Warriors Thai-Box: Savages PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Olaf Karlsberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Somchai Ubon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karlsberg kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Soil - Halo . 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.

Karlsberg
vs
Ubon

196 cm
25
249 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

196 cm
25
208 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Solid boxing
KO power

Excellent MT
Very confident

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Olaf Karlsberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Somchai Ubon!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Dirk Anderson and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ubon displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Karlsberg cracks Ubon with a left hand that drops him to the canvas, up against the ropes! Can Ubon get back up in time? 3, 4, 5, 6, 7... he's on one knee... 8, 9... he's up! 'Walk towards me' says the referee. Ubon looks steady enough to continue so we're going to continue!

It looks like Somchai Ubon has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ubon looks to clinch
and Karlsberg counters with a big left hand that crumples Ubon! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Olaf Karlsberg!
A victorious Olaf Karlsberg thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Kriss Kross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Last Life (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kriss Kross has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Kross
vs
Life

210 cm
26
265 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

180 cm
25
167 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

Excellent boxer
KO power

Good kicks
Knockout power

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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kriss Kross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Last Life!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Michael Johnstone and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kross tries to close the distance and clinch up but Life swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Kross moves into the clinch successfully.
Kross digs a right hand underneath Life's ribcage. Life let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nice body punch from Life - that landed with a thud.
Life is trying to push Kross away but Kross has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Kross lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Life backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kross lands a hook that snaps the head of Life backwards.

Life is rocked!
Kross tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Life is still on wobbly legs! Can Kross finish him?
A head punch on the inside from Kross fails to land.
Kross throws a punch but it's blocked by Life.
Life blocks an uppercut.
Life is trying to break the clinch but Kross has him pressed against the ropes.
Life seems to have recovered his senses.
Life is trying to break the clinch but Kross has him pressed against the ropes.
Life is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kross fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kross definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kross misses with the head strike.
Kross misses with a knee strike.
Life lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kross breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Life with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Life looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Life get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Kriss Kross!
A relieved looking Kriss Kross thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Dodelike Slag (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Malone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frankie Malone has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Slag
vs
Malone

190 cm
25
198 lbs
1 - 6 - 1

197 cm
26
270 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Solid boxing
Experienced

Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

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 1 - 6 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Dodelike Slag!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Frankie Malone!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Michael Johnstone and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slag gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Malone.

It looks like Dodelike Slag has been cut.
Slag scoring well with a low kick there.
A head kick misses from Malone.
Malone blocks a low kick nicely.
Slag fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Slag darts in trying to clinch

and Malone holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Malone creates a bit of space and fires a knee right up the middle, almost lifting Slag off his feet and sending him crashing to the canvas! Slag is trying to get back to his feet but his equilibrium is completely gone! The referee has called it off! This fight is over! Malone is jumping up and down like a mad man, celebrating with his cornermen.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Frankie Malone!
After the fight, Frankie Malone was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Fraven Klitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paco Brilio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fraven Klitz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Klitz
vs
Brilio

190 cm
25
200 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

184 cm
25
190 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

Excellent boxer
Good chin

Brawler
Tends to cut

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 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Fraven Klitz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Paco Brilio!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Michael Johnstone and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brilio clobbers Klitz with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Klitz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brilio throws out the jab.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Klitz. Brilio shrugs it off though.
Klitz seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Brilio jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Klitz tries to keep at a distance but Brilio has taken the fight into the clinch.
Brilio holding his opponent close, against the ropes.

Brilio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A telegraphed right hand from Brilio misses the target.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Brilio crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Klitz - the referee stops the clock and Brilio gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Klitz. Brilio manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Klitz tries to clinch up.
Klitz fakes the leg kick and cracks Brilio in the body.
Brilio looks winded!
Klitz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Klitz staggers Brilio with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Brilio looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! No! He's back down again! 9...10 - he's can't beat the count and Klitz is victorious!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Fraven Klitz!

