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Flair 54 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Patrick Sto (ranked 1034 p4p, 23461 weight class) and Boxing Powerhous (ranked 34 p4p, 184 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Patrick Sto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Boxing Powerhous!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sto moves out of range as Powerhous throws a body kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Sto misses its target.
Sto circles away from the clinch attempt.
Powerhous pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Powerhous keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Powerhous uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sto.
Sto definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Powerhous fails in his attempt to clinch.
Powerhous uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sto.
Sto misses the jab.
Powerhous tries to clinch up
and Sto makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sto scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sto is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Powerhous ducks right into an uppercut from Sto.
Powerhous looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Powerhous throws a combination that misses
enabling Sto to counter with a crisp jab.
Sto smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
 Powerhous is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sto closes the distance and catches Powerhous with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Powerhous is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Powerhous is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Powerhous is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Sto takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Patrick Sto!
After winning the bout, Patrick Sto 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Kevin Durant (ranked 929 p4p, 23619 weight class) and Righteous Crusader (ranked 127 p4p, 593 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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8 - 13 - 1 |
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine
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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 16 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kevin Durant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Righteous Crusader !
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crusader tries to clinch but Durant moves away
letting Durant counter with a right hand.
Crusader tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Durant connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Crusader misses with a jab, cross combination.
Durant lands with a good body shot.
Durant lands with a kick to the temple. Crusader shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Crusader wants to clinch
and Durant counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Crusader closes the distance looking to clinch
and Durant counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Crusader 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durant scores with a leg kick.
Crusader ducks right into an uppercut from Durant.
Crusader misses with a double jab.
Crusader misses with a wild combination.
Crusader takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Crusader takes a jab right on the kisser.
Righteous Crusader seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Durant lands a head kick that bluckles Crusader and drops him to the canvas. He's still conscious but it looks like it's going to take him the full 10 seconds to get back his senses! He's up on 9 and seems to be just about OK to continue.... the referee agrees and we're back to the action with Durant no doubt looking to push for a finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Both fighters circling a little - Durant finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Durant keeps the fight on the outside.
Durant staggers Crusader with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Crusader looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! No! He's back down again! 9...10 - he's can't beat the count and Durant is victorious!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kevin Durant!
A relieved looking Kevin Durant 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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FIGHT
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Milos Obilic (ranked 2138 p4p, 2635 weight class) and Frank Shewmaker (ranked 82 p4p, 106 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Excellent MT
Cardio machine
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Milos Obilic!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Shewmaker!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obilic takes a swing at Shewmaker's ribcage but misses.
We've been informed that Shewmaker 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.
Shewmaker scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Obilic, as that shot connected.
Shewmaker throws a sloppy head kick and Obilic moves out of range easily.
Shewmaker moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
 It looks like Milos Obilic has been cut.
Obilic throws a big shot that misses.
Obilic feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Shewmakers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Shewmaker throws a sloppy head kick
and Obilic counters with a left to the body.
Shewmaker avoids the body shot from Obilic.
Decent striking displayed by Obilic there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shewmaker throws a sloppy head kick and Obilic moves out of range easily.
Obilic swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Obilic lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Obilic takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Obilic has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Shewmaker finds it's way round the side to connect with Obilic's head.
Obilic takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Obilic moves into range and connects with a jab.
Shewmaker misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obilic misses the shot to the body.
Obilic throws out a loose jab but Shewmaker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Obilic catches Shewmaker with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Shewmaker throws a head kick that misses.
Shewmaker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Obilic.
Shewmaker swings for the body but Obilic moves out of range.
Obilic throws a shot to the body.
Shewmaker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Obilic wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Obilic gets a clinch.
Obilic lands with a left to the head.
Shewmaker misses with a punch on the inside.
Shewmaker with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shewmaker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Obilic blocks it with crossed arms.
Obilic misses with a punch to the body.
Shewmaker lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Obilic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Obilic lands a hook that snaps the head of Shewmaker backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shewmaker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
It looks like Obilic has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obilic moves into the clinch.
Shewmaker prevents a body shot from Obilic.
Obilic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Obilic misses with a body punch.
Obilic blocking some punches.
Obilic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shewmaker backwards.
Shewmaker lands with a light punch inside.
Shewmaker has a couple of punches blocked by Obilic.
Shewmaker breaks the clinch.
Obilic blocks a head kick by Shewmaker.
Obilic throws a body shot but no joy.
Shewmaker looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Shewmaker scores with a jab. Obilic acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Shewmaker slips a jab and a cross from Obilic.
A head kick misses from Shewmaker.
Obilic is looking to counter punch.
Shewmaker throws a head kick but Obilic moves out of range.
Obilic was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Obilic works over Shewmaker's head and body with a nice combination.
Shewmaker tries to keep at a distance but Obilic has taken the fight into the clinch.
Shewmaker blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Obilic.
