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BKA3 | Dastanov vs Vermeer PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ali Sattari (ranked 4603 p4p, 5508 weight class) and Aleksandr Borisov (ranked 569 p4p, 616 weight class). Aleksandr Borisov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ali Sattari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aleksandr Borisov!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sattari drives through and clinches with Borisov against the ropes.
Sattari stalling in the clinch but Borisov improves position.
Borisov misses with a punch to the body.
Sattari blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sattari prevents a body shot from Borisov.
Borisov misses with a punch to the body.
Sattari's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Borisov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Borisov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sattari definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sattari tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sattari looks to score with a jab to the body but Borisov is just out of range.
Sattari moves into the clinch.
Sattari lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Borisov backwards.
Sattari blocks a body shot from Borisov.
Borisov tries to throw a body punch but Sattari avoids it by throwing Borisov back against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sattari blocking some punches.
Sattari holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Borisov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Borisov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sattari has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sattari tries to break the clinch but Borisov is controlling the position.
Sattari is trying to break the clinch but Borisov has him pressed against the ropes.
Sattari prevents a body shot from Borisov.
Borisov throws a punch but it's blocked by Sattari.
Borisov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sattari's elbow.
Sattari wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Borisov has him pressed against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Borisov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sattari's elbow.
Sattari prevents a body shot from Borisov.
Borisov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Borisov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Borisov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sattari blocks a body shot from Borisov.
Sattari tries to circle away but Borisov has him pinned against the ropes.
Borisov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sattari breaks the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sattari uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Borisov swings for the body but Sattari moves out of range.
Borisov misses with an uppercut. Sattari saw that one coming.
Sattari tries to clinch there but Borisov circles away.
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 Ali Sattari will probably get the nod.
That's time! Sattari's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Borisov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Borisov throws a big shot that misses.
Sattari ducks under a wild hook from Borisov.
Ali Sattari is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Borisov throws a body shot but no joy.
Borisov tries to clinch but Sattari is having none of it.
Borisov cracks Sattari with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Borisov throws a looping overhand right but Sattari ducks down to avoid it.
Sattari showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Borisov.
Borisov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sattari sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borisov looks to score with a jab to the body but Sattari is just out of range.
Borisov keeps the fight on the outside.
Sattari fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Borisov manages to avoid it.
Borisov lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Sattari tries to close the distance and clinch but Borisov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sattari clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sattari blocking some punches.
Borisov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Borisov tries to work over Sattari's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Borisov tries a body shot but Sattari blocks it.
Sattari pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Borisov connects with the punch.
Borisov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've been informed that Borisov has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Borisov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A punch combination from Borisov misses.
Borisov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sattari blocks an uppercut.
Borisov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Borisov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Borisov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sattari escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Borisov thows a left - swing and a miss!
A telegraphed right hand from Borisov misses the target.
Borisov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Borisov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sattari moves away.
Sattari tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Borisov manages to circle out of the way.
Borisov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Borisov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sattari sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Aleksandr Borisov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sattari tries to clinch but Borisov is having none of it.
Borisov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Borisov with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sattari tries to close the distance and clinch but Borisov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A slow jab from Borisov misses its intended target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksandr Borisov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Sattari's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A lazy body kick from Sattari
and Borisov counters with a straight right hand.
Sattari gets a clinch.
Sattari is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Borisov is keeping busy.
Sattari taking a breather.
Sattari avoiding damage.
Sattari is trying to force a seperation but Borisov has the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borisov tries to throw a body punch but Sattari avoids it by throwing Borisov back against the ropes.
Sattari blocks a body shot from Borisov.
Borisov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Borisov misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sattari tries to stall but Borisov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Borisov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sattari is trying to break free.
Borisov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Borisov working aggressively here.
Sattari throws an elbow that misses.
Borisov has a couple of punches blocked by Sattari.
Sattari lands an elbow inside that Borisov shrugs off.
 It looks like Aleksandr Borisov has been cut.
Borisov can't find room to land a body shot as Sattari controls the action.
Sattari lands a damaging elbow.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Sattari is looking to break free of the clinch but Borisov has double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Borisov misses with a punch on the inside.
Sattari misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Borisov.
Sattari using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Borisov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Borisov working aggressively here.
Sattari wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Borisov takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ali Sattari has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Borisov working aggressively here.
Sattari breaks the clinch.
Borisov throws a hook but Sattari avoids it easily.
Borisov connects with a body shot that sends Sattari's belly button to the back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Ali Sattari did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Aleksandr Borisov's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Borisov lands a nice looking body shot.
Borisov swings for the body but Sattari moves out of range.
Aleksandr Borisov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sattari tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Borisov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sattari tries to close the distance and clinch up but Borisov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sattari takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sattari steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Borisov.
A big left from Borisov misses.
Borisov throws a big shot that misses.
Borisov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sattari manages to avoid it.
Sattari tries to clinch
and Sattari takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sattari misses with a straight left.
Sattari bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sattari looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Borisov lands with a right hand.
Sattari tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Borisov was well out of range. Poor timing from Sattari.
Borisov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borisov connects with a looping right hand.
Nice jab there from Borisov.
Sloppy strikes from Borisov. Those never looked like landing.
Sattari displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Borisov throws out the jab.
Borisov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Borisov throws a lazy right hand but Sattari sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Borisov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sattari manages to avoid it.
Borisov throws a body punch but Sattari moves out of range.
Sattari throws a leg kick which misses Borisov's front leg but catches the back leg as Borisov tries to avoid it.
Sattari defending well as Borisov loads up on a big left hand.
Borisov swings widly with a right hand
enabling Sattari to counter with a crisp jab.
Borisov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sattari takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sattari looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Borisov thows a left - swing and a miss!
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!
Borisov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sattari.
Borisov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Borisov swings for the body but Sattari moves out of range.
Borisov shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sattari eats them both and turns towards Borisov to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Borisov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Aleksandr Borisov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Borisov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sattari keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sattari moves into the clinch successfully.
Sattari wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Borisov misses with a punch on the inside.
Borisov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sattari's elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksandr Borisov dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Aleksandr Borisov's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Borisov looks to land a combination but Sattari avoids it well.
Sattari clinches up against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Sattari's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Borisov has a couple of punches blocked by Sattari.
Sattari lands with a right to the head.
Sattari scores with a shoulder strike.
Sattari wants to break free but Borisov has control.
Borisov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borisov throws a punch but it's blocked by Sattari.
Sattari prevents a body shot from Borisov.
Sattari misses with a punch on the inside.
Borisov swings wildly with an uppercut but Sattari uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sattari swings wildly with an uppercut but Borisov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Borisov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sattari.
Sattari content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Borisov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sattari's elbow.
Sattari is trying to maintain a safe position but Borisov gets an underhook and turns Sattari into the ropes.
Sattari landing knees to the body.
Borisov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sattari breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Borisov misses its intended target.
Sattari throws a big counter combination but Borisov scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Sattari throws a head kick that half lands.
A combination from Borisov does no damage.
