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AKF 79 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Harris Benn (ranked 24609 p4p, 24504 weight class) and Luka Doncic (ranked 556 p4p, 586 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Harris Benn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Luka Doncic!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doncic moves out of range of the strikes.
Benn looks to land a right hand but Doncic moved out of range.
Doncic throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
 It looks like Harris Benn has been cut.
Doncic clips Benn 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 Benn a standing 8 count before we can continue the bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benn throws a jab when Doncic was well out of range.
Doncic tries to counter with a clinch but Benn shakes him off and moves away.
Benn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Doncic looks to land a combination but Benn avoids it well.
Benn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Doncic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Benn throws a big shot that misses.
Doncic tries to clinch up but Benn circles away and keeps his distance.
Benn moves into range and connects with a jab.
 It looks like Luka Doncic has been cut.
Benn throws a jab but it's blocked by Doncic.
Doncic scores with a jab and follows up with an uppercut that drops Benn to his knees! He bounces straight back to his feet but is forced to take the mandatory standing 8 count before he's allowed to continue. We're back under way and the fighters meet in the middle of the canvas to re-engage.
 Benn is rocked!
Benn looks to land a left hand but Doncic moved out of range nicely.
Oh Benn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Doncic closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Benn out cold! Benn corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Luka Doncic!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Chester Greenburg (ranked 18811 p4p, 3500 weight class) and Bleeding Spanner (ranked 574 p4p, 365 weight class). Bleeding Spanner told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Chester Greenburg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bleeding Spanner!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greenburg misses with a two punch combination.
Bleeding Spanner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spanner connects with a body shot.
Spanner fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Greenburg, pushing him back against the ropes.
Spanner with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Greenburg takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Chester Greenburg has been cut.
Greenburg swings wildly with an uppercut but Spanner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spanner tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Greenburg avoids it.
Greenburg avoids the elbow strike from Spanner, against the ropes.
Greenburg has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Greenburg blocks a body shot from Spanner.
Spanner pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Spanner looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Greenburg can't find room to land a body shot as Spanner controls the action.
Greenburg misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spanner blocks an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Spanner as the two fighters clinch.
Greenburg misses with a punch on the inside.
Spanner throws a punch but it's blocked by Greenburg.
Spanner pushes Greenburg back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Greenburg avoids a wild elbow strike from Spanner.
Spanner lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spanner prevents a body shot from Greenburg.
Greenburg lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Greenburg tries a body shot but Spanner blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Spanner.
Greenburg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spanner's elbow.
Spanner lands a nice uppercut.
Spanner scores with a shot to the side of Greenburg's head.
Greenburg lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Spanner.
Greenburg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spanner's elbow.
Spanner lands a hook to the side of the head.
Spanner lands a left hand.
Greenburg tries to work over Spanner's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Spanner lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Greenburg backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Greenburg lands an uppercut.
Spanner throws a knee to the head but misses.
Spanner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Spanner blocking some punches.
Greenburg working hard to break the clinch.
Spanner working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Greenburg on the inside.
Spanner lands a right hand.
Greenburg has a couple of punches blocked by Spanner.
Spanner lands a nice uppercut.
Greenburg lands a left hand that snaps the head of Spanner backwards.
Spanner connects with a knee to the head.
Chester Greenburg's cut is getting worse.
Spanner digs a right hand into Greenburg's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Greenburg's gas tank.
Spanner tries a knee to the head but Greenburg blocks it.
Spanner can't find room to land a body shot as Greenburg controls the action.
Greenburg presses Spanner against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Spanner.
Spanner throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Greenburgs head.
Greenburg goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Spanner looking to throw knees to the head but Greenburg is blocking nicely.
Spanner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Greenburg scores with a hook to the body.
Spanner swings wildly with an uppercut but Greenburg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Greenburg has a couple of punches blocked by Spanner.
Spanner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bleeding Spanner dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chester Greenburg's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Spanner clinches up against the ropes.
Greenburg misses with the head strike.
Spanner trying to land knees to the body.
