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NACF 6- Meijeri VS Penn PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Jean Claude Van Damme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kay Won (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jean Claude Van Damme!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kay Won!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Damme throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Won looks to land a body kick but Van Damme moved away.
Van Damme looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Kay Won seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Won goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Won tries a head kick but it misses.
Van Damme throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Won throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Van Damme uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Won.
Van Damme feints and then cracks Won's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Won down.
Won throws a poor cross that misses
and Van Damme counters with a big head kick but Won shrugs it off.
Won ducks under a wild hook from Van Damme.
Won displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Van Damme throws out the jab.
Won throws out a counter right but Van Damme avoids it with no problem.
Won's coach down at SWF GYM - JUDO 'n' MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Won's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Won throws the left hand but Van Damme avoids the punch easily.
Won misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Damme.
Won punishes Van Damme's body with a nice straight punch.
Van Damme works Won's body with a nice hook.
Van Damme is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Won.
It looks like Jean Claude Van Damme has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Van Damme misses with a hook. Won ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Won connects with a body shot.
Van Damme listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A leg kick checked by Won.
Van Damme throws a hook but Won blocks it.
A telegraphed right hand from Van Damme misses the target.
Van Damme throws a front kick aimed at Won's knee but Won avoids it well.
Won misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Damme.
Van Damme feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Won with a nice cross.
Won explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Van Damme finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Van Damme throws a hook but Won avoids it easily.
Won scores with a shot to the body.
Won swinging wildly here.
Van Damme throws a counter high kick but Won was just alert enough to avoid it.
Won misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Won throws a body punch but Van Damme moves out of range.
Won lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Van Damme backs up against the cage.
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!
Van Damme showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Won.
Van Damme misses with a head kick.
Van Damme moves out of range as Won throws a body kick.
Van Damme looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Won!
Won fails to land with a series of punches.
Won swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Damme feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Won goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Van Damme takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Won throws a head kick that misses.
Van Damme wants to slow Won down by chopping away at his legs.
Won jabs at Van Damme's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Won misses with a jab to the body
and Van Damme counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Won takes a swing at Van Damme's ribcage but misses.
Won throws a series of punches but Van Damme moves out of range.
Won fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Van Damme throws a solid leg kick but Won takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Van Damme.
Won tries to bum rush Van Damme with a series of wild strikes but Van Damme uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Won is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Van Damme rather than just go for the knockout.
Van Damme slips a straight right by Won.
Van Damme was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Won misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van Damme cracks Won with a right hand to the side of the head.
Van Damme takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Van Damme lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Van Damme ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Won moves away.
A head kick from Won lands but Van Damme takes it in his stride.
Van Damme avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Won falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Van Damme to counter with a crisp jab.
Won uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Van Damme.
Van Damme misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van Damme throws a low kick, looking for Won's leg but Won calmly moves out of range.
Nice shot by Van Damme.
Won defending well as Van Damme loads up on a big left hand.
Van Damme gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Won.
Van Damme shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Van Damme throws an off balance right hand
and Won counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Won fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Won pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A thudding body kick lands there by Won!
Won throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kay Won dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jean Claude Van Damme's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Won misses with a few strikes there.
Van Damme slips a jab and a cross from Won.
Won tries to land a front kick but Van Damme steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Van Damme misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Won.
Won throws a head kick that Van Damme semi-blocks.
Van Damme misses with an uppercut
and Won counters with a body kick that stops Van Damme in his tracks momentarily.
Won tries to bum rush Van Damme with a series of wild strikes but Van Damme uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Van Damme takes a jab right on the kisser.
Won has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Van Damme.
Van Damme keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Won throws a body punch but Van Damme moves out of range.
Won uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Van Damme.
Van Damme misses with a low kick.
Van Damme slips a jab and a cross from Won.
Won takes a swing at Van Damme's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Van Damme misses.
The fighters circling - Won throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Van Damme steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Won.
Van Damme takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Van Damme feints and then cracks Won's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Won down.
Won throws a hook but Van Damme blocks it.
Van Damme throws a hook to the side of Won's head but Won sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Won keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Van Damme.
Won has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Van Damme avoids a kick to the body.
Van Damme lets loose with a powerful body kick. Won will feel that in the morning.
Won moves out of range of the body kick.
Won throws a head kick that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Van Damme misses the target.
