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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Mark Addison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lance De Ropp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Addison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lance De Ropp!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Paul Tew and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Ropp tries to clinch there but Addison circles away.
De Ropp tries to clinch
and Addison counters with a nice leg kick.
De Ropp misses with a head kick.
Addison looks to land a left hand but De Ropp moved out of range nicely.
De Ropp takes a shot right to the bread basket.
De Ropp has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Addison finds it's way round the side to connect with De Ropp's head.
It looks like Lance De Ropp has been cut.
Addison clinches up with De Ropp and pushes him back against the ropes.
De Ropp avoiding damage as Addison throws knees to the body.
Addison with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Addison pressing his opponent against the ropes.
I was talking to Addison's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
De Ropp using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Addison has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
De Ropp trying to control the position but instead, Addison has worked for underhooks and has pushed De Ropp into the ropes.
Addison throws a blind hook that connects with the side of De Ropps head.
Addison blocks an elbow strike from De Ropp.
De Ropp tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
De Ropp pushes Addison back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Addison fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Ropp tries to land a knee to the head but Addison blocks with his arms.
Addison with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Addison lands a nice uppercut.
Addison has a couple of punches blocked by De Ropp.
De Ropp looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Addison misses with a short punch on the inside.
Addison with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short right from Addison.
Addison lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of De Ropp backwards.
Addison lands a right hand.
Addison tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A right handed body shot lands from De Ropp.
Addison landing knees to the head.
De Ropp can't break the clinch.
De Ropp breaks the clinch.
Addison looks for the body kick but De Ropp saw that one coming.
Addison pivots, looking for a leg kick but De Ropp is out of range and Addison settles back down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Addison.
De Ropp is looking to clinch but Addison is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Addison moves into the clinch successfully.
Addison scores with a shot to the side of De Ropp's head.
Addison lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Addison cracks De Ropp with a nice body shot.
Addison working aggressively here.
Addison using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Addison.
Come on Addison - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Addison blocks an elbow strike from De Ropp.
Addison misses with a punch on the inside.
Addison has De Ropp pressed against the ropes, preventing De Ropp from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Addison lands an uppercut.
De Ropp is rocked!
De Ropp tries to break free but Addison pushes him back against the ropes.
De Ropp is still on wobbly legs! Can Addison finish him?
Addison creates a bit of distance and cracks De Ropp with a big uppercut! De Ropp goes down! The referee pushes Addison away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will De Ropp make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Addison takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Mark Addison!
After the big win, Mark Addison made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Bad Man Clothing (Nothing Over $40) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Pat Barry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Feyd Rautha Harkonnen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Harkonnen's choice of entrance music: The Headstones-Heart of Darkness. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Pat Barry!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 11 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Feyd Rautha Harkonnen!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Steven Brown and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barry fails with an attempt to clinch.
Harkonnen throws a body shot but no joy.
Barry thows a left - swing and a miss!
Harkonnen staying out of range there.
Harkonnen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Barry at a distance.
A head kick misses from Barry.
Harkonnen connects with a crisp jab.
Barry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harkonnen.
Barry doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Harkonnen moves out of range as Barry strikes.
Harkonnen slips under a jab from Barry.
Harkonnen misses with an uppercut.
Harkonnen swinging wildly here.
Barry throws a looping overhand right but Harkonnen ducks down to avoid it.
Harkonnen's corner calls for a 1-2. Harkonnen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Barry stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Harkonnen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harkonnen misses with a lunging right hand
and Barry counters with a stiff right hand.
A big right from Barry misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harkonnen. Barry does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice combination there by Barry.
It looks like Feyd Rautha Harkonnen has been cut.
Harkonnen misses the jab.
Barry has Harkonnen up against the ropes in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Harkonnen.
A frustrated look appears on Harkonnen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Barry escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barry looks to land a right hand but Harkonnen moved out of range.
Harkonnen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barry scores with a jab to the head.
Harkonnen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Harkonnen lands an overhand right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Harkonnen does it's job there.
Barry throws a big shot that misses.
Harkonnen misses with a body kick.
Barry throws a sloppy head kick and Harkonnen moves out of range easily.
