CTFA KT 3 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Blinko Felly (ranked 5074 p4p, 4427 weight class) and Malachy Guillermo (ranked 254 p4p, 239 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Felly
vs
Guillermo

174 cm
22
144
7 - 8 - 0

170 cm
25
135
0 - 0 - 0

Solid boxing
Big right hand

Great elbows
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Blinko Felly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Malachy Guillermo!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Darius Henderson and Ben Watson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Felly throws a jab but it's blocked by Guillermo.
Felly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Guillermo manages to avoid it.
Nice jab there from Guillermo.
Felly throws a looping overhand right but Guillermo ducks down to avoid it.
Felly takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Guillermo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Guillermo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Felly.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Felly, as that shot connected.
Felly scores with a decent looking hook.
Felly definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Felly lands with a good body shot.
Felly misses with an uppercut.
Felly throws a hook to the side of Guillermo's head but Guillermo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Guillermo ducks under a wild hook from Felly.
Felly swats away the attempt to clinch by Guillermo.
Guillermo with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big right from Felly misses.
Guillermo tries to counter with a clinch but Felly shakes him off and moves away.
Felly throws a hook but Guillermo avoids it easily.
Felly takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Felly loads up on a big right hand but Guillermo slips the punch.
Nice jab there from Guillermo.
Guillermo takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Felly has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Felly takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Felly scores with a nice strike.
Felly keeps the fight on the outside.
Felly catches Guillermo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Felly takes one to the side of the head.
Guillermo misses with a double jab.
Guillermo ducks under a wild hook from Felly.
Felly takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Felly misses with a straight right.
Guillermo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Guillermo slips under a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Felly scores with a hook to the body. Guillermo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Felly throws out a loose jab but Guillermo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Felly swings for the body but Guillermo moves out of range.
Guillermo just misses with a punch to the body.
Guillermo lands a nice shot to the body.
Felly throws a body shot but no joy.
Felly keeps the fight on the outside.
Guillermo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Felly throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Felly uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Guillermo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Guillermo. Those never looked like landing.
Guillermo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Guillermo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Felly ducks right into an uppercut from Guillermo.
Guillermo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Felly throws out the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Guillermo! But no joy.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Felly missing with a left hand there. Guillermo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Felly staying out of range there.
Felly scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Guillermo misses with a hook.
Felly moves out of range as Guillermo strikes.
Felly misses with a straight right.
Felly scores with a jab.
Guillermo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Guillermo tests Felly's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Felly bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Felly lands a jab to the nose.
Guillermo lands a jab to the nose.
Guillermo scores with a jab to the head.
Felly dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guillermo defending well as Felly loads up on a big left hand.
Guillermo tries to counter with a clinch but Felly shakes him off and moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Felly. Guillermo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Felly throws a big shot that misses.
Felly takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Guillermo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Felly throws out a loose jab but Guillermo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Felly walks into a straight right hand from Guillermo.
Left hook, right uppercut from Guillermo.

Felly is rocked!
Guillermo closes the distance and catches Felly with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Felly is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Felly is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Felly is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Guillermo takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Malachy Guillermo!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
78%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Coochie Man (ranked 5386 p4p, 4587 weight class) and Kamaru Umuhoza (ranked 258 p4p, 244 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Man
vs
Umuhoza

