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TFC 11 - Battle of Champions PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Randy Camacho (ranked 25119 p4p, 24916 weight class) and Porsche Gracie (ranked 603 p4p, 631 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Good chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Randy Camacho!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Porsche Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Bart Greer and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie has managed to clinch.
Gracie throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Camacho fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gracie holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Gracie prevents a body shot from Camacho.
Camacho lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gracie as Camacho tries to tie him up.
Camacho lands with a light punch inside.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Gracie just misses with a elbow thrown towards Camacho's brow.
Camacho blocks the elbow strike.
Camacho tries a body shot but Gracie blocks it.
Gracie throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gracie creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gracie pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Camacho blocks an elbow strike from Gracie.
Camacho misses with some punches.
Gracie throws an elbow but it misses.
Still in the clinch, Camacho scores with a nice short uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Camacho lands an uppercut.
Gracie throws an elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camacho lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Camacho working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gracie looking to slow down the pace here.
Gracie taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Gracie creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Camacho dodges an elbow strike from Gracie.
Camacho lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Camacho dodges an elbow strike from Gracie.
Camacho swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Gracie just misses with a elbow thrown towards Camacho's brow.
Camacho working aggressively here.
Camacho misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Camacho avoids the elbow strike from Gracie, against the ropes.
Camacho blocks the elbow strike.
Gracie is trying to maintain a safe position but Camacho gets an underhook and turns Gracie into the ropes.
Camacho pushes Gracie back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Camacho has Gracie pressed against the ropes.
Camacho trying to stall but Gracie improves his position.
The referee is keeping an eye on Gracie - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camacho lands with a light punch inside.
Camacho misses with the head strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Camacho dodges an elbow strike from Gracie.
Camacho is trying to stall.
Gracie throws an elbow but it misses.
Camacho avoids a wild elbow strike from Gracie.
Gracie throws an elbow that misses.
Camacho has a couple of punches blocked by Gracie.
Camacho tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Camacho blocks an elbow strike from Gracie.
Camacho blocks the elbow strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Camacho.
Camacho dodges an elbow strike from Gracie.
Camacho throws a punch but it's blocked by Gracie.
Gracie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Camacho throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Camacho.
Gracie looks winded!
Camacho lands a nice shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Camacho dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Gracie stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Camacho.
Camacho cracks Gracie with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gracie avoids the body shot from Camacho.
Camacho scores with a body shot.
Gracie moves into the clinch.
Gracie creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Camacho misses with the head strike.
Gracie tries to stall but Camacho uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gracie throws an elbow that misses.
Camacho is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gracie can do to turn this around?
Camacho blocks an elbow strike from Gracie.
Camacho tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Camacho struggles to land a body shot inside as Gracie controls his hands.
Camacho misses with the head strike.
Gracie pushes off an throws an elbow but Camacho leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gracie misses with an elbow over the top.
Gracie lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gracie blocks a body shot from Camacho.
Camacho doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Camacho working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Camacho blocks the elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camacho blocks the elbow strike.
Camacho lands a shot to the body.
Gracie throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gracie blocks an uppercut.
Gracie throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short right from Camacho on the inside.
Camacho misses with a body punch.
Camacho struggles to land a body shot inside as Gracie controls his hands.
Camacho swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Camacho takes an elbow to the forehead.
Camacho goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Camacho avoids the elbow strike from Gracie, against the ropes.
Gracie looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Camacho trying to stall but Gracie improves his position.
Randy Camacho has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Camacho is leaning against Gracie and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Camacho stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Camacho looking to stall.
Camacho blocks an elbow strike from Gracie.
Camacho blocks the elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camacho lands an uppercut.
Camacho fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Camacho swings wildly with an uppercut but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Camacho goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Camacho.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Camacho tries to throw a body punch but Gracie avoids it by throwing Camacho back against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Gracie just misses with a elbow thrown towards Camacho's brow.
Gracie pushes off an throws an elbow but Camacho leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Gracie blocking some punches.
Camacho tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gracie lands an elbow just above Camacho 's eye.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Gracie just misses with a elbow thrown towards Camacho's brow.
Gracie misses with an elbow over the top.
Camacho misses with a punch to the body.
Camacho avoids a wild elbow strike from Gracie.
Camacho tries to work over Gracie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gracie blocking some punches.
Camacho is leaning against Gracie and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gracie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Camacho dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gracie clinches with his opponent.
Gracie throws an elbow that misses.
A hook to the body from Camacho.
Camacho blocks the elbow strike.
Gracie blocks a body shot from Camacho.
Gracie looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gracie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Camacho.
Camacho lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Camacho swings wildly with an uppercut but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Camacho.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Camacho.
Camacho throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camacho blocks the elbow strike.
Camacho works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gracie looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Camacho swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Camacho.
Camacho tries to work over Gracie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gracie creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie blocks a body shot from Camacho.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gracie.
Camacho looking to slow down the pace here.
Camacho is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gracie is stalling here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gracie.
Camacho working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gracie prevents a body shot from Camacho.
Gracie blocking some punches.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Gracie throws an elbow but misses.
Camacho misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gracie is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Camacho misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Camacho throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gracies head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie lands an elbow inside.
Camacho avoids a wild elbow strike from Gracie.
Camacho trying to control the position but instead, Gracie has worked for underhooks and has pushed Camacho into the ropes.
Gracie avoiding damage.
Gracie misses with an elbow strike.
Gracie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Camacho blocks an elbow strike.
Gracie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gracie lands an elbow just above Camacho 's eye.
Camacho looking to slow down the pace here.
Gracie taking a breather.
Gracie lands a damaging elbow.
Camacho misses with the head strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Camacho dodges an elbow strike from Gracie.
Camacho dodges an elbow strike from Gracie.
Camacho tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Camacho clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gracie gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Camacho misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Camacho fails to land.
Gracie takes a shot to the head.
Camacho struggles to land a body shot inside as Gracie controls his hands.
Camacho blocks an elbow strike from Gracie.
Camacho avoids a wild elbow strike from Gracie.
A head punch on the inside from Camacho fails to land.
Camacho avoids the elbow strike from Gracie, against the ropes.
Gracie misses with an elbow over the top.
Camacho avoids a wild elbow strike from Gracie.
Camacho doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gracie misses with an elbow over the top.
Camacho avoids the elbow strike from Gracie, against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camacho lands a left hand.
Camacho lands a shot to the body.
Camacho misses with a hook from the clinch.
Camacho wants to stall.
Camacho avoids a wild elbow strike from Gracie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie looking to slow down the pace here.
A body shot lands from Camacho.
Camacho tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Camacho lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gracie blocking some punches.
Gracie pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Camacho tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Camacho struggles to land a body shot inside as Gracie controls his hands.
Gracie prevents a body shot from Camacho.
Camacho lands a shoulder strike.
Gracie throws an elbow that misses.
Camacho doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Camacho avoids the elbow strike from Gracie, against the ropes.
Camacho tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gracie's elbow.
Camacho throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gracies head.
Gracie throws an elbow but it misses.
Camacho tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gracie's elbow.
