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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Sebastian Burger (ranked 23991 p4p, 23953 weight class) and Major Pain (ranked 603 p4p, 602 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sebastian Burger!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Major Pain!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burger throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Pain fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Burger, pushing him back against the ropes.
Pain tries to land knees in the clinch but Burger avoids the damage to the body.
Burger wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Burger lands a head kick. Pain smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Pain tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Burger manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pain has closed the distance and engaged Burger in a clinch.
Pain digs a right hand underneath Burger's ribcage. Burger let out a lung full of air as it connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burger tries to break free but Pain pushes him back against the ropes.
Pain's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A nice inside leg kick there by Burger. That's going to slow Pain down.
Pain drives through and clinches with Burger against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burger can't break the clinch.
Pain manages to break the clinch.
Sebastian Burger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pain misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pain just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBurger.
Pain moves into the clinch.
Pain manages to break the clinch.
Burger throws the left hand but Pain avoids the punch easily.
Burger gets tackled into the ropes by Pain. Pain maintains the clinch.
Pain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pain ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Burger connects with a right hand. Pain shakes it off.
Pain misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pain clinches up against the ropes.
Pain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pain misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Burger defending well as Pain loads up on a big left hand.
Burger lands a high kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pain moves into range and clinches up with Burger.
Pain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Burger lands a nice shot to the body.
Pain moves into the clinch.
Burger definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Pain looking to throw knees to the head but Burger is blocking nicely.
Burger avoids a wild elbow strike from Pain.
Pain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burger blocks a head kick by Pain.
Pain gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pain looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Pain pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Pain throws a head punch that misses.
Pain's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Pain missing with knees to the body.
Pain slows down the pace here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Pain.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pain tries to clinch up but Burger circles away and keeps his distance.
Pain lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A head kick misses from Pain.
Pain tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Burger counters with a nice uppercut.
Pain uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Burger.
Pain clinches up with Burger and pushes him back against the ropes.
The referee is keeping an eye on Pain - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Pain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Major Pain dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Pain misses with a body kick.
Pain avoids the head kick by Burger.
Pain throws a sloppy head kick and Burger moves out of range easily.
Pain tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Burger counters with an outside leg kick.
Pain moves into the clinch successfully.
Pain's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Burger lands a head kick!
Burger is looking to slow Pain down with leg kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pain pushes Burger up against the ropes in a clinch.
Pain leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Pain stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pain has Burger pressed against the ropes.
Pain misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pain prevents Burger from breaking the clinch.
Pain's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burger. Pain does a little dance to reset his feet.
Major Pain is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Some wild striking there from Pain.
Burger fires out a quick counter leg kick but Pain just manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
A jab from Pain misses.
Pain gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Burger wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short right from Pain on the inside.
Pain breaks the clinch.
Pain has closed the distance and engaged Burger in a clinch.
Pain misses with a short punch on the inside.
Major Pain seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Burger blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pain digs a right hand underneath Burger's ribcage. Burger let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pain looking to throw knees to the head but Burger is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burger avoiding damage as Pain throws knees to the body.
Pain's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pain has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pain gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Pain throws an elbow but misses.
Pain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Major Pain seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pain moves into the clinch successfully.
Pain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pain has closed the distance and engaged Burger in a clinch.
Pain breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burger throws a hook but Pain avoids it easily.
Pain tries to counter with a clinch but Burger shakes him off and moves away.
Pain has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Burger.
A combination from Pain does no damage.
Burger with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burger scores with a nice right hand.
Pain tries to clinch but Burger moves away
and Pain takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pain thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pain pushes Burger up against the ropes in a clinch.
Pain working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Burger moves out of range of the strikes.
Pain takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Major Pain showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Pain tries to close the distance and clinch up but Burger swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pain has Burger up against the ropes in a clinch.
Pain's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pain pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Burger changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pain throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Burger counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pain lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Burger circles away quickly and effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burger looks to score with a jab to the body but Pain is just out of range.