225 cm
25
145
0 - 1 - 0

169 cm
18
138
0 - 0 - 0

Excellent MT
Intelligent

Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Coochie Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kamaru Umuhoza!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Eliza Hachem and Topper Green.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Umuhoza throws a low kick but Man avoids it.
Man throws a big counter combination but Umuhoza scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Man takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Umuhoza throws a hook but Man avoids it easily.
Umuhoza avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Umuhoza lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Man circles away quickly and effectively.
Man throws a sloppy head kick and Umuhoza moves out of range easily.
Man avoids the head kick by Umuhoza.
Man keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Man lands with a kick to the temple. Umuhoza shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Umuhoza throws a looping overhand right but Man ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Umuhoza throws a head kick that misses
and Man counters with a head kick.
Umuhoza misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Man is looking to clinch.
Man slips a jab and a cross from Umuhoza.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Man steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Umuhoza. That one must have hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man tries to clinch up but Umuhoza circles away and keeps his distance.
An inside leg kick lands from Umuhoza.
Umuhoza throws a head kick but Man moves out of range.
Umuhoza lands a head shot.
Man tries a head kick but it misses.
Umuhoza looks for the body kick but Man saw that one coming.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch but Umuhoza swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Man steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Umuhoza.
Umuhoza throws a push kick but Man slaps the foot to one side.
Man half committed to a counter leg kick.
A big right from Umuhoza misses.
Man was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Umuhoza takes a swing at Man's ribcage but misses.
Man seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Man goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Umuhoza wants to counter with a clinch but Man pushes him away.
Man tries to clinch
and Umuhoza counters with a series of strikes. Man will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Umuhoza tries to work over Man's front leg with a kick but Man checks it.
Man checks a leg kick.
Man seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Umuhoza pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Umuhoza keeps Man at a distance using the push kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Umuhoza is looking to slow Man down with leg kicks.
Umuhoza misses with a head kick.
Umuhoza looks for the body kick but Man saw that one coming.
Man misses with a body shot.
Umuhoza looks to throw the jab but Man is out of range.
Umuhoza lands with a kick to the ribs.
Man tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Umuhoza manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Man sets himself, and Umuhoza steps forward looking for the clinch! Man avoids it this time.
Man moves out of range of the strikes.
Man swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Man is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man avoids the head kick by Umuhoza.
Umuhoza throws a jab but it's blocked by Man.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch but Umuhoza swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Man pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Umuhoza feints a jab promting Man to slip. Umuhoza then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Man slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Umuhoza throws a leg kick but Man moved away.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch but Umuhoza swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Umuhoza pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Umuhoza misses with a double jab.
Man seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Man tries to clinch up.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Man crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Umuhoza - the referee stops the clock and Man gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Umuhoza. Man manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Man throws a half hearted mid kick.
Man misses with a series of wild punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Umuhoza avoids a punch combination nicely.
Man tries to clinch but Umuhoza is having none of it.
Umuhoza keeps the fight on the outside.
Umuhoza lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Man tries to clinch up.
Umuhoza fails to land with a series of punches.
Man seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Umuhoza throws a series of punches but Man moves out of range.
Man on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Umuhoza. Umuhoza obviously looking to wear him down.
Man wants to clinch up but Umuhoza keeps it at a distance.
Umuhoza tries a quick counter leg kick but Man is wise to it.
Man is looking to score with low kicks.
Man uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Umuhoza.
Umuhoza throws a series of punches but Man moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kamaru Umuhoza dominated that round.
That's time! Man's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Umuhoza misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Man to counter with a crisp jab.
Man misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Umuhoza paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Umuhoza fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Man has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Umuhoza scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Umuhoza has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Umuhoza throws a solid leg kick but Man takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Umuhoza.
Umuhoza rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Man counters with a nice low kick that buckles Umuhoza's knee momentarily.
Man checks a low kick from Umuhoza.
Umuhoza bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Umuhoza buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Man looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Man keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Umuhoza.
Man wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Man.
Man moves out of range as Umuhoza throws a body kick.
Umuhoza lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Umuhoza is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Man chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Umuhoza can pounce on him.
Umuhoza jabs at Man's body.
Umuhoza throws a hook to the side of Man's head but Man sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Man throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Umuhoza.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch up but Umuhoza swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Man will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Man lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Umuhoza fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Umuhoza misses with the combination.
Man throws a quick counter head kick but Umuhoza was just out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Umuhoza works the jab nicely.
Coochie Man is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Man takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Man tries to clinch up.
Umuhoza is trying to counter with his kicks.
Man is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Man blocks a head kick by Umuhoza.
Umuhoza throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Man went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Umuhoza swats away the attempt to clinch by Man.
Umuhoza keeps the fight on the outside.
Man fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Umuhoza lands a head shot.
Umuhoza thows a leg kick but Man checks it
and Man counters with a stiff right hand.
Man throws a right and a left that Umuhoza avoids nicely.
Man throws a leg kick which misses Umuhoza's front leg but catches the back leg as Umuhoza tries to avoid it.
Umuhoza walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Man checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Man really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Umuhoza uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Umuhoza misses with a double jab.
Man is looking to counter the offense by Umuhoza and move into the clinch.
Man tries a head kick but it misses.
Umuhoza throws a series of punches but Man moves out of range.
Man swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Man walks into a stiff left hand from Umuhoza.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Man tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Umuhoza paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Umuhoza shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Man eats them both and turns towards Umuhoza to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

