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GOAT MW Boxing Round 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Ceferino Garcia (ranked 5390 p4p, 5350 weight class) and Marvin Hagler (ranked 524 p4p, 519 weight class). Garcia has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Ceferino Garcia had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ceferino Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marvin Hagler!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Albert Achterberg and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia moves forwards but Hagler connects with a nice, crisp jab.
 It looks like Ceferino Garcia has been cut.
Garcia throws a jab when Hagler was well out of range.
Hagler scores a knockdown with a big right hand! Garcia beats the count and gets back to his feet. The referee asks him to walk forwards and it appears he is OK so we'll continue the bout.
Garcia is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Hagler doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Garcia crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Garcia's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Marvin Hagler!
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Anthony Mundine (ranked 5309 p4p, 5299 weight class) and Ray Leonard (ranked 516 p4p, 515 weight class). Leonard has chosen It's Tricky - Run DMC as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Mundine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ray Leonard!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Saam Ante and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Left hook, right uppercut from Mundine.
Leonard scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mundine doesn't seem bothered though.
Leonard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mundine.
Leonard missing with a left hand there. Mundine was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Leonard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Leonard misses with a body punch
and Mundine counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Leonard misses with a body shot.
Mundine ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leonard moves away.
Mundine throws a body shot but no joy.
Mundine doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Leonard looks to land a combination but Mundine avoids it well.
Leonard connects with a nice looking jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leonard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mundine moves away.
Leonard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mundine.
Mundine lands a jab.
Mundine scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Leonard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mundine.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mundine was well out of range. Poor timing from Leonard.
Mundine scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mundine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mundine uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mundine closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Leonard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Leonard. That snapped Mundine's head back.
Leonard is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mundine rather than just go for the knockout.
Mundine walks into a straight right hand from Leonard.
Leonard fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mundine looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Leonard swings for the body but Mundine moves out of range.
Jab from Leonard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mundine moves away from the strike by Leonard.
Leonard 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.
Leonard comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Leonard misses with a body shot.
Leonard connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mundine momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mundine slips under a jab from Leonard.
Mundine throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mundine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It seemed like Leonard was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Leonard misses with a straight left.
Mundine misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mundine takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mundine misses with a body shot
and Leonard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Leonard looks to land a left hand but Mundine moved out of range nicely.
Mundine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mundine staying out of range there.
Jab by Leonard.
Mundine scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mundine. Leonard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leonard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Leonard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice cross by Leonard.
Mundine moves out of range as Leonard strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mundine showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Leonard.
Mundine looks to score with a jab to the body but Leonard is just out of range.
Leonard lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Leonard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mundine manages to avoid it.
Leonard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab from Mundine misses.
Mundine throws a body punch but Leonard moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Leonard.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Leonard! But no joy.
Leonard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mundine throws out the jab.
Mundine scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Leonard throws a right hand that Mundine ducks under and follows up with a left that Mundine also avoids with ease.
Mundine wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Leonard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mundine.
Mundine ducks right into an uppercut from Leonard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mundine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mundine scores with a hook to the body. Leonard takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leonard connects with a body shot that sends Mundine's belly button to the back.
Mundine looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Leonard scores with a shot to the body.
Mundine ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mundine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mundine lands a nice looking body shot.
Leonard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mundine.
Leonard walks into a left hand.
Leonard takes one to the side of the head.
Leonard misses with an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A shot to the body from Leonard misses
and Mundine counters with a nice uppercut.
Leonard misses with an uppercut.
Mundine swings for the body but Leonard moves out of range.
Mundine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Leonard 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.
A shot to the liver by Leonard. Beautiful body shot.
Leonard misses with a straight left.
Leonard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A swing and a miss from Leonard.
Mundine thows a left - swing and a miss!
Leonard looks to score with a jab to the body but Mundine is just out of range.
Mundine was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The crowd cheers as Mundine lands an impressive looking overhand right. Leonard doesn't seem phased though.
Mundine misses with an uppercut
and Mundine takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ray Leonard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Leonard scores with a body shot.
Leonard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mundine.
Leonard rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mundine counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Leonard misses with a wild body shot.
Leonard just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Mundine was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Leonard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leonard misses with a wild body shot.
Leonard throws an overhand right that lands on Mundine's shoulder, as Mundine tries to avoid the shot.
Leonard scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mundine moves away.
Leonard has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Leonard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mundine waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Leonard.
Nice shot by Leonard.
Mundine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mundine lands with an uppercut that bounces Leonard off the ropes and back into range.