Camacho wants to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Camacho.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camacho misses with a hook from the clinch.
Camacho looking to stall.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Camacho.
Camacho lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Gracie creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Camacho dodges an elbow strike from Gracie.
Gracie pushes off an throws an elbow but Camacho leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Gracie pushes off an throws an elbow but Camacho leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Gracie blocks a body shot from Camacho.
Camacho misses with a punch on the inside.
Camacho lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Camacho lands with a light punch inside.
 Gracie is rocked!
Camacho scores with a shoulder strike.
Gracie is still on wobbly legs! Can Camacho finish him?
Camacho works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gracie is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Camacho breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Gracie with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Gracie looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Gracie get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Randy Camacho!
Randy Camacho retains his lightweight title!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Duannis Frank (ranked 5167 p4p, 6389 weight class) and Marion Black (ranked 589 p4p, 641 weight class). Duannis Frank could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Marion Black'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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Duannis Frank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Marion Black!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, David Hoff and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frank has Black up against the ropes in a clinch.
Frank blocks an uppercut.
Frank breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Frank pushes Black up against the ropes in a clinch.
Black lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Black goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Black lands a nice shot to the body.
Frank lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've been informed that Black 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.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Frank.
Frank lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Black throws an elbow but misses.
Frank makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Black tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Frank's elbow.
Frank tries to circle away but Black has him pinned against the ropes.
Black tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Black misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Black looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black misses with some punches.
Black tries a body shot but Frank blocks it.
Black fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Frank's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Frank blocks an uppercut.
Black fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Frank has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Frank wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Black fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Frank escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Black's jab looks to have found its range, popping Frank under the eye.
A nice leg kick lands there from Black.
Black lands a nice leg kick that just misses Frank's sensitive parts.
Black lands with a thumping leg kick.
Frank is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Frank forces Black back against the ropes and clinches.
Frank blocks an uppercut.
Frank breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frank fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Black, pushing him back against the ropes.
Frank breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Frank misses with a body shot.
Black lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Black throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Black's corner calls for a 1-2. Black obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Black stuns Frank with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Black with a jab.
Frank is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Black.
Black lands with a kick to the ribs.
Frank clinches up against the ropes.
A short uppercut from Frank.
Black with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Frank throws a head punch that misses.
Black tries to land knees in the clinch but Frank avoids the damage to the body.
Black tries to work over Frank's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Black can't find room to land a body shot as Frank controls the action.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Marion Black will probably get the nod.
That's time! Frank's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Black tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Frank manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Marion Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Black wants to clinch.
Frank walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Frank drives through and clinches with Black against the ropes.
Duannis Frank has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Black.
Frank tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Frank lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Frank escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black connects with the punch.
Black throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Black scores with a head kick.
Black throws a head kick but Frank moves out of range.
Black lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Black scores with a nice right hand.
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!
Frank gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frank is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Frank.
Black misses with the head strike.
Frank blocking some punches.
Frank's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Marion Black seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Black tries to clinch but Frank moves out of range.
Frank clinches up with Black and pushes him back against the ropes.
Black is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Frank blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Black lands an elbow inside that Frank shrugs off.
 It looks like Duannis Frank has been cut.
Frank working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Frank breaks from the clinch.
Frank pushes Black up against the ropes in a clinch.
Black working aggressively here.
Black throws an elbow but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frank blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Black misses with a punch on the inside.
Black tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Black misses with an elbow strike.
Frank cracks Black with a nice body shot.
Black is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Frank is keeping busy.
Frank breaks from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Black drives through and clinches with Frank against the ropes.
Frank scores with a nice hook to the head.
Black is rocked!
Frank's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Black is still on wobbly legs! Can Frank finish him?
Black glances at the clock... BAM! Frank nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Black crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Black is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Duannis Frank!
Duannis Frank thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Jesus Camacho (ranked 6517 p4p, 6418 weight class) and Paul Rue (ranked 659 p4p, 651 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Jesus Camacho!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Paul Rue!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Peter Branson and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camacho on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rue connects with the punch.
Camacho takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rue blocks the body kick.
Rue tries to clinch but Camacho moves out of range.
Rue swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Camacho swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Camacho misses with a leg kick.
Camacho misses with a looping left.
Rue swings for the body but Camacho moves out of range.
Rue connects with a leg kick.
Rue swings for the body but Camacho moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camacho throws a body punch but Rue moves out of range.
Rue takes a swing at Camacho's ribcage but misses.
A big left from Rue misses.
Rue pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rue connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rue scores with a decent looking hook.
Rue tries a head kick but it misses.
Camacho went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A head kick misses from Camacho.
Rue lands with a kick to the ribs.
Camacho avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice defenses there by Rue.
A head kick misses from Rue.
A little feinted left hand from Camacho on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Camacho misses the shot to the body.
Rue keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rue now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Camacho keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Camacho looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Camacho throws a series of punches but Rue avoids them all with ease.
Rue is looking to land body kicks.
Rue is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Camacho rather than just go for the knockout.
Camacho throws a head kick but Rue moves out of range.
Rue keeps Camacho at a distance using the push kick.
Nice defenses there by Rue.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rue throws a nice head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Camacho gets tackled into the ropes by Rue. Rue maintains the clinch.
Camacho looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Camacho creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rue's defenses.
Camacho misses with a knee to the head.
Rue avoids a wild elbow strike from Camacho.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rue.
Camacho goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Camacho as the two fighters clinch.
Camacho tries to land a knee to the head but Rue blocks with his arms.
Camacho breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Camacho misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rue shapes to counter with a head kick.
Rue moves into the clinch.
Camacho breaks the clinch.
Rue jabs at Camacho's body.
Jab by Rue.
Rue scores with a jab to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Rue dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Camacho throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rue with a jab.
Paul Rue seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Camacho connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rue. Rue circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rue with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rue tries a head kick but it misses.
Rue tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rue tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice body punch from Rue.
Camacho misses with a straight left.
Rue tries a quick counter leg kick but Camacho is wise to it.
Rue lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A head kick by Rue misses
and Camacho counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rue scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Camacho tries a head kick but it misses.
Rue misses the body punch
and Camacho counters with a lead uppercut that lands right on the button! Rue goes down! Will Rue beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's up! No problem. Let's get back to the action!
 It looks like Paul Rue has been cut.
Rue tries to clinch there but Camacho circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rue throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Camacho throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Camacho takes a swing at Rue's ribcage but misses.
Rue catches Camacho with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rue misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Camacho is looking for a counter combo.
Rue scores with a head kick. Camacho tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Camacho throws a body shot but no joy.
Rue chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rue lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rue scores with a head kick. Camacho tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Rue tries to clinch but Camacho is having none of it.
Camacho takes a swing at Rue's ribcage but misses.
Rue tests Camacho's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rue moves out of range as Camacho throws a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camacho looks for the body kick but Rue saw that one coming.
Rue blocks the body kick.
Rue wants to counter with a clinch but Camacho pushes him away.
Paul Rue seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rue tries to clinch but Camacho moves away
and Camacho counters with a nice body shot.
