spong fails to land.
Buchanan digs a right hand into Spong's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Spong's gas tank.
Spong working hard to break the clinch.
Buchanan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Buchanan lands a left hand.
Buchanan misses with a punch on the inside.
Buchanan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Spong blocks an uppercut.
Buchanan pushes Spong back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Buchanan misses with a punch to the body.
Spong is trying to stall.
Spong has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Buchanan seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Spong can turn it around.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A frustrated look appears on Spong's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Buchanan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Buchanan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Spongs head.
Spong prevents a body shot from Buchanan.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ross Buchanan will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Buchanan closes the distance and pushes Spong back into the cage.
Buchanan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ross Buchanan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Buchanan working aggressively here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Spong is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Spong utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Buchanan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Buchanan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Buchanan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Buchanan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Buchanan working aggressively here.
Spong blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buchanan misses with a punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Buchanan swings wildly with an uppercut but Spong uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Buchanan.
Buchanan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Buchanan lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buchanan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Buchanan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Spongs head.
Spong has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Spong blocking some punches.
Spong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Spong is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Spong trying to stall but Buchanan improves his position.
Buchanan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Buchanan working aggressively here.
Spong throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Buchanan lands a body shot.
Buchanan throws a punch but it's blocked by Spong.
Spong blocks an uppercut.
Buchanan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Spong can do to turn this around?
Buchanan digs a right hand underneath Spong's ribcage. Spong let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Spong.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Buchanan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Spong is trying to break the clinch but Buchanan has him pressed against the cage.
Buchanan swings wildly with an uppercut but Spong uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buchanan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Spong is looking to break free of the clinch but Buchanan has double underhooks.
Buchanan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Spong misses with some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Buchanan fails to land.
Buchanan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Spong prevents a body shot from Buchanan.
Buchanan cracks Spong with a nice body shot.
Spong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Buchanan fails to land.
Buchanan lands with a right to the head.
Spong blocks an uppercut.
Spong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Buchanan lands a left hand.
Buchanan throws a punch but it's blocked by Spong.
Buchanan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Buchanan tries a body shot but Spong blocks it.
A frustrated look appears on Spong's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Spong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Spong is trying to break the clinch but Buchanan has him pressed against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ross Buchanan dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Buchanan closes the distance and pushes Spong back into the cage.
Spong misses with a punch on the inside.
Buchanan lands with a light punch inside.
Buchanan works on Spong's body with a couple of short punches.
Buchanan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Buchanan.
Buchanan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Spong is looking to control Buchanan's arms but Buchanan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Spong has his back to the cage.
Buchanan scores with a shot to the side of Spong's head.
Buchanan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Buchanan misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Buchanan.
Spong's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spong stalling in the clinch but Buchanan improves position.
Buchanan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Buchanan misses with a body punch.
Buchanan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Spong backwards.
Buchanan misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Buchanan fails to land.
Spong taking a breather.
Buchanan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Spong backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spong blocks an uppercut.
Buchanan working aggressively here.
Buchanan has Spong pressed against the cage, preventing Spong from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Buchanan struggles to land a body shot inside as Spong controls his hands.
Buchanan working aggressively here.
Spong blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Buchanan.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Spong.
Spong misses with a body punch.
Buchanan lands a hook that snaps the head of Spong backwards.
Buchanan prevents Spong from breaking the clinch.
Spong stalling in the clinch but Buchanan improves position.
Ross Buchanan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Spong lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Buchanan fails to land.
Buchanan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Spong's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Buchanan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Buchanan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Spong scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spong manages to break the clinch.
Buchanan blocks a jab.
Spong throws a nice looking combination but Buchanan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
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!
Spong swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Buchanan seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Spong misses with a two punch combination.
Buchanan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Spong lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Spong is trying to break the clinch but Buchanan is controlling him.
Spong tries to circle away but Buchanan has him pinned against the cage.
Buchanan throws a head punch that misses.
Spong looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A head punch on the inside from Spong fails to land.
Spong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Buchanan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A shot in the inside from Buchanan.
Buchanan pushes Spong back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Duncan Spong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spong misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Buchanan.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ross Buchanan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Buchanan, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Ross Buchanan!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Ross Buchanan!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Ross Buchanan!
