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AKF 19 | Robbins vs. Koistinen PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Frank Lucas Iv (ranked 23154 p4p, 5642 weight class) and Oshan Jackson (ranked 461 p4p, 422 weight class). 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank Lucas Iv!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Oshan Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lucas Iv will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sloppy strikes from Jackson. Those never looked like landing.
Lucas Iv seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Lucas Iv avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lucas Iv showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jackson.
Jackson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jackson throws a nice looking combination but Lucas Iv bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jackson takes one to the side of the head.
Lucas Iv clinches.
Lucas Iv working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lucas Iv's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson tries a head kick but it misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lucas Iv stalls.
Lucas Iv breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucas Iv thuds his right hand into Jackson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lucas Iv scores with a body shot.
Lucas Iv gets a clinch.
Lucas Iv stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Lucas Iv escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lucas Iv jabs Jackson right on the nose. Jackson blinks but takes it well.
Jackson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lucas Iv clinches up with Jackson and pushes him back against the ropes.
Lucas Iv breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lucas Iv is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lucas Iv moves into range and clinches up with Jackson.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jackson blocks an uppercut.
Jackson trying to stall but Lucas Iv improves his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucas Iv misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jackson.
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!
Jackson misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lucas Iv.
Lucas Iv scores with a shoulder strike.
Jackson is trying to stall.
Lucas Iv struggles to land a body shot inside as Jackson controls his hands.
Lucas Iv manages to break the clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Jackson.
Lucas Iv has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jackson taking a breather.
Jackson misses with some punches.
A body shot lands from Lucas Iv.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lucas Iv.
Jackson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jackson is looking to control Lucas Iv's arms but Lucas Iv gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jackson has his back to the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucas Iv lands with a short shot to the head.
Lucas Iv misses with a body punch.
Jackson tries to stall but Lucas Iv uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lucas Iv misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lucas Iv lands a shot to the body.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but Lucas Iv blocks with his arms.
Lucas Iv blocks the elbow strike.
Jackson tries to stall but Lucas Iv uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lucas Iv's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lucas Iv tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lucas Iv fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jackson, pushing him back against the ropes.
Jackson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jackson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson looking to slow down the pace here.
A left hand lands to the body for Lucas Iv.
We've been informed that Jackson has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
A short uppercut from Lucas Iv.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a punch but it's blocked by Lucas Iv.
Lucas Iv tries to work over Jackson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lucas Iv blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jackson is trying to maintain a safe position but Lucas Iv gets an underhook and turns Jackson into the ropes.
Jackson stalling in the clinch but Lucas Iv improves position.
Jackson presses Lucas Iv against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jackson misses with a punch to the body.
Lucas Iv struggles to land a body shot inside as Jackson controls his hands.
A shot in the inside from Lucas Iv.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but Lucas Iv blocks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lucas Iv.
Jackson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lucas Iv tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Lucas Iv.
Lucas Iv breaks the clinch.
Jackson lands a head kick!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Lucas Iv dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jackson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lucas Iv is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jackson can do to turn this around?
Jackson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jackson throws a head kick but Lucas Iv moves out of range.
Lucas Iv cracks Jackson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lucas Iv's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Lucas Iv duly obliges.
Lucas Iv forces Jackson back against the ropes and clinches.
Frank Lucas Iv has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jackson trying to stall but Lucas Iv improves his position.
Lucas Iv tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jackson's elbow.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jackson trying to control the position but instead, Lucas Iv has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jackson into the ropes.
Lucas Iv can't find room to land a body shot as Jackson controls the action.
Lucas Iv breaks the clinch.
Lucas Iv scores with a punch to the head.
Oshan Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson throws a right hand that Lucas Iv ducks under and follows up with a left that Lucas Iv also avoids with ease.
Jackson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lucas Iv circles away quickly and effectively.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Lucas Iv gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucas Iv breaks the clinch.
Lucas Iv thuds a left hand into Jackson's body.
A punch combination from Jackson misses.
Lucas Iv scores with a jab. Jackson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lucas Iv scores with a body shot.
Lucas Iv fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jackson on the side of the head.
Lucas Iv scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lucas Iv throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jackson.
Jackson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jackson tries to bum rush Lucas Iv with a series of wild strikes but Lucas Iv uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lucas Iv throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jackson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It looked like Lucas Iv was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lucas Iv lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jackson at a distance.