Rue throws a sloppy body shot
and Camacho counters with a stiff right hand.
Rue throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rue works Camacho's body with a nice hook.
Camacho misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rue fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Camacho moves away from the strike by Rue.
Camacho pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Camacho takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Camacho pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Camacho throws a sloppy head kick
and Rue makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Camacho tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Camacho will take that round after scoring the only knockdown of the round.
The cut man is working on Paul Rue's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rue scores with a crisp jab that stopped Camacho in his tracks.
Rue moves out of range of the body kick from Camacho.
Rue looks for the body kick but Camacho saw that one coming.
Rue throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rue lands a slapping body shot.
Camacho misses with a body kick.
Camacho swats away the attempt to clinch by Rue.
Rue lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rue lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rue ducks under a wild hook from Camacho.
Rue digs a good hook to Camacho's body.
Camacho throws a head kick but Rue moves out of range.
Rue avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camacho is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rue lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Camacho with a hook.
A head kick misses from Camacho.
Rue scores with a leg kick.
Rue wants to clinch.
Camacho takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rue lands a head kick. Camacho smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Camacho gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rue tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rue connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rue throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Camacho is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rue avoids the head kick by Camacho.
Rue tries to clinch up but Camacho circles away and keeps his distance.
Rue lands a jab to Camacho's midsection.
A head kick misses from Camacho.
Rue let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Camacho takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Rue tries a head kick but it misses.
Rue lands a leg kick that knocks Camacho off balance momentarily.
Rue throws a head kick but Camacho moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Camacho misses its target.
Rue scores with a jab.
Camacho checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Camacho connects with a quick right hand that sends Rue tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the ropes, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Jesus Camacho!
Jesus Camacho retains his middleweight title!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between London Rowdy (ranked 6379 p4p, 5146 weight class) and Logan Paul (ranked 638 p4p, 587 weight class). Rowdy has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of The Island, London Rowdy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Logan Paul!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Bart Greer and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rowdy keeps the fight on the outside.
Rowdy misses with a hook. Paul ducked under it nicely.
Paul uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rowdy.
Paul unleashes a big counter combination but Rowdy bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Rowdy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Paul tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Paul tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rowdy misses with a hook to the body
and Paul counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Paul takes the fight into the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rowdy as Paul tries to tie him up.
Rowdy manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paul drives through and clinches with Rowdy against the ropes.
Rowdy throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rowdy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Paul's defenses.
It looks like Logan Paul has been cut.
Rowdy dodges an elbow strike from Paul.
Rowdy swings wildly with an uppercut but Paul uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rowdy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rowdy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A quick step to the side and Rowdy tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Paul punishes Rowdy's body with a nice straight punch.
Paul wants to clinch up but Rowdy keeps it at a distance.
Paul takes one on the button.
Paul throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rowdy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Paul tries to clinch but Rowdy moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Paul looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rowdy throwing a counter right hand but Paul manages to avoid it.
Rowdy misses with a looping right.
Paul tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Rowdy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rowdy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Paul.
Paul takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rowdy misses with an uppercut. Paul saw that one coming.
Rowdy is looking to wear down Paul with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rowdy takes a swing at Paul's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rowdy misses with a body shot.
Rowdy tries to keep at a distance but Paul has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rowdy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Paul's elbow.
Rowdy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rowdy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
London Rowdy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paul staying out of range there.
Paul throws a combination. Rowdy tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Paul throws a head kick but Rowdy moves out of range.
Rowdy looks to land a left hand but Paul moved out of range nicely.
Rowdy moves into range and clinches up with Paul.
Paul is trying to maintain a safe position but Rowdy gets an underhook and turns Paul into the ropes.
Paul is trying to force a seperation but Rowdy has the dominant position.
Paul avoids the elbow strike from Rowdy, against the ropes.
Paul tries to stall but Rowdy uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
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 London Rowdy will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Logan Paul's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Paul tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Rowdy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Left hook, right uppercut from Paul.
Rowdy throws a body shot but no joy.
Paul misses with the combination.
Paul looks to land a combination but Rowdy avoids it well.
A nice combination there by Paul.
Paul avoids the body shot from Rowdy.
Rowdy has closed the distance and engaged Paul in a clinch.
Paul wants to break the clinch but can't.
Paul has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Rowdy seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Paul can turn it around.
Paul stalling in the clinch.
Rowdy lands a hook that snaps the head of Paul backwards.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rowdy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rowdy taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Rowdy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Paul is breathing heavily.
Rowdy clinches up with Paul and pushes him back against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rowdy effectively controlling the action here.
A right handed body shot lands from Rowdy.
Rowdy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Paul's defenses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rowdy.
Rowdy lands a good knee to the midsection. Paul won't want to take too many of those.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rowdy.
Rowdy connects with a knee to the head.
Rowdy lands an elbow that stopped Paul in his tracks for a moment.
Paul is trying to force a seperation but Rowdy has the dominant position.
A shot in the inside from Rowdy.
Rowdy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rowdy gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rowdy lands a body punch.
Rowdy is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rowdy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rowdy throws a hook but Paul blocks it.
Paul displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rowdy throws out the jab.
Paul misses with a head kick.
Rowdy misses with a hook to the body
and Paul counters with a left and a right that stings Rowdy.
Rowdy closes the distance and clinches.
Rowdy taking a breather.
Rowdy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rowdy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rowdy swings for the body but Paul moves out of range.
Rowdy misses with a wild body shot.
Paul tries to counter by closing the distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
London Rowdy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Logan Paul's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Paul tries to close the distance and clinch but Rowdy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rowdy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Paul.
Paul pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Paul displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Paul avoids the body shot from Rowdy.
Rowdy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rowdy moves into the clinch.
Rowdy keeps control of Paul as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rowdy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Paul throws a right hand that Rowdy ducks under and follows up with a left that Rowdy also avoids with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paul is looking to clinch.
Rowdy avoids the head kick by Paul.
Rowdy throws the left hand but Paul avoids the punch easily.
Paul connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rowdy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Paul can do to turn this around?
Rowdy clinches up with Paul and pushes him back against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rowdy managing to block the knees to the body from Paul.
Rowdy prevents a body shot from Paul.
Rowdy lands a knee to the head.
Paul takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rowdy can't find room to land a body shot as Paul controls the action.
Rowdy manages to break the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Rowdy.
London Rowdy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rowdy has closed the distance and engaged Paul in a clinch.
Rowdy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Paul does it's job there.
Rowdy scores with a nice right hand.
Paul bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Logan Paul seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Paul takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A jab from Rowdy misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paul misses with a head kick.
Rowdy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Paul, pushing him back against the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rowdy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Paul steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rowdy.
Paul 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.
Rowdy takes a swing at Paul's ribcage but misses.
Rowdy throws a body shot but no joy.
Paul steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rowdy.
Rowdy throws a jab but it's blocked by Paul.
Rowdy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Paul.
Paul looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Rowdy pushes Paul up against the ropes in a clinch.
Paul looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that's the end of the fight!
London Rowdy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rowdy, 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... London Rowdy!
