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Undercard bout

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

Litterton
vs
Sloane

190 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
184 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Solid boxing
Inexperienced

Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Markus Litterton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kurt Sloane!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Peter Branson and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Litterton's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sloane connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Litterton scrambles back to his feet.
Sloane scores with a body shot.
Sloane connects with a body shot.
Litterton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sloane swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Litterton tries to clinch there but Sloane circles away.
Sloane throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Litterton on the side of the head.
Sloane fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Litterton has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Litterton moves in looking to clinch but Sloane pushes him off.
Litterton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Litterton looks to clinch
and Litterton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sloane slips a jab from Litterton.
Litterton fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sloane lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Litterton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sloane connects with a right hand. Litterton shakes it off.
Litterton fails to land with a series of punches.
Sloane now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Sloane works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nice jab there from Sloane.
Litterton tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sloane manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Litterton fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sloane dodges the punch combination from Litterton.
Litterton backing away here, and Sloane unleashes a leg kick that just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Litterton tries to clinch up but Sloane circles away and keeps his distance.
Litterton tries to clinch up but Sloane circles away and keeps his distance.
Litterton moves in looking to clinch but Sloane pushes him off.
Litterton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sloane smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Litterton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sloane swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sloane fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Litterton swings widly with a right hand
and Sloane counters with a good low kick that Litterton was not able to check.
Sloane moves out of range as Litterton strikes.
Litterton tries to clinch there but Sloane circles away.
Litterton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sloane paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sloane swats away the attempt to clinch by Litterton.
A jab from Sloane does it's job there.
Litterton throws the left hand but Sloane avoids the punch easily.
Sloane showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Litterton.
Litterton doesn't manage to clinch there - Sloane circles away.
Sloane fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Litterton looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloane moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sloane scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sloane misses with a wild combination.
Litterton misses with a few strikes there.
Litterton fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sloane turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Litterton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sloane looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sloane dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sloane with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sloane displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Litterton throws out the jab.
Sloane slips a jab and a cross from Litterton.
Litterton sets himself, and Sloane steps forward looking for the clinch! Litterton avoids it this time.
Litterton tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sloane manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Litterton tries to clinch
and Sloane counters with a nice uppercut.

Litterton has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sloane misses with a body punch.
Sloane tries to throw a body punch but Litterton avoids it by throwing Sloane back against the cage.
Sloane tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sloane tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloane swings wildly with an uppercut but Litterton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sloane pushes Litterton back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sloane misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Sloane - that landed with a thud.
Litterton scores with a shoulder strike.
Litterton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Come on Sloane - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Sloane tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sloane lands a hook that snaps the head of Litterton backwards.
Sloane misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Litterton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Litterton struggles to land a body shot inside as Sloane controls his hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloane struggles to land a body shot inside as Litterton controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sloane.
Sloane digs a right hand underneath Litterton's ribcage. Litterton let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sloane lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sloane scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Litterton swings wildly with an uppercut but Sloane uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sloane misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Sloane.
Sloane misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sloane misses with a punch to the body.
Litterton throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The referee calls for Sloane to work.
Sloane lands with a short shot to the head.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sloane lands a left hand that snaps the head of Litterton backwards.
Sloane holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Sloane blocks an elbow strike.
Sloane lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Litterton.
Litterton throws an elbow that misses.
Sloane works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Litterton throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sloanes head.
Sloane misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Sloane scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sloane tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sloane lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sloane misses with the head strike.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sloane lands a body punch in the clinch.
Litterton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Sloane fails to land.
Sloane lands a left hand that snaps the head of Litterton backwards.
Litterton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sloane lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sloane misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Litterton creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sloane lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Sloane.
Sloane swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sloane goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sloane has a couple of punches blocked by Litterton.

