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Hawaii Kickboxing 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Stony Marciano (ranked 3444 p4p, 4771 weight class) and Akeen Coker (ranked 345 p4p, 434 weight class). Marciano's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, IQ 98. Stony Marciano has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Very quick
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stony Marciano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Akeen Coker!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Ryoma Takatsuka and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coker throws a sloppy head kick and Marciano moves out of range easily.
Marciano throws a series of punches but Coker avoids them all with ease.
Coker walks into a stiff left hand from Marciano.
Marciano misses with a hook. Coker ducked under it nicely.
Akeen Coker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marciano misses with a right hand
and Coker counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Marciano misses the jab.
Coker slips a straight right by Marciano.
Marciano is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Coker.
Coker throws a leg kick but Marciano sees it coming and moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coker feints a jab promting Marciano to slip. Coker then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Marciano slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Coker throws a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Coker scores with a spinning back kick!
Marciano lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciano tries to clinch there but Coker circles away.
Marciano looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Marciano cracks a nice hook into Coker's ribs.
Some wild striking there from Marciano.
Marciano misses with a head kick.
Coker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marciano takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Marciano takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Coker lands with a slapping head kick.
Marciano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Coker.
Marciano misses the shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Coker.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marciano just misses with a punch to the body.
Coker lands a nice looking body shot.
Coker takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Coker lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Coker throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Coker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Marciano.
Coker doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Marciano looks to score with a jab to the body but Coker is just out of range.
Coker connects with a body shot.
Marciano slips a jab and a cross from Coker.
Coker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Marciano tried to counter with a leg kick but Coker avoided it.
Marciano connects with a right hand. Coker shakes it off.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Akeen Coker dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Coker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Marciano tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Coker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Coker throws a counter combo.
Marciano misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Coker ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Marciano misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Marciano dodges the punch combination from Coker.
Coker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marciano.
Marciano shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coker dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Marciano. That did some damage!
Marciano is looking to clinch but Coker is avoiding it.
Marciano throws a head kick that misses.
Coker cracks Marciano with a good jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciano lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Coker looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Marciano looks to throw the jab but Coker is out of range.
Marciano misses with a low kick.
Coker tries a head kick but it misses.
Akeen Coker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Marciano takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Coker throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Marciano checks a leg kick.
Coker lands a nice looking body kick.
Marciano throws a series of punches but Coker avoids them all with ease.
Marciano misses with a looping left.
Coker throws a counter combo.
Coker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Marciano is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Coker.
Marciano with a nice calf kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coker with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coker throws a push kick but Marciano slaps the foot to one side.
Marciano takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A lazy left from Coker finds it's target.
A head kick by Coker misses
and Marciano counters with a right hand to the body.
Marciano lands a nice looking body shot.
Jab, jab by Marciano - just one landing.
Marciano jabs Coker to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Coker fails to land with a series of punches.
Marciano throwing a counter right hand but Coker manages to avoid it.
Marciano is looking to clinch but Coker is avoiding it.
Marciano looks to score with a jab to the body but Coker is just out of range.
A low kick from Marciano misses
and Coker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Akeen Coker 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.
Coker checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Marciano throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Coker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marciano swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Coker staying out of range there.
Nice body punch from Coker.
Coker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
As Marciano backs off Coker throws a huge counter combo but Marciano manages to avoid it all.
Marciano misses with a double jab
and Coker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Marciano finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marciano wants to clinch
and Coker counters with a slapping leg kick.
A punch combination from Marciano misses.
A punch combination from Marciano misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coker throws a right hand that Marciano ducks under and follows up with a left that Marciano also avoids with ease.
Coker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Marciano misses with a wild body shot.
Jab, jab by Coker - just one landing.
Coker checks a leg kick nicely.
Marciano scores with a one two! Coker had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Coker is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Marciano rather than just go for the knockout.
Coker throws a head kick but Marciano moves out of range.
Marciano takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Marciano is looking to slow Coker down with leg kicks.
Marciano swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Coker counters with a three punch combo that has Marciano backing up. Marciano nods at Coker to acknowledge the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marciano slips a jab from Coker.
Coker scores with a head kick. Marciano tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
 It looks like Stony Marciano has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coker tries a head kick but it misses.