Ross Buchanan wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath Ross Buchanan thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Connor McDavid (ranked 22146 p4p, 3798 weight class) and Kosuke Ishimura (ranked 750 p4p, 505 weight class). Kosuke Ishimura will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Connor McDavid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kosuke Ishimura!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from McDavid misses the target.
A big left from McDavid misses.
Ishimura on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McDavid. McDavid obviously looking to wear him down.
Ishimura throws a head kick but McDavid moves out of range.
Ishimura misses with a low kick.
Ishimura fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
McDavid on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
McDavid clobbers Ishimura with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
McDavid with a nice cross.
McDavid misses with an uppercut. Ishimura saw that one coming.
McDavid takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ishimura loads up on a big right hand but McDavid slips the punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A leg kick checked by Ishimura.
Ishimura looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ishimura throws a sloppy head kick and McDavid moves out of range easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ishimura prevents a body shot from McDavid.
Ishimura creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A nice left hand lands by McDavid.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishimura is trying to stall.
Ishimura scores with a shot to the side of McDavid's head.
Ishimura throws an elbow that misses.
Our sources have told us that McDavid has been working on his elbows in the gym.
McDavid managing to block the knees to the body from Ishimura.
McDavid tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McDavid takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ishimura misses with a hook from the clinch.
McDavid misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McDavid keeps control of Ishimura as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McDavid pushes Ishimura back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
McDavid will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ishimura up against the cage.
Good body shot from McDavid.
Ishimura breaks from the clinch.
Ishimura throws a front kick that sends McDavid stumbling back into the cage.
Kosuke Ishimura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McDavid cracks Ishimura with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ishimura lands with a slapping head kick.
McDavid takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circling - McDavid throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ishimura is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ishimura gets in close and instigates a clinch.
McDavid working aggressively here.
Ishimura breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ishimura tries a head kick but it misses.
Ishimura bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ishimura misses with a low kick.
Ishimura takes one on the button.
McDavid throws a body shot but no joy.
McDavid scores with a nice right hand.
Some bone on bone action there as Ishimura checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McDavid tries to keep at a distance but Ishimura has taken the fight into the clinch.
McDavid tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ishimura avoids it.
The referee calls for Ishimura to work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kosuke Ishimura will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ishimura pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kosuke Ishimura seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ishimura scoring well with a low kick there.
McDavid blocks a head kick by Ishimura.
Ishimura attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ishimura connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ishimura throws a head kick that misses.
A quick step to the side and McDavid tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ishimura takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ishimura throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
McDavid displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ishimura throws a head kick that misses.
Ishimura throws a head kick that McDavid semi-blocks.
McDavid thuds his right hand into Ishimura's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McDavid on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A head kick misses from Ishimura.
McDavid takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
McDavid throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McDavid misses the shot to the body.
McDavid blocks a jab.
McDavid jabs Ishimura right on the nose. Ishimura blinks but takes it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishimura misses with a low kick.
Ishimura throws a leg kick but McDavid moved away.
Ishimura fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McDavid.
Ishimura 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.
Ishimura moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
McDavid throws a lazy right hand but Ishimura sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McDavid connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A head kick from McDavid lands but Ishimura takes it in his stride.
Ishimura is rocked!
Ishimura drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ishimura is still on wobbly legs! Can McDavid finish him?
Some bone on bone action there as McDavid checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ishimura seems to have recovered his senses.
Ishimura blocks the body kick.
McDavid is looking to land body kicks.
Ishimura throws a head kick but McDavid moves out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - McDavid scores with a four punch combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McDavid checks a leg kick.
Ishimura walks into a left hand.
Ishimura uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McDavid.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from McDavid.
Ishimura throws a one two combo.
McDavid tried to score with a low kick but Ishimura checks it.
Ishimura throws a lazy head kick
and McDavid counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ishimura takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
McDavid lands a jab.
Ishimura has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McDavid.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ishimura. That's going to slow McDavid down.
McDavid avoids the body shot from Ishimura.
McDavid throws a quick counter head kick but Ishimura was just out of range.
Ishimura moves out of range of the strikes.