Greenburg presses Spanner against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Greenburg pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Spanner has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Greenburg wants to clinch up but Spanner keeps it at a distance.
Greenburg misses with a jab, cross combination.
Spanner throws a right and a left that both miss.
Greenburg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spanner moves away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Greenburg, as that shot connected.
Greenburg tries to clinch but Spanner is having none of it.
Spanner tries to clinch but Greenburg is having none of it.
Bleeding Spanner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Spanner closes the distance and pushes Greenburg back into the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Greenburg.
Spanner lands a body shot in the clinch.
Spanner blocking some punches.
Spanner tries to land knees in the clinch but Greenburg avoids the damage to the body.
Spanner lands a shot to the body.
Greenburg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spanner's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Greenburg.
Spanner working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Spanner.
Greenburg blocks an elbow strike from Spanner.
A nice right hand lands inside from Spanner.
Spanner blocks an uppercut.
Spanner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Greenburg lands with a light punch inside.
Spanner lands an elbow that stopped Greenburg in his tracks for a moment.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Spanner lands a right hand that snaps the head of Greenburg backwards.
Spanner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Greenburg's elbow.
Greenburg has a couple of punches blocked by Spanner.
Spanner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Spanner.
Chester Greenburg's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Greenburg tries a body shot but Spanner blocks it.
Spanner lands on the inside with an uppercut.
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!
Spanner throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Greenburgs head.
Spanner lands with a right to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Greenburg misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greenburg managing to block the knees to the body from Spanner.
Spanner using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Greenburg has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Spanner.
A shot in the inside from Spanner.
Spanner scores with a shot to the side of Greenburg's head.
Spanner looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Greenburg fails to land.
Spanner tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Spanner lands a body punch.
Spanner tries to land a knee to the head but Greenburg blocks with his arms.
Spanner putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Greenburg in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Spanner scores a nice knee to the body.
Spanner tries to land a knee to the head but Greenburg blocks with his arms.
Greenburg misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bleeding Spanner seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from Spanner - that landed with a thud.
Spanner scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Greenburg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Spanner.
A nice right hand lands inside from Spanner.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bleeding Spanner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chester Greenburg's cut.
That's time! Greenburg's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Spanner clinches with his opponent.
Chester Greenburg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Spanner lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Greenburg prevents a body shot from Spanner.
Greenburg blocks the elbow strike.
Spanner digs a right hand underneath Greenburg's ribcage. Greenburg let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Spanner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Spanner digs a right hand into Greenburg's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Greenburg's gas tank.
Spanner is working Greenburg over against the ropes.
Spanner makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Spanner lands a right hand.
Spanner tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Greenburg avoids it.
Spanner with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jeez, Chester Greenburg's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Spanner misses with a knee to the head.
Still in the clinch, Spanner scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spanner is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Greenburg is defending well for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Spanner working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Spanner missing with knees to the body.
Greenburg avoiding damage as Spanner throws knees to the body.
Spanner comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Chester Greenburg's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Bleeding Spanner!
Bleeding Spanner bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Henri De Lagardere (ranked 22687 p4p, 23247 weight class) and Boban Turnik (ranked 560 p4p, 567 weight class). Boban Turnik 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 - 4 - 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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Boban Turnik!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turnik punishes De Lagardere's body with a nice straight punch.
De Lagardere keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Turnik.
Turnik jabs De Lagardere right on the nose. De Lagardere blinks but takes it well.
De Lagardere misses with an uppercut.
De Lagardere avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
De Lagardere throws a hook to the side of Turnik's head but Turnik sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Turnik lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Turnik scores with a sloppy right hand. De Lagardere should have avoided that one.
It looks like Henri De Lagardere has been cut.
Boban Turnik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Lagardere doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
De Lagardere blocks a jab.
De Lagardere throws the left hand but Turnik avoids the punch easily.
Turnik has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as De Lagardere is landing a low percentage of strikes.
A big right from Turnik misses.
Turnik throws a left and a right that both miss
and De Lagardere counters with a straight right hand.
De Lagardere throws out a loose jab but Turnik uses good head movement to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turnik slips under a jab.