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Fabio Marques (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ichiban Momoko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marques kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is mosh. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Marques
vs
Momoko

206 cm
25
265 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

175 cm
26
164 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good kicks
Powerful

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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Fabio Marques!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ichiban Momoko!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Michael Johnstone and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Momoko lands a jab to Marques's midsection.
Momoko lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Momoko misses with the combination.
Momoko misses with a double jab
letting Marques counter with a right hand.
Momoko misses with a right hand
and Marques counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sloppy strikes from Marques. Those never looked like landing.
Marques circles away from the clinch attempt.
Marques throws a right and a left that Momoko avoids nicely.
A nice combination there by Momoko.

It looks like Fabio Marques has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Momoko scores with a jab and follows up with an uppercut that drops Marques to his knees! He bounces straight back to his feet but is forced to take the mandatory standing 8 count before he's allowed to continue. We're back under way and the fighters meet in the middle of the canvas to re-engage.
Momoko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Marques throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Momoko counters by clinching up.

Marques breaks from the clinch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Marques!
Marques slips under a jab from Momoko.
Momoko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Momoko.
Marques looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Marques swinging wildly here.
Marques takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Marques lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and Momoko goes down! The ref sends Marques to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and Momoko is back to his feet. He seems a little groggy but the referee thinks he's OK to continue, so we're back to the action!

Momoko is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A solid body kick from Momoko.
Momoko is still on wobbly legs! Can Marques finish him?
Marques catches Momoko napping and connects with a fantastic 3 punch combination that sends Momoko 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! Marques raises both arms skywards and takes in the roar from the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Fabio Marques!
During a confident post fight interview, Fabio Marques thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between William Marstars (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marstars's entrance music is Puddle of Mudd - Living on Borrowed Time. A fine choice. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Marstars
vs
James

200 cm
26
281 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

210 cm
25
270 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Solid Muay Thai
Very quick

Excellent boxer
Intelligent

Atlantis

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, William Marstars!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Peter James!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Peter Branson and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marstars jabbing away but nothing is landing.
James looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
James throws a poor cross that misses

and Marstars counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
James is trying to break free.
Marstars displaying some good clinch control by pressing James up against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Marstars.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
A shot in the inside from Marstars.
Marstars is stalling here.
James wants to break free but Marstars has control.
Marstars scores with a hook to the body.
James blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
James misses with the head strike.
James lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Marstars leaning his opponent against the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marstars lands a nice uppercut.
James is trying to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marstars blocks an uppercut.
Marstars manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by James as Marstars tries to tie him up.
James misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Marstars scores with a nice short uppercut.
James prevents a body shot from Marstars.
Marstars misses with an elbow over the top.
Stalling in the clinch from Marstars.
James misses with a punch on the inside.
Marstars lands a hook that snaps the head of James backwards.
Marstars taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
James tries to work over Marstars's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marstars lands a left hand that snaps the head of James backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
James being controlled against the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by William Marstars.
Marstars gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
James misses with an uppercut. Marstars saw that one coming.
Marstars is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Marstars on the wrong end of a nice hook.
James throws a one two combo.
James misses with an uppercut.
Marstars uses good head movement to avoid the hook from James.
Marstars slips a straight right by James.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
James swings and misses with a hook to the body.
James lands a slapping body shot.
James throws a nice looking combination but Marstars bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Marstars bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Marstars ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
James throws a right and a left that both miss.
James thows a body shot but no joy.
Marstars walks into a stiff left hand from James.
A lazy left from James finds it's target.
James looks to land a right hand but Marstars moved out of range.
James swings widly with a right hand

and Marstars moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
James prevents a body shot from Marstars.
Marstars trying to land knees to the body.
Marstars is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Marstars lands a left hand.
Marstars works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marstars lands with a light punch inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Marstars.
Marstars has James pushed against the ropes.
A right handed body shot lands from Marstars.
James wants to break free but Marstars has control.
Marstars has James pressed against the ropes, preventing James from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
James throws a head punch that misses.
Marstars lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marstars pushes James back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Marstars lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of James backwards.
James looks winded!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Stalling in the clinch from Marstars.
Marstars lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William Marstars dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

