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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Darren Tellkins (ranked 4469 p4p, 2258 weight class) and Digi Talis (ranked 461 p4p, 246 weight class). Tellkins comes to the ring accompanied by Stunna 4 Vegas - Punch me in Pt 4. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Insanely flexible
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Darren Tellkins!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Digi Talis!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Alyssa Summers and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tellkins throws out a loose jab but Talis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Talis misses with a left hand
and Tellkins counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Talis misses with a straight right.
Tellkins scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Talis avoids the head kick by Tellkins.
Tellkins staying out of range there.
A big left from Talis misses.
Talis misses with a hook to the body
and Tellkins moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Talis fails to land.
Talis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Talis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Talis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tellkins pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tellkins just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like Talis was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tellkins uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Talis.
Tellkins clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Tellkins scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tellkins misses with a body punch.
Tellkins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Talis breaks the clinch.
Tellkins closes the distance and clinches.
I was talking to Tellkins's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Talis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Tellkins lands a right hand that snaps the head of Talis backwards.
Tellkins blocking some punches.
Talis breaks the clinch.
Decent striking displayed by Tellkins there.
Tellkins takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Talis throws a jab when Tellkins was well out of range.
Talis tried to score with a low kick but Tellkins checks it.
Tellkins was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Tellkins scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tellkins connects with the punch.
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!
Talis throws out a leg kick but Tellkins moves out of range and Talis only half commits.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tellkins rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Talis counter with a right hand.
Talis walks into a stiff left hand from Tellkins.
Talis lands with a cross.
Tellkins slips under a jab from Talis.
A left and a right from Tellkins both land. Nice combination.
Tellkins connects with a nice looking jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Tellkins.
Tellkins throws a combination. Talis tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Talis avoids the body shot from Tellkins.
Tellkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Talis! But no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tellkins ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tellkins on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tellkins moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Darren Tellkins dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tellkins has taken the fight to the clinch.
Talis breaks from the clinch.
Talis slips a jab and a cross from Tellkins.
Talis misses with a head kick.
Tellkins swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Talis misses with a left hand
enabling Tellkins to counter with a crisp jab.
Talis with a jab.
Tellkins swinging wildly here.
Tellkins tries to close the distance and clinch but Talis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tellkins rushes Talis and presses him up against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tellkins makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tellkins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Talis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tellkins swings widly with a right hand
and Talis counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tellkins's knee momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tellkins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Talis manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talis ducks under a wild hook from Tellkins.
Talis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tellkins darts in and clinches Talis up against the ropes.
Tellkins is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Talis can do to turn this around?
Talis tries to break free but Tellkins pushes him back against the ropes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Talis.
Talis taking a breather.
Tellkins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tellkins lands a nice uppercut.
Talis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tellkins lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tellkins swings wildly with an uppercut but Talis uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tellkins.
Tellkins can't find room to land a body shot as Talis controls the action.
Talis working aggressively here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tellkins lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Talis backwards.
Tellkins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tellkins stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Darren Tellkins has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tellkins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Talis gets through Tellkins's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tellkins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Talis's elbow.
Tellkins stalling in the clinch.
Tellkins blocks an uppercut.
Talis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tellkins looking to slow down the pace here.
A right hand to the body from Tellkins.
Talis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tellkins has him pressed against the ropes.
Tellkins tries to work over Talis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Talis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tellkins with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tellkins gets through Talis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Talis has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Tellkins seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Talis can turn it around.
Tellkins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Talis blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Talis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tellkins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Darren Tellkins dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Talis misses with a hook
and Tellkins cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tellkins has closed the distance and engaged Talis in a clinch.
Tellkins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Tellkins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Talis taking a breather.
A head punch on the inside from Talis fails to land.
Talis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tellkins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tellkins misses with a knee strike.
Talis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A body shot lands from Tellkins.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Talis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Talis throws a punch but it's blocked by Tellkins.
A short left from Tellkins.
Tellkins lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Talis lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tellkins wants to stall.
Talis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Talis breaks the clinch.
