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GAMT #89 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Lee Murray (ranked 4681 p4p, 6135 weight class) and Marcelo Azevedo (ranked 443 p4p, 543 weight class). Marcelo Azevedo is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Lee Murray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcelo Azevedo!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Azevedo scores with a kick to the body.
Azevedo digs a good hook to Murray's body.
Murray dodges the punch combination from Azevedo.
A head kick misses from Murray.
Azevedo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Murray checks the leg kick.
It looked like Murray wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Murray rushes Azevedo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Azevedo tries to break free but Murray pushes him back against the cage.
Azevedo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Azevedo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Murray misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Murray.
Murray misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murray misses with a body punch.
Azevedo has had enough of the clinch but Murray keeps him there for the moment.
Murray throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Azevedo trying to control the position but instead, Murray has worked for underhooks and has pushed Azevedo into the cage.
Murray looking to slow down the pace here.
Azevedo blocks a body shot from Murray.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azevedo tries to circle away but Murray has him pinned against the cage.
Murray tries to throw a body punch but Azevedo avoids it by throwing Murray back against the cage.
Azevedo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Murray avoiding damage as Azevedo throws knees to the body.
Murray doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Azevedo misses with a punch to the body.
Azevedo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murray misses with the head strike.
Murray can't find room to land a body shot as Azevedo controls the action.
Azevedo lands a right hand.
Azevedo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Murray is keeping busy.
Azevedo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Murray is keeping busy.
Murray struggles to land a body shot inside as Azevedo controls his hands.
Azevedo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Azevedo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Azevedo pushes Murray back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murray works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Azevedo throws a head punch that misses.
Azevedo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Murray tries to close the distance and clinch up but Azevedo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Azevedo misses with a few strikes there.
Azevedo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Azevedo blocks a jab.
Azevedo looks for the body kick but Murray saw that one coming.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Murray lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Azevedo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Azevedo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Azevedo ducks under a wild hook from Murray.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Azevedo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Azevedo lands with a good body shot.
Murray throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Murray avoids a punch combination nicely.
Murray clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo has a couple of punches blocked by Murray.
Murray tries a body shot but Azevedo blocks it.
Azevedo is trying to maintain a safe position but Murray gets an underhook and turns Azevedo into the cage.
Azevedo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murray tries to work over Azevedo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murray managing to block the knees to the body from Azevedo.
Azevedo tries to work over Murray's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murray throws a head punch that misses.
Azevedo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Murray swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Azevedo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Azevedo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Murray.
Azevedo swinging wildly here.
Azevedo staying out of range there.
A slow jab from Azevedo misses its intended target.
A quick step to the side and Murray tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murray cracks Azevedo with a good jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Azevedo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Murray just misses with a punch to the body.
Murray misses with the combination.
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!
Murray misses with the combination.
Murray misses with the combination.
Azevedo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Azevedo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Azevedo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Azevedo throws a low kick but Murray avoids it.
A counter left hand to the body from Murray misses its target.
Azevedo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murray.
Murray scores with a jab to the jaw.
Murray avoids the head kick by Azevedo.
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 Lee Murray will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Azevedo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Azevedo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Azevedo moves out of range of the leg kick from Murray.
Azevedo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marcelo Azevedo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circle momentarily. Murray darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Murray throws a jab when Azevedo was well out of range.
Murray throws a looping overhand right but Azevedo ducks down to avoid it.
Azevedo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Murray is looking to counter punch.
Marcelo Azevedo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
An inside leg kick lands from Azevedo.
Azevedo has managed to clinch.
Azevedo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Azevedo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Murray checks a low kick from Azevedo.
Marcelo Azevedo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A low kick from Murray misses
and Azevedo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murray looks to score with a jab to the body but Azevedo is just out of range.
Murray is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Azevedo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray misses the jab.
Azevedo cracks Murray with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Azevedo has closed the distance and engaged Murray in a clinch.
Azevedo stalls.
Murray goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Azevedo looking to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Azevedo fails to land.
Azevedo blocking some punches.
Murray misses with a punch to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Azevedo.
Murray tries a body shot but Azevedo blocks it.
