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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Jack Winter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leon Madge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Winter kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Hatebread - Live for this. 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
1 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Winter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Leon Madge!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Richard Clark and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winter lands a head kick!
It looks like Leon Madge has been cut.
Winter looks to throw the jab but Madge is out of range.
Madge throws a leg kick but Winter sees it coming and moves out of range.
Madge 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.
Winter has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Breakdown Club in the buildup to the fight.
Madge throws a chopping leg kick but Winter manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Madge throws a head kick that Winter semi-blocks.
Winter throws a low kick but it's checked well by Madge.
Winter ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Winter scores with a jab.
Madge ducks under a wild hook from Winter.
Winter scoring well with a low kick there.
Madge lands a leg kick that knocks Winter off balance momentarily.
Madge throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
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!
Winter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Madge throws out the jab.
Madge tried to score with a low kick but Winter checks it.
Madge looks low and kicks high, catching Winter 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!
It looks like Jack Winter has been cut.
Madge throws a low kick but Winter moves out of range easily.
Winter fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Winter connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madge fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Winter is out of range.
Madge misses with a low kick as Winter jumps back.
Madge uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Winter.
Madge counters with a body kick.
Leon Madge seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from Madge misses
and Winter counters with a three punch combo that has Madge backing up. Madge nods at Winter to acknowledge the strikes.
Madge finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Some bone on bone action there as Winter checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Madge misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Winter has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Madge.
Madge shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Winter bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Madge's head backwards.
Winter on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Madge. Madge obviously looking to wear him down.
Winter comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Winter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Madge throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Madge throws a body shot but no joy.
Winter half committed to a counter leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Winter misses the target.
Madge throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madge misses with a kick to the body.
Madge takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Madge throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nice body kick there by Winter.
Madge throws a body kick that misses
and Winter counters with a nice leg kick.
Madge is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Winter takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Madge misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Winter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Madge takes a kick to the side of the head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Winter.
Madge tries a head kick but it misses.
Madge drops his hands momentarily and Winter takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Winter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Madge.
Winter connects with a high kick.
A big left from Winter misses.
Madge throws a big counter head kick but Winter avoids it with no problem.
Winter scores with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winter lands with a right hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Madge.
Winter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Madge throws out the jab.
Winter looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
A big right from Winter misses.
Winter goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Madge throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Winter lands with a hook. Madge tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Madge is rocked!
Winter lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Madge is still on wobbly legs! Can Winter finish him?
Madge is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Winter just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Madge has gone limp and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jack Winter!
Post fight, an emotional Jack Winter said 'First win in the Org and i will good about it. Seems the change was good for me and being in my age i dont have many chances left to make a run at a titel. Sooo lets hope this is only the beginning.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Moses Judah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gino Petrovich (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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Moses Judah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gino Petrovich!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Steven Brown and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Judah connects with a leg kick. Petrovich looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Petrovich takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Judah throws a leg kick but Petrovich checks it.
Petrovich throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Judah swings for the body but Petrovich moves out of range.
Moses Judah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the liver by Petrovich. Beautiful body shot.
Good leg kick by Petrovich there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Judah takes one on the button.
It looks like Moses Judah has been cut.
Judah swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Petrovich lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Petrovich thumps Judah with a low kick.
Judah displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Gino Petrovich 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!
Judah takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Judah takes a swing at Petrovich's ribcage but misses.
Petrovich thumps Judah with a low kick.
Sloppy strikes from Judah. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrovich scores with a jab to the body.
Petrovich has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Petrovich connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Petrovich throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Judah counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Judah scores with the left hand. Petrovich knows he should have avoided that one.
A jab from Judah misses.
Judah throws a body punch but Petrovich moves out of range.
Petrovich lands with a right hand.
Judah throws a leg kick that is checked
and Petrovich counters with a big right hook, that lands right on the temple! Judah goes down! Petrovich rushes to a neutral corner to get the count going quickly. This one's going to be close! 3,4,5,6,7... Judah is up to one knee.... 8,9....10! He didn't make it! This fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Gino Petrovich!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Kyle Rutherford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enoch Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Enoch Thompson enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kyle Rutherford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Enoch Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson rushes Rutherford and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Thompson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rutherford backwards.
Thompson misses with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rutherford.
Rutherford throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thompsons head.
A short left from Thompson.
A short left from Rutherford.
Thompson misses with the head strike.
Rutherford lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thompson backwards.
Rutherford misses with a body punch.
Thompson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rutherford scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right hand to the body from Rutherford.
Thompson trying to stall but Rutherford improves his position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Thompson is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Rutherford has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Thompson throws a head punch that misses.
Rutherford lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rutherford throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thompsons head.
Thompson misses with some punches.
Rutherford softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rutherford blocks an uppercut.
Rutherford tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thompson's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson has Rutherford pressed against the cage, preventing Rutherford from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rutherford lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rutherford working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Thompson misses with a punch on the inside.
Thompson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rutherford lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rutherford throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thompsons head.
A left hand lands to the body for Rutherford.
Thompson looks winded!
Good body shot from Rutherford.
Rutherford manages to break the clinch.
Rutherford lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Thompson crumples to the floor! Rutherford milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Kyle Rutherford!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Michael Westen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Razor Ramon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Westen !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Razor Ramon!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Phil Schofield and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramon takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Westen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Westen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big right from Westen misses.
Ramon throws a looping overhand right but Westen ducks down to avoid it.
Westen takes a swing at Ramon's ribcage but misses.
Westen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Westen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ramon.
Ramon shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Westen eats them both and turns towards Ramon to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Westen rushes Ramon and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Westen presses Ramon against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Westen manages to break the clinch.
Westen swinging wildly here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Westen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ramon manages to avoid it.
Westen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ramon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ramon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Westen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Michael Westen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ramon throws a head kick that misses.
Westen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ramon manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Westen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ramon moves away.
Ramon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Westen misses the shot to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ramon.
Westen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ramon moves away.
Ramon has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
An inside leg kick lands from Ramon.
Westen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Westen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ramon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ramon appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Westen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Westen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Westen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Westen seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Ramon throws a push kick but Westen slaps the foot to one side.