Man is rocked!
Umuhoza moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Oh Man is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Umuhoza scores with a big combo that sends Man crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but the referee has seen enough as Man flops around uncontrollably and he's called an end to the fight! Umuhoza jumps onto the ropes and throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Gross.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kamaru Umuhoza!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
59%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ziggy King (ranked 1443 p4p, 2340 weight class) and Javier Pimba (ranked 11 p4p, 19 weight class). Ziggy King has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

King
vs
Pimba

196 cm
21
245
5 - 1 - 0

173 cm
29
227
8 - 6 - 0

Excellent MT
Granite chin

Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Brooklyn Threads
Brooklyn Apothecary

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ziggy King!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Javier Pimba!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Topper Green and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King lands a jab to the head.
Pimba misses with a body punch
and King connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

It looks like Javier Pimba has been cut.
The fighters circle momentarily. King darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
King looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pimba takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Pimba misses with a jab, cross combination.
King avoids the body shot from Pimba.

King moves into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, King creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
King lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
King softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Pimba breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
King tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pimba was well out of range. Poor timing from King.
Pimba throws a combination that misses
and King counters with a lovely straight right hand!

King has taken the fight to the clinch.

Pimba manages to break the clinch.

King gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Pimba breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
King lands with an uppercut that bounces Pimba off the ropes and back into range.

That has opened up Javier Pimba's cut even more.
King bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pimba's head.
Pimba cracks a nice hook into King's ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King is looking to clinch.
As King backs off Pimba throws a huge counter combo but King manages to avoid it all.
King slips a jab and a cross from Pimba.
Pimba misses with a double jab.

King has taken the fight to the clinch.

Pimba breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pimba walks into a left hand.
Pimba throws a series of punches but King avoids them all with ease.
Pimba takes one on the button.
Pimba slips a straight right by King.
Pimba is looking for the big counter here.
Pimba takes a jab right on the kisser.

The cut above Javier Pimba's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
King is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
King throws a shot to the body.
King is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A combination from Pimba does no damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pimba displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Jab by King.

King closes the distance and clinches.

Pimba's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pimba misses with a double jab
and King connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Javier Pimba's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A punch combination from Pimba misses.
King moves into range and connects with a jab.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Javier Pimba's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ziggy King!
Ziggy King retains his super heavyweight title!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Ziggy King made sure he mentioned Brooklyn Threads, along with how happy he was to win his fight.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
52%

Main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Norman Pike (ranked 1974 p4p, 2636 weight class) and Nevez Amadaus (ranked 120 p4p, 159 weight class). Nevez Amadaus is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Pike
vs
Amadaus

168 cm
20
140
4 - 4 - 0

175 cm
20
136
6 - 3 - 0

Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good kicks
Good gas tank

Vegan Gains

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Norman Pike!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Nevez Amadaus!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Damien Edna and Chris Dean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amadaus scores with a jab to the body.
Amadaus connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Amadaus rushes Pike and presses him up against the ropes.
Amadaus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The referee is keeping an eye on Amadaus - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Amadaus tries to work over Pike's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Amadaus misses with a hook from the clinch.
Amadaus cracks Pike with a nice body shot.
Amadaus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Amadaus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amadaus lands a nice uppercut.
Pike blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Amadaus is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Amadaus lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pike definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Pike blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Amadaus misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pike looking to slow down the pace here.
Amadaus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Amadaus misses with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Amadaus.
Amadaus misses with a punch to the body.
Amadaus is trying to maintain a safe position but Pike gets an underhook and turns Amadaus into the ropes.
Amadaus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pike doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Amadaus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pike's elbow.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short uppercut from Amadaus.
Nice body punch from Amadaus - that landed with a thud.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amadaus misses with the head strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Amadaus breaks from the clinch.

