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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Marcos Zarate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Weed Plant (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.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcos Zarate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Weed Plant!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jorge Garcia and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plant attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Zarate lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Plant circles away quickly and effectively.
Plant takes the fight into the clinch.
Zarate wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Plant has him pressed against the ropes.
Plant breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Plant ducks under a wild hook from Zarate.
Plant unleashes a big counter combination but Zarate bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Zarate lands a jab.
Plant closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot in the inside from Plant.
Plant escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Plant misses with a kick to the body.
A big right from Zarate misses.
Plant clinches up against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plant is leaning against Zarate and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Zarate wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Plant stalling the fight.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Plant takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Plant stalls.
Plant escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zarate lands a glancing blow to the side of Plant's head.
Zarate throws the left hand but Plant avoids the punch easily.
Plant closes the distance and clinches.
Plant breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Plant throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Zarate does it's job there.
Zarate throws a poor cross that misses
and Plant moves into the clinch.
Plant stalling the fight.
Zarate wants to break free but Plant has control.
Plant breaks the clinch.
Plant walks into a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Plant drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Zarate missing with a left hand there. Plant was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Marcos Zarate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zarate gets tackled into the ropes by Plant. Plant maintains the clinch.
Zarate has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Plant lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zarate backwards.
Plant looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Plant misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zarate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zarate tries to circle away but Plant has him pinned against the ropes.
Plant breaks from the clinch.
Plant tries a head kick but it misses.
Zarate throws an off balance right hand
and Plant counters with a left to the body.
Plant has Zarate up against the ropes in a clinch.
Plant breaks from the clinch.
Zarate throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Plant sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zarate swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Plant counter with a right hand.
Plant slips under a jab.
Plant rushes Zarate and presses him up against the ropes.
Plant taking a breather.
Plant's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zarate throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Plant counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Plant.
Plant's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Plant tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zarate gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Plant instigates a clinch.
Plant lands a shot to the body.
Plant breaks from the clinch.
Zarate gets tackled into the ropes by Plant. Plant maintains the clinch.
Plant breaks the clinch.
Plant has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Zarate finds it's way round the side to connect with Plant's head.
Plant takes the fight into the clinch.
Plant escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Weed Plant dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Zarate working hard to break the clinch.
Plant manages to break the clinch.
Zarate rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Plant counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Plant.
Plant has Zarate pressed against the ropes, preventing Zarate from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Plant slows down the pace here.
Plant manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Zarate misses.
Plant wants to slow Zarate down by chopping away at his legs.
Zarate punishes Plant's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zarate scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Plant doesn't seem bothered though.
Plant avoids the body shot from Zarate.
Plant throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
It looked like Zarate wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Plant uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zarate.
Zarate throws a right and a left that Plant avoids nicely.
Zarate misses with a few strikes there.
Plant has managed to clinch.
Plant keeps control of Zarate as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Plant slowing the pace effectively.
Zarate is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Zarate is looking to break free of the clinch but Plant has double underhooks.
Plant pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Plant takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Zarate throws a looping overhand right but Plant ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zarate is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Plant.
Zarate throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Plant has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A jab from Zarate misses.
Zarate throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Plant closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Plant dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Plant breaks the clinch.
Zarate 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.
Plant moves out of range as Zarate strikes.
Plant tries to counter by closing the distance.
Zarate connects with the punch.
Plant clinches.
Plant pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plant gets a clinch.
Zarate wants to break free but Plant has control.
A bit of stalling here from Plant.
Plant manages to break the clinch.
Marcos Zarate is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Plant takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Zarate throws a body punch but Plant moves out of range.
A big left from Zarate misses.
Zarate getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Plant throws a low kick but Zarate moves out of range easily.
Zarate avoids the head kick by Plant.
Zarate went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Zarate misses with a looping right.
Plant gets a clinch.
Plant breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zarate misses with a jab, cross combination.
Plant uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zarate.
Plant has managed to clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Plant.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Plant takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Zarate tries to break the clinch but Plant is controlling the position.
Plant breaks from the clinch.
Zarate misses with an uppercut.
Zarate sets himself, and Plant steps forward looking for the clinch! Zarate avoids it this time.
Plant closes the distance and clinches.
Plant lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Plant slowing the pace effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Weed Plant will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Zarate's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Nice defenses there by Plant.
Zarate throws a big shot that misses.
Zarate fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Plant throws a quick inside leg kick.
Zarate throws a hook but Plant blocks it.
Plant on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A jab lands there for Zarate.
Plant pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Plant moves into range and clinches up with Zarate.
Zarate wants to break free but Plant has control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Plant lands a nice shot to the body.
Plant is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zarate is defending well for now.
Plant with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Plant manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zarate loads up on a big right hand but Plant slips the punch.
Zarate misses with a hook
and Plant counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Plant manages to break the clinch.
Zarate looks to throw the jab but Plant is out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Plant.
Zarate wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Plant has him pressed against the ropes.
Plant breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Zarate.
Zarate misses with an uppercut
and Plant counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Zarate throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Plant sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plant throws a sloppy head kick and Zarate moves out of range easily.
Plant clinches up with Zarate and pushes him back against the ropes.
Plant has Zarate pressed against the ropes.
Zarate letting Plant take a breather here.