Good exchange - Van Damme coming out on top.
Van Damme throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kay Won is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Won throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Van Damme.
A quick step to the side and Van Damme tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Damme ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Won throws a series of punches but Van Damme avoids them all with ease.
Van Damme cracks Won with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Van Damme throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Van Damme uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Won.
Van Damme connects with a solid leg kick.
A left lands for Van Damme.
Van Damme has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Van Damme throws a head kick that misses.
Won jabs Van Damme right on the nose. Van Damme blinks but takes it well.
Won fails to land with a series of punches.
Won throws a right and a left that both miss.
Van Damme looks to score with a jab to the body but Won is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Won connects with the punch.
Won keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Won is looking for the big counter here.
Won throws a wild body kick that Van Damme sees coming a mile off.
Won keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Van Damme.
Van Damme cracks Won with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Van Damme misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Won misses with a hook
and Van Damme counters with a nice body kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Van Damme as he connects with a hook.
Won looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Van Damme swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Won blocks a head kick by Van Damme.
Van Damme is looking to clinch but Won is avoiding it.
Van Damme lands a jab to Won's midsection.
Van Damme avoids the head kick by Won.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Won ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Won blocks a head kick by Van Damme.
Van Damme on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Won throws a shot from downtown. Van Damme moves away and avoids it.
Won misses with a two punch combination.
Van Damme misses with a body shot
and Won counters with a nice body kick.
Van Damme displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Won throws out the jab.
Van Damme is looking to counter with head kicks.
Van Damme takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Won lands a nice looking body kick.
Van Damme throws a hook but Won avoids it easily.
Won is looking for the big counter here.
Van Damme connects with a looping right hand.
Van Damme misses with a leg kick
and Won counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Van Damme misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Won.
Won misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kay Won showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jean Claude Van Damme'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. 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.
Van Damme clobbers Won with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Van Damme swings for the body but Won moves out of range.
Van Damme does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Won throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Won fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Van Damme throws a leg kick that is checked
and Won counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Van Damme stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Van Damme throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Van Damme misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Won tries to counter with a clinch but Van Damme shakes him off and moves away.
A slapping body kick lands there for Won.
Won cracks Van Damme with a good jab.
Van Damme goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
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!
Van Damme lands with a hook. Won tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Van Damme throws a leg kick but Won moved away.
Won keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Damme avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Van Damme throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Won looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Damme is just out of range.
Won misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Won checks a leg kick.
Van Damme motions for Won to come forward. Van Damme throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Van Damme.
A shot to the body from Van Damme misses
and Van Damme takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Won moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Van Damme thuds a left hand into Won's body.
Won digs a good body shot into Van Damme's ribs.
A solid body kick from Won.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Won throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Van Damme.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Won throws out a loose jab but Van Damme uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Won throws a body kick that misses.
Van Damme avoids a punch combination nicely.
Van Damme misses with a straight left.
Won lands a slapping body shot.
Van Damme does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kay Won seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Won slips a straight right by Van Damme.
Won dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Van Damme tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Van Damme swings for the body but Won moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Damme. Won does a little dance to reset his feet.
Won lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Won.
Won misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van Damme thinks about countering with a body kick.
Van Damme connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Won throws a series of punches but Van Damme avoids them all with ease.
Won takes a swing at Van Damme's ribcage but misses.
Van Damme throws a lazy right hand but Won sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Won blocks a head kick by Van Damme.
Van Damme lands a nice leg kick that just misses Won's sensitive parts.
Van Damme takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Won misses with a body kick.
Won clobbers Van Damme with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Won blocks a jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Won.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Won blocks the body kick.
A head kick misses from Van Damme.
Van Damme tries to land a front kick but Won steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Van Damme fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Won is out of range.
Good work by Won as he checks the leg kick.
Van Damme keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Won takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Won misses with a body shot.
Van Damme uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Won.
An attempted straight right counter from Van Damme misses the target.
Won jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Van Damme looks to land a left hand but Won moved out of range nicely.
Kay Won is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Van Damme takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jean Claude Van Damme has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Won throws a leg kick but Van Damme sees it coming and checks it nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kay Won comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Won 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kay Won!
Kay Won was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Timo Virtanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Savio Preuss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Timo Virtanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Savio Preuss!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, William Gold and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Virtanen closes the distance and clinches.
