CTFA KT 1 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Gilbert Dawson (ranked 2826 p4p, 4298 weight class) and Renaldo Young (ranked 377 p4p, 497 weight class). Renaldo Young struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 172.0lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Renaldo Young has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Dawson
vs
Young

179 cm
27
166
3 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
188
2 - 0 - 0

Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Gilbert Dawson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Renaldo Young!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Francis DeMontford and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dawson pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Young darts in and clinches Dawson up against the ropes.

Young breaks the clinch.
Young tests Dawson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dawson tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice shot lands for Young.
Dawson with the inside leg kick.
Dawson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gilbert Dawson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Young scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dawson doesn't seem bothered though.
Dawson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dawson throws a leg kick which misses Young's front leg but catches the back leg as Young tries to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dawson.
Dawson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Young is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dawson.
Dawson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Young counters with a right hand from hell and Dawson is out cold! A vicious knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Renaldo Young!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
91%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Qfc Tournament (ranked 4252 p4p, 23753 weight class) and Mr Mangan (ranked 485 p4p, 622 weight class). Mangan is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Xie hua piao piao. Qfc Tournament has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Tournament
vs
Mangan

225 cm
33
135
12 - 15 - 0

190 cm
29
140
4 - 6 - 0

Great elbows
Granite chin

Decent boxing
Powerful

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 12 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Qfc Tournament!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mr Mangan!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Ron Honeybunn and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Mangan. Those never looked like landing.
Mangan throws a nice looking combination but Tournament bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mangan misses with a wild combination.

Tournament clinches with his opponent.
Mangan dodges an elbow strike from Tournament.
Tournament throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A head punch on the inside from Mangan fails to land.
Tournament looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tournament lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tournament.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Mangan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tournament.
Tournament pushes off an throws an elbow but Mangan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Tournament throws an elbow that misses.
Mangan blocks the elbow strike.
Tournament pushes off an throws an elbow but Mangan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tournament creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mangan's defenses.
Mangan dodges an elbow strike from Tournament.
Mangan dodges an elbow strike from Tournament.
Tournament throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tournament throws an elbow that misses.
Mangan avoids a wild elbow strike from Tournament.
Tournament pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Mangan blocks an elbow strike.
Mangan looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tournament.
Mangan avoids the elbow strike from Tournament, against the ropes.
Tournament lands an elbow inside.
Mangan blocks an elbow strike from Tournament.
Tournament throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tournament lands an elbow inside that Mangan shrugs off.
Mangan blocks the elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mangan dodges an elbow strike from Tournament.
Mangan blocks an elbow strike from Tournament.
Tournament throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tournament.
Mangan blocks an elbow strike from Tournament.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mangan throws a punch but it's blocked by Tournament.
Mangan avoids the elbow strike from Tournament, against the ropes.
Mangan blocks the elbow strike.
Tournament throws an elbow but it misses.
Tournament really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mangan blocks an elbow strike.
Mangan avoids the elbow strike from Tournament, against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mangan.
Tournament throws an elbow that misses.
Tournament looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tournament lands an elbow inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Tournament just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mangan's brow.
Nice elbow from Tournament.

It looks like Mr Mangan has been cut.
Tournament blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Tournament just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mangan's brow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tournament.
Tournament creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mangan's defenses.
Tournament misses with an elbow over the top.
Mangan swings wildly with an uppercut but Tournament uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Tournament just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mangan's brow.
Tournament lands an elbow that stopped Mangan in his tracks for a moment.
Mangan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mangan blocks an elbow strike.
Tournament misses with an elbow over the top.
Tournament misses with an elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tournament pushes off an throws an elbow but Mangan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Tournament throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mangan avoids a wild elbow strike from Tournament.
Mangan blocks the elbow strike.
Mangan avoids the elbow strike from Tournament, against the ropes.
Mangan blocks an elbow strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Tournament just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mangan's brow.
Tournament lands an elbow inside that Mangan shrugs off.
Tournament lands an elbow inside.
Tournament misses with an elbow strike.
Mangan avoids a wild elbow strike from Tournament.
Tournament lands an elbow inside that Mangan shrugs off.
Tournament lands an elbow inside.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Tournament throws an elbow but misses.
Tournament creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A head punch on the inside from Mangan fails to land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Qfc Tournament dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mr Mangan's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Tournament avoids a punch combination nicely.

