XKC Superior Warrior Round 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Konen Kamikaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mathew Ridgeway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kamikaze
vs
Ridgeway

186 cm
18
199 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

174 cm
18
197 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Great low kicks
Very strong

Decent boxing
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 1 - 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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mathew Ridgeway!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Sam Margolis and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ridgeway throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kamikaze throws a push kick but Ridgeway slaps the foot to one side.
Ridgeway wants to clinch
and Kamikaze makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ridgeway looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ridgeway throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kamikaze definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ridgeway moves in looking to clinch but Kamikaze pushes him off.
Ridgeway tries to clinch up but Kamikaze circles away and keeps his distance.
Kamikaze swats away the attempt to clinch by Ridgeway.
Ridgeway's corner calls for a 1-2. Ridgeway obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ridgeway tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kamikaze swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kamikaze throws a head kick but Ridgeway moves out of range.
Kamikaze misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Ridgeway to counter with a crisp jab.
Ridgeway misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kamikaze.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ridgeway misses with a hook. Kamikaze ducked under it nicely.
Kamikaze throws a head kick that half lands.
Ridgeway smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ridgeway blocks a head kick by Kamikaze.
Kamikaze ducks under a wild hook from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kamikaze manages to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kamikaze. That's going to slow Ridgeway down.

Ridgeway moves into range and clinches up with Kamikaze.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ridgeway misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Kamikaze breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ridgeway scores with a jab to the body.
Kamikaze tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ridgeway changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kamikaze moves away from the strike by Ridgeway.
Ridgeway tries to clinch but Kamikaze is having none of it.
A big right from Ridgeway misses.
Ridgeway scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kamikaze doesn't seem bothered though.
Kamikaze connects with a leg kick. Ridgeway looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ridgeway connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kamikaze's hands.

Kamikaze tries to keep at a distance but Ridgeway has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ridgeway tries to throw a body punch but Kamikaze avoids it by throwing Ridgeway back against the ropes.

Kamikaze pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ridgeway looks to land a left hand but Kamikaze moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Kamikaze keeps Ridgeway at a distance using the push kick.
Kamikaze moves forwards but Ridgeway connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ridgeway. Kamikaze does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kamikaze throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ridgeway throws a jab but it's blocked by Kamikaze.
Ridgeway scores with a nice right hand.

Kamikaze is rocked!
Ridgeway misses with an uppercut. Kamikaze saw that one coming.
Oh Kamikaze is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mathew Ridgeway seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice defenses there by Kamikaze.
A slow jab from Ridgeway misses its intended target.
Ridgeway misses with a straight right.
Kamikaze ducks under a wild hook from Ridgeway.
A swing and a miss from Ridgeway.
Kamikaze looks to land a body kick but Ridgeway moved away.
Ridgeway throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kamikaze sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kamikaze defending well as Ridgeway loads up on a big left hand.
A slow jab from Ridgeway misses its intended target.
Ridgeway throws a jab when Kamikaze was well out of range.
Ridgeway looks to land a left hand but Kamikaze moved out of range nicely.
Kamikaze slips under a jab.
Ridgeway is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Ridgeway shuts the power down on Kamikaze. Lights out, game over! Ridgeway is your winner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mathew Ridgeway!
Mathew Ridgeway thanked the fans post fight for their support.

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 Brutal Demise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sigurd Orvar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Demise
vs
Orvar

178 cm
18
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

187 cm
18
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Brawler
KO power

Good kicks
Solid chin

KAISER

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 1 - 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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Sigurd Orvar!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orvar throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Orvar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Demise tries to close the distance and clinch up but Orvar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A lazy body kick from Demise
and Orvar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A head kick misses from Orvar.