Murray tries to work over Azevedo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Azevedo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Azevedo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Azevedo blocks a body shot from Murray.
Murray's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Murray fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Murray.
Azevedo is breathing heavily.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Azevedo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Murray is keeping busy.
Murray stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Murray tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Azevedo's elbow.
Murray tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murray trying to control the position but instead, Azevedo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Murray into the cage.
Azevedo tries to stall but Murray uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murray.
Murray lands with a short shot to the head.
Murray goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Murray as the two fighters clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murray lands a right hand that snaps the head of Azevedo backwards.
Azevedo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Murray struggles to land a body shot inside as Azevedo controls his hands.
Murray slows down the pace here.
Murray tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murray is working Azevedo over against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Murray.
Murray misses with some punches.
Azevedo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Azevedo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Murray manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A short uppercut from Murray.
Azevedo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Azevedo tries to circle away but Murray has him pinned against the cage.
Azevedo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Azevedo tries to move into range but Murray moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Murray lunges at Azevedo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Azevedo's hand.
Murray does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Murray tries to clinch up.
Murray dodges the punch combination from Azevedo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murray tries to clinch but Azevedo moves away
and Azevedo counters with a three punch combo that has Murray backing up. Murray nods at Azevedo to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Azevedo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Murray wants to clinch up but Azevedo keeps it at a distance.
Murray wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Azevedo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Murray gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A frustrated look appears on Azevedo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Murray misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murray tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Murray.
Murray stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Lee Murray will probably get the nod.
That's time! Murray's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Murray tries to score with a low kick but Azevedo moves his leg out of the way.
A combination from Azevedo does no damage.
Murray swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Azevedo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murray lands with a good body shot.
Azevedo throws a body kick that misses.
Good work by Azevedo as he checks the leg kick.
Azevedo tries to move into range but Murray moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A nice combination there by Murray.
 Azevedo is rocked!
Murray cracks Azevedo with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Azevedo 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 Azevedo is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Azevedo could not beat the count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Lee Murray!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Viktor Valiev (ranked 5460 p4p, 4988 weight class) and Chris Kane (ranked 509 p4p, 478 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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KO power
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Viktor Valiev!
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, Chris Kane!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valiev avoids the body shot from Kane.
Valiev has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Dark Horse MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Valiev lands a glancing blow to the side of Kane's head.
Valiev with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kane to score with a decent uppercut.
Valiev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Valiev fails to land with a series of punches.
Valiev looks to land a combination. Kane sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kane swings away with a body shot that misses
and Valiev counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Valiev.
Valiev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kane waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Valiev.
Chris Kane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valiev on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kane swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kane drops a shoulder and throws a biiiig uppercut that drops Valiev onto his butt! Valiev pops straight back to his feet to convince the referee that he's OK to continue.
 It looks like Viktor Valiev has been cut.
Kane circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Valiev tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Kane wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Chris Kane!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Archie Harper (ranked 4539 p4p, 5332 weight class) and Alwalda Da Silva (ranked 434 p4p, 501 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 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Archie Harper!
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, Alwalda Da Silva!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harper.
Sloppy strikes from Da Silva. Those never looked like landing.
Da Silva throws a series of punches but Harper moves out of range.
Harper swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Da Silva misses with a double jab.
Da Silva scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Left hook, right uppercut from Da Silva.
Harper throws a body shot but no joy.
Harper throws a shot from downtown. Da Silva moves away and avoids it.
Harper closes the distance and clinches.
Harper has Da Silva pressed against the cage, preventing Da Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Harper lands with a left to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Da Silva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Harper has a couple of punches blocked by Da Silva.
Da Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Harper has him pressed against the cage.
Harper has a couple of punches blocked by Da Silva.
Da Silva is trying to break the clinch but Harper is controlling him.
Harper pushes Da Silva back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Harper misses with some punches.
Da Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Harper fails to land.
Harper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Da Silva working hard to break the clinch.
Harper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Harper.
Nice body punch from Harper - that landed with a thud.
Da Silva is trying to break the clinch but Harper is controlling him.