Turnik avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Turnik scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
De Lagardere walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turnik throws an ugly left hook that misses
and De Lagardere connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Turnik misses with the combination.
Turnik jabs De Lagardere to the body, keeping him at a distance.
De Lagardere definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Turnik misses with a left hand
and De Lagardere counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Turnik throws a combination that misses
and De Lagardere connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Turnik is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
De Lagardere just misses with a punch to the body.
Turnik works the jab nicely.
De Lagardere avoids the body shot from Turnik.
Turnik lands with an overhand left.
Nice shot by Turnik.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turnik on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Turnik pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Lagardere seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Turnik lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but De Lagardere circles away quickly and effectively.
Turnik slips a jab from De Lagardere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turnik 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.
De Lagardere thows a left - swing and a miss!
Turnik throws out a counter right but De Lagardere avoids it with no problem.
Turnik thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like De Lagardere wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Turnik pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Turnik is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Turnik throws a lazy right hand but De Lagardere sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Turnik cracks De Lagardere with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Turnik misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Lagardere.
Turnik throws the left hand but De Lagardere avoids the punch easily.
Turnik waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Lagardere.
De Lagardere swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
De Lagardere throws out a loose jab but Turnik uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turnik misses with a combination
and De Lagardere counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turnik just misses with a punch to the body.
De Lagardere lands a jab to the head.
Turnik throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Lagardere sees it coming and avoids it easily.
De Lagardere misses with a straight right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Boban Turnik dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Henri De Lagardere's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Turnik throws a hook but De Lagardere blocks it.
De Lagardere looks to land a left hand but Turnik moved out of range nicely.
Despite the aggression on Turnik's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Turnik moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
De Lagardere lands with a shot to the body.
A left lands for Turnik.
A swing and a miss from Turnik.
De Lagardere on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Turnik bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Turnik misses with a straight left.
Turnik throws a series of punches but De Lagardere moves out of range.
De Lagardere walks into a left hand.
De Lagardere tests Turnik's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A combination from Turnik does no damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turnik ducks under a wild hook from De Lagardere.
De Lagardere keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Turnik.
De Lagardere lands a jab to the head.
Turnik misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Turnik.
Turnik throws a series of punches but De Lagardere moves out of range.
It looked like De Lagardere was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Turnik.
Some wild striking there from Turnik.
Turnik lands a lovely overhand right.
De Lagardere misses with a hook. Turnik ducked under it nicely.
Turnik has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Turnik throws a combination but it was largely blocked by De Lagardere.
Turnik throws a series of strikes that have De Lagardere backpedaling.
De Lagardere uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Turnik has time to react.
Turnik throws a hook but De Lagardere avoids it easily.
De Lagardere swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
De Lagardere misses with a left hand
and Turnik counters with a nice uppercut.
Turnik misses with an uppercut
and De Lagardere counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turnik looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A jab from Turnik misses.
Turnik with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling De Lagardere to score with a decent uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turnik is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Lagardere.
A combination from Turnik does no damage.
De Lagardere blocks a jab.
Nice defenses there by De Lagardere.
De Lagardere buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Turnik with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling De Lagardere to score with a decent uppercut.
De Lagardere showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Turnik.
A quick step to the side and De Lagardere tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boban Turnik seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Turnik throws a lazy right hand but De Lagardere sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Turnik throws an ugly left hook that misses
and De Lagardere cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Turnik throws a right hand that De Lagardere ducks under and follows up with a left that De Lagardere also avoids with ease.
It looked like De Lagardere wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Turnik paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turnik on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Turnik fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Turnik loads up on a big right hand but De Lagardere slips the punch.
De Lagardere lands with a hook. Turnik tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A left and a right from Turnik both land. Nice combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Boban Turnik showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Henri De Lagardere's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Turnik rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and De Lagardere counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Lagardere dodges the punch combination from Turnik.
De Lagardere staying out of range there.
Turnik scores with a crisp jab that stopped De Lagardere in his tracks.
De Lagardere throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
De Lagardere throws a big shot that misses.