Ramon looks to land a body kick but Westen moved away.
Ramon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ramon scores with a kick to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ramon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Westen .
Ramon throws a body shot but no joy.
Westen jabs Ramon to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Westen doesn't manage to clinch there - Ramon circles away.
Ramon replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Westen blocks it well.
Ramon swings for the body but Westen moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramon throws a wild body kick that Westen sees coming a mile off.
Westen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Westen scores with the left hand. Ramon knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice body punch from Westen .
Westen tries to clinch up but Ramon circles away and keeps his distance.
A head kick misses from Ramon.
Ramon lets loose with a powerful body kick. Westen will feel that in the morning.
Westen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Ramon.
Ramon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ramon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Westen is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Westen just misses with a punch to the body.
Ramon on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Westen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ramon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Westen looks to land a combination but Ramon avoids it well.
A nice side step and Ramon releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ramon takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Westen is looking to wear down Ramon with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ramon lands with a nice body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ramon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Westen swinging wildly here.
Westen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ramon was well out of range. Poor timing from Westen .
Westen misses with a wild body shot.
Westen moves out of range of the strikes.
Ramon thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Westen if he has to take too many more of those.
Ramon gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ramon throws a shot from downtown. Westen moves away and avoids it.
Ramon misses with a head kick.
A shot to the liver by Ramon. Beautiful body shot.
Ramon scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Westen defending well as Ramon loads up on a big left hand.
Ramon takes a swing at Westen 's ribcage but misses.
Ramon lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A combination from Ramon does no damage.
Westen lands a right hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Westen tries to clinch there but Ramon circles away.
Westen jabs at Ramon's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Westen lands an overhand right.
Ramon ducks under a wild hook from Westen .
Westen avoids a kick to the body.
Westen moves out of range of the body kick from Ramon.
Ramon throws a half hearted mid kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ramon.
Westen will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A punch combination from Westen misses.
Westen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ramon smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Westen lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ramon takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Westen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ramon doesn't seem bothered though.
Westen lands a jab to Ramon's midsection.
Ramon looks to score with a jab to the body but Westen is just out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ramon throws a leg kick which misses Westen 's front leg but catches the back leg as Westen tries to avoid it.
Ramon looks to land a body kick but Westen moved away.
Westen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ramon lands the left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Michael Westen will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Westen displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Michael Westen is winning the standup battle so far.
Westen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Westen connects with a body shot that sends Ramon's belly button to the back.
Ramon is looking to land body kicks.
Ramon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Westen lands a jab-cross combination.
Ramon looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ramon thows a body kick. Westen tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Westen pushes Ramon up against the cage in a clinch.
Westen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Westen doesn't manage to clinch there - Ramon circles away.
Westen lands a slapping body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ramon goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Westen tries to clinch there but Ramon circles away.
Westen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Westen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ramon throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Westen scores with a jab to the head.
Ramon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Westen was well out of range. Poor timing from Ramon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Westen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A nice combination there by Westen .
Westen throws a right and a left that Ramon avoids nicely.
Westen throws an overhand right that lands on Ramon's shoulder, as Ramon tries to avoid the shot.
Ramon lands a nice shot to the body.
Westen takes a swing at Ramon's ribcage but misses.
Westen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ramon moves away.
A combination from Ramon does no damage.
Ramon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Westen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Westen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Westen moves in looking to clinch but Ramon pushes him off.
Ramon throws a wild body kick that Westen sees coming a mile off.
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!
Ramon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Westen lands a slapping body shot.
Westen throws a body punch but Ramon moves out of range.
Westen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ramon replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Westen blocks it well.
Westen avoids a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramon misses with an uppercut.
Westen digs a good hook to Ramon's body.
Ramon doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Westen works Ramon's body with a nice hook.
Ramon tries to land a front kick but Westen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ramon scores with a kick to the body.
Ramon looks to score with a jab to the body but Westen is just out of range.
Westen appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Westen scores with a body shot.
A jab lands there for Ramon.
Westen misses the shot to the body.
Ramon looks to land a body kick but Westen moved away.
Ramon throws a hook but Westen blocks it.
Westen blocks the body kick.
Westen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Westen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ramon swings for the body but Westen moves out of range.
Westen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ramon. Ramon obviously looking to wear him down.
A combination from Westen does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Westen scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ramon tries a head kick but it misses.
A punch combination from Ramon misses.
Westen clinches.
Westen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ramon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Westen manages to avoid it.
Ramon avoids the body shot from Westen .
Ramon lands a nice looking body kick.
Ramon swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Westen .
Ramon throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A jab from Ramon misses.
Ramon takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Westen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Westen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Westen avoids a kick to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ramon.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Westen lands a nice shot that snaps Ramon's head back.
Westen works Ramon's body with a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ramon. Westen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Westen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ramon moves away.
A little jabbing left from Ramon on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ramon tries to land a front kick but Westen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ramon!
Ramon staying out of range there.
Westen digs a good body shot into Ramon's ribs.
Ramon fails to land with a series of punches.
Ramon avoids the body shot from Westen .
Ramon throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Westen with a jab.
Westen scores with a nice strike.
Westen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ramon.
Ramon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Westen scores with a body shot.
Westen throws a nice looking combination but Ramon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Westen dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Ramon looks to throw the jab but Westen is out of range.
Ramon misses with a wild body shot.
Westen lands with a nice combination. Ramon backs away looking to recover.
Ramon throws a body kick that misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Westen misses its target.
Westen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Westen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ramon.
Westen tries to clinch up but Ramon circles away and keeps his distance.
Ramon throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ramon looks to land a body kick but Westen moved away.
Westen takes the fight into the clinch.
Westen can't find room to land a body shot as Ramon controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Westen breaks from the clinch.
Westen tries to close the distance and clinch but Ramon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ramon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Westen swings for the body but Ramon moves out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramon tries to throw a body punch but Westen avoids it by throwing Ramon back against the cage.
Westen digs a right hand underneath Ramon's ribcage. Ramon let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ramon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Westen manages to break the clinch.
Westen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ramon stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Westen wants to clinch.
Westen looks to score with a jab to the body but Ramon is just out of range.
Ramon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Westen was well out of range. Poor timing from Ramon.