James scores with a jab to the jaw.
James looks to land a combination but Marstars avoids it well.
A big left from James misses.
James misses with a double jab

and Marstars holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Marstars as James tries to tie him up.
Marstars leaning his opponent against the ropes.
James blocks an elbow strike from Marstars.
James is trying to maintain a safe position but Marstars gets an underhook and turns James into the ropes.
James wants to break free but Marstars has control.
Marstars blocks an uppercut.
James misses with a punch on the inside.
Marstars effectively controlling the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marstars pushes off an throws an elbow but James leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
James struggles to land a body shot inside as Marstars controls his hands.
Marstars stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
James wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Marstars has him pressed against the ropes.
Stalling in the clinch from Marstars.
James tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marstars misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marstars is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Marstars blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Marstars scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marstars throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
James working aggressively here.
James is trying to maintain a safe position but Marstars gets an underhook and turns James into the ropes.
James 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 Marstars has denied him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
James misses with the head strike.
Marstars controlling the action here for a moment.
Marstars throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
James being controlled against the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by William Marstars.
James misses with an uppercut. Marstars saw that one coming.
James misses with a right hand

and Marstars counters by moving into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
James has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Marstars lands a good knee to the midsection. James won't want to take too many of those.
James is breathing heavily.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Marstars lands a damaging elbow.
Marstars stalling the fight.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Marstars for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by William Marstars.
James fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marstars manages to avoid it.
James fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marstars manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marstars needs to keep his hands up - James had a free shot at his head there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marstars tries to clinch but James is having none of it.
James misses with an uppercut

and Marstars holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Marstars will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning James up against the ropes.
Marstars seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Marstars gets through James's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Marstars avoiding damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marstars lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt James or not.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Marstars content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Marstars.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William Marstars dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Marstars has taken the fight to the clinch.
Marstars lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Peter James has been cut.
Marstars lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
James is trying to force a seperation but Marstars has the dominant position.
Nice body punch from Marstars - that landed with a thud.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Marstars.
Marstars is stalling here.
James throws a head punch that misses.
James letting Marstars take a breather here.
Marstars lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
James working hard to break the clinch.
Marstars tries to land knees in the clinch but James avoids the damage to the body.
Marstars is struggling to control the position.
Nice body punch from Marstars.
Marstars controlling the action here for a moment.
James takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by William Marstars.
A right-left combo lands from Marstars.

Marstars moves into the clinch.
Marstars lands with a short shot to the head.
Marstars just leaning against James, taking a breather.
Marstars pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
The referee is keeping an eye on Marstars - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Marstars trying to stall but James improves his position.
Marstars throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marstars's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by William Marstars.
James swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marstars throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
James scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Peter James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marstars misses with the combination.
James circles away from the clinch attempt.
A swing and a miss from James.
Some wild striking there from James.
James throws a poor cross that misses

and Marstars holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
James doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
William Marstars is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Marstars is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that James can do to turn this around?
James can't find room to land a body shot as Marstars controls the action.
James has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
James swings wildly with an uppercut but Marstars uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marstars blocks a body shot from James.
Peter James has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
James wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
James has had enough of the clinch but Marstars keeps him there for the moment.
James stalling in the clinch but Marstars improves position.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Marstars takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
James misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marstars is stalling here.
James swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
James throws a punch but it's blocked by Marstars.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
James is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Marstars is keeping busy.
Marstars lands a body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
William Marstars showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Marstars, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Marstars!
William Marstars very nearly forgot to thank Atlantis amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
73%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between King Kong Dong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Dos Hendricks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kong Dong
vs
Dos Hendricks

200 cm
26
275 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

190 cm
18
255 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Solid boxing
Very strong

Decent boxing
Prefers standup

Atlantis

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, King Kong Dong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Junior Dos Hendricks!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, David Hoff and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A right-left combo lands from Hendricks.

It looks like King Kong Dong has been cut.
Dong getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A jab from Dong finds it's way through Hendricks's defenses.

It looks like Junior Dos Hendricks has been cut.
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!
Hendricks throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dong.
Dong slips under a jab.
Dong has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.

