XKC Superior Warrior Round 1 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Hadi Ozturk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Canyon Mikel Scott King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Ozturk
vs
Mikel Scott King

186 cm
18
191 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Good kicks
Solid chin

Championship Clothing (SALE ON - Clothing from $5)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hadi Ozturk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Canyon Mikel Scott King!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, William Gold and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ozturk attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Canyon Mikel Scott King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ozturk throws a leg kick that misses.
Ozturk throws a nice head kick!

It looks like Canyon Mikel Scott King has been cut.
Ozturk throws a wild body kick that King sees coming a mile off.
Ozturk throws a low kick but King avoids it.
King pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A swing and a miss from King.
Ozturk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from King.
Ozturk throws a wild body kick that King sees coming a mile off.
Ozturk misses with the body kick

and King moves into the clinch.

King breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
King on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ozturk. Ozturk obviously looking to wear him down.
Ozturk scoring well with a low kick there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
King takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ozturk chopping away at his opponent's legs.
King tries to clinch but Ozturk is having none of it.
Ozturk tries to land a body kick
and King counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
King misses with a few strikes there.
King tries to clinch up
and Ozturk counters with a head kick.
King tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Ozturk paws at him with a jab and circles away.
King takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

King has taken the fight to the clinch.
King keeps control of Ozturk as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

King breaks from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ozturk blocks a low kick nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
King swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
King takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ozturk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ozturk swats away the attempt to clinch by King.
King scores with a push kick.
King looks to clinch
and Ozturk counters with a body kick that stops King in his tracks momentarily.
Ozturk pivots, looking for a leg kick but King is out of range and Ozturk settles back down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
King tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
King tries to land a body kick
and Ozturk makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
King tries to clinch up
and Ozturk finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hadi Ozturk dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Canyon Mikel Scott King's cut.
That's time! Ozturk's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Ozturk tries a head kick but it misses.
Ozturk takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
King swings for the body but Ozturk moves out of range.
Ozturk throws a quick inside leg kick.
King closes the distance but Ozturk moves to the side
and Ozturk counters with a good low kick that King was not able to check.
Hadi Ozturk is winning the standup battle so far.
King wants to clinch up but Ozturk keeps it at a distance.
Both fighters circling a little - Ozturk finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
King is looking to clinch.
Ozturk is looking to score with low kicks.
Ozturk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ozturk is looking to slow King down with leg kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ozturk throws a leg kick but King moved away.
Ozturk is looking to slow King down with leg kicks.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as King checks a leg kick.
Ozturk circles away from the clinch attempt.
King moves to clinch but Ozturk breaks away
and Ozturk counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. King is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Ozturk throws a sloppy head kick and King moves out of range easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ozturk.
King is looking to clinch but Ozturk is avoiding it.
King's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
King takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hadi Ozturk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
King misses with the combination.

King rushes Ozturk and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ozturk tries to circle away but King has him pinned against the ropes.
King struggles to land a body shot inside as Ozturk controls his hands.
King is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ozturk is defending well for now.
King is looking to break free of the clinch but Ozturk has double underhooks.

King escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
King looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
King lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
King closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ozturk counters with a low kick, right behind King 's knee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hadi Ozturk dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Canyon Mikel Scott King's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ozturk, right into the meat.
Ozturk throws out a leg kick but King moves out of range and Ozturk only half commits.
Ozturk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ozturk blocks a jab.
King wants to clinch.
Ozturk keeps King at a distance using the push kick.
Ozturk throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A right-left combo lands from King.
King takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
King fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ozturk lets loose with a powerful body kick. King will feel that in the morning.
King is looking to clinch but Ozturk is avoiding it.
King wants to clinch but Ozturk slips to the side
and Ozturk counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ozturk scoring well with a low kick there.
Ozturk digs a good hook to King's body.
King takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ozturk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ozturk scores with a head kick.
A punch lands to the side of Ozturk 's head but he takes it in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ozturk slips under a jab.
King swinging wildly here.
Ozturk misses with a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King ducks under a wild hook from Ozturk.
King darts in trying to clinch
and Ozturk counters with a nice body kick.
Hadi Ozturk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Some wild striking there from King.
Ozturk lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
King checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ozturk throws a right hand that King ducks under and follows up with a left that King also avoids with ease.
Canyon Mikel Scott King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ozturk turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hadi Ozturk showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ozturk, 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hadi Ozturk!
After the big win, Hadi Ozturk made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Championship Clothing (SALE ON - Clothing from $5) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
75%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Francisco Oquendo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Archer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Archer has chosen Crysis as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Oquendo
vs
Archer

189 cm
18
192 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

205 cm
18
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent

Decent boxing
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Francisco Oquendo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Robert Archer!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oquendo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Archer.
Jab, jab by Archer - just one landing.
Oquendo throws a head kick that misses.
Archer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Archer connects with a beautiful left hand that drops Oquendo onto his butt! Oquendo bounces straight back up though - he's OK. After the ref checks him out, we're back to the action.

