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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Colestein Veglin (ranked 2747 p4p, 24191 weight class) and Stony Marciano (ranked 327 p4p, 535 weight class). Marciano has chosen IQ 98 as his entrance music. 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 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Colestein Veglin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Stony Marciano!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Ryoma Takatsuka and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Veglin works over Marciano's head and body with a nice combination.
Marciano throws a hook but Veglin blocks it.
Veglin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Marciano appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Marciano throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Marciano dodges the punch combination from Veglin.
A shot to the body from Veglin misses
and Marciano counters with a low kick, right behind Veglin 's knee.
Marciano's coach down at Hawaii Fitness was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Marciano's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Marciano works Veglin's body with a nice hook.
Marciano throws a poor cross that misses
and Veglin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marciano walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
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!
Sloppy strikes from Veglin. Those never looked like landing.
Veglin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veglin checks the leg kick nicely there.
Marciano throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Marciano.
Veglin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sloppy strikes from Veglin. Those never looked like landing.
Despite the aggression on Marciano's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Veglin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Marciano makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Veglin throws a right hand that misses
and Marciano counters with a three punch combo that has Veglin backing up. Veglin nods at Marciano to acknowledge the strikes.
Veglin fails to land with a series of punches.
Veglin slips under a jab from Marciano.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veglin moves away from the strike by Marciano.
Marciano misses the shot to the body.
Marciano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marciano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Veglin was well out of range. Poor timing from Marciano.
Veglin lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
 It looks like Stony Marciano has been cut.
Marciano just misses with a punch to the body.
Marciano connects with a solid leg kick.
Marciano slips under a jab from Veglin.
Marciano paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Marciano misses with an uppercut
and Veglin counters with a straight right hand.
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 Colestein Veglin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Stony Marciano's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Marciano throws a jab when Veglin was well out of range.
Colestein Veglin is winning the standup battle so far.
Marciano misses with a few strikes there.
Veglin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marciano.
It looked like Veglin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A big left from Veglin misses.
Marciano is looking for the big counter here.
Veglin swings widly with a right hand
and Marciano counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Veglin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Veglin misses with a head kick.
Marciano swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Veglin misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Veglin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Marciano circles away quickly and effectively.
Veglin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Veglin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Veglin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciano looks to land a body kick but Veglin moved away.
Veglin throws a leg kick
and Marciano cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Veglin throws a sloppy body shot
and Marciano counters with a straight right hand.
Veglin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
 Veglin is rocked!
Veglin staying out of range there.
Oh Veglin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Marciano connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Marciano misses with a low kick.
Veglin is looking to counter punch.
Marciano slips a jab from Veglin.
Marciano swings for the body but Veglin moves out of range.
Veglin went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Veglin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Marciano scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Colestein Veglin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marciano lands a right and a left and another right! Veglin goes down! Oh, he's in big, big trouble! 3,4,5,6,7,8... he's up to one knee... 9,10! He can't beat the count - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Stony Marciano!
Stony Marciano was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Lue Randle (ranked 3794 p4p, 24048 weight class) and Akeen Coker (ranked 415 p4p, 540 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lue Randle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Akeen Coker!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Micheangelo Fripello and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Coker misses with a head kick.
Randle throws a leg kick but Coker sees it coming and checks it nicely.
As Randle backs off Coker throws a huge counter combo but Randle manages to avoid it all.
Lue Randle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Coker lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Randle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Coker keeps the fight on the outside.
Randle connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Randle lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Coker at a distance.
Randle tries to clinch up but Coker circles away and keeps his distance.
A nice leg kick from Coker, right into the meat of the thigh.
Randle lands a jab to the head.
Coker lunges at Randle with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Randle's hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Randle just misses with a punch to the body.
Coker throws a counter combo.
Randle scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
 Coker is rocked!
Randle dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Coker is still on wobbly legs! Can Randle finish him?
A head kick misses from Coker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Randle circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Coker tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Randle wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lue Randle!
After winning the bout, Lue Randle thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Kron McGregor (ranked 3925 p4p, 2582 weight class) and Calico Reddick (ranked 424 p4p, 301 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kron McGregor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Calico Reddick!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Paul Gruel and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGregor thuds his right hand into Reddick's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
McGregor connects with a looping right hand.
McGregor thuds his right hand into Reddick's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
McGregor throws a head kick that misses.
Crunch! McGregor slams his shin into Reddick's torso.
McGregor throws a looping overhand right but Reddick ducks down to avoid it.
Reddick tries to counter by closing the distance.
McGregor throws a low kick but it's checked well by Reddick.
McGregor looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Reddick throws a poor cross that misses
and McGregor makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
McGregor takes a swing at Reddick's ribcage but misses.
McGregor takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Reddick wants to clinch up but McGregor keeps it at a distance.
