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ALLSTAR KT: Redfist Vs Dixon PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Bryan Ducharme (ranked 4518 p4p, 24691 weight class) and Stan Young (ranked 563 p4p, 653 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bryan Ducharme!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Stan Young!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ducharme throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Young on the side of the head.
Young on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ducharme closes the distance and clinches.
Ducharme lands with a left to the head.
Young dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Young wants to stall.
Ducharme lands a right hand.
Ducharme lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Young manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ducharme misses with a hook to the body
and Young counters with a nice uppercut.
 It looks like Bryan Ducharme has been cut.
Ducharme's corner calls for a 1-2. Ducharme obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ducharme has taken the fight to the clinch.
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!
Young is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ducharme is keeping busy.
Ducharme lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ducharme stalling the fight.
Ducharme working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Ducharme.
Ducharme effectively controlling the action here.
Ducharme lands a left hand that snaps the head of Young backwards.
I was talking to Ducharme's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Ducharme lands a nice uppercut.
Ducharme lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Young backwards.
Ducharme stalling in the clinch.
Young missing with knees to the body.
Ducharme is stalling here.
Young manages to break the clinch.
Young misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ducharme ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ducharme ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ducharme misses with a lunging right hand
and Young counters with a lead uppercut that lands right on the button! Ducharme goes down! Will Ducharme beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's up! No problem. Let's get back to the action!
 Ducharme is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ducharme throws a sloppy body shot
and Young counters with a lead uppercut that lands right on the button! Ducharme goes down! Will Ducharme beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8... he's not going to make it! 9,10! He's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Stan Young!
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Petchwanchai Sitsongrit (ranked 4873 p4p, 4883 weight class) and Dominic Action (ranked 348 p4p, 350 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Petchwanchai Sitsongrit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dominic Action!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Action turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sitsongrit lands a jab to the nose.
Sitsongrit lands a nice shot to the body.
Action connects with a leg kick.
A jab from Sitsongrit finds it's way through Action's defenses.
Action lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Action.
Action scoring well with a low kick there.
Action throws a head kick that misses.
It looked like Sitsongrit wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Action walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sitsongrit checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Action throws a body punch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
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!
Sitsongrit jabs at Action's body.
Sitsongrit darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Donk. Sitsongrit catches Action right on the button with a cross.
Sitsongrit scores with a decent looking hook.
Action throws a head kick that misses.
Sitsongrit lands a nice looking body shot.
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Action has time to react.
Sitsongrit scores with a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Action was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit scores with a sloppy right hand. Action should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Action misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sitsongrit turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Action misses with an uppercut
and Sitsongrit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sitsongrit is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Sitsongrit lands a nice hook to Action's body. Action takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sitsongrit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Action throws out the jab.
Sitsongrit looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Action throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sitsongrit.
Action blocks a jab.
Action throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Action scores with a big combo that sends Sitsongrit crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but the referee has seen enough as Sitsongrit flops around uncontrollably and he's called an end to the fight! Action jumps onto the ropes and throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Gross.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dominic Action!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jorma Erkkila (ranked 5541 p4p, 4750 weight class) and Leonidas Nikopolidis (ranked 614 p4p, 582 weight class). Nikopolidis has chosen De Ginetei as his entrance music. Jorma Erkkila has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jorma Erkkila!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Leonidas Nikopolidis!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Erkkila circles away from the clinch attempt.
It looked like Erkkila wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nikopolidis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nikopolidis tries to clinch up
and Erkkila counters with a nice uppercut.
Nikopolidis tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Erkkila manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Erkkila swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nikopolidis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Erkkila is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nikopolidis throws a head kick that misses.
A quick step to the side and Erkkila tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nikopolidis closes the distance but Erkkila moves to the side
and Erkkila counters with a stiff right hand.
