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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Three AB (ranked 4262 p4p, 4372 weight class) and Islim Makhmud (ranked 143 p4p, 149 weight class). Islim Makhmud has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Three AB's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Three AB!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Islim Makhmud!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makhmud throws an uppercut from half a mile away. AB sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Makhmud throws a combination but it was largely blocked by AB.
AB moves out of range as Makhmud strikes.
AB half committed to a counter leg kick.
Makhmud throws a hook to the side of AB's head but AB sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Makhmud connects with a crisp jab.
Makhmud misses with an uppercut. AB saw that one coming.
Makhmud is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by AB.
AB motions for Makhmud to come forward. AB throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A little jabbing left from Makhmud on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Makhmud fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. AB looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
AB on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
AB on the wrong end of a nice jab.
AB takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nice straight punches there by Makhmud. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Makhmud.
AB closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makhmud lands a nice shot to the body.
Makhmud lands a head shot.
AB takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
AB shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A low kick from AB misses
and Makhmud counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Makhmud lands with a hook. AB tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
AB uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Makhmud.
AB looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
AB drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Makhmud scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Makhmud looks to land a right hand but AB moved out of range.
AB takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Makhmud is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! AB had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Makhmud cracks AB with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Good shot there by Makhmud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makhmud misses with the combination.
AB appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
AB with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Makhmud to score with a decent uppercut.
Makhmud comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Makhmud lands a jab-cross combination.
Makhmud throws a jab but it's blocked by AB.
AB fires out a quick counter leg kick but Makhmud just manages to avoid it.
Makhmud scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. AB doesn't seem bothered though.
Makhmud dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Makhmud lands with a hook. AB tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Makhmud connects with a body shot that sends AB's belly button to the back.
AB throws a leg kick that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Islim Makhmud dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
AB misses with a low kick.
Makhmud connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
AB uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Makhmud.
AB takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Makhmud cracks AB with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
AB drops his hands momentarily and Makhmud takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Makhmud with a jab.
AB with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Makhmud to score with a decent uppercut.
Makhmud lands with a cross.
Some bone on bone action there as Makhmud checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Makhmud lands a slapping body shot.
AB takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Makhmud bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
AB throws out a leg kick but Makhmud moves out of range and AB only half commits.
Makhmud throws out a powerful jab.
Makhmud thuds a left hand into AB's body.
Makhmud lands a body shot.
Makhmud checks a low kick from AB.
Makhmud lands with a shot to the body.
A jab from Makhmud finds it's way through AB's defenses.
A swing and a miss from Makhmud.
Makhmud bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of AB's head.
Islim Makhmud seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
AB staying out of range there.
AB seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
AB takes one on the button.
Makhmud with a hook.
AB takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A left lands for Makhmud.
Nice shot by Makhmud.
Makhmud lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
AB on the wrong end of a nice jab.
AB takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Makhmud fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
An inside leg kick from AB misses.
AB motions for Makhmud to come forward. AB throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Makhmud lands with a shot to the body.
We've been informed that Makhmud has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Makhmud connects with a body shot.
Makhmud throws an uppercut from half a mile away. AB sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Makhmud connects with a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Islim Makhmud showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. And we move into the final round!
AB takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
AB walks into a stiff left hand from Makhmud.
Nice uppercut lands for Makhmud. That snapped AB's head back.
AB slips a straight right by Makhmud.
The crowd cheers as Makhmud lands an impressive looking overhand right. AB doesn't seem phased though.
Makhmud lands with an uppercut that bounces AB off the ropes and back into range.
Makhmud lands with an overhand left.
Makhmud has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Makhmud throws a shot from downtown. AB moves away and avoids it.
Makhmud misses with a straight right.
AB appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makhmud throws an overhand right that lands on AB's shoulder, as AB tries to avoid the shot.
Makhmud throws a good cross that connects.
AB tried to score with a low kick but Makhmud checks it.
Makhmud lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makhmud bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of AB's head.
Makhmud throws a lazy right hand but AB sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Makhmud throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Makhmud lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Makhmud jabs AB right on the nose. AB blinks but takes it well.
Makhmud misses with a hook.
AB looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Makhmud lands a glancing blow to the side of AB's head.
Makhmud ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A jab from Makhmud finds it's way through AB's defenses.
Makhmud lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Makhmud swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by AB.
Good standup being displayed there by Makhmud as he connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makhmud lands the left hand.
Islim Makhmud seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jab from Makhmud.
Makhmud throws out a powerful jab.
Makhmud moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
An inside leg kick from AB misses.