Borisov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Borisov throws a hook to the side of Sattari's head but Sattari sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sattari moves into the clinch.
Borisov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sattari's elbow.
Sattari wants to get back to striking at distance but Borisov won't allow it.
Borisov misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Borisov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sattari breaks the clinch.
Borisov is looking to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ali Sattari showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sattari has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 48:47
Judge William Gold scores the fight 48:47
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ali Sattari!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Byson Fury (ranked 4878 p4p, 4625 weight class) and William Mcintyre (ranked 407 p4p, 397 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Granite chin
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Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Byson Fury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, William Mcintyre!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Phil Schofield and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcintyre scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fury in his tracks.
Fury uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mcintyre.
Fury connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mcintyre. Mcintyre circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It looks like William Mcintyre has been cut.
Mcintyre misses the jab.
Mcintyre looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Mcintyre sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Mcintyre darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fury.
William Mcintyre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mcintyre gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fury.
Fury definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mcintyre misses with a hook
and Fury counters with a nice uppercut.
Mcintyre misses with a straight left.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fury connects with a nice looking jab.
Fury is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
 Mcintyre is rocked!
Fury lands a nice shot that snaps Mcintyre's head back.
Mcintyre is still on wobbly legs! Can Fury finish him?
Fury explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Mcintyre seems to have recovered his senses.
Fury connects with a jab.
Mcintyre has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fury.
Fury is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Look low, kick high! Fury uses the oldest trick in the book to send Mcintyre tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Fury is absolutely delighted - when Mcintyre wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Byson Fury!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between JT Thornback (ranked 4661 p4p, 4546 weight class) and Nelcoh Chipaquetzal (ranked 572 p4p, 567 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, JT Thornback!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nelcoh Chipaquetzal!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Paul Tew and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chipaquetzal slips a jab from Thornback.
Thornback lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A decent looking cross lands there for Chipaquetzal.
Thornback ducks under a wild hook from Chipaquetzal.
Thornback waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chipaquetzal.
Chipaquetzal slips a straight right by Thornback.
Thornback takes a swing at Chipaquetzal's ribcage but misses.
Thornback throws a body shot but no joy.
A big right from Thornback misses.
Thornback fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Chipaquetzal is out of range.
A solid body kick from Chipaquetzal.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chipaquetzal throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thornback misses with a hook.
Thornback looks to score with a jab to the body but Chipaquetzal is just out of range.
Thornback 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.
Thornback scores with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thornback fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Chipaquetzal looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chipaquetzal walks into a left hand.
Thornback misses with a right hand
and Thornback takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thornback definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Thornback walks into a straight right hand from Chipaquetzal.
A jab from Thornback misses.
Chipaquetzal lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Chipaquetzal throws a half hearted mid kick.
Thornback looks to land a right hand but Chipaquetzal moved out of range.
Chipaquetzal misses with a head kick.
Thornback tries to clinch but Chipaquetzal moves out of range.
Thornback on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Chipaquetzal blocks a jab.
Chipaquetzal throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Thornback counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chipaquetzal fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
JT Thornback seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thornback takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chipaquetzal throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Thornback throws out a leg kick but Chipaquetzal moves out of range and Thornback only half commits.
The fighters circling - Thornback throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thornback misses with a left hand
letting Chipaquetzal counter with a right hand.
Thornback takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Thornback punishes Chipaquetzal's body with a nice straight punch.
Chipaquetzal on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Chipaquetzal taking a breather.
Chipaquetzal lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thornback misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chipaquetzal breaks from the clinch.
Thornback throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A head kick by Chipaquetzal misses
and Thornback counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nelcoh Chipaquetzal will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Chipaquetzal uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thornback.
Chipaquetzal is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Thornback digs a good hook to Chipaquetzal's body.
Thornback connects with a jab.
Chipaquetzal scores with a jab to the jaw.
Thornback scores with a jab. Chipaquetzal acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Thornback throws a combination that misses
and Chipaquetzal counters with a body kick that stops Thornback in his tracks momentarily.
Chipaquetzal throws an overhand right that lands on Thornback's shoulder, as Thornback tries to avoid the shot.
Thornback is looking to counter punch.
Chipaquetzal thuds his shin into the meat of Thornback's side.
Chipaquetzal fakes the leg kick and cracks Thornback in the body.
Nelcoh Chipaquetzal seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Chipaquetzal - that will leave a mark!
Chipaquetzal dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Thornback. That did some damage!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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!
Thornback connects with a jab.
Chipaquetzal throws out a head kick that Thornback doesn't see coming - it connects and sends Thornback crashing to the mat face first! He's bounced up to his knees and is scrambling to get back to his feet and beat the count. He's up on 5 but still looks a bit groggy; will the referee allow it to continue??? He's taking a good look into Thornback's eyes and has decided to let it go on!
Chipaquetzal moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Thornback throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thornback just misses with a punch to the body.
Thornback throws a jab but it's blocked by Chipaquetzal.
A slow jab from Chipaquetzal misses its intended target.
Thornback throws a hook but Chipaquetzal avoids it easily.
No joy there for Thornback, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Chipaquetzal. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Thornback has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Thornback there as he acknowledges the shot.
Thornback just misses with a punch to the body.
Chipaquetzal throws a lazy right hand but Thornback sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chipaquetzal thumps Thornback with a low kick.
Thornback defending well as Chipaquetzal loads up on a big left hand.
Chipaquetzal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thornback throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chipaquetzal counters with a leg kick.
Thornback lands the left hand.
Thornback misses with a straight right.
Chipaquetzal throws out a counter right but Thornback avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thornback throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chipaquetzal cracks Thornback with an open hand slap.
A punch combination from Chipaquetzal misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chipaquetzal delivers a nice body kick.
Thornback swings widly with a right hand
and Chipaquetzal counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Chipaquetzal cracks Thornback with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Thornback will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Thornback connects with a nice looking jab.
Chipaquetzal has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thornback is looking to clinch.
Thornback looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Chipaquetzal looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Chipaquetzal. Thornback shrugs it off though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chipaquetzal with a nice calf kick.
Chipaquetzal scores with a kick to the body.
Chipaquetzal throws a shot to the body.
Chipaquetzal throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nelcoh Chipaquetzal takes that one, thanks to the knockdown.
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.
Chipaquetzal scores with a nice body kick.
Chipaquetzal bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Chipaquetzal throws a nice inside leg kick.
Chipaquetzal ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Chipaquetzal!
Thornback misses with an uppercut.
Thornback tries to clinch up
and as Thornback looks to reset his feet, Chipaquetzal counters with a string of precision punches, right on the button, sending Thornback crashing to the canvas! Thornback is in big trouble here! The referee has started the count but Thornback is so wobbly that the ref has given up the count at 6 - he's called the bout off! Chipaquetzal is your winner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Nelcoh Chipaquetzal!