Oquendo is rocked!

It looks like Francisco Oquendo has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Archer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Oh Oquendo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Archer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Oquendo is breathing heavily.
Oquendo glances at the clock... BAM! Archer nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Oquendo crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Oquendo is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Robert Archer!
Robert Archer 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.

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 middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Albert White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Bobby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

White
vs
Bobby

190 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Albert White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jim Bobby!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Richard Clark and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bobby jabs White to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice shot lands for White.
Bobby showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from White.
White throws a hook to the side of Bobby's head but Bobby sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bobby moves away.
Bobby tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
White misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
White blocks a leg kick.
White misses with a left hand

and Bobby holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bobby throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bobby working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bobby tried to land a shot to the body but connects with White's elbow.
White working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White is trying to force a seperation but Bobby has the dominant position.
A short body shot lands from Bobby as the two fighters clinch.
White lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bobby backwards.
Bobby is trying to stall.
White is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
White looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White lands with a short head shot on the inside.
White gets through Bobby's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bobby misses with a short punch on the inside.
White tries to circle away but Bobby has him pinned against the ropes.
White wants to get back to striking at distance but Bobby won't allow it.
Bobby makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
White lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bobby or not.

White's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bobby lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and White has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from White and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
White fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bobby on the side of the head.
White ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
White bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bobby's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bobby takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bobby fails in his attempt to clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for White.
White lands a nice looking body shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by White!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bobby avoids the body shot from White.
White slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
White connects with a body shot.

White tries to keep at a distance but Bobby has taken the fight into the clinch.
White wants to get back to striking at distance but Bobby won't allow it.
Bobby throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bobby throws an elbow but it misses.
White tries to circle away but Bobby has him pinned against the ropes.
Bobby is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
White just leaning against Bobby, taking a breather.
A frustrated look appears on White's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bobby being controlled against the ropes.
Bobby pushes White back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
White lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Albert White dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

White looks to score with a jab to the body but Bobby is just out of range.
Some wild striking there from White.
White scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bobby doesn't seem bothered though.
White connects with a looping right hand.
Bobby misses with a low kick.
Bobby tries a head kick but it misses.
White swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bobby keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from White.
White lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bobby at a distance.

Bobby gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bobby misses with some punches.
Bobby looking to stall.
White tries to break the clinch but Bobby is controlling the position.
White wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bobby has him pressed against the ropes.
Jim Bobby seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
White softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Bobby throws a punch but it's blocked by White.
White tries to break free but Bobby pushes him back against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short left from Bobby.
White makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bobby lands a nice shot to the body.
White dodges an elbow strike from Bobby.
Bobby is looking to control White's arms but White gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bobby has his back to the ropes.
A short right from White on the inside.

White breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bobby throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent White stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bobby misses with a wild body shot.
Bobby is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
White throws the left hand but Bobby avoids the punch easily.
White jabbing away but nothing is landing.
White walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
White misses with a body shot

and Bobby counters by clinching up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bobby.
Bobby prevents White from breaking the clinch.
A short uppercut from White.
White is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
White tries to break the clinch but Bobby is controlling the position.
Bobby misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bobby trying to control the position but instead, White has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bobby into the ropes.
Bobby tries a body shot but White blocks it.
Bobby tries to land a knee to the head but White blocks with his arms.
White on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
White blocks a body shot from Bobby.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
White lands with a right to the head.
White taking a breather.
White prevents a body shot from Bobby.
Bobby with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Albert White will probably get the nod.
That's time! White's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

