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Golden Ring Fight Night 2: PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jay Rome Banana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Makatua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Banana comes into the arena with Watch out for that FIST!!! blaring out of the sound system. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jay Rome Banana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Sam Makatua!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Dean Styles and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The crowd cheers as Banana lands an impressive looking overhand right. Makatua doesn't seem phased though.
It looks like Sam Makatua has been cut.
Makatua punishes Banana's body with a nice straight punch.
Makatua swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Banana has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Kick In The Nutz Gym (14 Elite Coaches, Low Cap) in the buildup to the fight.
Makatua fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Makatua looks to land a left hand but Banana moved out of range nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Banana. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Banana.
Banana slips under a jab from Makatua.
Banana fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Banana throws an off balance right hand
enabling Makatua to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Banana throws a hook to the side of Makatua's head but Makatua sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Banana moves into the clinch.
Banana makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Banana.
Banana tries to work over Makatua's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Makatua blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Banana.
Makatua is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banana lands a hook that snaps the head of Makatua backwards.
Makatua wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Banana has him pressed against the ropes.
Banana misses with a short punch on the inside.
Makatua tries to break free but Banana pushes him back against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Makatua's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Makatua has had enough of the clinch but Banana keeps him there for the moment.
Banana leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Banana misses with a hook from the clinch.
Makatua wants to break the clinch but can't.
Banana lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Banana will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Makatua up against the ropes.
Banana lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banana misses with a body punch.
Makatua tries to circle away but Banana has him pinned against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Banana - that landed with a thud.
Makatua wants to break free but Banana has control.
Makatua wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Banana lands with a right to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Makatua's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Makatua fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Banana on the side of the head.
Makatua dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Banana throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Banana slips under a jab from Makatua.
Banana uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Makatua.
Banana throws out a powerful jab.
Banana on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Rome Banana dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sam Makatua's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Makatua misses with a left hand
enabling Banana to counter with a crisp jab.
Makatua ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Banana moves away.
Banana misses with a body shot.
Jab by Banana.
Makatua is rocked!
Makatua changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Banana swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Makatua makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Makatua connects with a nice looking jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Makatua throws a jab but it's blocked by Banana.
Banana swings widly with a right hand
and Makatua counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Banana fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice cross by Banana.
Makatua is still on wobbly legs! Can Banana finish him?
Banana cracks Makatua with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Banana scores with a hook to the body. Makatua takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Makatua has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Banana connects with a quick right hand that sends Makatua tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the ropes, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Jay Rome Banana!
During a confident post fight interview, Jay Rome Banana thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Hugo Decoste (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Archie Stewart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stewart is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Frightened Rabbit - The Twist. 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 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hugo Decoste!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Archie Stewart!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, John Kavanagh and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stewart misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Decoste.
Decoste jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Decoste misses the target.
Stewart wants to clinch.
We've been informed that Stewart has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Decoste just misses with a punch to the body.
Decoste lands with an uppercut that bounces Stewart off the ropes and back into range.
Stewart takes one to the side of the head.
A left lands for Decoste.
Decoste throws a shot from downtown. Stewart moves away and avoids it.
Decoste lands a nice hook to Stewart's body. Stewart takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Stewart staying out of range there.
Hugo Decoste seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Decoste lands a jab to Stewart's midsection.
Decoste tries to clinch up.
Stewart staying out of range there.
Stewart is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Decoste.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Decoste misses with a body shot.
Decoste's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Stewart connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Decoste scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decoste scores with a jab to the body.
Decoste looks to throw the jab but Stewart is out of range.
We've been told by Decoste's head coaches at Untitled that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Stewart ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Decoste moves away.
Decoste jabs at Stewart's body.
Decoste throws a series of strikes that have Stewart backpedaling.
Stewart fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stewart throws a hook but Decoste avoids it easily.
Decoste tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stewart was well out of range. Poor timing from Decoste.
A swing and a miss from Stewart.