A relieved looking Nelcoh Chipaquetzal 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 lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Claudio Maria Demolidor (ranked 4680 p4p, 4234 weight class) and Rick Beet (ranked 475 p4p, 455 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 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Claudio Maria Demolidor !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rick Beet!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Demolidor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Beet circles away quickly and effectively.
Beet looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Demolidor tries to clinch but Beet moves out of range.
Beet connects with a looping right hand.
Beet is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Demolidor .
Demolidor scores with a jab.
Beet punishes Demolidor 's body with a nice straight punch.
Demolidor fails to land with a series of punches.
Demolidor throws a sloppy head kick and Beet moves out of range easily.
Beet looks to throw the jab but Demolidor is out of range.
Demolidor throws a body shot but no joy.
Beet throws a nice looking combination but Demolidor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Demolidor throws a series of punches but Beet moves out of range.
Beet swinging wildly here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beet throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Demolidor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Beet throws a looping overhand right but Demolidor ducks down to avoid it.
Demolidor seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Beet throws a series of punches but Demolidor avoids them all with ease.
Beet takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Rick Beet has been cut.
Demolidor throws a sloppy head kick and Beet moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demolidor takes a swing at Beet's ribcage but misses.
Demolidor tries to clinch up.
Demolidor uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Beet has time to react.
Demolidor tries to clinch there but Beet circles away.
A head kick by Demolidor misses
and Beet counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Demolidor throws a series of punches but Beet moves out of range.
Demolidor moves in looking to clinch but Beet pushes him off.
Beet lands a jab to the nose.
Demolidor tries to clinch there but Beet circles away.
Demolidor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A punch combination from Beet misses.
Beet looks to land a combination but Demolidor avoids it well.
Beet tries to bum rush Demolidor with a series of wild strikes but Demolidor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A punch combination from Demolidor misses.
Beet dodges the punch combination from Demolidor .
Claudio Maria Demolidor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Demolidor throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beet throws a series of punches but Demolidor moves out of range.
Demolidor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Demolidor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Demolidor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Beet throws a nice looking combination but Demolidor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Demolidor throws a nice looking combination but Beet bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Demolidor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Demolidor is breathing heavily.
Demolidor misses with a wild combination.
Demolidor looks to land a combination but Beet avoids it well.
Beet with a nice cross.
Beet takes a swing at Demolidor 's ribcage but misses.
Beet throws a looping overhand right but Demolidor ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Some wild striking there from Demolidor .
A head kick from Demolidor lands but Beet takes it in his stride.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Claudio Maria Demolidor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rick Beet's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Demolidor walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Beet connects with a body shot.
Jab by Beet.
Demolidor lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Demolidor .
Beet throws a big shot that misses.
A combination from Demolidor does no damage.
Beet checks the leg kick nicely there.
Beet throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Beet slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Beet lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Demolidor fails in his attempt to clinch.
Despite the aggression on Beet's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Beet has managed to clinch.
Demolidor putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Beet in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Demolidor misses with a hook to the ribs.
Demolidor lands with a left to the head.
Demolidor is leaning against Beet and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Beet swings wildly with an uppercut but Demolidor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Demolidor lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beet throws an elbow but it misses.
Demolidor manages to break the clinch.
A punch combination from Demolidor misses.
Beet slips a jab and a cross from Demolidor .
Beet lands an overhand right.
Beet throws a big shot that misses.
Demolidor avoids the head kick by Beet.
Demolidor jabs Beet to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Beet lands a nice shot that snaps Demolidor 's head back.
Demolidor misses with a double jab.
Demolidor lands a nice shot to the body.
Claudio Maria Demolidor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Demolidor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Demolidor throws a combination that misses
and Beet counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Demolidor looks to land a combination but Beet avoids it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Demolidor misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beet swinging wildly here.
Demolidor was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Demolidor tries a head kick but it misses.
Beet swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Demolidor slips a jab and a cross from Beet.
Demolidor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Demolidor moves in looking to clinch but Beet pushes him off.
Beet throws a series of strikes that have Demolidor backpedaling.
Beet throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Beet throws a head kick but Demolidor moves out of range.
Demolidor takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Demolidor connects with a high kick.
Beet rushes Demolidor and presses him up against the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Demolidor lands a body shot.
Beet misses with a hook from the clinch.
Beet breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Demolidor scores with a kick to the midsection.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rick Beet will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Rick Beet's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Beet swings for the body but Demolidor moves out of range.
Demolidor takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Demolidor takes one on the button.
Beet misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Demolidor .
Rick Beet seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Beet ducks under a wild hook from Demolidor .
Beet throws a counter combo.
Demolidor is looking to wear down Beet with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Beet doesn't manage to clinch there - Demolidor circles away.
Demolidor lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Demolidor throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Demolidor tries to clinch up.
Demolidor wants to clinch up but Beet keeps it at a distance.
Demolidor throws a head kick that Beet semi-blocks.
Demolidor misses with a double jab.
Beet dodges the punch combination from Demolidor .
This has been an exciting period of action!
No joy there for Demolidor , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Demolidor thows a leg kick but Beet checks it
and Beet counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Demolidor throws a body kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demolidor tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Beet counters with a one-two to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Beet lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Demolidor misses with a two punch combination.
Beet let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Beet bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Demolidor 's head.
Beet stuns Demolidor with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Beet avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Beet now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Demolidor connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Beet momentarily.
Demolidor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Beet lands a glancing blow to the side of Demolidor 's head.
Demolidor misses with a combination
and Beet counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beet jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Beet jabs Demolidor right on the nose. Demolidor blinks but takes it well.
Beet throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Beet throws a body shot but no joy.
Beet scores with a jab. Demolidor acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A combination from Demolidor does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demolidor is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Beet uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Demolidor .
Beet throws out a counter right but Demolidor avoids it with no problem.
Beet wants to clinch up but Demolidor keeps it at a distance.
Demolidor looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Demolidor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Beet.
It looked like Demolidor was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Demolidor doesn't manage to clinch there - Beet circles away.
Beet is looking for the big counter here.
Beet throws out a leg kick but Demolidor moves out of range and Beet only half commits.
Demolidor looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Beet misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Demolidor .
Demolidor scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Beet doesn't seem bothered though.
Demolidor throws a right and a left that both miss.
Beet jabs Demolidor right on the nose. Demolidor blinks but takes it well.
Beet lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body kick from Demolidor .
Demolidor scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Beet fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Beet really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rick Beet's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Demolidor digs a good body shot into Beet's ribs.
Demolidor connects with a high kick.
Beet scores with a crisp jab that stopped Demolidor in his tracks.
Demolidor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Beet tries a head kick but it misses.
Demolidor moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Demolidor closes the distance but Beet moves to the side
and Beet counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Demolidor thinking.
Demolidor misses with a head kick.
Beet on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Demolidor lands a body shot.
Demolidor throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Demolidor connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Beet looks to throw the jab but Demolidor is out of range.
Demolidor chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Beet looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demolidor tries to clinch but Beet is having none of it.
Demolidor throws a nice looking combination but Beet bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Demolidor misses with a double jab.