Mundine blocks a jab.
Mundine misses with a looping right.
Mundine misses with a series of wild punches.
Leonard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mundine moves away from the strike by Leonard.
A big left from Leonard misses.
Mundine jabs Leonard to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mundine takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nice defenses there by Leonard.
Leonard blocks a jab.
A lazy left from Mundine finds it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mundine rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Leonard counters with a nice uppercut.
Mundine connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Leonard's hands.
Nice body punch from Leonard.
Nice jab there from Leonard.
Leonard misses with a wild body shot.
Mundine ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leonard moves away.
Leonard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Leonard misses the body punch
and Mundine makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Leonard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mundine.
Leonard stuns Mundine with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mundine scores with a hook to the body. Leonard takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mundine throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Leonard ducks under a wild hook from Mundine.
Mundine throws a hook but Leonard avoids it easily.
It seemed like Leonard was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Leonard changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mundine scores with a shot to the body.
Mundine blocks a jab.
Mundine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leonard was well out of range. Poor timing from Mundine.
Leonard is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Mundine with a body shot.
Leonard swings for the body but Mundine moves out of range.
Mundine rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Leonard counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Leonard connects with a jab.
Leonard misses with a body shot.
Mundine blocks a jab.
Mundine moves away from the strike by Leonard.
A quick step to the side and Mundine tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leonard misses the shot to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mundine.
Leonard just misses with a punch to the body.
Mundine looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Leonard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mundine misses with a wild body shot.
Mundine connects with a body shot.
Jab, jab by Mundine - just one landing.
Leonard slips a straight right by Mundine.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Leonard! But no joy.
Mundine lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nice jab there from Leonard.
Leonard cracks a nice hook into Mundine's ribs.
Mundine swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Leonard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mundine throws out a loose jab but Leonard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leonard doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Mundine misses with a straight left.
Mundine gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Leonard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Leonard 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!
Mundine misses with an uppercut. Leonard saw that one coming.
Mundine uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Leonard.
Mundine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leonard manages to avoid it.
Leonard closes the distance and scores with a big combo that sends Mundine crashing to the mat! Mundine uses the ropes to get back to his feet and beat the count. The referee looks concerned but he's going to allow it to continue!
 Mundine is rocked!
Mundine ducks under a wild hook from Leonard.
Oh Mundine is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Leonard takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Leonard misses with a wild body shot.
Mundine moves away from the strike by Leonard.
Leonard throws a jab but it's blocked by Mundine.
Mundine takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
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!
Mundine takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mundine throws an off balance right hand
and Leonard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Leonard stuns Mundine with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mundine misses with a combination
and Leonard counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Leonard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonard throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Mundine.
Leonard's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mundine under the eye.
Mundine looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Leonard throws a big shot that misses.
Leonard scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Leonard misses with a two punch combination.
Leonard moves out of range of the strikes.
Mundine ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
An attempted straight right counter from Mundine misses the target.
Leonard misses with an uppercut
letting Mundine counter with a right hand.
Mundine doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Leonard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mundine.
Mundine seems to have got his legs back now.
Leonard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mundine.
Good shot there by Leonard.
Mundine throws a series of punches but Leonard avoids them all with ease.
Anthony Mundine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leonard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mundine manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonard throws a nice looking combination but Mundine bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mundine throws an off balance right hand
and Leonard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Leonard connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of Mundine's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked Mundine - 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 2:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Ray Leonard!
During a confident post fight interview, Ray Leonard 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 middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Roy Jones Jr (ranked 5362 p4p, 5290 weight class) and Thomas Hearns (ranked 521 p4p, 514 weight class). Thomas Hearns 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roy Jones Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thomas Hearns!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Wagner Zegers and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Hearns does it's job there.
Hearns misses with an uppercut
and Jones Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Hearns with a jab.
Hearns looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hearns misses with a body punch
and Jones Jr counters with a perfect left hook, dropping Hearns to the canvas. He tries to get back up quickly but his equilibrium is all over the place! He's up... he's back down again! There's no need for a count as the referee calls off the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Roy Jones Jr!
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Freddie Steele (ranked 5388 p4p, 5326 weight class) and Canelo Alvarez (ranked 523 p4p, 517 weight class). Alvarez is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Mexico Lindo y Querido. Freddie Steele has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Freddie Steele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Canelo Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steele takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Alvarez looks to land a right hand but Steele moved out of range.
Steele is looking to counter punch.
Steele doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Steele uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alvarez.
Steele misses with a body punch
and Alvarez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Steele thinking.