Amadaus drives through and clinches with Pike against the ropes.
Amadaus working aggressively here.
Pike prevents a body shot from Amadaus.
A nice right hand lands inside from Amadaus.
Amadaus throws a head punch that misses.
Pike will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Amadaus up against the ropes.
Amadaus misses with a hook from the clinch.
Amadaus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Amadaus fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amadaus working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Amadaus misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Amadaus.
Come on Amadaus - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Amadaus makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Amadaus misses with a hook to the ribs.
A body shot lands from Amadaus.
Amadaus tries to throw a body punch but Pike avoids it by throwing Amadaus back against the ropes.
Amadaus scores with a shoulder strike.
Amadaus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pike avoids it.
Amadaus struggles to land a body shot inside as Pike controls his hands.
Amadaus swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amadaus softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Amadaus misses with a punch to the body.
Amadaus gets through Pike's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Amadaus.
Amadaus scores with a hook to the body.
Amadaus lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Amadaus has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Pike seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Amadaus can turn it around.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Amadaus lands with a light punch inside.
Amadaus has a couple of punches blocked by Pike.
Amadaus lands a right hand.
Amadaus lands a body punch.
Amadaus lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pike backwards.
Amadaus gets through Pike's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Amadaus working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Pike swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Amadaus counters with a low kick, right behind Pike 's knee.
Amadaus lands with a thumping leg kick.
Amadaus lands with a hook. Pike tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Amadaus connects with an inside leg kick.
Amadaus connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pike's hands.
Pike tries to clinch there but Amadaus circles away.
Amadaus cracks Pike with a good jab.
A good leg kick by Amadaus.
Amadaus fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pike looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pike misses with the combination.
Pike thuds a left hand into Amadaus's body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Amadaus.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A shot to the liver by Amadaus. Beautiful body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pike throws a right hand that misses
and Amadaus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pike takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Amadaus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pike.
Amadaus appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Pike misses with an uppercut.
Amadaus connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pike takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Amadaus connects with a body shot that sends Pike's belly button to the back.
Amadaus has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Pike gets tackled into the ropes by Amadaus. Amadaus maintains the clinch.
Pike blocks a body shot from Amadaus.
Amadaus lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

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

Amadaus closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pike wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amadaus misses with a hook from the clinch.
Amadaus has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Amadaus works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Amadaus working aggressively here.
Amadaus lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pike throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Amadaus lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pike backwards.
Amadaus presses Pike against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pike blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Amadaus pushes Pike back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Amadaus lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amadaus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pike's elbow.
Amadaus lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Amadaus working aggressively here.

Pike escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Amadaus scores with a hook.
Amadaus jabs Pike to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Amadaus scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pike doesn't seem bothered though.
Amadaus cracks Pike with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pike slips under a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pike looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Amadaus throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pike swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Amadaus counters with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pike has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Amadaus.
Amadaus fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pike looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Amadaus connects with the punch.
A jab from Amadaus does it's job there.
Amadaus ducks under a wild hook from Pike.

Pike gets a clinch.
Amadaus lands a hook that snaps the head of Pike backwards.
Amadaus has Pike pressed against the ropes.
Amadaus scores with a nice hook to the head.
A hook to the body from Amadaus.
Amadaus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Amadaus is pushing Pike up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nevez Amadaus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Pike throws a series of punches but Amadaus moves out of range.
Amadaus swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pike walks into a stiff left hand from Amadaus.
Amadaus throws a shot to the body.
Amadaus connects with a single shot there.
Amadaus lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pike's sensitive parts.
Amadaus scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick from Amadaus, right into the meat of the thigh.
Amadaus thumps Pike with a low kick.
Pike chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Amadaus can pounce on him.
A slow jab from Amadaus misses its intended target.

Amadaus closes the distance and pushes Pike back into the ropes.
Amadaus makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pike lands a body punch in the clinch.
Amadaus lands a hook that snaps the head of Pike backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Amadaus.
Amadaus misses with a hook from the clinch.
Amadaus misses with some punches.
Amadaus misses with a body punch.
Pike blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Amadaus.
Amadaus has Pike pressed against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pike.
Amadaus blocks an elbow strike from Pike.
Amadaus throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Still in the clinch, Amadaus scores with a nice short uppercut.
Amadaus misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pike taking a breather.
Amadaus lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pike backwards.
Nevez Amadaus seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Amadaus lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pike backwards.