Demolidor avoids the body shot from Beet.
Demolidor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Beet swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Demolidor tries a head kick but it misses.
Some wild striking there from Beet.
Demolidor seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Nice jab there from Beet.
Demolidor looks to land a combination. Beet sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Demolidor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Beet! But no joy.
Beet throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Beet keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Demolidor .
Beet misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beet scores with the left hand. Demolidor knows he should have avoided that one.
Demolidor wants to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Demolidor doesn't manage to clinch there - Beet circles away.
Demolidor misses with a wild combination.
Beet pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Demolidor is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Beet.
Demolidor throws a nice looking combination but Beet bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Beet misses with a wild combination.
Beet throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Claudio Maria Demolidor had his way with Rick Beet in that round.
The cut man is working on Rick Beet's cut.
That's time! Demolidor 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Beet closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Beet lands a jab.
Beet throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Demolidor scores with a one two! Beet had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Beet throws a low kick but it's checked well by Demolidor .
Demolidor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Beet lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Demolidor misses with a jab, cross combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Beet! But no joy.
A nice inside leg kick there by Demolidor . That's going to slow Beet down.
Beet misses with an uppercut.
Demolidor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Demolidor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice straight punches there by Beet. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Beet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Demolidor lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Beet at a distance.
Beet fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Demolidor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Beet paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Demolidor throws a push kick but Beet slaps the foot to one side.
Demolidor throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Beet's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demolidor lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Demolidor .
A right-left combo lands from Beet.
Beet throws a hook but Demolidor blocks it.
Beet swats away the attempt to clinch by Demolidor .
A combination from Demolidor does no damage.
Demolidor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Demolidor tries to clinch there but Beet circles away.
As Demolidor backs off Beet throws a huge counter combo but Demolidor manages to avoid it all.
Demolidor throws a sloppy head kick and Beet moves out of range easily.
Beet avoids a punch combination nicely.
Beet looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Beet cracks Demolidor with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Demolidor wants to clinch.
It seemed like Beet was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beet throws a nice looking combination but Demolidor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Demolidor tries to clinch up.
Beet circles away from the clinch attempt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Demolidor . That's going to slow Beet down.
Demolidor works over Beet's head and body with a nice combination.
Demolidor scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Beet wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Beet throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Demolidor lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Beet connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Beet jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Beet throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Demolidor lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Demolidor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Beet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Claudio Maria Demolidor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Demolidor has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 48:47
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 48:47
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Claudio Maria Demolidor !
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Dominick Dominguez (ranked 24940 p4p, 4654 weight class) and Drew Tate (ranked 567 p4p, 470 weight class). Dominguez's entrance music is We Who Are Not As Others. A fine choice. Dominick Dominguez has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dominick Dominguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Drew Tate!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dominguez wants to clinch
letting Tate counter with a right hand.
Dominguez darts in and clinches Tate up against the ropes.
Tate lands a body punch.
Tate misses with a body punch.
Tate scores with a hook to the body.
Dominguez is trying to break free.
Tate is trying to push Dominguez away but Dominguez has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Dominguez working hard to break the clinch.
Tate scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dominguez tries to break free but Tate pushes him back against the ropes.
Dominguez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dominguez wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dominguez takes a swing at Tate's ribcage but misses.
Dominguez scores with a jab to the body.
Tate connects with the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate throws a switch kick that catches Dominguez on the top of the head and drops him to the canvas! Dominguez looks hurt - I'm not sure he's going to get back up! The referee starts the count but calls it off at seven as Dominguez flops around on the canvas, clearly in no position to continue! This fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Drew Tate!
Drew Tate spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
Dominick Dominguez was interviewed post fight and said 'today it didnt go as expected, but im going to keep training results will come ...soon'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Hichem Sellami (ranked 4877 p4p, 4388 weight class) and Curtis Clayton (ranked 547 p4p, 524 weight class). Curtis Clayton has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hichem Sellami !
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, Curtis Clayton!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Donald Grub and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sellami slips a jab and a cross from Clayton.
Sellami went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Clayton looks to land a combination but Sellami avoids it well.
Sellami throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Clayton looks to land a combination but Sellami avoids it well.
Sellami tries to clinch up but Clayton circles away and keeps his distance.
Sellami avoids the body shot from Clayton.
Sellami takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sellami tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Clayton misses with an uppercut. Sellami saw that one coming.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sellami .
Clayton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sellami throws a right and a left that both miss.
Clayton scores with a hook to the body. Sellami takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sellami pulls out of a head kick attempt.
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!
Clayton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sellami moves away.
Sellami pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Clayton unleashes a big counter combination but Sellami bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Clayton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sellami buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Clayton lands a head shot.
Clayton lands a nice shot that snaps Sellami 's head back.
Sellami fakes the leg kick and cracks Clayton in the body.
Clayton looks winded!
Sellami tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sellami tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sellami connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sellami lands a nice looking body kick.
Sellami has closed the distance and engaged Clayton in a clinch.
Sellami lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sellami lands a body shot.
Sellami breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sellami lands a head kick. Clayton smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Sellami fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Clayton on the side of the head.
Sellami misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
As Sellami backs off Clayton throws a huge counter combo but Sellami manages to avoid it all.
Clayton moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A combination from Sellami does no damage.
Sellami lands with a good body shot.
Hichem Sellami seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice jab there from Sellami .
Clayton avoids the head kick by Sellami .
Sellami has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sellami manages to break the clinch.
Sellami throws a front kick to the face that drops Clayton face first to the mat! Oh, he's in big trouble! He's stumbling all over the place and has face planted into the ropes, causing the referee to call an end to the fight! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Front Kick). Hichem Sellami !
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Rich Tiger (ranked 3224 p4p, 4713 weight class) and Goran Pandev (ranked 320 p4p, 398 weight class). Goran Pandev has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Rich Tiger's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Rich Tiger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Goran Pandev!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pandev misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tiger fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pandev, pushing him back against the ropes.
Tiger lands an elbow just above Pandev 's eye.
Pandev is leaning against Tiger and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tiger lands an elbow that stopped Pandev in his tracks for a moment.
Pandev avoids the elbow strike from Tiger, against the ropes.
Tiger tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pandev takes a knee right on the jaw!
Pandev blocks an elbow strike from Tiger.
A frustrated look appears on Pandev's face as he tries to break the clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Tiger throws an elbow but misses.
Tiger creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pandev's defenses.
Tiger lands an elbow that stopped Pandev in his tracks for a moment.
Tiger throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pandev has had enough of the clinch but Tiger keeps him there for the moment.
Pandev takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pandev avoids the elbow strike from Tiger, against the ropes.
Pandev tries to break the clinch but Tiger is controlling the position.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Tiger just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pandev's brow.
Tiger has Pandev pressed against the ropes, preventing Pandev from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiger with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tiger with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tiger lands an elbow inside that Pandev shrugs off.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Tiger throws an elbow but misses.
Tiger misses with an elbow strike.