A victorious London Rowdy thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between DaColdest Toevadoit (ranked 3888 p4p, 6378 weight class) and Harley Washington (ranked 452 p4p, 584 weight class). Washington has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, DaColdest Toevadoit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Harley Washington!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Bart Greer and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toevadoit dips to his left and cracks Washington with an uppercut!
Washington looks winded!
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Toevadoit! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). DaColdest Toevadoit!
A victorious DaColdest Toevadoit thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Sanderson Reliford (ranked 4482 p4p, 5795 weight class) and Choi Dajung (ranked 506 p4p, 557 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Sanderson Reliford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Choi Dajung!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Winston Alpacca and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Reliford. That snapped Dajung's head back.
Reliford moves into range and clinches up with Dajung.
Reliford doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dajung blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Reliford looking to throw knees to the head but Dajung is blocking nicely.
Dajung wants to break the clinch but can't.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dajung as Reliford tries to tie him up.
Dajung takes an elbow to the temple.
Dajung wants to get back to striking at distance but Reliford won't allow it.
Reliford tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dajung's elbow.
Reliford using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dajung lands with a short shot to the head.
Dajung blocking some punches.
Dajung avoids a wild elbow strike from Reliford.
Dajung misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reliford swings wildly with an uppercut but Dajung uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reliford definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Reliford is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dajung is keeping busy.
Reliford landing knees to the head.
It looks like Choi Dajung has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Reliford fails to land.
Dajung takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dajung tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dajung wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dajung's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dajung can't find room to land a body shot as Reliford controls the action.
Dajung lands a nice uppercut.
Dajung throws a head punch that misses.
Reliford scores with a knee to the head.
Reliford creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dajung's defenses.
Dajung is rocked!
A shot in the inside from Reliford.
Dajung is still on wobbly legs! Can Reliford finish him?
Reliford keeps control of Dajung as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dajung seems to have recovered his senses.
A knee to the head by Reliford.
Dajung tries to throw a body punch but Reliford avoids it by throwing Dajung back against the ropes.
Reliford lands an elbow just above Dajung 's eye.
Dajung's coach down at Tez’s Stand N Bang ! was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Dajung's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dajung is trying to break the clinch but Reliford is controlling him.
Reliford misses with a knee strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reliford lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dajung backwards.
Reliford misses with an elbow strike.
Reliford keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dajung's efforts to push away.
Dajung misses with a punch on the inside.
Reliford trying to land knees to the body.
Reliford pushes off an throws an elbow but Dajung leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Reliford misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dajung wants to break free but Reliford has control.
Reliford tries a knee to the head but Dajung blocks it.
Dajung takes an elbow to the temple.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dajung.
Dajung swings wildly with an uppercut but Reliford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reliford lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Come on Reliford - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Dajung has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sanderson Reliford dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Choi Dajung'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.
Dajung takes one to the chin there.
Reliford gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dajung is trying to force a seperation but Reliford has the dominant position.
Dajung tries to break free but Reliford pushes him back against the ropes.
Dajung has had enough of the clinch but Reliford keeps him there for the moment.
Dajung avoiding damage as Reliford throws knees to the body.
Reliford creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dajung's defenses.
Reliford misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dajung tries a body shot but Reliford blocks it.
Reliford tries a body shot but Dajung blocks it.
Reliford throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dajung wants to break free but Reliford has control.
Reliford lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reliford presses Dajung against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice body punch from Reliford - that landed with a thud.
Reliford lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dajung is breathing heavily.
Reliford wants to stall.
Reliford throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dajungs head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reliford lands a shot to the body.
Reliford lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Reliford is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dajung can do to turn this around?
Reliford cracks Dajung with a nice body shot.
Reliford lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Reliford lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dajung backwards.
Reliford lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Reliford.
Reliford scores with a shoulder strike.
Reliford just leaning against Dajung, taking a breather.
Reliford cracks Dajung on the bridge of the nose with a nasty looking elbow! Dajung crumples to the floor in pain, holding his face! It doesn't look like he's going to beat the count - he's out of it! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Elbows). Sanderson Reliford!
A relieved looking Sanderson Reliford thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Rory Roshi (ranked 5395 p4p, 5365 weight class) and Russell I Wanna Tussle (ranked 599 p4p, 595 weight class). Russell I Wanna Tussle 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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rory Roshi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Russell I Wanna Tussle!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Peter Branson and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
I Wanna Tussle throws a body punch but Roshi moves out of range.
Roshi throws a shot from downtown. I Wanna Tussle moves away and avoids it.
I Wanna Tussle avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jab by I Wanna Tussle.
I Wanna Tussle has Roshi up against the ropes in a clinch.
I Wanna Tussle trying to stall but Roshi improves his position.
I Wanna Tussle prevents a body shot from Roshi.
Roshi tries a body shot but I Wanna Tussle blocks it.
Roshi lands with a left to the head.
Roshi tries to work over I Wanna Tussle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Roshi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A short right from Roshi on the inside.
Roshi breaks from the clinch.
Roshi throws a right hand that misses
and I Wanna Tussle counters with a lovely straight right hand!
I Wanna Tussle scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roshi throws a poor cross that misses
and I Wanna Tussle counters with a left to the body.
I Wanna Tussle scores with a jab to the body.
I Wanna Tussle dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
I Wanna Tussle lunges at Roshi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Roshi's hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roshi misses with a double jab
and I Wanna Tussle connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A big left from Roshi misses.
Roshi throws a looping overhand right but I Wanna Tussle ducks down to avoid it.
I Wanna Tussle scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Roshi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little jabbing left from I Wanna Tussle on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Roshi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
I Wanna Tussle misses the shot to the body.
Roshi clinches up against the ropes.
Roshi blocks an elbow strike.
Roshi blocks an elbow strike.
Roshi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
I Wanna Tussle taking a breather.
I Wanna Tussle lands an elbow just above Roshi 's eye.
Roshi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Roshi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by I Wanna Tussle.
Roshi looking to slow down the pace here.
I Wanna Tussle throws an elbow but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roshi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Roshi takes an elbow to the temple.
Roshi is really struggling to find his range with his punches. I Wanna Tussle's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Roshi breaks from the clinch.
I Wanna Tussle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Roshi.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
I Wanna Tussle tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Roshi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Roshi moves into the clinch successfully.
I Wanna Tussle wants to stall.
Roshi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Roshi pushes I Wanna Tussle back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
I Wanna Tussle misses with an elbow over the top.
Roshi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A shot in the inside from Roshi.
Roshi misses with the head strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roshi misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from I Wanna Tussle.
I Wanna Tussle tries to work over Roshi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
I Wanna Tussle misses with a hook to the ribs.
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 Rory Roshi will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
That kick from I Wanna Tussle tenderised Roshi's leg. Roshi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Roshi has managed to clinch.
Roshi works on I Wanna Tussle's body with a couple of short punches.
I Wanna Tussle tries a body shot but Roshi blocks it.
I Wanna Tussle scores with a hook to the body.
I Wanna Tussle trying to stall but Roshi improves his position.
I Wanna Tussle stalling in the clinch but Roshi improves position.