Ishimura steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McDavid.
McDavid sets himself, and Ishimura steps forward looking for the clinch! McDavid avoids it this time.
McDavid thuds his right hand into Ishimura's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McDavid throws a hook but Ishimura blocks it.
Ishimura on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
McDavid lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ishimura moves away from the strike by McDavid.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Connor McDavid dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Ishimura ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McDavid misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ishimura.
Ishimura throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McDavid keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
McDavid slips a jab and a cross from Ishimura.
McDavid avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
McDavid lands a slapping body shot.
Ishimura throws a lazy head kick
and McDavid counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ishimura thinking.
McDavid scores with a jab to the body.
Ishimura throws a leg kick but McDavid moved away.
McDavid is looking to counter punch.
Ishimura is looking to score with low kicks.
Ishimura throws a low kick but it's checked well by McDavid.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDavid tries to clinch but Ishimura moves out of range.
Ishimura misses with a straight left.
Ishimura connects with an inside leg kick.
Good work by McDavid as he checks the leg kick.
Jab from McDavid.
Ishimura misses with a head kick.
McDavid was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kosuke Ishimura has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishimura scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ishimura has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
McDavid throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McDavid blocks a head kick by Ishimura.
McDavid buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ishimura throws a sloppy head kick and McDavid moves out of range easily.
Ishimura uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McDavid.
Ishimura misses the jab.
McDavid was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ishimura throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ishimura uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McDavid.
Ishimura throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McDavid seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A nice combination there by McDavid.
McDavid swings for the body but Ishimura moves out of range.
McDavid checks the leg kick.
Ishimura throws a left and a right that both miss
and McDavid counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
McDavid avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ishimura throws a hook to the side of McDavid's head but McDavid sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ishimura takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ishimura takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A jab from McDavid finds it's way through Ishimura's defenses.
Ishimura pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ishimura throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
McDavid connects with the punch.
McDavid lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ishimura at a distance.
McDavid scores with a jab to the body.
Ishimura throws a half hearted mid kick.
McDavid lands with an overhand left.
McDavid listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
McDavid sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
McDavid's corner calls for a 1-2. McDavid obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ishimura. McDavid does a little dance to reset his feet.
A clash of legs there as McDavid blocks the low kick.
McDavid lands with a straight right. Ishimura didn't see that one coming.
McDavid connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Connor McDavid showed his dominance in that final round.
I think McDavid 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight for Connor McDavid!
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Connor McDavid!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Connor McDavid!
Connor McDavid wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, Connor McDavid, 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.
In defeat, Kosuke Ishimura stepped up to the mic, saying 'Jesus is coming back.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Solomon Bundy (ranked 23218 p4p, 6163 weight class) and Zacharias Kassicus (ranked 656 p4p, 592 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Zacharias Kassicus enters the cage!
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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 9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Solomon Bundy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zacharias Kassicus!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bundy takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kassicus misses with a shot to the body
and Bundy counters with a right, a left and a big uppercut that drops Kassicus to the mat! Bundy runs to a neutral corner to get the count going quickly. 3,4,5,6 and Kassicus is back to his feet. He seems ready to continue - the ref agrees so we're back at it!
Kassicus throws a hook but Bundy avoids it easily.
Kassicus swings widly with a right hand
and Bundy counters with a beautiful hook that drops Kassicus to the mat! Will Kassicus be able to recover his senses? The referee starts the count at 3 having sent Bundy to a neutral corner. 4,5,6 and Kassicus is up. He looks OK to continue.
Kassicus is rocked!
It looks like Zacharias Kassicus has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bundy ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Kassicus out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Solomon Bundy!
Solomon Bundy gave a mention to Urban Fighter in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Raheem Holmes (ranked 6441 p4p, 22147 weight class) and Litticius Nugetio (ranked 604 p4p, 634 weight class). Litticius Nugetio has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raheem Holmes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Litticius Nugetio!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nugetio misses with an uppercut
and Holmes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Holmes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nugetio can pounce on him.
Nugetio throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Holmes is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Nugetio misses the jab.
We've been informed that Nugetio 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.
Holmes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nugetio.