Jackson lands with a kick to the temple. Lucas Iv shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Lucas Iv dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lucas Iv moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lucas Iv scores with a big combo that sends Jackson crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but the referee has seen enough as Jackson flops around uncontrollably and he's called an end to the fight! Lucas Iv jumps onto the ropes and throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Gross.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Lucas Iv!
Frank Lucas Iv thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Oshan Jackson was interviewed post fight and said 'I tryed my best i want to thank the fans for coming out and supporting me. Ill be back and next time ill get the finish for you guys.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Hans Schultz (ranked 866 p4p, 21485 weight class) and Steven Seagal (ranked 23 p4p, 184 weight class). Schultz's entrance music is Love Bites. A fine choice. Seagal has chosen Route 23 as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hans Schultz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Steven Seagal!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schultz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Schultz dodges the punch combination from Seagal.
Seagal takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Schultz lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Seagal backs up against the ropes.
 It looks like Steven Seagal has been cut.
Seagal fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Seagal takes one to the chin there.
Schultz closes the distance and clinches.
Schultz lands a body punch in the clinch.
Schultz struggles to land a body shot inside as Seagal controls his hands.
A hook to the body from Schultz.
Seagal takes a shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schultz works on Seagal's body with a couple of short punches.
Seagal looks winded!
Schultz lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Schultz.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Schultz.
Schultz lands a nice uppercut.
That has opened up Steven Seagal's cut even more.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Schultz.
Schultz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A hook to the body from Schultz.
A nice right hand lands inside from Schultz.
A short right from Schultz.
Schultz lands a left hand.
Schultz lands a body punch in the clinch.
Schultz lands a body shot.
Schultz scores with a nice hook to the head.
I was talking to Schultz's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Schultz lands a shot to the body.
Schultz scores with a shoulder strike.
The cut above Steven Seagal's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Schultz.
A nice left hand lands by Schultz.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right from Schultz.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Schultz.
Schultz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Seagal backwards.
Schultz lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Seagal or not.
Schultz works on Seagal's body with a couple of short punches.
Schultz scores with a shot to the side of Seagal's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schultz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Steven Seagal's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Nice body punch from Schultz.
Schultz lands a body shot in the clinch.
Schultz pushes Seagal back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Schultz lands a nice uppercut.
Schultz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Steven Seagal's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Hans Schultz!
Hans Schultz thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Steven Seagal spoke after the fight, saying 'Losing isn't in the Steven Seagal dictionary.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Remy Valentine (ranked 1875 p4p, 6377 weight class) and Matt Dammon (ranked 59 p4p, 204 weight class). Valentine comes to the ring accompanied by Man with the Harmonica by Ennio Morricone. Remy Valentine could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Matt Dammon's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Remy Valentine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 30 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matt Dammon!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Valentine jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dammon looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dammon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Valentine lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dammon's sensitive parts.
Valentine throws a wild body kick that Dammon sees coming a mile off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dammon on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Valentine connects with a beautiful left hand that drops Dammon onto his butt! Dammon bounces straight back up though - he's OK. After the ref checks him out, we're back to the action.
It looks like Matt Dammon has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine misses with a looping left.
Dammon swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Remy Valentine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valentine drops a shoulder and throws a biiiig uppercut that drops Dammon onto his butt! Dammon pops straight back to his feet to convince the referee that he's OK to continue.
Valentine swings for the body but Dammon moves out of range.
Dammon throws out a counter right but Valentine avoids it with no problem.
Dammon walks straight into devastating uppercut and drops to the floor, clearly wobbled! Can he beat the count? 4,5,6,7... he's up! And he's down again! The ref steps in and calls an end to the fight! What a punch that was!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Remy Valentine!
After winning the bout, Remy Valentine thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Flavio Ruas (ranked 23082 p4p, 5951 weight class) and Jonathan Davis (ranked 649 p4p, 609 weight class). Davis has chosen Korn - Freak On a Leash as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Flavio Ruas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jonathan Davis!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruas throws a head kick but Davis moves out of range.
Ruas connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Davis momentarily.
Ruas connects with a leg kick.
Ruas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Davis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Davis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ruas.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ruas scores with a shot to the side of Davis's head.
Davis is struggling to control the position.
Ruas lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Davis.
Ruas makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Davis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ruass head.
Davis has a couple of punches blocked by Ruas.
Davis stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ruas definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ruas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Davis.
