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MKFC presents Clinchfest 2012 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Josh Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tolya Kozakov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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278 lbs
14 - 9 - 0 |
World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Heavy handed
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Josh Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tolya Kozakov!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Illya Tyunina and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams lands with a thumping leg kick.
Williams avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kozakov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Williams can pounce on him.
Kozakov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Williams can pounce on him.
Williams lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kozakov takes a step back to recover.
Kozakov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Williams checks a leg kick.
Kozakov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Williams checks a leg kick.
Williams lands with a good body shot.
Williams lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kozakov looks to throw the jab but Williams is out of range.
Williams lands with a nice body kick.
Kozakov looks gassed!
That kick from Williams tenderised Kozakov's leg. Kozakov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kozakov scores with the left hand. Williams knows he should have avoided that one.
Williams goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Tolya Kozakov has been cut.
Williams lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kozakov will feel that in the morning.
Williams throws a leg kick which misses Kozakov's front leg but catches the back leg as Kozakov tries to avoid it.
Kozakov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Williams connects with a solid leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Williams. Beautiful body shot.
Williams lands a front kick.
Williams throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A slapping body kick lands there for Williams.
Williams scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Williams turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kozakov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Williams lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Williams throws a nice outside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Williams.
Williams lands a nice looking body shot.
Kozakov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Williams.
Williams lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Williams fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kozakov.
Kozakov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A cross from Williams lands.
Williams scoring well with a low kick there.
Williams clobbers Kozakov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Williams lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A solid leg kick lands there for Williams.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kozakov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Williams dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kozakov. That did some damage!
Williams jabs at Kozakov's body.
Kozakov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Williams throws a leg kick which misses Kozakov's front leg but catches the back leg as Kozakov tries to avoid it.
Williams lands an overhand right.
A slapping leg kick lands for Williams.
Williams lands a head kick!
Williams turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Williams lands the left hand.
Williams is looking to slow Kozakov down with leg kicks.
Kozakov takes one to the chin there.
Williams tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kozakov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Williams finds it's way round the side to connect with Kozakov's head.
Donk. Williams catches Kozakov right on the button with a cross.
That kick from Williams tenderised Kozakov's leg. Kozakov is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams scores with a jab. Kozakov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Both fighters circling a little - Williams finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kozakov takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kozakov has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Williams.
Williams lands a head kick. Kozakov smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Williams plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Williams dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kozakov misses with an attempted mid kick.
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!
Williams pushes Kozakov away with a front kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Williams. Kozakov shrugs it off though.
Kozakov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Williams can pounce on him.
Kozakov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Williams jabs Kozakov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Williams fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kozakov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd cheers as Williams lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kozakov doesn't seem phased though.
Williams lands with a kick to the temple. Kozakov shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kozakov swings widly with a right hand
and Williams counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jab by Williams.
Kozakov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a leg kick which misses Kozakov's front leg but catches the back leg as Kozakov tries to avoid it.
Williams lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Williams connects with a high kick.
Kozakov is rocked!
Williams cracks a nice hook into Kozakov's ribs.
Good leg kick by Williams there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Williams lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kozakov at a distance.
Good exchange - Williams coming out on top.
Kozakov is still on wobbly legs! Can Williams finish him?
Williams moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kozakov seems to have recovered his senses.
Williams fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kozakov.
Williams scores with a nice body kick.
Nice shot by Williams.
Williams is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Williams moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Williams throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kozakov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Williams fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Williams. That's going to slow Kozakov down.
Williams lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kozakov at a distance.
Williams thuds a left hand into Kozakov's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Williams dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tolya Kozakov's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kozakov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Williams throws a sloppy head kick and Kozakov moves out of range easily.
Williams cracks the inside of Kozakov's front leg.
Williams throws a quick inside leg kick.
Williams will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A head kick from Williams lands but Kozakov takes it in his stride.
Williams scores with a leg kick.