White lands with a good body shot.
Bobby scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. White doesn't seem bothered though.
White misses with a wild body shot.
Bobby thows a body shot but no joy.
White uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bobby.
White avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
White connects with a crisp jab.
Bobby keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
White is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
White misses with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from White misses the target.
White shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bobby eats them both and turns towards White to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bobby ducks under a wild hook from White.
Bobby punishes White's body with a nice straight punch.
White takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bobby throws a wild body kick that White sees coming a mile off.
Decent striking displayed by White there.
Bobby looks to score with a jab to the body but White is just out of range.
Bobby tries to land a leg kick but White saw it coming and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White throws a body punch but Bobby moves out of range.
White doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bobby is looking to land body kicks.
White throws an overhand right that lands on Bobby's shoulder, as Bobby tries to avoid the shot.
White swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from White misses the target.
A big left from Bobby misses.
White throws the left hand but Bobby avoids the punch easily.
Bobby walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. White checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
White swings for the body but Bobby moves out of range.
A big left from White misses.
A big right from White misses.
White lands a head shot.
Bobby throws a leg kick but White sees it coming and moves out of range.
White throws a jab but it's blocked by Bobby.
Bobby scores with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bobby throws out the jab.
White scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White defending well as Bobby loads up on a big left hand.
White throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
White keeps the fight on the outside.
White misses with a double jab

and Bobby holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
White is trying to break the clinch but Bobby has him pressed against the ropes.
White wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bobby lands a left hand.
White wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bobby has him pressed against the ropes.
White has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
White blocking some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
White looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bobby is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. White is defending well for now.
White is trying to push Bobby away but Bobby has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Jim Bobby has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bobby trying to land knees to the body.
A short uppercut from White.

And that's the end of the fight!
Albert White showed his dominance in that final round.
Well White has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Albert White!
After winning the bout, Albert White thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

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 middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Konen Kamikaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Lawrence (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Kamikaze
vs
Lawrence

186 cm
18
199 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

201 cm
18
196 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Solid Muay Thai
Self confident

Great elbows
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Konen Kamikaze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Lawrence!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawrence looks to clinch
and Kamikaze counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lawrence tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Kamikaze paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kamikaze circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lawrence tries to clinch up.
Kamikaze misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kamikaze.
Kamikaze takes a swing at Lawrence's ribcage but misses.
Lawrence tries to clinch up
and Kamikaze counters with a nice leg kick.
Lawrence tries to clinch but Kamikaze moves away
and Kamikaze counters with a head kick. That will keep Lawrence thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

Kamikaze moves into range and clinches up with Lawrence.
Kamikaze avoiding damage.
Kamikaze avoids a wild elbow strike from Lawrence.
Lawrence throws an elbow that misses.
The referee calls for Kamikaze to work.
Kamikaze tries to throw a body punch but Lawrence avoids it by throwing Kamikaze back against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamikaze digs a right hand into Lawrence's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lawrence's gas tank.
Kamikaze takes an elbow to the temple.
Kamikaze digs a right hand into Lawrence's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lawrence's gas tank.
Kamikaze working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kamikaze.
Kamikaze lands a left hand.
Still in the clinch, Kamikaze scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kamikaze avoids the elbow strike from Lawrence, against the ropes.
Kamikaze stalling the fight.
Kamikaze scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lawrence throws an elbow but it misses.
Kamikaze dodges an elbow strike from Lawrence.
Kamikaze blocks an elbow strike from Lawrence.
Lawrence is trying to maintain a safe position but Kamikaze gets an underhook and turns Lawrence into the ropes.
Lawrence blocks a body shot from Kamikaze.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lawrence lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lawrence misses with an elbow strike.
Kamikaze has Lawrence pushed against the ropes.
Kamikaze tries to work over Lawrence's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short uppercut from Kamikaze.

Lawrence is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kamikaze breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Lawrence with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Lawrence looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Lawrence 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 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Konen Kamikaze!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
59%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Patek Philippe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Roth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Philippe
vs
Roth

190 cm
18
198 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
18
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Lethal high kicks
Self confident

Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Patek Philippe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tim Roth!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Philippe connects with a body shot that sends Roth's belly button to the back.
Philippe throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Philippe pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Philippe lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tim Roth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roth avoids the body shot from Philippe.
Roth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Philippe.
Philippe lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Philippe throws out a loose jab but Roth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roth tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Philippe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Roth misses with a body shot.
Nice body punch from Roth.
Philippe throws a wild body kick that Roth sees coming a mile off.