Litticius Nugetio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holmes moves out of range as Nugetio strikes.
Holmes tries to land a leg kick but Nugetio saw it coming and moves away.
Nugetio looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nugetio jabs Holmes right on the nose. Holmes blinks but takes it well.
Holmes pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nugetio is out of range and Holmes settles back down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nugetio. Holmes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Holmes throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nugetio lands with a shot to the body.
Holmes misses with a straight right.
Nugetio tries to work over Holmes's front leg with a kick but Holmes checks it.
Nugetio throws a shot from downtown. Holmes moves away and avoids it.
Holmes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nugetio throws a leg kick but Holmes sees it coming and moves out of range.
Holmes throws a head kick that misses.
Holmes ducks under a wild hook from Nugetio.
Nugetio takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Holmes misses with a leg kick
and Nugetio counters with a right hand to the body.
Holmes has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Nugetio lands with a straight right. Holmes didn't see that one coming.
Holmes throws a lazy head kick
and Nugetio connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Nugetio crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Holmes - the referee stops the clock and Nugetio gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Holmes. Nugetio manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Nugetio looks to land a left hand but Holmes moved out of range nicely.
Nugetio walks into a stiff left hand from Holmes.
Nugetio checks a leg kick.
Holmes ducks under a wild hook from Nugetio.
Holmes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nugetio circles away quickly and effectively.
A punch combination from Holmes misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nugetio throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nugetio throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Holmes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nugetio throws out the jab.
Holmes throwing a counter right hand but Nugetio manages to avoid it.
Nugetio throws a big shot that misses.
Holmes throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nugetio throws a jab when Holmes was well out of range.
Holmes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nugetio.
Nugetio pivots, looking for a leg kick but Holmes is out of range and Nugetio settles back down.
A head kick misses from Holmes.
Nugetio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Holmes.
Nugetio scores with a decent looking hook.
Holmes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nugetio at a distance.
Holmes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nugetio.
Nugetio throws a looping overhand right but Holmes ducks down to avoid it.
Nugetio misses with a looping left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Litticius Nugetio dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Holmes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Holmes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nugetio moves away.
Nugetio throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Holmes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Holmes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Holmes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nugetio lands with a right hand.
Holmes ducks under a wild hook from Nugetio.
Holmes jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Nugetio throws a lazy uppercut
and Holmes counters with a stiff right hand.
Holmes misses with an uppercut.
Holmes misses with a right hand
and Nugetio counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nugetio throws out a loose jab but Holmes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Holmes's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Nugetio connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Holmes scrambles back to his feet.
Holmes slips under a jab from Nugetio.
Holmes lands with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nugetio rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Holmes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes lands with a nice body punch.
Holmes moves out of range of the strikes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Holmes. That's going to slow Nugetio down.
Holmes defending well as Nugetio loads up on a big left hand.
Nugetio scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Holmes tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Nugetio is able to avoid easily.
Nugetio dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A slow jab from Nugetio misses its intended target.
Holmes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nugetio manages to avoid it.
A big right from Nugetio misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Nugetio checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nugetio now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nugetio throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Some bone on bone action there as Nugetio checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nugetio shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Nugetio checks it well.
Nice cross by Holmes.
Holmes with the inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holmes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Holmes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Holmes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nugetio.
Holmes moves out of range as Nugetio strikes.
Nugetio throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Holmes is looking for a counter combo.
Holmes misses with a low kick.
Litticius Nugetio seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nugetio comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nugetio misses with a hook.
It looked like Holmes wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Holmes tries to land a front kick but Nugetio steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Holmes is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nice jab there from Nugetio.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Litticius Nugetio will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Nugetio throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Holmes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nugetio.
Holmes blocks a leg kick.
Holmes takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nugetio jabs Holmes right on the nose. Holmes blinks but takes it well.
Holmes throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nugetio listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Holmes ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nugetio smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nugetio throws a wild body kick that Holmes sees coming a mile off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holmes digs a good hook to Nugetio's body.
Nugetio connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nugetio on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice uppercut lands for Holmes. That snapped Nugetio's head back.
Nugetio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Holmes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nugetio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Holmes.
Holmes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Raheem Holmes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nugetio misses with a straight right.