De Lagardere fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turnik manages to avoid it.
Henri De Lagardere has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
De Lagardere throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boban Turnik is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Turnik goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
De Lagardere misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Turnik, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Turnik will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Turnik slips under a jab.
De Lagardere connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Turnik's hands.
It looks like Boban Turnik has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Lagardere throws a jab but it's blocked by Turnik.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turnik displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Lagardere throws out the jab.
De Lagardere walks into a stiff left hand from Turnik.
De Lagardere misses with a jab, cross combination.
Turnik misses with a jab, cross combination.
De Lagardere takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
De Lagardere swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Despite the aggression on Turnik's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
De Lagardere on the wrong end of a nice hook.
De Lagardere throws a series of punches but Turnik avoids them all with ease.
Turnik dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Turnik connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed De Lagardere momentarily.
Turnik lands a jab-cross combination.
De Lagardere is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Turnik, as that shot connected.
Oh De Lagardere is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Turnik throws a big shot that misses.
De Lagardere seems to have got his legs back now.
Turnik tries to bum rush De Lagardere with a series of wild strikes but De Lagardere uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turnik throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Turnik takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Turnik looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
De Lagardere throws a jab when Turnik was well out of range.
Turnik lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Turnik misses with a double jab
and De Lagardere counters with a nice uppercut that drops Turnik onto his backside! Turnik bounces straight back to his feet before we have a chance to even start the count. He'll get the standing 8 count anyway before we get back underway.
Turnik swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and De Lagardere counters with a big right hand that sends Turnik 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 - De Lagardere takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Henri De Lagardere!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Roboute Guilliman (ranked 22921 p4p, 18087 weight class) and Daniel Dimitrov (ranked 251 p4p, 257 weight class). Guilliman comes into the arena with Sabaton- Carolus Rex blaring out of the sound system. Dimitrov has chosen Drake - Energy as his entrance music. On his way into the ring it seems that Roboute Guilliman has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Roboute Guilliman seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roboute Guilliman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 42 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Daniel Dimitrov!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dimitrov just misses with a punch to the body.
Dimitrov staggers Guilliman with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Guilliman 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! Just in time and the ref is going to let the fight continue!
It looks like Roboute Guilliman has been cut.
Dimitrov motions for Guilliman to come forward. Dimitrov throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Guilliman throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dimitrov on the side of the head.
It looks like Daniel Dimitrov has been cut.
Guilliman throws a sloppy head kick and Dimitrov moves out of range easily.
Dimitrov throws a looping overhand right but Guilliman ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dimitrov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
It looked like Guilliman wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A shot to the body from Dimitrov misses
and Guilliman counters with a head kick. That will keep Dimitrov thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Guilliman avoids a punch combination nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Guilliman misses the target.
Guilliman takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dimitrov misses with a kick to the body
and Guilliman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Guilliman checks a leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Guilliman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jab from Guilliman.
Dimitrov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dimitrov throws a head kick but Guilliman moves out of range.
Guilliman lands a head kick. Dimitrov smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Guilliman lands a high kick!
Guilliman looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Guilliman walks straight into a big right, left combination from Dimitrov and drops to the floor! Oh, he's out cold! He's out cold! Wow, that finish was brutal! Congratulations to Dimitrov as he moves his way up the rankings!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Daniel Dimitrov!
Our winner, Daniel Dimitrov, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Dru Quick (ranked 22001 p4p, 22021 weight class) and Jake Demuss (ranked 573 p4p, 558 weight class). Quick comes to the ring accompanied by Gangster's Paradise- Coolio. Demuss comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Snap Your Fingers, Snap Your Neck kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Dru Quick could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jake Demuss'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 22 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dru Quick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jake Demuss!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quick loads up on a big right hand but Demuss slips the punch.
Dru Quick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Quick rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Demuss connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Quick throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Demuss sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Demuss lands with a nice body kick.
Quick throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Demuss! But no joy.
A jab from Quick misses.
Quick misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quick throws a lazy uppercut
and Demuss cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Quick misses with a right hand
and Demuss counters with a left and a right that stings Quick.
