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TFC 19 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Alejandro Japonese (ranked 4559 p4p, 4411 weight class) and Alejandro Japon (ranked 74 p4p, 70 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alejandro Japonese !
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, Alejandro Japon!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnem�ki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Japonese moves to clinch but Japon breaks away
and Japon counters with a two punch combo.
Japonese 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Japon connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Japonese scrambles back to his feet.
Japonese throws a jab but it's blocked by Japon.
Japon looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Japonese darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Japon tests Japonese 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Japonese rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Japon counter with a right hand.
Nice straight punches there by Japon. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Japon.
Japonese scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Japonese walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Japonese is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Alejandro Japon!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Alejandro Japona (ranked 4416 p4p, 4409 weight class) and Alejandro Japone (ranked 71 p4p, 73 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alejandro Japona!
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, Alejandro Japone!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurstr�m and Anni Minnem�ki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Japone.
Japone walks into a left hand.
Japona lands with an overhand left.
Japona cracks Japone with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Japone is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Japone is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Japone could not beat the count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Alejandro Japona!
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Orlando Garcia (ranked 4624 p4p, 5972 weight class) and Paul Rue (ranked 547 p4p, 616 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Great low kicks
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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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Orlando Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Rue!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurstr�m, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rue moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Garcia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rue was well out of range. Poor timing from Garcia.
Garcia tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rue counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Garcia tries to clinch up but Rue circles away and keeps his distance.
Rue looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Garcia moves into the clinch successfully.
Rue blocks an elbow strike from Garcia.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Garcia.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Garcia.
Rue blocks an uppercut.
Garcia tries to work over Rue's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Garcia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rue's elbow.
Garcia has a couple of punches blocked by Rue.
Rue lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Garcia or not.
A short uppercut from Rue.
Garcia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Garcia lands with a left to the head.
A hook to the body from Rue.
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!
Garcia's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rue scores with a shot to the side of Garcia's head.
Rue trying to stall but Garcia improves his position.
Rue throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Garcias head.
Garcia throws an elbow but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rue takes an elbow to the forehead.
 It looks like Paul Rue has been cut.
Rue takes an elbow to the temple.
Garcia can't find room to land a body shot as Rue controls the action.
Garcia misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rue misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rue throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Garcias head.
Garcia throws a punch but it's blocked by Rue.
A nice left hand lands by Garcia.
Garcia's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Garcia misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rue goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rue blocks an uppercut.
Garcia creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rue misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rue letting Garcia take a breather here.
Rue misses with a hook from the clinch.
Garcia misses with a punch on the inside.
Garcia tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Garcia.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garcia pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Garcia is struggling to control the position.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Garcia just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rue's brow.
Garcia working aggressively here.
Rue blocks an uppercut.
Garcia lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rue backwards.
Garcia content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Rue lands a left hand that snaps the head of Garcia backwards.
Rue misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rue misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rue.
Garcia slowing the pace effectively.
Rue misses with a body punch.
Garcia throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rue stalling in the clinch but Garcia improves position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rue.
Rue doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rue misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rue wants to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rue blocking some punches.
Garcia looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Garcia lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rue blocks an elbow strike from Garcia.
Rue struggles to land a body shot inside as Garcia controls his hands.
Rue blocks an elbow strike.
Garcia tries to work over Rue's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Garcia misses with a hook to the ribs.
Garcia misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rue lands a body punch.
Garcia comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rue doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Garcia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rue throws a punch but it's blocked by Garcia.
Rue dodges an elbow strike from Garcia.
Garcia working aggressively here.
A right handed body shot lands from Rue.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Garcia misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Rue fails to land.
Garcia lands a hook that snaps the head of Rue backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rue.
Garcia lands a nice shot to the body.
Garcia goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garcia softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Garcia lands an elbow inside that Rue shrugs off.
 Rue is rocked!
Rue misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rue is still on wobbly legs! Can Garcia finish him?
Rue struggles to land a body shot inside as Garcia controls his hands.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rue prevents a body shot from Garcia.