Sloane breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Litterton wants to clinch up but Sloane keeps it at a distance.
Litterton wants to clinch up but Sloane keeps it at a distance.
Litterton takes a swing at Sloane's ribcage but misses.
Sloane digs a good body shot into Litterton's ribs.
Sloane lands a lovely overhand right.
Litterton swinging wildly here.
Litterton throws a right hand that Sloane ducks under and follows up with a left that Sloane also avoids with ease.
Sloane is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Litterton with a body shot.
Sloane lands a slapping body shot.
Litterton is looking to clinch but Sloane is avoiding it.
Sloane scores with a jab.
Litterton tries to clinch up but Sloane circles away and keeps his distance.
Litterton misses with a double jab.
A nice side step and Sloane releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sloane defending well as Litterton loads up on a big left hand.
Litterton throws a series of punches but Sloane moves out of range.
Sloane circles away from the clinch attempt.
Litterton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sloane sizes up Litterton with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sloane uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sloane's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Litterton connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sloane scrambles back to his feet.
Litterton is looking to clinch.
Litterton tries to clinch but Sloane is having none of it.
Sloane looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Litterton throws an off balance right hand
and Sloane counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sloane scores with a shot to the body.
Litterton tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sloane manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sloane staying out of range there.
A little jabbing left from Sloane on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sloane fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Litterton has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Litterton is looking to clinch.
Sloane explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Sloane swats away the attempt to clinch by Litterton.
Sloane throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sloane keeps the fight on the outside.
Litterton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Litterton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Litterton closes the distance but Sloane moves to the side
and Sloane counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Litterton wants to clinch.
Sloane connects with a jab.
Sloane changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sloane scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Litterton tries to clinch there but Sloane circles away.
Litterton throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sloane counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Litterton misses with a left hand
and Sloane counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sloane digs a good body shot into Litterton's ribs.
Litterton throws a looping overhand right but Sloane ducks down to avoid it.
Litterton takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Litterton misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kurt Sloane dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Jab from Sloane.
Litterton takes a shot right to the bread basket.

Sloane gets tackled into the cage by Litterton. Litterton maintains the clinch.
Litterton looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sloane just leaning against Litterton, taking a breather.
Litterton gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sloane wants to stall.
Litterton lands a body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Sloane.
Sloane has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sloane blocks a body shot from Litterton.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloane prevents a body shot from Litterton.
Sloane struggles to land a body shot inside as Litterton controls his hands.
Kurt Sloane seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sloane dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Sloane lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Litterton blocking some punches.
Good body shot from Sloane.
Sloane tries a body shot but Litterton blocks it.
Litterton blocks an uppercut.
Sloane throws a punch but it's blocked by Litterton.
Sloane doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Sloane.
Sloane misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sloane lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Litterton.
Sloane lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sloane lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sloane lands a left hand that snaps the head of Litterton backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Sloane.
Litterton prevents a body shot from Sloane.
Litterton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Litterton letting Sloane take a breather here.
Litterton blocks a body shot from Sloane.
Sloane lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sloane.
Sloane misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Litterton.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sloane is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sloane blocking some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloane lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Litterton or not.
Sloane tries a body shot but Litterton blocks it.
Nice body punch from Sloane.
Litterton being controlled against the cage.
Sloane slows down the pace here.
Sloane has a couple of punches blocked by Litterton.
Sloane gets through Litterton's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Litterton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sloane stalling the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Litterton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sloane tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sloane prevents a body shot from Litterton.
Sloane misses with a punch to the body.
Sloane wants to get back to striking at distance but Litterton won't allow it.
Litterton pushes Sloane back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Litterton blocking some punches.
Sloane misses with a body punch.
Litterton lands a hook that snaps the head of Sloane backwards.
Sloane is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sloane gets through Litterton's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sloane lands a right hand that snaps the head of Litterton backwards.
Litterton misses with the head strike.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sloane's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sloane can't find room to land a body shot as Litterton controls the action.
Sloane lands with a right to the head.
Sloane can't find room to land a body shot as Litterton controls the action.
Litterton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Litterton fails to land.
Sloane has a couple of punches blocked by Litterton.
Sloane swings wildly with an uppercut but Litterton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sloane stalls.
Sloane lands with a left to the head.
Sloane tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sloane.
Sloane lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Litterton or not.
Sloane misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The referee calls for Sloane to work.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Litterton.
Litterton's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sloane misses with a punch on the inside.
Sloane has Litterton pushed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Sloane fails to land.
Litterton gets through Sloane's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sloane lands with a light punch inside.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Litterton blocks a body shot from Sloane.
Litterton misses with the head strike.
Litterton prevents a body shot from Sloane.
Litterton misses with a punch to the body.
Litterton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Litterton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Litterton misses with a body punch.
Sloane misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sloane misses with some punches.
Sloane misses with some punches.
Sloane is looking to control Litterton's arms but Litterton gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sloane has his back to the cage.
Sloane struggles to land a body shot inside as Litterton controls his hands.
Litterton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Litterton lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kurt Sloane is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sloane blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Litterton.
Sloane is trying to break free.
Sloane swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Litterton misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Sloane.
Sloane is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sloane pushes Litterton back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sloane working aggressively here.
Sloane lands a hook that snaps the head of Litterton backwards.
Sloane tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sloane is looking to control Litterton's arms but Litterton gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sloane has his back to the cage.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Sloane fails to land.
Litterton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sloane tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Litterton's elbow.
Sloane blocks a body shot from Litterton.
Sloane can't find room to land a body shot as Litterton controls the action.
Litterton throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sloanes head.
Markus Litterton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A shot in the inside from Litterton.
Sloane tries to work over Litterton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Litterton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Litterton lands a body shot.
Sloane dodges an elbow strike from Litterton.
Litterton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Sloane.
Litterton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kurt Sloane comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sloane has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Kurt Sloane!
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight for Kurt Sloane!
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight for Kurt Sloane!