Tiger throws an elbow but it misses.
Pandev takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pandev tries to break free but Tiger pushes him back against the ropes.
Tiger lands a knee to the head.
Tiger lands a good knee to the midsection. Pandev won't want to take too many of those.
Tiger with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tiger gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pandev blocks the elbow strike.
Tiger is breathing heavily.
Pandev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tiger showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pandev.
Tiger moves into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tiger has Pandev pressed against the ropes, preventing Pandev from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pandev tries a knee to the head but Tiger blocks it.
Tiger throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Tiger just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pandev's brow.
Pandev is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tiger is keeping busy.
Tiger lands an elbow inside.
Pandev is trying to push Tiger away but Tiger has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Pandev trying to land knees to the body.
Pandev wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pandev tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tiger lands a nice elbow.
Tiger pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Tiger throws an elbow but misses.
Pandev blocks an elbow strike.
Pandev stalling in the clinch but Tiger improves position.
Pandev is looking to control Tiger's arms but Tiger gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pandev has his back to the ropes.
Pandev is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Tiger misses with a knee to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rich Tiger dominated that round.
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.
Pandev goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tiger is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pandev can do to turn this around?
Tiger fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pandev, pushing him back against the ropes.
Pandev is looking to control Tiger's arms but Tiger gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pandev has his back to the ropes.
Tiger pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Tiger misses with an elbow over the top.
Pandev manages to break the clinch.
Pandev tries to land a front kick but Tiger steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tiger rushes Pandev and presses him up against the ropes.
Tiger takes a shot to the head.
Tiger lands a knee to the head.
Pandev is trying to push Tiger away but Tiger has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Pandev blocks the elbow strike.
Tiger blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pandev blocks the elbow strike.
Pandev takes an elbow to the temple.
Tiger creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pandev's defenses.
Pandev trying to stall but Tiger improves his position.
Tiger connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pandev's face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tiger pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pandev looking to stall.
Pandev has had enough of the clinch but Tiger keeps him there for the moment.
Tiger misses with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pandev is trying to stall.
Pandev is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pandev seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Pandev blocks an elbow strike from Tiger.
Pandev avoids the elbow strike from Tiger, against the ropes.
Pandev goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pandev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pandev looks to land a combination but Tiger avoids it well.
Tiger wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Pandev misses with a wild body shot.
Tiger is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Pandev.
Pandev swings for the body but Tiger moves out of range.
Pandev tries a head kick but it misses.
Tiger has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pandev takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pandev has a couple of punches blocked by Tiger.
Pandev tries to break the clinch but Tiger is controlling the position.
Rich Tiger has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pandev taking a breather.
Pandev tries to break the clinch but Tiger is controlling the position.
Tiger misses with an elbow strike.
Pandev wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tiger has him pressed against the ropes.
Pandev blocks an elbow strike.
Pandev tries to break the clinch but Tiger is controlling the position.
Tiger pushes off an throws an elbow but Pandev leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Tiger throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pandev tries to break the clinch but Tiger is controlling the position.
Pandev is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Tiger tries to land a knee to the head but Pandev blocks with his arms.
Pandev wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tiger has him pressed against the ropes.
Pandev is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Pandev trying to stall but Tiger improves his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rich Tiger dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Pandev misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pandev just misses with a punch to the body.
Tiger tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Pandev manages to circle out of the way.
Tiger gets a clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tiger.
Tiger lands an elbow inside.
Tiger gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tiger tries to land a knee to the head but Pandev blocks with his arms.
Tiger comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pandev is trying to break free.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Tiger throws an elbow but misses.
Pandev tries to break free but Tiger pushes him back against the ropes.
Tiger lands an elbow just above Pandev 's eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pandev tries to work over Tiger's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pandev takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pandev blocks an elbow strike from Tiger.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tiger lands a nice elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tiger with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiger lands an elbow inside that Pandev shrugs off.
Pandev missing with knees to the body.
Tiger keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pandev's efforts to push away.
Tiger tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tiger creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Tiger throws an elbow but misses.
Pandev has had enough of the clinch but Tiger keeps him there for the moment.
Pandev can't break the clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Tiger throws an elbow but misses.
Tiger pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Tiger using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pandev has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pandev manages to break the clinch.
Tiger tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Pandev paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pandev unleashes a big counter combination but Tiger bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Pandev tests Tiger's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tiger dodges the punch combination from Pandev.
Pandev misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tiger tries to counter by clinching up but Pandev breaks away and moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pandev swats away the attempt to clinch by Tiger.
Pandev throws a hook to the side of Tiger's head but Tiger sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A punch combination from Pandev misses.
Pandev lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tiger fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tiger moves in looking to clinch but Pandev pushes him off.
Pandev misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pandev tries to bum rush Tiger with a series of wild strikes but Tiger uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tiger blocks a head kick by Pandev.
Pandev lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tiger circles away quickly and effectively.
Rich Tiger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pandev fails to land with a series of punches.
Tiger wants to clinch.
Tiger showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pandev.
Tiger is looking to counter the offense by Pandev and move into the clinch.
Pandev lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Rich Tiger did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Pandev throws a series of punches but Tiger avoids them all with ease.
Pandev goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tiger rushes Pandev and presses him up against the ropes.
Pandev takes an elbow to the temple.
Tiger lands an elbow inside.
Pandev throws an elbow that misses.
Pandev dodges an elbow strike from Tiger.
Pandev throws an elbow but it misses.
Pandev breaks from the clinch.
Goran Pandev seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pandev scores with a kick to the midsection.
Tiger clinches up against the ropes.
Tiger throws an elbow but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pandev is trying to break free.
Tiger looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pandev is trying to force a seperation but Tiger has the dominant position.
Tiger is trying to stall.
Pandev wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pandev is trying to maintain a safe position but Tiger gets an underhook and turns Pandev into the ropes.
Pandev misses with a body punch.
Pandev trying to stall but Tiger improves his position.
Tiger throws an elbow but it misses.
Pandev is trying to break free.
Pandev tries to circle away but Tiger has him pinned against the ropes.
Tiger creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tiger comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tiger throws an elbow but it misses.
Tiger lands an elbow inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tiger throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pandev avoids a wild elbow strike from Tiger.
Tiger keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pandev's efforts to push away.
Tiger pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiger keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pandev's efforts to push away.
Tiger looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Tiger lands a damaging elbow.
Tiger lands an elbow inside.
Tiger throws an elbow that misses.
Pandev is looking to control Tiger's arms but Tiger gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pandev has his back to the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Tiger just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pandev's brow.
Tiger lands an elbow inside.
Tiger with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pandev misses with a punch on the inside.
Pandev tries to stall but Tiger uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pandev tries to break free but Tiger pushes him back against the ropes.
Pandev missing with knees to the body.
Pandev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pandev tries to bum rush Tiger with a series of wild strikes but Tiger uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rich Tiger had his way with Goran Pandev in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Pandev misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pandev pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Tiger back to the ropes. Pandev follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pandev looks for the body kick but Tiger saw that one coming.