AB throws a leg kick but Makhmud sees it coming and moves out of range.
AB throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Makhmud lands a nice shot to the body.
Makhmud throws an uppercut from half a mile away. AB sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Makhmud connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between AB's hands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice shot lands for Makhmud.
Makhmud swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by AB.
Three AB has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Islim Makhmud is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A punch combination from Makhmud misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Islim Makhmud comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Makhmud has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 24:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 24:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Islim Makhmud!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Johnny Drama (ranked 13561 p4p, 6046 weight class) and Matt Dammon (ranked 229 p4p, 228 weight class). Drama comes to the ring accompanied by The Vicious White Kids No Lip. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 44 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Drama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 42 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matt Dammon!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Drama - that will leave a mark!
Drama clips Dammon with a right and a left that makes him do the chicken dance for a couple of seconds. He touched his left hand down on the canvas so the referee steps between the fighters to give Dammon a standing 8 count before we can continue the bout.
 It looks like Matt Dammon has been cut.
Drama throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dammon looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dammon is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Drama doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Dammon crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Dammon's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Johnny Drama!
A very excited looking Johnny Drama made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Emporio Cannabino (ranked 3012 p4p, 5318 weight class) and Keith Thurman (ranked 375 p4p, 489 weight class). Cannabino comes to the ring accompanied by Ludacris - Blueberry yum yum. Thurman has chosen Stray Bullet as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Keith Thurman has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Emporio Cannabino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Keith Thurman !
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cannabino rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Thurman counter with a right hand.
Cannabino tries to score with a low kick but Thurman moves his leg out of the way.
Thurman wants to slow Cannabino down by chopping away at his legs.
Thurman fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cannabino looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Thurman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cannabino doesn't seem bothered though.
Thurman scores with a push kick.
Cannabino checks the leg kick.
Thurman moves out of range of the body kick from Cannabino.
Thurman looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cannabino avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cannabino throws a head kick that Thurman semi-blocks.
Cannabino keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cannabino avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cannabino appears to be looking for a big counter.
Cannabino takes the fight into the clinch.
Cannabino digs a right hand underneath Thurman 's ribcage. Thurman let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cannabino blocks a body shot from Thurman .
Thurman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cannabino backwards.
Thurman lands with a right to the head.
Cannabino manages to break the clinch.
Cannabino throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cannabino throws a sloppy head kick and Thurman moves out of range easily.
Thurman throws an off balance right hand
and Cannabino counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thurman lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cannabino at a distance.
Thurman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A good leg kick by Thurman .
Thurman is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cannabino rather than just go for the knockout.
Thurman scores with a leg kick.
Thurman throws a shot from downtown. Cannabino moves away and avoids it.
Thurman throws a leg kick
and Cannabino counters with a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thurman throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cannabino.
Cannabino seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Keith Thurman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thurman moves out of range of the body kick from Cannabino.
Cannabino has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LA Training Center in the buildup to the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cannabino throws out a head kick that Thurman doesn't see coming - it connects and sends Thurman 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 Thurman 's eyes and has decided to let it go on!
 Thurman is rocked!
A clash of legs there as Cannabino blocks the low kick.
Thurman is still on wobbly legs! Can Cannabino finish him?
Thurman gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cannabino.
Thurman glances at the clock... BAM! Cannabino nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Thurman crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Thurman is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Emporio Cannabino!
Emporio Cannabino decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Keith Thurman had this to say: 'I... I'm at a loss of words...'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Dempsey ONeill (ranked 907 p4p, 3412 weight class) and Chakrit Pratoomwong (ranked 143 p4p, 434 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Chakrit Pratoomwong was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dempsey ONeill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chakrit Pratoomwong!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pratoomwong misses with a head kick.
ONeill connects with a crisp jab.
It looks like Chakrit Pratoomwong has been cut.
ONeill looks to score with a jab to the body but Pratoomwong is just out of range.
ONeill throws a head kick but Pratoomwong moves out of range.
ONeill jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
ONeill catches his opponent with a big hook that sends him to the canvas! Pratoomwong stumbles back to his feet but will the referee allow it to continue? Pratoomwong walks forwards and this one will be allowed to continue! Come on!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pratoomwong keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dempsey ONeill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pratoomwong misses with a hook
and ONeill counters with a big right hook, that lands right on the temple! Pratoomwong goes down! ONeill rushes to a neutral corner to get the count going quickly. This one's going to be close! 3,4,5,6,7... Pratoomwong is up to one knee.... 8,9....10! He didn't make it! This fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Dempsey ONeill!