Steele connects with a good right hand that stumbles Alvarez. Alvarez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Alvarez connects with a body shot.
Steele jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Alvarez missing with a left hand there. Steele was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Steele misses with an uppercut
and Alvarez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alvarez missing with a left hand there. Steele was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alvarez throws a big shot that misses.
Alvarez digs a good hook to Steele's body.
Alvarez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Steele.
Steele misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Alvarez to counter with a crisp jab.
Steele throws a jab when Alvarez was well out of range.
Alvarez slips under a jab from Steele.
Alvarez looks to land a left hand but Steele moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Steele ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Alvarez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A slow jab from Steele misses its intended target.
Alvarez throws out a loose jab but Steele uses good head movement to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Steele misses the target.
Steele staying out of range there.
Steele steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alvarez.
Steele falls off balance throwing a combination
and Alvarez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Alvarez scores with a body shot.
Steele throws out a loose jab but Alvarez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alvarez lands a glancing blow to the side of Steele's head.
Nice body punch from Alvarez.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steele throws a sloppy body shot
and Alvarez counters with a really nice, stiff jab that drops Steele 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.
Steele is rocked!
A big right from Alvarez misses.
Alvarez lands a nice hook to Steele's body. Steele takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele swings away with a body shot that misses
and Alvarez counters with a stiff right hand.
Oh Steele is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Steele swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Alvarez counters with a big left hand that crumples Steele! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Canelo Alvarez!
During a confident post fight interview, Canelo Alvarez 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 middleweight kickboxing rules bout between James Toney (ranked 4039 p4p, 4071 weight class) and Jorge Castro (ranked 446 p4p, 450 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Toney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jorge Castro!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Saam Ante and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castro looks to land a combination but Toney avoids it well.
As Castro looks to move away, Toney throws a big counter combo but Castro just gets out of the way.
Toney blocks a jab.
Castro misses with a jab to the body
and Toney counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Castro misses with a combination
and Toney counters with a straight right hand.
Toney misses with a straight right.
Toney misses with a right hand
enabling Castro to counter with a crisp jab.
Castro missing with a left hand there. Toney was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Castro throws a big shot that misses.
Castro's jab looks to have found its range, popping Toney under the eye.
Castro looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A slow jab from Toney misses its intended target.
Jab from Toney.
Toney catches Castro with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Castro loads up on a big right hand but Toney slips the punch.
Toney takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Castro misses with a double jab.
Castro with a nice cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toney slips under a jab from Castro.
Toney thuds his right hand into Castro's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Toney ducks under a wild hook from Castro.
Toney appears to be looking for a big counter.
Toney misses with a jab to the body
and Castro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Toney misses with a looping left.
Toney connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Toney moves out of range of the strikes.
Castro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Toney.
Toney comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The fighters circling - Toney throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Castro just misses with a punch to the body.
Toney scores with a hook to the body. Castro takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A looping hook to the body misses from Castro. Toney does a little dance to reset his feet.
Toney looks to land a left hand but Castro moved out of range nicely.
Castro dodges the punch combination from Toney.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Castro misses with a lunging right hand
and Toney connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Castro throws a lazy uppercut
and Toney counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jorge Castro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Castro slips under a jab.
Nice defenses there by Toney.
Castro throws a body punch but Toney moves out of range.
Toney connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Castro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Toney is looking for a counter combo.
Toney is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Castro looks to score with a jab to the body but Toney is just out of range.
Castro throws a hook but Toney avoids it easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Toney. That snapped Castro's head back.
Toney fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Toney looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Toney looks to throw the jab but Castro is out of range.
Castro's jab looks to have found its range, popping Toney under the eye.
A big right from Castro misses.
Castro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toney keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Castro.
Toney swings for the body but Castro moves out of range.
Toney throws out a loose jab but Castro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Toney missing with a left hand there. Castro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Toney throws a shot to the body.
Toney lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sloppy strikes from Castro. Those never looked like landing.
Castro takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Toney waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Castro.
Toney looks to land a right hand but Castro moved out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Toney scores with a four punch combination!
Toney sizes up Castro with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Toney slips under a jab from Castro.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Castro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Toney cracks Castro with an open hand slap.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castro misses with a straight left.
Toney lands a right hook to the body.
Toney scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Castro misses with a two punch combination.
Toney just misses with a punch to the body.
Toney fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Castro on the side of the head.
Toney on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Castro scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Toney swings for the body but Castro moves out of range.
Castro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Toney.
Nice cross by Castro.