Garcia lands an elbow just above Rue 's eye.
That has opened up Paul Rue's cut even more.
Rue misses with a hook to the ribs.
Garcia blocks a body shot from Rue.
Garcia cracks Rue with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Rue 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! Rue wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Orlando Garcia!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between London Rowdy (ranked 24417 p4p, 24622 weight class) and Percy Logalo (ranked 596 p4p, 647 weight class). London Rowdy could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Percy Logalo's chin.
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Decent elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, London Rowdy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Percy Logalo!
The judges for this bout are Roosa J�rvil�inen, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rowdy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rowdy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Logalo scores with a shot to the body.
Rowdy scores with a jab.
Logalo throws a sloppy head kick and Rowdy moves out of range easily.
Logalo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rowdy throwing a counter right hand but Logalo manages to avoid it.
Rowdy lands a body shot.
Rowdy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rowdy takes a head kick and keeps coming.
 It looks like London Rowdy has been cut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Logalo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Logalo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Logalo looks low and kicks high, catching Rowdy right on the side of the head, sending him crashing to the canvas! Will he be able to beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's already back to his feet and ready to go! Let's see if he's still with it!
Percy Logalo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Logalo keeps Rowdy at a distance using the push kick.
Rowdy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Logalo was well out of range. Poor timing from Rowdy.
Logalo is looking for the big counter here.
Rowdy throws a body punch but Logalo moves out of range.
Logalo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Logalo slips a jab from Rowdy.
Rowdy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Logalo.
Rowdy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rowdy lands with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rowdy forces Logalo back against the cage and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Rowdy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rowdy has a couple of punches blocked by Logalo.
Logalo breaks from the clinch.
A head kick misses from Logalo.
Rowdy walks into a perfectly timed head kick by Logalo and drops face first to the floor! Rowdy's eyes are wide open but he's not all there - he's just flopping around the mat like a drunk on rollerskates! The referee doesn't even start the count - he's called an end to the fight, with Rowdy in no position to continue!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Percy Logalo!
An out of breath Percy Logalo 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 lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Harrison Mulroons (ranked 4603 p4p, 3906 weight class) and August Jeaux (ranked 495 p4p, 457 weight class). August Jeaux has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Harrison Mulroons!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, August Jeaux!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa J�rvil�inen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mulroons has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Jeaux.
Jeaux misses with a series of wild punches.
Some wild striking there from Jeaux.
Mulroons throws a hook to the side of Jeaux's head but Jeaux sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jeaux has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mulroons finds it's way round the side to connect with Jeaux's head.
Jeaux throws a body shot but no joy.
Jeaux tries to bum rush Mulroons with a series of wild strikes but Mulroons uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jeaux is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mulroons.
Mulroons misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jeaux is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
No joy there for Mulroons, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jeaux throws a body shot but no joy.
Mulroons is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Jeaux looks to land a left hand but Mulroons moved out of range nicely.
Jeaux misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mulroons throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jeaux takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mulroons misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mulroons avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jeaux misses with an uppercut
and Mulroons connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mulroons dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mulroons throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mulroons misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jeaux thuds a left hand into Mulroons's body.
Jeaux has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mulroons.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mulroons.
Jeaux is working Mulroons over against the cage.
Jeaux blocking some punches.
Mulroons doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jeaux scores with a shoulder strike.
Jeaux tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Jeaux.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mulroons misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jeaux scores with a shoulder strike.
Jeaux working aggressively here.
Mulroons is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A right handed body shot lands from Jeaux.
Jeaux fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jeaux lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jeaux is working Mulroons over against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jeaux creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Jeaux.
Jeaux lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Jeaux softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mulroons.
Jeaux working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jeaux lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mulroons backwards.
 Mulroons is rocked!
Jeaux misses with some punches.
Oh Mulroons is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jeaux misses with some punches.
Jeaux throws a punch but it's blocked by Mulroons.
Mulroons blocks an uppercut.
Jeaux misses with the head strike.
Jeaux escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jeaux gets a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jeaux.
Jeaux misses with the head strike.