Da Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Harper won't allow it.
Harper misses with the head strike.
Da Silva can't break the clinch.
Harper misses with a punch to the body.
Harper tries to throw a body punch but Da Silva avoids it by throwing Harper back against the cage.
Da Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harper lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Harper working aggressively here.
Da Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Harper scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Harper.
Harper missing with knees to the body.
Da Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Harper has a couple of punches blocked by Da Silva.
Da Silva has had enough of the clinch but Harper keeps him there for the moment.
Da Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Da Silva working hard to break the clinch.
Harper misses with some punches.
Harper softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A frustrated look appears on Da Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Da Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Harper has double underhooks.
Da Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Da Silva takes a shot to the head.
Da Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Harper lands a shot to the body.
Harper scores with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper lands a nice uppercut.
Harper is leaning against Da Silva and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Da Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Da Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
A shot in the inside from Harper.
Harper pushes Da Silva back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Harper.
Harper lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Harper works on Da Silva's body with a couple of short punches.
Da Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Harper lands a body punch in the clinch.
Da Silva looks winded!
Harper swings wildly with an uppercut but Da Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Da Silva takes a shot to the head.
Harper is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Da Silva is defending well for now.
Harper scores with a hook to the body.
Harper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Da Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harper throws a punch but it's blocked by Da Silva.
Harper misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harper lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Da Silva or not.
Da Silva prevents a body shot from Harper.
A nice left hand lands by Harper.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harper tries to work over Da Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Da Silva working hard to break the clinch.
Harper pushes Da Silva back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Da Silva blocking some punches.
Harper lands with a light punch inside.
Still in the clinch, Harper scores with a nice short uppercut.
Harper working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Da Silva is trying to push Harper away but Harper has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Da Silva blocking some punches.
Harper stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Harper lands a left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Archie Harper dominated that round.
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.
Harper has managed to clinch.
Harper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harper working aggressively here.
Da Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A right hook to the body lands for Harper.
A nice left hand lands by Harper.
Harper can't find room to land a body shot as Da Silva controls the action.
Harper is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Da Silva can do to turn this around?
Harper misses with some punches.
Da Silva is trying to break the clinch but Harper has him pressed against the cage.
Harper is working Da Silva over against the cage.
Da Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Harper has him pressed against the cage.
Harper lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harper misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Harper.
Harper has a couple of punches blocked by Da Silva.
Harper has a couple of punches blocked by Da Silva.
Da Silva is trying to break the clinch but Harper has him pressed against the cage.
Harper lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper lands a left hand.
Da Silva is trying to break the clinch but Harper is controlling him.
Harper lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Harper.
Da Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Da Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Harper.
Harper swings wildly with an uppercut but Da Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harper has a couple of punches blocked by Da Silva.
Harper missing with knees to the body.
Harper lands a body shot in the clinch.
Harper presses Da Silva against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Harper pushes Da Silva back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Da Silva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Harper tries to throw a body punch but Da Silva avoids it by throwing Harper back against the cage.
Harper works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Da Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Harper won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Harper has him pressed against the cage.
Harper is leaning against Da Silva and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Da Silva has had enough of the clinch but Harper keeps him there for the moment.
Archie Harper has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Harper working aggressively here.
Da Silva avoiding damage as Harper throws knees to the body.
Harper lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Da Silva backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harper.
Harper throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Da Silvas head.
Harper working aggressively here.
Harper working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Harper swings wildly with an uppercut but Da Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Da Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Da Silva can't break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Da Silva.
A shot in the inside from Harper.
Harper makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harper.
Da Silva blocks a body shot from Harper.
Harper can't find room to land a body shot as Da Silva controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Da Silva.
Da Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Harper misses with a punch to the body.
Harper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harper struggles to land a body shot inside as Da Silva controls his hands.
Da Silva is trying to break the clinch but Harper is controlling him.
Harper tries to work over Da Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Da Silva tries to circle away but Harper has him pinned against the cage.
Harper prevents Da Silva from breaking the clinch.
Da Silva can't break the clinch.
Da Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Harper has double underhooks.
Da Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Harper.
Harper cracks Da Silva with a nice body shot.