Tellkins plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Tellkins dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tellkins tries to close the distance and clinch but Talis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tellkins fails to land with a series of punches.
Tellkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Talis moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Talis! But no joy.
Talis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tellkins. That did some damage!
Tellkins fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tellkins swinging wildly here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tellkins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Tellkins.
Tellkins moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tellkins misses with a hook. Talis ducked under it nicely.
Nice jab there from Talis.
Talis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Talis lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Talis misses with a shot to the body
and Tellkins counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tellkins tries to clinch
and Talis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tellkins looks to clinch
and Talis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Talis misses with a lunging right hand
and Tellkins counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tellkins catches Talis with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Talis throws an off balance right hand
and Tellkins makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Darren Tellkins clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tellkins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Talis.
Tellkins rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Talis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Talis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tellkins cracks Talis with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tellkins wants to clinch
and Talis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Talis moves forwards but Tellkins connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tellkins misses with a hook
and Talis makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Talis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tellkins.
Darren Tellkins is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Talis misses with a wild body shot.
Talis scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tellkins wants to clinch up but Talis keeps it at a distance.
Talis swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Talis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tellkins.
Talis scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tellkins in his tracks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talis throws a front kick that sends Tellkins stumbling back into the ropes.
Tellkins cracks Talis with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tellkins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Talis.
Tellkins throws a sloppy body shot
and Talis counters with a straight right hand.
Tellkins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Talis.
Tellkins cracks Talis with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Tellkins catches Talis with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tellkins misses with a hook.
A big left from Talis misses.
Tellkins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tellkins throws a combination. Talis tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Talis swats away the attempt to clinch by Tellkins.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tellkins has Talis up against the ropes in a clinch.
Talis has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Talis lands with a light punch inside.
Tellkins lands with a short shot to the head.
Talis looking to slow down the pace here.
Talis blocks a body shot from Tellkins.
Talis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Talis lands a hook to the side of the head.
Talis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tellkins lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tellkins lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tellkins misses with a knee to the head.
Tellkins lands a body punch.
Nice body punch from Tellkins.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Darren Tellkins will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Talis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Digi Talis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tellkins rushes Talis and presses him up against the ropes.
Tellkins looking to throw knees to the head but Talis is blocking nicely.
Talis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tellkins struggles to land a body shot inside as Talis controls his hands.
Talis has a couple of punches blocked by Tellkins.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Tellkins working aggressively here.
Talis takes a knee right on the jaw!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Talis.
Talis lands a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short left from Tellkins.
Tellkins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Talis misses with a punch on the inside.
Tellkins trying to stall but Talis improves his position.
Tellkins misses with a punch to the body.
Talis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Talis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Talis misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Talis.
Talis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tellkins lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tellkins checks a low kick from Talis.
A swing and a miss from Tellkins.
Talis misses with a hook
and Tellkins counters with a nice leg kick.
Tellkins misses with a wild body shot.
Talis uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tellkins has time to react.
Tellkins closes the distance but Talis moves to the side
and Talis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tellkins is rocked!
A low kick from Talis is predictable there
and Tellkins makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talis gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
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!
Talis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Darren Tellkins is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Talis finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
It looked like Tellkins was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Tellkins fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Talis has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A slow jab from Talis misses its intended target.
Tellkins misses with a shot to the body
and Talis counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Talis swings widly with a right hand
and Tellkins counters with a straight right hand.
Tellkins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Talis was well out of range. Poor timing from Tellkins.
Nice defenses there by Talis.
A low kick from Talis is predictable there
enabling Tellkins to counter with a crisp jab.
Talis throws a jab but it's blocked by Tellkins.
Tellkins swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Darren Tellkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Talis takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice shot by Tellkins.
And that's the end of the fight!
Darren Tellkins showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tellkins 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight for Darren Tellkins!
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight for Darren Tellkins!
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight for Darren Tellkins!
Darren Tellkins wins by unanimous decision!
Darren Tellkins is the new lightweight champion!
Darren Tellkins took some time post fight to say the following; 'ha ha ha jon u beat my ass the first time now i end your long streak mf and add to mine'.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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