Reddick throws a poor cross that misses
and McGregor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGregor looks to land a body kick but Reddick moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGregor throws a series of punches but Reddick moves out of range.
McGregor misses with a hook. Reddick ducked under it nicely.
McGregor throws a wild body kick that Reddick sees coming a mile off.
Reddick cracks McGregor with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
McGregor lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Reddick misses with a straight right.
It looked like McGregor was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Reddick instigates a clinch.
McGregor manages to break the clinch.
McGregor's corner calls for a 1-2. McGregor obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reddick. McGregor does a little dance to reset his feet.
McGregor scores with a spinning back kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reddick lands a head shot.
McGregor plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGregor fails with an attempt to clinch.
McGregor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Reddick.
McGregor sets himself, and Reddick steps forward looking for the clinch! McGregor avoids it this time.
Reddick's coach down at 4 was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Reddick's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
McGregor moves into range and clinches up with Reddick.
Reddick breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Reddick uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before McGregor has time to react.
McGregor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Reddick takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Reddick misses with a wild body shot.
McGregor throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Reddick counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kron McGregor dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Reddick tries to move into range but McGregor moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
McGregor thuds his right hand into Reddick's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
McGregor looks to land a right hand but Reddick moved out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from McGregor.
Good standup being displayed there by McGregor as he connects with a hook.
McGregor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Reddick.
McGregor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Reddick can do to turn this around?
McGregor lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kron McGregor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reddick takes a swing at McGregor's ribcage but misses.
It looked like McGregor was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Reddick.
McGregor fails with an attempt to clinch.
McGregor connects with a looping right hand.
Reddick lands with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reddick lands a jab to the head.
McGregor misses with a wild combination.
A nice leg kick from McGregor, right into the meat of the thigh.
Reddick closes the distance and clinches.
Reddick struggles to land a body shot inside as McGregor controls his hands.
McGregor wants to break the clinch but can't.
McGregor wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Reddick has him pressed against the ropes.
Reddick has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Reddick looking to stall.
McGregor wants to break the clinch but can't.
Reddick swings wildly with an uppercut but McGregor uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGregor wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Reddick escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Reddick moves into the clinch.
McGregor looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
McGregor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Reddick throws a hook but McGregor avoids it easily.
McGregor fails in his attempt to clinch.
McGregor works over Reddick's head and body with a nice combination.
A slapping leg kick lands for McGregor.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Reddick throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Reddick scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kron McGregor dominated that second round.
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.
Reddick missing with a left hand there. McGregor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McGregor lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Reddick tries to clinch but McGregor is having none of it.
McGregor thows a leg kick but Reddick checks it
letting Reddick counter with a right hand.
McGregor throws a body kick that misses.
McGregor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McGregor throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGregor lands with a shot to the body.
McGregor works Reddick's body with a nice hook.
Reddick throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from McGregor misses its target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGregor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McGregor ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Reddick tries to clinch but McGregor is having none of it.
Reddick moves into the clinch successfully.
McGregor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McGregor looks to clinch
and Reddick counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McGregor misses with a hook to the body
and Reddick cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Reddick takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McGregor lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
McGregor throws a one two combo.
Reddick moves in looking to clinch but McGregor pushes him off.
Reddick 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.
Reddick doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGregor fails to land with a series of punches.
Reddick has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Reddick there as he acknowledges the shot.
McGregor connects with a body shot that sends Reddick's belly button to the back.
McGregor slips a straight right by Reddick.
Reddick misses with a straight right.
McGregor with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
McGregor fails to land with a series of punches.
Kron McGregor is winning the standup battle so far.
McGregor has taken the fight to the clinch.
Reddick pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McGregor is looking to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Reddick! But no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kron McGregor clearly takes 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
McGregor tests Reddick's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Calico Reddick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reddick tries to close the distance and clinch up but McGregor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McGregor gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Reddick misses with the head strike.
McGregor manages to break the clinch.
McGregor bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Reddick's head.
Reddick throws out a loose jab but McGregor uses good head movement to avoid it.
McGregor scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGregor lands a leg kick that knocks Reddick off balance momentarily.
McGregor bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
McGregor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Reddick.
Reddick tries to counter by closing the distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGregor misses with the combination.
Reddick only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGregor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McGregor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Reddick avoids a kick to the body.
McGregor dips to his left and cracks Reddick with an uppercut!
McGregor clinches up against the ropes.
Reddick stalling in the clinch but McGregor improves position.
McGregor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Reddick takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
McGregor scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reddick showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McGregor.
Reddick looks like he wants to counter punch here.
McGregor lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Reddick closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Kron McGregor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
McGregor looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
McGregor breaks the clinch.
McGregor cracks Reddick with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
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!
Reddick misses the shot to the body.
Reddick is looking to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kron McGregor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for McGregor, 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 4 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 40:36
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 40:36
Judge Josh West scores the fight 40:36
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kron McGregor!