Burger with the inside leg kick.
A big right from Burger misses.
Pain rushes Burger and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Burger checks a low kick from Pain.
Pain throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Burger counters with a good low kick that Pain was not able to check.
Burger throws a head kick that half lands.
Pain misses with a wild combination.
Burger lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Pain tries to clinch but Burger is having none of it.
Burger lands with a slapping head kick.
Pain walks into a perfectly timed head kick by Burger and drops face first to the floor! Pain's eyes are wide open but he's not all there - he's just flopping around the mat like a drunk on rollerskates! The referee doesn't even start the count - he's called an end to the fight, with Pain in no position to continue!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Sebastian Burger!
Sebastian Burger retains his light heavyweight title!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Patrick Chaelsson (ranked 20121 p4p, 23485 weight class) and Fortune Thibodeaux (ranked 598 p4p, 564 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 50 - 22 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Patrick Chaelsson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fortune Thibodeaux!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thibodeaux darts in trying to clinch
and Chaelsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thibodeaux throws a right hand that misses
and Chaelsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chaelsson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Chaelsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thibodeaux lands a high kick!
Fortune Thibodeaux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thibodeaux misses with a body punch
and Chaelsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thibodeaux swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Chaelsson counter with a right hand.
Thibodeaux misses with a left hand
and Chaelsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Thibodeaux
letting Chaelsson counter with a right hand.
Thibodeaux swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Chaelsson counter with a right hand.
Thibodeaux throws a head kick that misses
letting Chaelsson counter with a right hand.
Thibodeaux 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.
Thibodeaux swings widly with a right hand
and Chaelsson counters with a straight right hand.
Thibodeaux throws a lazy uppercut
and Chaelsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thibodeaux wants to clinch but Chaelsson slips to the side
and Chaelsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Thibodeaux looks to clinch
and Chaelsson counters with a straight right hand.
Thibodeaux tries to clinch up
and Chaelsson counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux throws a leg kick that is checked
and Chaelsson counters with a lovely straight 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!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Thibodeaux - that will leave a mark!
Thibodeaux moves to clinch but Chaelsson breaks away
and Chaelsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thibodeaux throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Chaelsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Thibodeaux throws a predictable looking body shot
and Chaelsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thibodeaux tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Thibodeaux takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chaelsson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A head kick by Thibodeaux misses
enabling Chaelsson to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Chaelsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thibodeaux misses with a shot to the body
and Chaelsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Thibodeaux tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Chaelsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thibodeaux throws a sloppy head kick
letting Chaelsson counter with a right hand.
Thibodeaux thows a leg kick but Chaelsson checks it
and Chaelsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Thibodeaux misses with a leg kick
and Chaelsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A low kick from Thibodeaux misses
and Chaelsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chaelsson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Thibodeaux connects with a solid leg kick.
Chaelsson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Thibodeaux misses with a leg kick
and Chaelsson counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thibodeaux throws a lazy uppercut
and Chaelsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thibodeaux wants to clinch but Chaelsson slips to the side
and Chaelsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thibodeaux misses with a lunging right hand
and Chaelsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thibodeaux throws an off balance right hand
letting Chaelsson counter with a right hand.
Thibodeaux moves to clinch but Chaelsson breaks away
and Chaelsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Thibodeaux looks to clinch
letting Chaelsson counter with a right hand.
A head kick by Thibodeaux misses
and Chaelsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fortune Thibodeaux is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A lazy body kick from Thibodeaux
and Chaelsson counters with a straight right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Chaelsson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Thibodeaux misses with a right hand
and Chaelsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thibodeaux swings away with a body shot that misses
and Chaelsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Thibodeaux misses with a hook
and Chaelsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thibodeaux moves into the clinch.
Thibodeaux creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Chaelsson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Chaelsson missing with knees to the body.
Chaelsson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thibodeaux is defending well for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Thibodeaux fails to land.
Chaelsson trying to land knees to the body.