Ruas slips under a jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A cross from Ruas lands.
It looks like Jonathan Davis has been cut.
Ruas tries to keep at a distance but Davis has taken the fight into the clinch.
Davis keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ruas's efforts to push away.
Davis stalls.
Ruas tries to break free but Davis pushes him back against the ropes.
Davis lands a left hand.
Ruas misses with a punch on the inside.
Davis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Davis blocking some punches.
Davis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ruas can't find room to land a body shot as Davis controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Davis lands with a short shot to the head.
Ruas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Davis has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Davis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ruas swings for the body but Davis moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Ruas 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ruas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Davis shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Davis scores with a big combo that sends Ruas crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but the referee has seen enough as Ruas flops around uncontrollably and he's called an end to the fight! Davis jumps onto the ropes and throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Gross.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jonathan Davis!
Jonathan Davis was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Paul OConnell (ranked 3252 p4p, 4160 weight class) and Giant Zuluzinho (ranked 107 p4p, 143 weight class). Giant Zuluzinho 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 28 - 1, fighting out of New York, Paul OConnell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Giant Zuluzinho!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
OConnell misses with a body shot.
OConnell clobbers Zuluzinho with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
It looks like Giant Zuluzinho has been cut.
OConnell looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Zuluzinho misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
OConnell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
OConnell lands with a hook. Zuluzinho tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
OConnell blocks a head kick by Zuluzinho.
Zuluzinho misses with a combination
enabling OConnell to counter with a crisp jab.
Zuluzinho tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from OConnell. Zuluzinho does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zuluzinho unleashes a big counter combination but OConnell bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Zuluzinho will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A low kick lands for OConnell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OConnell avoids the body shot from Zuluzinho.
OConnell fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
OConnell throws a body kick that misses
and Zuluzinho counters with a left and a right that stings OConnell.
Zuluzinho fails to land with a series of punches.
Zuluzinho swinging wildly here.
OConnell uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sloppy strikes from Zuluzinho. Those never looked like landing.
OConnell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zuluzinho.
Zuluzinho throws a right hand that OConnell ducks under and follows up with a left that OConnell also avoids with ease.
Zuluzinho walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That has opened up Giant Zuluzinho's cut even more.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
OConnell avoids the head kick by Zuluzinho.
OConnell swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
OConnell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zuluzinho.
Zuluzinho looks for the body kick but OConnell saw that one coming.
Zuluzinho avoids the body shot from OConnell.
OConnell misses with an uppercut.
Zuluzinho tries a head kick but it misses.
OConnell swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sloppy strikes from Zuluzinho. Those never looked like landing.
An attempted straight right counter from OConnell misses the target.
Zuluzinho throws a sloppy head kick
and OConnell counters with a nice uppercut.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Zuluzinho lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and OConnell has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from OConnell and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
An inside leg kick lands from OConnell.
A looping hook to the body misses from OConnell. Zuluzinho does a little dance to reset his feet.
OConnell lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
OConnell catches Zuluzinho with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The cut above Giant Zuluzinho's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zuluzinho has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Zuluzinho there as he acknowledges the shot.
Zuluzinho swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
OConnell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zuluzinho misses with a body shot
and OConnell counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Paul OConnell!
Paul OConnell seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Australian RooMan (ranked 12171 p4p, 3837 weight class) and Tyrone Biggs (ranked 608 p4p, 457 weight class). Tyrone Biggs is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Australian RooMan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tyrone Biggs!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Biggs thuds his shin into the meat of RooMan's side.
RooMan fails to land with a series of punches.
Biggs is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Biggs fails to land with a series of punches.
Biggs throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
RooMan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Biggs just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like RooMan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sloppy strikes from Biggs. Those never looked like landing.
Biggs throws a hook but RooMan blocks it.
Tyrone Biggs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Biggs displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as RooMan throws out the jab.
RooMan goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Biggs looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
RooMan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Biggs thows a left - swing and a miss!
RooMan misses with a series of wild punches.
RooMan throws a body punch but Biggs moves out of range.
Biggs misses the body punch
enabling RooMan to counter with a crisp jab.
RooMan with a nice cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
RooMan throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
 Biggs is rocked!
A combination from Biggs does no damage.
It looked like RooMan was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Biggs is still on wobbly legs! Can RooMan finish him?