After winning the bout, Dempsey ONeill thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Trage Tragedy (ranked 3881 p4p, 18608 weight class) and Berto Kin (ranked 436 p4p, 577 weight class). Trage Tragedy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Trage Tragedy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 39 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Berto Kin!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tragedy looks to throw the jab but Kin is out of range.
Kin misses with a few strikes there.
Tragedy throws out a loose jab but Kin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kin throws a series of punches but Tragedy moves out of range.
Kin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kin blocks a jab.
Trage Tragedy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kin avoids the body shot from Tragedy.
Tragedy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tragedy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tragedy lands a really nice looking cross but Kin seems unphased.
Kin throws the kick towards the body but Tragedy avoids it.
Kin swinging wildly here.
Tragedy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A combination from Tragedy does no damage.
Tragedy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kin is looking for the big counter here.
Kin misses with a body kick.
Tragedy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tragedy missing with a left hand there. Kin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tragedy throws a series of punches but Kin avoids them all with ease.
Kin needs to keep his hands up - Tragedy had a free shot at his head there.
Kin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tragedy circles away quickly and effectively.
Tragedy lands a nice looking body shot.
Kin misses with a two punch combination.
Nice uppercut lands for Tragedy. That snapped Kin's head back.
Kin is rocked!
Tragedy throws a lazy uppercut
and Kin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kin is still on wobbly legs! Can Tragedy finish him?
Tragedy staggers Kin with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Kin looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! No! He's back down again! 9...10 - he's can't beat the count and Tragedy is victorious!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Trage Tragedy!
Trage Tragedy thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Henri De Lagardere (ranked 22153 p4p, 21469 weight class) and Dru Quick (ranked 558 p4p, 533 weight class). Quick is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Gangster's Paradise- Coolio. Dru Quick has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Henri De Lagardere's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Henri De Lagardere!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dru Quick!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quick moves out of range of the strikes.
Quick feints a counter leg kick.
Quick throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and De Lagardere counters with a nice uppercut.
Quick has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Quick moves away from the strike by De Lagardere.
Quick throws a hook to the side of De Lagardere's head but De Lagardere sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
De Lagardere ducks into a a hook from Quick and goes down! He looks in a bit of a mess; will he beat the count?! 4,5,6,7,8 - he's up and looking to carry on! The referee looks into his eyes and sees that he's OK to continue!
 It looks like Henri De Lagardere has been cut.
Quick misses with a wild combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Lagardere darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Quick stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from De Lagardere.
Quick throws a big shot that misses.
De Lagardere slips a jab from Quick.
Quick with a nice cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Lagardere connects with a nice looking jab.
De Lagardere throws a nice looking combination but Quick bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Quick bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
De Lagardere throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Quick misses with a combination
and De Lagardere counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
De Lagardere misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Quick.
De Lagardere connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Quick throws a jab when De Lagardere was well out of range.
Quick falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling De Lagardere to counter with a crisp jab.
Good work by De Lagardere as he checks the leg kick.
De Lagardere was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quick slips a jab and a cross from De Lagardere.
Quick throws an ugly left hook that misses
and De Lagardere counters with a stiff right hand.
De Lagardere moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Quick throws an overhand right that lands on De Lagardere's shoulder, as De Lagardere tries to avoid the shot.
Quick misses with a hook to the body
and De Lagardere counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Quick throws a quick inside leg kick.
De Lagardere takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Quick gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
De Lagardere throws an overhand right that lands on Quick's shoulder, as Quick tries to avoid the shot.
A combination from De Lagardere does no damage.
De Lagardere paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
De Lagardere with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quick misses with a lunging right hand
and De Lagardere counters with a lovely straight right hand!
De Lagardere lands the left hand.
Quick staying out of range there.
De Lagardere backing away here, and Quick unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Quick throws a lazy right hand but De Lagardere sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De Lagardere connects with a crisp jab.
De Lagardere misses with a combination
enabling Quick to counter with a crisp jab.
Quick catches his opponent with a big hook that sends him to the canvas! De Lagardere stumbles back to his feet but will the referee allow it to continue? De Lagardere walks forwards and this one will be allowed to continue! Come on!
Henri De Lagardere's cut is getting worse.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Lagardere moves out of range of the strikes.
De Lagardere checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
De Lagardere scores with a shot to the body.
De Lagardere is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Quick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quick just misses with a punch to the body.
Quick looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
De Lagardere definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
De Lagardere scores with the left hand. Quick knows he should have avoided that one.
Quick swings widly with a right hand
and De Lagardere counters with a left to the body.