Kurt Sloane wins by unanimous decision!
Kurt Sloane thanked the fans post fight for their support.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
58%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Prince Sheikh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Anderson (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!

Sheikh
vs
Anderson

196 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
215 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Excellent MT
Cuts easily

Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Prince Sheikh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Thomas Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Winston Alpacca and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Anderson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Anderson lands a body punch.
Anderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sheikh.

Sheikh breaks from the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sheikh feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Andersons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sheikh connects with a right hand. Anderson shakes it off.
Sheikh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Anderson.
Sheikh lands with a kick to the temple. Anderson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Sheikh closes the distance and clinches.
Sheikh working aggressively here.
Anderson misses with a body punch.
Sheikh misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sheikh.
Anderson lands with a light punch inside.

It looks like Prince Sheikh 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!
Sheikh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sheikh throws a punch but it's blocked by Anderson.
Anderson tries to throw a body punch but Sheikh avoids it by throwing Anderson back against the cage.
Anderson blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson lands a nice uppercut.
Sheikh pushes Anderson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Anderson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sheikh has a couple of punches blocked by Anderson.
Sheikh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sheikh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sheikh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Sheikh breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Anderson ducks right into an uppercut from Sheikh.
Anderson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sheikh scores with a nice right hand.
A head kick misses from Sheikh.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sheikh paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Anderson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sheikh.
Anderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sheikh was well out of range. Poor timing from Anderson.
Sheikh scores with a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Sheikh has closed the distance and engaged Anderson in a clinch.
Sheikh misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheikh throws a head punch that misses.
Sheikh working aggressively here.
Sheikh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Anderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anderson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Anderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anderson lands with a light punch inside.
Anderson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sheikh is trying to push Anderson away but Anderson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sheikh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Anderson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Anderson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sheikhs head.
Sheikh swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sheikh misses with some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Anderson.
Anderson takes a shot to the head.
Sheikh throws a punch but it's blocked by Anderson.
Sheikh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sheikh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sheikh throws a punch but it's blocked by Anderson.
Sheikh throws a punch but it's blocked by Anderson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sheikh.
Sheikh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sheikh throws a head punch that misses.
Anderson pushes Sheikh back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sheikh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've been informed that Anderson has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Sheikh misses with the head strike.
Anderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Sheikh.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sheikh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sheikh throws a head punch that misses.
Sheikh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Sheikh fails to land.
Sheikh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Anderson as the two fighters clinch.
Sheikh lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch on the inside from Sheikh fails to land.
Anderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anderson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Anderson lands with a right to the head.
Sheikh throws a head punch that misses.
Sheikh misses with the head strike.
Anderson lands with a light punch inside.
Anderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Anderson.

Prince Sheikh's cut is getting worse.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sheikh has a couple of punches blocked by Anderson.
Anderson misses with a body punch.
Anderson blocks an uppercut.
Anderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anderson lands with a short shot to the head.
Anderson tries to throw a body punch but Sheikh avoids it by throwing Anderson back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Sheikh fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anderson.