Preuss looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Virtanen swings wildly with an uppercut but Preuss uses good head movement to avoid it.
Virtanen wants to get back to striking at distance but Preuss won't allow it.
Virtanen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Preuss lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Virtanen tries to clinch there but Preuss circles away.
Preuss looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Preuss scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Timo Virtanen has been cut.
Virtanen throws a wild body kick that Preuss sees coming a mile off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Virtanen wants to clinch up but Preuss keeps it at a distance.
Virtanen drops his hands momentarily and Preuss takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Preuss has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Virtanen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Preuss moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Virtanen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Preuss scores with a jab. Virtanen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Preuss scores with a nice right hand.
Preuss looks to land a combination but Virtanen avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Preuss throws a big shot that misses.
Virtanen wants to clinch.
Preuss scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sloppy strikes from Preuss. Those never looked like landing.
Virtanen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Preuss rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Virtanen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Preuss throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Virtanen lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Savio Preuss has been cut.
Virtanen tries to clinch but Preuss is having none of it.
Virtanen clinches up against the cage.
Virtanen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Virtanen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Preuss can't break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Virtanen.
Preuss keeps control of Virtanen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Virtanen working hard to break the clinch.
Virtanen manages to break the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Preuss misses with a hook. Virtanen ducked under it nicely.
Virtanen is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Preuss throws a hook but Virtanen avoids it easily.
Preuss misses with a few strikes there.
Preuss swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Preuss throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Preuss throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Virtanen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Virtanen tries to stall but Preuss uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Virtanen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Virtanen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Preuss misses with a two punch combination.
Virtanen tries to clinch up but Preuss circles away and keeps his distance.
Some wild striking there from Preuss.
Virtanen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Preuss throws a shot from downtown. Virtanen moves away and avoids it.
Virtanen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Preuss.
Sloppy strikes from Preuss. Those never looked like landing.
Preuss keeps the fight on the outside.
Virtanen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Preuss connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Virtanen scrambles back to his feet.
Sloppy strikes from Preuss. Those never looked like landing.
Preuss misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Virtanen tries to clinch but Preuss moves out of range.
Preuss throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Virtanen lands a head kick. Preuss smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Virtanen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Preuss manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Virtanen wants to clinch.
Preuss throws a series of punches but Virtanen avoids them all with ease.
Virtanen is looking to clinch but Preuss is avoiding it.
Preuss misses with the combination.
Virtanen tries to close the distance and clinch but Preuss swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Virtanen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Virtanen is looking to clinch.
Preuss keeps the fight on the outside.
Preuss throws out a counter right but Virtanen avoids it with no problem.
Preuss misses with a series of wild punches.
Virtanen tries to clinch but Preuss moves out of range.
As Virtanen backs off Preuss throws a huge counter combo but Virtanen manages to avoid it all.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Savio Preuss dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Preuss avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Virtanen throws a head kick that misses.
Virtanen tries to clinch but Preuss is having none of it.
Virtanen tries to close the distance and clinch but Preuss swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Preuss misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
It looked like Virtanen was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Preuss.
Virtanen wants to clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by Preuss as he connects with a hook.
Preuss misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Preuss swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Virtanen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Preuss throws a right hand that misses
and Virtanen counters with a left to the body.
Virtanen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Virtanen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Preuss throws a right and a left that Virtanen avoids nicely.
Preuss misses with a straight left.
Preuss takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Virtanen throws a head kick but Preuss moves out of range.
Virtanen wants to clinch up but Preuss keeps it at a distance.
Preuss pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Virtanen back to the cage. Preuss follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Virtanen wants to clinch.
Preuss throws a series of punches but Virtanen moves out of range.
Virtanen tries to clinch up but Preuss circles away and keeps his distance.
Virtanen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Virtanen throws a head kick that half lands.
Timo Virtanen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Virtanen wants to clinch up but Preuss keeps it at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Virtanen moves out of range of the strikes.
Virtanen is looking to counter with a body kick.
Preuss lands a jab-cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Virtanen tries to clinch but Preuss moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Virtanen. Those never looked like landing.
Preuss looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Virtanen closes the distance and clinches.
Virtanen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Virtanen manages to break the clinch.
Virtanen tries to clinch up but Preuss circles away and keeps his distance.
Virtanen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Preuss manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Preuss throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Virtanen tries to clinch but Preuss moves out of range.