Williams lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Williams works Kozakov's body with a nice hook.
Williams is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kozakov can do to turn this around?
Williams scores with a jab. Kozakov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A leg kick checked by Williams.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams scores with a nice body kick.
Good exchange - Williams coming out on top.
Kozakov misses with a straight right.
Williams throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kozakov is breathing heavily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Williams.
Williams lands the left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kozakov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tolya Kozakov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Williams jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Williams is looking to slow Kozakov down with leg kicks.
Williams chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Williams lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kozakov will feel that in the morning.
Kozakov misses with a straight right.
Williams's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Williams duly obliges.
Williams scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Williams scores with a head kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Williams.
Williams lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams scores with a push kick.
Williams looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Williams lands a right hook to the body.
Williams digs a good hook to Kozakov's body.
Williams lands with a straight right. Kozakov didn't see that one coming.
Kozakov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kozakov has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Williams.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kozakov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Williams fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kozakov.
Williams thumps Kozakov with a low kick.
Williams moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Williams scores with a shot to the body.
Williams throws a head kick but Kozakov moves out of range.
Williams scores with a head kick. Kozakov tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Kozakov tries a head kick but it misses.
Williams lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Josh Williams is winning the standup battle so far.
Kozakov takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Williams scores with a kick to the midsection.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Williams!
Williams lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Good leg kick by Williams there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kozakov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Williams buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Williams dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kozakov. That did some damage!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Williams. Beautiful body shot.
Williams throws a leg kick which misses Kozakov's front leg but catches the back leg as Kozakov tries to avoid it.
Williams works Kozakov's body with a nice hook.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Williams.
Williams connects with a body shot that sends Kozakov's belly button to the back.
Williams scores with a jab to the jaw.
Williams lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Williams lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kozakov at a distance.
Williams lands a head kick!
Kozakov sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Williams pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kozakov back to the ropes. Williams follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That kick from Williams tenderised Kozakov's leg. Kozakov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kozakov on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kozakov misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kozakov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Williams finds it's way round the side to connect with Kozakov's head.
Williams fakes the leg kick and cracks Kozakov in the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Williams.
Williams throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A cross from Williams lands.
Williams slips a jab and a cross from Kozakov.
Williams lands a slapping body shot.
Williams scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kozakov takes one on the button.
Williams lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Williams bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kozakov's head backwards.
Williams bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kozakov's head backwards.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Williams - that will leave a mark!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Williams scores with a spinning back kick!
Williams moves into range and connects with a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Williams.
Williams checks a leg kick nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Williams dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tolya Kozakov's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Williams, right into the meat.
Williams jabs Kozakov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kozakov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Williams.
Williams scoring well with a low kick there.
Williams scores with a body shot.
Kozakov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Williams connects with a high kick.
Kozakov tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kozakov throws a sloppy head kick and Williams moves out of range easily.
Williams moves out of range as Kozakov strikes.
Kozakov throws a leg kick but Williams checks it.
Williams moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams throws a right and a left that both miss.
Williams connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Williams scoring well with a low kick there.
Williams thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kozakov if he has to take too many more of those.
Williams throws a nice head kick!
Kozakov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Williams scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams throws a leg kick which misses Kozakov's front leg but catches the back leg as Kozakov tries to avoid it.
Kozakov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Williams fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kozakov.
Williams fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kozakov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Williams. Williams obviously looking to wear him down.
Kozakov blocks a head kick by Williams.
Kozakov throws an overhand right that lands on Williams's shoulder, as Williams tries to avoid the shot.
Kozakov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Williams circles away quickly and effectively.
Kozakov thows a body shot but no joy.
Kozakov misses with a low kick as Williams jumps back.
That kick from Williams tenderised Kozakov's leg. Kozakov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Williams scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kozakov tries a head kick but it misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Williams!
A nice leg kick lands there from Williams.
