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AON - KNOCKOUT! S1R3 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ovine Thibodeaux (ranked 25516 p4p, 4041 weight class) and Kofi Akakpo (ranked 258 p4p, 185 weight class). Akakpo has chosen Destroyer as his entrance music. Kofi Akakpo 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ovine Thibodeaux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kofi Akakpo!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Chad Campbell and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akakpo throws a series of strikes that have Thibodeaux backpedaling.
Akakpo ducks under a wild hook from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux really is a fat lump.
Thibodeaux throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Akakpo counter with a right hand.
Akakpo misses with an uppercut.
Ovine Thibodeaux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thibodeaux misses with a shot to the body
and Akakpo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Akakpo slips under a jab from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux needs to keep his hands up - Akakpo had a free shot at his head there.
A slow jab from Akakpo misses its intended target.
Thibodeaux looks to throw the jab but Akakpo is out of range.
Thibodeaux moves away from the strike by Akakpo.
Thibodeaux throws out a loose jab but Akakpo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Akakpo misses the jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thibodeaux misses with a few strikes there.
Nice shot lands for Akakpo.
A swing and a miss from Akakpo.
Akakpo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A big left from Akakpo misses.
A jab from Akakpo misses.
Thibodeaux moves out of range as Akakpo strikes.
Akakpo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A slow jab from Akakpo misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akakpo lands a jab to the head.
Akakpo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thibodeaux counters with a straight right hand.
Thibodeaux throws an off balance right hand
and Akakpo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thibodeaux is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Akakpo's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Akakpo misses with a two punch combination.
Akakpo misses with a looping right.
Thibodeaux throws a hook but Akakpo blocks it.
Thibodeaux misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Akakpo counters with a nice uppercut.
Thibodeaux lands a nice leg kick that just misses Akakpo's sensitive parts.
A slow jab from Akakpo misses its intended target.
Akakpo misses with a hook.
Thibodeaux misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Thibodeaux clobbers Akakpo 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.
Thibodeaux throws a jab when Akakpo was well out of range.
Thibodeaux misses with a body shot.
Thibodeaux connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Thibodeaux lands with an uppercut that bounces Akakpo off the ropes and back into range.
Akakpo blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akakpo moves out of range of the body kick from Thibodeaux.
Akakpo slips under a jab from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux ducks under a wild hook from Akakpo.
Thibodeaux throws a jab when Akakpo was well out of range.
Thibodeaux slips a jab from Akakpo.
Akakpo catches his opponent with a big hook that sends him to the canvas! Thibodeaux stumbles back to his feet but will the referee allow it to continue? Thibodeaux walks forwards and this one will be allowed to continue! Come on!
 It looks like Ovine Thibodeaux has been cut.
Thibodeaux shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Thibodeaux slips a straight right by Akakpo.
Akakpo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thibodeaux.
Akakpo throws out a loose jab but Thibodeaux uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thibodeaux misses with an uppercut. Akakpo saw that one coming.
Thibodeaux defending well as Akakpo loads up on a big left hand.
Thibodeaux moves away from the strike by Akakpo.
Akakpo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thibodeaux.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thibodeaux. Akakpo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Akakpo lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and Thibodeaux goes down! The ref sends Akakpo to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and Thibodeaux is back to his feet. He seems a little groggy but the referee thinks he's OK to continue, so we're back to the action!
Akakpo thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like Thibodeaux wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akakpo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thibodeaux.
Akakpo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That kick from Thibodeaux tenderised Akakpo's leg. Akakpo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Akakpo might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Thibodeaux throws a leg kick but Akakpo moved away.
Thibodeaux throws a big shot that misses.
A cross from Akakpo lands.
Akakpo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Akakpo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A swing and a miss from Thibodeaux.
Akakpo misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice cross by Thibodeaux.
A solid leg kick lands there for Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux thuds his right hand into Akakpo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thibodeaux takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux throws a wild body kick that Akakpo sees coming a mile off.
Thibodeaux staying out of range there.