Kron McGregor spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between DeShawn West (ranked 2474 p4p, 2112 weight class) and Manolito Tai Kung (ranked 292 p4p, 76 weight class). West's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Can’t Be Touched - Roy Jones Jr. Manolito Tai Kung 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 4 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, DeShawn West!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Manolito Tai Kung!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Micheangelo Fripello and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tai Kung moves out of range of the strikes.
West punishes Tai Kung's body with a nice straight punch.
Tai Kung ducks down and throws a hook to the body but West moves away.
West throws a looping overhand right but Tai Kung ducks down to avoid it.
Tai Kung 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.
West throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tai Kung fakes the leg kick and cracks West in the body.
Tai Kung waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract West.
A jab from Tai Kung misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tai Kung with a hook.
West just misses with a punch to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Tai Kung. West shrugs it off though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West swings for the body but Tai Kung moves out of range.
Tai Kung moves away from the strike by West.
Tai Kung connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
 It looks like DeShawn West has been cut.
West swings widly with a right hand
and Tai Kung counters with a solid body kick.
West is breathing heavily.
Tai Kung cracks West with a left hand that drops him to the canvas, up against the ropes! Can West get back up in time? 3, 4, 5, 6, 7... he's on one knee... 8, 9... he's up! 'Walk towards me' says the referee. West looks steady enough to continue so we're going to continue!
West is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tai Kung misses with a kick to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from West misses the target.
Oh West is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
West uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tai Kung has time to react.
West seems to have got his legs back now.
West loads up on a big right hand but Tai Kung slips the punch.
Tai Kung moves out of range as West strikes.
West throws a hook to the side of Tai Kung's head but Tai Kung sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tai Kung uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by West.
West scores with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tai Kung lands a body shot.
Tai Kung scores with a shot to the body.
West misses with a right hand
and Tai Kung counters with a straight right hand.
Tai Kung lands a front kick to the face, that drops West 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!
West gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tai Kung lands a nice looking body kick.
Tai Kung connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of West's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked West - 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 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Manolito Tai Kung!
A victorious Manolito Tai Kung 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 heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Fung Hao Ming (ranked 2707 p4p, 4364 weight class) and African King (ranked 321 p4p, 454 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hao Ming might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Long Arirang. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fung Hao Ming!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 23 - 2, fighting out of London, African King!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Paul Gruel and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King scores with a head kick. Hao Ming tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Hao Ming tries to clinch up.
Despite the aggression on King's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Hao Ming takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hao Ming lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and King goes down! The ref sends Hao Ming to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and King is back to his feet. He seems a little groggy but the referee thinks he's OK to continue, so we're back to the action!
It looks like African King has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Hao Ming. Those never looked like landing.
King is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
King lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hao Ming throws an overhand right that lands on King's shoulder, as King tries to avoid the shot.
As Hao Ming backs off King throws a huge counter combo but Hao Ming manages to avoid it all.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hao Ming lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hao Ming lands a left hand.
King lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hao Ming blocks an uppercut.
I was talking to Hao Ming's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Hao Ming blocking some punches.
Hao Ming working aggressively here.
King working aggressively here.
King lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
King blocking some punches.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
King throws a head punch that misses.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that King has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
King has a couple of punches blocked by Hao Ming.
King misses with the head strike.
Hao Ming blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hao Ming tried to land a shot to the body but connects with King's elbow.
King tries to work over Hao Ming's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
King misses with a punch on the inside.
Hao Ming lands a right hand.
King swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hao Ming.
Hao Ming tries to throw a body punch but King avoids it by throwing Hao Ming back against the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hao Ming stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short uppercut from Hao Ming.
A head punch on the inside from King fails to land.
Hao Ming lands a left hand that snaps the head of King backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by King.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by King as Hao Ming tries to tie him up.
King blocks an uppercut.
Hao Ming blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
King lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hao Ming backwards.
Hao Ming blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from King fails to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
King working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
King throws a head punch that misses.
King scores with a shot to the side of Hao Ming's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Fung Hao Ming should take that round, based on the knockdown.
The cut man is working on African King's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Hao Ming is looking to clinch.
King lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A head kick from Hao Ming lands but King takes it in his stride.
King misses with a jab, cross combination.
King lands with an uppercut that bounces Hao Ming off the ropes and back into range.
King tries to keep at a distance but Hao Ming has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hao Ming manages to break the clinch.
Fung Hao Ming is winning the standup battle so far.
Hao Ming rushes King and presses him up against the ropes.
Hao Ming swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
King misses with some punches.
Hao Ming lands a shoulder strike.
Hao Ming swings wildly with an uppercut but King uses good head movement to avoid it.
King lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hao Ming's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from King fails to land.
Hao Ming's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
King throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hao Ming avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hao Ming pushes King up against the ropes in a clinch.
King blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hao Ming blocks an uppercut.
King scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hao Ming tries to work over King's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hao Ming blocks a body shot from King.
King blocking some punches.
Hao Ming throws a head punch that misses.
Hao Ming blocking some punches.
King fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
King fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hao Ming lands a right hand that snaps the head of King backwards.
King struggles to land a body shot inside as Hao Ming controls his hands.
Hao Ming makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hao Ming swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for King.
Hao Ming misses with the head strike.
King lands with a right to the head.
Hao Ming has a couple of punches blocked by King.
A short right from Hao Ming.
King is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hao Ming is keeping busy.
A head punch on the inside from King fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hao Ming.
King misses with a punch on the inside.
Hao Ming taking a breather.
Hao Ming fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
King looking to stall.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but African King will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on African King's cut.
That's time! Hao Ming's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hao Ming throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
King is looking for the big counter here.
King ducks under a wild hook from Hao Ming.
Fung Hao Ming seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hao Ming misses with a head kick.
King sizes up Hao Ming with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
King misses with an attempted mid kick.
African King is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hao Ming lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hao Ming.
King tries to clinch up
and Hao Ming counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hao Ming was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hao Ming misses with a hook. King ducked under it nicely.
King is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hao Ming with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from King.
King fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
King gets tackled into the ropes by Hao Ming. Hao Ming maintains the clinch.
King working aggressively here.
Hao Ming tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hao Ming lands a hook that snaps the head of King backwards.
King misses with a punch on the inside.
African King seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hao Ming scores with a shot to the side of King's head.
Hao Ming doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A shot in the inside from Hao Ming.
King lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hao Ming scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hao Ming misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hao Ming tried to land a shot to the body but connects with King's elbow.
A short right from King on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice left hand lands by Hao Ming.
King blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, King creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hao Ming fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hao Ming lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hao Ming blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hao Ming prevents a body shot from King.
Hao Ming lands a hook that snaps the head of King backwards.
Hao Ming lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hao Ming gets through King's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hao Ming goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hao Ming works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
King lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hao Ming backwards.
King throws a head punch that misses.
King can't find room to land a body shot as Hao Ming controls the action.
King fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
King working some nice short punches in the clinch.
King throws a punch but it's blocked by Hao Ming.
King swings wildly with an uppercut but Hao Ming uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Fung Hao Ming clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on African King's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Hao Ming throws a looping overhand right but King ducks down to avoid it.
Hao Ming swings for the body but King moves out of range.
King throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hao Ming.
Hao Ming thinks about countering with a head kick.
A lazy left from Hao Ming finds it's target.
Hao Ming swats away the attempt to clinch by King.
King tries to clinch there but Hao Ming circles away.
Hao Ming throws a body kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - King throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
King throws a hook but Hao Ming avoids it easily.
African King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as King checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from King does no damage.
Hao Ming rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and King counters with a stiff right hand.
Hao Ming cracks King with a good jab.
King tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It appears Hao Ming was looking to counter with a kick there.
Hao Ming throws a sloppy head kick
and King counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
King avoids the head kick by Hao Ming.
King follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Hao Ming throws a jab when King was well out of range.
King throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hao Ming misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - King looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hao Ming misses with a hook.
King let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Nice defenses there by King.
King uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hao Ming.
A jab from Hao Ming does it's job there.
Hao Ming throws a big shot that misses.
King thinks about the counter body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hao Ming dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hao Ming cracks King with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
King moves away from the strike by Hao Ming.
Fung Hao Ming is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
King throws a leg kick that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fung Hao Ming showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hao Ming 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 40:35
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 39:36
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 40:36
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fung Hao Ming!
Fung Hao Ming seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Toke Axelsen (ranked 3958 p4p, 3418 weight class) and Shaun Wallace (ranked 428 p4p, 389 weight class). Axelsen comes into the arena with Slipknot - The Virus of Life blaring out of the sound system. Wallace has chosen Enter The Chaser as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Toke Axelsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shaun Wallace!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Jeff Smith and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallace waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Axelsen.
Nice cross by Wallace.
Wallace circles away from the clinch attempt
and Wallace counters with a nice low kick that buckles Axelsen's knee momentarily.
Axelsen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wallace to score with a decent uppercut.
Wallace swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Axelsen counters with a straight right hand.
Axelsen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wallace finds it's way round the side to connect with Axelsen's head.
Axelsen moves away from the strike by Wallace.
Axelsen looks to throw the jab but Wallace is out of range.
Despite the aggression on Wallace's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Axelsen defending well as Wallace loads up on a big left hand.
It looked like Axelsen was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Axelsen slips under a jab.
Wallace is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Axelsen.
Axelsen throws a leg kick but Wallace sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wallace misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Axelsen.
Axelsen checks a low kick from Wallace.
Axelsen swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Axelsen darts in and clinches Wallace up against the ropes.