Williams connects with a solid leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Williams thuds his right hand into Kozakov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Williams fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kozakov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Williams thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kozakov if he has to take too many more of those.
Williams feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kozakov's calf.
Williams lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kozakov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Williams, as that shot connected.
Williams cracks Kozakov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Williams works Kozakov's body with a nice hook.
Kozakov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Williams.
Williams connects with a body shot.
Williams buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Williams.
Williams clobbers Kozakov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Williams connects with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams works over Kozakov's head and body with a nice combination.
Williams lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Williams, right into the meat.
Williams checks a leg kick.
Williams scoring well with a low kick there.
A punch lands to the side of Kozakov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kozakov throws a head kick that misses
and Williams makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A shot to the liver by Williams. Beautiful body shot.
Williams throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A slapping body kick lands there for Williams.
Good exchange - Williams coming out on top.
Williams lands a right hook to the body.
Kozakov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kozakov is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kozakov misses with a hook. Williams ducked under it nicely.
Williams lands with a cross.
Williams moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kozakov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kozakov steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Williams. That one must have hurt.
Kozakov looks to land a combination but Williams avoids it well.
Williams lands a slapping body shot.
Williams lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kozakov at a distance.
Kozakov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Williams feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kozakov's calf.
Williams thuds a left hand into Kozakov's body.
Williams misses with a head kick.
Williams goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kozakov wants to land a leg kick but Williams is out of range.
Kozakov misses with a looping left.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kozakov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Williams scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
No joy there for Kozakov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tolya Kozakov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Williams cracks a nice hook into Kozakov's ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Josh Williams showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Williams 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:25
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:25
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josh Williams!
A victorious Josh Williams thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Josh Gardner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerry Mc Nothing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jerry Mc Nothing will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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322 lbs
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Cardio machine
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Josh Gardner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jerry Mc Nothing!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Konstantin Menshow and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gardner circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mc Nothing tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gardner counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Mc Nothing doesn't manage to clinch there - Gardner circles away.
Gardner lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mc Nothing's sensitive parts.
Mc Nothing tries to clinch there but Gardner circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gardner connects with a jab.
Mc Nothing takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Gardner scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mc Nothing in his tracks.
Mc Nothing is looking to clinch but Gardner is avoiding it.
Gardner swings for the body but Mc Nothing moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mc Nothing moves into range and clinches up with Gardner.
Gardner on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gardner wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gardner lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Jerry Mc Nothing has been cut.
Mc Nothing misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gardner.
Mc Nothing blocks a body shot from Gardner.
Mc Nothing is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gardner is defending well for now.
Gardner lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mc Nothing backwards.
Gardner wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mc Nothing tries a body shot but Gardner blocks it.
Gardner on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gardner scores with a shoulder strike.
Gardner wants to get back to striking at distance but Mc Nothing won't allow it.
Gardner has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gardner misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gardner.
That has opened up Jerry Mc Nothing's cut even more.
Gardner avoiding damage as Mc Nothing throws knees to the body.
Gardner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mc Nothing landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gardner throws a head punch that misses.
Gardner scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gardner can't find room to land a body shot as Mc Nothing controls the action.
Gardner wants to break free but Mc Nothing has control.
Gardner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gardner thuds his right hand into Mc Nothing's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mc Nothing closes the distance but Gardner moves to the side
and Gardner counters with a nice body kick.
Mc Nothing tries to close the distance and clinch but Gardner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mc Nothing tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Gardner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mc Nothing takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mc Nothing wants to clinch up but Gardner keeps it at a distance.
Gardner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gardner circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gardner counters with a left to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gardner just misses with a punch to the body.
Gardner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mc Nothing fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mc Nothing avoids a kick to the body.
Mc Nothing gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Gardner.
Mc Nothing looks gassed!
Mc Nothing throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A nice left hand lands by Gardner.
A shot in the inside from Gardner.