Tournament gets a clinch.
Mangan dodges an elbow strike from Tournament.
Tournament misses with an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Tournament just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mangan's brow.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Tournament just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mangan's brow.
Mangan swings wildly with an uppercut but Tournament uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mangan avoids a wild elbow strike from Tournament.
Mangan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tournament throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tournament throws an elbow that misses.
Tournament lands a nice elbow.
Tournament looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mangan blocks an elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tournament.
Qfc Tournament has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tournament misses with an elbow strike.
Tournament creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tournament comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tournament comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mangan blocks the elbow strike.
Tournament misses with an elbow over the top.
Tournament misses with an elbow strike.
Tournament creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Tournament throws an elbow but misses.
Mangan takes an elbow to the temple.
Tournament pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Tournament throws an elbow but it misses.
Tournament throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tournament looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tournament throws an elbow but it misses.
Mangan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mangan.
Mangan blocks an elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Mangan fails to land.
Mangan dodges an elbow strike from Tournament.
Mangan blocks the elbow strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mangan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Tournament throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tournament misses with an elbow strike.
Tournament throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tournament throws an elbow but it misses.
Tournament comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tournament pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Tournament comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tournament creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tournament throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Tournament.
Tournament misses with an elbow strike.
Mangan blocks the elbow strike.
Tournament lands an elbow just above Mangan 's eye.
Mangan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tournament gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Tournament just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mangan's brow.
Mangan blocks the elbow strike.
Mangan blocks an elbow strike.
Still in the clinch, Mangan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tournament pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Tournament throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tournament throws an elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tournament pushes off an throws an elbow but Mangan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Tournament lands an elbow inside that Mangan shrugs off.
Tournament is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mangan can do to turn this around?
Mangan blocks an elbow strike.
Mangan dodges an elbow strike from Tournament.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mangan blocks the elbow strike.
Mangan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tournament throws an elbow but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mangan.
Tournament comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Tournament just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mangan's brow.
Tournament gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tournament lands an elbow just above Mangan 's eye.
Tournament lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tournament pushes off an throws an elbow but Mangan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Mangan blocks an elbow strike.
Tournament creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Qfc Tournament dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mr Mangan's cut.
That's time! Tournament's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Tournament closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Mangan blocks an elbow strike from Tournament.
Tournament blocking some punches.
Mangan avoids a wild elbow strike from Tournament.
Mangan blocks an elbow strike.
Tournament lands an elbow inside that Mangan shrugs off.
Tournament misses with an elbow strike.
Tournament lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tournament throws an elbow but it misses.
Tournament pushes off an throws an elbow but Mangan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Tournament throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Tournament just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mangan's brow.
Tournament creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mangan lands a nice uppercut.
Tournament throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tournament.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mangan blocks an elbow strike.
Tournament blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tournament looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mangan dodges an elbow strike from Tournament.
Tournament lands an elbow that stopped Mangan in his tracks for a moment.
Tournament pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Mangan blocks an elbow strike from Tournament.
Tournament creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tournament misses with an elbow over the top.
Tournament lands a nice elbow.
Mangan misses with some punches.
Mangan blocks an elbow strike.
Tournament lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tournament throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tournament throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mangan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tournament lands a nice elbow.
Tournament misses with an elbow over the top.
Tournament creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mangan's defenses.
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!
Tournament pushes off an throws an elbow but Mangan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Mangan blocks an elbow strike from Tournament.
Mangan avoids a wild elbow strike from Tournament.
Mangan blocks an elbow strike.
Mangan takes an elbow to the temple.
Tournament throws an elbow that misses.
Mangan blocks the elbow strike.
Mangan takes an elbow to the temple.