 It looks like Leonidas Nikopolidis has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikopolidis darts in trying to clinch
and Erkkila counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nikopolidis scores with a head kick. Erkkila tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Nikopolidis tries to clinch
and before Nikopolidis has any time to reset, Erkkila cracks him with a big right hand that drops him face first to the canvas! He's hurt! I don't think he's going to get back up from that one! He's trying but he's doing the chicken dance and has face planted into to ropes, causing the referee to bring this fight to an end! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Jorma Erkkila!
A relieved looking Jorma Erkkila thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Lan Phap Qui (ranked 24144 p4p, 4409 weight class) and Ike Villanova (ranked 599 p4p, 505 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lan Phap Qui!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ike Villanova!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phap Qui wants to clinch
and Villanova counters with a nice uppercut.
Villanova tries to keep at a distance but Phap Qui has taken the fight into the clinch.
Phap Qui working hard to break the clinch.
Villanova manages to break the clinch.
Phap Qui tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Villanova counters with a really nice, stiff jab that drops Phap Qui onto his ass. He'll have to take the mandatory count from the referee but he's back on his feet and he seems OK to continue.
Phap Qui is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Phap Qui wants to clinch but Villanova slips to the side
and Villanova counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ike Villanova!
A very excited looking Ike Villanova made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Tom Bishop had a terrible time trying to make weight. After initially coming in at 208.7, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. Stepping on the scales for a second time, he still failed to make the required weight and after much deliberation, his fight with Diego Ramirez was cancelled. |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Chance Boudreaux (ranked 3619 p4p, 4474 weight class) and Andrei Petrescu (ranked 484 p4p, 556 weight class). Chance Boudreaux has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chance Boudreaux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrei Petrescu!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrescu keeps the fight on the outside.
Petrescu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boudreaux takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
It looks like Chance Boudreaux has been cut.
Boudreaux takes one to the side of the head.
Petrescu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boudreaux manages to avoid it.
Boudreaux went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Petrescu with the inside leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Petrescu. That snapped Boudreaux's head back.
Petrescu works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Boudreaux throws a head kick that Petrescu semi-blocks.
Petrescu lands with a right hand.
Petrescu cracks Boudreaux with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Boudreaux is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Boudreaux is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Boudreaux could not beat the count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Andrei Petrescu!
A victorious Andrei Petrescu thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The defeated Chance Boudreaux had this to say: 'I am unimpressed with my performance. Soory guys.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Alec Harvey (ranked 1563 p4p, 5817 weight class) and Dilroy Kennard (ranked 205 p4p, 492 weight class). Harvey comes into the arena with I DONT KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME - Choke blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Dilroy Kennard enters the ring!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alec Harvey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dilroy Kennard!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kennard moves to clinch but Harvey breaks away
letting Harvey counter with a right hand.
Kennard wants to clinch
and Harvey counters with a nice uppercut.
Harvey avoids a punch combination nicely.
Harvey tries to bum rush Kennard with a series of wild strikes but Kennard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Harvey with a jab.
Harvey feints a jab promting Kennard to slip. Harvey then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kennard slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Harvey lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Harvey looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Harvey getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kennard tries to clinch but Harvey is having none of it.
Harvey cracks Kennard with an open hand slap.
Harvey lands with a straight right. Kennard didn't see that one coming.
Harvey connects with the punch.
Kennard fails with an attempt to clinch.
Harvey swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A jab from Harvey finds it's way through Kennard's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harvey lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kennard shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Harvey is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Harvey works the jab nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Harvey. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Harvey.
Kennard wants to clinch up but Harvey keeps it at a distance.
Kennard ducks under a wild hook from Harvey.
Kennard takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Harvey darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Harvey lands with a good body shot.
Kennard has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Harvey finds it's way round the side to connect with Kennard's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kennard tries a head kick but it misses.
Kennard walks into a stiff left hand from Harvey.
Harvey scores with a nice head shot.
Jab, jab by Harvey - just one landing.
Kennard throws a body shot but no joy.
Kennard walks into a jab.
Harvey changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harvey connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Harvey throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kennard stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A left lands for Harvey.
Harvey connects with a body shot.
Kennard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harvey swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kennard has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Harvey finds it's way round the side to connect with Kennard's head.