Nugetio just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromHolmes.
Nugetio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Holmes.
Holmes slips under a jab from Nugetio.
Nugetio connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Holmes comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nugetio takes one to the side of the head.
Holmes takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Holmes goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Holmes throws a right hand that Nugetio ducks under and follows up with a left that Nugetio also avoids with ease.
Holmes throws a right hand that misses
and Nugetio counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nugetio digs a good hook to Holmes's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nugetio.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holmes defending well as Nugetio loads up on a big left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nugetio. Holmes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Holmes is looking to slow Nugetio down with leg kicks.
Holmes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Holmes misses the body punch
and Nugetio counters with a nice body shot.
Holmes slips a straight right by Nugetio.
It looked like Holmes wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nugetio throws a hook to the side of Holmes's head but Holmes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Holmes thinks about countering with a body kick.
Nugetio lands with a nice body punch.
Nugetio lands a slapping body shot.
Nugetio jabs Holmes to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A jab lands there for Nugetio.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nugetio missing with a left hand there. Holmes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nugetio shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Litticius Nugetio comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nugetio 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight for Litticius Nugetio!
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Litticius Nugetio!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Litticius Nugetio!
Litticius Nugetio wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Chong Tay (ranked 23190 p4p, 23570 weight class) and Randy Kt King (ranked 763 p4p, 743 weight class). Randy Kt King has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Chong Tay's chin.
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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 25 - 33 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chong Tay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Randy Kt King!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tay throws a lazy head kick
and Kt King counters with a three punch combo that has Tay backing up. Tay nods at Kt King to acknowledge the strikes.
Tay has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Tay throws a lazy head kick
and Kt King counters with a nice uppercut.
Tay throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kt King.
Tay misses with a combination
and Kt King counters with a stiff right hand.
Tay tries to land a body kick
and Kt King counters with a straight right that drops Tay on his ass! Tay jumps back to his feet. He seems OK to continue so we'll get back to the action.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kt King avoids a punch combination nicely.
A little jabbing left from Kt King on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tay throws a head kick that misses
and Kt King connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tay swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kt King counters with a straight right, followed by a hook and finally a brutal uppercut! Tay drops to the canvas, flat on his back and unconcious - no need for the referee to start the count as this one is all over! Kt King struts around like it's just an every day occurrence to knock someone out in such brutal fashion. A dominant finish for Kt King!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Randy Kt King!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ao Kuang (ranked 20360 p4p, 691 weight class) and Saúl Tacoronte (ranked 740 p4p, 107 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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ao Kuang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Saúl Tacoronte!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuang looks to score with a jab to the body but Tacoronte is just out of range.
Ao Kuang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tacoronte throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kuang has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Kuang has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tacoronte.
Tacoronte takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kuang takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kuang throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kuang looks to score with a jab to the body but Tacoronte is just out of range.
Tacoronte swinging wildly here.
Kuang displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tacoronte throws out the jab.
Kuang throws a right hand that misses
and Tacoronte moves into the clinch.
Kuang lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tacoronte scores with a shoulder strike.
We've been informed that Tacoronte 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.
Tacoronte trying to stall but Kuang improves his position.
Kuang tries a body shot but Tacoronte blocks it.
Tacoronte blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Kuang fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Kuang fails to land.
Kuang lands a left hand.
Tacoronte is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Tacoronte tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kuang's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kuang.
Tacoronte misses with the head strike.
Kuang misses with some punches.
Kuang throws a head punch that misses.
Tacoronte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kuang creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tacoronte lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kuang backwards.
Kuang tries to throw a body punch but Tacoronte avoids it by throwing Kuang back against the cage.
Tacoronte has a couple of punches blocked by Kuang.
Kuang takes a shot to the head.
Kuang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tacoronte looking to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tacoronte.
Tacoronte lands a shot to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kuang.
Tacoronte blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tacoronte lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kuang backwards.
Kuang lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kuang swings wildly with an uppercut but Tacoronte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kuang lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tacoronte looking to slow down the pace here.
Tacoronte lands an uppercut.
Kuang misses with a punch on the inside.
Kuang lands a left hand.