Good body shot from Roshi.
Roshi breaks the clinch.
I Wanna Tussle lands a jab to Roshi's midsection.
Roshi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A head kick misses from I Wanna Tussle.
I Wanna Tussle looks to land a right hand but Roshi moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roshi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but I Wanna Tussle manages to avoid it.
As Roshi backs off I Wanna Tussle throws a huge counter combo but Roshi manages to avoid it all.
I Wanna Tussle scores with a hook to the body. Roshi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Roshi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Roshi misses the shot to the body.
I Wanna Tussle has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
I Wanna Tussle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Roshi throws out the jab.
Roshi has managed to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roshi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Roshi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Roshi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
I Wanna Tussle is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Roshi rather than just go for the knockout.
Roshi misses with a hook.
Danga de danga de dang - I Wanna Tussle scores with a four punch combination!
I Wanna Tussle scores with a punch to the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Roshi misses the target.
I Wanna Tussle tries a head kick but it misses.
I Wanna Tussle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Roshi.
Roshi misses with a straight right.
I Wanna Tussle is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Roshi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling I Wanna Tussle to score with a decent uppercut.
Roshi moves into range and clinches up with I Wanna Tussle.
A right hand to the body from Roshi.
Roshi manages to break the clinch.
Good exchange - I Wanna Tussle coming out on top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roshi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Roshi has taken the fight to the clinch.
Roshi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
I Wanna Tussle tries to throw a body punch but Roshi avoids it by throwing I Wanna Tussle back against the ropes.
Roshi leaning against his opponent.
Roshi tries a body shot but I Wanna Tussle blocks it.
Roshi misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by I Wanna Tussle.
A short right from Roshi on the inside.
I Wanna Tussle looking to slow down the pace here.
Roshi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
I Wanna Tussle throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Roshi lands a shoulder strike.
Roshi manages to break the clinch.
Roshi drives through and clinches with I Wanna Tussle against the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Roshi.
Roshi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Roshi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Roshi here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
I Wanna Tussle is trying to maintain a safe position but Roshi gets an underhook and turns I Wanna Tussle into the ropes.
Roshi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rory Roshi dominated that second round.
That's time! Roshi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Roshi swings widly with a right hand
and Roshi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Russell I Wanna Tussle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Roshi closes the distance and clinches.
Roshi lands with a light punch inside.
A hook to the body from Roshi.
Roshi tries a body shot but I Wanna Tussle blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Roshi.
Roshi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Roshi lands a body shot.
Roshi misses with some punches.
Roshi lands with a short shot to the head.
I Wanna Tussle misses with a hook to the ribs.
I Wanna Tussle throws an elbow but it misses.
Roshi breaks the clinch.
I Wanna Tussle lands with an overhand left.
Roshi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
I Wanna Tussle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Roshi moves away.
Roshi closes the distance and clinches.
Roshi taking a breather.
Roshi misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Roshi throws a head punch that misses.
Roshi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
I Wanna Tussle connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice body kick there by I Wanna Tussle.
Roshi clinches up with I Wanna Tussle and pushes him back against the ropes.
Rory Roshi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
I Wanna Tussle pushes off an throws an elbow but Roshi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
I Wanna Tussle misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Roshi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Roshi manages to break the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Roshi.
I Wanna Tussle tried to score with a low kick but Roshi checks it.
I Wanna Tussle misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
I Wanna Tussle fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Roshi.
I Wanna Tussle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
I Wanna Tussle misses the jab.
Roshi staying out of range there.
I Wanna Tussle connects with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roshi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before I Wanna Tussle has time to react.
Roshi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from I Wanna Tussle.
A swing and a miss from I Wanna Tussle.
I Wanna Tussle throws a hook but Roshi avoids it easily.
Roshi appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
I Wanna Tussle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Roshi moves away.
I Wanna Tussle moves out of range of the strikes.
I Wanna Tussle let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Roshi swinging wildly here.
Roshi misses with a looping right.
I Wanna Tussle wants to clinch up but Roshi keeps it at a distance.
Roshi slips under a jab from I Wanna Tussle.
Roshi looks to score with a jab to the body but I Wanna Tussle is just out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rory Roshi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Roshi, 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rory Roshi!
Rory Roshi thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Shiro Toushiro (ranked 4364 p4p, 2705 weight class) and Mariusz Dominator (ranked 496 p4p, 330 weight class). Shiro Toushiro could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mariusz Dominator's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Shiro Toushiro!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mariusz Dominator!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Dirk Anderson and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dominator scores a knockdown with a big right hand! Toushiro beats the count and gets back to his feet. The referee asks him to walk forwards and it appears he is OK so we'll continue the bout.
It looks like Shiro Toushiro has been cut.
Dominator takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Toushiro throws a head kick but Dominator moves out of range.
A head kick from Toushiro lands but Dominator takes it in his stride.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
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!
Toushiro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dominator avoids the body shot from Toushiro.
Toushiro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dominator.
Toushiro moves into the clinch.
Toushiro lands an elbow that stopped Dominator in his tracks for a moment.
Toushiro throws an elbow that misses.
Dominator breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Toushiro throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Toushiro pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Dominator back to the ropes. Toushiro follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Toushiro gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dominator wants to break the clinch but can't.
Toushiro creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dominator's defenses.
Toushiro pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Toushiro creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dominator's defenses.
It looks like Mariusz Dominator has been cut.
Dominator breaks the clinch.
Toushiro pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominator ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Toushiro moves away.
Dominator cracks a nice hook into Toushiro's ribs.
Dominator keeps the fight on the outside.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Dominator crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Toushiro - the referee stops the clock and Dominator gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Toushiro. Dominator manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Dominator tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Toushiro was well out of range. Poor timing from Dominator.
We've been informed that Dominator has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Toushiro misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dominator avoids the head kick by Toushiro.
Dominator looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Toushiro thumps Dominator with a low kick.
Toushiro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dominator swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dominator looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dominator misses with a wild body shot.
Toushiro misses with a kick to the body.
Dominator ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Toushiro moves away.
Dominator swats away the attempt to clinch by Toushiro.
Dominator throws a right hand that misses
and Toushiro counters with a nice leg kick.
Toushiro throws the kick towards the body but Dominator avoids it.
Dominator throws an off balance right hand
and Toushiro counters with a leg kick.
Toushiro pushes Dominator up against the ropes in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toushiro wants to stall.
Dominator is trying to break the clinch but Toushiro is controlling him.
Dominator is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A frustrated look appears on Dominator's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dominator tries to circle away but Toushiro has him pinned against the ropes.
Nice elbow from Toushiro.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Toushiro misses with an elbow strike.
Dominator blocks an elbow strike.
Toushiro lands a nice elbow.
Toushiro lands an elbow inside.
Toushiro looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dominator manages to break the clinch.
Toushiro scores with a kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Toushiro moves in looking to clinch but Dominator pushes him off.
Dominator looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Dominator throws a push kick but Toushiro slaps the foot to one side.
Toushiro tries to clinch up but Dominator circles away and keeps his distance.
Dominator misses with a body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Having scored a knockdown, Mariusz Dominator should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A head kick misses from Toushiro.