Harvey lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kennard at a distance.
Harvey feints a jab promting Kennard to slip. Harvey then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kennard slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Harvey lands with a hook. Kennard tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nice cross by Harvey.
Kennard on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kennard walks into a stiff left hand from Harvey.
Kennard has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harvey jabs Kennard right on the nose. Kennard blinks but takes it well.
Kennard is looking to clinch but Harvey is avoiding it.
Harvey throwing a counter right hand but Kennard manages to avoid it.
Kennard is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Harvey cracks Kennard with an open hand slap.
Harvey lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Harvey.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alec Harvey dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kennard pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kennard lands a right hook to the body.
Good exchange - Harvey coming out on top.
A shot to the liver by Harvey. Beautiful body shot.
Kennard moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kennard walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dilroy Kennard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kennard tries a head kick but it misses.
Harvey works Kennard's body with a nice hook.
Kennard is looking to clinch.
Harvey lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Harvey lands with an uppercut that bounces Kennard off the ropes and back into range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kennard's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Harvey connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kennard scrambles back to his feet.
 Kennard is rocked!
Harvey with a hook.
Kennard is still on wobbly legs! Can Harvey finish him?
Kennard tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Harvey manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A counter left hand to the body from Harvey misses its target.
Harvey connects with a nice looking jab.
Harvey scores with a jab.
Harvey lands a really nice looking cross but Kennard seems unphased.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harvey lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kennard tries to clinch up but Harvey circles away and keeps his distance.
Kennard misses with a leg kick.
Harvey is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kennard can do to turn this around?
Kennard gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Harvey fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Harvey scores with a nice head shot.
Alec Harvey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kennard gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Harvey scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kennard on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Harvey lands a slapping body shot.
Kennard is breathing heavily.
Harvey lands with a hook. Kennard tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his 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!
Kennard takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Harvey cracks Kennard with a good jab.
Harvey scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Alec Harvey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kennard closes the distance but Harvey moves to the side
and Harvey makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kennard wants to clinch
and Harvey counters with a straight right hand.
Kennard is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Harvey's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kennard under the eye.
Danga de danga de dang - Harvey scores with a four punch combination!
Harvey lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kennard tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Harvey counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Harvey staggers Kennard with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Kennard looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! No! He's back down again! 9...10 - he's can't beat the count and Harvey is victorious!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Alec Harvey!
A relieved looking Alec Harvey thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Frankie Griggs (ranked 3216 p4p, 2953 weight class) and Alexander Vij (ranked 357 p4p, 330 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frankie Griggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Vij!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vij fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Griggs looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Vij with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Griggs to score with a decent uppercut.
Griggs moves out of range of the strikes.
Vij lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Griggs misses with a hook.
Vij blocks a head kick by Griggs.
Griggs throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vij sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Frankie Griggs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Griggs throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vij throws out a counter right but Griggs avoids it with no problem.
Griggs falls off balance throwing a combination
and Vij counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Vij keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Griggs.
Vij misses with a series of wild punches.
Vij's corner calls for a 1-2. Vij obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Griggs drops his hands momentarily and Vij takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Griggs throws a lazy uppercut
and Vij counters with a solid body kick.
Griggs stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Vij.
Griggs tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griggs swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vij 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.
Vij fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Griggs, pushing him back against the ropes.
Vij gets through Griggs's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Vij looking to slow down the pace here.
Griggs takes a knee to the side of the body.
Griggs wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Griggs is trying to break free.
Vij scores with a shot to the side of Griggs's head.
Vij lands a right hand that snaps the head of Griggs backwards.
Vij lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vij landing knees to the body.
Vij stalling.
Vij lands a nice knee to the body.
Vij stalling against the ropes.
Vij has Griggs pressed against the ropes, preventing Griggs from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A frustrated look appears on Griggs's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Vij scores with a shot to the side of Griggs's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right hand to the body from Vij.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Vij creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Knees to the body from Vij.
Vij lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Griggs takes a shot to the head.