Castro rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Toney moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Toney misses with a hook to the body
letting Castro counter with a right hand.
Castro lands a head shot.
Toney throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Castro on the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that James Toney will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A big left from Castro misses.
Toney's corner calls for a 1-2. Toney obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Castro takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Toney swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Toney throws a series of punches but Castro moves out of range.
Castro takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Toney throws a looping overhand right but Castro ducks down to avoid it.
Toney lands a jab to the nose.
Toney sizes up Castro with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Good standup being displayed there by Castro as he connects with a hook.
A lazy left from Castro finds it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Toney steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Castro.
Nice defenses there by Toney.
Toney connects with the punch.
Castro takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toney throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Toney misses with a wild combination.
Castro misses with a body shot.
Toney is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Castro can do to turn this around?
Toney pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Castro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab, jab by Castro - just one landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Castro misses the target.
Toney throws a right and a left that Castro avoids nicely.
Toney throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Toney throws the left hand but Castro avoids the punch easily.
Castro blocks a jab.
Castro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Castro connects with a body shot.
Castro lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Toney. That snapped Castro's head back.
Castro lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Toney is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Toney misses with a left hand
and Castro moves into the clinch.
Oh Toney is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Still in the clinch, Castro scores with a nice short uppercut.
Toney trying to land knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Castro as Toney tries to tie him up.
Castro lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Toney backwards.
Castro content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Toney's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Toney stalling in the clinch but Castro improves position.
Toney misses with a punch to the body.
Toney seems to have got his legs back now.
Toney is looking to break free of the clinch but Castro has double underhooks.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Castro as Toney tries to tie him up.
Castro works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Toney is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Toney is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castro stalling the fight.
Castro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Toney misses with a double jab
and Castro counters with a nice uppercut.
Toney misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Castro.
Castro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Castro has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Toney lands an overhand right.
Toney keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Castro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Toney.
Toney misses with a body shot.
Castro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big right from Castro misses.
Toney throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Toney.
Toney slips under a jab.
Toney appears to be looking for a big counter.
Toney lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Toney misses with a looping left.
Castro misses the jab.
Castro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Toney.
Castro misses with the combination.
Toney throwing a counter right hand but Castro manages to avoid it.
Toney scores with a hook.
Castro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Castro misses with a double jab.
Toney looks to score with a jab to the body but Castro is just out of range.
Castro throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that James Toney will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A jab from Toney misses.
Nice defenses there by Castro.
Castro takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Toney slips a jab from Castro.
Toney throwing a counter right hand but Castro manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Castro misses the target.
Toney was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Toney smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Castro drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Castro jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Toney was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Castro lands with an overhand left.
Toney uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Castro.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castro takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Castro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A slow jab from Toney misses its intended target.
Toney misses with a double jab
and Castro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toney ducks under a wild hook from Castro.
Toney throwing a counter right hand but Castro manages to avoid it.
Toney uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Castro.
Castro slips a straight right by Toney.
Castro moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
James Toney is winning the standup battle so far.
Castro moves out of range of the strikes.
Jab from Toney.
Castro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Toney throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Toney swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Castro throws an overhand right that lands on Toney's shoulder, as Toney tries to avoid the shot.
Castro moves out of range as Toney strikes.
Toney lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Castro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Castro misses with a hook. Toney ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Castro misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Toney as he connects with a hook.
Some wild striking there from Castro.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Castro lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Toney feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Castros jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Castro connects with a crisp jab.
Castro blocks a jab.
Castro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Toney works Castro's body with a nice hook.
Toney throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Castro is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Castro blocks a jab.
Castro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Toney.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toney with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Castro throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Castro does it's job there.
Castro with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Toney to score with a decent uppercut.
Toney uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Castro.
Toney looks to throw the jab but Castro is out of range.
Castro looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Toney takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Castro staying out of range there.
A little jabbing left from Castro on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Toney fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Toney scores with a nice strike.
Toney ducks under a wild hook from Castro.
Toney lands a slapping body shot.
Toney's corner calls for a 1-2. Toney obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Toney lands with a nice body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Toney.
Nice cross by Toney.
Toney connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Castro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Toney manages to avoid it.
Castro ducks under a wild hook from Toney.
James Toney is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Toney throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Castro stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Toney connects with a jab.
Toney throws a hook but Castro blocks it.
Toney connects with a jab.
Toney throws a one two combo.
Castro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Toney avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Castro takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jorge Castro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Toney digs a good body shot into Castro's ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Toney showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Toney, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Toney!