Hendricks walks into a straight right hand and goes down! Dong rushes to a neutral corner so the count doesn't get delayed but Hendricks has made it back to his feet on 5. He's OK so we're back to the action.
Junior Dos Hendricks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hendricks drops his guard momentarily, allowing Dong to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Hendricks! Oh, he's in big trouble - I don't like his chances here as the referee's count reaches 5. 6,7,8,9...10! He's out! Dong takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). King Kong Dong!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Damian Grabowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benjamin Cheeseman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Grabowski
vs
Cheeseman

195 cm
18
295 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

183 cm
21
154 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Excellent MT
Good chin

Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Damian Grabowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Benjamin Cheeseman!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Bart Greer and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cheeseman misses with a straight left.
Some wild striking there from Cheeseman.
Grabowski scores with a kick to the midsection.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Cheeseman!
A head kick misses from Grabowski.
Cheeseman 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.
Cheeseman takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cheeseman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grabowski moves away.
Cheeseman swinging wildly here.
Cheeseman takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Cheeseman misses with a hook.
Grabowski misses with a head kick.
Cheeseman scores with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grabowski misses with a head kick.
Cheeseman misses with a wild combination.
Cheeseman works Grabowski's body with a nice hook.
Cheeseman blocks a head kick by Grabowski.
Cheeseman is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grabowski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cheeseman throws a hook but Grabowski avoids it easily.
Cheeseman misses with a body shot.
Grabowski throws a sloppy head kick and Cheeseman moves out of range easily.
Cheeseman scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Grabowski misses with an attempted mid kick.
Grabowski throws a head kick that half lands.
Grabowski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cheeseman.
Cheeseman moves out of range as Grabowski throws a body kick.
Cheeseman misses with a double jab.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Grabowski.
Cheeseman avoids the head kick by Grabowski.
Grabowski throws a head kick that misses.
Grabowski is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grabowski lands a head kick!
Grabowski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Cheeseman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cheeseman uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Grabowski has time to react.
Grabowski throws a push kick but Cheeseman slaps the foot to one side.
Grabowski takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Cheeseman misses with a series of wild punches.
A head kick misses from Grabowski.
Cheeseman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cheeseman connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cheeseman throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Grabowski looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Cheeseman takes a swing at Grabowski's ribcage but misses.
Grabowski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grabowski pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Grabowski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Grabowski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grabowski takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cheeseman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grabowski.
Cheeseman with a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Grabowski.
A punch lands to the side of Grabowski 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cheeseman jabs Grabowski right on the nose. Grabowski blinks but takes it well.
Cheeseman misses with a series of wild punches.
Crunch! Grabowski slams his shin into Cheeseman's torso.
Cheeseman lands a two punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grabowski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Grabowski throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Grabowski misses with a kick to the body
and Cheeseman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Grabowski scores with a spinning back kick!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grabowski bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Cheeseman misses with the combination.
A head kick misses from Grabowski.
Cheeseman misses with a double jab.
Grabowski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cheeseman just misses with a punch to the body.
Grabowski lands a high kick!
Cheeseman avoids the head kick by Grabowski.
Cheeseman scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Grabowski takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grabowski throws a push kick but Cheeseman slaps the foot to one side.
Grabowski misses with a head kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Cheeseman scores with a four punch combination!
Cheeseman scores with a crisp jab that stopped Grabowski in his tracks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Benjamin Cheeseman dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Cheeseman scores with a hook to the body. Grabowski takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cheeseman has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Grabowski.
Cheeseman fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Grabowski on the side of the head.
Cheeseman throws a hook but Grabowski blocks it.
Grabowski takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cheeseman connects with a single shot there.
Grabowski looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Grabowski tries a head kick but it misses.
Grabowski gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Benjamin Cheeseman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Grabowski misses with a body kick.
Cheeseman misses the jab.
Grabowski lands with a slapping head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grabowski throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cheeseman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cheeseman scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cheeseman misses with the combination.
Cheeseman fails to land with a series of punches.
Benjamin Cheeseman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheeseman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grabowski was well out of range. Poor timing from Cheeseman.
Cheeseman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Grabowski throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Cheeseman misses with a wild combination.
Grabowski throws a solid leg kick but Cheeseman takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Grabowski.
Cheeseman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Grabowski throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Cheeseman scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cheeseman lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Grabowski at a distance.
Cheeseman misses with an uppercut. Grabowski saw that one coming.
Grabowski throws a head kick but Cheeseman moves out of range.
Grabowski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cheeseman throws a jab when Grabowski was well out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheeseman lands a jab-cross combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cheeseman throws a nice looking combination but Grabowski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Grabowski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grabowski misses with a head kick.