Stewart pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Decoste swings widly with a right hand
enabling Stewart to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stewart drops his hands momentarily and Decoste takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Stewart tries to clinch up.
Stewart's jab looks to have found its range, popping Decoste under the eye.
Decoste ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Decoste scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Stewart doesn't seem bothered though.
Decoste tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stewart throws a right hand that Decoste ducks under and follows up with a left that Decoste also avoids with ease.
Decoste takes one to the chin there.
Decoste misses with a wild body shot.
Decoste scores with a jab to the body.
Stewart takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Stewart throws a jab when Decoste was well out of range.
Decoste scores with a nice head shot.
Decoste cracks Stewart with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Stewart 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 Stewart is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Stewart could not beat the count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Hugo Decoste!
Hugo Decoste decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Mak Artur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Artur comes to the ring accompanied by I shall return. 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 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mak Artur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Billy Silver!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Russell Pearce and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silver circles away from the clinch attempt.
A big left from Silver misses.
Silver has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Artur is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Silver throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silver misses with a hook
enabling Artur to counter with a crisp jab.
Artur smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nice defenses there by Artur.
Silver walks into a left hand.
Silver digs a good hook to Artur's body.
Silver swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Artur slips under a jab.
Artur connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Silver's hands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Artur bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Silver displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Artur throws out the jab.
Silver misses with an uppercut. Artur saw that one coming.
A jab from Silver misses.
Artur keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Artur misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver lands with a right hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Artur.
Silver misses with a body shot
and Artur counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silver is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Artur.
Silver lands a really nice looking cross but Artur seems unphased.
Good standup being displayed there by Silver as he connects with a hook.
Artur moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Billy Silver has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silver throws a poor cross that misses
and Artur holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Artur stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Silver.
Artur misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silver's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Artur as Silver tries to tie him up.
Silver looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Artur lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Artur lands with a left to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A right hand to the body from Artur.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Artur digs a right hand into Silver's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Silver's gas tank.
Silver is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Artur.
Silver is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Artur is keeping busy.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Billy Silver.
Silver connects with a right hand. Artur shakes it off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silver throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silver throws a lazy uppercut
and Artur counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Artur is working Silver over against the ropes.
A right hook to the body lands for Artur.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mak Artur dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Billy Silver's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Artur keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silver.
Silver throws a right hand that misses
and Artur holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Artur lands a shoulder strike.
Artur struggles to land a body shot inside as Silver controls his hands.
Artur lands a nice shot to the body.
Artur lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Silver.
Artur trying to land knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Artur.
Artur misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Artur.
Silver trying to control the position but instead, Artur has worked for underhooks and has pushed Silver into the ropes.
A short right from Artur on the inside.
Artur goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Artur.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Artur misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Artur lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Artur here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Silver stalling in the clinch but Artur improves position.
Artur presses Silver against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Silver wants to stall.
Artur struggles to land a body shot inside as Silver controls his hands.
Artur cracks Silver with a nice body shot.
Artur softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Silver takes a shot to the head.
Artur tries to land knees in the clinch but Silver avoids the damage to the body.
Artur misses with a punch to the body.
Silver wants to stall.
Artur lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silver backwards.
Silver is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Mak Artur has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Artur.
Silver trying to stall but Artur improves his position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Billy Silver.
Artur rushes Silver and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short uppercut from Artur.
Artur lands a hook that snaps the head of Silver backwards.
Silver is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Artur is keeping busy.
Silver is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Artur has denied him.
Artur keeps control of Silver as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Artur tries to throw a body punch but Silver avoids it by throwing Artur back against the ropes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Artur goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Artur.
Artur tries to work over Silver's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Artur lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mak Artur dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Billy Silver's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Silver thows a body shot but no joy.
A slow jab from Silver misses its intended target.
Billy Silver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Artur lands a head shot.
Decent striking displayed by Silver there.
Silver moves forwards but Artur connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Good exchange - Silver coming out on top.
Silver throws a looping overhand right but Artur ducks down to avoid it.