A victorious James Toney thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Miguel Cotto (ranked 3485 p4p, 4075 weight class) and Randy Turpin (ranked 404 p4p, 451 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Miguel Cotto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Randy Turpin!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turpin throws a right hand that misses
and Cotto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cotto walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Turpin's coach down at Ocean Ripples was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Turpin's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Turpin misses with a left hand
and Cotto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Turpin misses with a looping right.
A swing and a miss from Turpin.
Cotto slips under a jab.
Turpin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cotto at a distance.
Turpin throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Cotto to counter with a crisp jab.
Cotto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Turpin throws a big shot that misses.
Turpin looks to land a right hand but Cotto moved out of range.
Nice shot by Turpin.
Turpin misses with a left hand
and Cotto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turpin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turpin throws a right hand that misses
and Cotto counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cotto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turpin.
Turpin misses with a lunging right hand
and Turpin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cotto misses with a wild body shot.
Turpin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cotto throws an overhand right that lands on Turpin's shoulder, as Turpin tries to avoid the shot.
Cotto throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Turpin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Turpin throws a big shot that misses.
It looked like Cotto wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A big left from Turpin misses.
Turpin just misses with a punch to the body.
Turpin throws a jab when Cotto was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turpin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cotto takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Randy Turpin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cotto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Turpin.
Turpin ducks under a wild hook from Cotto.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cotto takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Donk. Turpin catches Cotto right on the button with a cross.
Turpin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cotto has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cotto there as he acknowledges the shot.
Turpin misses with an uppercut
and Cotto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Turpin misses with a right hand
and Cotto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Turpin throws a hook to the side of Cotto's head but Cotto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cotto is looking to counter punch.
Cotto is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Cotto staying out of range there.
Turpin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cotto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Turpin.
Turpin swings for the body but Cotto moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Cotto misses the target.
Turpin throws a looping overhand right but Cotto ducks down to avoid it.
Cotto throws a body punch but Turpin moves out of range.
Turpin missing with a left hand there. Cotto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little feinted left hand from Cotto on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cotto moves out of range as Turpin strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Cotto on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cotto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Turpin.
Cotto swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Turpin throws an off balance right hand
and Cotto makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cotto slips a jab from Turpin.
Cotto throws a jab when Turpin was well out of range.
Turpin misses with a hook
and Cotto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Cotto has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Turpin scores with the left hand. Cotto knows he should have avoided that one.
Turpin shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Cotto eats them both and turns towards Turpin to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turpin jabs Cotto to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turpin misses with an uppercut
and Cotto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Turpin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Turpin connects with a nice looking jab.
Turpin swings widly with a right hand
and Cotto counters with a stiff right hand.
Turpin 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.
Turpin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Turpin misses with a lunging right hand
and Cotto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Turpin misses with a straight left.
Cotto is looking to counter punch.
Cotto is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Turpin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cotto takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cotto loads up on a big right hand but Turpin slips the punch.
Cotto looks to land a right hand but Turpin moved out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turpin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cotto counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Randy Turpin will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Turpin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cotto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Turpin throws out the jab.
Cotto looks to land a right hand but Turpin moved out of range.
It seemed like Turpin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Turpin misses with a hook
and Cotto counters with a nice body shot.
Turpin is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Turpin misses with a hook
and Cotto counters with a stiff right hand.
Turpin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Turpin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Turpin misses with a looping left.
Turpin throws a hook but Cotto avoids it easily.
Randy Turpin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Turpin misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turpin. Cotto does a little dance to reset his feet.
A left and a right from Cotto both land. Nice combination.
A big right from Cotto misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turpin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cotto slips a jab from Turpin.
Turpin connects with a body shot that sends Cotto's belly button to the back.
Turpin scores with a jab.
Turpin throws a lazy uppercut
and Cotto counters with a beautiful hook that drops Turpin to the mat! Will Turpin be able to recover his senses? The referee starts the count at 3 having sent Cotto to a neutral corner. 4,5,6 and Turpin is up. He looks OK to continue.
Turpin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cottos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cotto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Cotto was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Turpin.
Turpin misses with a hook
and Cotto counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cotto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Turpin.
Cotto appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Turpin looks to land a right hand but Cotto moved out of range.
Cotto throwing a counter right hand but Turpin manages to avoid it.
Cotto looks to land a right hand but Turpin moved out of range.
Turpin misses with a hook
and Turpin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
 Turpin is rocked!
Cotto misses with a straight right.
Turpin is still on wobbly legs! Can Cotto finish him?