Tacoronte lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tacoronte misses with the head strike.
Tacoronte has a couple of punches blocked by Kuang.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tacoronte.
Kuang has a couple of punches blocked by Tacoronte.
Kuang lands a hook that snaps the head of Tacoronte backwards.
Tacoronte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tacoronte pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kuang lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tacoronte scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kuang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kuang working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tacoronte.
Tacoronte misses with the head strike.
Kuang throws a punch but it's blocked by Tacoronte.
Kuang lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tacoronte backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ao Kuang will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kuang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tacoronte throws a right hand that Kuang ducks under and follows up with a left that Kuang also avoids with ease.
Some wild striking there from Tacoronte.
Tacoronte throws a sloppy head kick and Kuang moves out of range easily.
Kuang takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tacoronte. Kuang does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tacoronte tries a head kick but it misses.
Kuang throws a wild body kick that Tacoronte sees coming a mile off.
Kuang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tacoronte manages to avoid it.
Tacoronte throws a leg kick
and Kuang counters with a left and a right that stings Tacoronte.
Tacoronte misses with a straight left.
Tacoronte's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kuang connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tacoronte scrambles back to his feet.
Kuang connects with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tacoronte throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kuang stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kuang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saúl Tacoronte seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab lands there for Kuang.
Tacoronte staying out of range there.
Tacoronte is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tacoronte cracks Kuang with a good jab.
Kuang is looking to wear down Tacoronte with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tacoronte lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kuang works over Tacoronte's head and body with a nice combination.
Kuang with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A big right from Kuang misses.
Tacoronte looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tacoronte connects with a leg kick.
Kuang misses with a body shot.
Kuang looks to land a left hand but Tacoronte moved out of range nicely.
Tacoronte turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kuang blocks a head kick by Tacoronte.
Kuang takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tacoronte throws a shot to the body.
Tacoronte misses with a wild combination.
Tacoronte connects with a body shot.
Tacoronte lands a glancing blow to the side of Kuang's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tacoronte lands the left hand.
Tacoronte fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tacoronte waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kuang.
As Tacoronte backs away, Kuang returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Kuang misses with a series of wild punches.
Tacoronte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kuang avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kuang throws a body punch but Tacoronte moves out of range.
Kuang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kuang takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kuang looks to land a body kick but Tacoronte moved away.
Tacoronte looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tacoronte rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kuang throws a solid leg kick but Tacoronte takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kuang.
Tacoronte connects with a jab.
Tacoronte clinches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Saúl Tacoronte will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Kuang walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tacoronte.
Tacoronte darts in and clinches Kuang up against the cage.
Kuang lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kuang lands a right hand.
Kuang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tacoronte struggles to land a body shot inside as Kuang controls his hands.
A short left from Kuang.
Kuang working aggressively here.
Tacoronte can't find room to land a body shot as Kuang controls the action.
Kuang lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tacoronte backwards.
Kuang throws a punch but it's blocked by Tacoronte.
Kuang misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tacoronte.
A shot in the inside from Kuang.
Kuang misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tacoronte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tacoronte prevents a body shot from Kuang.
Kuang is trying to break the clinch but Tacoronte is controlling him.
Tacoronte doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kuang can't find room to land a body shot as Tacoronte controls the action.
Tacoronte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tacoronte lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuang lands an uppercut.
Kuang swings wildly with an uppercut but Tacoronte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tacoronte digs a right hand into Kuang's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kuang's gas tank.
Kuang gets through Tacoronte's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kuang lands an uppercut.
Tacoronte lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kuang cracks Tacoronte with a nice body shot.
Tacoronte throws a punch but it's blocked by Kuang.
Tacoronte wants to stall.
Tacoronte doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kuang lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tacoronte backwards.
A short right from Kuang on the inside.
Kuang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tacoronte lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tacoronte tries a body shot but Kuang blocks it.
Tacoronte misses with a punch to the body.
Kuang escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
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 big right from Kuang misses.
Tacoronte steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kuang.
Tacoronte jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tacoronte cracks Kuang with an open hand slap.
Tacoronte steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kuang.
Tacoronte blocks a head kick by Kuang.