Marciano throws a quick counter head kick but Coker was just out of range.
Coker thuds his shin into the meat of Marciano's side.
Marciano misses with a hook. Coker ducked under it nicely.
Coker wants to slow Marciano down by chopping away at his legs.
Marciano throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Marciano tries to bum rush Coker with a series of wild strikes but Coker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Coker doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Marciano scores with a sloppy right hand. Coker should have avoided that one.
Coker misses with a double jab.
Coker throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Marciano checks a leg kick.
Marciano tries to land a body kick
and Coker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Akeen Coker really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stony Marciano's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Coker closes the distance and scores with a big combo that sends Marciano crashing to the mat! Marciano 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!
 Marciano is rocked!
Marciano avoids the body shot from Coker.
Coker lands a front kick to the face, that drops Marciano to the canvas! Is he dazed or just shocked? He's back to his feet and the referee is going to allow him to continue the fight!
Oh Marciano is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Coker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Marciano gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Coker counters with a good low kick that Marciano was not able to check.
Coker does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Marciano seems to have got his legs back now.
Coker misses with a few strikes there.
Coker lands with a kick to the temple. Marciano shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A swing and a miss from Marciano.
Marciano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Coker.
A low kick from Marciano misses
and as Marciano looks to reset his feet, Coker counters with a string of precision punches, right on the button, sending Marciano crashing to the canvas! Marciano is in big trouble here! The referee has started the count but Marciano is so wobbly that the ref has given up the count at 6 - he's called the bout off! Coker is your winner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Akeen Coker!
Akeen Coker tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Darwin Budluvski (ranked 4186 p4p, 1505 weight class) and Moses Okafor (ranked 224 p4p, 93 weight class). Moses Okafor 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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Excellent boxer
Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 24 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Darwin Budluvski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Moses Okafor!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Micheangelo Fripello and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okafor checks a low kick from Budluvski.
Okafor is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Budluvski with a body shot.
Okafor ducks under a wild hook from Budluvski.
Okafor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Budluvski.
Budluvski misses the shot to the body.
Budluvski misses with an uppercut.
Budluvski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A countering left hand to the body from Okafor misses.
Okafor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Darwin Budluvski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Okafor checks a low kick from Budluvski.
Okafor let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Budluvski swings for the body but Okafor moves out of range.
A nice side step and Okafor releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Budluvski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Okafor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Budluvski.
A countering left hand to the body from Okafor misses.
Budluvski misses with a straight left.
Okafor is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Budluvski with a body shot.
Okafor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Budluvski.
Budluvski falls off balance throwing a combination
and Okafor counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okafor blocks the body kick.
Budluvski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Okafor.
Okafor doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Budluvski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Okafor is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Budluvski with a body shot.
Budluvski connects with a solid leg kick.
Budluvski misses with a left hand
and Okafor counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Budluvski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Okafor follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Budluvski is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Okafor's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Budluvski swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Okafor counters with a right hand to the body.
Budluvski tries to clinch up but Okafor circles away and keeps his distance.
Okafor now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Budluvski throws a lazy uppercut
and Okafor counters with a left to the body.
Okafor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Okafor misses.
Budluvski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Budluvski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Budluvski throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Okafor is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Budluvski with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Budluvski misses the shot to the body.
Okafor appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Budluvski throws the left hand but Okafor avoids the punch easily.
Okafor throws a counter combo.
Budluvski is looking to wear down Okafor with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Budluvski misses with a body shot.
Budluvski wants to clinch.
Okafor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Budluvski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Okafor was well out of range. Poor timing from Budluvski.
Okafor appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Budluvski connects with a solid leg kick.
Budluvski tries to clinch up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A low kick lands for Budluvski.
Okafor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Budluvski.
Budluvski misses with a straight left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Darwin Budluvski dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Budluvski just misses with a punch to the body.
Budluvski swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Okafor counters with a one-two to the body.
Budluvski throws a leg kick but Okafor checks it.
Budluvski just misses with a punch to the body.
Okafor let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Okafor avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Okafor now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Budluvski clobbers Okafor with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Budluvski takes a swing at Okafor's ribcage but misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Okafor misses.
Budluvski misses with a body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Okafor misses.
Okafor blocks the body kick.
Budluvski ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Budluvski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Okafor appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Budluvski misses with a hook
and Okafor counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A big right from Budluvski misses.