Feyd Rautha Harkonnen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barry misses with a straight left.
Barry instigates a clinch.
Barry scores with a shoulder strike.
Harkonnen blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Barry.
Barry is looking to control Harkonnen's arms but Harkonnen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Barry has his back to the ropes.
A right handed body shot lands from Harkonnen.
Barry looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Harkonnen breaks the clinch.
Harkonnen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harkonnen looks to land a right hand but Barry moved out of range.
Harkonnen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Barry at a distance.
Barry tries to close the distance and clinch but Harkonnen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barry takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harkonnen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barry misses with an uppercut.
Harkonnen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Harkonnen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Feyd Rautha Harkonnen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Feyd Rautha Harkonnen's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Harkonnen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Harkonnen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Barry avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barry misses with a head kick.
Barry tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barry throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A left and a right from Harkonnen both land. Nice combination.
Donk. Barry catches Harkonnen right on the button with a cross.
Danga de danga de dang - Harkonnen scores with a four punch combination!
Barry jabbing away but nothing is landing.
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!
Harkonnen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Barry. That did some damage!
Harkonnen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Harkonnen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Harkonnen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Harkonnen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Barry misses with a looping right.
Harkonnen throws a sloppy head kick and Barry moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harkonnen throws a jab but it's blocked by Barry.
A big right from Barry misses.
Harkonnen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Barry feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Harkonnen's calf.
Barry takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Harkonnen lands a slapping body shot.
Harkonnen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Barry throws a poor cross that misses
and Harkonnen counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Barry is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Harkonnen throws a right hand that Barry ducks under and follows up with a left that Barry also avoids with ease.
Barry scores with a head kick. Harkonnen tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Barry fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barry throws a looping overhand right but Harkonnen ducks down to avoid it.
Barry moves in looking to clinch but Harkonnen pushes him off.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Harkonnen. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Barry scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harkonnen dips to his left and cracks Barry with an uppercut!
Harkonnen misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harkonnen cracks Barry with a right hand to the side of the head.
Harkonnen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barry throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harkonnen digs a good hook to Barry's body.
Harkonnen slips a straight right by Barry.
Harkonnen checks a low kick from Barry.
Harkonnen connects with a body shot that sends Barry's belly button to the back.
Barry clinches with his opponent.
Harkonnen dodges an elbow strike from Barry.
Harkonnen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harkonnen has closed the distance and engaged Barry in a clinch.
Harkonnen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harkonnen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barry misses the jab.
Harkonnen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Harkonnen slips a jab from Barry.
Harkonnen throws a series of punches but Barry avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Feyd Rautha Harkonnen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Feyd Rautha Harkonnen'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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Barry throws a right hand that misses
and Harkonnen counters with a leg kick.
Barry takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Harkonnen lands with a kick to the ribs.
Harkonnen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Barry throws a hook to the side of Harkonnen's head but Harkonnen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Harkonnen throws a head kick that Barry semi-blocks.
Harkonnen has managed to clinch.
Barry escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harkonnen scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Harkonnen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barry misses with a head kick.
Harkonnen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Barry has taken the fight to the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Harkonnen as Barry tries to tie him up.
Harkonnen is trying to stall.
Barry wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Harkonnen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harkonnen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Feyd Rautha Harkonnen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Harkonnen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Barry's sensitive parts.
Harkonnen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Harkonnen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Barry is looking to clinch but Harkonnen is avoiding it.
Harkonnen throws a series of punches but Barry avoids them all with ease.
Barry moves out of range of the body kick from Harkonnen.
Barry is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Harkonnen stuns Barry with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Harkonnen lands a jab to the nose.
A nice leg kick lands there from Barry.
A left and a right from Barry both land. Nice combination.
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!
Harkonnen misses with a body kick.
Barry throws a head kick but Harkonnen moves out of range.
A left lands for Harkonnen.
Barry misses with a looping right.
A combination from Harkonnen does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harkonnen throws a head kick that misses.
Harkonnen has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Barry takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Barry throws a right and a left that Harkonnen avoids nicely.
Harkonnen throws a head kick that misses.
Harkonnen scores with a hook to the body. Barry takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pat Barry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harkonnen misses with an uppercut.