Philippe gets tackled into the ropes by Roth. Roth maintains the clinch.
A body shot lands from Roth.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roth prevents a body shot from Philippe.
Philippe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Roth tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Philippe's elbow.
Roth manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Philippe tries a body shot but Roth blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roth pushes Philippe back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Roth.
Philippe tries a body shot but Roth blocks it.
A right hook to the body lands for Roth.
Roth misses with a punch to the body.
Roth cracks Philippe with a nice body shot.
Philippe working hard to break the clinch.
Philippe takes a shot to the head.
Roth lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Roth.
Nice body punch from Roth - that landed with a thud.
Philippe is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Philippe has had enough of the clinch but Roth keeps him there for the moment.
Roth lands an uppercut.
Roth lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Philippe looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Roth lands a left hand.

Philippe is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Roth.
Oh Philippe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Philippe looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Roth cracks Philippe with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Philippe goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Philippe wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Tim Roth!
Tim Roth 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.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
82%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Brutal Demise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronny Jones Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Demise
vs
Jones Jr

178 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Brawler
KO power

Excellent boxer
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Brutal Demise!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ronny Jones Jr!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Demise moves in looking to clinch but Jones Jr pushes him off.
The crowd cheers as Jones Jr lands an impressive looking overhand right. Demise doesn't seem phased though.
Jones Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Demise moves to clinch but Jones Jr breaks away
and Jones Jr counters with a left to the body.
Demise tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Jones Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jones Jr scores with a nice head shot.
Demise tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jones Jr connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jones Jr scores with a crisp jab that stopped Demise in his tracks.
Demise wants to clinch.
Jones Jr scores with the left hand. Demise knows he should have avoided that one.
Jones Jr is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones Jr lands a body shot.
Jones Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Demise.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jones Jr.
Demise takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jones Jr keeps the fight on the outside.
Demise misses with a head kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Jones Jr crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Demise - the referee stops the clock and Jones Jr gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Demise. Jones Jr manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Demise tries to clinch up.
Demise wants to clinch up but Jones Jr keeps it at a distance.
Demise is looking to clinch.

Jones Jr moves into the clinch.
Jones Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones Jr has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jones Jr works on Demise's body with a couple of short punches.
Jones Jr lands a body punch.
Demise tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jones Jr avoids it.
Jones Jr avoiding damage as Demise throws knees to the body.
Demise is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jones Jr.
A short right from Jones Jr.
Demise missing with knees to the body.
Demise misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jones Jr.
Jones Jr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Come on Demise - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Jones Jr as the two fighters clinch.
Demise with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Demise misses with an elbow strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knees to the body from Demise.
Jones Jr misses with a body punch.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
A short right from Jones Jr.
Demise throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jones Jr blocks it with crossed arms.
Jones Jr scores with a shot to the side of Demise's head.
Demise tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jones Jr avoids it.
Demise scores a nice knee to the body.
Demise lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Ronny Jones Jr has been cut.
Jones Jr looks winded!
Demise struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones Jr controls his hands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Demise throws an elbow but it misses.
Demise works on Jones Jr's body with a couple of short punches.
Jones Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Demise throws a knee to the head but misses.
Demise looking to throw knees to the head but Jones Jr is blocking nicely.
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 Brutal Demise will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ronny Jones Jr's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Jones Jr throws out a powerful jab.
Demise avoids the body shot from Jones Jr.
Demise checks a leg kick nicely.
Jones Jr is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jones Jr ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ronny Jones Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Demise takes one on the button.

Demise lands a front kick to the face, that drops Jones Jr 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 are loving this. Great action here.
Demise looks to clinch
and Jones Jr counters with a series of strikes. Demise will be more careful next time no doubt.
Brutal Demise is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Jones Jr clinches up with Demise and pushes him back against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Jones Jr fails to land.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Demise throws an elbow but misses.
Jones Jr wants to stall.
Demise's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Demise misses with a knee to the head.
Demise with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Demise struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones Jr controls his hands.
Demise putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jones Jr in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones Jr.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Demise.
Jones Jr blocks a body shot from Demise.
Jones Jr lands a body punch.
Demise tries to work over Jones Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Demise misses with a knee strike.
Jones Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Demise tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A body shot lands from Jones Jr.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jones Jr.
Demise landing knees to the body.
Jones Jr is breathing heavily.
Demise taking a breather.
Jones Jr misses with the head strike.

Demise breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones Jr tests Demise's chin there with a solid looking shot.
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!
Demise slips a straight right by Jones Jr.
Brutal Demise seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice shot lands for Jones Jr.