Gardner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gardner pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gardner chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gardner throws a leg kick which misses Mc Nothing's front leg but catches the back leg as Mc Nothing tries to avoid it.
Gardner lands with a nice body kick.
Gardner lands a head shot.
Gardner comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gardner cracks a nice hook into Mc Nothing's ribs.
Gardner scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gardner fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Crunch! Gardner slams his shin into Mc Nothing's torso.
Gardner scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gardner scores with a push kick.
Mc Nothing takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Mc Nothing takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Gardner dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gardner fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mc Nothing looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gardner lands with a nice body punch.
Gardner connects with a body shot that sends Mc Nothing's belly button to the back.
Gardner throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gardner connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gardner fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mc Nothing on the side of the head.
Gardner getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gardner lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mc Nothing on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mc Nothing is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gardner is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Gardner connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mc Nothing with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gardner to score with a decent uppercut.
The cut above Jerry Mc Nothing's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Gardner lands with a nice body punch.
A right-left combo lands from Gardner.
Mc Nothing is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gardner.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mc Nothing on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gardner. Gardner obviously looking to wear him down.
Mc Nothing ducks right into an uppercut from Gardner.
Gardner connects with a solid leg kick.
Gardner thuds his right hand into Mc Nothing's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mc Nothing is rocked!
Nice shot lands for Gardner.
Mc Nothing is still on wobbly legs! Can Gardner finish him?
Mc Nothing takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gardner cracks Mc Nothing with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Mc Nothing is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Mc Nothing is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Mc Nothing could not beat the count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Josh Gardner!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitsi Fili (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz de Vivar kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Verso Terso. Mitsi Fili acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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28
140 lbs
14 - 11 - 1 |
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mitsi Fili!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Dmitry Maklakov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fili checks a leg kick nicely.
Diaz de Vivar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Diaz de Vivar.
Fili uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diaz de Vivar.
Diaz de Vivar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Diaz de Vivar cracks Fili with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fili misses with an uppercut. Diaz de Vivar saw that one coming.
Diaz de Vivar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Diaz de Vivar misses with a looping left.
Diaz de Vivar lands a lovely overhand right.
Diaz de Vivar on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fili thows a body shot but no joy.
Diaz de Vivar misses with a leg kick.
Fili throws a big shot that misses.
A slow jab from Fili misses its intended target.
Diaz de Vivar slips a straight right by Fili.
Diaz de Vivar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Diaz de Vivar looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fili gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A punch lands to the side of Fili 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Diaz de Vivar throws a jab but it's blocked by Fili.
Diaz de Vivar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fili.
Diaz de Vivar looks to land a right hand but Fili moved out of range.
Diaz de Vivar takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Diaz de Vivar misses with a body kick.
Diaz de Vivar lands a nice looking body kick.
Diaz de Vivar throws a low kick but Fili avoids it.
Diaz de Vivar tries to clinch up but Fili circles away and keeps his distance.
Diaz de Vivar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Diaz de Vivar scores with a kick to the body.
Diaz de Vivar moves out of range as Fili strikes.
Fili throws a right hand that misses
and Diaz de Vivar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Diaz de Vivar. Fili shrugs it off though.
Fili lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Diaz de Vivar circles away quickly and effectively.
Diaz de Vivar darts in and clinches Fili up against the ropes.
Fili wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fili breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fili throws a jab but it's blocked by Diaz de Vivar.
Diaz de Vivar looks for the body kick but Fili saw that one coming.
Fili on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Diaz de Vivar. Diaz de Vivar obviously looking to wear him down.
Fili gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Diaz de Vivar looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Diaz de Vivar displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Diaz de Vivar slips under a jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Fili as he connects with a hook.
Fili throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Diaz de Vivar.
Diaz de Vivar swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Fili counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Diaz de Vivar.
Fili has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Diaz de Vivar.
Fili on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Diaz de Vivar throws the kick towards the body but Fili avoids it.
A big right from Fili misses.