Griggs has had enough of the clinch but Vij keeps him there for the moment.
A right hook to the body lands for Vij.
Griggs breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Griggs takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Vij bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vij throws out a counter right but Griggs avoids it with no problem.
Griggs throws an off balance right hand
and Vij counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Griggs walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Vij rushes Griggs and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
A hook to the body from Vij.
Griggs wants to break free but Vij has control.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Griggs is trying to force a seperation but Vij has the dominant position.
A nice left hand lands by Vij.
Griggs wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vij has him pressed against the ropes.
Griggs breaks the clinch.
Vij wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Vij dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Griggs lands a head kick. Vij smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Vij lunges at Griggs with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Griggs's hand.
Griggs pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Griggs throws a lazy right hand but Vij sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Griggs takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Griggs throws a hook but Vij blocks it.
Vij explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Griggs throws a right hand that misses
and Vij counters with a straight right hand.
Griggs rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vij counters with a stiff right hand.
A cross from Vij lands.
Griggs is rocked!
A big right followed by a crushing left from Vij knocks Griggs out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Alexander Vij!
A relieved looking Alexander Vij thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Lester Neich (ranked 22605 p4p, 3908 weight class) and Koko Kallik (ranked 412 p4p, 297 weight class). Neich kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is YKWIM? - Yot club. Koko Kallik has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Lester Neich's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Lester Neich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Koko Kallik!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neich avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kallik tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Neich counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jab, jab by Neich - just one landing.
Koko Kallik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Neich scores with a sloppy right hand. Kallik should have avoided that one.
Neich scores with a hook to the body. Kallik takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kallik fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kallik tries to clinch but Neich moves away
and Kallik takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Neich creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Neich on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Neich.
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!
Neich scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kallik blocks an uppercut.
Neich scores with a shoulder strike.
Kallik blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kallik blocking some punches.
Neich throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kalliks head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kallik.
A head punch on the inside from Neich fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kallik blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kallik tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Neich.
Kallik fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Neich misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kallik.
Neich misses with some punches.
Kallik looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Neich has a couple of punches blocked by Kallik.
Kallik blocking some punches.
Neich lands a left hand.
Kallik blocking some punches.
Kallik softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Kallik's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kallik blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Neich lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Neich.
Neich fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Neich.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Neich scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kallik blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Neich misses with the head strike.
Kallik blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Neich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Neich scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kallik lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kallik blocks an uppercut.
Neich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Neich misses with some punches.
Kallik working aggressively here.
I was talking to Neich's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Neich lands a right hand.
Neich scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Neich throws a head punch that misses.
Neich misses with the head strike.
Kallik blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kallik blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lester Neich dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kallik tries to clinch but Neich moves away
and Neich connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Neich digs a good body shot into Kallik's ribs.
Neich stuns Kallik with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Neich circles away from the clinch attempt.
Neich avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kallik walks into a jab.
Kallik has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kallik there as he acknowledges the shot.
Neich keeps the fight on the outside.
Kallik tries to clinch but Neich is having none of it.
Neich throws a shot to the body.
Neich moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kallik tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Neich looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Neich circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kallik clinches up against the ropes.
Neich misses with a punch on the inside.
Neich lands a shoulder strike.
Kallik blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kallik.
A short uppercut from Neich.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neich misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kallik misses with a punch on the inside.
Neich lands a hook that snaps the head of Kallik backwards.
Neich scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Neich misses with the head strike.
Kallik misses with the head strike.
Neich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kallik working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kallik throws a punch but it's blocked by Neich.
A short right from Neich on the inside.
A short right from Neich on the inside.
Neich lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Neich gets through Kallik's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Neich.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kallik fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Neich fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kallik swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kallik misses with some punches.
Kallik blocking some punches.
Neich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kallik swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Neich lands a hook that snaps the head of Kallik backwards.
Neich lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kallik backwards.
Neich misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kallik working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Neich.
Neich has a couple of punches blocked by Kallik.
Neich lands a hook to the side of the head.