Sheikh's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Anderson throws a jab when Sheikh was well out of range.
Anderson just misses with a punch to the body.
Sheikh looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Sheikh catches Anderson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sheikh swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Anderson closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Sheikh counter with a right hand.
Anderson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sheikh connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Anderson scrambles back to his feet.
Anderson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's six minutes gone in the round.

Anderson rushes Sheikh and presses him up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Sheikh fails to land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sheikh lands a shoulder strike.
Sheikh blocks a body shot from Anderson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sheikh.
Sheikh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sheikh throws a head punch that misses.
Sheikh misses with a body punch.
Sheikh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sheikh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Anderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Sheikh's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sheikh has had enough of the clinch but Anderson keeps him there for the moment.
Sheikh is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sheikh throws a head punch that misses.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Sheikh fails to land.
Anderson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sheikh backwards.
Sheikh is looking to break free of the clinch but Anderson has double underhooks.
Sheikh throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Andersons head.
Sheikh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sheikh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sheikh misses with the head strike.
Sheikh swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anderson working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Prince Sheikh's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Sheikh misses with some punches.
Sheikh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Anderson scores with a shot to the side of Sheikh's head.
Anderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anderson.
A right hand to the body from Anderson.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sheikh throws a head punch that misses.
Sheikh throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sheikh.
Anderson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sheikh throws a punch but it's blocked by Anderson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sheikh working hard to break the clinch.
Anderson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Anderson lands a right hand.
Anderson gets through Sheikh's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Anderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Anderson.
Anderson blocking some punches.
A body shot lands from Anderson.
Anderson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sheikh backwards.

Jeez, Prince Sheikh's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Anderson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is leaning against Sheikh and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sheikh throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Andersons head.
Sheikh throws a punch but it's blocked by Anderson.

Anderson breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Sheikh with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Sheikh looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Sheikh 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!

Sheikh is rocked!

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Prince Sheikh's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Thomas Anderson!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
44%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Niles Vertebral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sebastian Szczesny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vertebral's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Batman | Joker Is Going Down. Szczesny has chosen Da Circle | Napalm Ft Immortal Technique as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Vertebral
vs
Szczesny

175 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Excellent boxer
Big heart

Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Niles Vertebral!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sebastian Szczesny!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Dirk Anderson and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Szczesny takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Szczesny tries to clinch up.
An attempted straight right counter from Vertebral misses the target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Vertebral lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Szczesny has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Szczesny and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Szczesny cracks Vertebral with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Szczesny wants to clinch.
Vertebral misses with a wild body shot.
Vertebral throws a hook to the side of Szczesny's head but Szczesny sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vertebral tries to work over Szczesny's front leg with a kick but Szczesny checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Szczesny throws a low kick but Vertebral moves out of range easily.
Vertebral takes a swing at Szczesny's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from Szczesny misses its intended target.
Vertebral finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Szczesny slips under a jab from Vertebral.
Szczesny tries to counter by closing the distance.
Szczesny keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vertebral.
Szczesny checks a leg kick nicely.

Szczesny moves into the clinch.
Vertebral wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Szczesny has him pressed against the cage.
Szczesny has Vertebral pressed against the cage, preventing Vertebral from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vertebral blocks an uppercut.
Szczesny presses Vertebral against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Szczesny is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Szczesny fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Szczesny fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Szczesny lands an elbow that stopped Vertebral in his tracks for a moment.
Vertebral is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Vertebral goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vertebral blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Szczesny scores with a shoulder strike.
Szczesny tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Szczesny.
Szczesny pushes Vertebral back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Szczesny.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Szczesny prevents Vertebral from breaking the clinch.
Szczesny scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Vertebral is rocked!
Vertebral stalling in the clinch but Szczesny improves position.
Oh Vertebral is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Szczesny lands an elbow inside that Vertebral shrugs off.
Szczesny misses with a punch to the body.
Szczesny lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Szczesny.