Jeaux misses with the head strike.
Jeaux has a couple of punches blocked by Mulroons.
Mulroons seems to have got his legs back now.
Jeaux tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mulroons's elbow.
Mulroons misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mulroons.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jeaux.
Mulroons blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mulroons misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jeaux throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mulroonss head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jeaux misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jeaux lands with a left to the head.
Jeaux working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Jeaux fails to land.
Mulroons can't find room to land a body shot as Jeaux controls the action.
Jeaux works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mulroons doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jeaux creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mulroons blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Jeaux on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jeaux.
Jeaux's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mulroons definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jeaux closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jeaux creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Mulroons crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Mulroons face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Jeaux takes it with a brutal technical knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). August Jeaux!
August Jeaux is the new lightweight champion!
August Jeaux 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 heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Mariusz Dominator (ranked 3068 p4p, 5861 weight class) and Vincent Askew (ranked 360 p4p, 566 weight class). Vincent Askew will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Mariusz Dominator!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vincent Askew!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dominator throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dominator waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Askew.
Dominator swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Askew is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Dominator with a body shot.
Askew tries to clinch up but Dominator circles away and keeps his distance.
Askew's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dominator connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Askew scrambles back to his feet.
It looks like Vincent Askew has been cut.
Askew looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A little feinted left hand from Dominator on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Askew ducks under a wild hook from Dominator.
Dominator really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Askew has Dominator up against the cage in a clinch.
Dominator's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Askew steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dominator.
Mariusz Dominator seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dominator throws a hook but Askew avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dominator scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dominator takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dominator digs a good body shot into Askew's ribs.
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!
Dominator swats away the attempt to clinch by Askew.
Dominator takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Dominator misses.
Askew blocks a jab.
Dominator throws a head kick but Askew moves out of range.
Dominator looks to throw the jab but Askew is out of range.
Dominator moves into range and connects with a jab.
Askew closes the distance and pushes Dominator back into the cage.
Dominator scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dominator wants to get back to striking at distance but Askew won't allow it.
Dominator misses with a short punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Dominator's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dominator breaks the clinch.
No joy there for Askew, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dominator tries to keep at a distance but Askew has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dominator lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dominator is looking to break free of the clinch but Askew has double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Askew manages to break the clinch.
Dominator keeps the fight on the outside.
Dominator's jab looks to have found its range, popping Askew under the eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice cross by Dominator.
Mariusz Dominator is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Askew has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dominator is trying to force a seperation but Askew has the dominant position.
A nice left hand lands by Dominator.
Dominator breaks from the clinch.
Askew misses with a body kick.
Dominator was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dominator throws a body shot but no joy.
Dominator sets himself, and Askew steps forward looking for the clinch! Dominator avoids it this time.
Dominator throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Askew throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dominator throws an overhand right that lands on Askew's shoulder, as Askew tries to avoid the shot.
Dominator throws a hook but Askew blocks it.
Askew buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dominator is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Askew slips a straight right by Dominator.
Askew uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dominator.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominator throws a body punch but Askew moves out of range.
Dominator misses with a looping left.
Askew pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dominator jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Askew moves away from the strike by Dominator.
Dominator sets himself, and Askew steps forward looking for the clinch! Dominator avoids it this time.
Dominator throws a head kick but Askew moves out of range.
Askew tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Dominator counters with a stiff right hand.
That has opened up Vincent Askew's cut even more.
Askew tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dominator throws a hook to the side of Askew's head but Askew sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Askew follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Askew tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dominator swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dominator throws out a loose jab but Askew uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dominator throws a looping overhand right but Askew ducks down to avoid it.
Dominator throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Askew blocks a head kick by Dominator.
Askew tries to clinch up but Dominator circles away and keeps his distance.
Dominator blocks the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Askew ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dominator throws an overhand right that lands on Askew's shoulder, as Askew tries to avoid the shot.
Dominator misses with an uppercut. Askew saw that one coming.
Dominator lands a nice shot that snaps Askew's head back.