Diaz de Vivar doesn't manage to clinch there - Fili circles away.
Diaz de Vivar tries to clinch there but Fili circles away.
That kick from Diaz de Vivar tenderised Fili's leg. Fili is trying to keep his angry face on.
A head kick from Fili lands but Diaz de Vivar takes it in his stride.
Fili misses with a hook.
Diaz de Vivar tries to land a front kick but Fili steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Fili loads up on a big right hand but Diaz de Vivar slips the punch.
Diaz de Vivar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fili manages to avoid it.
Fili throws a lazy right hand but Diaz de Vivar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Diaz de Vivar.
Fili tries to break the clinch but Diaz de Vivar is controlling the position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Fili as Diaz de Vivar tries to tie him up.
Fili lands a hook that snaps the head of Diaz de Vivar backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fili misses with a body punch.
Diaz de Vivar throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Diaz de Vivar controlling the action here for a moment.
Diaz de Vivar has Fili pressed against the ropes, preventing Fili from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diaz de Vivar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fili backwards.
Fili can't break the clinch.
Diaz de Vivar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fili's elbow.
Fili wants to break free but Diaz de Vivar has control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Fili misses the jab.
Diaz de Vivar tries to clinch but Fili moves out of range.
Fili scores with a punch to the head.
Diaz de Vivar tries a low kick but Fili avoids it.
Fili lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Diaz de Vivar circles away quickly and effectively.
Diaz de Vivar keeps the fight on the outside.
Diaz de Vivar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fili.
Fili shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Diaz de Vivar eats them both and turns towards Fili to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Fili tries a head kick but it misses.
Diaz de Vivar tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Fili manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Diaz de Vivar - that will leave a mark!
Diaz de Vivar misses with a low kick.
A big right from Diaz de Vivar misses.
Diaz de Vivar tries to clinch up but Fili circles away and keeps his distance.
Diaz de Vivar slips under a jab from Fili.
Fili circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz de Vivar throws a big shot that misses.
Diaz de Vivar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fili.
Diaz de Vivar scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fili is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Diaz de Vivar throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fili counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fili on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Fili keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diaz de Vivar will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Fili's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Diaz de Vivar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fili.
Fili takes a swing at Diaz de Vivar's ribcage but misses.
Fili is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Diaz de Vivar lands a jab to the nose.
A good leg kick by Diaz de Vivar.
Diaz de Vivar tries to clinch up but Fili circles away and keeps his distance.
Fili checks the leg kick nicely there.
Diaz de Vivar scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz de Vivar scores with a punch to the head.
Fili throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fili has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Diaz de Vivar.
Fili tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diaz de Vivar was well out of range. Poor timing from Fili.
Diaz de Vivar gets a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fili wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Diaz de Vivar.
Fili with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Diaz de Vivar is trying to stall.
Diaz de Vivar lands a shoulder strike.
Diaz de Vivar lands with a right to the head.
Fili takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fili misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diaz de Vivar cracks Fili with a nice body shot.
Fili is trying to break the clinch but Diaz de Vivar has him pressed against the ropes.
Fili goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Diaz de Vivar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fili doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fili wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Diaz de Vivar has him pressed against the ropes.
Fili looking to stall.
Fili blocks a body shot from Diaz de Vivar.
Diaz de Vivar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diaz de Vivar cracks Fili with a nice body shot.
Fili wants to get back to striking at distance but Diaz de Vivar won't allow it.
Fili stalling in the clinch but Diaz de Vivar improves position.
Diaz de Vivar digs a right hand into Fili's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fili's gas tank.
Diaz de Vivar lands an uppercut.
Fili working hard to break the clinch.
Diaz de Vivar lands a body punch in the clinch.
Diaz de Vivar lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Fili.
Diaz de Vivar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fili backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz de Vivar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fili misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz de Vivar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diaz de Vivar scores with a shot to the side of Fili's head.