De Lagardere keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
De Lagardere connects with a leg kick.
Quick misses with a hook.
Quick throws a poor cross that misses
enabling De Lagardere to counter with a crisp jab.
Quick misses with the body kick
and De Lagardere counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Quick misses with a hook.
De Lagardere is looking to counter punch.
Quick misses with a hook
and De Lagardere counters with a nice uppercut.
De Lagardere blocks a low kick nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dru Quick will get the nod in that round, having scored multiple knockdowns.
The cut man is working on Henri De Lagardere'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.
De Lagardere misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Quick.
Quick on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
De Lagardere misses with an uppercut
and Quick counters with a perfectly timed counter left hook that drops De Lagardere to the mat, face first! Quick goes to the neutral corner and waits for the referee to start the count. De Lagardere is back to hise feet already though and looking to continue the bout! Exciting stuff!
 De Lagardere is rocked!
Quick misses with a right hand
and De Lagardere counters with a left to the body.
De Lagardere misses with a left hand
and Quick counters with a straight right hand that connects right on the button, dropping De Lagardere face first to the canvas! He's out! He's out cold! No need for a count here - this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dru Quick!
Dru Quick decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Larry Lee (ranked 3250 p4p, 23235 weight class) and Andrei Sobral (ranked 143 p4p, 217 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Larry Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Andrei Sobral!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sobral tries to clinch but Lee moves out of range.
Lee getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lee lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sobral gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sobral breaks the clinch.
Sobral tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sobral misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lee lands a nice shot that snaps Sobral's head back.
Lee has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Jungle Room in the buildup to the fight.
Sobral tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice uppercut there from Lee.
Lee throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lee cracks Sobral with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Sobral is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Sobral is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Sobral could not beat the count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Larry Lee!
Larry Lee seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Lester Neich (ranked 2456 p4p, 22291 weight class) and Farto Fuerte (ranked 237 p4p, 395 weight class). Neich's entrance music is YKWIM? - Yot club. A fine choice. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lester Neich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Farto Fuerte!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fuerte moves away from the strike by Neich.
A swing and a miss from Neich.
Fuerte let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Neich throws the left hand but Fuerte avoids the punch easily.
Fuerte is looking for the big counter here.
Fuerte takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Neich lands with a shot to the body.
Fuerte walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Neich thows a left - swing and a miss!
Neich throws a lazy right hand but Fuerte sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A right-left combo lands from Neich.
Neich cracks Fuerte with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A punch combination from Neich misses.
Neich swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fuerte.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Neich throws an overhand right that lands on Fuerte's shoulder, as Fuerte tries to avoid the shot.
Fuerte lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Neich looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Neich scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuerte ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A shot to the liver by Neich. Beautiful body shot.
Neich misses with an uppercut.
Fuerte is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Neich uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Fuerte has time to react.
Fuerte uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Neich.
Neich throws a left and a right that both miss
and whilst Neich still has his hands down, Fuerte counters with a perfectly aimed head kick that sends Neich crashing to the mat! Will he recover? 3,4,5,6,7 - he's back up! The referee looks into his eyes and asks him to walk forwards. He's going to allow this one to continue but will Neich be able to survive another onslaught?
Nice cross by Neich.
Neich throws a poor cross that misses
and Fuerte counters with a beautiful hook that drops Neich to the mat! Will Neich be able to recover his senses? The referee starts the count at 3 having sent Fuerte to a neutral corner. 4,5,6 and Neich is up. He looks OK to continue.
Neich is rocked!
It looks like Lester Neich has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Neich pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Oh Neich is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Neich looks to land a left hand but Fuerte moved out of range nicely.
Fuerte is looking for the big counter here.
Neich misses with a lunging right hand
and Fuerte counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Neich misses with a looping right.
Fuerte doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Neich throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fuerte stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neich fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Neich seems to have got his legs back now.
Fuerte defending well as Neich loads up on a big left hand.
A nice side step and Fuerte releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Neich throws a combination that misses
and Fuerte counters with a nice low kick that buckles Neich's knee momentarily.
Fuerte has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Fuerte showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Neich.
Fuerte keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Neich.
Fuerte bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Neich throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As Neich backs off Fuerte throws a huge counter combo but Neich manages to avoid it all.
Fuerte staying out of range there.
Fuerte appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Good exchange - Neich coming out on top.
A swing and a miss from Neich.
Neich misses with a lunging right hand
and Fuerte cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fuerte takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neich throws a big shot that misses.
Fuerte takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fuerte ducks under a wild hook from Neich.
Fuerte only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Neich cracks Fuerte with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Neich connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fuerte momentarily.