It looks like Niles Vertebral has been cut.
Szczesny gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Szczesny gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Szczesny.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Szczesny can't find room to land a body shot as Vertebral controls the action.
Szczesny gets through Vertebral's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Vertebral fails to land.
Szczesny working aggressively here.
Vertebral can't break the clinch.
Szczesny has Vertebral pressed against the cage, preventing Vertebral from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vertebral tries to break the clinch but Szczesny is controlling the position.
Szczesny lands an elbow inside that Vertebral shrugs off.
Szczesny lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Szczesny scores with a shoulder strike.
Szczesny creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Vertebral 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! Vertebral face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Szczesny takes it with a brutal technical knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Sebastian Szczesny!
A very excited looking Sebastian Szczesny 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.
Niles Vertebral spoke after the fight, saying 'To Sebastian, tough fight tonight, man. Good thing for you that I don't want to die without any scars. Till next time, bro.'.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
42%

Undercard bout

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

Cerrone
vs
Head

175 cm
25
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
25
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Dangerous knees
Prefers standup

Good kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Richard Cerrone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Boone Head!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Sandra Marshall and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cerrone has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Head finds it's way round the side to connect with Cerrone's head.

Cerrone gets a clinch.
Cerrone has a couple of punches blocked by Head.
Cerrone tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Head misses with a punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Head.
Head swings wildly with an uppercut but Cerrone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Head lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cerrone backwards.
Head lands with a right to the head.
Cerrone is trying to force a seperation but Head has the dominant position.
Cerrone blocks an uppercut.
Head scores with a shoulder strike.
A short left from Head.

Cerrone is rocked!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cerrone.
Head lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cerrone backwards.
Oh Cerrone is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
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!
Cerrone takes a shot to the head.
Cerrone blocking some punches.
Cerrone tries to land knees in the clinch but Head avoids the damage to the body.
Cerrone working aggressively here.
Head throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Head misses with the head strike.
Head tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Head creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Head breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Cerrone with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Cerrone looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Cerrone get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Boone Head!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
84%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Al Cyone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mads Schulz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Schulz's choice of entrance music: Leben. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Cyone
vs
Schulz

187 cm
18
209 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Solid boxing
Good chin

Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Al Cyone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mads Schulz!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Peter Branson and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schulz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cyone swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Schulz moves into the clinch.
Cyone misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cyone wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cyone can't break the clinch.

Schulz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Schulz throws a sloppy head kick
and Cyone counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Schulz avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Schulz lands with a slapping head kick.
Cyone misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Schulz clinches with his opponent.
Cyone is trying to break the clinch but Schulz is controlling him.
Cyone is trying to break the clinch but Schulz has him pressed against the cage.

Cyone pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schulz looks to throw the jab but Cyone is out of range.
Cyone throws a right and a left that both miss.
Schulz is looking to clinch.
Cyone moves out of range as Schulz throws a body kick.
Nice defenses there by Schulz.
Schulz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cyone paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Schulz closes the distance and clinches.

Schulz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cyone throws a series of punches but Schulz avoids them all with ease.
Schulz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cyone fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Schulz is out of range.
It seemed like Schulz was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Schulz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cyone.
Cyone lands with a nice combination. Schulz backs away looking to recover.
Schulz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cyone closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schulz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cyone.
Schulz tries to clinch but Cyone is having none of it.
Cyone feints and then cracks Schulz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Schulz down.
Schulz is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Schulz throws a head kick but Cyone moves out of range.
Schulz is looking to clinch but Cyone is avoiding it.
Cyone avoids the head kick by Schulz.
Cyone throws a big shot that misses.
Schulz throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Schulz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A head kick misses from Schulz.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schulz lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A head kick by Cyone misses

and Schulz moves into the clinch.
Cyone works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The referee is keeping an eye on Schulz - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Cyone is trying to break the clinch but Schulz has him pressed against the cage.

Cyone breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Al Cyone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cyone avoids the body shot from Schulz.
Schulz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cyone counters with a solid body kick.
Cyone throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Schulz tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Cyone counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Schulz thinking.
Cyone lands a slapping body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schulz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Schulz throws a solid leg kick but Cyone takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Schulz.
Schulz throws a right and a left that Cyone avoids nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Schulz closes the distance and clinches.
Schulz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cyone backwards.

Cyone manages to break the clinch.
Cyone thuds a left hand into Schulz's body.
Cyone throws a push kick but Schulz slaps the foot to one side.
Cyone throws a series of punches but Schulz avoids them all with ease.
Cyone blocks a head kick by Schulz.
Cyone throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Schulz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Schulz throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Schulz tries to clinch there but Cyone circles away.
Schulz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Schulz avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cyone keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Schulz takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Schulz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Schulz has managed to clinch.
Schulz has Cyone pressed against the cage.
Cyone is trying to break the clinch but Schulz has him pressed against the cage.
Schulz stalling the fight.
Cyone tries to break the clinch but Schulz is controlling the position.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Cyone tries to break the clinch but Schulz is controlling the position.
Cyone working hard to break the clinch.