Wallace fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Axelsen prevents a body shot from Wallace.
Axelsen blocks an uppercut.
Wallace pushes Axelsen back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Wallace misses with the head strike.
Wallace misses with the head strike.
Knees to the body from Axelsen.
Wallace tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Axelsen's elbow.
Wallace throws a punch but it's blocked by Axelsen.
Wallace pushes Axelsen back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wallace misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wallace avoids the elbow strike from Axelsen, against the ropes.
Wallace throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wallace tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace has a couple of punches blocked by Axelsen.
Axelsen trying to land knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Axelsen.
Wallace doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wallace goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wallace swings wildly with an uppercut but Axelsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Axelsen blocking some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Axelsen is trying to force a seperation but Wallace has the dominant position.
Wallace cracks Axelsen with a nice body shot.
Wallace misses with a punch to the body.
Wallace has a couple of punches blocked by Axelsen.
Wallace swings wildly with an uppercut but Axelsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wallace lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shaun Wallace dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Axelsen swings for the body but Wallace moves out of range.
Axelsen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wallace lands a lovely overhand right.
Wallace swings away with a body shot that misses
and Axelsen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A left lands for Wallace.
Wallace takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wallace.
Wallace motions for Axelsen to come forward. Wallace throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A shot to the body from Wallace misses
letting Axelsen counter with a right hand.
Axelsen throws a hook to the side of Wallace's head but Wallace sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Axelsen throws a good cross that connects.
Wallace with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wallace misses with the combination.
Axelsen appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Wallace misses with a lunging right hand
and Axelsen counters with a stiff right hand.
Axelsen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Axelsen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wallace throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Axelsen on the side of the head.
Nice shot by Wallace.
Wallace throws an off balance right hand
and Axelsen counters with a nice body shot.
Shaun Wallace seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wallace misses with an uppercut
and Axelsen counters with a nice uppercut.
Wallace lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wallace rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Axelsen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wallace throws out a loose jab but Axelsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wallace swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Axelsen is looking for a counter combo.
Wallace keeps the fight on the outside.
Wallace misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Axelsen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wallace motions for Axelsen to come forward. Wallace throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A quick step to the side and Axelsen tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Axelsen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Axelsen tries to close the distance and clinch but Wallace swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Axelsen.
Axelsen throws out a loose jab but Wallace uses good head movement to avoid it.
Toke Axelsen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Axelsen moves away from the strike by Wallace.
Wallace rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and before Wallace can reset, Axelsen rushes him with a swarm of punches, sending him crashing to the floor, in all sorts of trouble! Wallace is trying to beat the count but we're up to 6 already and he's nowhere near. 7,8... he's up! He's going to continue!
Axelsen rushes Wallace and presses him up against the ropes.
Wallace lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Axelsen backwards.
Wallace fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wallace misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Axelsen blocking some punches.
Wallace has a couple of punches blocked by Axelsen.
Wallace gets through Axelsen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Axelsen blocking some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Toke Axelsen will take that round after scoring the only knockdown of the round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Wallace.
Wallace throws a combination that misses
and Axelsen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wallace thinking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Axelsen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wallace lands with an uppercut that bounces Axelsen off the ropes and back into range.
A telegraphed right hand from Wallace misses the target.
Wallace rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and as Wallace resets, Axelsen pounces with a savage head kick that drops Wallace to the mat! Wallace looks wobbly but gets back to his feet on the count of 5. The referee continues the count to 8 then steps aside to let these two guys get back at it!
Wallace is rocked!
Axelsen loads up on a big right hand but Wallace slips the punch.
Wallace connects with a nice looking jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Axelsen.
Axelsen connects with a single shot there.
Wallace is still on wobbly legs! Can Axelsen finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wallace scores with a punch to the head.
Wallace misses with a right hand
and Axelsen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wallace seems to have recovered his senses.
Wallace scores with a jab.
Axelsen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wallace.
Axelsen seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Axelsen.
Wallace tries to land a leg kick but Axelsen saw it coming and moves away.
Wallace swings for the body but Axelsen moves out of range.
Wallace has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wallace pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Axelsen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Axelsen misses with a series of wild punches.
Axelsen throws a right hand that Wallace ducks under and follows up with a left that Wallace also avoids with ease.
Wallace cracks Axelsen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Good exchange - Wallace coming out on top.
Axelsen throws a poor cross that misses
and Wallace counters with a nice body shot.
Wallace looks for the body kick but Axelsen saw that one coming.
Axelsen is looking to counter punch.
Wallace misses with a right hand
and Axelsen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wallace thinking.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wallace lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace misses with a hook
and Axelsen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wallace thinking.
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!
Wallace lands with a shot to the body.
Axelsen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wallace.
Wallace looks to land a right hand but Axelsen moved out of range.
Wallace throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Axelsen counters with a left to the body.