Virtanen dodges the punch combination from Preuss.
Preuss 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.
Virtanen fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Virtanen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Virtanen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Virtanen prevents Preuss from breaking the clinch.
Preuss wants to break the clinch but can't.
Virtanen missing with knees to the body.
Preuss avoiding damage as Virtanen throws knees to the body.
Virtanen is looking to break free of the clinch but Preuss has double underhooks.
Preuss tries to break the clinch but Virtanen is controlling the position.
Preuss avoiding damage as Virtanen throws knees to the body.
Virtanen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Preuss's efforts to push away.
Virtanen can't break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Virtanen is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Virtanen manages to break the clinch.
Preuss swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Virtanen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Preuss misses with a jab, cross combination.
Virtanen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Preuss.
Preuss fails to land with a series of punches.
Virtanen tries to clinch but Preuss is having none of it.
Virtanen tries to clinch up.
Preuss looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Virtanen works over Preuss's head and body with a nice combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Savio Preuss showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Preuss lands the left hand.
Virtanen tries to clinch up but Preuss circles away and keeps his distance.
Preuss misses with a combination
and Virtanen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Preuss fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Preuss will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Virtanen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Preuss.
Preuss connects with a good right hand that stumbles Virtanen. Virtanen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Virtanen tries to clinch up.
Preuss throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Virtanen.
Preuss pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Preuss throws a series of punches but Virtanen avoids them all with ease.
Preuss misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Preuss misses with a few strikes there.
Preuss takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Preuss feints a jab promting Virtanen to slip. Preuss then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Virtanen slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Preuss blocks a head kick by Virtanen.
Virtanen slips a jab from Preuss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Virtanen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Preuss paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Virtanen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Preuss looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Preuss throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Virtanen counters with a left to the body.
Virtanen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Preuss paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Preuss misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Virtanen tries to clinch there but Preuss circles away.
Preuss will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Virtanen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Virtanen rushes Preuss and presses him up against the cage.
Virtanen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Preuss circles away from the clinch attempt.
Virtanen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Preuss paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Preuss fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Virtanen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Savio Preuss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Preuss walks forward, straight into a front kick from Virtanen.
Virtanen throws a right and a left that Preuss avoids nicely.
Virtanen doesn't manage to clinch there - Preuss circles away.
Preuss throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
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!
Virtanen wants to clinch.
Virtanen thumps Preuss with a low kick.
Virtanen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Preuss.
Virtanen went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Virtanen tries to close the distance and clinch but Preuss swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Virtanen wants to clinch up but Preuss keeps it at a distance.
Virtanen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Virtanen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Savio Preuss seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Preuss does no damage.
Virtanen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Preuss doesn't seem bothered though.
Virtanen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Preuss throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Virtanen tries to clinch up but Preuss circles away and keeps his distance.
Virtanen wants to clinch.
Preuss throws a counter combo.
Virtanen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Preuss as Virtanen tries to tie him up.
Preuss is trying to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Preuss wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Virtanen trying to stall but Preuss improves his position.
Virtanen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Preuss avoids it.
Virtanen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Virtanen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Virtanen throws a head punch that misses.
Savio Preuss is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Virtanen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Timo Virtanen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That has opened up Savio Preuss's cut even more.
Virtanen lands with a short shot to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Savio Preuss comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Preuss 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Savio Preuss!
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Davi Preuss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baby Mama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mama has chosen My Baby'z Mama as his entrance music. Baby Mama is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Davi Preuss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Baby Mama!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Atkins and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Preuss looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mama looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Davi Preuss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mama keeps Preuss at a distance using the push kick.
Mama ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Preuss moves away.
Preuss tries to close the distance and clinch but Mama swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Preuss throws a wild body kick that Mama sees coming a mile off.
Preuss scores with a push kick.
Mama takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Preuss wants to clinch.
We've been informed that Mama has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Preuss wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Preuss misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mama swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Preuss tries to clinch up
enabling Mama to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Davi Preuss has been cut.
Preuss throws a body kick that misses.
Preuss tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mama swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A jab from Mama finds it's way through Preuss's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mama dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mama avoids a kick to the body.
Mama connects with a body shot that sends Preuss's belly button to the back.