Schulz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cyone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Schulz moves away.
Cyone tries to land a body kick
and Schulz counters with a one-two to the body.
Cyone takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Schulz shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Al Cyone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cyone misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Schulz tries a low kick but Cyone avoids it.
Schulz tries to clinch up but Cyone circles away and keeps his distance.
Schulz moves to clinch but Cyone breaks away
letting Cyone counter with a right hand.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cyone misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cyone has Schulz pressed against the cage.

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

Cyone tries to keep at a distance but Schulz has taken the fight into the clinch.
Schulz is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A right hook to the body lands for Schulz.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.

Schulz breaks the clinch.
Schulz lands a really nice looking cross but Cyone seems unphased.
Cyone throws a right and a left that Schulz avoids nicely.
Cyone misses with a few strikes there.
Cyone cracks Schulz with a good jab.
Schulz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cyone thinks about countering with a body kick.
Cyone lands a jab to Schulz's midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schulz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cyone tries to bum rush Schulz with a series of wild strikes but Schulz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Schulz on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Schulz, right into the meat.
Cyone lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Schulz backs up against the cage.

It looks like Mads Schulz has been cut.
Cyone misses with a lunging right hand
and Schulz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cyone connects with a body shot that sends Schulz's belly button to the back.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Cyone avoids the elbow strike from Schulz, against the cage.

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

Schulz has managed to clinch.
Cyone has had enough of the clinch but Schulz keeps him there for the moment.
Cyone is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Mads Schulz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mads Schulz's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Cyone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Schulz was well out of range. Poor timing from Cyone.
Some wild striking there from Cyone.
Cyone scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Schulz clinches up against the cage.
Cyone is trying to force a seperation but Schulz has the dominant position.

Schulz breaks the clinch.
Cyone misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schulz tries a head kick but it misses.
Schulz tries to clinch but Cyone moves out of range.
Cyone is looking to wear down Schulz with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cyone misses with a two punch combination.
Schulz throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

Schulz drives through and clinches with Cyone against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Schulz breaks from the clinch.
Cyone slips a jab and a cross from Schulz.
A little feinted left hand from Cyone on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cyone throws a nice looking combination but Schulz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cyone feints a jab promting Schulz to slip. Cyone then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Schulz slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Schulz tries to close the distance and clinch but Cyone swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cyone appears to be looking for a big counter.
Cyone pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cyone looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Al Cyone is winning the standup battle so far.
Schulz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cyone swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It looked like Cyone wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Schulz connects with a leg kick. Cyone looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Schulz connects with a nice looking jab.
Cyone misses with a jab, cross combination.

Schulz moves into range and clinches up with Cyone.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cyone can't break the clinch.
Schulz taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

Schulz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Schulz tries to clinch up but Cyone circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Cyone tries to keep at a distance but Schulz has taken the fight into the clinch.

Schulz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Schulz takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cyone scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Schulz fails to land with a series of punches.
Cyone is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Cyone throws a right hand that misses
letting Schulz counter with a right hand.

Schulz drives through and clinches with Cyone against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Schulz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Schulz throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Cyone throws the kick towards the body but Schulz avoids it.
Cyone misses with a looping right.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A head kick misses from Schulz.
It looked like Cyone was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Cyone thows a left - swing and a miss!
Schulz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cyone manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cyone swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Schulz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cyone misses with a series of wild punches.
Cyone misses with an uppercut. Schulz saw that one coming.

Schulz clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schulz will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Cyone up against the cage.
Schulz lands a good knee to the midsection. Cyone won't want to take too many of those.