Silver avoids a punch combination nicely.
Artur loads up on a big right hand but Silver slips the punch.
Artur loads up on a big right hand but Silver slips the punch.
Artur slips a straight right by Silver.
Silver throws an overhand right that lands on Artur's shoulder, as Artur tries to avoid the shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Silver misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from Silver misses the target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silver looks to throw the jab but Artur is out of range.
Artur is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Artur.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Artur is looking to clinch.
Silver rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Artur moves into the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Artur prevents Silver from breaking the clinch.
Artur goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Artur presses Silver against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Artur.
Artur pushes Silver back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Silver takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Artur tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silver is trying to break free.
Silver breaks from the clinch.
Artur slips under a jab from Silver.
Artur swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silver throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Artur counters by clinching up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Artur misses with a hook to the ribs.
Artur trying to land knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Artur.
Artur lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silver backwards.
Artur lands a body shot.
Artur works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Artur lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Silver or not.
Good body shot from Artur.
A right handed body shot lands from Artur.
Artur lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silver backwards.
Silver's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Artur misses with a hook to the ribs.
Artur misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silver.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Artur lands a shot to the body.
Silver tries to stall but Artur uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Artur tries to throw a body punch but Silver avoids it by throwing Artur back against the ropes.
Artur stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mak Artur clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Billy Silver's cut.
That's time! Artur's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Artur connects with a right hand. Silver shakes it off.
Silver connects with a right hand. Artur shakes it off.
Artur connects with a nice looking jab.
Artur has Silver up against the ropes in a clinch.
Artur lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Artur blocks an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Silver swings wildly with an uppercut but Artur uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silver is trying to maintain a safe position but Artur gets an underhook and turns Silver into the ropes.
Artur digs a right hand into Silver's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Silver's gas tank.
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!
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Artur creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Artur.
Artur tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silver's elbow.
Artur tries to work over Silver's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Artur creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Silver tries to stall but Artur uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Artur is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silver is defending well for now.
Artur lands with a left to the head.
Silver's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Silver is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Artur - that landed with a thud.
Silver is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Silver avoids the elbow strike from Artur, against the ropes.
Artur lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Silver.
Artur digs a right hand underneath Silver's ribcage. Silver let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Artur throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Artur scores with a shoulder strike.
Artur tries to throw a body punch but Silver avoids it by throwing Artur back against the ropes.
Artur tries a body shot but Silver blocks it.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Silver takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Artur tries a knee to the head but Silver blocks it.
Silver has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Artur throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right hand to the body from Artur.
A left hand lands to the body for Artur.
Artur lands a body shot.
A short body shot lands from Artur as the two fighters clinch.
Artur tries a body shot but Silver blocks it.
Artur pushes Silver back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Artur lands with a left to the head.
Artur lands a nice shot to the body.
Artur is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silver can do to turn this around?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silver avoiding damage as Artur throws knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Artur.
Silver is looking to control Artur's arms but Artur gets an underhook and turns him. Now Silver has his back to the ropes.
Silver tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Artur's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mak Artur had his way with Billy Silver in that round.
The cut man is working on Billy Silver's cut.
That's time! Artur's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Artur moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Artur keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silver.
Silver misses with an uppercut.
Silver misses with a lunging right hand
and Artur counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silver staying out of range there.
Silver works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Silver is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Silver waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Artur.
Silver ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donk. Silver catches Artur right on the button with a cross.
Mak Artur is winning the standup battle so far.
Artur with a jab.
Artur looks to land a right hand but Silver moved out of range.
Artur throws a jab when Silver was well out of range.
Silver just misses with a punch to the body.
Silver misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver misses the jab.
Silver throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Artur.
Artur throws a series of punches but Silver avoids them all with ease.
Artur throws a body punch but Silver moves out of range.
Artur bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Artur ducks under a wild hook from Silver.
Silver misses with a few strikes there.