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!
Askew gets a clinch.
Askew breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dominator lands with a right hand.
Dominator misses the jab.
Askew closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dominator wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Askew has him pressed against the cage.
Askew pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dominator misses with a hook. Askew ducked under it nicely.
Dominator throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Askew sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Askew wants to counter with a clinch but Dominator pushes him away.
Askew fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dominator misses with a head kick.
Askew moves into the clinch.
Dominator misses with the head strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mariusz Dominator dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vincent Askew's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Dominator swinging wildly here.
Askew takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Askew tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dominator swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dominator was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Askew takes a swing at Dominator's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Dominator finds it's way through Askew's defenses.
Boom! Dominator lands a massive head kick that sends Askew crashing into the cage, followed by a classic face plant on the canvas! He's up to his knees but he's not going to beat the count - this one is all over! Dominator is jumping around like a lunatic, extatic with the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Mariusz Dominator!
An out of breath Mariusz Dominator thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Plebian Franco (ranked 5557 p4p, 24255 weight class) and Maurice Blow (ranked 555 p4p, 610 weight class). Blow has chosen life goes on as his entrance music. Maurice Blow will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Plebian Franco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maurice Blow!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurstr�m and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blow is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Franco.
Blow thows a left - swing and a miss!
Blow throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Franco counters by clinching up.
Franco throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Blow blocks it with crossed arms.
Franco is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Blow tries to break free but Franco pushes him back against the cage.
Blow managing to block the knees to the body from Franco.
Franco looking to throw knees to the head but Blow is blocking nicely.
Blow wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Franco has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franco stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Franco tries to work over Blow's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Franco misses with an elbow over the top.
Franco lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blow wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Blow is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Our sources have told us that Franco has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Franco misses with a hook from the clinch.
Franco tries a knee to the head but Blow blocks it.
Franco is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Blow is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Franco scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Maurice Blow has been cut.
Blow looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Blow dodges an elbow strike from Franco.
Franco can't find room to land a body shot as Blow controls the action.
Blow blocks an elbow strike.
Blow wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Franco landing knees to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blow is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Blow looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Franco can't find room to land a body shot as Blow controls the action.
Franco doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Franco scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Franco using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Blow has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Franco lands an elbow inside that Blow shrugs off.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Franco just misses with a elbow thrown towards Blow's brow.
A frustrated look appears on Blow's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Franco missing with knees to the body.
Blow working hard to break the clinch.
Franco lands a good knee to the midsection. Blow won't want to take too many of those.
Blow is trying to force a seperation but Franco has the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franco looking to throw knees to the head but Blow is blocking nicely.
A frustrated look appears on Blow's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Franco is stalling here.
Franco throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Blow blocks it with crossed arms.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Franco takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Franco swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Franco misses with a hook to the ribs.
Franco taking a breather.
Franco using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Franco trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franco throws an elbow but it misses.
Blow wants to break free but Franco has control.
Franco lands a left hand.
Franco misses with a knee to the head.
Blow dodges an elbow strike from Franco.
Blow avoids the elbow strike from Franco, against the cage.
Franco using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Blow has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Franco working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Franco tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blow's elbow.
Blow blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Franco pushes Blow back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Blow is trying to break free.
Franco 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.
Plebian Franco dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Maurice Blow's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Franco lands an overhand right.
Franco is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blow can do to turn this around?
Franco cracks Blow with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Franco moves out of range of the strikes.
A head kick misses from Franco.
Franco fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blow manages to avoid it.
Franco throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blow looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Blow checks a low kick from Franco.
Blow takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A cross from Blow lands.
It looks like Plebian Franco has been cut.
Blow catches his opponent with a big hook that sends him to the canvas! Franco stumbles back to his feet but will the referee allow it to continue? Franco walks forwards and this one will be allowed to continue! Come on!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blow weaves into range and cracks Franco right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Franco goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Blow is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Maurice Blow!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Dakota Thibodeaux Jr. (ranked 3685 p4p, 5073 weight class) and Raja Ramirez (ranked 438 p4p, 535 weight class). Dakota Thibodeaux Jr. could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Raja Ramirez's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dakota Thibodeaux Jr.!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raja Ramirez!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramirez misses the shot to the body.