Preuss shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Preuss tries to clinch up
and Mama cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Preuss moves to clinch but Mama breaks away
and Mama counters with a big right hook, that lands right on the temple! Preuss goes down! Mama rushes to a neutral corner to get the count going quickly. This one's going to be close! 3,4,5,6,7... Preuss is up to one knee.... 8,9....10! He didn't make it! This fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Baby Mama!
Baby Mama decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Lenny McTatum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bahrudin Fazlic (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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lenny McTatum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bahrudin Fazlic!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Chris Edwards and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fazlic just misses with a punch to the body.
McTatum displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
McTatum dodges the punch combination from Fazlic.
Fazlic on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A jab from McTatum finds it's way through Fazlic's defenses.
It looks like Bahrudin Fazlic has been cut.
McTatum turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fazlic just misses with a punch to the body.
McTatum was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
McTatum looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fazlic thinks about the counter body kick.
Lenny McTatum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from McTatum does it's job there.
McTatum throws a good cross that connects.
Fazlic is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fazlic glances at the clock... BAM! McTatum nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Fazlic crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Fazlic is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lenny McTatum!
A very excited looking Lenny McTatum 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.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Mahat Mahcoat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Hurley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mahcoat kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is im coming out i want the world to know. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mahat Mahcoat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brian Hurley!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Glass and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hurley lands a head kick!
Hurley scores with a push kick.
Mahcoat throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hurley counters with a big head kick out of nowhere, perfectly timed, sending Mahcoat crashing to the mat! Mahcoat is trying to stumble back to his feet... will he beat the count? We're at 5,6,7,8,9,10! He's out! Hurley takes this one thanks to a picture pefect counter strike.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Brian Hurley!
Brian Hurley made sure to mention his sponsor, 10th World Order in his post fight interview.
Mahat Mahcoat spoke after the fight, saying 'I let the haters get to me, sob sob '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Geralt Riv (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Duterte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duterte has chosen Tayo ay Dabawenyo as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Geralt Riv had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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, Geralt Riv!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rodrigo Duterte!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riv closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Duterte pushes Riv back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Riv misses with a punch to the body.
Duterte landing knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Duterte.
Duterte looking to throw knees to the head but Riv is blocking nicely.
Duterte digs a right hand into Riv's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Riv's gas tank.
Duterte tries to work over Riv's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Riv is trying to break free.
Duterte lands a left hand that snaps the head of Riv backwards.
Duterte lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Geralt Riv has been cut.
Duterte lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Riv tries to land knees in the clinch but Duterte avoids the damage to the body.
Riv blocks a body shot from Duterte.
Duterte goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Duterte.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Riv is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Riv seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Duterte is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riv misses with an elbow strike.
Duterte scores a nice knee to the body.
A shot in the inside from Duterte.
Riv looking to slow down the pace here.
Duterte scores with a knee to the head.
Riv is looking to control Duterte's arms but Duterte gets an underhook and turns him. Now Riv has his back to the cage.
Duterte prevents a body shot from Riv.
Duterte throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rivs head.
Duterte throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rivs head.
Nice body punch from Duterte.
Knees in the clinch landing for Duterte.
Riv is breathing heavily.
Duterte connects with a knee to the head.
A hook to the body from Duterte.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duterte connects with a nasty looking knee right to Riv's face.
Riv misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duterte lands a damaging elbow.
Riv swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Duterte is leaning against Riv and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Duterte working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Duterte scores with a nice hook to the head.
Duterte presses Riv against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Duterte creates a bit of space and fires a knee right up the middle, almost lifting Riv off his feet and sending him crashing to the canvas! Riv is trying to get back to his feet but his equilibrium is completely gone! The referee has called it off! This fight is over! Duterte is jumping up and down like a mad man, celebrating with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Rodrigo Duterte!
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between John Best (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shen Su Vue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Best has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, John Best!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Shen Su Vue!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Best throws a body punch but Vue moves out of range.
Vue moves away from the strike by Best.
Best definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Vue digs a good body shot into Best's ribs.
Best lands with an uppercut that bounces Vue off the cage and back into range.
Vue swinging wildly here.
Best just misses with a punch to the body.
Vue misses with a hook
and Best counters with a series of strikes. Vue will be more careful next time no doubt.
Best tries to clinch up but Vue circles away and keeps his distance.
Best misses with a shot to the body
and Vue counters with a two punch combo.
A lazy left from Best finds it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Best 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.
The fighters circle momentarily. Best darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Best misses with a two punch combination.