Ramon tries to keep at a distance but Westen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Westen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Westen throws a body shot but no joy.
Westen tries to clinch but Ramon moves out of range.
Ramon is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Westen with a body shot.
Westen closes the distance and clinches.
Ramon is trying to break the clinch but Westen is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ramon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ramon pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Westen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ramon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Razor Ramon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Westen misses with a two punch combination.
Ramon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Westen misses with a wild body shot.
Ramon digs a good hook to Westen 's body.
Ramon pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Westen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ramon manages to avoid it.
Westen punishes Ramon's body with a nice straight punch.
Ramon throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Westen .
Westen throws a right hand that Ramon ducks under and follows up with a left that Ramon also avoids with ease.
Westen lands with a nice body punch.
Westen tests Ramon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ramon ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Westen tries to clinch but Ramon is having none of it.
Ramon let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Westen tries to close the distance and clinch but Ramon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ramon doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ramon keeps the fight on the outside.
Ramon throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Westen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Westen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Westen looks to land a combination. Ramon sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Westen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ramon jabs Westen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ramon throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ramon. Westen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ramon throws a body kick that misses.
Ramon changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Westen tries to clinch but Ramon moves out of range.
Ramon pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ramon throws a combination. Westen tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ramon throws an overhand right that lands on Westen 's shoulder, as Westen tries to avoid the shot.
Ramon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramon throws out a leg kick but Westen moves out of range and Ramon only half commits.
Ramon lets loose with a powerful body kick. Westen will feel that in the morning.
Ramon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ramon throws a body shot but no joy.
Westen jabs Ramon to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ramon throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Westen instigates a clinch.
Ramon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Westen staying out of range there.
Westen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Westen takes a swing at Ramon's ribcage but misses.
Ramon is looking for the big counter here.
Ramon fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Westen works Ramon's body with a nice hook.
Westen looks to score with a jab to the body but Ramon is just out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Westen . That snapped Ramon's head back.
Michael Westen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Westen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ramon doesn't seem bothered though.
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 Michael Westen .
Well Westen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Razor Ramon!
A victorious Razor Ramon 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 light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between David Judah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Gallagher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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206 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, David Judah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Gallagher!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Daniel Bishop and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Judah pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gallagher tries to counter with a clinch but Judah shakes him off and moves away.
Gallagher uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Judah.
Gallagher drives through and clinches with Judah against the cage.
Knees to the body from Gallagher.
Judah tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Judah is looking to break free of the clinch but Gallagher has double underhooks.
Judah digs a right hand into Gallagher's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gallagher's gas tank.
Judah definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Judah misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Judah struggles to land a body shot inside as Gallagher controls his hands.
Gallagher tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Judah avoids it.
Gallagher taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gallagher is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Judah is defending well for now.
Judah misses with a body punch.
Judah tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gallagher landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Judah can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Judah has a couple of punches blocked by Gallagher.
Gallagher tries to land knees in the clinch but Judah avoids the damage to the body.
Gallagher utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gallagher effectively controlling the action here.
Gallagher tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Judah avoids it.
Gallagher's coach down at Canadian Top Team was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Gallagher's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Judah wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A knee to the head by Gallagher.
Judah tries a body shot but Gallagher blocks it.
Judah misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gallagher scores with a knee to the head.
Gallagher trying to land knees to the body.
Gallagher misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Judah.
Gallagher landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gallagher scores with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gallagher.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gallagher tries to land knees in the clinch but Judah avoids the damage to the body.
Knees to the body from Gallagher.
Gallagher crunches a lovely knee into Judah's ribcage.
Judah is breathing heavily.
Judah has a couple of punches blocked by Gallagher.
Gallagher connects with a knee to the head.
Judah misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gallagher trying to land knees to the body.
Gallagher using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Judah has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gallagher scores with a knee to the head.
Gallagher missing with knees to the body.
Gallagher landing knees to the body.
Judah tries a body shot but Gallagher blocks it.
Gallagher landing knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Gallagher.
Gallagher scores a nice knee to the body.
Gallagher lands a knee to the head.
Judah takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher connects with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Gallagher.
Judah avoiding damage as Gallagher throws knees to the body.
Gallagher looking to throw knees to the head but Judah is blocking nicely.
Gallagher lands a knee to the head.
Gallagher just leaning against Judah, taking a breather.
Gallagher landing knees to the head.
Judah is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gallagher misses with a knee strike.
Judah doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gallagher misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Judah.
Judah avoiding damage as Gallagher throws knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Judah doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Judah tries a body shot but Gallagher blocks it.
Judah misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gallagher using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gallagher working Judah over with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gallagher stalling.
A bit of stalling here from Gallagher.
Judah takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gallagher unloads a knee to the mid-section. Judah lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gallagher scores with a knee to the head.
Gallagher scores a nice knee to the body.
The referee calls for Gallagher to work.
Gallagher lands a good knee to the midsection. Judah won't want to take too many of those.
Gallagher is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gallagher unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gallagher leaning his opponent against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Gallagher dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Gallagher closes the distance and clinches.
Gallagher using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Judah has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gallagher working Judah over with knees to the body.
Gallagher prevents a body shot from Judah.
Judah swings wildly with an uppercut but Gallagher uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gallagher taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Gallagher lands a nice knee to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gallagher connects with a knee to the head.
Judah managing to block the knees to the body from Gallagher.
Gallagher misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Judah.
Judah misses with some punches.
Johnny Gallagher seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gallagher lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallagher is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Judah misses with a knee strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gallagher obliges.
Gallagher manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Gallagher missing with knees to the body.
Judah misses with some punches.
Gallagher has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Judah managing to block the knees to the body from Gallagher.
Gallagher working Judah over with knees to the body.
Judah takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gallagher scores a nice knee to the body.
Gallagher unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Judah avoiding damage as Gallagher throws knees to the body.
Judah tries a body shot but Gallagher blocks it.
Gallagher tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Judah avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Judah on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Judah takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gallagher putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Judah in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gallagher lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gallagher connects with a nasty looking knee right to Judah's face.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gallagher.
Judah on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gallagher obliges.
Knees to the body from Gallagher.
Gallagher stalls.