Ramirez drives through and clinches with Thibodeaux Jr. against the cage.
Thibodeaux Jr. wants to get back to striking at distance but Ramirez won't allow it.
Ramirez tries to work over Thibodeaux Jr.'s body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thibodeaux Jr. looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ramirez tries to throw a body punch but Thibodeaux Jr. avoids it by throwing Ramirez back against the cage.
Thibodeaux Jr. throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A frustrated look appears on Thibodeaux Jr.'s face as he tries to break the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Thibodeaux Jr..
Ramirez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Thibodeaux Jr..
Ramirez pushes off an throws an elbow but Thibodeaux Jr. leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Thibodeaux Jr. blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramirez lands a body punch.
Ramirez tries to throw a body punch but Thibodeaux Jr. avoids it by throwing Ramirez back against the cage.
Thibodeaux Jr. lands a left hand.
It looks like Raja Ramirez has been cut.
Ramirez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Thibodeaux Jr. wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ramirez has him pressed against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Thibodeaux Jr. just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ramirez's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez tries to land knees in the clinch but Thibodeaux Jr. avoids the damage to the body.
Ramirez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Thibodeaux Jr. prevents a body shot from Ramirez.
Thibodeaux Jr. lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ramirez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Thibodeaux Jr. lands an elbow inside that Ramirez shrugs off.
Thibodeaux Jr. breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ramirez throws out a loose jab but Thibodeaux Jr. uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ramirez avoids the body shot from Thibodeaux Jr..
Ramirez wants to counter with a clinch but Thibodeaux Jr. pushes him away.
Thibodeaux Jr. on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ramirez misses with a body shot.
An inside leg kick from Ramirez misses.
Thibodeaux Jr. dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thibodeaux Jr. scores with a nice head shot.
Thibodeaux Jr. throws a looping overhand right but Ramirez ducks down to avoid it.
Raja Ramirez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thibodeaux Jr. bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ramirez's head.
That has opened up Raja Ramirez's cut even more.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thibodeaux Jr. misses with a straight left.
Ramirez now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez is looking to clinch.
Thibodeaux Jr. swats away the attempt to clinch by Ramirez.
Thibodeaux Jr. has been working on his boxing with his coaches at For Pride and Prodigies in the buildup to the fight.
Ramirez moves in looking to clinch but Thibodeaux Jr. pushes him off.
Thibodeaux Jr. tries to keep at a distance but Ramirez has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ramirez pushes off an throws an elbow but Thibodeaux Jr. leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Thibodeaux Jr. pushes off an throws an elbow but Ramirez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ramirez trying to land knees to the body.
Thibodeaux Jr. swings wildly with an uppercut but Ramirez uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Thibodeaux Jr..
Ramirez misses with a punch to the body.
Thibodeaux Jr. wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Thibodeaux Jr. blocking some punches.
Thibodeaux Jr. wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ramirez has him pressed against the cage.
Ramirez avoids the elbow strike from Thibodeaux Jr., against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux Jr. pushes off an throws an elbow but Ramirez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ramirez takes an elbow to the temple.
Ramirez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Thibodeaux Jr. on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thibodeaux Jr. throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ramirez tries a knee to the head but Thibodeaux Jr. blocks it.
Ramirez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thibodeaux Jr. has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ramirez tries to land knees in the clinch but Thibodeaux Jr. avoids the damage to the body.
Thibodeaux Jr. lands with a light punch inside.
Ramirez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thibodeaux Jr. lands a nice elbow.
Ramirez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ramirez dodges an elbow strike from Thibodeaux Jr..
Ramirez misses with a punch to the body.
Ramirez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ramirez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thibodeaux Jr. avoids it.
Ramirez taking a breather.
Ramirez misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux Jr. takes an elbow to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thibodeaux Jr. lands an elbow that stopped Ramirez in his tracks for a moment.