Best misses with a wild combination.
Vue looks to land a body kick but Best moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Vue misses the target.
Vue uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Best.
Vue throws a body kick that misses
and Best connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Best just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vue! But no joy.
Best is looking to clinch but Vue is avoiding it.
Best takes a swing at Vue's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Best misses.
Best darts in and clinches Vue up against the cage.
Best scores with a shot to the side of Vue's head.
Best prevents Vue from breaking the clinch.
Best doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Best goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Best blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vue wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Best lands an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Best.
Best lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vue backwards.
Vue can't find room to land a body shot as Best controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Best avoiding damage as Vue throws knees to the body.
Best tries a body shot but Vue blocks it.
Vue misses with some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Best gets through Vue's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Best - that landed with a thud.
Best lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vue looks winded!
Best lands a nice shot to the body.
Best working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Best digs a right hand underneath Vue's ribcage. Vue let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right from Best on the inside.
Best lands a shoulder strike.
Best lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vue is rocked!
Vue has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Vue is still on wobbly legs! Can Best finish him?
A short uppercut from Best.
A right hand to the body from Best.
A right hook to the body lands for Best.
Best lands a nice shot to the body.
Best digs a right hand underneath Vue's ribcage. Vue let out a lung full of air as it connected.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Best creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Best lands a body punch.
Vue seems to have recovered his senses.
Best lands a hook to the side of the head.
Best lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vue backwards.
Best lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Best lands an uppercut.
Best lands a body punch.
A short left from Best.
Best lands a hook that snaps the head of Vue backwards.
Best creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Vue crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Vue face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Best takes it with a brutal technical knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). John Best!
John Best seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Conor McGregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Lamela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 Helsinki, Conor McGregor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eric Lamela!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lamela misses with a straight left.
Lamela swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lamela avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McGregor tries to clinch but Lamela moves out of range.
Lamela swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lamela scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McGregor doesn't seem bothered though.
Eric Lamela seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lamela throws a big shot that misses.
McGregor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McGregor slips a straight right by Lamela.
McGregor defending well as Lamela loads up on a big left hand.
Lamela scores with a hook.
Lamela avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick from McGregor lands but Lamela takes it in his stride.
Lamela throws a low kick but McGregor avoids it.
McGregor moves out of range of the body kick from Lamela.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamela keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McGregor misses with a wild combination.
Lamela misses with a body shot.
McGregor is looking for a counter combo.
Lamela scores with a hook to the body. McGregor takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
McGregor takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lamela circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lamela tries a low kick but McGregor avoids it.
Lamela stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McGregor.
McGregor moves in looking to clinch but Lamela pushes him off.
McGregor wants to clinch but Lamela slips to the side
and Lamela counters with a nice uppercut.
McGregor on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lamela blocks a head kick by McGregor.
A leg kick checked by McGregor.
McGregor avoids the body shot from Lamela.
McGregor tries to clinch but Lamela moves out of range.
A right-left combo lands from McGregor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
McGregor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lamela lands a nice shot to the body.
McGregor walks into a jab.
McGregor is rocked!
Lamela dances in with a quick combination. McGregor is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Lamela snaps McGregor's head back. McGregor stumbles backwards against the cage. Lamela steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with McGregor's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. McGregor just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Eric Lamela!
After winning the bout, Eric Lamela thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Conor McGregor stepped up to the mic, saying 'I will be back and whoop arse like I always do!'.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Magnar Styr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Maynard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Styr comes to the cage accompanied by The song of a freeman. Peter Maynard has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Magnar Styr!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Peter Maynard!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Styr looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Maynard throws a right and a left that Styr avoids nicely.
Styr appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Styr.
Maynard takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Peter Maynard has been cut.
Maynard throws a quick inside leg kick.
Maynard attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A punch lands to the side of Maynard 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Styr throws a half hearted mid kick.
Maynard appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Maynard scores with a punch to the head.
Styr throws a front kick aimed at Maynard's knee but Maynard avoids it well.
Styr throws a nice outside leg kick.
Styr fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Maynard checks it well.
Styr tries to work over Maynard's front leg with a kick but Maynard checks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maynard lands a nice leg kick that just misses Styr's sensitive parts.
Styr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maynard throws a fast counter high kick but Styr manages to duck under it in time.
Styr connects with an inside leg kick.