Akakpo missing with a left hand there. Thibodeaux was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Akakpo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Akakpo scores a flash knockdown with a right hook that drops Thibodeaux to his hands and knees! The ref pushes Akakpo away as he looks to land an illegal blow. Thibodeaux got an extra few seconds to recover there, which could have made all the differences as he stumbles back to his feet. The referee looks into his eyes and decides to allow the bout to continue. Can he survive?!
Akakpo misses with the combination.
A big right followed by a crushing left from Akakpo knocks Thibodeaux out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kofi Akakpo!
Kofi Akakpo was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Simba Osei (ranked 4073 p4p, 6010 weight class) and Murphy Law (ranked 188 p4p, 239 weight class). Murphy Law is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Simba Osei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Murphy Law!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Eddie Farnsworth and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Law pushes Osei up against the ropes in a clinch.
Law blocks an elbow strike from Osei.
Law misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Osei.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Osei.
Osei lands a left hand that snaps the head of Law backwards.
Law lands with a left to the head.
Law takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short uppercut from Osei.
Osei misses with an elbow over the top.
Osei misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Osei scores with a nice short uppercut.
Law swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Osei gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
 It looks like Murphy Law has been cut.
Osei misses with a punch on the inside.
Law tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Law blocks an uppercut.
Law throws a head punch that misses.
Law trying to land knees to the body.
Osei throws a head punch that misses.
Osei misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Osei just misses with a elbow thrown towards Law's brow.
Law lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Osei or not.
Osei pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Nice elbow from Osei.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Osei fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Osei.
Law lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Law throws a punch but it's blocked by Osei.
Law tries to land knees in the clinch but Osei avoids the damage to the body.
Osei lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Osei just misses with a elbow thrown towards Law's brow.
Osei lands with a right to the head.
Law throws a punch but it's blocked by Osei.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Osei just misses with a elbow thrown towards Law's brow.
Law lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Simba Osei has been cut.
Osei throws an elbow that misses.
Osei lands a nice uppercut.
Osei lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Law swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Law scores a nice knee to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Law fails to land.
Law swings wildly with an uppercut but Osei uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Law.
Osei creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Law tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Osei fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Osei misses with a hook from the clinch.
Osei scores with a shot to the side of Law's head.
Osei throws a punch but it's blocked by Law.
Law takes an elbow to the forehead.
Law misses with a knee strike.
Law avoids the elbow strike from Osei, against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Osei.
Law lands a shoulder strike.
Law landing knees to the body.
Osei is breathing heavily.
A short right from Law on the inside.
Law lands a nice knee to the body.
Law lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Law lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Law.
A short uppercut from Law.
Law scores with a knee to the head.
Osei takes a shot to the head.
Osei's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Law lands a body shot.
Law lands a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Law blocks the elbow strike.
Law tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Law tries to land knees in the clinch but Osei avoids the damage to the body.
Law lands a right hand that snaps the head of Osei backwards.
Osei misses with an elbow over the top.
Osei's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Osei pushes off an throws an elbow but Law leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
A short right from Law on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Osei fails to land.
Law landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Law lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Law lands a left hand.
Law makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Law scores with a nice short uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice right hand lands inside from Law.
Knees to the body from Law.
Law pushes Osei back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Law lands a shoulder strike.
Law lands a knee to the head.
Law stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Law with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Law lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Law connects with a nasty looking knee right to Osei's face.
Law landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Law landing knees to the body.
Law scores with a knee to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Law.
Law lands a body punch.
Law lands a nice uppercut.
Law lands on the inside with an uppercut.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Osei throws an elbow but misses.
A short right from Law on the inside.
Law scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Law.
Law lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Law lands a shoulder strike.
Law softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Osei lands an elbow that stopped Law in his tracks for a moment.
Law lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A short uppercut from Law.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Murphy Law dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Law cracks Osei with a right hand to the side of the head.
Law uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Osei.
Law swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Law looks to score with a jab to the body but Osei is just out of range.
Osei bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Osei throwing a counter right hand but Law manages to avoid it.
Law misses with a wild body shot.
Osei moves out of range as Law strikes.