Gallagher is struggling to control the position.
The crowd are getting on Gallagher's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Judah on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Judah on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher working Judah over with knees to the body.
Judah missing with knees to the body.
Gallagher landing knees to the head.
Judah wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Judah.
Gallagher landing knees to the head.
Gallagher with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gallagher lands a good knee to the midsection. Judah won't want to take too many of those.
Judah managing to block the knees to the body from Gallagher.
Judah misses with a short punch on the inside.
Judah has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gallagher trying to land knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Gallagher.
Gallagher'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.
Gallagher putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Judah in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher tries a knee to the head but Judah blocks it.
Judah misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gallagher lands a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gallagher tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Judah misses with some punches.
Judah takes a knee right on the jaw!
Judah pushes Gallagher back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gallagher keeps control of Judah as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gallagher using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gallagher is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Judah takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gallagher scores with a knee to the head.
Gallagher connects with a nasty looking knee right to Judah's face.
Gallagher connects with a nasty looking knee right to Judah's face.
Gallagher utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Gallagher showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Gallagher gets a clinch.
Judah misses with a body punch.
Gallagher lands a knee to the body.
Gallagher crunches a lovely knee into Judah's ribcage.
Gallagher lands a good knee to the midsection. Judah won't want to take too many of those.
Gallagher lands a nice knee to the body.
Gallagher utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gallagher landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gallagher crunches a lovely knee into Judah's ribcage.
Gallagher with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gallagher scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Judah takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallagher is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gallagher working Judah over with knees to the body.
Gallagher with a knee to the head.
Gallagher landing knees to the head.
Gallagher with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gallagher putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Judah in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gallagher stalls.
Gallagher with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gallagher with a knee to the head.
Gallagher landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gallagher is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gallagher is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
David Judah has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gallagher with a knee to the head.
Gallagher putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Judah in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gallagher lands a good knee to the midsection. Judah won't want to take too many of those.
Gallagher lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gallagher.
Gallagher stalling against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gallagher.
Johnny Gallagher is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gallagher landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gallagher lands a nice knee to the body.
Gallagher lands a knee to the head.
Judah misses with a punch to the body.
Gallagher landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gallagher.
Gallagher missing with knees to the body.
Judah doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Judah tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Judah doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A knee to the head by Gallagher.
Judah scores with a nice hook to the head.
Judah has had enough of the clinch but Gallagher keeps him there for the moment.
Judah tries to work over Gallagher's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Judah digs a right hand into Gallagher's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gallagher's gas tank.
A head punch on the inside from Judah fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Judah misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gallagher tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Judah avoids it.
Judah wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gallagher trying to land knees to the body.
Judah misses with the head strike.
Gallagher landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Judah can't find room to land a body shot as Gallagher controls the action.
Judah tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stalling in the clinch from Gallagher.
Gallagher with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Judah.
Judah working aggressively here.
Judah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gallagher's elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Gallagher comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gallagher 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 William Gold scores the fight 24:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 26:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Gallagher!
A very excited looking Johnny Gallagher made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Rocky Thunder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tuco Salamanca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Rocky Thunder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tuco Salamanca!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Sam Margolis and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salamanca moves into the clinch successfully.
Salamanca lands with a short shot to the head.
Salamanca lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thunder backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Salamanca.
Thunder softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Salamanca lands with a short punch from the clinch.
It looks like Rocky Thunder has been cut.
Salamanca lands a nice uppercut.
Salamanca scores with a shoulder strike.
Salamanca makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Thunder is rocked!
Salamanca scores with a shot to the side of Thunder's head.
Oh Thunder is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Salamanca blocks an uppercut.
Salamanca makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Salamanca lands a nice shot to the body.
Salamanca creates a bit of distance and cracks Thunder with a big uppercut! Thunder goes down! The referee pushes Salamanca away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Thunder make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Salamanca takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Tuco Salamanca!
In his post fight interview, Tuco Salamanca started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Simon Marcus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dylan Mathews (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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Simon Marcus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dylan Mathews!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Ackerman and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mathews throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mathews throws a hook but Marcus blocks it.
Marcus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mathews throws out the jab.
Marcus drives through and clinches with Mathews against the cage.
Marcus being controlled against the cage.
Mathews lands a right hand that snaps the head of Marcus backwards.
A short left from Marcus.
Mathews working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Marcus being controlled against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mathews leaning against his opponent.
Mathews lands a body punch in the clinch.
Marcus is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mathews is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcus tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mathews content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Mathews escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Marcus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mathews moves into the clinch.
Mathews dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Marcus is trying to maintain a safe position but Mathews gets an underhook and turns Marcus into the cage.
Mathews lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mathews lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marcus.
A short left from Mathews.
Mathews avoiding damage.
Mathews tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mathews makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Mathews fails to land.
Marcus misses with an elbow strike.
Mathews throws a head punch that misses.
Marcus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mathews is defending well for now.
Marcus working hard to break the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Mathews - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Marcus blocks an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mathews lands a right hand that snaps the head of Marcus backwards.
Mathews looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Marcus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marcus tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mathews stalls.
Mathews lands a left hand that snaps the head of Marcus backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Marcus on the inside.
Mathews is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Marcus is looking to break free of the clinch but Mathews has double underhooks.
Come on Mathews - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Mathews stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Mathews keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Marcus's efforts to push away.
Mathews letting Marcus take a breather here.
A knee to the head by Marcus.
Mathews avoiding damage as Marcus throws knees to the body.
Marcus working hard to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The referee calls for Mathews to work.
A head punch on the inside from Mathews fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Mathews fails to land.
Mathews stalling.
Marcus lands an elbow inside that Mathews shrugs off.
Mathews lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mathews misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mathews manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Marcus misses with a punch to the body.
Marcus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mathews.
Mathews is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Mathews'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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dylan Mathews dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Marcus drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mathews has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mathews is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Marcus.
Simon Marcus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marcus misses with a kick to the body.
Dylan Mathews seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mathews dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Marcus. That did some damage!
Mathews misses with a hook. Marcus ducked under it nicely.
Marcus moves away from the strike by Mathews.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mathews looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marcus has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mathews finds it's way round the side to connect with Marcus's head.