Demise has closed the distance and engaged Jones Jr in a clinch.
Demise pushes off an throws an elbow but Jones Jr leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones Jr.
Demise tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones Jr avoids the damage to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Demise as Jones Jr tries to tie him up.
Jones Jr lands a body punch.
Jones Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Demise controls the action.
Jones Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Demise lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That has opened up Ronny Jones Jr's cut even more.
Demise lands a nice elbow.
Jones Jr misses with some punches.
Jones Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Demise gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

The cut above Ronny Jones Jr's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Jones Jr trying to stall but Demise improves his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones Jr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Demise as Jones Jr tries to tie him up.
Demise misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jones Jr takes an elbow to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brutal Demise will take that round after scoring the only knockdown of the round.
The cut man is working on Ronny Jones Jr's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Demise with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jones Jr to score with a decent uppercut.
Ronny Jones Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A telegraphed right hand from Jones Jr misses the target.
Jones Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Demise.
Demise lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Jones Jr crumples to the floor! Demise milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Brutal Demise!
A relieved looking Brutal Demise thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Mathew Ridgeway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Percy Haddix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Ridgeway
vs
Haddix

174 cm
18
197 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

191 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Solid boxing
Good chin

Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mathew Ridgeway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Percy Haddix!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ridgeway digs a good hook to Haddix's body.
Haddix with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ridgeway to score with a decent uppercut.
Ridgeway scores with a jab to the body.
Haddix throws a solid leg kick but Ridgeway takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Haddix.
Haddix throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ridgeway.
Haddix walks into a stiff left hand from Ridgeway.
Haddix takes one to the side of the head.
Percy Haddix seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haddix turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ridgeway checks a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ridgeway. Haddix does a little dance to reset his feet.
Haddix misses with an uppercut.
Ridgeway thows a body shot but no joy.
Ridgeway throws a lazy right hand but Haddix sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haddix pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Ridgeway rushes Haddix and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Haddix has a couple of punches blocked by Ridgeway.
Haddix tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ridgeway avoids it.
Ridgeway lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ridgeway doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Haddix swings wildly with an uppercut but Ridgeway uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ridgeway is working Haddix over against the ropes.
Ridgeway is leaning against Haddix and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ridgeway pushes Haddix back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Ridgeway lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ridgeway blocks a body shot from Haddix.
A short right from Ridgeway on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Ridgeway.
Haddix looks winded!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ridgeway lands a left hand.
Haddix tries a knee to the head but Ridgeway blocks it.
Haddix wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ridgeway lands a nice uppercut.
Ridgeway pushes Haddix back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Ridgeway.
Haddix's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

It looks like Percy Haddix has been cut.
Ridgeway scores with a shot to the side of Haddix's head.
Haddix swings wildly with an uppercut but Ridgeway uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ridgeway presses Haddix against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ridgeway scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ridgeway lands a shoulder strike.
Ridgeway lands a right hand.
Haddix's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ridgeway blocks an uppercut.
Ridgeway lands with a short shot to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Haddix's face as he tries to break the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway lands with a light punch inside.
Ridgeway lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ridgeway.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ridgeway scores with a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Ridgeway scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ridgeway lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Haddix has had enough of the clinch but Ridgeway keeps him there for the moment.
Ridgeway lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mathew Ridgeway dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Percy Haddix's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Ridgeway cracks Haddix with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Haddix keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ridgeway ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Ridgeway pushes Haddix up against the ropes in a clinch.
Haddix misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ridgeway scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ridgeway scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Haddix lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ridgeway blocks the elbow strike.
Ridgeway blocks an uppercut.
Mathew Ridgeway has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ridgeway blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Haddix.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ridgeway scores with a hook to the body.
Ridgeway scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ridgeway scores with a shot to the side of Haddix's head.
Haddix is breathing heavily.
Ridgeway lands a nice uppercut.

Haddix is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ridgeway stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Haddix is still on wobbly legs! Can Ridgeway finish him?
Ridgeway lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A body shot lands from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ridgeway lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Haddix backwards.
A short body shot lands from Ridgeway as the two fighters clinch.
Ridgeway is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Haddix can do to turn this around?
Nice body punch from Ridgeway - that landed with a thud.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ridgeway breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Haddix with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Haddix looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Haddix 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 1:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Mathew Ridgeway!
A victorious Mathew Ridgeway thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.