Toushiro changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dominator scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Toushiro doesn't seem bothered though.
Toushiro tries to close the distance and clinch but Dominator swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dominator looks to land a body kick but Toushiro moved away.
Decent striking displayed by Dominator there.
Toushiro moves in looking to clinch but Dominator pushes him off.
Toushiro gets a clinch.
Toushiro looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dominator blocks an elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Toushiro.
Toushiro creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dominator blocks an elbow strike from Toushiro.
Toushiro has Dominator pressed against the ropes, preventing Dominator from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dominator tries to break free but Toushiro pushes him back against the ropes.
Dominator blocks the elbow strike.
Toushiro throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Toushiro throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominator avoids a wild elbow strike from Toushiro.
Still in the clinch, Dominator scores with a nice short uppercut.
Toushiro lands an elbow inside that Dominator shrugs off.
Dominator avoids the elbow strike from Toushiro, against the ropes.
Dominator wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dominator blocks an elbow strike from Toushiro.
Toushiro looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Toushiro throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Toushiro misses with an elbow strike.
Dominator blocks the elbow strike.
Dominator breaks the clinch.
Dominator misses with an uppercut. Toushiro saw that one coming.
Dominator misses with a looping left.
Dominator swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Toushiro throws a half hearted mid kick.
Toushiro slips under a jab.
Dominator takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toushiro throws a head kick that half lands.
Toushiro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dominator getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dominator throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dominator avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Toushiro doesn't manage to clinch there - Dominator circles away.
Toushiro is looking to clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Toushiro.
Dominator throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Toushiro is looking to clinch but Dominator is avoiding it.
A countering left hand to the body from Dominator misses.
A big left from Dominator misses.
Toushiro with the inside leg kick.
Dominator throws a right and a left that Toushiro avoids nicely.
Toushiro misses with a body kick.
Toushiro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dominator fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dominator throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A cross from Dominator lands.
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 Shiro Toushiro will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dominator on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Toushiro explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Toushiro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dominator throws out the jab.
Toushiro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dominator just misses with a punch to the body.
Toushiro throws a head kick that Dominator semi-blocks.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Toushiro. Dominator shrugs it off though.
Dominator avoids the head kick by Toushiro.
Toushiro has Dominator up against the ropes in a clinch.
Toushiro lands an elbow just above Dominator 's eye.
Toushiro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dominator can do to turn this around?
Toushiro lands a nice elbow.
Toushiro throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dominator working hard to break the clinch.
Toushiro throws an elbow but it misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Toushiro throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Toushiro looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominator wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dominator dodges an elbow strike from Toushiro.
Toushiro throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Toushiro looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Toushiro looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dominator lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dominator tries to break the clinch but Toushiro is controlling the position.
Dominator takes an elbow to the forehead.
Toushiro lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Toushiro pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Dominator scores with a nice hook to the head.
Toushiro throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Toushiro looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dominator is trying to break free.
Dominator blocks an elbow strike.
Dominator is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toushiro throws an elbow that misses.
Dominator avoids a wild elbow strike from Toushiro.
Dominator tries to break the clinch but Toushiro is controlling the position.
Dominator fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Toushiro.
Toushiro throws an elbow but it misses.
Toushiro is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dominator is keeping busy.
Dominator takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Toushiro misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Toushiro throws an elbow but misses.
Toushiro pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Toushiro looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Toushiro keeps control of Dominator as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dominator takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dominator blocks the elbow strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shiro Toushiro clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Toushiro takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dominator moves out of range as Toushiro throws a body kick.
Toushiro tries to move into range but Dominator moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A jab from Dominator misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dominator. Toushiro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dominator scores with a jab to the body.
Toushiro tries to clinch up but Dominator circles away and keeps his distance.
Toushiro tries to clinch there but Dominator circles away.
Dominator is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Toushiro.
Dominator circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dominator throws out a counter right but Toushiro avoids it with no problem.
Toushiro ducks under a wild hook from Dominator.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dominator. Toushiro does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dominator throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dominator has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Toushiro.
Toushiro tries to land a body kick
and Dominator counters with a nice uppercut.
Dominator is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Toushiro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dominator.
A slapping leg kick lands for Toushiro.
Toushiro tries to clinch but Dominator is having none of it.
Toushiro is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Dominator waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Toushiro.
Mariusz Dominator seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toushiro tries to close the distance and clinch but Dominator swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A cross from Dominator lands.
Toushiro throws a good cross that connects.
Toushiro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Toushiro throws a half hearted mid kick.
And Dominator responds with a good body kick, but Toushiro manages to step out the way in time.
Dominator misses with a straight right.
Toushiro throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dominator's head.
Toushiro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dominator.
Dominator throws a poor cross that misses
and Toushiro finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Toushiro misses with a head kick.
Dominator misses with a body shot.
It appears Toushiro was looking to counter with a kick there.
Toushiro is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Toushiro throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Toushiro moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Toushiro throws a head kick that misses.
Toushiro fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dominator, pushing him back against the ropes.
Dominator avoids the elbow strike from Toushiro, against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toushiro keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dominator's efforts to push away.
Dominator wants to get back to striking at distance but Toushiro won't allow it.
A frustrated look appears on Dominator's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dominator lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Toushiro misses with an elbow strike.
Toushiro misses with an elbow strike.
Dominator avoids a wild elbow strike from Toushiro.
Toushiro throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dominator's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Toushiro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dominator keeps the fight on the outside.
Dominator throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dominator misses with a right hand
and Toushiro counters with a nice body kick.
Dominator throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Toushiro fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Mariusz Dominator will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Toushiro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mariusz Dominator has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shiro Toushiro is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dominator avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dominator ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Toushiro moves away.
Toushiro tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Dominator manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Toushiro tries to clinch up.
Dominator misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Toushiro.
Toushiro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Toushiro throws a leg kick which misses Dominator's front leg but catches the back leg as Dominator tries to avoid it.
Dominator throws a hook but Toushiro blocks it.
Dominator looks to land a right hand but Toushiro moved out of range.
Toushiro is looking to counter with a body kick.
Toushiro thows a body kick. Dominator tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Dominator throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toushiro throws a head kick that misses.
Toushiro lands with a slapping head kick.
A jab from Dominator misses.
Toushiro with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dominator throws a front kick that sends Toushiro stumbling back into the ropes.
Dominator throws a low kick but Toushiro moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toushiro scores with a head kick. Dominator tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Dominator misses with an attempted mid kick.
Toushiro lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dominator clobbers Toushiro with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Toushiro tries to clinch but Dominator moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Toushiro.
Dominator lands a nice looking body shot.
Dominator throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Toushiro fires out a quick counter leg kick but Dominator just manages to avoid it.
Dominator lands with a good body shot.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Dominator takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Toushiro avoids the head kick by Dominator.
Toushiro moves out of range of the body kick from Dominator.
Dominator throws a head kick that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dominator throws a right and a left that Toushiro avoids nicely.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dominator blocks an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dominator misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Toushiro just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dominator's brow.