Shewmaker tries to land knees in the clinch but Obilic avoids the damage to the body.
Obilic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Shewmaker tries to circle away but Obilic has him pinned against the ropes.
Shewmaker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Obilic backwards.
Shewmaker misses with a punch to the body.
Obilic tries to work over Shewmaker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice left hand lands by Obilic.
Shewmaker lands a nice knee to the body.
Obilic can't find room to land a body shot as Shewmaker controls the action.
Shewmaker blocks a body shot from Obilic.
Shewmaker working aggressively here.
Obilic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Obilic.
Shewmaker wants to break free but Obilic has control.
Shewmaker prevents a body shot from Obilic.
Obilic tries to throw a body punch but Shewmaker avoids it by throwing Obilic back against the ropes.
Obilic tries to throw a body punch but Shewmaker avoids it by throwing Obilic back against the ropes.
Shewmaker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shewmaker using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Obilic has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Still in the clinch, Shewmaker scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shewmaker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shewmaker scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Obilic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Obilic misses with a punch to the body.
Shewmaker with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shewmaker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Obilic drives through and clinches with Shewmaker against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shewmaker.
A nice right hand lands inside from Obilic.
Obilic lands a nice uppercut.
Shewmaker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Obilic struggles to land a body shot inside as Shewmaker controls his hands.
Shewmaker manages to break the clinch.
Obilic throws a looping overhand right but Shewmaker ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shewmaker misses with a wild body shot.
Obilic gets a clinch.
Shewmaker unloads a knee to the mid-section. Obilic lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A body shot lands from Obilic.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Milos Obilic will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Milos Obilic's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Obilic drives through and clinches with Shewmaker against the ropes.
Shewmaker lands a right hand.
Shewmaker tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Obilic lands a body punch in the clinch.
Obilic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Obilic can't find room to land a body shot as Shewmaker controls the action.
Shewmaker misses with a knee to the head.
Shewmaker misses with a knee to the head.
Obilic pushes Shewmaker back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Obilic is working Shewmaker over against the ropes.
Obilic pushes Shewmaker back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Obilic lands a nice shot to the body.
A shot in the inside from Obilic.
Milos Obilic has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Obilic gets through Shewmaker's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Obilic tries to throw a body punch but Shewmaker avoids it by throwing Obilic back against the ropes.
Obilic lands a body punch.
Good body shot from Obilic.
Shewmaker is breathing heavily.
Obilic pushes Shewmaker back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Obilic digs a right hand into Shewmaker's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Shewmaker's gas tank.
Obilic can't find room to land a body shot as Shewmaker controls the action.
Shewmaker misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obilic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Shewmaker.
Obilic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Obilic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shewmaker blocks a body shot from Obilic.
Obilic throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Obilic misses with a punch to the body.
Obilic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shewmaker is looking to break free of the clinch but Obilic has double underhooks.
Obilic lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shewmaker takes a shot to the head.
Obilic working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Shewmaker prevents a body shot from Obilic.
Obilic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Obilic presses Shewmaker against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Obilic can't find room to land a body shot as Shewmaker controls the action.
Obilic struggles to land a body shot inside as Shewmaker controls his hands.
Obilic throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Obilic is leaning against Shewmaker and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Obilic.
Shewmaker prevents a body shot from Obilic.
Shewmaker prevents a body shot from Obilic.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obilic managing to block the knees to the body from Shewmaker.
Obilic tries a body shot but Shewmaker blocks it.
Obilic struggles to land a body shot inside as Shewmaker controls his hands.
Obilic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shewmaker backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shewmaker misses with a knee strike.
Obilic misses with a punch to the body.
Obilic lands with a left to the head.
Still in the clinch, Obilic scores with a nice short uppercut.
Shewmaker misses with a punch on the inside.
Obilic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shewmaker takes a shot to the head.
Obilic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Obilic avoiding damage as Shewmaker throws knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Obilic - that landed with a thud.
Obilic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shewmaker can do to turn this around?
Obilic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Obilic gets through Shewmaker's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Obilic.
A nice right hand lands inside from Obilic.
Shewmaker is rocked!
Obilic can't find room to land a body shot as Shewmaker controls the action.
Shewmaker is still on wobbly legs! Can Obilic finish him?
Obilic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shewmaker with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shewmaker seems to have recovered his senses.
Obilic gets through Shewmaker's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Obilic scores with a hook to the body.
Obilic lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Obilic misses with a body punch.
Shewmaker tries to throw a body punch but Obilic avoids it by throwing Shewmaker back against the ropes.
Obilic works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Obilic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Shewmaker.
Obilic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shewmaker's elbow.
Obilic lands a body punch in the clinch.
Obilic gets through Shewmaker's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Obilic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Obilic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Shewmaker backwards.
Obilic working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Obilic cracks Shewmaker with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Shewmaker 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! Shewmaker wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Milos Obilic!
Milos Obilic retains his super heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Milos Obilic 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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FIGHT
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