Tiger drives through and clinches with Pandev against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Pandev's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tiger lands an elbow just above Pandev 's eye.
Tiger lands an elbow inside that Pandev shrugs off.
Pandev misses with a body punch.
Tiger lands an elbow inside that Pandev shrugs off.
Pandev trying to control the position but instead, Tiger has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pandev into the ropes.
Pandev is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiger keeps control of Pandev as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tiger pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pandev gets tackled into the ropes by Tiger. Tiger maintains the clinch.
Tiger with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pandev is trying to break the clinch but Tiger has him pressed against the ropes.
Pandev is looking to control Tiger's arms but Tiger gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pandev has his back to the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Pandev's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tiger lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tiger tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tiger misses with an elbow over the top.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Pandev is trying to push Tiger away but Tiger has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Pandev managing to block the knees to the body from Tiger.
Tiger keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pandev's efforts to push away.
Pandev avoids a wild elbow strike from Tiger.
Tiger keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pandev's efforts to push away.
Pandev is trying to break the clinch but Tiger is controlling him.
Tiger misses with an elbow over the top.
Tiger pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiger keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pandev's efforts to push away.
Tiger throws an elbow but it misses.
Tiger prevents a body shot from Pandev.
Tiger throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tiger looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tiger with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pandev tries to break free but Tiger pushes him back against the ropes.
Pandev breaks the clinch.
Tiger is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pandev misses with a wild combination.
Pandev misses with a series of wild punches.
Pandev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tiger.
Goran Pandev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rich Tiger is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A solid body kick from Pandev.
Pandev changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rich Tiger showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tiger, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 50:45
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 50:45
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 50:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rich Tiger!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Luka Doncic (ranked 5431 p4p, 3172 weight class) and Aleksis Porzingis (ranked 518 p4p, 367 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Luka Doncic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Aleksis Porzingis!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Porzingis gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Doncic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Doncic closes the distance and pushes Porzingis back into the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Doncic.
Porzingis lands a hook to the side of the head.
Doncic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Doncic tries to work over Porzingis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Porzingis is trying to maintain a safe position but Doncic gets an underhook and turns Porzingis into the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Doncic manages to break the clinch.
Doncic misses with a combination
and Porzingis counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Doncic is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Doncic instigates a clinch.
Porzingis is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Porzingis breaks the clinch.
Porzingis throws a body shot but no joy.
Doncic clinches up against the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Doncic manages to break the clinch.
Doncic with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Porzingis to score with a decent uppercut.
Doncic looks to land a combination but Porzingis avoids it well.
Porzingis moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Doncic.
Porzingis looks winded!
Doncic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Porzingis.
Doncic breaks the clinch.
Doncic closes the distance and pushes Porzingis back into the ropes.
Doncic creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Porzingis's defenses.
It looks like Aleksis Porzingis has been cut.
Doncic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Porzingis takes one to the side of the head.
Doncic moves into range and clinches up with Porzingis.
Doncic misses with a body punch.
Doncic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Doncic clinches with his opponent.
Doncic works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Doncic breaks the clinch.
Doncic moves into range and clinches up with Porzingis.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Doncic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Doncic clinches up against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doncic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Doncic misses with a few strikes there.
Doncic gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Doncic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Luka Doncic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Doncic misses with an uppercut.
Doncic misses with a series of wild punches.
Doncic swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Porzingis counters with a solid body kick.
Doncic pushes Porzingis up against the ropes in a clinch.
Doncic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Doncic drives through and clinches with Porzingis against the ropes.
Doncic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doncic breaks from the clinch.
Porzingis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Doncic clinches.
Doncic breaks the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Luka Doncic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aleksis Porzingis's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Doncic scores with a shot to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Doncic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Doncic gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Porzingis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Doncic has taken the fight to the clinch.
Doncic misses with an elbow over the top.
Porzingis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Doncic's elbow.
Doncic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Porzingis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Porzingis is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doncic takes the fight into the clinch.
Doncic breaks from the clinch.
Doncic darts in and clinches Porzingis up against the ropes.
Porzingis taking a breather.
We've been informed that Porzingis has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doncic manages to break the clinch.
Doncic gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Doncic cracks Porzingis with a nice body shot.
Porzingis blocks a body shot from Doncic.
Porzingis breaks from the clinch.
Doncic lands with an overhand left.
Porzingis gets tackled into the ropes by Doncic. Doncic maintains the clinch.
Doncic breaks the clinch.
Porzingis gets tackled into the ropes by Doncic. Doncic maintains the clinch.
Doncic manages to break the clinch.
Doncic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Porzingis can do to turn this around?
Doncic rushes Porzingis and presses him up against the ropes.
Doncic breaks the clinch.
Porzingis wants to clinch up but Doncic keeps it at a distance.
Doncic instigates a clinch.
Doncic lands a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Doncic putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Porzingis in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Porzingis managing to block the knees to the body from Doncic.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doncic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Doncic is looking to clinch.
Porzingis appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Doncic fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Porzingis, pushing him back against the ropes.
Porzingis breaks from the clinch.
Luka Doncic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doncic gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Doncic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Doncic clinches with his opponent.
Doncic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Doncic closes the distance and clinches.
Doncic tries to throw a body punch but Porzingis avoids it by throwing Doncic back against the ropes.
Doncic tries to throw a body punch but Porzingis avoids it by throwing Doncic back against the ropes.
Doncic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Doncic closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Doncic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick misses from Porzingis.
Doncic tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Porzingis manages to circle out of the way.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Porzingis lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Luka Doncic dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Aleksis Porzingis'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.
Doncic tries to clinch there but Porzingis circles away.
Doncic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Porzingis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Doncic tries to clinch there but Porzingis circles away.
Doncic wants to clinch.
Porzingis steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Doncic.
Doncic moves into the clinch successfully.
Doncic tries to work over Porzingis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Doncic breaks the clinch.
Porzingis tries to clinch up but Doncic circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes from Doncic. Those never looked like landing.
Doncic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Doncic shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Doncic tries to close the distance and clinch but Porzingis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Porzingis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Porzingis keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doncic clinches.
Porzingis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Doncic tries to clinch there but Porzingis circles away.
Despite the aggression on Porzingis's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Doncic throws a nice looking combination but Porzingis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Porzingis circles away from the clinch attempt
and Porzingis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Doncic fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Doncic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Doncic clinches up against the ropes.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Doncic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Doncic does no damage.
Doncic jabs Porzingis to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Doncic misses with a series of wild punches.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Doncic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Doncic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doncic tries to clinch up.
Porzingis raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Doncic moves into the clinch successfully.
Porzingis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Doncic tries to close the distance and clinch but Porzingis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A combination from Doncic does no damage.
Doncic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Doncic misses with a wild combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Luka Doncic clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Aleksis Porzingis's cut.
That's time! Doncic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Doncic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Porzingis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Porzingis looks to land a combination but Doncic avoids it well.
Doncic is looking for a counter combo.
Doncic takes the fight into the clinch.