Toushiro trying to control the position but instead, Dominator has worked for underhooks and has pushed Toushiro into the ropes.
Toushiro misses with an elbow strike.
Dominator lands a right hand that snaps the head of Toushiro backwards.
Dominator tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dominator.
Toushiro lands an elbow just above Dominator 's eye.
Toushiro misses with an elbow strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mariusz Dominator.
I think Toushiro has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 47:47
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 47:47
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 46:48
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
Oh dear, what a disastrous situation! The belt remains unclaimed and both fighters go home unhappy!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Plebian Franco (ranked 5312 p4p, 3665 weight class) and Fortune Thibodeaux (ranked 541 p4p, 431 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Plebian Franco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Fortune Thibodeaux!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Bart Greer and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thibodeaux darts in and clinches Franco up against the ropes.
Thibodeaux lands an elbow inside that Franco shrugs off.
Franco avoids a wild elbow strike from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux swings wildly with an uppercut but Franco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Franco goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Franco misses with an elbow strike.
Thibodeaux avoiding damage as Franco throws knees to the body.
Franco pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Franco pushes off an throws an elbow but Thibodeaux leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Thibodeaux throws an elbow that misses.
Thibodeaux stalling in the clinch but Franco improves position.
Franco misses with a body punch.
Franco trying to land knees to the body.
Franco doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thibodeaux avoids the elbow strike from Franco, against the ropes.
Franco looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Thibodeaux gets through Franco's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Franco just misses with a elbow thrown towards Thibodeaux's brow.
Thibodeaux looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Franco wants to stall.
Thibodeaux misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux working aggressively here.
Franco tries to land knees in the clinch but Thibodeaux avoids the damage to the body.
Franco landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Franco throws a knee to the head but misses.
Thibodeaux pushes off an throws an elbow but Franco leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Franco blocks an uppercut.
Thibodeaux lands a right hand.
Thibodeaux misses with a short punch on the inside.
Franco misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thibodeaux.
Franco landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Franco.
Thibodeaux looks winded!
Franco makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Thibodeaux blocks an elbow strike from Franco.
Franco goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Franco looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Franco avoids the elbow strike from Thibodeaux, against the ropes.
A right handed body shot lands from Franco.
A short uppercut from Franco.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Franco misses with a knee strike.
Thibodeaux throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franco tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thibodeaux's elbow.
Thibodeaux misses with some punches.
Franco goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Franco leaning against his opponent.
Franco displaying some good clinch control by pressing Thibodeaux up against the ropes.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Franco for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Franco avoids a wild elbow strike from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux misses with a punch on the inside.
Franco works on Thibodeaux's body with a couple of short punches.
Thibodeaux on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thibodeaux gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Thibodeaux misses with a hook from the clinch.
Franco crunches a lovely knee into Thibodeaux's ribcage.
Franco lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Franco throws a knee to the head but misses.
Franco lands a hook that snaps the head of Thibodeaux backwards.
Thibodeaux 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.
Plebian Franco dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Franco.
Franco fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Thibodeaux has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Franco throws a head kick that misses
enabling Thibodeaux to counter with a crisp jab.
Franco is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thibodeaux can do to turn this around?
Franco misses the jab.
A head kick misses from Thibodeaux.
Franco is looking to land body kicks.
Franco throws a shot from downtown. Thibodeaux moves away and avoids it.
Thibodeaux avoids the head kick by Franco.
Thibodeaux misses with a hook.
Franco takes the fight into the clinch.
Nice elbow from Thibodeaux.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Franco just misses with a elbow thrown towards Thibodeaux's brow.
Thibodeaux misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Franco dodges an elbow strike from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux avoids the elbow strike from Franco, against the ropes.
Thibodeaux avoiding damage.
Franco tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco tries to stall but Thibodeaux uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Franco digs a right hand underneath Thibodeaux's ribcage. Thibodeaux let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Franco dodges an elbow strike from Thibodeaux.
Franco fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thibodeaux avoiding damage as Franco throws knees to the body.
Thibodeaux blocks an uppercut.
Thibodeaux blocks an elbow strike.
A short right from Thibodeaux.
Franco throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Plebian Franco has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Thibodeaux is breathing heavily.
Franco throws a knee to the head but misses.
Thibodeaux pushes off an throws an elbow but Franco leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
The referee is keeping an eye on Franco - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Thibodeaux avoids a wild elbow strike from Franco.
Franco takes an elbow to the forehead.
Thibodeaux prevents a body shot from Franco.
Thibodeaux misses with an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux throws an elbow that misses.
Franco tries to land knees in the clinch but Thibodeaux avoids the damage to the body.
Franco doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Franco tries to land knees in the clinch but Thibodeaux avoids the damage to the body.
Thibodeaux lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Plebian Franco has been cut.
Thibodeaux swings wildly with an uppercut but Franco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Franco misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Thibodeaux scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Franco using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thibodeaux has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Thibodeaux blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Franco crunches a lovely knee into Thibodeaux's ribcage.
Franco doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thibodeaux is looking to control Franco's arms but Franco gets an underhook and turns him. Now Thibodeaux has his back to the ropes.
Franco blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Franco blocks the elbow strike.
Franco using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thibodeaux has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Thibodeaux takes an elbow to the temple.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Plebian Franco dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Plebian Franco'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. This is the final round!
Franco throws a head kick that misses
and Thibodeaux counters with an inside leg kick.
Plebian Franco is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Thibodeaux is looking to land body kicks.
Thibodeaux misses with a body kick.
Thibodeaux tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thibodeaux lands a head kick!
Thibodeaux walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Franco checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Franco clinches up with Thibodeaux and pushes him back against the ropes.
Franco missing with knees to the body.
Thibodeaux on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Franco lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Thibodeaux or not.
Thibodeaux gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Franco gets through Thibodeaux'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.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Franco connects with a knee to the head.
Franco stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Franco here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Thibodeaux takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Franco doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux avoids a wild elbow strike from Franco.
Franco blocks an elbow strike from Thibodeaux.
Franco with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Franco unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Franco lands a knee to the head.
Thibodeaux pushes off an throws an elbow but Franco leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Thibodeaux's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Franco lands a good knee to the midsection. Thibodeaux won't want to take too many of those.
Fortune Thibodeaux has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Franco lands a shoulder strike.
Franco leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Franco lands a good knee to the midsection. Thibodeaux won't want to take too many of those.
Thibodeaux managing to block the knees to the body from Franco.
Thibodeaux can't find room to land a body shot as Franco controls the action.
Franco misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franco missing with knees to the body.
Thibodeaux swings wildly with an uppercut but Franco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Franco tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thibodeaux avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Franco goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Franco comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Fortune Thibodeaux has been cut.
Thibodeaux misses with an elbow over the top.
Franco misses with a knee strike.
Nice elbow from Franco.
Franco trying to land knees to the body.
Thibodeaux throws an elbow that misses.
Thibodeaux prevents a body shot from Franco.
Thibodeaux on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thibodeaux throws an elbow but it misses.
Franco takes an elbow to the forehead.