Schulz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Schulz throws a body kick that misses.
Cyone throws a predictable looking body shot
and Schulz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Schulz tries to clinch but Cyone moves out of range.
Cyone was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Cyone throws a right hand that Schulz ducks under and follows up with a left that Schulz also avoids with ease.
Schulz throws a head kick but Cyone moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schulz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cyone.
Cyone throws a quick counter kick to the body but Schulz avoids it.
Schulz throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Schulz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Schulz tries to work over Cyone's front leg with a kick but Cyone checks it.
Cyone misses the shot to the body.
Cyone tries a head kick but it misses.
Schulz is looking to clinch.
Cyone will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Schulz tries to clinch but Cyone moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Schulz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A quick step to the side and Cyone tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cyone takes a swing at Schulz's ribcage but misses.
Schulz raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Cyone swings away with a body shot that misses
and Schulz counters with a straight right hand.
Cyone misses with a hook to the body
and Schulz counters with a stiff right hand.
Schulz takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

Schulz takes the fight into the clinch.
Cyone tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Schulz's elbow.
Schulz lands a hook to the side of the head.

Schulz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cyone throws a body kick that misses
enabling Schulz to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schulz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cyone swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Schulz. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Schulz lands a slapping body shot.
Schulz throws a head kick but Cyone moves out of range.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Schulz misses with a series of wild punches.
It looked like Cyone wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cyone misses with a combination
and Schulz counters with a nice body shot.
Schulz throws a sloppy head kick and Cyone moves out of range easily.
Al Cyone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Schulz takes the fight into the clinch.
Al Cyone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cyone wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Schulz manages to break the clinch.
Schulz avoids the body shot from Cyone.
Schulz tries to clinch up.
Schulz tries a head kick but it misses.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Cyone circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Cyone to counter with a crisp jab.
Cyone misses with a wild combination.
Schulz moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The fighters circling - Cyone throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Schulz is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Cyone!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schulz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cyone misses with a hook. Schulz ducked under it nicely.
Schulz steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Cyone.
Cyone rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Schulz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.

Schulz instigates a clinch.

Schulz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cyone throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Schulz counters with a series of strikes. Cyone will be more careful next time no doubt.
Schulz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Schulz throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Schulz darts in trying to clinch
and Cyone connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Schulz dodges the punch combination from Cyone.
Cyone throws a solid leg kick but Schulz takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cyone.
Schulz tries to clinch but Cyone is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mads Schulz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Schulz has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge David Hoff scores the fight for Mads Schulz!
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight for Mads Schulz!
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight for Mads Schulz!

Mads Schulz wins by unanimous decision!
A relieved looking Mads Schulz thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Undercard bout

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

Nelson
vs
Bravie

185 cm
18
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

199 cm
25
271 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Basic striking
KO power

Good kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Shawn Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Edward Bravie!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Bart Greer and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson misses with a two punch combination.
Nelson misses with a lunging right hand
and Bravie counters with a leg kick.
Nelson throws a series of punches but Bravie avoids them all with ease.
Some wild striking there from Nelson.
Bravie feints a counter leg kick.
Bravie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nelson.
Nelson throws a series of punches but Bravie moves out of range.
Bravie feints a counter leg kick.
Bravie connects with a leg kick. Nelson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bravie looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nelson could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Nelson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nelson misses with a two punch combination.
Nelson swinging wildly here.

Bravie clinches up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravie scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nelson blocks a body shot from Bravie.
Nelson prevents a body shot from Bravie.
Bravie throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nelson is breathing heavily.
Nelson takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Shawn Nelson has been cut.
Bravie struggles to land a body shot inside as Nelson controls his hands.

Bravie breaks the clinch.
Nelson tries to bum rush Bravie with a series of wild strikes but Bravie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nelson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bravie lands a nice looking kick to the body. Nelson takes a step back to recover.
Nelson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bravie can pounce on him.
Bravie lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bravie throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bravie. That's going to slow Nelson down.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bravie.