Harper misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harper keeps control of Da Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Da Silva tries to circle away but Harper has him pinned against the cage.
Harper misses with a hook to the ribs.
A shot in the inside from Harper.
Harper swings wildly with an uppercut but Da Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harper softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Harper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harper pushes Da Silva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Da Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Harper misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Da Silva.
Harper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Da Silva working hard to break the clinch.
Harper lands a nice uppercut.
Da Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Harper pushes Da Silva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Da Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Archie Harper dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Harper jabs Da Silva to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Harper misses with a straight left.
Some bone on bone action there as Da Silva checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Harper just misses with a punch to the body.
Harper lands with a thumping leg kick.
Da Silva lands a two punch combo.
No joy there for Da Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Da Silva tries to bum rush Harper with a series of wild strikes but Harper uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Da Silva throws a right hand that Harper ducks under and follows up with a left that Harper also avoids with ease.
Da Silva lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Da Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice cross by Harper.
Da Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Harper moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Da Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Harper throws a quick inside leg kick.
Harper scores with a hook.
Harper is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Da Silva.
Da Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Harper.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick lands for Harper.
Harper moves into range and clinches up with Da Silva.
Harper misses with a punch to the body.
Harper has a couple of punches blocked by Da Silva.
Harper struggles to land a body shot inside as Da Silva controls his hands.
Da Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harper throws a head punch that misses.
Harper lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Harper has a couple of punches blocked by Da Silva.
Da Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Harper won't allow it.
Harper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Da Silva blocks a body shot from Harper.
Harper misses with a punch to the body.
Da Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Da Silva blocks a body shot from Harper.
Da Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harper lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Da Silva blocks an uppercut.
Harper scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Harper lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Harper fails to land.
Da Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Harper won't allow it.
Da Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Harper has him pressed against the cage.
Harper has a couple of punches blocked by Da Silva.
Da Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Harper won't allow it.
Da Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Harper won't allow it.
Harper swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harper tries a body shot but Da Silva blocks it.
Da Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Harper cracks Da Silva with a nice body shot.
Da Silva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harper lands a right hand that snaps the head of Da Silva backwards.
Harper lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper lands a nice shot to the body.
Harper lands a hook that snaps the head of Da Silva backwards.
Harper lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Da Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Da Silva working hard to break the clinch.
Da Silva tries to break the clinch but Harper is controlling the position.
Harper working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Harper keeps control of Da Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nice body punch from Harper.
Harper scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Harper.
Harper lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right hand to the body from Harper.
Good body shot from Harper.
Harper cracks Da Silva with a nice body shot.
A short left from Harper.
Harper makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harper lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harper cracks Da Silva with a nice body shot.
A shot in the inside from Harper.
Harper lands a nice uppercut.
Da Silva is trying to break the clinch but Harper is controlling him.
Da Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Da Silva blocks a body shot from Harper.
Harper is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Da Silva is defending well for now.
Archie Harper is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Harper lands a nice knee to the body.
Harper lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Da Silva or not.
Harper swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harper pushes Da Silva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Harper.
Da Silva is trying to break the clinch but Harper has him pressed against the cage.
Alwalda Da Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harper lands a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Archie Harper showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Harper, 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:26
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Archie Harper!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Keiran Ahearn (ranked 4924 p4p, 4872 weight class) and Pico Gallo (ranked 465 p4p, 460 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 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Keiran Ahearn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pico Gallo!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Atkins and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ahearn connects with a body shot that sends Gallo's belly button to the back.
Ahearn swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gallo.
Ahearn lands a lovely overhand right.
Gallo is looking to land body kicks.
Ahearn seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Ahearn has closed the distance and engaged Gallo in a clinch.
Ahearn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gallo backwards.
Ahearn managing to block the knees to the body from Gallo.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ahearn.
Gallo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gallo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ahearn lands a body shot.
Ahearn managing to block the knees to the body from Gallo.
Gallo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ahearn.
Ahearn gets through Gallo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ahearn blocks a body shot from Gallo.
Gallo throws an elbow that misses.
Ahearn throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gallo missing with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ahearn.