Law connects with an inside leg kick.
Osei is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Law throws a body punch but Osei moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Law.
Law stuns Osei with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Law throws a leg kick but Osei sees it coming and checks it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Osei walks into a straight right hand from Law.
Law connects with a good right hand that stumbles Osei. Osei circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Law cracks Osei with an open hand slap.
 Osei is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Law throws a head kick but Osei moves out of range.
Osei was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Oh Osei is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Osei tries to keep at a distance but Law has taken the fight into the clinch.
Law has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Law lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Law works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Law lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Law lands a good knee to the midsection. Osei won't want to take too many of those.
Law creates a bit of distance and cracks Osei with a big uppercut! Osei goes down! The referee pushes Law away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Osei make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Law takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Murphy Law!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Maximus Bane (ranked 3678 p4p, 3356 weight class) and Erron Black (ranked 171 p4p, 161 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maximus Bane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Erron Black!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jonathan Paton and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black throws a head kick that misses.
Black rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bane moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bane. Black does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bane misses with a hook.
Bane swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Black showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bane.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bane lands a good knee to the midsection. Black won't want to take too many of those.
Black looks winded!
Bane working Black over with knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Bane.
Bane landing knees to the head.
It looks like Erron Black has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Black takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bane lands a shoulder strike.
 Black is rocked!
A nice left hand lands by Bane.
Black is still on wobbly legs! Can Bane finish him?
The fighters are playing wrist control here with Black pressed against the ropes. Bane frees himself up and cracks Black with an uppercut straight from the bowels of hell! Black crumples to the floor, out cold! Bane jumps on to the ropes and takes in the roar of the crowd! That was nasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Maximus Bane!
During a confident post fight interview, Maximus Bane thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Erland Van Grossberger (ranked 5094 p4p, 4047 weight class) and Iggy Pop (ranked 220 p4p, 186 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Erland Van Grossberger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Iggy Pop!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Alyssa Summers and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Grossberger gets a clinch.
Pop tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pop tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pop throws an elbow but it misses.
Van Grossberger misses with a punch on the inside.
Van Grossberger tries to work over Pop's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knees to the body from Pop.
Pop lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Van Grossberger backwards.
Pop lands a good knee to the midsection. Van Grossberger won't want to take too many of those.
Van Grossberger is breathing heavily.
Pop lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Erland Van Grossberger has been cut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pop.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pop obliges.
Pop lands an elbow just above Van Grossberger 's eye.
Van Grossberger definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pop with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pop.
Pop gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Van Grossberger takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pop working Van Grossberger over with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Pop.
A short body shot lands from Pop as the two fighters clinch.
Van Grossberger misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pop gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Van Grossberger is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pop is defending well for now.
Pop lands an elbow that stopped Van Grossberger in his tracks for a moment.
Pop misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Van Grossberger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Pop.
Van Grossberger takes an elbow to the temple.
Van Grossberger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Van Grossberger fails to land.
Pop tries a body shot but Van Grossberger blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Grossberger.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pop.
Pop lands a nice knee to the body.
Pop scores with a shoulder strike.
Pop using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Pop with a knee to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pop.
Pop throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Van Grossberger blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Grossberger takes an elbow to the forehead.
Van Grossberger tries to throw a body punch but Pop avoids it by throwing Van Grossberger back against the ropes.
Pop lands an elbow inside that Van Grossberger shrugs off.
Van Grossberger takes an elbow to the temple.
Pop comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pop blocks an uppercut.
Pop makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pop stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pop presses Van Grossberger against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pop lands a good knee to the midsection. Van Grossberger won't want to take too many of those.
Pop scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pop unloads a knee to the mid-section. Van Grossberger lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Van Grossberger takes a knee to the side of the body.
Pop lands a damaging elbow.
Pop connects with a knee to the head.
Pop comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pop lands an elbow just above Van Grossberger 's eye.
Nice elbow from Pop.
Pop lands a knee to the body.
Pop comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pop lands a nice elbow.
Pop lands a shoulder strike.
Pop lands a right hand.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pop obliges.