Tacoronte swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kuang swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tacoronte counters with a nice body shot.
Tacoronte loads up on a big right hand but Kuang slips the punch.
Kuang throws a body kick that misses
and Tacoronte counters with a three punch combo that has Kuang backing up. Kuang nods at Tacoronte to acknowledge the strikes.
Tacoronte avoids the body shot from Kuang.
Tacoronte tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tacoronte throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tacoronte swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kuang was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tacoronte throws a leg kick but Kuang sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tacoronte tries to land a body kick
and Kuang connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kuang just misses with a punch to the body.
Tacoronte throws a right hand that Kuang ducks under and follows up with a left that Kuang also avoids with ease.
Tacoronte buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kuang.
Tacoronte defending well as Kuang loads up on a big left hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ao Kuang.
I think Kuang 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight for Saúl Tacoronte!
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Saúl Tacoronte!
Saúl Tacoronte wins by majority decision!
Saúl Tacoronte thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Damien Hawthorne (ranked 4241 p4p, 3808 weight class) and John Bennett (ranked 547 p4p, 506 weight class). Hawthorne's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Schism by Tool. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Damien Hawthorne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Bennett!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawthorne misses with an uppercut.
Hawthorne pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hawthorne lands a nice hook to Bennett's body. Bennett takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bennett moves into the clinch successfully.
A short left from Hawthorne.
Bennett taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bennett working Hawthorne over with knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hawthorne.
Hawthorne lands a shot to the body.
Hawthorne lands a body shot.
Hawthorne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hawthorne lands with a light punch inside.
Bennett throws a knee to the head but misses.
Good body shot from Hawthorne.
Bennett misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hawthorne.
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!
Hawthorne on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hawthorne manages to break the clinch.
Hawthorne is looking to slow Bennett down with leg kicks.
Hawthorne throws a head kick that misses.
A big right from Hawthorne misses.
Bennett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hawthorne.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawthorne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Bennett 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bennett throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hawthorne throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bennett misses the shot to the body.
Bennett lands with a good body shot.
Hawthorne wants to land a leg kick but Bennett is out of range.
Bennett checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hawthorne defending well as Bennett loads up on a big left hand.
Bennett checks a leg kick.
Bennett let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bennett takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hawthorne with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hawthorne throws a head kick but Bennett moves out of range.
Bennett misses with a wild combination.
Bennett has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Bennett catches Hawthorne with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hawthorne looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hawthorne connects with a jab.
Bennett takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hawthorne lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett is looking to clinch but Hawthorne is avoiding it.
Hawthorne throws a lazy right hand but Bennett sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bennett throws a head kick that misses.
Bennett misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hawthorne throws a leg kick but Bennett sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hawthorne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hawthorne throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bennett.
Hawthorne connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bennett. Bennett circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hawthorne swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hawthorne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bennett moves away.
Hawthorne misses with a wild body shot.
A low kick lands for Hawthorne.
Bennett is looking to clinch.
Hawthorne doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bennett tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bennett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hawthorne was well out of range. Poor timing from Bennett.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hawthorne.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hawthorne lands with a good body shot.
Hawthorne tries to score with a low kick but Bennett moves his leg out of the way.
Bennett tries to counter by closing the distance.
Hawthorne throws a head kick that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Damien Hawthorne dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hawthorne misses with a straight left.
Bennett steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hawthorne.
Bennett lands a high kick!
Damien Hawthorne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bennett tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hawthorne paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hawthorne misses with a wild body shot.
Damien Hawthorne is winning the standup battle so far.
Bennett walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hawthorne checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bennett comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bennett tries to clinch but Hawthorne is having none of it.
Hawthorne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bennett throws a combination. Hawthorne tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hawthorne catches Bennett with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bennett is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hawthorne rather than just go for the knockout.
Bennett checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hawthorne looks to score with a jab to the body but Bennett is just out of range.
Hawthorne misses with a hook. Bennett ducked under it nicely.
Bennett lands a nice hook to Hawthorne's body. Hawthorne takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hawthorne swings for the body but Bennett moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hawthorne attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hawthorne scores with a nice body kick.