Raja Ramirez's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Raja Ramirez's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dakota Thibodeaux Jr.!
Dakota Thibodeaux Jr. decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Sanderson Reliford (ranked 4809 p4p, 3886 weight class) and DaColdest Toevadoit (ranked 512 p4p, 447 weight class). DaColdest Toevadoit will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sanderson Reliford!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, DaColdest Toevadoit!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toevadoit needs to keep his hands up - Reliford had a free shot at his head there.
Reliford misses with a hook. Toevadoit ducked under it nicely.
Reliford definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Toevadoit throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Reliford.
It looks like Sanderson Reliford has been cut.
Reliford blocks a head kick by Toevadoit.
A left lands for Toevadoit.
Toevadoit paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Toevadoit jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Reliford pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sanderson Reliford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reliford drives through and clinches with Toevadoit against the cage.
Toevadoit is trying to break the clinch but Reliford has him pressed against the cage.
Reliford comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like DaColdest Toevadoit has been cut.
Toevadoit lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Toevadoit has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Reliford lands a damaging elbow.
Reliford has Toevadoit pressed against the cage.
Toevadoit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reliford misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Toevadoit creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reliford tries to work over Toevadoit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Toevadoit struggles to land a body shot inside as Reliford controls his hands.
Reliford lands a hook to the side of the head.
Toevadoit wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Reliford will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Toevadoit up against the cage.
Reliford lands a left hand.
Reliford keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Toevadoit's efforts to push away.
Reliford misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Toevadoit tries to circle away but Reliford has him pinned against the cage.
Reliford lands a hook to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Toevadoit's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Toevadoit is trying to push Reliford away but Reliford has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Reliford misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Toevadoit.
Toevadoit blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reliford throws an elbow but it misses.
Reliford stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Reliford - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Toevadoit blocks the elbow strike.
Reliford lands a right hand that snaps the head of Toevadoit backwards.
Reliford gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Reliford holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Reliford can't find room to land a body shot as Toevadoit controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reliford.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Reliford.
A nice left hand lands by Reliford.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reliford blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Toevadoit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reliford working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Reliford dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reliford.
A right handed body shot lands from Toevadoit.
Toevadoit tries to break the clinch but Reliford is controlling the position.
Toevadoit throws a head punch that misses.
Reliford looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Toevadoit blocks a body shot from Reliford.
Reliford using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Toevadoit has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Toevadoit on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Reliford misses with an elbow strike.
Reliford lands with a short shot to the head.
Good body shot from Reliford.
Toevadoit misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reliford digs a right hand underneath Toevadoit's ribcage. Toevadoit let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Toevadoit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Toevadoit has a couple of punches blocked by Reliford.
A body shot lands from Reliford.
Toevadoit looks winded!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reliford using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Toevadoit has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reliford connects with a nasty looking knee right to Toevadoit's face.
Reliford cracks Toevadoit with a nice body shot.
Toevadoit has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Toevadoit wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Reliford pushes Toevadoit back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reliford taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Reliford lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Toevadoit backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Toevadoit blocks an elbow strike.
Toevadoit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reliford blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Toevadoit lands a shoulder strike.
Toevadoit being controlled against the cage.
Toevadoit wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Reliford has him pressed against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sanderson Reliford dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Reliford dips to his left and cracks Toevadoit with an uppercut!
Good standup being displayed there by Toevadoit as he connects with a hook.
Reliford blocks a head kick by Toevadoit.
Toevadoit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Reliford.
Toevadoit tries a head kick but it misses.
Reliford throws a body shot but no joy.
Reliford moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromToevadoit.
Reliford misses with a straight left.
Toevadoit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Reliford uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Toevadoit.
Toevadoit tries a head kick but it misses.
Reliford swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Reliford has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toevadoit is looking to break free of the clinch but Reliford has double underhooks.
Reliford lands a nice elbow.
Sanderson Reliford has scored more points in the clinch so far.
With the fighters up against the cage, Reliford throws an elbow but misses.