Mangan is rocked!
Tournament creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mangan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tournament creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tournament throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mangan blocks the elbow strike.
Tournament looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tournament looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tournament pushes off an throws an elbow but Mangan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Mangan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mangan misses with the head strike.
Nice elbow from Tournament.
Mangan blocks an elbow strike from Tournament.
Tournament throws an elbow that misses.
Tournament looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mangan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tournament lands an elbow inside that Mangan shrugs off.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Tournament throws an elbow but misses.
Tournament lands an elbow inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tournament pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Tournament creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mangan avoids a wild elbow strike from Tournament.
A short left from Mangan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tournament pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Mangan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mangan dodges an elbow strike from Tournament.
Tournament throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tournament throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mangan lands with a left to the head.
Tournament looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Tournament throws an elbow but misses.
Mangan blocks the elbow strike.
Mangan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mr Mangan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mangan throws a punch but it's blocked by Tournament.

And that's the end of the fight!
Qfc Tournament showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tournament, 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 Chris Dean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Qfc Tournament!
Mr Mangan was interviewed post fight and said 'Ah thats hot, thats hot'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
60%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ziggy King (ranked 1260 p4p, 23464 weight class) and Igor Slavoski (ranked 15 p4p, 197 weight class). King comes into the arena with Should I Stay or Should I Go blaring out of the sound system. Slavoski has chosen Kanye West Staring as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Igor Slavoski is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

King
vs
Slavoski

196 cm
20
245
3 - 1 - 0

225 cm
27
300
7 - 6 - 0

Excellent MT
Granite chin

Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ziggy King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Igor Slavoski!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Ron Honeybunn and Ben Hemmingworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slavoski slips a jab from King.
Slavoski throws out a counter right but King avoids it with no problem.
Donk. King catches Slavoski right on the button with a cross.
Slavoski misses with a looping left.
King keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Slavoski.
Slavoski misses with a right hand
and Slavoski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

King has managed to clinch.
King lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Slavoski backwards.
King scores with a shoulder strike.
Slavoski is looking to break free of the clinch but King has double underhooks.
King lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Slavoski backwards.
Slavoski is trying to break the clinch but King is controlling him.
King presses Slavoski against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short left from King.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slavoski tries to circle away but King has him pinned against the ropes.
Slavoski can't break the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by King.
A body shot lands from King.
Slavoski tries to break the clinch but King is controlling the position.
King gets through Slavoski's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
King lands with a light punch inside.
Slavoski is trying to break free.
King lands a hook that snaps the head of Slavoski backwards.
King cracks Slavoski with a nice body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King lands a nice uppercut.
King scores with a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from King.
King lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
King lands a hook that snaps the head of Slavoski backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by King.
King lands a hook to the side of the head.
Slavoski takes a shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, King creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from King.
Slavoski looks winded!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot in the inside from King.
King lands a right hand.
King scores with a shoulder strike.
King lands a body shot in the clinch.
King lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
King lands a left hand that snaps the head of Slavoski backwards.
A nice left hand lands by King.
King softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Slavoski takes a shot to the head.
A body shot lands from King.
A short body shot lands from King as the two fighters clinch.
King makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King lands a left hand that snaps the head of Slavoski backwards.
King lands a nice uppercut.
King 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.
King lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Slavoski backwards.
King lands a body punch in the clinch.
King lands a left hand that snaps the head of Slavoski backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from King.
Slavoski is trying to push King away but King has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
King lands a left hand.
King working some nice short punches in the clinch.
King lands a left hand that snaps the head of Slavoski backwards.
King gets through Slavoski's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

King breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Slavoski with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Slavoski looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Slavoski get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? Yes, he's struggled back up to his feet and seems OK to continue. The referee agrees so we're back to the action!

Slavoski is rocked!