Grabowski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cheeseman's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Cheeseman duly obliges.
Grabowski throws a wild body kick that Cheeseman sees coming a mile off.
Cheeseman looks to land a right hand but Grabowski moved out of range.
Cheeseman avoids the head kick by Grabowski.
Cheeseman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Grabowski.
Cheeseman with a nice cross.
Grabowski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Grabowski ducks right into an uppercut from Cheeseman.
Cheeseman lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Grabowski misses with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheeseman throws a nice looking combination but Grabowski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Grabowski throws a head kick but Cheeseman moves out of range.
Grabowski takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cheeseman is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cheeseman, as that shot connected.
Grabowski looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Grabowski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cheeseman.
Grabowski slips a jab from Cheeseman.
Cheeseman lunges at Grabowski with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Grabowski's hand.
Cheeseman blocks the body kick.
Cheeseman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grabowski misses with a body kick.
Cheeseman moves out of range of the body kick.
Grabowski doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Grabowski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cheeseman throws out the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cheeseman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cheeseman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Cheeseman.
Grabowski throws a head kick that half lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grabowski throws a head kick but Cheeseman moves out of range.
Cheeseman lands a two punch combo.
Cheeseman lands a head shot.
Grabowski lands a head kick!
Cheeseman digs a good body shot into Grabowski's ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grabowski dodges the punch combination from Cheeseman.
Cheeseman avoids the head kick by Grabowski.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Benjamin Cheeseman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Cheeseman lands a jab.
Grabowski slips a jab and a cross from Cheeseman.
Grabowski looks to land a body kick but Cheeseman moved away.
A slapping body kick lands there for Grabowski.
Grabowski wants to land a leg kick but Cheeseman is out of range.
Grabowski bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cheeseman checks a leg kick.
Cheeseman jabs at Grabowski's body.
Cheeseman shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Grabowski eats them both and turns towards Cheeseman to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Cheeseman thuds a left hand into Grabowski's body.
Cheeseman misses with an uppercut. Grabowski saw that one coming.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cheeseman missing with a left hand there. Grabowski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cheeseman uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Grabowski has time to react.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grabowski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cheeseman scores with the left hand. Grabowski knows he should have avoided that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheeseman avoids a kick to the body.
Cheeseman blocks a head kick by Grabowski.
Grabowski ducks under a wild hook from Cheeseman.
Cheeseman blocks a head kick by Grabowski.
Cheeseman lands a slapping body shot.
Grabowski slips a jab and a cross from Cheeseman.
Grabowski takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cheeseman throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Grabowski on the side of the head.
Cheeseman tries to bum rush Grabowski with a series of wild strikes but Grabowski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cheeseman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grabowski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cheeseman misses with an uppercut. Grabowski saw that one coming.
Grabowski throws a sloppy head kick and Cheeseman moves out of range easily.
Cheeseman connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Cheeseman!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheeseman lands a two punch combo.
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!
Cheeseman misses with a series of wild punches.
Cheeseman stuns Grabowski with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Grabowski scores with a push kick.
Cheeseman feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Grabowskis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cheeseman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cheeseman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That kick from Grabowski tenderised Cheeseman's leg. Cheeseman is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jab by Cheeseman.
Grabowski takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Grabowski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cheeseman lands with a hook. Grabowski tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cheeseman jabs at Grabowski's body.
Grabowski takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grabowski ducks under a wild hook from Cheeseman.
Grabowski throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cheeseman misses with an uppercut.
Grabowski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grabowski slips a jab from Cheeseman.
A combination from Cheeseman does no damage.
Cheeseman digs a good hook to Grabowski's body.
Grabowski takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Grabowski misses with a body kick.
A head kick misses from Grabowski.
Cheeseman paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nice cross by Cheeseman.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Grabowski.
A jab lands there for Cheeseman.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cheeseman lunges at Grabowski with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Grabowski's hand.
Cheeseman connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cheeseman connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Grabowski momentarily.
Cheeseman throws a series of punches but Grabowski avoids them all with ease.
Cheeseman scores with a one two! Grabowski had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Grabowski scores with a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cheeseman throws a body punch but Grabowski moves out of range.
Grabowski throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Grabowski throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Grabowski takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cheeseman scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Grabowski throws the kick towards the body but Cheeseman avoids it.
Cheeseman lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Damian Grabowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cheeseman blocks the body kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Benjamin Cheeseman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cheeseman has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benjamin Cheeseman!
Benjamin Cheeseman decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Che Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Carwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Che Anderson has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Anderson
vs
Carwin