Maynard checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Styr throws a switch kick that catches Maynard on the top of the head and drops him to the canvas! Maynard looks hurt - I'm not sure he's going to get back up! The referee starts the count but calls it off at seven as Maynard flops around on the canvas, clearly in no position to continue! This fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Magnar Styr!
Magnar Styr is the new heavyweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Magnar Styr started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Antti Meijeri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steel Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steel Penn has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Antti Meijeri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Steel Penn!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn throws a combination. Meijeri tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Antti Meijeri has been cut.
Meijeri's corner calls for a 1-2. Meijeri obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Penn drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Penn scores a knockdown with a big right hand! Meijeri beats the count and gets back to his feet. The referee asks him to walk forwards and it appears he is OK so we'll continue the bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Penn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fighters circle momentarily. Meijeri darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Meijeri throws a leg kick that is checked
and Penn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Meijeri keeps the fight on the outside.
Penn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Meijeri circles away quickly and effectively.
Meijeri moves out of range of the body kick from Penn.
Meijeri lands a leg kick that knocks Penn off balance momentarily.
Penn misses with a double jab
and Meijeri counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Penn throws a push kick but Meijeri slaps the foot to one side.
Meijeri misses with an uppercut. Penn saw that one coming.
Penn clips Meijeri with a right and a left that makes him do the chicken dance for a couple of seconds. He touched his left hand down on the canvas so the referee steps between the fighters to give Meijeri a standing 8 count before we can continue the bout.
Meijeri misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn wants to clinch up but Meijeri keeps it at a distance.
Penn throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Penn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've been informed that Penn has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Meijeri misses with a leg kick.
Meijeri fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Meijeri misses with a hook
and Penn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice straight punches there by Penn. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Penn.
Meijeri is rocked!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Meijeri.
The fighters circling - Meijeri throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Meijeri gets tackled into the cage by Penn. Penn maintains the clinch.
Meijeri throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Penn blocks it with crossed arms.
Meijeri pushes Penn back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Meijeri fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Penn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Meijeri tries to land a knee to the head but Penn blocks with his arms.
Penn working hard to break the clinch.
Meijeri looking to throw knees to the head but Penn is blocking nicely.
Meijeri tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Meijeri keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Penn's efforts to push away.
Meijeri gets through Penn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Penn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Meijeri manages to break the clinch.
Penn is looking to clinch but Meijeri is avoiding it.
Meijeri misses with a low kick.
Meijeri just misses with a punch to the body.
Penn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Penn misses with a head kick.
Meijeri misses with a looping left.
Penn throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Meijeri - just one landing.
Meijeri misses with a low kick as Penn jumps back.
Meijeri misses with a body kick.
Penn looks low and kicks high, catching Meijeri right on the side of the head, sending him crashing to the canvas! Will he be able to beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's already back to his feet and ready to go! Let's see if he's still with it!
Oh Meijeri is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Meijeri feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Penn's calf.
Meijeri seems to have got his legs back now.
Meijeri thows a leg kick but Penn checks it
and Penn counters with a nice uppercut that drops Meijeri onto his backside! Meijeri bounces straight back to his feet before we have a chance to even start the count. He'll get the standing 8 count anyway before we get back underway.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An inside leg kick from Meijeri misses.
Penn throws a lazy uppercut
and Meijeri finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Penn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Meijeri dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Penn moves to clinch but Meijeri breaks away
and Meijeri makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Penn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Penn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Meijeri.
Meijeri finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nice straight punches there by Penn. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Penn.
Meijeri has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Penn finds it's way round the side to connect with Meijeri's head.
Penn throws a head kick that misses.
Meijeri tries to work over Penn's front leg with a kick but Penn checks it.
Meijeri pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Penn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Meijeri scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Penn walks into a left hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Penn takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Some bone on bone action there as Penn checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A jab from Penn misses.
Meijeri finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steel Penn will get the nod in that round, having scored multiple knockdowns.
The cut man is working on Antti Meijeri's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Penn tries to clinch there but Meijeri circles away.
Penn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A telegraphed right hand from Meijeri misses the target.
Penn shapes to counter with a head kick.
Penn throws a poor cross that misses
and Meijeri counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Penn lands a right and a left and another right! Meijeri goes down! Oh, he's in big, big trouble! 3,4,5,6,7,8... he's up to one knee... 9,10! He can't beat the count - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Steel Penn!
Steel Penn decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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