Amadaus breaks from the clinch.
Amadaus slips under a jab.
Amadaus let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Pike is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Amadaus darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A shot to the liver by Amadaus. Beautiful body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pike takes a jab right on the kisser.
Amadaus scores with a jab. Pike acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Pike takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pike moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Amadaus tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Pike manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amadaus cracks Pike with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Amadaus thuds his right hand into Pike's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nevez Amadaus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pike with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Amadaus to score with a decent uppercut.
A nice combination there by Amadaus.
Pike takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

Amadaus clinches up against the ropes.
Amadaus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pike blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Amadaus.
Amadaus lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Amadaus on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pike.
Amadaus lands a hook that snaps the head of Pike backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Amadaus.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Amadaus.
Amadaus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Amadaus throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pikes head.
Amadaus blocks an uppercut.
Amadaus lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pike backwards.
Amadaus scores with a shot to the side of Pike's head.
Amadaus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Amadaus swings wildly with an uppercut but Pike uses good head movement to avoid it.
Amadaus avoids the elbow strike from Pike, against the ropes.
Amadaus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nevez Amadaus really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Amadaus looks to land a combination. Pike sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Amadaus tries to clinch there but Pike circles away.
A nice leg kick from Amadaus, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nevez Amadaus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pike tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Amadaus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pike connects with a looping right hand.

It looks like Nevez Amadaus has been cut.
Amadaus tests Pike's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pike misses the shot to the body.
Amadaus only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Amadaus with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Amadaus connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amadaus's corner calls for a 1-2. Amadaus obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

Amadaus clinches.
Amadaus lands a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Amadaus lands a right hand.
Amadaus misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amadaus goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Amadaus lands a hook that snaps the head of Pike backwards.
Amadaus throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pikes head.
Pike misses with an elbow strike.
Pike throws an elbow but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Amadaus.
Pike looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Amadaus lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Amadaus.
Amadaus throws a head punch that misses.
Amadaus lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Amadaus throws a head punch that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amadaus throws a head punch that misses.
Amadaus misses with a body punch.
Pike's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Amadaus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pike's elbow.
Amadaus tries a body shot but Pike blocks it.
Amadaus misses with some punches.
Amadaus throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pikes head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Amadaus misses with a hook from the clinch.
Amadaus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Amadaus creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Amadaus cracks Pike with a nice body shot.
Amadaus working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amadaus lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pike backwards.
Pike pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Amadaus lands a right hand.
Amadaus lands with a short shot to the head.
Amadaus tries a body shot but Pike blocks it.
Pike misses with an elbow strike.
Amadaus scores with a shot to the side of Pike's head.
Pike has a couple of punches blocked by Amadaus.
A hook to the body from Amadaus.
Amadaus lands with a left to the head.
Amadaus is leaning against Pike and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right from Amadaus.
Amadaus lands an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amadaus stalls.
Amadaus lands with a right to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pike prevents a body shot from Amadaus.
Amadaus stalling against the ropes.
Pike prevents a body shot from Amadaus.
Pike blocking some punches.
Pike scores with a shoulder strike.
Pike looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Amadaus lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Amadaus lands a nice uppercut.
Amadaus swings wildly with an uppercut but Pike uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nevez Amadaus dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Nevez Amadaus's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Amadaus scores with a jab to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Amadaus.
A cross from Amadaus lands.
Amadaus lands a leg kick that knocks Pike off balance momentarily.
Amadaus ducks under a wild hook from Pike.
Amadaus lands with a good body shot.
Jab by Amadaus.
Pike pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amadaus lands with a right hand.
Pike moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Amadaus lands with a nice body punch.
Amadaus misses with a combination
and Pike counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amadaus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Amadaus let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Pike walks into a straight right hand from Amadaus.
Amadaus moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Amadaus is looking to clinch.

Amadaus rushes Pike and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Amadaus scores with a nice short uppercut.
Amadaus lands a nice uppercut.
Amadaus misses with a hook to the ribs.
Amadaus lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pike or not.
Amadaus misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Amadaus.
Pike blocks a body shot from Amadaus.
Nevez Amadaus is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pike blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pike blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Norman Pike has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Amadaus struggles to land a body shot inside as Pike controls his hands.
Amadaus lands a body punch.
Pike has a couple of punches blocked by Amadaus.
Pike throws an elbow but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pike is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Amadaus is keeping busy.
Pike misses with the head strike.
Pike's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pike misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Pike pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pike avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Amadaus lands a nice shot that snaps Pike's head back.
Nice shot by Amadaus.
Amadaus lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Amadaus bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pike's head.

Pike gets tackled into the ropes by Amadaus. Amadaus maintains the clinch.
Pike misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pike has a couple of punches blocked by Amadaus.
Pike pushes off an throws an elbow but Amadaus leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Pike tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Amadaus's elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nevez Amadaus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Amadaus has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 44:50
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 44:50
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 44:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nevez Amadaus!
Nevez Amadaus is the new bantamweight champion!