Fuerte moves out of range of the strikes.
Fuerte lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Neich misses with a left hand
and Fuerte counters with a massive combo! Right, left, right! Neich goes down! He's out cold! The referee doesn't need to count him out here - this one was over before Neich hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Farto Fuerte!
Farto Fuerte really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Warrior's Way logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Riley Knox (ranked 20045 p4p, 17564 weight class) and Daniel Dimitrov (ranked 214 p4p, 226 weight class). Knox's entrance music is Roy Jones Jr - I Smoke, I Drink feat. Mr. Magic & Youngbloodz). A fine choice. Dimitrov has chosen Drake - Energy as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Riley Knox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 42 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Daniel Dimitrov!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knox slips a jab and a cross from Dimitrov.
Knox tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dimitrov pushes Knox up against the ropes in a clinch.
Knox misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knox goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dimitrov told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Dimitrov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knox scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Knox.
Knox tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dimitrov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dimitrov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fighters circling - Dimitrov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Knox drives through and clinches with Dimitrov against the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Knox.
Knox misses with the head strike.
Knox stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knox throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dimitrov blocks it with crossed arms.
Knox misses with a knee strike.
Knox misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Knox makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Knox unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dimitrov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A hook to the body from Knox.
Dimitrov looks winded!
Dimitrov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick by Dimitrov misses
and Knox counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Dimitrov to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Knox!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Riley Knox!
A relieved looking Riley Knox 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 super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Arild Ringnes (ranked 4987 p4p, 22120 weight class) and Grivnindal Doomclaw (ranked 196 p4p, 216 weight class). Doomclaw is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Manowar-Warrior of the world. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arild Ringnes !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Grivnindal Doomclaw!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doomclaw misses with an uppercut. Ringnes saw that one coming.
Ringnes defending well as Doomclaw loads up on a big left hand.
A little feinted left hand from Ringnes on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Doomclaw misses with an uppercut.
Ringnes slips a jab and a cross from Doomclaw.
Ringnes throws a quick counter head kick but Doomclaw was just out of range.
Doomclaw avoids the head kick by Ringnes .
Ringnes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Doomclaw misses with an uppercut.
Ringnes quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Ringnes misses the jab.
Ringnes throws a leg kick that is checked
and Doomclaw counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Doomclaw misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice jab there from Doomclaw.
Ringnes blocks a jab.
Doomclaw connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Doomclaw throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ringnes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Doomclaw connects with a hook to the side of his opponent'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!
Ringnes scores with a one two! Doomclaw had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Doomclaw connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ringnes 's hands.
Doomclaw scores with the left hand. Ringnes knows he should have avoided that one.
Ringnes moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Doomclaw is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doomclaw pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice body punch from Ringnes .
Doomclaw avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Doomclaw gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ringnes .
An inside leg kick lands from Ringnes .
Doomclaw pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ringnes is out of range and Doomclaw settles back down.
Ringnes tried to counter with a leg kick but Doomclaw avoided it.
Ringnes lands a front kick to the face, that drops Doomclaw to the canvas! Is he dazed or just shocked? He's back to his feet and the referee is going to allow him to continue the fight!
Grivnindal Doomclaw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Ringnes slips under a jab from Doomclaw.
Ringnes misses with a straight left.
Ringnes tries to work over Doomclaw's front leg with a kick but Doomclaw checks it.
Doomclaw misses the shot to the body.
Doomclaw misses with a straight left.
Some bone on bone action there as Doomclaw checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ringnes 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Doomclaw connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ringnes scrambles back to his feet.
Ringnes moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A slapping leg kick lands for Doomclaw.
Ringnes throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ringnes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Doomclaw.
Doomclaw misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ringnes slips a jab from Doomclaw.
Doomclaw is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ringnes had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Ringnes throws a looping overhand right but Doomclaw ducks down to avoid it.
Ringnes takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ringnes looks to throw the jab but Doomclaw is out of range.
Doomclaw motions for Ringnes to come forward. Doomclaw throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Doomclaw works Ringnes 's body with a nice hook.
Doomclaw throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Doomclaw scores with a nice head shot.
Doomclaw misses with a lunging right hand
and Ringnes counters by clinching up.
A short uppercut from Ringnes .
Ringnes breaks from the clinch.
Ringnes catches Doomclaw napping and cracks him with a perfect head kick! Doomclaw goes down! He's bigtime hurt! He's not going to make it back to his feet - the referee has called it off! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Arild Ringnes !
Arild Ringnes gave a mention to Conquer in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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