RooMan closes the distance and catches Biggs with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Biggs is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Biggs is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Biggs is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! RooMan takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Australian RooMan!
Australian RooMan retains his lightweight title!
An out of breath Australian RooMan thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Bill Beukeboom (ranked 1195 p4p, 18484 weight class) and Cyrius Python (ranked 181 p4p, 628 weight class). Cyrius Python has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bill Beukeboom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cyrius Python!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of Python 's head but he takes it in his stride.
It looks like Cyrius Python has been cut.
Python tries to clinch
and Beukeboom counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Python is looking to clinch but Beukeboom is avoiding it.
Python wants to clinch but Beukeboom slips to the side
and Beukeboom counters with a nice uppercut.
Python avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Python throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Python drops his guard momentarily, allowing Beukeboom to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Python! Oh, he's in big trouble - I don't like his chances here as the referee's count reaches 5. 6,7,8,9...10! He's out! Beukeboom takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Bill Beukeboom!
Cyrius Python spoke after the fight, saying 'well that was a hard fight and i ended on the wrong corner'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Takeru Kubota (ranked 1815 p4p, 1674 weight class) and Ryan Keenan (ranked 192 p4p, 182 weight class). Ryan Keenan acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Takeru Kubota!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 7 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Keenan!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kubota tries a head kick but it misses.
Keenan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kubota.
Keenan moves in looking to clinch but Kubota pushes him off.
Kubota was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kubota has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Shadow Warriors in the buildup to the fight.
A combination from Kubota does no damage.
A good leg kick by Keenan.
Keenan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kubota.
We've been informed that Keenan 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.
Keenan catches Kubota with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kubota checks a leg kick.
Kubota avoids a kick to the body.
Keenan connects with an inside leg kick.
Kubota throws a head kick that misses.
Keenan wants to counter the offense by Kubota and move into the clinch position.
Kubota misses with a wild combination.
Keenan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kubota.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kubota throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kubota tries to move into range but Keenan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Keenan misses with a straight right.
Keenan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kubota.
Kubota blocks a jab.
Keenan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Keenan takes the fight into the clinch.
Kubota throws a punch but it's blocked by Keenan.
Kubota misses with a punch on the inside.
Kubota working aggressively here.
Kubota swings wildly with an uppercut but Keenan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kubota struggles to land a body shot inside as Keenan controls his hands.
Kubota lands with a light punch inside.
Kubota throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Keenans head.
Kubota fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Kubota fails to land.
Keenan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kubota really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Keenan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Keenan breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keenan throws a lazy right hand but Kubota sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kubota gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kubota lands a jab to the head.
Kubota throws a leg kick that misses.
Kubota lands a lovely overhand right.
Keenan throws a looping overhand right but Kubota ducks down to avoid it.
Keenan connects with an inside leg kick.
Kubota throws a jab when Keenan was well out of range.
Keenan throws a low kick, looking for Kubota's leg but Kubota calmly moves out of range.
Keenan scores with a hook.
Kubota has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Keenan.
Keenan misses with a kick to the body.
Keenan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Keenan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kubota connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Keenan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kubotas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keenan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Keenan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Keenan.
Keenan throws a lazy uppercut
and Kubota counters with a head kick.
Keenan throws a head kick that half lands.
Nice jab there from Kubota.
Keenan doesn't manage to clinch there - Kubota circles away.
Keenan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Keenan lands with a nice body kick.
Kubota throws a jab but it's blocked by Keenan.
Keenan steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kubota.
Keenan looks to throw the jab but Kubota is out of range.
Kubota takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Keenan lands a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kubota misses with a body shot.
Keenan misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kubota.
A swing and a miss from Kubota.
Keenan gets a clinch.
Kubota tries to throw a body punch but Keenan avoids it by throwing Kubota back against the ropes.
Kubota fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Keenan throws a punch but it's blocked by Kubota.
Keenan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kubota goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Keenan fails to land.
Kubota misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Keenan.
Kubota lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kubota blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kubota goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Keenan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kubota tries to throw a body punch but Keenan avoids it by throwing Kubota back against the ropes.
Kubota scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Keenan can't find room to land a body shot as Kubota controls the action.
Keenan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kubota misses with a punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ryan Keenan will probably get the nod.
That's time! Kubota's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kubota's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Keenan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kubota scrambles back to his feet.
Keenan lands a lovely overhand right.
Kubota uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Keenan has time to react.