Barry tries to move into range but Harkonnen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Barry takes one to the chin there.
Barry bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barry avoids the body shot from Harkonnen.
Harkonnen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harkonnen throws a head kick but Barry moves out of range.
Feyd Rautha Harkonnen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Barry lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Harkonnen circles away quickly and effectively.
A punch lands to the side of Harkonnen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Good leg kick by Harkonnen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
And that's the end of the fight!
Feyd Rautha Harkonnen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Harkonnen winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Feyd Rautha Harkonnen!
Feyd Rautha Harkonnen is the new lightweight champion!
After winning the bout, Feyd Rautha Harkonnen thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Justin Cider (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Joakim-Antrim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Cider might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to My Sacrifice. Joakim-Antrim has chosen زنده بمانی، as his entrance music. Billy Joakim-Antrim has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Justin Cider 's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Justin Cider !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Billy Joakim-Antrim!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Cider finds it's way through Joakim-Antrim's defenses.
Joakim-Antrim fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cider looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Joakim-Antrim connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cider throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cider lands with a shot to the body.
Cider moves into the clinch.
Joakim-Antrim wants to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Cider fails to land.
Joakim-Antrim tries to throw a body punch but Cider avoids it by throwing Joakim-Antrim back against the ropes.
Joakim-Antrim is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Joakim-Antrim misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cider tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joakim-Antrim lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Cider .
Cider tries to throw a body punch but Joakim-Antrim avoids it by throwing Cider back against the ropes.
Joakim-Antrim 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.
Joakim-Antrim throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Joakim-Antrim swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cider is trying to force a seperation but Joakim-Antrim has the dominant position.
Cider scores a nice knee to the body.
Joakim-Antrim breaks the clinch.
A head kick from Cider lands but Joakim-Antrim takes it in his stride.
A jab from Cider finds it's way through Joakim-Antrim's defenses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cider gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cider misses with a knee strike.
Joakim-Antrim takes a knee to the side of the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Joakim-Antrim.
Joakim-Antrim manages to break the clinch.
Cider lands a really nice looking cross but Joakim-Antrim seems unphased.
Cider fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Joakim-Antrim takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Joakim-Antrim tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Cider paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cider throws a shot from downtown. Joakim-Antrim moves away and avoids it.
Joakim-Antrim has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Cider rushes Joakim-Antrim and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Joakim-Antrim just leaning against Cider , taking a breather.
Cider using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Joakim-Antrim has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Joakim-Antrim.
Cider tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cider is trying to break the clinch but Joakim-Antrim has him pressed against the ropes.
Cider misses with a knee strike.
Joakim-Antrim scores with a shoulder strike.
Joakim-Antrim lands a shot to the body.
Cider struggles to land a body shot inside as Joakim-Antrim controls his hands.
Cider working hard to break the clinch.
Cider misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Cider fails to land.
Cider throws a knee to the head but misses.
Joakim-Antrim looking to stall.
Joakim-Antrim takes a shot to the head.
Joakim-Antrim blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cider working hard to break the clinch.
Joakim-Antrim lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Joakim-Antrim stalling in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Cider dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Joakim-Antrim on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cider . Cider obviously looking to wear him down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cider .
Cider fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cider misses with a two punch combination.
Joakim-Antrim throws out a loose jab but Cider uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cider throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Joakim-Antrim blocks a head kick by Cider .
Cider looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cider lands a leg kick that knocks Joakim-Antrim off balance momentarily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cider .
Cider connects with a jab.
Cider misses with a wild combination.
Joakim-Antrim moves into range and clinches up with Cider .
Joakim-Antrim escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cider is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Joakim-Antrim can do to turn this around?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Joakim-Antrim smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Joakim-Antrim misses with a body shot.
Joakim-Antrim looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Joakim-Antrim gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cider landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Joakim-Antrim lands a body punch.
Good body shot from Cider .
Joakim-Antrim lands with a light punch inside.
Cider lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Joakim-Antrim backwards.
Joakim-Antrim managing to block the knees to the body from Cider .
Still in the clinch, Joakim-Antrim scores with a nice short uppercut.