Ahearn lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ahearn lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ahearn stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ahearn scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ahearn is leaning against Gallo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ahearn lands an uppercut.
Ahearn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ahearn lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gallo.
Ahearn lands with a left to the head.
Ahearn blocks an elbow strike from Gallo.
Gallo missing with knees to the body.
A short right from Ahearn on the inside.
Nice body punch from Ahearn - that landed with a thud.
Ahearn is working Gallo over against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Ahearn scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Ahearn.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ahearn lands a left hand.
Gallo misses with a knee strike.
A short body shot lands from Ahearn as the two fighters clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Ahearn.
Gallo looks winded!
Nice body punch from Ahearn.
Ahearn lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Ahearn on the inside.
Ahearn lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ahearn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Ahearn.
Gallo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ahearn stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ahearn cracks Gallo with a nice body shot.
Ahearn cracks Gallo with a nice body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Ahearn.
Ahearn working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gallo misses with an elbow over the top.
Ahearn scores with a shoulder strike.
Ahearn lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ahearn lands a shoulder strike.
Ahearn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gallo backwards.
Ahearn working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gallo is rocked!
Ahearn lands a nice uppercut.
Gallo is still on wobbly legs! Can Ahearn finish him?
Ahearn creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Gallo crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Gallo face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Ahearn takes it with a brutal technical knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Keiran Ahearn!
Pico Gallo was interviewed post fight and said 'Hasta la vista, baby!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Travis Rexford (ranked 4949 p4p, 4844 weight class) and Chris Porter (ranked 472 p4p, 456 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 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Travis Rexford!
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, Chris Porter!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Porter circles away from the clinch attempt.
Porter lunges at Rexford with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rexford's hand.
Rexford tries a head kick but it misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Porter! But no joy.
Porter throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rexford tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice uppercut there from Porter.
Porter thumps Rexford with a low kick.
Rexford takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Porter swats away the attempt to clinch by Rexford.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Porter scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rexford tries to move into range but Porter moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rexford tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Porter counter with a right hand.
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!
Porter bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rexford's head.
Porter is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Porter. Rexford does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rexford was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Rexford drops his hands momentarily and Porter takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rexford closes the distance and clinches.
Rexford tries to break free but Porter pushes him back against the cage.
Porter lands with a right to the head.
Rexford working hard to break the clinch.
Porter scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rexford.
Porter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rexford trying to land knees to the body.
Rexford wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Porter has him pressed against the cage.
Rexford is trying to push Porter away but Porter has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Stalling in the clinch from Porter.
Porter working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Porter letting Rexford take a breather here.
Porter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rexford's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rexford has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Porter has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Porter lands a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Rexford.
Rexford tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Porter avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Porter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Porter lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rexford backwards.
Rexford is leaning against Porter and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Porter creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
 Rexford is rocked!
Porter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Oh Rexford is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Porter manages to break the clinch.
Rexford tries to clinch
and Porter counters with a big uppercut that drops Rexford face first to the mat! Will he beat the count?! He's struggled up to his knees on 7 but it doesn't look like he's going to make it... he's been counted out! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Chris Porter!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Christopher Robin (ranked 4875 p4p, 4861 weight class) and Mew Choo Two (ranked 459 p4p, 457 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 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Christopher Robin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mew Choo Two!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Choo Two scores with a head kick.
It looks like Christopher Robin has been cut.
Robin tries to clinch there but Choo Two circles away.
Choo Two counters with a body kick.
Robin throws a head kick that misses.
Robin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Christopher Robin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Robin doesn't manage to clinch there - Choo Two circles away.
A slapping body kick lands there for Choo Two.
Choo Two throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Robin tries to clinch up but Choo Two circles away and keeps his distance.
Robin throws a lazy head kick
and Choo Two counters with a nice body shot.
Choo Two fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Robin wants to clinch but Choo Two slips to the side
enabling Choo Two to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Robin throws a head kick that misses
and Choo Two counters with a nice body shot.
Choo Two throws a nice inside leg kick.
Robin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Choo Two has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Choo Two lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Choo Two tries to break free but Robin pushes him back against the cage.