Okafor appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Budluvski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Okafor can do to turn this around?
Budluvski tries to work over Okafor's front leg with a kick but Okafor checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Budluvski looks to land a left hand but Okafor moved out of range nicely.
A nice side step and Okafor releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Budluvski is looking to clinch but Okafor is avoiding it.
Okafor let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Budluvski swings for the body but Okafor moves out of range.
A nice side step and Okafor releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Budluvski throws a leg kick but Okafor sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Budluvski rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Okafor counters with a left to the body.
Darwin Budluvski is winning the standup battle so far.
Budluvski throws an off balance right hand
and Okafor counters with a left and a right that stings Budluvski.
Budluvski misses the body punch
and Okafor counters with a three punch combo that has Budluvski backing up. Budluvski nods at Okafor to acknowledge the strikes.
Budluvski closes the distance but Okafor moves to the side
and Okafor counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Okafor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Budluvski swings away with a body shot that misses
and Okafor counters with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Budluvski throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Okafor makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Okafor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Budluvski.
Okafor now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Budluvski misses with a leg kick
and Okafor counters with a left to the body.
Budluvski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Budluvski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A nice side step and Okafor releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Budluvski throws a sloppy body shot
and Okafor counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Budluvski. Okafor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Okafor doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Budluvski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Budluvski misses with a left hand
and Okafor counters with a left to the body.
A low kick from Budluvski misses
and Okafor counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Okafor circles away from the clinch attempt
and Okafor counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Budluvski throws a leg kick
and Okafor counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Moses Okafor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Budluvski takes a swing at Okafor's ribcage but misses.
Budluvski with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Budluvski scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Budluvski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Okafor moves away.
A nice side step and Okafor releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Budluvski thows a leg kick but Okafor checks it
and Okafor counters with a right hand to the body.
A big left from Budluvski misses.
Budluvski thows a leg kick but Okafor checks it
and Okafor counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Budluvski throws a solid leg kick but Okafor takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Budluvski.
Budluvski throws a leg kick
and Okafor counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Budluvski misses the shot to the body.
Budluvski looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Okafor let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Budluvski.
Budluvski misses with a body shot
and Okafor counters with a three punch combo that has Budluvski backing up. Budluvski nods at Okafor to acknowledge the strikes.
Budluvski misses with a leg kick
and Okafor makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Budluvski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Budluvski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Okafor now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Budluvski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Okafor appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A leg kick checked by Okafor.
Budluvski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A countering left hand to the body from Okafor misses.
Budluvski swings away with a body shot that misses
and Okafor counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Budluvski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Okafor was well out of range. Poor timing from Budluvski.
Budluvski swings widly with a right hand
and Okafor makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Budluvski throws a lazy uppercut
and Okafor counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Budluvski just misses with a punch to the body.
Budluvski throws a body punch but Okafor moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Okafor misses.
Budluvski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Okafor counters with a body kick.
Budluvski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Budluvski throws a push kick but Okafor slaps the foot to one side.
Budluvski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Okafor moves away.
Budluvski tries to score with a low kick but Okafor moves his leg out of the way.
Budluvski misses with a lunging right hand
and Okafor counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Budluvski swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A nice side step and Okafor releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
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!
Budluvski misses with a jab to the body
and Okafor counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Okafor moves out of range of the strikes.
Budluvski misses with a low kick as Okafor jumps back.
Okafor doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Budluvski throws a body shot but no joy.
Budluvski misses with a kick to the body.
Budluvski throws a body punch but Okafor moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Okafor misses.
Budluvski looks to score with a jab to the body but Okafor is just out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Moses Okafor really dominated that round.
That's time! Budluvski's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Budluvski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Budluvski misses with a jab to the body
and Okafor counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Budluvski stuns Okafor with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Budluvski falls off balance throwing a combination
and Okafor counters with a one-two to the body.
Budluvski fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Okafor is out of range.
Okafor now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Budluvski throws a body punch but Okafor moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Okafor misses.
Budluvski throws an off balance right hand
and Okafor counters with a left to the body.
Budluvski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Okafor was well out of range. Poor timing from Budluvski.
Okafor appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Budluvski misses with a left hand
and Okafor counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Budluvski thinking.