Axelsen needs to keep his hands up - Wallace had a free shot at his head there.
Wallace listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wallace fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Axelsen manages to avoid it.
Wallace misses with a left hand
and Axelsen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Axelsen connects with a right hand. Wallace shakes it off.
Wallace throws a nice looking combination but Axelsen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It looked like Axelsen was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wallace rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Axelsen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wallace takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Axelsen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A shot to the body from Wallace misses
and Axelsen counters with a right hand to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Toke Axelsen takes that one, having scored the knockdown.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Axelsen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Axelsen misses with a kick to the body.
A punch combination from Axelsen misses.
Wallace tries to counter with a clinch but Axelsen shakes him off and moves away.
Axelsen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shaun Wallace seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wallace rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Axelsen counters with a stiff right hand.
Wallace throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Axelsen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wallace misses with a combination
and Axelsen counters with a series of strikes. Wallace will be more careful next time no doubt.
Axelsen scores with the left hand. Wallace knows he should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wallace moves forwards but Axelsen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wallace misses with a hook.
Axelsen tries to clinch but Wallace is having none of it.
Axelsen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Axelsen defending well as Wallace loads up on a big left hand.
Axelsen throws the left hand but Wallace avoids the punch easily.
Wallace throws a poor cross that misses
and Axelsen counters with a left to the body.
Wallace rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Axelsen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wallace takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A shot to the body from Wallace misses
and Axelsen counters with a straight right that drops Wallace to the canvas! Will Wallace beat the count? He's still wobbly and as the count reaches 7, he's still struggling to make it. 8...9...10. He's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Toke Axelsen!
A very excited looking Toke Axelsen made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Jamal Hudak (ranked 2721 p4p, 3093 weight class) and Jerome Spong (ranked 315 p4p, 350 weight class). Spong is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: In Loving Memory. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jamal Hudak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jerome Spong!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Jeff Smith and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Spong - just one landing.
Hudak bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hudak tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Spong manages to circle out of the way.
Spong tries to move into range but Hudak moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Spong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Spong misses with a looping right.
Spong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Hudak misses the target.
Hudak takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hudak scores with a nice right hand.
A head kick misses from Spong.
Spong misses with a hook.
Spong with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hudak to score with a decent uppercut.
It looks like Jerome Spong has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Hudak misses.
Spong closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jab from Spong.
Spong on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hudak looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hudak walks into a straight right hand from Spong.
Hudak is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spong tries to keep at a distance but Hudak has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hudak escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Spong connects with a right hand. Hudak shakes it off.
Oh Hudak is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Spong throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Hudak crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jerome Spong!
A very excited looking Jerome Spong 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.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Alexander Vij (ranked 3926 p4p, 1248 weight class) and James Rocksteady (ranked 425 p4p, 158 weight class). Rocksteady has chosen Red Right Hand as his entrance music. James Rocksteady has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Alexander Vij'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 12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Vij!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, James Rocksteady!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Ryoma Takatsuka and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vij moves away from the strike by Rocksteady.
Vij is looking to counter with a body kick.
Vij ducks under a wild hook from Rocksteady.
Vij gets tackled into the ropes by Rocksteady. Rocksteady maintains the clinch.
Vij misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vij lands a body shot in the clinch.
Vij misses with a body punch.
Vij lands a nice uppercut.
Rocksteady lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Vij.
Rocksteady tries a body shot but Vij blocks it.
Vij lands a good knee to the midsection. Rocksteady won't want to take too many of those.
Vij tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rocksteady avoids it.
Rocksteady working aggressively here.
A right handed body shot lands from Vij.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rocksteady scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vij stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Vij blocks a body shot from Rocksteady.
Rocksteady tries a body shot but Vij blocks it.
Vij struggles to land a body shot inside as Rocksteady controls his hands.
Rocksteady throws a head punch that misses.
Rocksteady misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vij putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rocksteady in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rocksteady takes a shot to the head.
Vij can't find room to land a body shot as Rocksteady controls the action.
Vij struggles to land a body shot inside as Rocksteady controls his hands.
A short right from Vij.
Vij lands a hook that snaps the head of Rocksteady backwards.
Vij lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rocksteady backwards.
Vij throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rocksteady blocks it with crossed arms.
Rocksteady misses with a body punch.
Vij lands a shot to the body.
Vij unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rocksteady lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rocksteady looks winded!
Vij scores with a shot to the side of Rocksteady's head.
Nice body punch from Vij - that landed with a thud.
Vij lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vij scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vij.
Vij lands a body shot in the clinch.
Vij working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vij lands a nice uppercut.
Rocksteady struggles to land a body shot inside as Vij controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vij blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vij lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rocksteady backwards.
Vij lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rocksteady backwards.
Vij is leaning against Rocksteady and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Vij using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Vij misses with a body punch.
Vij prevents a body shot from Rocksteady.