Neich misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kallik throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch on the inside from Kallik fails to land.
Neich misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kallik.
Kallik tries to throw a body punch but Neich avoids it by throwing Kallik back against the ropes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lester Neich dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kallik takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kallik takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Neich comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Neich scores with a shot to the body.
Kallik fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kallik tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kallik tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Neich counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A cross from Neich lands.
Neich getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kallik takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lester Neich is winning the standup battle so far.
Kallik tries to clinch but Neich is having none of it.
Kallik moves to clinch but Neich breaks away
and Neich counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Neich connects with a looping right hand.
Neich moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kallik moves to clinch but Neich breaks away
and Neich makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The fighters circling - Kallik throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Neich listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Neich lands a really nice looking cross but Kallik seems unphased.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kallik tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Neich manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kallik tries to clinch up but Neich circles away and keeps his distance.
It looked like Neich wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Neich jabs Kallik to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kallik tries to close the distance and clinch but Neich swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Neich punishes Kallik's body with a nice straight punch.
Neich lands with a shot to the body.
Kallik fails with an attempt to clinch.
Neich appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Neich lands with an overhand left.
Kallik tries to clinch
and Neich counters with a stiff right hand.
Neich fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kallik looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Neich swats away the attempt to clinch by Kallik.
It looked like Neich was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kallik.
Kallik tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Neich paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It looked like Neich wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kallik wants to clinch
and Neich counters with a nice uppercut.
Neich scores with a shot to the body.
Kallik shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kallik tries to clinch but Neich is having none of it.
Kallik tries to clinch up
and Neich makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neich with a jab.
Kallik looks to clinch
and Kallik takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Neich swats away the attempt to clinch by Kallik.
Neich uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kallik has time to react.
Neich takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A jab lands there for Neich.
Kallik is rocked!
Neich scores with a sloppy right hand. Kallik should have avoided that one.
Kallik is still on wobbly legs! Can Neich finish him?
Neich scores with a big combo that sends Kallik crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but the referee has seen enough as Kallik flops around uncontrollably and he's called an end to the fight! Neich jumps onto the ropes and throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Gross.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lester Neich!
A very excited looking Lester Neich made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Sortek Redfist (ranked 3191 p4p, 2545 weight class) and Ali Dixon (ranked 444 p4p, 356 weight class). Redfist comes to the ring accompanied by Earl Sweatshirt-Chum. 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 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 52 - 29 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Sortek Redfist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Ali Dixon!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Redfist slips a jab and a cross from Dixon.
Redfist keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Redfist takes one on the button.
Redfist throws a head kick but Dixon moves out of range.
It seemed like Dixon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Redfist has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Dillo's Deadly Dojo in the buildup to the fight.
Dixon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dixon takes one to the side of the head.
It looks like Ali Dixon has been cut.
Redfist misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Redfist cracks Dixon with a left hand that drops him to the canvas, up against the ropes! Can Dixon 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. Dixon looks steady enough to continue so we're going to continue!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Redfist defending well as Dixon loads up on a big left hand.
Redfist looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Dixon lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dixon.
It looks like Sortek Redfist has been cut.
Dixon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Redfist walks into a jab.
Redfist is looking to slow Dixon down with leg kicks.
Dixon misses with a two punch combination.
Good shot there by Redfist.
Redfist pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Redfist rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Dixon to counter with a crisp jab.
Sloppy strikes from Redfist. Those never looked like landing.
A little jabbing left from Dixon on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dixon misses with a looping left.
Redfist throws out a head kick that Dixon doesn't see coming - it connects and sends Dixon crashing to the mat face first! He's bounced up to his knees and is scrambling to get back to his feet and beat the count. He's up on 5 but still looks a bit groggy; will the referee allow it to continue??? He's taking a good look into Dixon's eyes and has decided to let it go on!
Dixon is rocked!
Dixon takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redfist lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Dixon crumples to the floor! Redfist milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Sortek Redfist!
Sortek Redfist decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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