Fili wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fili looking to stall.
Diaz de Vivar stalling.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nice body punch from Diaz de Vivar - that landed with a thud.
Diaz de Vivar lands with a short shot to the head.
Diaz de Vivar blocks an uppercut.
Fili pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fili uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Diaz de Vivar.
Fili misses with a left hand
and Diaz de Vivar counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fili swats away the attempt to clinch by Diaz de Vivar.
Diaz de Vivar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fili fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diaz de Vivar manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Diaz de Vivar throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Diaz de Vivar throws a jab but it's blocked by Fili.
Diaz de Vivar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fili.
Fili tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diaz de Vivar was well out of range. Poor timing from Fili.
Fili uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fili lands with a good body shot.
Jab from Diaz de Vivar.
Diaz de Vivar looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Diaz de Vivar uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Diaz de Vivar misses with a body kick.
Diaz de Vivar throws a shot to the body.
Fili circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fili moves out of range as Diaz de Vivar throws a body kick.
Diaz de Vivar lands a two punch combo.
A swing and a miss from Fili.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fili is looking to clinch.
Diaz de Vivar throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar is winning the standup battle so far.
Fili ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diaz de Vivar moves away.
Diaz de Vivar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fili takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Diaz de Vivar explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Fili throws a big shot that misses.
Diaz de Vivar wants to clinch up but Fili keeps it at a distance.
Fili listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fili checks the leg kick.
Fili looks to score with a jab to the body but Diaz de Vivar is just out of range.
Diaz de Vivar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fili moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Diaz de Vivar pivots, looking for a leg kick but Fili is out of range and Diaz de Vivar settles back down.
Diaz de Vivar scores with a head kick. Fili tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diaz de Vivar. Fili does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz de Vivar moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Diaz de Vivar pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A punch combination from Fili misses.
Diaz de Vivar fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Fili checks it well.
Diaz de Vivar avoids the body shot from Fili.
Diaz de Vivar takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fili walks into a left hand.
Diaz de Vivar throws a jab but it's blocked by Fili.
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!
Fili cracks the inside of Diaz de Vivar's front leg.
Fili throws a hook but Diaz de Vivar blocks it.
Diaz de Vivar swings for the body but Fili moves out of range.
Fili ducks right into an uppercut from Diaz de Vivar.
Diaz de Vivar swinging wildly here.
Diaz de Vivar takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz de Vivar throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Fili connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fili ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diaz de Vivar moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fili. Diaz de Vivar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fili throws a hook to the side of Diaz de Vivar's head but Diaz de Vivar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Diaz de Vivar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Diaz de Vivar throws a leg kick but Fili sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Diaz de Vivar takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fili throws a nice looking combination but Diaz de Vivar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Diaz de Vivar looks for the body kick but Fili saw that one coming.
Diaz de Vivar walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fili throws a right and a left that both miss.
Diaz de Vivar misses with a wild body shot.
Diaz de Vivar throws a hook but Fili avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fili looks to land a right hand but Diaz de Vivar moved out of range.
Fili misses with a hook.
Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fili throws a hook to the side of Diaz de Vivar's head but Diaz de Vivar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Diaz de Vivar closes the distance and pushes Fili back into the ropes.
Fili taking a breather.
Fili wants to get back to striking at distance but Diaz de Vivar won't allow it.
A left hand lands to the body for Diaz de Vivar.
Fili wants to get back to striking at distance but Diaz de Vivar won't allow it.
Fili working aggressively here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fili misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Diaz de Vivar.
Mitsi Fili has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Diaz de Vivar 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar waved his t-shirt featuring ACME-Blood Red Q158 Always $30's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Marcus Halberstram (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eriku Landstrimma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Halberstram comes to the ring accompanied by Murder The Government. Eriku Landstrimma has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Marcus Halberstram's chin.