Pop blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pop missing with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pop.
Pop misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Van Grossberger.
Van Grossberger takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pop unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Van Grossberger takes a knee right on the jaw!
Pop tries to work over Van Grossberger's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pop tries a knee to the head but Van Grossberger blocks it.
Pop lands a nice knee to the body.
Pop putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Van Grossberger in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Pop.
Pop lands a good knee to the midsection. Van Grossberger won't want to take too many of those.
Van Grossberger takes a knee right on the jaw!
Van Grossberger is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pop is defending well for now.
Pop connects with a nasty looking knee right to Van Grossberger's face.
We've been informed that Pop has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Pop creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Van Grossberger's defenses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pop lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Van Grossberger tries a body shot but Pop blocks it.
Pop misses with a body punch.
Pop lands a shoulder strike.
Pop gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pop lands an elbow inside.
Pop scores a nice knee to the body.
Van Grossberger takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pop gets through Van Grossberger's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pop can't find room to land a body shot as Van Grossberger controls the action.
Pop lands a good knee to the midsection. Van Grossberger won't want to take too many of those.
Pop scores a nice knee to the body.
Pop gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pop putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Van Grossberger in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Pop landing knees to the head.
Pop unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Pop lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Van Grossberger misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pop scores a nice knee to the body.
Pop creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Van Grossberger's defenses.
Pop tries to land knees in the clinch but Van Grossberger avoids the damage to the body.
Pop lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pop lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Erland Van Grossberger's cut is getting worse.
Pop lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pop trying to land knees to the body.
Pop misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Van Grossberger.
Pop creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Van Grossberger's defenses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Iggy Pop dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Erland Van Grossberger's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Pop uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Grossberger.
Erland Van Grossberger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Van Grossberger tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pop swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pop connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Van Grossberger takes a swing at Pop's ribcage but misses.
Van Grossberger tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Pop manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Van Grossberger doesn't manage to clinch there - Pop circles away.
Pop cracks Van Grossberger with an open hand slap.
Pop swats away the attempt to clinch by Van Grossberger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Grossberger looks to land a left hand but Pop moved out of range nicely.
Van Grossberger will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Grossberger staying out of range there.
Pop takes the fight into the clinch.
Pop tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Van Grossberger avoids it.
Van Grossberger misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van Grossberger tries to throw a body punch but Pop avoids it by throwing Van Grossberger back against the ropes.
Pop is working Van Grossberger over against the ropes.
Iggy Pop seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pop tries a knee to the head but Van Grossberger blocks it.
Pop with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pop creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Van Grossberger's defenses.
Pop putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Van Grossberger in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Pop tries to land knees in the clinch but Van Grossberger avoids the damage to the body.
Van Grossberger managing to block the knees to the body from Pop.
Pop with a knee to the head.
Pop is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pop.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pop gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pop with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Grossberger has a couple of punches blocked by Pop.
Pop working Van Grossberger over with knees to the body.
Pop lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Van Grossberger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pop's elbow.
Van Grossberger tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pop avoids it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pop.
Pop blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pop connects with a nasty looking knee right to Van Grossberger's face.
Pop connects with a nasty looking knee right to Van Grossberger's face.
Pop lands a damaging elbow.
Pop lands a nice knee to the body.
Pop tries to throw a body punch but Van Grossberger avoids it by throwing Pop back against the ropes.
Pop blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pop creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pop.
Van Grossberger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van Grossberger goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pop gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pop crunches a lovely knee into Van Grossberger's ribcage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Grossberger struggles to land a body shot inside as Pop controls his hands.
Pop scores a nice knee to the body.
Van Grossberger misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pop gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pop misses with a knee to the head.
Van Grossberger blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pop lands an elbow inside that Van Grossberger shrugs off.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pop.
Van Grossberger tries a body shot but Pop blocks it.
Van Grossberger on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pop throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Van Grossberger blocks it with crossed arms.
Van Grossberger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Van Grossberger blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Van Grossberger throws a punch but it's blocked by Pop.