Keenan scores with a leg kick.
Keenan misses with a jab to the body
and Kubota counters with a stiff right hand.
Kubota swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kubota misses with a wild body shot.
Kubota walks into a straight right hand from Keenan.
Keenan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kubota.
Kubota moves out of range of the strikes.
Keenan moves out of range of the body kick.
Kubota circles away from the clinch attempt.
Good exchange - Keenan coming out on top.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Keenan slips under a jab.
Kubota throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Keenan tries to counter by closing the distance.
Keenan takes one to the chin there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keenan lands the left hand.
Takeru Kubota is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kubota tries to move into range but Keenan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Keenan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Keenan jabs Kubota right on the nose. Kubota blinks but takes it well.
Keenan scores with a hook.
Keenan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Keenan misses the jab.
Kubota displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Keenan throws out the jab.
Keenan cracks Kubota with a good jab.
Ryan Keenan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Keenan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kubota.
Kubota is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kubota avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little feinted left hand from Kubota on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Keenan lands a jab-cross combination.
Keenan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kubota throws a hook but Keenan blocks it.
Keenan moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keenan throws a leg kick
and Kubota counters with a series of strikes. Keenan will be more careful next time no doubt.
Keenan scores with a jab. Kubota acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kubota throws a shot from downtown. Keenan moves away and avoids it.
Keenan is looking to clinch.
It looked like Kubota wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Keenan misses with a body kick.
Keenan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kubota counters with a nice uppercut.
Kubota blocks a head kick by Keenan.
Kubota swings for the body but Keenan moves out of range.
Keenan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kubota has time to react.
Keenan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Keenan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Keenan scores with a decent looking hook.
Keenan throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Keenan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kubota on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Keenan.
Keenan misses with a kick to the body
and Kubota counters with a one-two to the body.
Kubota ducks under a wild hook from Keenan.
An attempted straight right counter from Kubota misses the target.
Keenan throws a body kick that misses
and Kubota counters with a straight right hand.
Kubota takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kubota throws a nice looking combination but Keenan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Keenan wants to counter with a clinch but Kubota pushes him away.
Keenan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Keenan throws a sloppy head kick
and Kubota counters with an outside leg kick.
Kubota loads up on a big right hand but Keenan slips the punch.
Keenan misses with a low kick.
Keenan thows a leg kick but Kubota checks it
and Kubota counters with a good low kick that Keenan was not able to check.
Kubota slips under a jab.
Keenan ducks under a wild hook from Kubota.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Keenan thuds his right hand into Kubota's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keenan wants to land a leg kick but Kubota is out of range.
Kubota looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kubota throws a big shot that misses.
Kubota lands a head kick. Keenan smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kubota avoids the body shot from Keenan.
Keenan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kubota.
Keenan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Keenan throws a leg kick but Kubota sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jab from Kubota.
Kubota is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Keenan.
A telegraphed right hand from Keenan misses the target.
Kubota throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kubota tries a head kick but it misses.
Keenan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kubota is looking to counter punch.
Ryan Keenan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Keenan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ryan Keenan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A nice inside leg kick there by Keenan. That's going to slow Kubota down.
Good exchange - Keenan coming out on top.
Keenan lands with a nice body punch.
Kubota shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Keenan eats them both and turns towards Kubota to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Kubota throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Keenan lands with an uppercut that bounces Kubota off the ropes and back into range.
Keenan throws a poor cross that misses
and Kubota counters with a straight right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kubota. Keenan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kubota with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Keenan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kubota.
Kubota throws the kick towards the body but Keenan avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kubota throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kubota looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kubota blocks a head kick by Keenan.
Keenan with the inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kubota throws a shot from downtown. Keenan moves away and avoids it.
Keenan tests Kubota's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kubota jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Keenan loads up on a big right hand but Kubota slips the punch.
Keenan clobbers Kubota with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A left lands for Keenan.
Keenan connects with an inside leg kick.
Keenan throws a hook but Kubota blocks it.
Keenan scores with a nice right hand.
Keenan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kubota.
Kubota is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Keenan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kubota.
Keenan thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kubota if he has to take too many more of those.
Keenan throws a sloppy head kick and Kubota moves out of range easily.
Kubota steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Keenan.
Takeru Kubota has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kubota throws a jab but it's blocked by Keenan.
Kubota defending well as Keenan loads up on a big left hand.