Thibodeaux lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chaelsson backwards.
Thibodeaux on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaelsson working Thibodeaux over with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chaelsson.
Chaelsson lands a good knee to the midsection. Thibodeaux won't want to take too many of those.
Thibodeaux throws an elbow that misses.
Thibodeaux creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Chaelsson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thibodeaux is defending well for now.
Chaelsson avoids a wild elbow strike from Thibodeaux.
Chaelsson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Thibodeaux just misses with a elbow thrown towards Chaelsson's brow.
Thibodeaux misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thibodeaux fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chaelsson blocks the elbow strike.
Thibodeaux throws an elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux has a couple of punches blocked by Chaelsson.
Thibodeaux misses with a punch on the inside.
Chaelsson trying to land knees to the body.
Thibodeaux misses with an elbow strike.
Thibodeaux lands a nice elbow.
 It looks like Patrick Chaelsson has been cut.
Thibodeaux throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Knees in the clinch landing for Chaelsson.
Chaelsson avoids a wild elbow strike from Thibodeaux.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thibodeaux lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Thibodeaux creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Thibodeaux misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chaelsson missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Thibodeaux misses with an elbow strike.
Thibodeaux misses with a punch on the inside.
Thibodeaux blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thibodeaux throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Thibodeaux tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chaelsson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thibodeaux is defending well for now.
Chaelsson tries to land knees in the clinch but Thibodeaux avoids the damage to the body.
Chaelsson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Thibodeaux misses with an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Thibodeaux fails to land.
Chaelsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chaelsson blocks an elbow strike from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Chaelsson blocks an elbow strike from Thibodeaux.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chaelsson.
Thibodeaux looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Thibodeaux misses with a punch on the inside.
Chaelsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chaelsson avoids a wild elbow strike from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Chaelsson crunches a lovely knee into Thibodeaux's ribcage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Fortune Thibodeaux will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Patrick Chaelsson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Thibodeaux wants to clinch
and Chaelsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thibodeaux tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Chaelsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Patrick Chaelsson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thibodeaux darts in trying to clinch
and Chaelsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thibodeaux tries to clinch but Chaelsson moves away
and Chaelsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Thibodeaux pushes Chaelsson up against the ropes in a clinch.
Thibodeaux creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaelsson trying to land knees to the body.
Chaelsson tries to land knees in the clinch but Thibodeaux avoids the damage to the body.
Chaelsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Chaelsson as Thibodeaux tries to tie him up.
Chaelsson avoids a wild elbow strike from Thibodeaux.
Chaelsson missing with knees to the body.
Thibodeaux fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thibodeaux pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Chaelsson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thibodeaux can do to turn this around?
Thibodeaux throws an elbow that misses.
Chaelsson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thibodeaux is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux swings wildly with an uppercut but Chaelsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thibodeaux looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Chaelsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chaelsson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thibodeaux is defending well for now.
Chaelsson blocks the elbow strike.
Chaelsson lands a good knee to the midsection. Thibodeaux won't want to take too many of those.
Thibodeaux throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Thibodeaux misses with an elbow over the top.
Thibodeaux blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chaelsson trying to land knees to the body.
Thibodeaux pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaelsson blocking some punches.
Chaelsson blocks an elbow strike.
Thibodeaux managing to block the knees to the body from Chaelsson.
Thibodeaux working aggressively here.
Chaelsson blocks an elbow strike.
Thibodeaux throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Thibodeaux misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chaelsson blocking some punches.
Thibodeaux misses with an elbow strike.
Chaelsson missing with knees to the body.
Thibodeaux throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Chaelsson avoids the elbow strike from Thibodeaux, against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chaelsson blocks an elbow strike from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux throws an elbow that misses.
Thibodeaux throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Chaelsson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thibodeaux is defending well for now.
Thibodeaux gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Thibodeaux misses with an elbow strike.