Toevadoit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Toevadoit pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Reliford is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Toevadoit can do to turn this around?
Toevadoit lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toevadoit connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Reliford's hands.
Reliford throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Toevadoit throws a sloppy head kick and Reliford moves out of range easily.
Reliford tries to counter by clinching up but Toevadoit breaks away and moves out of range.
Toevadoit attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Reliford wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Reliford digs a good body shot into Toevadoit's ribs.
Reliford lands a glancing blow to the side of Toevadoit's head.
Reliford bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Reliford loads up on a big right hand but Toevadoit slips the punch.
A head kick misses from Toevadoit.
Reliford fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Reliford blocks the body kick.
Toevadoit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Reliford.
Reliford takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
DaColdest Toevadoit seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Reliford misses the shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Toevadoit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Toevadoit throws a fast counter high kick but Reliford manages to duck under it in time.
Reliford digs a good body shot into Toevadoit's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toevadoit lands with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Toevadoit throws a sloppy head kick
and Reliford holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Reliford scores with a nice hook to the head.
Reliford throws a head punch that misses.
Reliford lands with a light punch inside.
Toevadoit wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Toevadoit lands a left hand.
Toevadoit is looking to break free of the clinch but Reliford has double underhooks.
Toevadoit breaks from the clinch.
Reliford gets a clinch.
Reliford misses with a knee strike.
Toevadoit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reliford looking to throw knees to the head but Toevadoit is blocking nicely.
Reliford throws an elbow but it misses.
Reliford pushes Toevadoit back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toevadoit wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Reliford has him pressed against the cage.
Good body shot from Reliford.
Reliford lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Reliford.
Toevadoit working aggressively here.
Reliford manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Toevadoit blocks the elbow strike.
Reliford lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Reliford scores with a nice short uppercut.
Reliford lands a left hand that snaps the head of Toevadoit backwards.
Reliford throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Toevadoit takes a knee right on the jaw!
Toevadoit misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Toevadoit fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toevadoit breaks from the clinch.
Reliford swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Toevadoit lands a head kick. Reliford smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reliford moves into the clinch successfully.
Reliford working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Reliford throws a knee to the head but misses.
Toevadoit has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Toevadoit has a couple of punches blocked by Reliford.
Reliford tries to land a knee to the head but Toevadoit blocks with his arms.
Toevadoit swings wildly with an uppercut but Reliford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reliford pressing his opponent against the cage.
Toevadoit looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sanderson Reliford dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Toevadoit scores with a head kick.
Toevadoit lands with a slapping head kick.
Reliford avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Reliford closes the distance looking to clinch
and Reliford takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Toevadoit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Reliford.
Toevadoit connects with a solid leg kick.
Reliford swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Toevadoit counters with a nice uppercut.
Toevadoit blocks a jab.
Toevadoit looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Reliford misses with a hook. Toevadoit ducked under it nicely.
Toevadoit looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reliford checks a leg kick.
Toevadoit has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reliford throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A shot to the body from Reliford misses
and Reliford takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Reliford misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Toevadoit.
Toevadoit tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toevadoit throws a head kick that half lands.
Nice cross by Toevadoit.
Toevadoit tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Reliford misses with a hook.
Reliford moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromToevadoit.
Toevadoit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Toevadoit throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A slow jab from Reliford misses its intended target.
Toevadoit slips under a jab.
Toevadoit flicks out a counter leg kick but Reliford steps away.
Reliford throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Toevadoit lands a front kick to the face, that drops Reliford to the canvas! Is he dazed or just shocked? He's back to his feet and the referee is going to allow him to continue the fight!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reliford drives through and clinches with Toevadoit against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Toevadoit.
Reliford throws an elbow that misses.
Reliford works on Toevadoit's body with a couple of short punches.
Reliford prevents Toevadoit from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toevadoit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reliford blocking some punches.
Reliford throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Toevadoit lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Reliford blocks an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Reliford just misses with a elbow thrown towards Toevadoit's brow.
Reliford tries a knee to the head but Toevadoit blocks it.