214 cm
25
282 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

195 cm
18
265 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Great elbows
Big right hand

Excellent boxer
Intelligent

Atlantis

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Che Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Shane Carwin!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, David Hoff and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Carwin. Those never looked like landing.
Carwin swats away the attempt to clinch by Anderson.
Carwin with a nice cross.
Carwin keeps the fight on the outside.
Shane Carwin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carwin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Anderson circles away quickly and effectively.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Carwin misses with a few strikes there.
Carwin looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Anderson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Carwin misses with a wild combination.

Anderson closes the distance and clinches.
Anderson misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson lands a damaging elbow.
Anderson digs a right hand underneath Carwin's ribcage. Carwin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Anderson lands an elbow that stopped Carwin in his tracks for a moment.
Anderson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Carwin's elbow.
Carwin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anderson working aggressively here.
Anderson scores with a shoulder strike.
Anderson lands a body punch.
Carwin looks winded!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Anderson.
Carwin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nice elbow from Anderson.
Carwin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Carwin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Anderson lands an elbow inside.
Still in the clinch, Anderson scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Anderson.
Anderson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Carwin backwards.
A short right from Anderson on the inside.
Anderson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Anderson lands with a right to the head.

Carwin is rocked!
Anderson misses with a punch to the body.
Anderson lands a huge punch on the inside that knocks Carwin senseless! Wow, what a way to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Che Anderson!
Che Anderson looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'F*ck I never cease to amaze myself, ohhh ya'll gon lean today'.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
91%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Christopher Rios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko Filipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Filipovic is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Sonne-Rammstein. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rios
vs
Filipovic

190 cm
26
245 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

193 cm
25
265 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Excellent MT
Insanely flexible

Good kicks
Experienced

Island Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Christopher Rios!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mirko Filipovic!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Dirk Anderson and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab lands there for Rios.

It looks like Mirko Filipovic has been cut.
Filipovic 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.
Rios takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Filipovic misses with a few strikes there.
Rios misses with a body kick.
Rios gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Filipovic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rios's jab looks to have found its range, popping Filipovic under the eye.
Rios throws a head kick but Filipovic moves out of range.
Filipovic looks to land a left hand but Rios moved out of range nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rios. Filipovic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good exchange - Filipovic coming out on top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A telegraphed right hand from Filipovic misses the target.
Rios throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Filipovic takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Rios tries to land a front kick but Filipovic steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Filipovic takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rios swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rios throws an overhand right that lands on Filipovic's shoulder, as Filipovic tries to avoid the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rios throws a push kick but Filipovic slaps the foot to one side.
Filipovic throws a jab when Rios was well out of range.
A slow jab from Rios misses its intended target.

Rios clinches up with Filipovic and pushes him back against the ropes.
Rios is trying to stall.
Filipovic misses with a punch on the inside.
Rios goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Filipovic throws a punch but it's blocked by Rios.
Rios misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Filipovic scores with a nice short uppercut.
Filipovic working aggressively here.
Filipovic is trying to maintain a safe position but Rios gets an underhook and turns Filipovic into the ropes.
Rios wants to break free but Filipovic has control.
Rios blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Filipovic misses with some punches.
Filipovic lands a hook that snaps the head of Rios backwards.
Rios gets through Filipovic's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rios wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Filipovic throws a punch but it's blocked by Rios.
Filipovic is trying to break the clinch but Rios has him pressed against the ropes.
Rios works on Filipovic's body with a couple of short punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Filipovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rios tries a body shot but Filipovic blocks it.
Rios lands a shot to the body.
Filipovic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rios backwards.
Filipovic blocks an uppercut.
Filipovic lands a damaging elbow.
Filipovic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rios lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rios wants to stall.
A short right from Filipovic.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Filipovic prevents a body shot from Rios.
Filipovic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rios fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Filipovic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rios blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
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 Christopher Rios will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mirko Filipovic'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.