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143 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcus Halberstram!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eriku Landstrimma!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Sergei Dronov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halberstram closes the distance but Landstrimma moves to the side
and Landstrimma counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Landstrimma scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A big right from Landstrimma misses.
Landstrimma's jab looks to have found its range, popping Halberstram under the eye.
Landstrimma uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Halberstram fails with an attempt to clinch.
Landstrimma misses with a looping right.
Landstrimma jabs Halberstram to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Landstrimma scores with a jab to the head.
Halberstram lands with a shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Landstrimma throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Halberstram fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Halberstram lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halberstram swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Halberstram clinches up against the ropes.
Landstrimma letting Halberstram take a breather here.
Landstrimma tries to work over Halberstram's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Landstrimma lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Halberstram or not.
Landstrimma misses with a body punch.
Halberstram lands a body shot in the clinch.
Halberstram is trying to stall.
A short uppercut from Landstrimma.
Landstrimma gets through Halberstram's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Halberstram is trying to maintain a safe position but Landstrimma gets an underhook and turns Halberstram into the ropes.
Halberstram tries to throw a body punch but Landstrimma avoids it by throwing Halberstram back against the ropes.
Halberstram looking to slow down the pace here.
Halberstram lands a body punch.
Landstrimma lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halberstram tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Landstrimma's elbow.
Landstrimma is working Halberstram over against the ropes.
Halberstram breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Halberstram blocks a jab.
Marcus Halberstram seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Landstrimma fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Halberstram manages to avoid it.
Landstrimma takes one to the side of the head.
Halberstram moves into the clinch successfully.
Landstrimma blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Halberstram blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Halberstram is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Halberstram looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halberstram stalling in the clinch.
Landstrimma scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Halberstram looking to slow down the pace here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Marcus Halberstram.
Halberstram misses with a combination
and Landstrimma counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice uppercut lands for Halberstram. That snapped Landstrimma's head back.
Landstrimma tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Halberstram paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Landstrimma avoids the body shot from Halberstram.
Landstrimma loads up on a big right hand but Halberstram slips the punch.
Halberstram misses with a two punch combination.
Halberstram lands a nice hook to Landstrimma's body. Landstrimma takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Landstrimma dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Halberstram connects with a nice looking jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halberstram thows a body shot but no joy.
Halberstram takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Landstrimma sizes up Halberstram with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Halberstram looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Landstrimma uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Halberstram.
Halberstram takes a swing at Landstrimma's ribcage but misses.
Halberstram pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A lazy body kick from Halberstram
and Landstrimma counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A jab from Landstrimma misses.
Halberstram is looking to wear down Landstrimma with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Landstrimma lands with a nice body punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Halberstram fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Landstrimma manages to avoid it.
Halberstram will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Decent striking displayed by Landstrimma there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Marcus Halberstram will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Halberstram tries to close the distance and clinch but Landstrimma swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Halberstram tries to clinch
and Landstrimma counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Halberstram is rocked!
Landstrimma cracks Halberstram with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Halberstram is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Halberstram is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Halberstram could not beat the count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Eriku Landstrimma!
An out of breath and clearly excited Eriku Landstrimma thanked ACME-Blood Red Q158 Always $30 for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Lucius Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lincoln Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jenkins's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Black Republican -- Nas. Thomas comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Pulse of the Maggots kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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186 lbs
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213 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucius Jenkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lincoln Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Igor Prikhodko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jenkins, right into the meat.
Thomas slips a jab and a cross from Jenkins.
Jenkins misses with a head kick.
Jenkins throws a head kick but Thomas moves out of range.
Jenkins throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jenkins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Lucius Jenkins has been cut.
Thomas is looking to land body kicks.
Jenkins looks to score with a jab to the body but Thomas is just out of range.
Thomas misses with a straight right.
Thomas throws a sloppy head kick
and Jenkins makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Thomas has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jenkins.
Thomas lands with a cross.
Thomas falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jenkins counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jenkins looks to land a combination but Thomas avoids it well.