Demise has taken the fight to the clinch.
Orvar throws a head punch that misses.
Demise throws an elbow that misses.
Demise lands an elbow just above Orvar 's eye.
Demise creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Orvar's defenses.
Demise blocking some punches.
Demise struggles to land a body shot inside as Orvar controls his hands.
Orvar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Orvar tries to throw a body punch but Demise avoids it by throwing Orvar back against the ropes.
Orvar tries a body shot but Demise blocks it.
Orvar takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Sigurd Orvar has been cut.
Demise tries a knee to the head but Orvar blocks it.
Orvar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Orvar blocks the elbow strike.
I was talking to Demise's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Orvar has a couple of punches blocked by Demise.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Demise.
Demise tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Orvar avoids it.
Demise throws an elbow that misses.
Demise gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Demise.
Orvar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Demise misses with a knee to the head.
Demise trying to land knees to the body.
Demise goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Orvar tries a body shot but Demise blocks it.
Demise misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Orvar.
Demise tries to land knees in the clinch but Orvar avoids the damage to the body.
Demise creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Demise pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Demise looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Orvar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Orvar is trying to maintain a safe position but Demise gets an underhook and turns Orvar into the ropes.
Orvar lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Demise tries to land knees in the clinch but Orvar avoids the damage to the body.
Orvar misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orvar lands a nice uppercut.
Demise with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Demise with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Orvar wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Demise has him pressed against the ropes.
Orvar can't break the clinch.
Demise blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Demise keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Orvar's efforts to push away.
Orvar blocks an elbow strike.
Demise lands a good knee to the midsection. Orvar won't want to take too many of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Orvar avoiding damage as Demise throws knees to the body.
Demise landing knees to the body.
Orvar pushes Demise back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Demise with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Demise tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Orvar avoids it.
Orvar working aggressively here.
Demise lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Demise lands a damaging elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brutal Demise dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sigurd Orvar's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Demise wants to clinch.
Demise tries to clinch up but Orvar circles away and keeps his distance.
Orvar has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Orvar throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Orvar fakes the leg kick and cracks Demise in the body.
Demise tries to clinch up but Orvar circles away and keeps his distance.

Demise rushes Orvar and presses him up against the ropes.
Demise throws a knee to the head but misses.
Orvar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Orvar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Demise throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Demise throws an elbow but it misses.
Demise putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Orvar in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Demise lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Orvar is breathing heavily.

Demise's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Demise takes the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Demise gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Orvar wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Demise has him pressed against the ropes.
Demise utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Demise lands an elbow just above Orvar 's eye.
Orvar wants to get back to striking at distance but Demise won't allow it.
Demise tries to work over Orvar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Orvar wants to break free but Demise has control.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Orvar.
Brutal Demise has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Demise lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Demise with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Demise unloads a knee to the mid-section. Orvar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Orvar blocks an uppercut.
Demise with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Orvar misses with a body punch.
Demise connects with a knee to the head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Demise just misses with a elbow thrown towards Orvar's brow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demise lands a knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Demise.
Demise misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Orvar.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Demise.
Demise throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Orvar blocks it with crossed arms.
Demise goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Demise will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Orvar up against the ropes.
Orvar tries a body shot but Demise blocks it.
Demise creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Orvar's defenses.
Demise has Orvar pressed against the ropes, preventing Orvar from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Orvar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Demise missing with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Demise.
Orvar takes a knee to the side of the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brutal Demise dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sigurd Orvar's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Orvar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sigurd Orvar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Demise gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Orvar misses with a punch to the body.
Demise throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Orvar blocks it with crossed arms.
Orvar managing to block the knees to the body from Demise.
Orvar managing to block the knees to the body from Demise.
Demise missing with knees to the body.
Orvar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Orvar blocks an elbow strike.
Orvar working aggressively here.
Demise landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Orvar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Demise.
Demise is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Orvar can do to turn this around?
Demise tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Orvar scores with a shot to the side of Demise's head.
Orvar tries to break free but Demise pushes him back against the ropes.
Orvar is trying to break the clinch but Demise has him pressed against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Demise tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Orvar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knees in the clinch landing for Demise.
Orvar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Demise keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Orvar's efforts to push away.
Demise looking to throw knees to the head but Orvar is blocking nicely.
Orvar misses with a body punch.
Demise pushes off an throws an elbow but Orvar leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Demise lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Orvar.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Demise throws an elbow but misses.
Orvar dodges an elbow strike from Demise.
Orvar throws a head punch that misses.
Orvar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Orvar prevents a body shot from Demise.
Demise doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Orvar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Demise lands an elbow inside that Orvar shrugs off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orvar swings wildly with an uppercut but Demise uses good head movement to avoid it.
Demise missing with knees to the body.
Demise landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Demise.