Turpin walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Turpin is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Miguel Cotto!
A relieved looking Miguel Cotto 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 Dick Tiger (ranked 4152 p4p, 3657 weight class) and Roberto Duran (ranked 456 p4p, 423 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dick Tiger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roberto Duran!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Daniel Blasius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiger connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
 It looks like Roberto Duran has been cut.
Duran loads up on a big right hand but Tiger slips the punch.
Duran throws a jab but it's blocked by Tiger.
Duran has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Duran ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tiger moves away.
Duran takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tiger connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tiger definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tiger misses with a hook. Duran ducked under it nicely.
Dick Tiger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duran takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Duran catches Tiger with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tiger clobbers Duran with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tiger connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tiger moves away from the strike by Duran.
Duran moves away from the strike by Tiger.
Duran dodges the punch combination from Tiger.
Duran just misses with a punch to the body.
Tiger scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duran blocks a jab.
Duran looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Duran walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Duran takes one on the button.
Tiger misses with a straight right.
Tiger misses with an uppercut
letting Duran counter with a right hand.
A big right from Duran misses.
Tiger throws out a loose jab but Duran uses good head movement to avoid it.
Duran looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Duran takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That has opened up Roberto Duran's cut even more.
Tiger connects with a body shot that sends Duran's belly button to the back.
Tiger misses with a lunging right hand
and Duran makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Duran slips a jab from Tiger.
Duran feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tigers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tiger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tiger swings for the body but Duran moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tiger. Duran does a little dance to reset his feet.
Duran appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Duran looks to score with a jab to the body but Tiger is just out of range.
Tiger throws a hook but Duran blocks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tiger. Duran does a little dance to reset his feet.
Duran scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tiger swings widly with a right hand
letting Duran counter with a right hand.
Tiger swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Duran throws out a counter right but Tiger avoids it with no problem.
Tiger missing with a left hand there. Duran was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice defenses there by Duran.
Tiger misses with a right hand
and Duran counters with a straight right hand.
Duran uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tiger.
Tiger misses with a body punch
and Duran counters with a right hand to the body.
Duran scores with a decent looking hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiger throws a big shot that misses.
Duran looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tiger misses with a lunging right hand
and Duran makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tiger is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Tiger missing with a left hand there. Duran was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little jabbing left from Duran on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A shot to the body from Tiger misses
and Duran counters with a right, followed by a huge uppercut that sends Tiger crashing to the mat! Tiger is trying to use the ropes to get back to his feet but he's all over the place - the referee has seen enough and has stopped the fight! Duran screams with a mixture of joy and relief, whilst celebrating with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Roberto Duran!
Our winner, Roberto Duran, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Bernard Hopkins Jr (ranked 3388 p4p, 3220 weight class) and Chris Eubank (ranked 387 p4p, 368 weight class). Eubank has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Chris Eubank has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bernard Hopkins Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Eubank!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eubank fails to land with a series of punches.
A little feinted left hand from Hopkins Jr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hopkins Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Eubank counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hopkins Jr throws the left hand but Eubank avoids the punch easily.
Hopkins Jr throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Eubank counters with a nice uppercut.
Eubank ducks under a wild hook from Hopkins Jr.
A big right from Eubank misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Hopkins Jr misses the target.
Hopkins Jr thuds a left hand into Eubank's body.
Eubank lands with a shot to the body.
Eubank looks winded!
Hopkins Jr misses with a hook
and Eubank counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bernard Hopkins Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eubank jabs Hopkins Jr right on the nose. Hopkins Jr blinks but takes it well.
Eubank ducks under a wild hook from Hopkins Jr.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Eubank! But no joy.
Hopkins Jr lunges at Eubank with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Eubank's hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hopkins Jr lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins Jr misses with a right hand
and Eubank counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Good standup being displayed there by Hopkins Jr as he connects with a hook.
It looks like Chris Eubank has been cut.
Hopkins Jr fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Eubank on the side of the head.
Eubank on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Eubank is rocked!
Nice defenses there by Hopkins Jr.
Eubank is still on wobbly legs! Can Hopkins Jr finish him?
Eubank uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hopkins Jr.
Eubank throws out a counter right but Hopkins Jr avoids it with no problem.
Hopkins Jr stuns Eubank with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Hopkins Jr.
Eubank seems to have recovered his senses.
Hopkins Jr closes the distance and catches Eubank with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Eubank is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Eubank is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Eubank is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Hopkins Jr takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Bernard Hopkins Jr!
In his post fight interview, Bernard Hopkins Jr started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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