Choo Two makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Choo Two blocks an elbow strike from Robin.
Choo Two wants to break free but Robin has control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Choo Two lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Choo Two has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Choo Two is leaning against Robin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Choo Two lands a hook that snaps the head of Robin backwards.
Choo Two lands a body shot in the clinch.
Choo Two's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Choo Two scores with a nice strike.
Robin misses with a kick to the body
and Choo Two counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Robin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A good leg kick by Choo Two.
Choo Two cracks a nice hook into Robin's ribs.
Robin throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Choo Two counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Robin has closed the distance and engaged Choo Two in a clinch.
Robin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Choo Two has had enough of the clinch but Robin keeps him there for the moment.
Choo Two struggles to land a body shot inside as Robin controls his hands.
Choo Two lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Choo Two tries to break the clinch but Robin is controlling the position.
Choo Two working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Choo Two lands a right hand that snaps the head of Robin backwards.
Choo Two tries to circle away but Robin has him pinned against the cage.
Robin misses with an elbow strike.
Robin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Robin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Choo Two has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Choo Two lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Robin backwards.
Choo Two wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Choo Two wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Robin has him pressed against the cage.
Choo Two can't break the clinch.
Robin misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Choo Two.
Robin keeps control of Choo Two as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Choo Two's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Choo Two lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Choo Two blocks the elbow strike.
Robin misses with a knee to the head.
Choo Two works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Choo Two blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Choo Two blocks an elbow strike from Robin.
Choo Two tries to break the clinch but Robin is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robin missing with knees to the body.
Robin misses with an elbow strike.
Choo Two breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Choo Two scores with a hook to the body. Robin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Choo Two throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Robin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Robin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Robin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Choo Two thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Robin if he has to take too many more of those.
A solid leg kick lands there for Choo Two.
Choo Two lands a nice hook to Robin's body. Robin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Choo Two circles away from the clinch attempt
and Choo Two counters with a left to the body.
Robin tries to clinch up.
Robin tries to clinch
and Choo Two counters with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Choo Two ducks under a wild hook from Robin.
Robin wants to clinch but Choo Two slips to the side
and Choo Two finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robin misses with a hook
and Choo Two counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Christopher Robin's cut is getting worse.
Choo Two lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Choo Two connects with a solid leg kick.
Choo Two getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A head kick from Choo Two lands but Robin takes it in his stride.
Robin is rocked!
Robin walks straight into devastating uppercut and drops to the floor, clearly wobbled! Can he beat the count? 4,5,6,7... he's up! And he's down again! The ref steps in and calls an end to the fight! What a punch that was!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Mew Choo Two!
Christopher Robin spoke after the fight, saying 'Tut Tut Looks Like Rain!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Sergei Sarkisov (ranked 5025 p4p, 4781 weight class) and Tyler Tierney (ranked 483 p4p, 454 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 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergei Sarkisov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tyler Tierney!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Atkins and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sarkisov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tierney connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sarkisov scrambles back to his feet.
Sarkisov darts in and clinches Tierney up against the cage.
Sarkisov digs a right hand into Tierney's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tierney's gas tank.
Tierney misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Sarkisov on the inside.
Sarkisov lands with a light punch inside.
Sarkisov scores with a hook to the body.
Tierney looks winded!
Still in the clinch, Sarkisov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sarkisov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Good body shot from Sarkisov.
Sarkisov scores with a shoulder strike.
Sarkisov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sarkisov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tierney's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sarkisov lands a shoulder strike.
Sarkisov stalls.
Sarkisov blocks an uppercut.
Sarkisov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tierney backwards.
Sarkisov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tierney tries to circle away but Sarkisov has him pinned against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarkisov lands with a right to the head.
Sarkisov prevents Tierney from breaking the clinch.
Sarkisov presses Tierney against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sarkisov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sarkisov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sarkisov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sarkisov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tierney is rocked!
A short right from Sarkisov on the inside.
Tierney is still on wobbly legs! Can Sarkisov finish him?
Good body shot from Sarkisov.
Sarkisov digs a right hand underneath Tierney's ribcage. Tierney let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A nice left hand lands by Sarkisov.