Joakim-Antrim lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cider .
Cider misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cider 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cider using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cider tries to throw a body punch but Joakim-Antrim avoids it by throwing Cider back against the ropes.
Cider lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cider is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Joakim-Antrim is defending well for now.
Cider gets through Joakim-Antrim's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cider tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cider tries a knee to the head but Joakim-Antrim blocks it.
Cider can't find room to land a body shot as Joakim-Antrim controls the action.
Cider throws a head punch that misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Joakim-Antrim.
Cider tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Joakim-Antrim's elbow.
Cider misses with a punch to the body.
Joakim-Antrim can't find room to land a body shot as Cider controls the action.
Justin Cider has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Joakim-Antrim lands a nice shot to the body.
Cider blocks a body shot from Joakim-Antrim.
Joakim-Antrim lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cider or not.
Joakim-Antrim lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cider backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Joakim-Antrim.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Joakim-Antrim scores with a hook to the body.
Joakim-Antrim throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cider s head.
Cider misses with a shot to the kidneys.
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 Justin Cider will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Cider throws a hook but Joakim-Antrim avoids it easily.
Billy Joakim-Antrim has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Justin Cider is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Joakim-Antrim connects with a jab.
Joakim-Antrim checks the leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Joakim-Antrim. Cider does a little dance to reset his feet.
Justin Cider is winning the standup battle so far.
Joakim-Antrim ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cider moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Joakim-Antrim. Cider does a little dance to reset his feet.
Joakim-Antrim tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cider swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Joakim-Antrim is looking to clinch but Cider is avoiding it.
Cider clinches with his opponent.
Cider blocking some punches.
Joakim-Antrim pushes Cider back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cider tries to throw a body punch but Joakim-Antrim avoids it by throwing Cider back against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hand to the body from Joakim-Antrim.
Joakim-Antrim tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Joakim-Antrim'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.
Cider 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joakim-Antrim throws a hook to the side of Cider 's head but Cider sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Joakim-Antrim wants to clinch up but Cider keeps it at a distance.
Cider pushes Joakim-Antrim up against the ropes in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Cider - that landed with a thud.
Joakim-Antrim is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cider is keeping busy.
Cider throws a punch but it's blocked by Joakim-Antrim.
Joakim-Antrim tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Joakim-Antrim lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Joakim-Antrim avoiding damage as Cider throws knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cider with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A hook to the body from Cider .
Joakim-Antrim working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Joakim-Antrim lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cider backwards.
Joakim-Antrim has Cider pushed against the ropes.
Joakim-Antrim's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cider keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cider .
Cider misses with a double jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cider fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cider comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cider fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Joakim-Antrim, pushing him back against the ropes.
Cider misses with a knee to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Justin Cider .
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cider , 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Justin Cider !
A very excited looking Justin Cider rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
Billy Joakim-Antrim was interviewed post fight and said 'I'm pretty sure my boots need to be moving in synch with my feet right now.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Darryl Bauer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonardo Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Darryl Bauer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Leonardo Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Steven Brown and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez tries to clinch up.
Martinez tries to clinch up
and Bauer counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bauer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Martinez tries to clinch up
and Bauer counters with a nice body kick.
Martinez closes the distance but Bauer moves to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bauer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bauer swats away the attempt to clinch by Martinez.
Martinez tries to clinch but Bauer is having none of it.
Bauer swats away the attempt to clinch by Martinez.
Bauer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bauer counters with a solid body kick.
Martinez tries to clinch but Bauer is having none of it.
Bauer swats away the attempt to clinch by Martinez.
Martinez walks into a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bauer keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bauer. That's going to slow Martinez down.
Bauer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bauer throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bauer pushes Martinez away with a front kick.
Martinez is looking to clinch but Bauer is avoiding it.
Martinez is looking to clinch but Bauer is avoiding it.
Martinez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Bauer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bauer lands with a thumping leg kick.
Martinez tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bauer throws a leg kick which misses Martinez's front leg but catches the back leg as Martinez tries to avoid it.
Martinez doesn't manage to clinch there - Bauer circles away.
Martinez tries to clinch up.
Bauer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Martinez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bauer to score with a decent uppercut.