Pop blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Van Grossberger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Van Grossberger trying to land knees to the body.
Van Grossberger takes a knee right on the jaw!
Van Grossberger throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Grossberger on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Van Grossberger misses with some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pop lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A short left from Van Grossberger.
Van Grossberger takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pop with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Van Grossberger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pop lands an elbow just above Van Grossberger 's eye.
Pop gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Grossberger.
Pop scores a nice knee to the body.
Pop lands an elbow that stopped Van Grossberger in his tracks for a moment.
Pop tries to throw a body punch but Van Grossberger avoids it by throwing Pop back against the ropes.
Pop creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Van Grossberger's defenses.
Van Grossberger misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pop.
Pop comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pop lands a knee to the head.
Van Grossberger's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pop has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pop landing some nice looking knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Iggy Pop showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Erland Van Grossberger's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Nice body punch from Pop.
Pop keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Grossberger tries to clinch up but Pop circles away and keeps his distance.
Pop misses with an uppercut. Van Grossberger saw that one coming.
Pop tries to clinch but Van Grossberger is having none of it.
Van Grossberger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pop ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Grossberger moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Grossberger wants to clinch up but Pop keeps it at a distance.
Pop wants to counter the offense by Van Grossberger and move into the clinch position.
Pop ducks under a wild hook from Van Grossberger.
Van Grossberger sets himself, and Pop steps forward looking for the clinch! Van Grossberger avoids it this time.
Pop tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Grossberger was well out of range. Poor timing from Pop.
Van Grossberger seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Pop throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pop tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pop. Van Grossberger does a little dance to reset his feet.
Van Grossberger swings for the body but Pop moves out of range.
Van Grossberger forces Pop back against the ropes and clinches.
Pop is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pop lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Van Grossberger takes a knee to the side of the body.
Pop tries to land knees in the clinch but Van Grossberger avoids the damage to the body.
Pop tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Van Grossberger avoids it.
Pop landing knees to the body.
Pop lands an elbow that stopped Van Grossberger in his tracks for a moment.
Pop lands an elbow that stopped Van Grossberger in his tracks for a moment.
Pop lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Pop putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Van Grossberger in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pop lands a nice knee to the body.
Pop creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Van Grossberger's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pop tries to throw a body punch but Van Grossberger avoids it by throwing Pop back against the ropes.
Pop presses Van Grossberger against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pop lands a damaging elbow.
A knee to the head by Pop.
Pop throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Van Grossberger blocks it with crossed arms.
Pop lands a good knee to the midsection. Van Grossberger won't want to take too many of those.
Pop utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Pop lands a damaging elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pop.
Pop misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Van Grossberger.
Van Grossberger misses with the head strike.
Van Grossberger misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Grossberger scores with a shoulder strike.
Van Grossberger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Van Grossberger takes an elbow to the forehead.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Pop just misses with a elbow thrown towards Van Grossberger's brow.
Pop blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pop.
Pop connects with a knee to the head.
Van Grossberger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pop using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Pop lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pop lands a damaging elbow.
Van Grossberger misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pop scores a nice knee to the body.
Pop connects with a nasty looking knee right to Van Grossberger's face.
Pop is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Van Grossberger is defending well for now.
Pop lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Pop with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pop has a couple of punches blocked by Van Grossberger.
Iggy Pop is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Pop looks to throw an elbow but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Grossberger landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Van Grossberger lands a hook to the side of the head.
Van Grossberger has a couple of punches blocked by Pop.
Van Grossberger avoids a wild elbow strike from Pop.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pop misses with the head strike.
Van Grossberger struggles to land a body shot inside as Pop controls his hands.
Pop tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pop misses with a knee strike.
Van Grossberger misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pop.
Van Grossberger on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pop lands a nice knee to the body.
Van Grossberger misses with some punches.
Van Grossberger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A knee to the head by Pop.
Pop with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pop misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Van Grossberger.
Pop blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that's the end of the fight!
Iggy Pop comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pop 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 26:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 26:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Iggy Pop!
Our winner, Iggy Pop, 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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