Demuss throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quick throws a leg kick
and Demuss connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Demuss gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A nice left hand lands by Demuss.
Quick tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Demuss scores with a knee to the head.
Demuss misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Quick.
Quick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Demuss doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Quick throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Demuss blocks it with crossed arms.
A body shot lands from Demuss.
Quick is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Quick throws a knee to the head but misses.
Quick gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Quick's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Quick lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Jake Demuss has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Quick is looking to break free of the clinch but Demuss has double underhooks.
Demuss tries a body shot but Quick blocks it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Quick.
Quick scores with a knee to the head.
Demuss taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Quick tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Demuss misses with a short punch on the inside.
Demuss throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Quicks head.
Demuss has a couple of punches blocked by Quick.
Knees in the clinch landing for Quick.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Quick.
Demuss lands a right hand.
Quick tries to land a knee to the head but Demuss blocks with his arms.
Quick looking to throw knees to the head but Demuss is blocking nicely.
Demuss makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Quick with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Quick tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Demuss blocks an elbow strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Demuss dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jake Demuss's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Quick thows a leg kick but Demuss checks it
letting Demuss counter with a right hand.
Quick throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Demuss throws a head kick that misses.
Demuss showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Quick.
Quick misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Demuss ducks under a wild hook from Quick.
A nice side step and Demuss releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Quick ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Demuss moves away.
Demuss gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quick creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A head punch on the inside from Quick fails to land.
Quick tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Quick tries to land a knee to the head but Demuss blocks with his arms.
Demuss pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Quick throws a jab but it's blocked by Demuss.
Quick throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Quick throws a right hand that misses
letting Demuss counter with a right hand.
Jake Demuss seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Demuss uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Quick.
Demuss feints a counter leg kick.
Demuss pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Good standup being displayed there by Demuss as he connects with a hook.
Demuss throws a big shot that misses.
Quick was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demuss moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Demuss misses with a straight right.
Demuss moves away from the strike by Quick.
Quick looks to score with a jab to the body but Demuss is just out of range.
Quick tries to score with a low kick but Demuss moves his leg out of the way.
Quick 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!
Quick throws a leg kick
and Demuss counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Quick misses with a hook
and Demuss counters with a straight right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jake Demuss will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jake Demuss's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Quick loads up on a big right hand but Demuss slips the punch.
Jake Demuss is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Quick feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Demusss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Quick tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Demuss was well out of range. Poor timing from Quick.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Demuss. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Quick throws a leg kick
and Demuss counters with an inside leg kick.
Quick throws a right hand that misses
and Demuss makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Quick really felt that one!
Quick on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quick misses with a right hand
and Demuss counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Demuss works the jab nicely.
Demuss has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Quick misses with a left hand
and Demuss counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demuss misses with a body punch
and Quick counters with a leg kick.
Demuss works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Demuss takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Quick throws a shot from downtown. Demuss moves away and avoids it.
Demuss follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Quick takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Quick throws a right hand that misses
and Demuss counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Demuss thumps Quick with a low kick.
Quick scoring well with a low kick there.
Quick lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Demuss circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quick tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Demuss was well out of range. Poor timing from Quick.
Demuss is looking to clinch but Quick is avoiding it.
Demuss looks to land a combination but Quick avoids it well.
Demuss checks the leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Demuss! But no joy.
Quick has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Demuss finds it's way round the side to connect with Quick's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Quick tries to work over Demuss's front leg with a kick but Demuss checks it.
Demuss throws out a counter right but Quick avoids it with no problem.
Quick connects with a jab.
Dru Quick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Quick throws a hook but Demuss avoids it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jake Demuss.
I've got Demuss winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Demuss!
Jake Demuss 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 welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Liam George (ranked 2405 p4p, 3782 weight class) and Wesley Taurus (ranked 325 p4p, 477 weight class). Taurus has chosen Country Boy - Aaron Lewis as his entrance music. Liam George 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 16 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Liam George!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wesley Taurus!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
George misses with a looping right.