Hawthorne missing with a left hand there. Bennett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Despite the aggression on Bennett's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Hawthorne lands with a right hand.
Bennett tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hawthorne paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawthorne misses with a straight right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hawthorne. Bennett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hawthorne takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bennett throws a series of punches but Hawthorne moves out of range.
Hawthorne throws a body punch but Bennett moves out of range.
Hawthorne looks to land a right hand but Bennett moved out of range.
Hawthorne moves away from the strike by Bennett.
Bennett throws out a loose jab but Hawthorne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hawthorne lands a really nice looking cross but Bennett seems unphased.
Hawthorne is looking to chop away at Bennett's legs.
Bennett wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hawthorne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hawthorne is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bennett can do to turn this around?
Bennett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hawthorne.
Hawthorne looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bennett takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A punch combination from Bennett misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hawthorne. Bennett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bennett unleashes a big counter combination but Hawthorne bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Bennett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hawthorne moves away.
Bennett looks to land a left hand but Hawthorne moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bennett tries to clinch up.
Bennett slips under a jab.
A right-left combo lands from Bennett.
Bennett tries to clinch but Hawthorne is having none of it.
Hawthorne shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bennett ducks right into an uppercut from Hawthorne.
Bennett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hawthorne.
Bennett now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bennett tries to clinch up but Hawthorne circles away and keeps his distance.
A clash of legs there as Bennett blocks the low kick.
Hawthorne is looking to land body kicks.
Hawthorne bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bennett scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hawthorne bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bennett drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bennett tries to clinch up.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bennett connects with a jab.
Bennett misses with a straight right.
Bennett moves away from the strike by Hawthorne.
Hawthorne slips under a jab.
Bennett cracks Hawthorne with an open hand slap.
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 Damien Hawthorne will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Bennett misses with a body shot.
It looked like Hawthorne wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
John Bennett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hawthorne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bennett manages to avoid it.
Bennett looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hawthorne fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hawthorne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hawthorne feints a jab promting Bennett to slip. Hawthorne then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bennett slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Bennett takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hawthorne pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bennett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hawthorne scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bennett doesn't seem bothered though.
Hawthorne throws a hook but Bennett blocks it.
Bennett lands with a good body shot.
Hawthorne loads up on a big right hand but Bennett slips the punch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bennett! But no joy.
Hawthorne throws out a loose jab but Bennett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hawthorne jabs Bennett right on the nose. Bennett blinks but takes it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hawthorne slips a straight right by Bennett.
Hawthorne throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hawthorne lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bennett lands a head shot.
Hawthorne looks to score with a jab to the body but Bennett is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawthorne slips a jab from Bennett.
Bennett throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hawthorne is looking for a counter combo.
Bennett tries to clinch but Hawthorne moves out of range.
Bennett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hawthorne.
Bennett takes one on the button.
Hawthorne misses the body punch
and Bennett connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bennett lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Some bone on bone action there as Bennett checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bennett throws the left hand but Hawthorne avoids the punch easily.
Bennett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hawthorne.
Bennett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hawthorne was well out of range. Poor timing from Bennett.
A telegraphed right hand from Bennett misses the target.
Hawthorne moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice shot by Bennett.
Hawthorne connects with a single shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hawthorne scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hawthorne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bennett.
Bennett looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hawthorne cracks Bennett with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett clinches up with Hawthorne and pushes him back against the cage.
Bennett lands a damaging elbow.
Hawthorne misses with a punch on the inside.
Bennett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bennett misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hawthorne.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bennett.
Hawthorne blocks the elbow strike.
Hawthorne lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bennett backwards.
Hawthorne blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hawthorne escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bennett throws a body punch but Hawthorne moves out of range.
Bennett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bennett tries to bum rush Hawthorne with a series of wild strikes but Hawthorne uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hawthorne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A punch lands to the side of Hawthorne 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hawthorne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hawthorne is looking to score with low kicks.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hawthorne.
Hawthorne connects with a nice looking jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Damien Hawthorne showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hawthorne 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight for Damien Hawthorne!
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Damien Hawthorne!
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Damien Hawthorne!
Damien Hawthorne wins by unanimous decision!
Damien Hawthorne decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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