Orvar is rocked!
Demise landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Orvar is still on wobbly legs! Can Demise finish him?
Orvar being controlled against the ropes.
Demise creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Orvar's defenses.
Demise is holding Orvar round the back of the neck and unloading with elbows! Boom, boom, boom! 3 big elbows land right to the bridge of the nose and Orvar goes down! Oh, his nose is a mess! I'm not sure he's going to beat the count... 4,5,6,7,8,9,10. He's done! Demise takes it and Orvar is going to the hospital to get that nose checked out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Elbows). Brutal Demise!
Brutal Demise 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 middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Hadi Ozturk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Roth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ozturk
vs
Roth

186 cm
18
191 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

182 cm
18
197 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Bad Man Clothing

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 1 - 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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tim Roth!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roth lands a body shot.
Ozturk seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ozturk tries a head kick but it misses.
Hadi Ozturk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ozturk feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Roth's calf.
Roth looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ozturk misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ozturk throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ozturk misses with an attempted mid kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Roth. Ozturk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Roth scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ozturk lands with a nice body kick.
Ozturk finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ozturk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ozturk misses with a low kick.
Roth tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Ozturk paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ozturk has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Roth finds it's way round the side to connect with Ozturk's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good work by Roth as he checks the leg kick.
Roth lands a slapping body shot.
Ozturk takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ozturk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ozturk takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
An inside leg kick lands from Ozturk.
A jab lands there for Roth.
Roth moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ozturk tries a head kick but it misses.
Roth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ozturk was well out of range. Poor timing from Roth.
Roth checks the leg kick.
Ozturk takes one to the chin there.
Roth keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Roth lands a jab to Ozturk's midsection.
Roth tries to close the distance and clinch but Ozturk swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Roth will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ozturk avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ozturk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ozturk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ozturk walks into a jab.
Ozturk misses with a low kick.
Roth is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roth keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Roth uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ozturk.
Nice uppercut lands for Roth. That snapped Ozturk's head back.
Roth works Ozturk's body with a nice hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roth connects with a body shot.
Ozturk is breathing heavily.
Ozturk throws a solid leg kick but Roth takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ozturk.
Ozturk is looking to score with low kicks.
Roth scores with a punch to the head.
Ozturk misses with a kick to the body.
Ozturk on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A head kick misses from Ozturk.
Roth lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Roth tries to clinch there but Ozturk circles away.

Roth gets a clinch.
Roth working aggressively here.
Roth just leaning against Ozturk, taking a breather.
Roth is working Ozturk over against the ropes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Roth swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Roth.
A head punch on the inside from Roth fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Roth dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Roth takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Roth walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ozturk.
Ozturk keeps the fight on the outside.
Hadi Ozturk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Roth scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ozturk takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Roth connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ozturk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good exchange - Roth coming out on top.
Roth swinging wildly here.
Roth scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ozturk throws a solid leg kick but Roth takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ozturk.
Roth rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ozturk moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Roth tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ozturk swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Roth throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Roth connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ozturk's hands.
Roth scores with a hook to the body. Ozturk takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ozturk misses with a wild combination.