Taurus misses with an uppercut. George saw that one coming.
A slow jab from George misses its intended target.
Taurus just misses with a punch to the body.
Taurus misses with an uppercut. George saw that one coming.
It looked like George was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Taurus.
Taurus connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Taurus 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.
A clash of legs there as Taurus blocks the low kick.
Taurus connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The fighters circle momentarily. Taurus darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
George tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
George throws a looping overhand right but Taurus ducks down to avoid it.
A low kick from Taurus is predictable there
and George counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Wesley Taurus has been cut.
George ducks right into an uppercut from Taurus.
George on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
George walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wesley Taurus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Taurus scores with a nice right hand.
Taurus scores with the left hand. George knows he should have avoided that one.
George takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Taurus misses with a wild body shot.
George looks to score with a jab to the body but Taurus is just out of range.
Taurus takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
George slips a jab and a cross from Taurus.
Taurus avoids the body shot from George.
Taurus is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! George had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Taurus takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Taurus ducks under a wild hook from George.
Taurus throws a big counter head kick but George avoids it with no problem.
Taurus avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taurus. George does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
George misses with a shot to the body
and Taurus counters with a nice uppercut.
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!
Taurus avoids a kick to the body.
Taurus with a jab.
George throws a body shot but no joy.
Taurus connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between George's hands.
Taurus buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Taurus just misses with a punch to the body.
George was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Taurus connects with a right hand. George shakes it off.
George fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wesley Taurus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice inside leg kick there by Taurus. That's going to slow George down.
George takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Taurus throws a head kick but George moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wesley Taurus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wesley Taurus's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Taurus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as George throws out the jab.
Taurus flicks out a counter leg kick but George steps away.
George jabbing away but nothing is landing.
George checks the leg kick.
George swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
George 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.
Taurus throws a body punch but George moves out of range.
Taurus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from George.
Taurus has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
George tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick from Taurus misses.
George takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Taurus misses.
George misses with an uppercut.
Taurus throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick from Taurus lands but George takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Taurus does it's job there.
Taurus digs a good body shot into George's ribs.
Taurus staying out of range there.
George throws a head kick that misses.
Taurus throws a hook to the side of George's head but George sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Taurus throws a series of punches but George avoids them all with ease.
George throws a lazy right hand but Taurus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Taurus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
George takes one on the button.
Taurus moves out of range of the body kick.
Taurus misses with a straight left.
George misses with a straight left.
Taurus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taurus throws a body punch but George moves out of range.
George is looking to score with low kicks.
A big left from George misses.
George throws a lazy right hand but Taurus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
George throws a front kick aimed at Taurus's knee but Taurus avoids it well.
Taurus connects with a nice looking jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taurus feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Georges jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
George looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Taurus lands with a slapping head kick.
A combination from George does no damage.
A nice side step and Taurus releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
George looks to score with a jab to the body but Taurus is just out of range.
George takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
George connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wesley Taurus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Wesley Taurus's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Taurus moves away from the strike by George.
Taurus throws a counter combo.
Liam George has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Taurus slips a jab from George.
Despite the aggression on Taurus's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Taurus takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Taurus takes a swing at George's ribcage but misses.
Taurus chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before George can pounce on him.
Taurus tests George's chin there with a solid looking shot.
George lands a jab to the nose.
Taurus lands a nice hook to George's body. George takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
George misses with a hook
letting Taurus counter with a right hand.
George on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Taurus throws a nice looking combination but George bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
George throws a hook to the side of Taurus's head but Taurus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wesley Taurus is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
George throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A big left from George misses.
Wesley Taurus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Taurus throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by George.
Taurus slips under a jab from George.
Taurus scores with a hook.
Taurus scores with a kick to the midsection.
George with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Taurus to score with a decent uppercut.
George looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
George takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Taurus moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Taurus scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
George throws a push kick but Taurus slaps the foot to one side.
George is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Taurus.
George walks into a left hand.
George checks a leg kick nicely.
George is looking to counter punch.
George uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taurus.