Bravie catches his opponent with a big hook that sends him to the canvas! Nelson stumbles back to his feet but will the referee allow it to continue? Nelson walks forwards and this one will be allowed to continue! Come on!
Bravie scoring well with a low kick there.
Nelson walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Bravie! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Edward Bravie!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
61%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Harry Gash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Russel Hobbs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Russel Hobbs has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Gash
vs
Hobbs

205 cm
25
240 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

225 cm
25
240 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Dangerous knees
Big right hand

Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Harry Gash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Russel Hobbs!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, David Hoff and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gash with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hobbs to score with a decent uppercut.
Gash displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hobbs throws out the jab.
Hobbs takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gash throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gash swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gash tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hobbs appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Gash tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hobbs swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hobbs.
Gash tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hobbs was well out of range. Poor timing from Gash.
Hobbs feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gash's calf.
Hobbs slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gash tries to clinch but Hobbs is having none of it.
Hobbs lands the left hand.
Hobbs thumps Gash with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hobbs scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hobbs avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gash takes a swing at Hobbs's ribcage but misses.
Hobbs avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Hobbs. That snapped Gash's head back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gash throws a looping overhand right but Hobbs ducks down to avoid it.
Harry Gash seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hobbs fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gash is looking to wear down Hobbs with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hobbs takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hobbs scores with a nice head shot.
Hobbs wants to slow Gash down by chopping away at his legs.
Hobbs cracks Gash with a good jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Gash checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gash scores with a shot to the body.
Hobbs shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

It looks like Russel Hobbs has been cut.
Gash lands a right hook to the body.
A leg kick checked by Gash.
Gash throws a body shot but no joy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gash takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gash scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hobbs has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gash digs a good hook to Hobbs's body.
Gash takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Gash. Beautiful body shot.
Hobbs looks winded!
Gash thuds a left hand into Hobbs's body.
Hobbs is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gash just misses with a punch to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hobbs.
A little feinted left hand from Gash on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gash looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Gash wants to clinch.
Hobbs tries a quick counter leg kick but Gash is wise to it.
Hobbs walks into a jab.
Gash moves in looking to clinch but Hobbs pushes him off.
Gash wants to clinch.
Hobbs pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gash ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hobbs avoids the body shot from Gash.
Hobbs replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Gash blocks it well.
Hobbs keeps the fight on the outside.
Hobbs takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gash comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gash tries to clinch but Hobbs is having none of it.
Gash throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gash tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hobbs was well out of range. Poor timing from Gash.
Gash fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hobbs manages to avoid it.
Gash cracks Hobbs with a good jab.
Hobbs throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gash throws a lazy right hand but Hobbs sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gash lands with a hook. Hobbs tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hobbs takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

Hobbs is rocked!
Gash fails with an attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Hobbs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gash connects with a quick right hand that sends Hobbs tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the cage, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Harry Gash!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
55%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Konrad Badabaos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Bojangles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Badabaos might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Day Is My Enemy. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Badabaos
vs
Bojangles

222 cm
25
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

200 cm
25
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Excellent MT
Big right hand

Good kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Konrad Badabaos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mr Bojangles!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Dirk Anderson and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bojangles lands with a nice body kick.
Bojangles lands a leg kick that knocks Badabaos off balance momentarily.
Badabaos on the wrong end of a nice jab.

It looks like Konrad Badabaos has been cut.
Badabaos lands with a hook. Bojangles tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Badabaos connects with a single shot there.
Bojangles throws a hook but Badabaos avoids it easily.
Bojangles misses with an uppercut. Badabaos saw that one coming.
Badabaos has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Hut - $50 in the buildup to the fight.
Bojangles throws a head kick that misses.
Bojangles throws a low kick but Badabaos avoids it.
Badabaos moves out of range of the body kick.
Bojangles moves out of range of the body kick from Badabaos.
Bojangles stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Badabaos turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
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!
Good shot there by Bojangles.
Badabaos scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Badabaos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bojangles tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Badabaos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bojangles lands with a shot to the body.
Bojangles moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Badabaos throws a sloppy head kick and Bojangles moves out of range easily.
Bojangles throws a quick inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Badabaos. Bojangles does a little dance to reset his feet.
It seemed like Bojangles was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Konrad Badabaos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bojangles lands with a right hand.
Badabaos lands a lovely overhand right.
Badabaos shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bojangles eats them both and turns towards Badabaos to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Badabaos buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bojangles bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Badabaos's head.

Konrad Badabaos's cut is getting worse.
Badabaos is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bojangles feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Badabaos's calf.
Bojangles takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bojangles turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom! Bojangles lands a massive head kick that sends Badabaos crashing into the cage, followed by a classic face plant on the canvas! He's up to his knees but he's not going to beat the count - this one is all over! Bojangles is jumping around like a lunatic, extatic with the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Mr Bojangles!