King moves into range and clinches up with Slavoski.
King lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Slavoski is still on wobbly legs! Can King finish him?
King pushes Slavoski back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Slavoski seems to have recovered his senses.
King lands on the inside with an uppercut.
King lands a left hand that snaps the head of Slavoski backwards.
King lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from King.
King lands a left hand that snaps the head of Slavoski backwards.
Nice body punch from King - that landed with a thud.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King lands a body shot.
Slavoski takes a shot to the head.

King creates a bit of space and cracks Slavoski with an uppercut that drops him to the canvas! Slavoski is wobbled and seems to be struggling to get back to his feet. 3,4,5. He's up! Phew, his manager will be relieved but they're no doubt wondering whether he'll be able to recover properly and get back in the fight!
King ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Slavoski out cold! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ziggy King!
A relieved looking Ziggy King thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Javier Pimba (ranked 2098 p4p, 2730 weight class) and Tom Tuttle (ranked 27 p4p, 85 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Pimba
vs
Tuttle

173 cm
29
227
7 - 5 - 0

225 cm
26
300
4 - 1 - 0

Excellent boxer
Very quick

Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Javier Pimba!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Tuttle!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, John Mangel and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pimba misses with a wild combination.
Tuttle tries to clinch up.
Tuttle is looking to clinch.
Tuttle tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Pimba paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pimba moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

It looks like Tom Tuttle has been cut.
Pimba blocks the body kick.
Pimba misses the jab.
Pimba fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pimba scores with a jab to the body.
Tuttle looks winded!
Tuttle get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Tuttle stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the ropes but Pimba runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Javier Pimba!
Javier Pimba is the new super heavyweight champion!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Robert Brown (ranked 4124 p4p, 6697 weight class) and Julian Wallace (ranked 229 p4p, 283 weight class). Wallace is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Smile - Jimmy Durante. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Brown
vs
Wallace

160 cm
26
135
1 - 1 - 0

173 cm
28
145
3 - 5 - 0

Good kicks
Big heart

Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Robert Brown!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Julian Wallace!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Damien Edna and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown misses with a body kick.
Wallace digs a good hook to Brown's body.
Wallace tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A left lands for Wallace.
Brown on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Some wild striking there from Wallace.
Wallace attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A counter left hand to the body from Brown misses its target.
Brown throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Wallace misses with a few strikes there.
Brown looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wallace looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Brown takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wallace tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Some wild striking there from Brown.
Wallace stalks Brown and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Brown's face. Brown staggers backwards, shaken.

Brown is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown drops his hands momentarily and Wallace takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wallace darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Oh Brown is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wallace scores with a jab to the body.
Crunch! Brown slams his shin into Wallace's torso.
Brown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brown seems to have got his legs back now.
Brown slips a jab and a cross from Wallace.
Wallace darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Brown throws out a leg kick but Wallace moves out of range and Brown only half commits.
Wallace paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wallace moves out of range of the body kick from Brown.
Brown throws a right and a left that Wallace avoids nicely.
Brown walks into a stiff left hand from Wallace.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wallace loads up on a big right hand but Brown slips the punch.
Brown scores with a kick to the body.
Wallace misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brown gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Brown avoids the head kick by Wallace.
Brown scores with a spinning back kick!
Wallace throws a lazy right hand but Brown sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brown walks into a straight right hand from Wallace.
Wallace connects with a single shot there.
Wallace looks to land a left hand but Brown moved out of range nicely.
A swing and a miss from Wallace.
Wallace ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wallace throws a sloppy head kick and Brown moves out of range easily.
Brown half committed to a counter leg kick.
A cross from Wallace lands.
Wallace misses with a low kick.
Wallace is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Wallace scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wallace throws a nice head kick!
Wallace steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Brown. That one must have hurt.
Wallace cracks Brown with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Brown is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Brown is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Brown could not beat the count!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Julian Wallace!
Julian Wallace is the new bantamweight champion!
After the fight, Julian Wallace was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.