Chaelsson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Thibodeaux misses with an elbow over the top.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chaelsson tries to land knees in the clinch but Thibodeaux avoids the damage to the body.
Thibodeaux throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Chaelsson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Fortune Thibodeaux.
I think Thibodeaux has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fortune Thibodeaux! Fortune Thibodeaux retains his heavyweight title!
Our winner, Fortune Thibodeaux, 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.
Patrick Chaelsson spoke after the fight, saying 'WTF???'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Tommy Gunn (ranked 23369 p4p, 23647 weight class) and Jon Talbain (ranked 232 p4p, 262 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Gunn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Talbain!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Talbain gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Talbain looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Talbain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gunn lands a right hook to the body.
Gunn throws an off balance right hand
and Talbain counters with a head kick. That will keep Gunn thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A head kick by Gunn misses
and Talbain holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Gunn is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Talbain is keeping busy.
Gunn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Talbain has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gunn pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Gunn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A head kick by Gunn misses
and Talbain counters with a body kick that stops Gunn in his tracks momentarily.
Gunn throws a combination that misses
and Talbain counters by moving into the clinch.
Gunn manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Talbain lands a head kick that bluckles Gunn and drops him to the canvas. He's still conscious but it looks like it's going to take him the full 10 seconds to get back his senses! He's up on 9 and seems to be just about OK to continue.... the referee agrees and we're back to the action with Talbain no doubt looking to push for a finish!
It looks like Tommy Gunn has been cut.
Talbain clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Gunn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Talbain avoids it.
Gunn misses with some punches.
Talbain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Talbain takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Talbain lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Talbain.
Gunn throws a head kick that misses
and Talbain counters with a nice kick to the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Talbain - that will leave a mark!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Gunn crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Talbain - the referee stops the clock and Gunn gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Talbain. Gunn manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Gunn is breathing heavily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The referee is keeping an eye on Talbain - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunn tries to stall but Talbain uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gunn creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gunn tries to stall but Talbain uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gunn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Talbain.
Gunn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Talbain counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Talbain as Gunn tries to tie him up.
Talbain leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Gunn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Good leg kick by Talbain.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunn throws a predictable looking body shot
and Talbain counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Talbain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Talbain misses with a double jab.
Gunn throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Talbain counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Talbain moves into the clinch.
Gunn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Talbain gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gunn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gunn throws a combination that misses
and Talbain counters with a nice body kick.
Gunn throws a combination that misses
and Talbain counters with a body kick that stops Gunn in his tracks momentarily.
Gunn throws a lazy head kick
and Talbain counters with a body kick.
Talbain throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Talbain moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Talbain.
Tommy Gunn's cut is getting worse.
Gunn is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Talbain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Talbain scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tommy Gunn's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Talbain has closed the distance and engaged Gunn in a clinch.
Talbain breaks from the clinch.
Talbain is stalking his opponent - BOOM! Switch kick out of nowhere! Gunn is not moving; he is out cold!! Wow, what a quick finish that was.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jon Talbain!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jacques Durand Jr (ranked 6226 p4p, 23791 weight class) and James Braddock (ranked 595 p4p, 633 weight class). James Braddock will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacques Durand Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 31 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Braddock!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durand Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Braddock manages to avoid it.
Durand Jr lands an overhand right.
Braddock takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Durand Jr. Braddock shrugs it off though.
Durand Jr looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Braddock throws a right and a left that both miss.
Braddock thows a left - swing and a miss!
Durand Jr slips a jab from Braddock.
Braddock connects with a body shot that sends Durand Jr's belly button to the back.
Braddock jabs Durand Jr right on the nose. Durand Jr blinks but takes it well.
Durand Jr gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Durand Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Braddock will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
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!
Durand Jr fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Braddock has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Braddock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Braddock throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durand Jr scores with a jab to the jaw.
Durand Jr throws a leg kick which misses Braddock's front leg but catches the back leg as Braddock tries to avoid it.
Braddock looks to land a combination but Durand Jr avoids it well.