Porzingis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Doncic digs a right hand into Porzingis's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Porzingis's gas tank.
Doncic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Doncic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Doncic gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Doncic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Porzingis.
A short left from Doncic.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Porzingis taking a breather.
Porzingis is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Porzingis breaks from the clinch.
Porzingis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Porzingis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Doncic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doncic clinches.
Porzingis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Luka Doncic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Doncic tries to clinch but Porzingis moves out of range.
Doncic tries to clinch up.
Porzingis plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A punch combination from Doncic misses.
Doncic gets a clinch.
Porzingis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Doncic manages to break the clinch.
Doncic forces Porzingis back against the ropes and clinches.
Doncic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Doncic clinches up against the ropes.
Porzingis breaks from the clinch.
Doncic pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Porzingis back to the ropes. Doncic follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Porzingis slips a jab and a cross from Doncic.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doncic has managed to clinch.
Doncic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Porzingis tries to keep at a distance but Doncic has taken the fight into the clinch.
Doncic is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Porzingis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Doncic backwards.
Doncic missing with knees to the body.
Doncic wants to break free but Porzingis has control.
Porzingis looking to stall.
Doncic scores with a nice hook to the head.
Doncic breaks from the clinch.
Doncic misses with a two punch combination.
Doncic pushes Porzingis up against the ropes in a clinch.
Porzingis breaks from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Luka Doncic had his way with Aleksis Porzingis in that round.
The cut man is working on Aleksis Porzingis's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Porzingis tries to clinch up but Doncic circles away and keeps his distance.
Porzingis keeps the fight on the outside.
Porzingis misses with a kick to the body.
Doncic fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Porzingis, pushing him back against the ropes.
Doncic throws an elbow that misses.
Doncic tries to land knees in the clinch but Porzingis avoids the damage to the body.
Doncic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Doncic displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Doncic scores with a one two! Porzingis had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Porzingis throws a head kick but Doncic moves out of range.
Doncic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Porzingis circles away quickly and effectively.
Porzingis lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Doncic tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Porzingis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Porzingis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Doncic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Doncic tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Porzingis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Doncic clinches up with Porzingis and pushes him back against the ropes.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
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!
Doncic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doncic pushes Porzingis up against the ropes in a clinch.
Doncic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Porzingis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Doncic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Porzingis throws a one two combo.
Left hook, right uppercut from Doncic.
Doncic gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Doncic lands a body shot.
Doncic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Porzingis tries to bum rush Doncic with a series of wild strikes but Doncic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Some wild striking there from Doncic.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Doncic tries to clinch up.
Luka Doncic is winning the standup battle so far.
Porzingis just misses with a punch to the body.
Doncic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Porzingis circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doncic doesn't manage to clinch there - Porzingis circles away.
Porzingis misses with a double jab.
Doncic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Doncic pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Porzingis back to the ropes. Doncic follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Doncic tries to clinch up.
Porzingis lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Doncic closes the distance and pushes Porzingis back into the ropes.
Doncic tries to throw a body punch but Porzingis avoids it by throwing Doncic back against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Doncic's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Doncic tries to throw a body punch but Porzingis avoids it by throwing Doncic back against the ropes.
Porzingis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Porzingis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Doncic has closed the distance and engaged Porzingis in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Doncic.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doncic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aleksis Porzingis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Luka Doncic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Doncic clinches with his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luka Doncic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Doncic has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 50:45
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 50:45
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luka Doncic!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Stavros Halkias (ranked 4845 p4p, 5734 weight class) and Alfredo Morelos (ranked 581 p4p, 629 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stavros Halkias!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Alfredo Morelos!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halkias fails to land with a series of punches.
Sloppy strikes from Morelos. Those never looked like landing.
Morelos throws a head kick but Halkias moves out of range.
Morelos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Halkias counter with a right hand.
Morelos sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Morelos misses with a combination
and Halkias counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Morelos pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Morelos takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Morelos throws a head kick that misses
and Halkias connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Morelos throws a body kick that misses
and Halkias counters with a nice uppercut.
Morelos ducks right into an uppercut from Halkias.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morelos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Halkias moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Morelos takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Halkias scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Morelos looks to throw a body kick
and Halkias counters with a nice body kick.
Morelos looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halkias scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A lazy left from Halkias finds it's target.
Morelos takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Halkias scores with a spinning back kick!
Halkias with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Morelos takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Halkias bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Morelos takes one on the button.
Morelos looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Morelos walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Morelos 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 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Stavros Halkias!
A very excited looking Stavros Halkias rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Beibitzhan Dastanov (ranked 24943 p4p, 4876 weight class) and Nicolas Vermeer (ranked 563 p4p, 489 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Beibitzhan Dastanov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nicolas Vermeer!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dastanov throws a big shot that misses.
Vermeer moves into the clinch.
Dastanov trying to stall but Vermeer improves his position.
Vermeer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dastanov misses with a hook. Vermeer ducked under it nicely.
Vermeer moves into the clinch successfully.
Vermeer has Dastanov pressed against the ropes, preventing Dastanov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dastanov slows down the pace here.
Dastanov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Vermeer.
Dastanov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vermeer closes the distance and clinches.
Dastanov content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Dastanov is trying to stall.
Dastanov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dastanov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Vermeer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dastanov avoids it.
Dastanov lands a right hand.
Dastanov scores with a shoulder strike.
Dastanov pushes Vermeer back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Stalling in the clinch from Dastanov.
Dastanov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vermeer backwards.
A shot in the inside from Vermeer.
Vermeer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vermeer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dastanov's elbow.
Dastanov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vermeer backwards.
Vermeer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Dastanov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vermeer tries to work over Dastanov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vermeer takes a shot to the head.
Vermeer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vermeer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vermeer moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Vermeer moves into the clinch successfully.
Dastanov wants to stall.
Vermeer is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dastanov is keeping busy.
A short right from Dastanov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dastanov prevents a body shot from Vermeer.
Vermeer tries to work over Dastanov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vermeer misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Vermeer.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vermeer being controlled against the ropes.
Dastanov will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Vermeer up against the ropes.
Vermeer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dastanov's elbow.
Vermeer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dastanov looks to land a right hand but Vermeer moved out of range.
Dastanov misses with a two punch combination.
Vermeer clinches up against the ropes.
Vermeer struggles to land a body shot inside as Dastanov controls his hands.
Dastanov avoiding damage.
Dastanov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dastanov trying to control the position but instead, Vermeer has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dastanov into the ropes.
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 Beibitzhan Dastanov will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Dastanov throws a body punch but Vermeer moves out of range.
Dastanov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vermeer was well out of range. Poor timing from Dastanov.
Vermeer fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dastanov, pushing him back against the ropes.
Vermeer throws a punch but it's blocked by Dastanov.
Vermeer throws an elbow but it misses.
Dastanov is pushing Vermeer up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Dastanov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vermeer backwards.
Vermeer is trying to stall.
Dastanov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Dastanov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
It looks like Nicolas Vermeer has been cut.