Sarkisov creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Tierney crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Tierney face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Sarkisov takes it with a brutal technical knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Sergei Sarkisov!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Pete Peterson (ranked 4876 p4p, 4948 weight class) and Luka Son (ranked 461 p4p, 473 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 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pete Peterson!
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, Luka Son!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peterson throws a hook but Son blocks it.
Son wants to counter the offense by Peterson and move into the clinch position.
Peterson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Son.
Son defending well as Peterson loads up on a big left hand.
Son stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Peterson throws an off balance right hand
and Son counters with a big right hand that sends Peterson crashing to the mat! He's very wobbly - can he beat the count?! 5,6,7,8... he's up! No, he's down again! 9,10! He's done! The referee calls an end to the bout - Son takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Luka Son!
Pete Peterson was interviewed post fight and said 'You picked the wrong peck of pickled peppers, peckerwood!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Mahalo Waina (ranked 4877 p4p, 4716 weight class) and Bruno Berinjela (ranked 458 p4p, 446 weight class). Berinjela has chosen “Yoda” by Weird Al as his entrance music. 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 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mahalo Waina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bruno Berinjela!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Waina closes the distance looking to clinch
and Berinjela counters with a solid body kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Berinjela - that will leave a mark!
Berinjela connects with a good right hand that stumbles Waina. Waina circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Waina throws a lazy uppercut
and Berinjela counters with a head kick.
Waina misses with a looping left.
Berinjela blocks a head kick by Waina.
Berinjela lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Waina misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Berinjela counters with a one-two to the body.
Waina chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Berinjela can pounce on him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Waina throws a head kick but Berinjela moves out of range.
Waina walks forward, straight into a front kick from Berinjela.
Waina on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Waina looks to clinch
and Berinjela counters with a nice body kick.
Berinjela throws a nice inside leg kick.
Waina misses with a jab to the body
and Berinjela counters with a big head kick but Waina shrugs it off.
Waina tries to clinch but Berinjela is having none of it.
Berinjela looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Berinjela.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berinjela slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Berinjela closes the distance and clinches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Waina just misses with a elbow thrown towards Berinjela's brow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Berinjela.
It looks like Mahalo Waina has been cut.
Waina pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Waina swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Berinjela blocks an uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Berinjela.
Waina misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Berinjela.
Waina trying to land knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Waina looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Berinjela is looking to control Waina's arms but Waina gets an underhook and turns him. Now Berinjela has his back to the cage.
Waina throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Berinjela lands an uppercut.
Berinjela lands a left hand.
Waina misses with a knee to the head.
Berinjela comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Berinjela dodges an elbow strike from Waina.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berinjela managing to block the knees to the body from Waina.
Berinjela lands a damaging elbow.
Waina tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Berinjela avoids it.
Berinjela is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Waina is keeping busy.
Waina takes an elbow to the temple.
Waina tries to land knees in the clinch but Berinjela avoids the damage to the body.
Waina throws an elbow that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Berinjela.
Berinjela lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Waina backwards.
Waina pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Berinjela is leaning against Waina and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Berinjela.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A right hook to the body lands for Berinjela.
Berinjela avoiding damage as Waina throws knees to the body.
Waina missing with knees to the body.
Berinjela managing to block the knees to the body from Waina.
Berinjela lands a nice elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waina throws an elbow that misses.
Berinjela lands a right hand that snaps the head of Waina backwards.
Berinjela is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Berinjela lands a nice elbow.
Berinjela comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Waina is rocked!
Berinjela lands a damaging elbow.
Oh Waina is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Berinjela lands a damaging elbow.
Berinjela has control of Waina and unloads with a rapid fire barage of elbows, sending Waina crashing to the mat! Waina looks in big trouble - I don't think he's going to beat the count! He hasn't! The referee has reached 10 and this fight is all over! Berinjela looks delighted, as well he should.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Elbows). Bruno Berinjela!
During a confident post fight interview, Bruno Berinjela thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
The defeated Mahalo Waina had this to say: 'A hui hou'.
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