Mathews slips a jab and a cross from Marcus.
Marcus turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Marcus checks a leg kick.
Mathews blocks the body kick.
A slow jab from Mathews misses its intended target.
Marcus fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mathews, pushing him back against the cage.
Mathews breaks from the clinch.
Marcus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Marcus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marcus checks a leg kick.
Marcus is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Marcus forces Mathews back against the cage and clinches.
Still in the clinch, Mathews scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mathews.
Dylan Mathews seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mathews stalling against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mathews stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Marcus lands a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A bit of stalling here from Mathews.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mathews.
It looks like Simon Marcus has been cut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mathews as Marcus tries to tie him up.
Marcus blocking some punches.
Marcus taking a breather.
Mathews softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Marcus wants to break free but Mathews has control.
Marcus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mathews throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Marcuss head.
Mathews misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcus lands an elbow that stopped Mathews in his tracks for a moment.
Marcus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mathews.
Marcus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mathews is defending well for now.
Mathews blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mathews.
Mathews cracks Marcus with a nice body shot.
Marcus has had enough of the clinch but Mathews keeps him there for the moment.
Marcus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mathews.
Mathews tries a body shot but Marcus blocks it.
Marcus leaning his opponent against the cage.
Mathews working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mathews lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Mathews on the inside.
Marcus blocking some punches.
Mathews will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Marcus up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Mathews.
Marcus tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mathews controlling the action here for a moment.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mathews.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marcus is trying to stall.
Marcus lands with a short shot to the head.
Mathews lands a hook that snaps the head of Marcus backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dylan Mathews showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Simon Marcus's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Marcus tries to bum rush Mathews with a series of wild strikes but Mathews uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Marcus throws a switch kick that catches Mathews on the top of the head and drops him to the canvas! Mathews 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 Mathews flops around on the canvas, clearly in no position to continue! This fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Simon Marcus!
Simon Marcus decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between True Blue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Calvin King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blue comes to the cage accompanied by Land Down Under. King is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by ROAR by Katy Perry. Calvin King told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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, True Blue!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Calvin King!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blue throws the kick towards the body but King avoids it.
King scores with a nice strike.
Blue ducks under a wild hook from King.
Blue uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from King.
Blue appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
King turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Blue ducks under a wild hook from King.
Blue has been working on his boxing with his coaches at ~T~ Troid - Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Blue misses with a body kick.
King throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blue sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blue takes one on the button.
Blue wants to clinch up but King keeps it at a distance.
Blue throws a nice inside leg kick.
King fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Blue checks it well.
King wants to land a leg kick but Blue is out of range.
A left lands for King.
King pulls out of a head kick attempt.
King fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blue manages to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Blue connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! King scrambles back to his feet.
Blue closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blue content to slow the pace in the clinch.
King tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blue's elbow.
Blue manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A short right from King.
Blue is looking to control King's arms but King gets an underhook and turns him. Now Blue has his back to the cage.
We've been informed that King 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.
King misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blue blocks a body shot from King.
King lands a body shot.
King working hard to break the clinch.
Blue keeps control of King as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Blue doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
King fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
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.
Blue misses with a shot to the kidneys.
King is looking to control Blue's arms but Blue gets an underhook and turns him. Now King has his back to the cage.
King can't find room to land a body shot as Blue controls the action.
Blue has King pressed against the cage, preventing King from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Blue.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King misses with a shot to the kidneys.
King misses with a body punch.
King blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from King.
Blue misses with some punches.
Blue blocks a body shot from King.
King has had enough of the clinch but Blue keeps him there for the moment.
King softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from King fails to land.
Blue doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from King fails to land.
King digs a right hand into Blue's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Blue's gas tank.
Blue lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short uppercut from Blue.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blue fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blue looking to stall.
Blue has a couple of punches blocked by King.
Blue misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King throws a punch but it's blocked by Blue.
King scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Blue scores with a shoulder strike.
A body shot lands from King.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Blue taking a breather.
A short left from King.
Blue looking to stall.
Blue lands a shot to the body.
King works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nice body punch from King.
King misses with a shot to the kidneys.
King makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
King tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by King.
Blue softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Blue scores with a hook to the body.
Blue blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blue can't find room to land a body shot as King controls the action.
Blue throws a head punch that misses.
Blue trying to control the position but instead, King has worked for underhooks and has pushed Blue into the cage.
Blue tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Blue avoiding damage as King throws knees to the body.
Blue misses with a body punch.
Blue swings wildly with an uppercut but King uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stalling in the clinch from King.
Blue lands a shot to the body.
Blue pushes King back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Blue fails to land.
King prevents a body shot from Blue.
King's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
King tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
King is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Blue is defending well for now.
King takes a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Calvin King 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.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Blue checks a leg kick.
King looks to score with a jab to the body but Blue is just out of range.
King misses with a hook.
King fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Blue is out of range.
King fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Blue checks it well.
King fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Blue on the side of the head.
A jab from Blue misses.
Calvin King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blue is looking to clinch but King is avoiding it.
King lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Blue uses good head movement to avoid the hook from King.
King swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blue fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt King.
Blue avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blue seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Blue connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King throws a lazy uppercut
and Blue counters by moving into the clinch.
Blue blocks a body shot from King.
King taking a breather.
Blue is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Blue blocks a punch to the side of the head.
King swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blue stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Blue lands a hook that snaps the head of King backwards.
A body shot lands from King.
A short uppercut from Blue.
King blocking some punches.
King can't break the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by King.
King looking to stall.
Blue lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down King.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blue lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of King backwards.
King working aggressively here.
King trying to stall but Blue improves his position.
True Blue has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Blue is stalling here.
King tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blue's elbow.
Nice body punch from Blue - that landed with a thud.
Blue is trying to stall.
Blue misses with a short punch on the inside.
King is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blue.
Blue blocks a body shot from King.
King tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blue tries a body shot but King blocks it.
King blocks a body shot from Blue.
King tries to break free but Blue pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blue tried to land a shot to the body but connects with King's elbow.
A short right from Blue.
King trying to control the position but instead, Blue has worked for underhooks and has pushed King into the cage.
King has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Blue blocks a punch to the side of the head.
King blocks a punch to the side of the head.