Vij gets through Rocksteady's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rocksteady is trying to maintain a safe position but Vij gets an underhook and turns Rocksteady into the ropes.
Vij lands with a short shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Vij.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vij.
Rocksteady tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vij's elbow.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knees in the clinch landing for Vij.
Vij stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Vij misses with a punch to the body.
Vij scores a nice knee to the body.
A short right from Vij.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Vij dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Vij drives through and clinches with Rocksteady against the ropes.
Alexander Vij has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Vij trying to land knees to the body.
Rocksteady struggles to land a body shot inside as Vij controls his hands.
Rocksteady tries to work over Vij's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Vij obliges.
Rocksteady tries a body shot but Vij blocks it.
Rocksteady tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knees to the body from Vij.
Rocksteady takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rocksteady blocks a body shot from Vij.
Vij misses with a body punch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Vij obliges.
Vij lands with a right to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Vij obliges.
Rocksteady's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rocksteady is breathing heavily.
Vij lands a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vij is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Vij misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vij is working Rocksteady over against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vij lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vij goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vij digs a right hand into Rocksteady's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rocksteady's gas tank.
Vij lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vij scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rocksteady blocks a body shot from Vij.
Vij lands a hook that snaps the head of Rocksteady backwards.
Rocksteady stalling in the clinch but Vij improves position.
Vij doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vij lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Come on Vij - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Vij lands a right hand.
Vij doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vij lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vij scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vij missing with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rocksteady has Vij pressed against the ropes.
Vij lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rocksteady letting Vij take a breather here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rocksteady blocks a body shot from Vij.
Vij tries to work over Rocksteady's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A left hand lands to the body for Rocksteady.
Vij tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rocksteady's elbow.
Rocksteady misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vij landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Vij utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Vij lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vij gets through Rocksteady's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Vij.
Knees to the body from Vij.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rocksteady misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vij lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rocksteady blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Vij dominated that second round.
That's time! Vij's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Vij lands with a hook. Rocksteady tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rocksteady rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Vij to counter with a crisp jab.
Rocksteady sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Rocksteady thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vij lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Vij with a hook.
Rocksteady throws a poor cross that misses
and Vij counters with a perfectly timed counter left hook that drops Rocksteady to the mat, face first! Vij goes to the neutral corner and waits for the referee to start the count. Rocksteady is back to hise feet already though and looking to continue the bout! Exciting stuff!
Rocksteady is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rocksteady throws a predictable looking body shot
and Vij counters with a right hand that wobbles Rocksteady! He's out on his feet! Vij follows up with a left hook and a final right hand that knocks Rocksteady out cold! No need for a referee count here - this fight is all over! Vij jumps onto the ropes to celebrate with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Alexander Vij!
Alexander Vij thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Roberto Congo (ranked 2944 p4p, 3479 weight class) and Israel Adesanya (ranked 333 p4p, 399 weight class). Adesanya is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Israel Adesanya Entrance Music. Israel Adesanya acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Roberto Congo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 7 - 3, fighting out of Helsinki, Israel Adesanya!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Ryoma Takatsuka and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Congo misses with a body shot.
Adesanya is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Congo lands with an uppercut that bounces Adesanya off the ropes and back into range.
It looks like Israel Adesanya has been cut.
Adesanya gets tackled into the ropes by Congo. Congo maintains the clinch.
Adesanya tries to break the clinch but Congo is controlling the position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Congo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Congo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Adesanya.
Adesanya escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Roberto Congo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Congo tries to clinch up but Adesanya circles away and keeps his distance.
Congo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Adesanya misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes from Adesanya. Those never looked like landing.
Adesanya throws an overhand right that lands on Congo's shoulder, as Congo tries to avoid the shot.
Congo catches Adesanya with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Adesanya moves out of range of the strikes.
Congo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adesanya moves out of range as Congo strikes.
Congo just misses with a punch to the body.
Congo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Adesanya sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Adesanya lands a jab.
It looks like Roberto Congo has been cut.
Congo swings for the body but Adesanya moves out of range.
Congo thuds his right hand into Adesanya's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Adesanya scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Congo doesn't seem bothered though.
A thudding body kick lands there by Adesanya!
Adesanya takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Congo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Adesanya swats him away and circles back towards the center.
No joy there for Adesanya, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Congo tries to clinch up.
Adesanya circles away from the clinch attempt.
A lazy left from Congo finds it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adesanya drops his hands momentarily and Congo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That has opened up Israel Adesanya's cut even more.
Congo wants to clinch.
Congo misses with a left hand
and Adesanya counters with a series of strikes. Congo will be more careful next time no doubt.
Adesanya throws a body kick that misses.
Congo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Adesanya scores with a one two! Congo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Adesanya slips under a jab.
Adesanya swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Adesanya lands with a cross.
Congo misses with a hook
and Adesanya counters with a thumping low kick.