Bauer throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martinez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bauer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Bauer.
Martinez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Martinez misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bauer blocks an uppercut.
Martinez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bauer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Martinez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bauer blocking some punches.
Bauer digs a right hand into Martinez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Martinez's gas tank.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bauer.
A head punch on the inside from Martinez fails to land.
Bauer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Bauer.
A head punch on the inside from Martinez fails to land.
Bauer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bauer lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Martinez.
Martinez looks winded!
Bauer blocks an uppercut.
Bauer content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bauer scores with a shoulder strike.
Martinez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bauer throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bauer pushes Martinez back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bauer looking to slow down the pace here.
Bauer presses Martinez against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Martinez misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darryl Bauer dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Bauer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bauer lets loose with a powerful body kick. Martinez will feel that in the morning.
Martinez tries to clinch
and Bauer counters with a leg kick.
Bauer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Martinez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bauer.
Martinez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Martinez takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bauer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bauer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bauer.
Martinez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bauer can pounce on him.
Bauer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bauer. That's going to slow Martinez down.
Bauer throws a nice inside leg kick.
Martinez tries to clinch up
and Bauer counters with a low kick, right behind Martinez 's knee.
Bauer connects with a leg kick. Martinez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bauer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Martinez's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bauer lands with a slapping head kick.
Bauer connects with an inside leg kick.
Martinez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Bauer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Martinez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Bauer counter with a right hand.
Martinez has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bauer.
Bauer throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bauer keeps the fight on the outside.
Martinez wants to clinch but Bauer slips to the side
and Bauer counters with a left to the body.
Bauer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bauer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bauer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bauer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
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!
Martinez tries to clinch but Bauer is having none of it.
Martinez wants to clinch.
We've been informed that Martinez has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Martinez on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Leonardo Martinez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martinez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bauer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bauer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bauer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Martinez can do to turn this around?
Martinez wants to clinch up but Bauer keeps it at a distance.
Martinez tries to clinch
and Bauer counters with a solid body kick.
Bauer connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Bauer. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bauer.
You can see that Martinez has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Bauer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Martinez's sensitive parts.
The fight stays on the outside here - Martinez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bauer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bauer throws a shot to the body.
Bauer gets tackled into the ropes by Martinez. Martinez maintains the clinch.
Bauer digs a right hand into Martinez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Martinez's gas tank.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bauer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bauer is leaning against Martinez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Martinez is breathing heavily.
Martinez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Martinez throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Bauer.
Bauer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darryl Bauer dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Good leg kick by Bauer there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bauer bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Bauer.
Bauer lets loose with a powerful body kick. Martinez will feel that in the morning.
Martinez is looking to clinch.
Bauer lands a slapping body shot.
Martinez is looking to clinch but Bauer is avoiding it.
Bauer closes the distance and scores with a big combo that sends Martinez crashing to the mat! Martinez uses the ropes to get back to his feet and beat the count. The referee looks concerned but he's going to allow it to continue!
It looks like Leonardo Martinez has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martinez closes the distance but Bauer moves to the side
and Martinez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Martinez is rocked!
Bauer connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of Martinez's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked Martinez - is he going to beat the count??? 4,5,6,7,8,9.....10 - he's not made it - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Darryl Bauer!
The defeated Leonardo Martinez had this to say: 'I lost but I don't care because I learn from losses. Losses make me even stronger.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Yvgeny Molotov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill BumFight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Molotov kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Troika. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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176 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Yvgeny Molotov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bill BumFight!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
BumFight scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
BumFight moves out of range as Molotov throws a body kick.
BumFight closes the distance and pushes Molotov back into the ropes.
Molotov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from BumFight.
Molotov lands a knee to the head.
Molotov throws a knee to the head but misses.
BumFight wants to stall.
BumFight misses with a hook from the clinch.
The referee calls for BumFight to work.
Molotov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Molotov lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Bill BumFight has been cut.
BumFight tries to work over Molotov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from BumFight on the inside.
Molotov tries to land knees in the clinch but BumFight avoids the damage to the body.
I was talking to Molotov's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Molotov with a knee to the head.
Molotov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
BumFight blocks the elbow strike.