Rios throws a body punch but Filipovic moves out of range.
Filipovic takes a swing at Rios's ribcage but misses.
Filipovic takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That kick from Rios tenderised Filipovic's leg. Filipovic is trying to keep his angry face on.
Filipovic scores with a nice strike.
Filipovic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rios walks into a stiff left hand from Filipovic.
Rios looks to throw the jab but Filipovic is out of range.
Filipovic on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rios looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Filipovic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rios moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rios.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rios scores with a kick to the body.
Filipovic attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rios takes a swing at Filipovic's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rios throws a body punch but Filipovic moves out of range.

Rios lands a front kick to the face, that drops Filipovic to the canvas! Is he dazed or just shocked? He's back to his feet and the referee is going to allow him to continue the fight!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rios feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Filipovic's calf.
Filipovic moves out of range of the body kick.
Rios checks a low kick from Filipovic.
Rios throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Filipovic thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rios fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Filipovic slips under a jab.
Filipovic throws a sloppy head kick and Rios moves out of range easily.
Filipovic connects with a solid leg kick.
Rios moves out of range of the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rios. Filipovic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Filipovic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rios jabs Filipovic to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rios throws the kick towards the body but Filipovic avoids it.

Filipovic clinches up with Rios and pushes him back against the ropes.
Rios lands a shot to the body.
Filipovic is breathing heavily.
Rios works on Filipovic's body with a couple of short punches.
Rios tries to work over Filipovic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rios looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Filipovic fails to land.
Rios struggles to land a body shot inside as Filipovic controls his hands.
Rios is pushing Filipovic up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Rios tries to work over Filipovic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rios lands with a left to the head.

That has opened up Mirko Filipovic's cut even more.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Filipovic swings wildly with an uppercut but Rios uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rios is looking to control Filipovic's arms but Filipovic gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rios has his back to the ropes.
Filipovic misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christopher Rios will take that round after scoring the only knockdown of the round.
The cut man is working on Mirko Filipovic's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Rios lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Filipovic moves out of range of the strikes.
Filipovic gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rios.
Rios tries to land a front kick but Filipovic steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rios fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Filipovic is out of range.
Filipovic lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The fighters circling - Rios throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rios throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Filipovic avoids the body shot from Rios.
Filipovic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rios sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rios throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The fighters circle momentarily. Filipovic darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Filipovic throws an overhand right that lands on Rios's shoulder, as Rios tries to avoid the shot.

Filipovic closes the distance and clinches.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A short right from Filipovic.
Rios looking to slow down the pace here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Filipovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rios blocks an elbow strike.
Rios goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Filipovic fails to land.
Rios lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Christopher Rios has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rios gets through Filipovic's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Filipovic prevents a body shot from Rios.

Filipovic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rios doesn't manage to clinch there - Filipovic circles away.
Filipovic throws out a leg kick but Rios moves out of range and Filipovic only half commits.
Rios fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Filipovic.
Filipovic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Rios gets in close and instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Filipovic.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rios lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rios blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rios prevents a body shot from Filipovic.
Filipovic swings wildly with an uppercut but Rios uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rios lands a shoulder strike.

The cut above Mirko Filipovic's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Rios working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Filipovic is rocked!

Rios pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Filipovic is still on wobbly legs! Can Rios finish him?
Rios scores with a kick to the body.
Rios cracks Filipovic with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Christopher Rios!
Christopher Rios is the new super heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking Christopher Rios thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Mirko Filipovic stepped up to the mic, saying 'Rios is the deserving Champion, to beat me you have to be a bad mo fo and he did it. I will be back tougher than ever! '.