Reliford has Toevadoit pressed against the cage, preventing Toevadoit from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Reliford lands an elbow inside that Toevadoit shrugs off.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Toevadoit.
Reliford tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A frustrated look appears on Toevadoit's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Reliford misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Toevadoit.
Reliford misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Toevadoit avoids the elbow strike from Reliford, against the cage.
Toevadoit lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reliford digs a right hand into Toevadoit's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Toevadoit's gas tank.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Toevadoit.
Reliford throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Toevadoits head.
Toevadoit breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Reliford takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Toevadoit smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Toevadoit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Reliford drives through and clinches with Toevadoit against the cage.
Reliford tries a knee to the head but Toevadoit blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Toevadoit.
Toevadoit swings wildly with an uppercut but Reliford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Toevadoit makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Reliford tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reliford has Toevadoit pressed against the cage, preventing Toevadoit from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reliford trying to control the position but instead, Toevadoit has worked for underhooks and has pushed Reliford into the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Reliford lands a right hand that snaps the head of Toevadoit backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good body shot from Toevadoit.
Toevadoit breaks from the clinch.
Toevadoit throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice shot by Toevadoit.
Toevadoit throws a push kick but Reliford slaps the foot to one side.
Toevadoit lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Reliford throws a body shot but no joy.
Toevadoit lands a nice shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
DaColdest Toevadoit takes the third round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Toevadoit uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Reliford has time to react.
Reliford drives through and clinches with Toevadoit against the cage.
Reliford lands a body shot.
Reliford creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Toevadoit's defenses.
Toevadoit takes a shot to the head.
Reliford lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Reliford gets through Toevadoit's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Reliford.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Reliford.
Reliford lands a shoulder strike.
Toevadoit is rocked!
Toevadoit wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Toevadoit is still on wobbly legs! Can Reliford finish him?
A knee to the head by Reliford.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Toevadoit takes an elbow to the forehead.
Reliford breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Toevadoit with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Toevadoit looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Toevadoit get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Sanderson Reliford!
Sanderson Reliford retains his heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Sanderson Reliford thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Cecil Lightning (ranked 3020 p4p, 3763 weight class) and Stefan Pantovic (ranked 383 p4p, 449 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!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cecil Lightning!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stefan Pantovic!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurstr�m, Arvi Lind and Roosa J�rvil�inen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pantovic has closed the distance and engaged Lightning in a clinch.
Pantovic lands with a short shot to the head.
Lightning is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pantovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lightning is trying to break the clinch but Pantovic has him pressed against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Lightning has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A frustrated look appears on Lightning's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pantovic pressing his opponent against the cage.
Lightning manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pantovic wants to clinch.
Lightning lands a front kick.
Pantovic tries to clinch up but Lightning circles away and keeps his distance.
Lightning is looking to land body kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pantovic tries to clinch
letting Lightning counter with a right hand.
Pantovic tries to clinch but Lightning is having none of it.
Lightning keeps the fight on the outside.
It appears Lightning was looking to counter with a kick there.
Pantovic takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Stefan Pantovic has been cut.
Lightning lands an overhand right.
Lightning looks low and kicks high, catching Pantovic right on the side of the head, sending him crashing to the canvas! Will he be able to beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's already back to his feet and ready to go! Let's see if he's still with it!
Pantovic is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pantovic doesn't manage to clinch there - Lightning circles away.
Pantovic is still on wobbly legs! Can Lightning finish him?
Stefan Pantovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pantovic thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pantovic checks a low kick from Lightning.
Pantovic seems to have recovered his senses.
Pantovic wants to clinch up but Lightning keeps it at a distance.
Lightning keeps the fight on the outside.
Pantovic wants to clinch but Lightning slips to the side
and Pantovic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pantovic moves into the clinch successfully.
Pantovic scores with a shoulder strike.
Lightning pushes Pantovic back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lightning escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lightning lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Pantovic crumples to the floor! Lightning milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Cecil Lightning!
Cecil Lightning retains his light heavyweight title!
Our winner, Cecil Lightning, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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