Thomas avoids the body shot from Jenkins.
Jenkins stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jenkins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thomas manages to avoid it.
Thomas works over Jenkins's head and body with a nice combination.
Thomas misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jenkins moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Thomas!
Lincoln Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jenkins, right into the meat.
Thomas tries a head kick but it misses.
Jenkins waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thomas.
Thomas ducks under a wild hook from Jenkins.
Jenkins changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jenkins takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Donk. Thomas catches Jenkins right on the button with a cross.
Lucius Jenkins's cut is getting worse.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jenkins keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Thomas misses with a body shot.
Thomas misses with a lunging right hand
and Jenkins counters with a straight right hand.
Jenkins jabs at Thomas's body.
Thomas looks to throw the jab but Jenkins is out of range.
Jenkins moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A head kick by Thomas misses
and Jenkins counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Thomas misses with a body shot
and Jenkins counters with a nice low kick that buckles Thomas's knee momentarily.
Thomas looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Jenkins. Those never looked like landing.
Jenkins throws a series of strikes that have Thomas backpedaling.
It looks like Lincoln Thomas has been cut.
Thomas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jenkins moves away.
Jenkins looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jenkins scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Decent striking displayed by Jenkins there.
Jenkins moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jenkins displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thomas throws out the jab.
Thomas throws a head kick but Jenkins moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Thomas.
Jenkins takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Jenkins stuns Thomas with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd cheers as Thomas lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jenkins doesn't seem phased though.
Jenkins throws a front kick that sends Thomas stumbling back into the ropes.
Thomas walks forward, straight into a front kick from Jenkins.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Thomas throws a chopping leg kick but Jenkins manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Thomas throws a head kick that misses.
Jenkins throws out a powerful jab.
Thomas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jenkins. Jenkins obviously looking to wear him down.
Jenkins pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Thomas has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Jenkins.
Jenkins feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Thomas's calf.
Jenkins rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thomas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thomas misses with a head kick.
Jenkins scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jenkins throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jenkins lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jenkins scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jenkins lands the left hand.
Jenkins connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jenkins is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Jenkins bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jenkins dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thomas misses with an uppercut.
Jenkins throws a head kick that Thomas semi-blocks.
Jenkins scores with a hook to the body. Thomas takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A right-left combo lands from Jenkins.
Thomas misses with a head kick.
Jenkins connects with a body shot.
Jenkins throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Thomas stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jenkins scores with a push kick.
Jenkins wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Thomas takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jenkins's corner calls for a 1-2. Jenkins obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Thomas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jenkins. Jenkins obviously looking to wear him down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jenkins.
Jenkins is looking to slow Thomas down with leg kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucius Jenkins dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Jenkins's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jenkins connects with an inside leg kick.
Jenkins is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thomas can do to turn this around?
Thomas jabs Jenkins to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Thomas just misses with a punch to the body.
Thomas swings for the body but Jenkins moves out of range.
Jenkins connects with a leg kick. Thomas looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jenkins lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jenkins ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
Jenkins moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jenkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thomas throws the kick towards the body but Jenkins avoids it.
Jenkins scores with a hook to the body. Thomas takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jenkins throws a leg kick which misses Thomas's front leg but catches the back leg as Thomas tries to avoid it.
Jenkins jabs Thomas right on the nose. Thomas blinks but takes it well.
Thomas is breathing heavily.
Thomas walks into a left hand.
Jenkins sizes up Thomas with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A jab lands there for Jenkins.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Jenkins here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Jenkins looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins catches Thomas napping and connects with a fantastic 3 punch combination that sends Thomas crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but he's all over the place - can he beat the count?!? 4,5,6,7,8...9...10! He didn't make it back to his feet! Jenkins raises both arms skywards and takes in the roar from the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Lucius Jenkins!
Lucius Jenkins 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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energy
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hype
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