It looked like Kubota wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Keenan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kubota cracks Keenan with an open hand slap.
Kubota missing with a left hand there. Keenan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Keenan cracks Kubota with a good jab.
Keenan misses with a right hand
and Kubota counters with a slapping leg kick.
Keenan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kubota tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kubota throws a body shot but no joy.
Keenan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kubota was well out of range. Poor timing from Keenan.
Kubota lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Keenan throws a sloppy head kick and Kubota moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keenan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kubota misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kubota uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Keenan.
Keenan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kubota.
Kubota keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Keenan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kubota.
A chopping leg kick lands by Keenan.
Kubota stalks Keenan and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Keenan's face. Keenan staggers backwards, shaken.
Kubota blocks the body kick.
Keenan throws a head kick but Kubota moves out of range.
Keenan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kubota drops his hands momentarily and Keenan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Keenan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kubota.
Kubota slips under a jab from Keenan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kubota takes a jab right on the kisser.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Keenan throws a solid leg kick but Kubota takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Keenan.
Keenan throws a poor cross that misses
and Kubota counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kubota moves out of range of the leg kick from Keenan.
Keenan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Keenan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kubota takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A jab from Kubota misses.
A swing and a miss from Kubota.
Kubota fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Keenan checks it well.
Kubota slips a straight right by Keenan.
Keenan defending well as Kubota loads up on a big left hand.
Keenan is looking to clinch but Kubota is avoiding it.
Kubota swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ryan Keenan.
I've got Keenan winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Ryan Keenan!
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Ryan Keenan!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Ryan Keenan!
Ryan Keenan wins by unanimous decision!
Ryan Keenan was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Piger Whok (ranked 22025 p4p, 1521 weight class) and George Backman (ranked 494 p4p, 161 weight class). Whok comes into the arena with King of Kings - Motorhead blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Piger Whok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, George Backman!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whok ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Backman throws a hook to the side of Whok's head but Whok sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Whok throws a push kick but Backman slaps the foot to one side.
Whok scores with a nice head shot.
Whok is looking to clinch.
Whok lands a leg kick that knocks Backman off balance momentarily.
Whok closes the distance looking to clinch
and Backman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Whok is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Backman throws out a counter right but Whok avoids it with no problem.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Backman checks a leg kick.
Backman flicks out a counter leg kick but Whok steps away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whok attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Whok blocks a head kick by Backman.
Backman throws a body punch but Whok moves out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Backman crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Whok - the referee stops the clock and Backman gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Whok. Backman manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A head kick misses from Backman.
Backman is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Backman moves out of range of the body kick.
Whok looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whok fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Backman has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Whok throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Backman unleashes a big counter combination but Whok bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Backman takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Whok is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Whok.
Whok lands a nice shot to the body.
Backman misses with a low kick.
Whok throws a hook but Backman blocks it.
Backman takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Backman tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Piger Whok seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Backman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Whok moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice jab there from Whok.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A thudding body kick lands there by Whok!
Backman throws a body punch but Whok moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Backman checks a leg kick.
Whok scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A slapping leg kick lands for Whok.
Whok blocks a jab.
Whok looks to score with a jab to the body but Backman is just out of range.
Whok scores with a jab. Backman acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Whok is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Backman throws a sloppy head kick and Whok moves out of range easily.
A shot to the body from Whok misses
and Backman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Backman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Backman circles away from the clinch attempt
and Backman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Whok wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whok throws the left hand but Backman avoids the punch easily.
Whok throws a predictable looking body shot
and Backman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Whok wants to clinch up but Backman keeps it at a distance.
Backman connects with a jab.
 Whok is rocked!
That kick from Whok tenderised Backman's leg. Backman is trying to keep his angry face on.
Whok does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Whok misses with an uppercut
and Backman counters with a deadly accurate combination that rocks Whok badly! He tries to strike back but Backman puts an end to that with another precision combo that knocks Whok out cold! Oh man, Whok will never hear the end of this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). George Backman!
An out of breath George Backman thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Marty Robbins (ranked 2593 p4p, 22743 weight class) and Purjo Pekka Koistinen (ranked 359 p4p, 639 weight class). Robbins comes to the ring accompanied by Marty Robbins - Big Iron. Marty Robbins is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 50 - 21 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marty Robbins!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Purjo Pekka Koistinen!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robbins rushes Koistinen and presses him up against the ropes.