Well,Budluvski is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
A telegraphed right hand from Budluvski misses the target.
A shot to the body from Budluvski misses
and Okafor counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Budluvski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Okafor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Budluvski tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Okafor is able to avoid easily.
Okafor appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Budluvski thows a leg kick but Okafor checks it
and Okafor counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nice defenses there by Okafor.
Budluvski misses with a jab, cross combination.
A countering left hand to the body from Okafor misses.
Budluvski throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Okafor counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Budluvski pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Okafor moves out of range as Budluvski strikes.
Okafor is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Budluvski with a body shot.
Budluvski throws a series of punches but Okafor avoids them all with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Budluvski. Okafor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Okafor doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Budluvski throws a jab when Okafor was well out of range.
Okafor is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Budluvski with a body shot.
Budluvski swings away with a body shot that misses
and Okafor makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Budluvski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Okafor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Okafor appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Budluvski throws a low kick but Okafor avoids it.
A countering left hand to the body from Okafor misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Budluvski will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Okafor keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Despite the aggression on Okafor's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Okafor avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Okafor lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Budluvski swings away with a body shot that misses
and Okafor counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Budluvski misses with a lunging right hand
and Okafor counters with a nice body shot.
Okafor slips a jab and a cross from Budluvski.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Budluvski throws a body punch but Okafor moves out of range.
Budluvski throws a body punch but Okafor moves out of range.
A nice side step and Okafor releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Budluvski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Okafor was well out of range. Poor timing from Budluvski.
Okafor now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Budluvski swings away with a body shot that misses
and Okafor counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Okafor checks a leg kick.
Budluvski tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Okafor is able to avoid easily.
Okafor is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Budluvski with a body shot.
Darwin Budluvski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Budluvski misses with a wild body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Moses Okafor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Okafor has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight for Moses Okafor!
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight for Moses Okafor!
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight for Moses Okafor!
Moses Okafor wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, Moses Okafor, 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 Ja Maica (ranked 2723 p4p, 2567 weight class) and Jim Fish (ranked 285 p4p, 128 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ja Maica!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jim Fish!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Roger Salmon and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maica takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Maica fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fish takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Maica on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Maica throws a leg kick that is checked
and Fish counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Maica throws a low kick but Fish avoids it.
Fish pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Maica lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fish circles away quickly and effectively.
Maica connects with a crisp jab.
Fish slips a jab and a cross from Maica.
Maica fails to land with a series of punches.
Fish tries a quick counter leg kick but Maica is wise to it.
Fish misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maica.
Maica is looking to counter with a body kick.
Maica misses with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fish throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fish falls off balance throwing a combination
and Maica counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Maica throws a low kick but Fish avoids it.
Fish misses with a low kick.
Fish misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fish takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fish misses the shot to the body.
Maica lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Fish paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fish misses with a body shot
and Maica makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fish ducks under a wild hook from Maica.
Fish let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Maica dodges the punch combination from Fish.
Maica gets tackled into the ropes by Fish. Fish maintains the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fish lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Maica looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Maica is trying to push Fish away but Fish has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Fish lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fish is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Fish escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fish lands with an overhand left.
Fish moves out of range as Maica strikes.
Fish now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jim Fish will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Maica uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Fish has time to react.
Fish misses with a two punch combination.
Maica is looking for a counter combo.
Fish is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Maica rather than just go for the knockout.
Maica bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Fish's head backwards.
Maica shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Maica jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Maica motions for Fish to come forward. Maica throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
As Maica backs off Fish throws a huge counter combo but Maica manages to avoid it all.
Fish throws a head kick but Maica moves out of range.
Maica misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fish closes the distance and clinches.
Fish lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fish keeps control of Maica as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fish breaks the clinch.
Fish misses with a body shot
and Maica counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fish connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Maica's hands.
Fish blocks a low kick nicely.
Fish clinches up with Maica and pushes him back against the ropes.
Fish lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fish lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fish breaks from the clinch.
Ja Maica is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A left and a right from Maica both land. Nice combination.
Maica looks to land a combination but Fish avoids it well.
Fish lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Maica backs up against the ropes.
It looks like Ja Maica has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slapping leg kick lands for Fish.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fish forces Maica back against the ropes and clinches.