Molotov blocks a body shot from BumFight.
Molotov lands a nice uppercut.
Molotov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Molotov scores with a knee to the head.
Good body shot from Molotov.
Molotov lands a body punch.
Molotov unloads a knee to the mid-section. BumFight lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Molotov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
BumFight misses with a shot to the kidneys.
BumFight has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Molotov seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if BumFight can turn it around.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Molotov.
Molotov prevents a body shot from BumFight.
BumFight misses with a hook to the ribs.
Molotov tries to work over BumFight's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Molotov gets through BumFight's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
BumFight struggles to land a body shot inside as Molotov controls his hands.
A right hand to the body from Molotov.
Molotov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through BumFight's defenses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Molotov.
BumFight tries a body shot but Molotov blocks it.
Molotov lands a nice shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Still in the clinch, Molotov scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Molotov scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for BumFight.
A left hand lands to the body for BumFight.
Molotov content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Molotov lands a left hand that snaps the head of BumFight backwards.
Molotov lands an elbow inside that BumFight shrugs off.
Molotov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
BumFight prevents a body shot from Molotov.
Molotov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
BumFight misses with a punch to the body.
Molotov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Molotov misses with an elbow strike.
BumFight misses with the head strike.
BumFight misses with a short punch on the inside.
Molotov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
BumFight avoiding damage as Molotov throws knees to the body.
BumFight lands a hook to the side of the head.
Molotov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of BumFight backwards.
Molotov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yvgeny Molotov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bill BumFight's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
BumFight lands a body shot.
BumFight misses with a hook.
BumFight thows a left - swing and a miss!
Molotov defending well as BumFight loads up on a big left hand.
Molotov slips under a jab.
BumFight misses with an uppercut. Molotov saw that one coming.
Molotov doesn't manage to clinch there - BumFight circles away.
Molotov closes the distance and clinches.
Molotov lands a right hand that snaps the head of BumFight backwards.
Molotov lands a damaging elbow.
Molotov digs a right hand into BumFight's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on BumFight's gas tank.
Molotov struggles to land a body shot inside as BumFight controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
BumFight avoids the elbow strike from Molotov, against the ropes.
Molotov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
BumFight swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Molotov is leaning against BumFight and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Molotov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Molotov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. BumFight is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Molotov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
BumFight prevents a body shot from Molotov.
BumFight fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Molotov scores with a knee to the head.
Molotov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That has opened up Bill BumFight's cut even more.
Molotov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but BumFight has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Molotov lands a damaging elbow.
BumFight misses with some punches.
BumFight swings wildly with an uppercut but Molotov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Molotov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Molotov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Molotov throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Molotov throws an elbow but misses.
A knee to the head by Molotov.
BumFight tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Molotov lands a left hand that snaps the head of BumFight backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
BumFight misses with the head strike.
BumFight can't find room to land a body shot as Molotov controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Molotov breaks from the clinch.
BumFight misses with an uppercut.
Molotov throws a hook but BumFight blocks it.
BumFight clinches up with Molotov and pushes him back against the ropes.
Molotov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Molotov.
Molotov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
BumFight tries to throw a body punch but Molotov avoids it by throwing BumFight back against the ropes.
BumFight throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Molotovs head.
BumFight misses with a punch on the inside.
Molotov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that BumFight can do to turn this around?
Molotov scores with a hook to the body.
A short body shot lands from Molotov as the two fighters clinch.
A body shot lands from BumFight.
Molotov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Molotov scores with a nice hook to the head.
BumFight blocks an elbow strike.
Molotov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through BumFight's defenses.
Molotov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yvgeny Molotov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bill BumFight's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
BumFight misses with a few strikes there.
Bill BumFight has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
BumFight throws a hook to the side of Molotov's head but Molotov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Molotov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling BumFight to score with a decent uppercut.
BumFight slips a jab from Molotov.
The fight stays on the outside here - BumFight looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
BumFight scores with a crisp jab that stopped Molotov in his tracks.
Molotov throws a hook to the side of BumFight's head but BumFight sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bill BumFight seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
BumFight bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
BumFight throws a shot from downtown. Molotov moves away and avoids it.