Vermeer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dastanov's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vermeer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dastanov.
Vermeer breaks the clinch.
Dastanov gets a clinch.
Dastanov trying to control the position but instead, Vermeer has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dastanov into the ropes.
Dastanov stalling in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for Dastanov to work.
Dastanov seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Dastanov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dastanov looking to slow down the pace here.
Vermeer takes a shot to the head.
Dastanov's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Beibitzhan Dastanov.
Vermeer takes the fight into the clinch.
A short right from Dastanov on the inside.
Dastanov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dastanov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vermeer can do to turn this around?
Vermeer tries to work over Dastanov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dastanov looking to slow down the pace here.
A right hand to the body from Vermeer.
Dastanov misses with some punches.
Good body shot from Vermeer.
Vermeer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dastanov's defenses.
 It looks like Beibitzhan Dastanov has been cut.
Beibitzhan Dastanov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dastanov can't break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dastanov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Vermeer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vermeer works on Dastanov's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vermeer is trying to stall.
Dastanov wants to break free but Vermeer has control.
Vermeer crunches a lovely knee into Dastanov's ribcage.
Vermeer manages to break the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vermeer gets a clinch.
Vermeer is looking to control Dastanov's arms but Dastanov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Vermeer has his back to the ropes.
Vermeer breaks from the clinch.
Vermeer has Dastanov up against the ropes in a clinch.
Vermeer breaks from the clinch.
Vermeer takes the fight into the clinch.
Vermeer trying to stall but Dastanov improves his position.
Vermeer looking to slow down the pace here.
Vermeer breaks the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nicolas Vermeer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Vermeer stalling in the clinch but Dastanov improves position.
Dastanov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dastanov lands a shot to the body.
Dastanov tries to circle away but Vermeer has him pinned against the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Dastanov is trying to stall.
The referee is keeping an eye on Vermeer - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Vermeer throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dastanov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vermeer's elbow.
Dastanov is looking to control Vermeer's arms but Vermeer gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dastanov has his back to the ropes.
Dastanov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vermeer backwards.
Dastanov pushes Vermeer back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vermeer trying to control the position but instead, Dastanov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Vermeer into the ropes.
Dastanov lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vermeer is looking to control Dastanov's arms but Dastanov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Vermeer has his back to the ropes.
Vermeer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vermeer is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Nicolas Vermeer.
Vermeer gets a clinch.
Dastanov gets through Vermeer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dastanov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Still in the clinch, Dastanov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vermeer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dastanov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vermeer breaks from the clinch.
Dastanov tries to keep at a distance but Vermeer has taken the fight into the clinch.
The referee calls for Dastanov to work.
Nice body punch from Dastanov.
Dastanov avoiding damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dastanov.
Dastanov taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Vermeer's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Vermeer tries to throw a body punch but Dastanov avoids it by throwing Vermeer back against the ropes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vermeer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Vermeer as Dastanov tries to tie him up.
Dastanov tries to break free but Vermeer pushes him back against the ropes.
Vermeer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vermeer darts in and clinches Dastanov up against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Vermeer fails to land.
Dastanov taking a breather.
Vermeer struggles to land a body shot inside as Dastanov controls his hands.
Dastanov avoiding damage as Vermeer throws knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dastanov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Dastanov is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Vermeer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dastanov gets tackled into the ropes by Vermeer. Vermeer maintains the clinch.
Dastanov digs a right hand into Vermeer's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Vermeer's gas tank.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Beibitzhan Dastanov did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Vermeer has closed the distance and engaged Dastanov in a clinch.
Vermeer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dastanov's elbow.
Vermeer struggles to land a body shot inside as Dastanov controls his hands.
Dastanov stalling against the ropes.
Vermeer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dastanov avoids a wild elbow strike from Vermeer.
Vermeer tries to throw a body punch but Dastanov avoids it by throwing Vermeer back against the ropes.
Vermeer misses with a body punch.
Dastanov blocks a body shot from Vermeer.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Vermeer throws an elbow but misses.
Dastanov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vermeer has him pressed against the ropes.
Vermeer stalling in the clinch but Dastanov improves position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dastanov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dastanov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dastanov as Vermeer tries to tie him up.
Vermeer stalling in the clinch but Dastanov improves position.
Vermeer is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Dastanov has denied him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dastanov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Good body shot from Dastanov.
Dastanov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Vermeer manages to break the clinch.
Vermeer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dastanov wants to stall.
Vermeer keeps control of Dastanov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Vermeer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vermeer is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Dastanov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Vermeer is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
A short body shot lands from Dastanov as the two fighters clinch.
Dastanov stalling.
Dastanov manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Dastanov manages to break the clinch.
Vermeer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dastanov.
Vermeer clinches with his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dastanov scores with a shot to the side of Vermeer's head.
Dastanov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vermeer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dastanov.
Vermeer closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Dastanov lands a left hand.
Vermeer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Vermeer takes a shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Dastanov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vermeer keeps control of Dastanov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dastanov scores with a shot to the side of Vermeer's head.
Dastanov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Vermeer working aggressively here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The referee calls for Dastanov to work.
Vermeer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nicolas Vermeer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vermeer rushes Dastanov and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Dastanov digs a right hand underneath Vermeer's ribcage. Vermeer let out a lung full of air as it connected.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Beibitzhan Dastanov will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Dastanov throws a shot from downtown. Vermeer moves away and avoids it.
Dastanov missing with a left hand there. Vermeer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dastanov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vermeer dodges the punch combination from Dastanov.
Dastanov closes the distance and pushes Vermeer back into the ropes.
Vermeer lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dastanov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dastanov taking a breather.
Vermeer throws an elbow that misses.
Dastanov lands with a light punch inside.
Vermeer is trying to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dastanov is stalling here.
Vermeer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vermeer has closed the distance and engaged Dastanov in a clinch.
Dastanov tries to stall but Vermeer uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dastanov tries to stall but Vermeer uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vermeer lands a right hand.
Vermeer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dastanov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vermeer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Vermeer misses with some punches.
Dastanov scores with a shoulder strike.
Vermeer lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Dastanov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Vermeer is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Dastanov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Dastanov gets through Vermeer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dastanov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vermeer tries to land knees in the clinch but Dastanov avoids the damage to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dastanov as Vermeer tries to tie him up.
A short left from Dastanov.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Vermeer misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vermeer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dastanov lands a nice uppercut.
Dastanov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vermeer scores with a shot to the side of Dastanov's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A short left from Dastanov.
Vermeer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dastanov avoids it.
Dastanov lands a right hand.
Vermeer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dastanov lands with a right to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Beibitzhan Dastanov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dastanov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nicolas Vermeer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dastanov.
Vermeer missing with knees to the body.
Dastanov prevents a body shot from Vermeer.
Dastanov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vermeer backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Beibitzhan Dastanov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dastanov has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 49:46
Judge William Gold scores the fight 49:46
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Beibitzhan Dastanov!
Beibitzhan Dastanov is the new heavyweight champion!
An out of breath Beibitzhan Dastanov 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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