Braddock misses with an uppercut
and Durand Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
 It looks like James Braddock has been cut.
Jacques Durand Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Durand Jr fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Braddock takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Jab, jab by Durand Jr - just one landing.
Braddock pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Durand Jr lands a nice looking body kick.
Durand Jr throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Braddock.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Durand Jr moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Durand Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Durand Jr gets a clinch.
Braddock looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Durand Jr lands a right hand.
Durand Jr utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durand Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Braddock gets tackled into the ropes by Durand Jr. Durand Jr maintains the clinch.
Durand Jr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Braddock backwards.
Durand Jr has his opponent in a tight Thai clinch and unloads with a massive knee that drops Braddock to the canvas! Can Braddock beat the count? 3,4,5,6 and he's up... is he? Yes, he's up! The referee is taking a long look at him and he's going to allow it to continue!
Durand Jr takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Durand Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Braddock swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Braddock misses with a series of wild punches.
Durand Jr throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Braddock is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Braddock throws a right and a left that both miss.
Durand Jr connects with a right hand. Braddock shakes it off.
Braddock takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
 Braddock is rocked!
Braddock looks to land a combination. Durand Jr sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Durand Jr scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Durand Jr.
Braddock just misses with a punch to the body.
Braddock throws a right hand that Durand Jr ducks under and follows up with a left that Durand Jr also avoids with ease.
Durand Jr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Durand Jr takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That has opened up James Braddock's cut even more.
A jab lands there for Durand Jr.
Braddock walks forward, straight into a front kick from Durand Jr.
Durand Jr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Durand Jr lands a high kick!
Braddock is still on wobbly legs! Can Durand Jr finish him?
Durand Jr clobbers Braddock with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Braddock throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Durand Jr counters with a nice body shot.
Durand Jr connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of Braddock's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked Braddock - is he going to beat the count??? 4,5,6,7,8,9.....10 - he's not made it - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Jacques Durand Jr!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Frank Shewmaker (ranked 2586 p4p, 23551 weight class) and Boxing Powerhous (ranked 99 p4p, 259 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, 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 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Shewmaker!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Boxing Powerhous!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Powerhous avoids a punch combination nicely.
Powerhous closes the distance and pushes Shewmaker back into the ropes.
Shewmaker landing knees to the head.
Shewmaker lands on the inside with an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Shewmaker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Powerhous looking to stall.
Shewmaker lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Shewmaker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Powerhous looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Shewmaker landing knees to the head.
Nice body punch from Shewmaker - that landed with a thud.
Shewmaker lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shewmaker with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Shewmaker lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Shewmaker tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Powerhous fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shewmaker throws a knee to the head but misses.
Shewmaker scores with a shoulder strike.
Shewmaker tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Shewmaker working Powerhous over with knees to the body.
Powerhous takes a knee right on the jaw!
I was talking to Shewmaker's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Shewmaker connects with a knee to the head.
Shewmaker lands with a light punch inside.
Shewmaker connects with a nasty looking knee right to Powerhous's face.
Powerhous looking to slow down the pace here.
Shewmaker tries to land a knee to the head but Powerhous blocks with his arms.
Shewmaker lands with a short shot to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Powerhous's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Powerhous missing with knees to the body.
Powerhous takes a knee right on the jaw!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shewmaker throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Powerhouss head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shewmaker lands a left hand that snaps the head of Powerhous backwards.
Shewmaker lands a knee to the head.
Shewmaker scores with a knee to the head.
Powerhous is rocked!
Powerhous takes a knee right on the jaw!
Powerhous is still on wobbly legs! Can Shewmaker finish him?
Shewmaker is controlling Powerhous's neck. Shewmaker unleashes a big knee up the middle! And another! Powerhous goes down! Can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6... he's not going to make it! 9,10. It's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Frank Shewmaker!
Frank Shewmaker retains his super heavyweight title!
Frank Shewmaker thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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