Robbins breaks the clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Koistinen. That snapped Robbins's head back.
 It looks like Marty Robbins has been cut.
Robbins has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Marty Robbin's Fight Ranch in the buildup to the fight.
Robbins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Koistinen moves away.
Robbins gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Robbins misses the shot to the body.
Robbins connects with a right hand. Koistinen shakes it off.
Marty Robbins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Robbins scores with a nice strike.
Koistinen misses with a lunging right hand
and Robbins counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Robbins doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Robbins fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Robbins connects with a single shot there.
Robbins misses with a hook to the body
and Koistinen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Koistinen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Robbins throws a leg kick
enabling Koistinen to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koistinen defending well as Robbins loads up on a big left hand.
Robbins darts in and clinches Koistinen up against the ropes.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Koistinen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Koistinen misses with a knee strike.
Robbins lands a right hand that snaps the head of Koistinen backwards.
Koistinen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Robbins backwards.
Koistinen works on Robbins's body with a couple of short punches.
Koistinen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Robbins just misses with a elbow thrown towards Koistinen's brow.
Koistinen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Robbins managing to block the knees to the body from Koistinen.
Koistinen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Koistinen blocks an elbow strike.
Koistinen scores a nice knee to the body.
Robbins lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koistinen prevents a body shot from Robbins.
Robbins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Koistinen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Koistinen missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koistinen trying to land knees to the body.
Robbins misses with an elbow over the top.
Still in the clinch, Robbins scores with a nice short uppercut.
Koistinen blocks the elbow strike.
Robbins blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Robbins gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Robbins's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Robbins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Robbins blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Robbins as Koistinen tries to tie him up.
Koistinen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Robbins blocks it with crossed arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Koistinen.
Koistinen throws a punch but it's blocked by Robbins.
Koistinen throws a punch but it's blocked by Robbins.
Robbins works on Koistinen's body with a couple of short punches.
Koistinen takes an elbow to the temple.
Robbins lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Robbins lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Koistinen looks winded!
Robbins makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Robbins lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robbins cracks Koistinen with a nice body shot.
Koistinen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Robbins.
Robbins working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Robbins misses with a punch to the body.
Koistinen misses with an elbow strike.
Koistinen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Robbins is defending well for now.
Koistinen takes a shot to the head.
Robbins lands a left hand.
Robbins lands a left hand.
Robbins gets through Koistinen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Koistinen misses with some punches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Robbins breaks the clinch.
Koistinen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Koistinen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Robbins lands with a nice body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Robbins throws a body shot but no joy.
Robbins clinches.
Robbins throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Koistinens head.
Koistinen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Robbins.
Robbins scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Robbins lands a damaging elbow.
Robbins avoids the elbow strike from Koistinen, against the ropes.
A right hand to the body from Robbins.
Robbins working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Robbins.
Robbins working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Koistinen blocks a body shot from Robbins.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Robbins gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Koistinen blocks a body shot from Robbins.
Koistinen misses with a knee to the head.
Robbins softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Koistinen is trying to maintain a safe position but Robbins gets an underhook and turns Koistinen into the ropes.
Koistinen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marty Robbins dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marty Robbins's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Koistinen avoids the body shot from Robbins.
Koistinen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marty Robbins is winning the standup battle so far.
Robbins throws a leg kick which misses Koistinen's front leg but catches the back leg as Koistinen tries to avoid it.
Robbins misses with a body punch
and Koistinen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Robbins thinking.
Robbins shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Robbins.
Robbins lands a high kick!
A big left from Robbins misses.
Koistinen tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Koistinen misses its intended target.
Robbins lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Koistinen backs up against the ropes.
Robbins scores a knockdown with a big right hand! Koistinen 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.
Koistinen is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koistinen tries to clinch up.
Koistinen is still on wobbly legs! Can Robbins finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robbins dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Koistinen seems to have recovered his senses.
Koistinen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Robbins. Robbins obviously looking to wear him down.
Koistinen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Koistinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Robbins.
Robbins pushes Koistinen up against the ropes in a clinch.
Nice elbow from Robbins.
Robbins tries to work over Koistinen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Robbins lands an elbow just above Koistinen 's eye.
Robbins cracks Koistinen with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Koistinen goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Koistinen wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Marty Robbins!
Marty Robbins retains his middleweight title!
A relieved looking Marty Robbins 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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