Molotov ducks under a wild hook from BumFight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
BumFight fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Molotov scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Molotov.
BumFight lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Molotov throws a jab when BumFight was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Molotov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A solid body kick from Molotov.
BumFight looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Molotov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from BumFight.
Molotov defending well as BumFight loads up on a big left hand.
A jab from BumFight misses.
BumFight tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Molotov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
BumFight misses with a straight right.
BumFight jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Molotov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
BumFight misses with a left hand
and Molotov makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Molotov - that will leave a mark!
BumFight takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Molotov throws a leg kick which misses BumFight's front leg but catches the back leg as BumFight tries to avoid it.
BumFight rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Molotov counter with a right hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Molotov.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Molotov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
BumFight tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Molotov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
BumFight shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bill BumFight seems to be getting the better of the standup.
BumFight scores with a jab to the head.
A jab from BumFight misses.
Molotov avoids the body shot from BumFight.
BumFight's jab looks to have found its range, popping Molotov under the eye.
Nice cross by BumFight.
Molotov is rocked!
It looks like Yvgeny Molotov has been cut.
BumFight throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Oh Molotov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
BumFight throws a hook but Molotov blocks it.
Molotov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but BumFight manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from BumFight.
Molotov seems to have got his legs back now.
Molotov scores with a crisp jab that stopped BumFight in his tracks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Molotov tries to clinch there but BumFight circles away.
BumFight might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Molotov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Yvgeny Molotov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
BumFight throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Molotov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
BumFight throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bill BumFight comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Molotov has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yvgeny Molotov!
A victorious Yvgeny Molotov thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between True Blue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tong Po (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blue comes to the ring accompanied by Land Down Under. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, True Blue!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tong Po!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, William Gold and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blue cracks Po with a good jab.
Po misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blue.
Po tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Blue cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Blue looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Blue ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Po sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Po closes the distance but Blue moves to the side
and Blue counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Blue keeps control of Po as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A left hand lands to the body for Blue.
Blue scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right handed body shot lands from Blue.
Blue presses Po against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Blue lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Po is trying to break free.
Blue lands a body punch in the clinch.
Blue really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Po looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blue lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Po.
Blue throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Blue scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Blue scores with a nice hook to the head.
Blue lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Po.
Blue lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Po.
A short right from Blue.
A right handed body shot lands from Blue.
Blue presses Po against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Blue working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Blue lands with a left to the head.
Blue lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blue works on Po's body with a couple of short punches.
Blue working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Blue softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Blue lands a left hand that snaps the head of Po backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blue scores with a shot to the side of Po's head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Blue creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Blue lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Blue lands a left hand.
A short uppercut from Blue.
Blue lands a left hand that snaps the head of Po backwards.
Blue lands a hook that snaps the head of Po backwards.
Blue lands a right hand that snaps the head of Po backwards.
Po is rocked!
Blue works on Po's body with a couple of short punches.
Blue lands a hook to the side of the head.
Po is still on wobbly legs! Can Blue finish him?
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Blue creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blue lands a body shot.
Po seems to have recovered his senses.
Blue lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Blue lands a hook that snaps the head of Po backwards.
Blue lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
True Blue dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Blue fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Blue.
Po shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Po wants to clinch
and Blue counters with a nice body shot.
Blue is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Po can do to turn this around?
Blue punishes Po's body with a nice straight punch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Blue darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Blue scores with a jab to the body.
Blue bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Po's head backwards.
Tong Po is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Po on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
True Blue is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blue scores with a hook.
Blue jabs Po right on the nose. Po blinks but takes it well.
Blue lands with a kick to the temple. Po shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Blue is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Po sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Blue lands a nice shot to the body.
True Blue is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Po on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Po is breathing heavily.
Po throws a head kick that misses
and Blue takes advantage, countering with a massive head kick that sends Po sprawling across the canvas! That's completely screwed up his equilibrium and I'm not sure he's going to beat the count! The referee's already at 6 and Po is flopping around all over the place - the referee has seen enough and has called an end to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). True Blue!
Tong Po was interviewed post fight and said 'Im young and im still learning....i apolagise for leting my team down....'.
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