Roth pushes Ozturk up against the ropes in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Roth.
Roth misses with a body punch.
Roth swings wildly with an uppercut but Ozturk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ozturk wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Roth throws a head punch that misses.
Ozturk wants to get back to striking at distance but Roth won't allow it.
Roth taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Roth.
Come on Roth - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Roth.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roth pushes Ozturk back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Roth lands with a short shot to the head.
Roth misses with a punch to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roth misses with a body punch.
Roth works on Ozturk's body with a couple of short punches.
Ozturk wants to get back to striking at distance but Roth won't allow it.
A short right from Roth on the inside.
Roth tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Roth misses with some punches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Roth.
Roth scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Roth showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.

Roth will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ozturk plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ozturk.
Ozturk misses with a head kick.
Ozturk fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Roth.
Ozturk lands a head kick. Roth smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ozturk 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 Roth has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Roth and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Roth moves out of range of the body kick from Ozturk.
Ozturk throws a sloppy head kick and Roth moves out of range easily.

Roth takes the fight into the clinch.
A short right from Roth on the inside.
Roth stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Roth lands with a left to the head.
Roth tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ozturk's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roth just leaning against Ozturk, taking a breather.
Roth is leaning against Ozturk and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short left from Roth.
Roth tries a body shot but Ozturk blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Roth.
Ozturk looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Roth cracks Ozturk with a nice body shot.
Roth misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Roth lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ozturk backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Roth fails to land.
Ozturk taking a breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Roth.
Good body shot from Roth.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A body shot lands from Roth.
Roth has a couple of punches blocked by Ozturk.
Roth misses with a body punch.
Roth scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Roth lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Roth.
Roth working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short right from Roth.
Roth lands a left hand.
Hadi Ozturk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Roth lands on the inside with an uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tim Roth comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Roth 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tim Roth!
Tim Roth took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Bad Man Clothing for their support in the buildup to the fight.
Hadi Ozturk was interviewed post fight and said 'Tim Roth was #1 pick for a reason. Congrats to him and good luck to all the guys who remain in the competition'.

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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Robert Archer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Albert White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Archer comes to the ring accompanied by Crysis. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Archer
vs
White

205 cm
18
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Solid boxing
Very strong

Excellent boxer
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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Robert Archer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Albert White!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from White misses.
White tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Archer was well out of range. Poor timing from White.
White fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Archer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
White scores with a three punch combo!
Archer throws a looping overhand right but White ducks down to avoid it.
Archer cracks White with a good jab.
Archer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
White moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Archer misses with a body shot.
Archer staying out of range there.
Archer avoids the body shot from White.
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!
White keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from White. Archer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Archer misses with a body shot.
White looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
White misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Archer.
Archer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
White throws a shot to the body.
White slips under a jab from Archer.
Archer misses with a looping right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Archer misses with a straight right.
White loads up on a big right hand but Archer slips the punch.
Archer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as White throws out the jab.
Archer definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
White lands a jab to the nose.
A big right from White misses.
White takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
White looks to land a left hand but Archer moved out of range nicely.
Archer really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
White looks to score with a jab to the body but Archer is just out of range.
White looks to land a left hand but Archer moved out of range nicely.
White lands a slapping body shot.
White darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
White slips a straight right by Archer.
Archer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
White on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Archer throws out a loose jab but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A slow jab from Archer misses its intended target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Archer slips under a jab from White.
Archer moves out of range as White strikes.
Archer ducks under a wild hook from White.
Archer misses with a straight left.
Archer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by White.
No joy there for White, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from White misses the target.
White throws a right hand that Archer ducks under and follows up with a left that Archer also avoids with ease.
Archer cracks White with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Archer takes a swing at White's ribcage but misses.
Archer takes one to the side of the head.
Archer thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Archer jabs White right on the nose. White blinks but takes it well.
White misses with the combination.
Archer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Albert White dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Archer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A jab from White misses.
White connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
White takes one to the chin there.
Archer loads up on a big right hand but White slips the punch.
White misses with a series of wild punches.
White misses with a wild body shot.
Archer thows a body shot but no joy.
White cracks Archer with a right hand to the side of the head.
Archer moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Albert White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A cross from White lands.

Archer is rocked!
White connects with a stiff jab that staggers Archer - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Albert White!
Albert White seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.