Franco throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nice elbow from Thibodeaux.
Franco works on Thibodeaux's body with a couple of short punches.
Franco tries to land knees in the clinch but Thibodeaux avoids the damage to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Plebian Franco showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Franco, 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Plebian Franco!
A victorious Plebian Franco thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Cecil Lightning (ranked 2941 p4p, 5388 weight class) and TyQuinton Babers (ranked 386 p4p, 598 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cecil Lightning!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, TyQuinton Babers!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, David Hoff and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lightning lands with a cross.
Lightning missing with a left hand there. Babers was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Babers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
TyQuinton Babers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good exchange - Lightning coming out on top.
A low kick lands for Lightning.
Nice body kick there by Lightning.
Lightning has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Babers.
Lightning throws out a head kick that Babers doesn't see coming - it connects and sends Babers 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 Babers's eyes and has decided to let it go on!
It looks like TyQuinton Babers has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lightning gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Babers misses with a punch to the body.
Babers lands an elbow that stopped Lightning in his tracks for a moment.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Babers throws an elbow but misses.
Babers lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lightning backwards.
Babers doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A body shot lands from Babers.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Babers.
Lightning is working Babers over against the ropes.
Babers lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lightning blocks an elbow strike.
Babers misses with a body punch.
Lightning misses with a punch on the inside.
Babers misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babers lands an elbow just above Lightning 's eye.
Lightning blocks a body shot from Babers.
Lightning prevents a body shot from Babers.
Babers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Babers lands a damaging elbow.
A hook to the body from Lightning.
Lightning tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Babers's elbow.
Babers is leaning against Lightning and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Babers lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Babers gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lightning can't find room to land a body shot as Babers controls the action.
Lightning blocks a body shot from Babers.
Lightning definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Babers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Babers tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Babers throws an elbow but misses.
Babers working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lightning avoids the elbow strike from Babers, against the ropes.
Babers doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Lightning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babers misses with a punch on the inside.
Babers lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lightning scores with a shot to the side of Babers's head.
A left hand lands to the body for Babers.
Lightning lands a nice uppercut.
Babers misses with an elbow over the top.
Lightning tries a body shot but Babers blocks it.
Lightning is working Babers over against the ropes.
Babers struggles to land a body shot inside as Lightning controls his hands.
Babers lands a body shot.
Babers tries to throw a body punch but Lightning avoids it by throwing Babers back against the ropes.
Babers lands a body punch.
Babers lands a nice elbow.
Babers misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Babers creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Babers lands a damaging elbow.
Babers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Babers lands a damaging elbow.
A right handed body shot lands from Lightning.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cecil Lightning should take that round, based on the knockdown.
The cut man is working on TyQuinton Babers's cut.
That's time! Lightning's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Babers moves into the clinch.
Babers lands an elbow inside.
Lightning tries to work over Babers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Babers blocks a body shot from Lightning.
Lightning lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Babers.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Babers just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lightning's brow.
Babers tries to work over Lightning's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Babers throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
TyQuinton Babers seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lightning tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lightning misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lightning dodges an elbow strike from Babers.
Lightning fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Babers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lightning's elbow.
A short left from Babers.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lightning scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Babers lands an elbow inside.
Lightning tries to work over Babers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lightning misses with a punch on the inside.
Babers lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Babers tries a body shot but Lightning blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lightning blocks an elbow strike from Babers.
Babers doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Babers looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Babers tries a body shot but Lightning blocks it.
Babers has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lightning blocks an elbow strike from Babers.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lightning.
Lightning throws a head punch that misses.
Babers misses with a body punch.
Babers struggles to land a body shot inside as Lightning controls his hands.
Lightning blocks an elbow strike.
Lightning digs a right hand underneath Babers's ribcage. Babers let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lightning looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lightning stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Babers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lightning wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Babers tries to work over Lightning's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lightning struggles to land a body shot inside as Babers controls his hands.
Lightning scores with a hook to the body.
Babers is breathing heavily.
Lightning working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lightning.
Good body shot from Lightning.
Lightning wants to break the clinch but can't.
Babers prevents a body shot from Lightning.
Lightning working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lightning lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Lightning lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lightning lands a shot to the body.
Babers's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lightning lands with a light punch inside.
Lightning goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lightning is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Lightning blocks an elbow strike.
Babers takes a shot to the head.
Babers pushes off an throws an elbow but Lightning leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Babers misses with a body punch.
Lightning breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lightning scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lightning has closed the distance and engaged Babers in a clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cecil Lightning dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on TyQuinton Babers's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lightning scores with a jab to the body.
Babers gets tackled into the ropes by Lightning. Lightning maintains the clinch.
Babers throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lightning tries to throw a body punch but Babers avoids it by throwing Lightning back against the ropes.
A shot in the inside from Lightning.
Lightning wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Babers has him pressed against the ropes.
Babers misses with a punch to the body.
Lightning blocks an elbow strike.
Lightning breaks from the clinch.
Lightning thows a body kick. Babers tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Lightning closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Babers struggles to land a body shot inside as Lightning controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Babers.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lightning misses with a hook to the ribs.
Babers can't find room to land a body shot as Lightning controls the action.
Lightning works on Babers's body with a couple of short punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Lightning.
Nice body punch from Lightning - that landed with a thud.
Babers prevents a body shot from Lightning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Lightning.
Babers takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lightning pushes Babers back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lightning can't break the clinch.
Lightning is trying to break the clinch but Babers has him pressed against the ropes.
Lightning lands a hook that snaps the head of Babers backwards.
Lightning lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lightning lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lightning misses with a hook to the ribs.
Babers taking a breather.
Lightning escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cecil Lightning is winning the standup battle so far.
Lightning closes the distance and clinches.
Lightning can't break the clinch.
Lightning tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lightning has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Babers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lightning avoids a wild elbow strike from Babers.
Lightning blocks an uppercut.
Lightning gets through Babers's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Babers tries to throw a body punch but Lightning avoids it by throwing Babers back against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lightning.
Lightning lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Babers backwards.
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!
Babers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Babers tries to work over Lightning's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lightning misses with a body punch.
Lightning doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Babers throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Babers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lightning tries to throw a body punch but Babers avoids it by throwing Lightning back against the ropes.
Lightning is trying to force a seperation but Babers has the dominant position.
Lightning lands a shoulder strike.
Lightning misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Babers misses with a body punch.
Babers prevents Lightning from breaking the clinch.
Babers can't find room to land a body shot as Lightning controls the action.
Babers creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lightning lands a left hand.
Babers tries a body shot but Lightning blocks it.
Babers struggles to land a body shot inside as Lightning controls his hands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cecil Lightning clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on TyQuinton Babers'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.
Lightning closes the distance and clinches.
Babers lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lightning backwards.
Babers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lightning gets through Babers's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lightning breaks the clinch.
Lightning misses with a straight right.
Lightning cracks Babers with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Babers 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 Babers is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9, he's up! Wow, he cut that one a bit fine!
Babers is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lightning lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Babers crumples to the floor! Lightning milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Cecil Lightning!
Cecil Lightning retains his light heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Cecil Lightning thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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