Congo is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Congo misses with an uppercut
and Adesanya counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Adesanya swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Adesanya throws a body punch but Congo moves out of range.
Adesanya fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Congo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Congo misses with an uppercut.
Congo misses with a looping left.
Adesanya shapes to counter with a head kick.
Congo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Adesanya throws a shot from downtown. Congo moves away and avoids it.
Congo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Adesanya uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Congo.
Adesanya tries to move into range but Congo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Adesanya catches Congo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Congo avoids the body shot from Adesanya.
Congo misses with a lunging right hand
and Adesanya finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Adesanya keeps the fight on the outside.
It seemed like Adesanya was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Adesanya scores with a decent looking hook.
Adesanya throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Adesanya. Congo does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four 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!
Congo misses with a jab to the body
enabling Adesanya to counter with a crisp jab.
The fighters circling - Congo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Congo drives through and clinches with Adesanya against the ropes.
Congo misses with a body punch.
Congo throws a punch but it's blocked by Adesanya.
Adesanya wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Adesanya blocking some punches.
Congo prevents Adesanya from breaking the clinch.
Adesanya manages to break the clinch.
Congo misses with an uppercut. Adesanya saw that one coming.
Adesanya lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Nice straight punches there by Congo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Congo.
Adesanya throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Adesanya.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Israel Adesanya will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Congo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Congo throws a hook to the side of Adesanya's head but Adesanya sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Congo misses with a looping right.
Adesanya changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Adesanya throws a leg kick that misses.
Congo rushes Adesanya and presses him up against the ropes.
Congo misses with the head strike.
Congo missing with knees to the body.
Adesanya wants to break free but Congo has control.
Congo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Adesanya's efforts to push away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right handed body shot lands from Congo.
Congo misses with a body punch.
Adesanya wants to break free but Congo has control.
Congo lands a good knee to the midsection. Adesanya won't want to take too many of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Congo scores a nice knee to the body.
Adesanya blocks an uppercut.
Congo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Adesanya blocks it with crossed arms.
Adesanya tries to break free but Congo pushes him back against the ropes.
Congo presses Adesanya against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Adesanya wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Congo has him pressed against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Adesanya's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short right from Congo.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Adesanya as Congo tries to tie him up.
Adesanya breaks the clinch.
A left lands for Congo.
Congo throws a good cross that connects.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adesanya takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Congo moves into range and clinches up with Adesanya.
Congo misses with a knee strike.
Congo keeps control of Adesanya as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Adesanya stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Congo leaning against his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adesanya looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Congo swings wildly with an uppercut but Adesanya uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Congo fails to land.
A frustrated look appears on Adesanya's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Congo tries to land knees in the clinch but Adesanya avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Congo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Adesanya scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Adesanya has had enough of the clinch but Congo keeps him there for the moment.
Congo trying to stall but Adesanya improves his position.
Congo misses with a punch on the inside.
Adesanya's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Adesanya misses with a looping left.
Congo with a hook.
The cut above Israel Adesanya's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Congo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Israel Adesanya seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Adesanya throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Congo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Adesanya counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Congo avoids the body shot from Adesanya.
Adesanya steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Congo.
Adesanya looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Congo rushes Adesanya and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Adesanya wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Congo has him pressed against the ropes.
Adesanya breaks the clinch.
Israel Adesanya is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick misses from Adesanya.
Congo dips to his left and cracks Adesanya with an uppercut!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Congo lands a jab to the head.
Israel Adesanya's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Adesanya uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Congo.
Congo swings widly with a right hand
and Adesanya counters with a nice uppercut.
Congo tries to clinch up.
Congo tries to clinch up.
Adesanya now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Congo with a hook.
Adesanya ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Adesanya now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Congo throws a poor cross that misses
and Adesanya counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roberto Congo dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Congo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Adesanya sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Adesanya tries to land a leg kick but Congo saw it coming and moves away.
Congo is looking to counter punch.
Adesanya walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Congo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Adesanya is rocked!
Congo darts in and clinches Adesanya up against the ropes.
Adesanya is still on wobbly legs! Can Congo finish him?
Congo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Adesanya seems to have recovered his senses.
Adesanya wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Congo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Congo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Congo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Congo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Adesanya.
A head punch on the inside from Congo fails to land.
Congo presses Adesanya against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adesanya throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Congo blocks it with crossed arms.
Adesanya breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Adesanya lands with a shot to the body.
Congo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Adesanya to score with a decent uppercut.
Adesanya defending well as Congo loads up on a big left hand.
Congo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Adesanya misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Adesanya takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Congo throws a poor cross that misses
and Adesanya counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Congo scores with a hook.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Israel Adesanya's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Roberto Congo!
Roberto Congo retains his middleweight title!
Roberto Congo spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
Israel Adesanya was interviewed post fight and said '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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