King tries to work over Blue's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blue lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Blue can't find room to land a body shot as King controls the action.
Blue effectively controlling the action here.
King tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blue's elbow.
A hook to the body from King.
King blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blue throws a head punch that misses.
King is working Blue over against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blue misses with a shot to the kidneys.
King tries to circle away but Blue has him pinned against the cage.
A right hand to the body from King.
Blue prevents a body shot from King.
King throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The referee is keeping an eye on Blue - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
King tries to work over Blue's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
King lands a body punch in the clinch.
Blue is trying to maintain a safe position but King gets an underhook and turns Blue into the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
King breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
King misses with a low kick as Blue jumps back.
King throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blue looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
The fighters circling - Blue throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
King scores with the left hand. Blue knows he should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Calvin King will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Blue moves away from the strike by King.
King tries to bum rush Blue with a series of wild strikes but Blue uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
King dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Blue. That did some damage!
King scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A nice inside leg kick there by Blue. That's going to slow King down.
Blue moves out of range of the strikes.
As King tries to get set, Blue tries to push him back and clinch up but King manages to avoid the attempt.
King catches Blue with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Blue throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blue misses with a body kick.
King misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blue.
Blue appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
King fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Blue checks it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King throws a leg kick which misses Blue's front leg but catches the back leg as Blue tries to avoid it.
King cracks Blue with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
King connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Blue.
King misses with a hook to the body
and Blue holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blue.
King taking a breather.
King tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
King lands with a left to the head.
A right hand to the body from Blue.
King digs a right hand underneath Blue's ribcage. Blue let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Blue tried to land a shot to the body but connects with King's elbow.
Still in the clinch, Blue scores with a nice short uppercut.
King tries to work over Blue's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
King is leaning against Blue and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
King is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Blue is keeping busy.
King is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Blue tries a body shot but King blocks it.
Blue lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down King.
A left hand lands to the body for King.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
True Blue has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Blue swings wildly with an uppercut but King uses good head movement to avoid it.
King blocks an uppercut.
Blue misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blue lands a right hand that snaps the head of King backwards.
Blue stalling the fight.
Blue fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blue scores with a shot to the side of King's head.
King is trying to push Blue away but Blue has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Blue struggles to land a body shot inside as King controls his hands.
Blue has a couple of punches blocked by King.
King breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blue lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Blue's hands are dropping dangerously low here and King connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Blue scrambles back to his feet.
Good exchange - King coming out on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
King connects with a leg kick. Blue looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Blue looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A big left from King misses.
King digs a good hook to Blue's body.
Blue has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from King.
King avoids the head kick by Blue.
Blue tries to clinch up but King circles away and keeps his distance.
King throws a leg kick but Blue checks it.
King cracks Blue with a right hand to the side of the head.
Blue tries to score with a low kick but King moves his leg out of the way.
King has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Blue lands a nice leg kick that just misses King's sensitive parts.
Blue uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from King.
Blue loads up on a big right hand but King slips the punch.
Calvin King seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab from King does it's job there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blue lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King swats away the attempt to clinch by Blue.
Blue throws a leg kick but King sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Blue throws a sloppy head kick and King moves out of range easily.
Blue misses with a kick to the body.
Blue connects with an inside leg kick.
King fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Blue is out of range.
Blue misses with an attempted mid kick.
King only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Blue tries to clinch but King is having none of it.
King catches Blue napping and connects with a fantastic 3 punch combination that sends Blue crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but he's all over the place - can he beat the count?!? 4,5,6,7,8...9...10! He didn't make it back to his feet! King raises both arms skywards and takes in the roar from the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Calvin King!
Calvin King 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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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Demetrious Calaway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cactus Jack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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199 lbs
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Demetrious Calaway!
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, Cactus Jack!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jack blocks a head kick by Calaway.
Jack looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jack pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jack dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Calaway. That did some damage!
Calaway walks straight into a big right, left combination from Jack and drops to the floor! Oh, he's out cold! He's out cold! Wow, that finish was brutal! Congratulations to Jack as he moves his way up the rankings!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Cactus Jack!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Joaozinho Gurgel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Bird (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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144 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joaozinho Gurgel!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, William Bird!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gurgel misses with a low kick as Bird jumps back.
Gurgel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice shot by Bird.
Bird blocks a leg kick.
Gurgel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bird moves out of range of the strikes.
Gurgel takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A slow jab from Gurgel misses its intended target.
Gurgel takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gurgel looks to score with a jab to the body but Bird is just out of range.
Bird throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Gurgel tries to clinch there but Bird circles away.
Gurgel pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bird is out of range and Gurgel settles back down.
Bird will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gurgel misses with a low kick.
Gurgel blocks a low kick nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gurgel swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gurgel changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gurgel tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bird counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A looping hook to the body misses from Bird. Gurgel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bird misses the jab.
Bird changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gurgel is looking to chop away at Bird's legs.
Gurgel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gurgel misses with a low kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bird! But no joy.
Gurgel looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gurgel takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bird comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gurgel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Good leg kick by Bird there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gurgel on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bird ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gurgel finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bird fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gurgel checks it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bird tries to land a front kick but Gurgel steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bird delivers a nice body kick.
Gurgel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bird misses with a leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bird.
Bird throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gurgel moves out of range as Bird throws a body kick.
Bird thows a body kick. Gurgel tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Gurgel on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bird avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Gurgel tries to close the distance and clinch but Bird swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gurgel on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Gurgel misses with a body kick.
Bird moves out of range of the body kick from Gurgel.
Gurgel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
William Bird seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bird slips a jab and a cross from Gurgel.
Gurgel moves to clinch but Bird breaks away
letting Bird counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bird is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gurgel.
Gurgel misses with a low kick as Bird jumps back.
Bird steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Bird connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
It looks like Joaozinho Gurgel has been cut.
Bird lands with a nice body punch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gurgel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gurgel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bird looks to land a right hand but Gurgel moved out of range.
Gurgel throwing a counter right hand but Bird manages to avoid it.
Gurgel moves out of range of the body kick.
Gurgel tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bird is able to avoid easily.
Bird throws out a counter right but Gurgel avoids it with no problem.