Maica can't break the clinch.
A short right from Fish on the inside.
Maica wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fish lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fish scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fish breaks the clinch.
Fish takes the fight into the clinch.
Fish breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A low kick from Maica is predictable there
and Fish counters with a nice uppercut.
Fish fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fish throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fish avoids the head kick by Maica.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Fish showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ja Maica's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Fish bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Maica's head backwards.
Fish clinches up with Maica and pushes him back against the ropes.
Fish's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fish swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maica looks to land a combination but Fish avoids it well.
Maica avoids the head kick by Fish.
Fish has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Maica tries to keep at a distance but Fish has taken the fight into the clinch.
Maica wants to break the clinch but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maica wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fish breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maica swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Fish counters with a good low kick that Maica was not able to check.
Maica swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fish unleashes a big counter combination but Maica bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maica misses with a low kick.
Maica uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fish closes the distance and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Maica's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fish manages to break the clinch.
Fish rushes Maica and presses him up against the ropes.
Fish manages to break the clinch.
Fish dodges the punch combination from Maica.
Fish slips a jab from Maica.
Fish slips under a jab from Maica.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fish! But no joy.
Fish misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fish rushes Maica and presses him up against the ropes.
Fish manages to break the clinch.
Fish lands with a cross.
Maica throws a combination that misses
and Fish counters with a crisp hook to the side of the 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!
Maica misses with an uppercut
and Fish counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jim Fish seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Maica sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A low kick from Maica misses
and Fish connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fish closes the distance and clinches.
Fish makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fish escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Maica fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Maica throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Fish really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ja Maica's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Fish rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maica moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Maica misses with a wild body shot.
Fish lands a nice leg kick that just misses Maica's sensitive parts.
Fish has Maica up against the ropes in a clinch.
Fish lands with a right to the head.
Ja Maica has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jim Fish seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fish breaks the clinch.
Maica cracks Fish with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fish closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A frustrated look appears on Maica's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fish's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Maica on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fish. Fish obviously looking to wear him down.
Fish moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fish has taken the fight to the clinch.
Maica is trying to push Fish away but Fish has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Fish manages to break the clinch.
Fish misses with an attempted mid kick.
Maica slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Maica takes a swing at Fish's ribcage but misses.
Maica pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Fish back to the ropes. Maica follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Maica swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fish unleashes a big counter combination but Maica bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Maica fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Fish checks it well.
Maica misses with a low kick.
Fish pushes Maica up against the ropes in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maica tries to break the clinch but Fish is controlling the position.
Jim Fish is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fish escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fish misses with a wild body shot.
Fish has closed the distance and engaged Maica in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fish throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fish has Maica pressed against the ropes, preventing Maica from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fish pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fish doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Maica throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fish counters with a thumping low kick.
Maica throws a body punch but Fish moves out of range.
A lazy body kick from Maica
and Fish makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fish connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Maica lands a glancing blow to the side of Fish's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jim Fish comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fish has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight for Jim Fish!
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight for Jim Fish!
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight for Jim Fish!
Jim Fish wins by unanimous decision!
Jim Fish tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between African King (ranked 2766 p4p, 2257 weight class) and Israel Adesanya (ranked 145 p4p, 244 weight class). Adesanya has chosen Israel Adesanya Entrance Music as his entrance music. Israel Adesanya has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with African King's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 20 - 0, fighting out of London, African King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Israel Adesanya!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Paul Gruel and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adesanya throws a right hand that King ducks under and follows up with a left that King also avoids with ease.
King misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Adesanya swings and misses with a shot to the body
and King counters with a stiff right hand.
King tries a head kick but it misses.
King misses with a head kick.
Adesanya appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A lazy body kick from Adesanya
and Adesanya takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
King just misses with a punch to the body.
Adesanya finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
King swings away with a leg kick that misses.
King on the wrong end of a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King scoring well with a low kick there.
King misses with a few strikes there.
Sloppy strikes from King. Those never looked like landing.
King looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
King wants to clinch.
Adesanya now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for King.
King stuns Adesanya with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Adesanya misses with a two punch combination.
King is looking to counter with head kicks.
Adesanya throws a wild body kick that King sees coming a mile off.
King tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Adesanya counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Adesanya misses with a wild combination.
A quick step to the side and King tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crunch! King slams his shin into Adesanya's torso.
Adesanya lands a nice shot that snaps King's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King throws a leg kick but Adesanya checks it.
King tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Adesanya manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
King gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
King throws a punch but it's blocked by Adesanya.
Adesanya wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but King has him pressed against the ropes.
Adesanya is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from King fails to land.
King swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King misses with a hook to the ribs.
King is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
King looking to stall.
Adesanya's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
African King dominated that round.
That's time! King's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
King looks to land a combination. Adesanya sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
 It looks like Israel Adesanya has been cut.
Adesanya has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from King finds it's way round the side to connect with Adesanya's head.
Adesanya swings and misses with a hook to the body.
King throws a series of punches but Adesanya moves out of range.
Adesanya ducks under a wild hook from King.
Adesanya misses with the combination.
Adesanya goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adesanya blocks a head kick by King.
A head kick misses from King.
Adesanya takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adesanya throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and King counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
King misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adesanya fails to land with a series of punches.
King is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Adesanya can do to turn this around?
King scores with a nice strike.
King gets a clinch.
King has a couple of punches blocked by Adesanya.
King tries to work over Adesanya's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A frustrated look appears on Adesanya's face as he tries to break the clinch.
King lands a hook to the side of the head.
King has a couple of punches blocked by Adesanya.
A head punch on the inside from King fails to land.
Adesanya manages to break the clinch.
King looks to land a body kick but Adesanya moved away.
African King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Adesanya clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King swings wildly with an uppercut but Adesanya uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adesanya wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Adesanya has had enough of the clinch but King keeps him there for the moment.
King tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
King is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Adesanya is keeping busy.
King struggles to land a body shot inside as Adesanya controls his hands.
King tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Adesanya's elbow.
King has a couple of punches blocked by Adesanya.
Adesanya breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King instigates a clinch.
King has a couple of punches blocked by Adesanya.
Adesanya wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
African King dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Israel Adesanya's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Adesanya throws a right hand that King ducks under and follows up with a left that King also avoids with ease.
Adesanya throws a series of strikes that have King backpedaling.
King moves in looking to clinch but Adesanya pushes him off.
King fails in his attempt to clinch.
King misses with a kick to the body
and Adesanya makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
King tries a head kick but it misses.
Adesanya replies with a solid counter kick to the body but King blocks it well.
Adesanya dodges the punch combination from King.
King throws a head kick but Adesanya moves out of range.
African King is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Adesanya throws a body kick that misses.
King gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
King tries to clinch up.
Adesanya avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King tries a head kick but it misses.
A low kick lands for King.
Adesanya avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Adesanya throws a head kick that King semi-blocks.
It looks like African King has been cut.
King throws a series of punches but Adesanya moves out of range.
Adesanya looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Adesanya with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
King checks the leg kick.
King went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Adesanya throws a right hand that King ducks under and follows up with a left that King also avoids with ease.
King darts in and clinches Adesanya up against the ropes.
Adesanya blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
King can't find room to land a body shot as Adesanya controls the action.
Adesanya blocking some punches.
Adesanya blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King can't find room to land a body shot as Adesanya controls the action.
Adesanya working hard to break the clinch.
King throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Adesanya.
King lands with a left to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adesanya wants to break the clinch but can't.
King pushes Adesanya back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Adesanya blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
King lands a left hand.
King misses with the head strike.
Adesanya is trying to break free.
Adesanya is trying to stall.
Adesanya's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but African King did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
King lands with a shot to the body.
African King is winning the standup battle so far.
Adesanya lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
King throws a poor cross that misses
and Adesanya counters by clinching up.
African King has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Adesanya blocks a body shot from King.
Adesanya gets through King's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Adesanya as King tries to tie him up.
King tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
King throws a punch but it's blocked by Adesanya.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adesanya escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Adesanya moves out of range as King throws a body kick.
King fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Adesanya has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Decent striking displayed by King there.
King darts in trying to clinch
and Adesanya connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adesanya misses with a wild combination.
Adesanya lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but King circles away quickly and effectively.
King clinches with his opponent.
Israel Adesanya has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
African King is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Adesanya breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
King misses with a head kick.
Adesanya throws a right and a left that both miss.
King stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Adesanya.
King misses with a head kick.
King throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
King backing away here, and Adesanya unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
King misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Adesanya.
King misses with a hook to the body
and Adesanya counters with a nice body kick.
King misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
King closes the distance and clinches.
Adesanya wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but King has him pressed against the ropes.
Adesanya lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King looking to slow down the pace here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Adesanya.
Adesanya has a couple of punches blocked by King.
Adesanya misses with an elbow strike.
King lands a left hand that snaps the head of Adesanya backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Israel Adesanya.
Well King has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight for African King!
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight for African King!
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight for African King!
African King wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking African King rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
Israel Adesanya spoke after the fight, saying 'Ya me conoces mantengo la misma energía. Estoy agradecido y orgulloso, pero sabes que la mierda pasa. Es una gran historia para él, pero no ha terminado, esto sigue siendo una guerra. Felicidades a él y a su equipo. Gracias a todos por venir, nos vemos la próxima vez, adiós.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Eron Saunders (ranked 3365 p4p, 2504 weight class) and Colestein Veglin (ranked 186 p4p, 265 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eron Saunders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Colestein Veglin!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Chris Saunders and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Veglin misses with the body kick
and Saunders counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A low kick from Saunders is predictable there
and Veglin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Veglin scores with a jab to the body.
Saunders throws a hook but Veglin avoids it easily.
Veglin throws a lazy uppercut
and Saunders counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Veglin moves into the clinch.
Saunders looking to stall.
Saunders escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saunders keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Veglin.
Saunders went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Veglin slips a jab and a cross from Saunders.
Veglin unleashes a big counter combination but Saunders bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Veglin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Veglin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Veglin throws a one two combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saunders misses with a right hand
and Veglin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Veglin tries to clinch but Saunders moves out of range.
Veglin throws a body shot but no joy.
Saunders closes the distance and clinches.
Veglin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Saunders gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Saunders pushes Veglin back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Saunders lands a nice shot to the body.
Saunders pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Veglin closes the distance and scores with a big combo that sends Saunders crashing to the mat! Saunders 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!
Saunders is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Veglin throws a hook but Saunders blocks it.
Oh Saunders is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Veglin ducks right into an uppercut from Saunders.
Saunders seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veglin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Veglin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A quick step to the side and Saunders tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Veglin misses with a two punch combination.
Saunders instigates a clinch.
Saunders breaks the clinch.
Saunders misses with a jab, cross combination.
Veglin falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Saunders to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Veglin lands with a good body shot.
Saunders misses with a series of wild punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Colestein Veglin will probably get the nod.
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.
Veglin misses with a combination
and Saunders counters with a series of strikes. Veglin will be more careful next time no doubt.
 Veglin is rocked!
Veglin swings widly with a right hand
and Saunders counters with a perfect left hook, dropping Veglin 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 0:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Eron Saunders!
Eron Saunders bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Ruslan Danilov (ranked 2443 p4p, 1879 weight class) and Jonathan Archer (ranked 117 p4p, 89 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 31 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ruslan Danilov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jonathan Archer!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danilov misses with a two punch combination.
Danilov scores with a kick to the body.
Archer thuds a left hand into Danilov's body.
Archer scores with a hook to the body. Danilov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice uppercut lands for Archer. That snapped Danilov's head back.
Archer slips under a jab from Danilov.
Archer scores a flash knockdown with a right hook that drops Danilov to his hands and knees! The ref pushes Archer away as he looks to land an illegal blow. Danilov got an extra few seconds to recover there, which could have made all the differences as he stumbles back to his feet. The referee looks into his eyes and decides to allow the bout to continue. Can he survive?!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Archer misses the shot to the body.
Archer scores with a punch to the head.
Danilov is rocked!
Archer connects with a beautiful left hand that drops Danilov onto his butt! Danilov bounces straight back up though - he's OK. After the ref checks him out, we're back to the action.
Oh Danilov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Archer cracks a nice hook into Danilov's ribs.
Danilov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Danilov seems to have got his legs back now.
Danilov is breathing heavily.
Archer thuds a left hand into Danilov's body.
Archer lands with a nice body punch.
Danilov is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Archer doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Danilov crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Danilov's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jonathan Archer!
A very excited looking Jonathan Archer 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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