George tries a head kick but it misses.
Taurus was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
George takes a swing at Taurus's ribcage but misses.
George walks into a stiff left hand from Taurus.
George throws a hook but Taurus avoids it easily.
Taurus lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Taurus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
George misses with an uppercut. Taurus saw that one coming.
Taurus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from George.
George throwing a counter right hand but Taurus manages to avoid it.
George misses with an attempted mid kick.
Taurus looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wesley Taurus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Taurus 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wesley Taurus!
After the fight, Wesley Taurus was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Roberto Congo (ranked 2124 p4p, 20850 weight class) and Claudio Benedetti (ranked 309 p4p, 614 weight class). Benedetti has chosen Atrevete te as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roberto Congo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Claudio Benedetti!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Congo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Benedetti.
A nice leg kick from Benedetti, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice shot by Benedetti.
It looks like Roberto Congo has been cut.
Congo misses with a looping left.
Congo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Congo walks into a big right hand from Benedetti and goes down! The referee sends Benedetti to a neutral corner as Congo gets back to his feet. He looks OK so we're back under way.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Congo moves in looking to clinch but Benedetti pushes him off.
Benedetti scores with the left hand. Congo knows he should have avoided that one.
Congo is rocked!
Congo tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Benedetti manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Oh Congo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Congo throws out a powerful jab.
Congo seems to have got his legs back now.
Congo is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Benedetti doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Congo crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Congo's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Claudio Benedetti!
Claudio Benedetti 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 Nikolai Magomedov (ranked 22717 p4p, 22418 weight class) and Arild Ringnes (ranked 268 p4p, 252 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nikolai Magomedov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arild Ringnes !
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magomedov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ringnes takes a knee to the side of the body.
A short uppercut from Magomedov.
Magomedov lands a shot to the body.
Magomedov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ringnes backwards.
Ringnes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jab from Magomedov.
Magomedov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Magomedov misses with the combination.
Magomedov tries to clinch but Ringnes is having none of it.
Ringnes moves out of range as Magomedov strikes.
Ringnes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Magomedov.
A big right from Magomedov misses.
A nice combination there by Magomedov.
It looks like Arild Ringnes has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Magomedov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ringnes doesn't seem bothered though.
Ringnes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Magomedov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ringnes scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Magomedov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ringnes .
Magomedov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Magomedov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Magomedov throws a knee to the head but misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Magomedov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Ringnes tries to circle away but Magomedov has him pinned against the ropes.
Magomedov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ringnes in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Magomedov scores a nice knee to the body.
Ringnes looks winded!
Magomedov digs a right hand underneath Ringnes 's ribcage. Ringnes let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Magomedov tries a knee to the head but Ringnes blocks it.
A short uppercut from Magomedov.
Magomedov lands a nice uppercut.
Ringnes tries to break the clinch but Magomedov is controlling the position.
A left hand lands to the body for Magomedov.
Magomedov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Magomedov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Magomedov lands a body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Magomedov.
A knee to the head by Magomedov.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Magomedov misses with a punch to the body.
Magomedov has Ringnes pressed against the ropes, preventing Ringnes from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ringnes backwards.
Magomedov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ringnes 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Magomedov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ringnes scrambles back to his feet.
Magomedov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ringnes .
Magomedov cracks Ringnes with a left hand that drops him to the canvas, up against the ropes! Can Ringnes get back up in time? 3, 4, 5, 6, 7... he's on one knee... 8, 9... he's up! 'Walk towards me' says the referee. Ringnes looks steady enough to continue so we're going to continue!
Magomedov throws a series of punches but Ringnes moves out of range.
Magomedov tries to close the distance and clinch but Ringnes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ringnes walks into a straight right hand and goes down! Magomedov rushes to a neutral corner so the count doesn't get delayed but Ringnes has made it back to his feet on 5. He's OK so we're back to the action.
 Ringnes is rocked!
A nice inside leg kick there by Ringnes . That's going to slow Magomedov down.
Ringnes walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Magomedov! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nikolai Magomedov!
Nikolai Magomedov retains his super heavyweight title!
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