Bird fakes the leg kick and cracks Gurgel in the body.
Gurgel throws a right and a left that Bird avoids nicely.
Bird throws out a counter right but Gurgel avoids it with no problem.
Bird moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Gurgel clinches up with Bird and pushes him back against the cage.
Gurgel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gurgel scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gurgel lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gurgel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gurgel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gurgel misses with the head strike.
Bird has had enough of the clinch but Gurgel keeps him there for the moment.
Good body shot from Gurgel.
Bird landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gurgel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bird tries to stall but Gurgel uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bird's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gurgel scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bird connects with a body shot.
Bird lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bird misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gurgel chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bird can pounce on him.
Bird moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gurgel is looking to slow Bird down with leg kicks.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bird swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gurgel throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bird tests Gurgel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gurgel moves into the clinch successfully.
Gurgel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bird scores with a shot to the side of Gurgel's head.
Bird breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gurgel misses with a low kick.
Gurgel will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Bird misses with a hook.
Gurgel darts in and clinches Bird up against the cage.
Gurgel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bird tries to land knees in the clinch but Gurgel avoids the damage to the body.
Bird wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bird unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gurgel lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gurgel.
Gurgel tries to throw a body punch but Bird avoids it by throwing Gurgel back against the cage.
Bird breaks the clinch.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bird is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gurgel.
Gurgel is looking to counter with head kicks.
Gurgel lands a nice looking body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bird misses with a low kick.
Bird lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Both fighters circling a little - Bird finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bird turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gurgel looks to clinch
and Bird counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bird is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gurgel had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Gurgel fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bird is out of range.
Bird throws a looping overhand right but Gurgel ducks down to avoid it.
Bird gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Gurgel counters with a head kick. That will keep Bird thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Bird tried to score with a low kick but Gurgel checks it.
Bird throws a sloppy head kick and Gurgel moves out of range easily.
A leg kick checked by Bird.
Gurgel wants to clinch.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bird connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bird feints and then cracks Gurgel's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gurgel down.
Bird throws a shot to the body.
Bird tries to land a leg kick but Gurgel saw it coming and moves away.
Bird misses with a low kick.
Gurgel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gurgel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bird swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gurgel throws a body kick that misses
and Bird counters with a low kick, right behind Gurgel 's knee.
Gurgel tries a low kick but Bird avoids it.
Bird scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gurgel doesn't seem bothered though.
Gurgel connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gurgel fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bird.
Bird misses with a kick to the body.
Gurgel throws a body kick that misses.
Gurgel is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bird checks a low kick from Gurgel.
Gurgel tries to clinch but Bird is having none of it.
Bird darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bird slips a jab and a cross from Gurgel.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gurgel throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bird throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gurgel tries to clinch but Bird moves out of range.
Gurgel throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bird.
Gurgel takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gurgel is looking to land body kicks.
Bird lands a leg kick that knocks Gurgel off balance momentarily.
Gurgel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gurgel walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gurgel fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bird checks it well.
Bird turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gurgel takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bird lands a leg kick that knocks Gurgel off balance momentarily.
Gurgel misses with the combination.
Bird punishes Gurgel's body with a nice straight punch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bird.
Gurgel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bird.
Bird connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gurgel closes the distance and clinches.
Bird blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bird unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gurgel lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bird misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Bird.
Bird putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gurgel in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gurgel is breathing heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bird - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Bird has had enough of the clinch but Gurgel keeps him there for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Bird dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joaozinho Gurgel's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Bird throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bird keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bird avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gurgel takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bird throws a leg kick which misses Gurgel's front leg but catches the back leg as Gurgel tries to avoid it.
Gurgel moves into the clinch.
Bird has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Gurgel seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Bird can turn it around.
Gurgel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gurgel takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bird lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bird lands a nice knee to the body.
Gurgel has a couple of punches blocked by Bird.
Bird lands a nice uppercut.
Bird is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bird lands an uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bird using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gurgel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bird just leaning against Gurgel, taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gurgel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bird working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bird lands a shoulder strike.
Gurgel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Birds head.
William Bird seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gurgel throws a punch but it's blocked by Bird.
Bird softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gurgel takes a shot to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gurgel as Bird tries to tie him up.
A head punch on the inside from Gurgel fails to land.
Bird tries to land knees in the clinch but Gurgel avoids the damage to the body.
Gurgel swings wildly with an uppercut but Bird uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gurgel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bird misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gurgel.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bird obliges.
Gurgel misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bird tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gurgel's elbow.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Gurgel works on Bird's body with a couple of short punches.
Bird with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A body shot lands from Bird.
Gurgel struggles to land a body shot inside as Bird controls his hands.
Gurgel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gurgel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bird lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gurgel blocks a body shot from Bird.
Gurgel misses with some punches.
Bird works on Gurgel's body with a couple of short punches.
Gurgel lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gurgel misses with a body punch.
Gurgel throws a punch but it's blocked by Bird.
Bird has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bird can't find room to land a body shot as Gurgel controls the action.
Gurgel lands with a light punch inside.
Gurgel misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gurgel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bird obliges.
Bird lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gurgel.
Bird pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bird scores with a kick to the body.
Bird lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bird scores with a jab.
Gurgel misses with a low kick.
Bird was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Bird connects with a jab.
Bird scores with the left hand. Gurgel knows he should have avoided that one.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bird - that will leave a mark!
Gurgel tries a low kick but Bird avoids it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bird.
Gurgel walks into a stiff left hand from Bird.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bird keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bird dodges the punch combination from Gurgel.
Bird scoring well with a low kick there.
William Bird seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jab, jab by Bird - just one landing.
Bird is looking to slow Gurgel down with leg kicks.
Bird throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gurgel takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gurgel misses with a right hand
and Bird counters with a leg kick.
Bird connects with a solid leg kick.
Gurgel dips to his left and cracks Bird with an uppercut!
A low kick from Gurgel misses
and Bird makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bird keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gurgel.
Bird throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gurgel misses with a wild combination.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bird lands with a hook. Gurgel tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nice uppercut there from Bird.
Bird throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gurgel.