Silver is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Artur throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silver throws a right hand that misses
and Artur counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Silver throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Artur clinches up against the ropes.
Silver is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Artur lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Artur.
Artur lands a shot to the body.
Artur tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Artur lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silver backwards.
Nice body punch from Artur.
Good body shot from Artur.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Artur is leaning against Silver and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Artur lands a shot to the body.
Artur lands with a light punch inside.
Artur lands a body punch.
Silver tries to stall but Artur uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Artur lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Artur presses Silver against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice body punch from Artur.
Artur gets through Silver's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Billy Silver has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Artur lands a body shot in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mak Artur showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Artur 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 50:45
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 50:45
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mak Artur!
Mak Artur took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between TJ Heisman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Sigurdsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sigurdsson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by 2ne1 - Can't Nobody. 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 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, TJ Heisman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Sigurdsson!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Russell Pearce and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sigurdsson throws a series of punches but Heisman moves out of range.
Sigurdsson throws a hook to the side of Heisman's head but Heisman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Heisman has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Elite Performance Training Center in the buildup to the fight.
TJ Heisman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heisman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sigurdsson throws out the jab.
Sigurdsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sigurdsson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Heisman. Heisman circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Heisman throws a series of punches but Sigurdsson avoids them all with ease.
Sigurdsson throws an overhand right that lands on Heisman's shoulder, as Heisman tries to avoid the shot.
Heisman takes a swing at Sigurdsson's ribcage but misses.
Sigurdsson throws a jab when Heisman was well out of range.
Sigurdsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Heisman moves away.
Heisman misses with a wild body shot.
Sigurdsson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Heisman.
Heisman throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sigurdsson counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Heisman cracks a nice hook into Sigurdsson's ribs.
Heisman slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
It looks like Frank Sigurdsson has been cut.
Sigurdsson avoids the body shot from Heisman.
Sigurdsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Heisman is just out of range.
Heisman throws a hook to the side of Sigurdsson's head but Sigurdsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sigurdsson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Heisman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sigurdsson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sigurdsson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Sigurdsson scores with a body shot.
Sigurdsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Heisman.
Heisman misses with a looping left.
Sigurdsson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like TJ Heisman has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sigurdsson misses with a double jab
and Heisman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Heisman on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Heisman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sigurdsson.
Heisman tries to clinch up.
Heisman throws a nice looking combination but Sigurdsson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Heisman takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Heisman lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sigurdsson misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sigurdsson ducks under a wild hook from Heisman.
Heisman throws a hook but Sigurdsson avoids it easily.
No joy there for Sigurdsson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sigurdsson lands a glancing blow to the side of Heisman's head.
Heisman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sigurdsson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sigurdsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sigurdsson lands a right and a left and another right! Heisman 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 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Frank Sigurdsson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jorge Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Norton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 24 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jorge Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ken Norton!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jonathan Paton and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Norton misses with a wild body shot.
Cruz clobbers Norton with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A shot to the liver by Cruz. Beautiful body shot.
Cruz has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Wolfschanze in the buildup to the fight.
Norton has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cruz finds it's way round the side to connect with Norton's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cruz shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cruz cracks Norton with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cruz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Norton manages to avoid it.
Norton gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cruz.
Cruz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Norton moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Norton misses the jab.
Norton looks to land a left hand but Cruz moved out of range nicely.
Cruz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Norton.
Norton looks to land a right hand but Cruz moved out of range.
Norton looks to land a left hand but Cruz moved out of range nicely.
Cruz lands a jab.
Cruz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Norton misses with a wild combination.
Norton looks to throw the jab but Cruz is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz misses with a double jab.
Norton takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Norton swings widly with a right hand
and Cruz counters with a big uppercut that nearly lifts Norton off his feet! Norton crashes to the mat in all kinds of trouble! The referee starts the count but I'm not sure it's necessary - Norton isn't going to make it! The count reaches 10 and this fight is all over! Cruz screams and throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmmm spit, everywhere. Lovely.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Jorge Cruz!
Jorge Cruz 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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