Gurgel seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Gurgel throws a low kick, looking for Bird's leg but Bird calmly moves out of range.
Gurgel looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bird stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gurgel.
Bird fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gurgel looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gurgel throws a leg kick
and Bird counters with a right hand to the body.
Gurgel thumps Bird with a low kick.
Gurgel lands with a kick to the temple. Bird shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bird throws a push kick but Gurgel slaps the foot to one side.
Bird checks a low kick from Gurgel.
Gurgel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bird bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gurgel tries to score with a low kick but Bird moves his leg out of the way.
Bird uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gurgel.
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!
A good leg kick by Bird.
Bird lands the left hand.
A big right from Gurgel misses.
Bird lands a nice looking body kick.
Gurgel attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gurgel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bird.
Bird scores with a kick to the midsection.
Gurgel throws a low kick, looking for Bird's leg but Bird calmly moves out of range.
Bird fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gurgel has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bird throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gurgel misses with a low kick.
Gurgel wants to clinch
and Bird counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gurgel's knee momentarily.
Bird ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gurgel moves out of range of the body kick.
Gurgel throws a chopping leg kick but Bird manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bird fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gurgel manages to avoid it.
Gurgel connects with a solid leg kick.
Gurgel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bird counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gurgel's knee momentarily.
Gurgel throws a sloppy head kick
and Bird counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bird misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gurgel.
Bird scores with a leg kick.
Gurgel tries a low kick but Bird avoids it.
Bird misses with a low kick.
Bird throws a leg kick which misses Gurgel's front leg but catches the back leg as Gurgel tries to avoid it.
Bird keeps Gurgel at a distance using the push kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bird checks a leg kick.
Bird thumps Gurgel with a low kick.
Bird darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bird jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bird misses with an uppercut. Gurgel saw that one coming.
Bird lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bird connects with a looping right hand.
Gurgel takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bird is looking to slow Gurgel down with leg kicks.
Bird takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A good leg kick by Gurgel.
Bird throws the left hand but Gurgel avoids the punch easily.
Bird lands a leg kick that knocks Gurgel off balance momentarily.
A head kick misses from Gurgel.
Gurgel takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bird.
Bird connects with an inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Bird there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bird throws a front kick that sends Gurgel stumbling back into the cage.
Gurgel tries a low kick but Bird avoids it.
Gurgel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bird uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gurgel.
Bird swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gurgel.
Bird connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gurgel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gurgel gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bird comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bird connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gurgel. Gurgel circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bird buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bird - that will leave a mark!
Bird avoids the head kick by Gurgel.
Gurgel fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gurgel tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Bird showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Joaozinho Gurgel's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Bird finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bird avoids a kick to the body.
Gurgel throws a front kick aimed at Bird's knee but Bird avoids it well.
Bird scores with a jab to the body.
Gurgel slips a jab from Bird.
Nice shot by Gurgel.
A leg kick checked by Gurgel.
Bird wants to slow Gurgel down by chopping away at his legs.
Gurgel throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bird throws a hook but Gurgel blocks it.
It appears Gurgel was looking to counter with a kick there.
Bird darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bird scores with a punch to the head.
Gurgel on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bird. Bird obviously looking to wear him down.
Bird moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gurgel moves to clinch but Bird breaks away
and Bird counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gurgel moves in looking to clinch but Bird pushes him off.
Bird jabs Gurgel right on the nose. Gurgel blinks but takes it well.
Bird lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gurgel tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bird manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gurgel's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Bird scores with a jab to the body.
Gurgel lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bird avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bird scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gurgel throws a low kick, looking for Bird's leg but Bird calmly moves out of range.
Bird blocks a head kick by Gurgel.
Bird misses with a body kick.
Gurgel scores with a leg kick.
Gurgel takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gurgel doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bird misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gurgel takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick 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!
Bird lands a right hook to the body.
Gurgel tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bird lands a nice shot to the body.
Jab, jab by Bird - just one landing.
Gurgel closes the distance and clinches.
Bird creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gurgel's defenses.
Bird is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bird is trying to break the clinch but Gurgel is controlling him.
Bird creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gurgel's defenses.
Gurgel has a couple of punches blocked by Bird.
Gurgel lands with a light punch inside.
Bird creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gurgel lands an uppercut.
Gurgel struggles to land a body shot inside as Bird controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bird breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gurgel closes the distance and clinches.
Bird misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bird tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bird tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gurgel's elbow.
Bird lands a nice shot to the body.
Bird pushes off an throws an elbow but Gurgel leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bird is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gurgel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Gurgel.
Gurgel blocks an uppercut.
Gurgel avoids a wild elbow strike from Bird.
Gurgel works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bird is trying to break the clinch but Gurgel is controlling him.
Gurgel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bird lands a shoulder strike.
A short body shot lands from Gurgel as the two fighters clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bird tries to stall but Gurgel uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gurgel lands with a light punch inside.
Bird working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Gurgel.
Gurgel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gurgel softening up his opponent with strikes, 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!
Gurgel misses with the head strike.
Gurgel lands with a light punch inside.
Gurgel misses with a punch to the body.
Bird lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bird tries to stall but Gurgel uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gurgel swings wildly with an uppercut but Bird uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gurgel swings wildly with an uppercut but Bird uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gurgel misses with a punch on the inside.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gurgel throws a head punch that misses.
Gurgel lands a left hand.
Gurgel prevents a body shot from Bird.
Gurgel breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Bird with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Bird looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Bird get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? Yes, he's struggled back up to his feet and seems OK to continue. The referee agrees so we're back to the action!
Bird is rocked!
Bird displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gurgel throws out the jab.
Bird is still on wobbly legs! Can Gurgel finish him?
Gurgel shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bird fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gurgel has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gurgel forces Bird back against the cage and clinches.
Gurgel scores with a hook to the body.
Gurgel throws a head punch that misses.
Bird seems to have recovered his senses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gurgel creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Bird 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! Bird face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Gurgel takes it with a brutal technical knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Joaozinho Gurgel!
Joaozinho Gurgel retains his super heavyweight title!
An out of breath Joaozinho Gurgel thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated William Bird had this to say: 'You proved you were the better fighter tonight.'.
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