Zarate is trying to push Plant away but Plant has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Plant breaks the clinch.
Zarate throws a lazy uppercut
and Plant counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Plant.
Zarate letting Plant take a breather here.
A body shot lands from Plant.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plant breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Plant pushes Zarate up against the ropes in a clinch.
Zarate is trying to break the clinch but Plant has him pressed against the ropes.
Zarate tries to circle away but Plant has him pinned against the ropes.
Plant with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Plant pushes Zarate back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zarate wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Zarate is trying to break the clinch but Plant is controlling him.
Zarate has had enough of the clinch but Plant keeps him there for the moment.
Plant pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Plant has Zarate up against the ropes in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plant breaks the clinch.
Zarate throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zarate throws out a loose jab but Plant uses good head movement to avoid it.
Plant ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zarate moves away.
Nice uppercut there from Zarate.
Marcos Zarate has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A swing and a miss from Zarate.
Zarate throws out a loose jab but Plant uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zarate rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Plant counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Plant.
Plant escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Plant instigates a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zarate working hard to break the clinch.
Weed Plant is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Plant'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 fight!
Weed Plant comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Plant 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Weed Plant!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Tom Costigan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Sleeper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Costigan comes to the ring accompanied by Kickapoo by Tenacious D. Nate Sleeper has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tom Costigan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nate Sleeper !
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Kavanagh and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sleeper slips a jab and a cross from Costigan.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sleeper ! But no joy.
Costigan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sleeper throws a right hand that Costigan ducks under and follows up with a left that Costigan also avoids with ease.
Sleeper will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Costigan throws a series of strikes that have Sleeper backpedaling.
Sleeper dodges the punch combination from Costigan.
Costigan throws a head kick but Sleeper moves out of range.
Sleeper staggers Costigan with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Costigan looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! Just in time and the ref is going to let the fight continue!
Costigan is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Costigan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Oh Costigan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sleeper lets loose with a powerful body kick. Costigan will feel that in the morning.
Costigan seems to have got his legs back now.
Costigan is breathing heavily.
Sleeper plants his feet and throws a 3 punch combo. Miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops Costigan to the mat, unconscious! This fight is all over! Costigan just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Nate Sleeper !
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Darius Ellis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown has chosen Method Man - Judgement Day as his entrance music. Joe Brown has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Darius Ellis's chin.
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Prefers standup
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Solid chin
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Darius Ellis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Brown!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Russell Pearce and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for Brown.
It looks like Darius Ellis has been cut.
Ellis doesn't manage to clinch there - Brown circles away.
Ellis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Brown connects with a solid leg kick.
Brown scoring well with a low kick there.
Ellis tries to clinch up.
Brown flicks out a counter leg kick but Ellis steps away.
Crunch! Brown slams his shin into Ellis's torso.
Brown lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ellis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A slapping body kick lands there for Brown.
Brown drops a shoulder and throws a biiiig uppercut that drops Ellis onto his butt! Ellis pops straight back to his feet to convince the referee that he's OK to continue.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown connects with a leg kick. Ellis looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ellis walks into a big right hand from Brown and goes down! The referee sends Brown to a neutral corner as Ellis gets back to his feet. He looks OK so we're back under way.
Brown lands with a kick to the ribs.
Ellis is breathing heavily.
Ellis leaves his chin hanging out and Brown seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Ellis crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joe Brown!
A very excited looking Joe Brown rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Alonso Blake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Perry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Blake might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Firestarter. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Alonso Blake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eric Perry!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Eddie Farnsworth and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blake staying out of range there.
Alonso Blake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perry takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Blake ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Blake is looking to chop away at Perry's legs.
Blake lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Perry circles away quickly and effectively.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Blake trying to stall but Perry improves his position.
Blake gets through Perry's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Blake is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Perry is keeping busy.
Perry missing with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Blake fails to land.
Blake blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Blake is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Blake.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry misses with a body punch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Blake cracks Perry with a nice body shot.
Perry looks winded!
Blake working hard to break the clinch.
Blake breaks from the clinch.
Perry throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Perry takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Blake lands with a nice body punch.
Perry walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
It looks like Eric Perry has been cut.
Perry walks straight into a solid jab from Blake. Oh, it looks like it's stumbled him! Blake follows up with a big combo - a right followed by a left that knocks Perry out cold! Perry toppled like a tree, face planting on the canvas. Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Alonso Blake!
Alonso Blake decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Reverend Jesse Custer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Hunt (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.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Reverend Jesse Custer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Richard Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Jonathan Paton and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Hunt there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Custer misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Custer fails to land with a series of punches.
Custer moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromHunt.
Custer misses with a low kick.
Hunt digs a good hook to Custer's body.
Hunt scoring well with a low kick there.
Hunt looks to throw a body kick
and Custer holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hunt tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Custer avoids it.
Custer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hunt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Custer's elbow.
Custer slowing the pace effectively.
Hunt throws an elbow that misses.
Custer connects with a knee to the head.
Hunt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hunt has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hunt tries a body shot but Custer blocks it.
Hunt pushes off an throws an elbow but Custer leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Custer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Custer blocks an elbow strike.
Hunt is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hunt.
Hunt avoids a wild elbow strike from Custer.
Custer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hunt misses with a punch to the body.
Custer connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hunt's face.
It looks like Richard Hunt has been cut.
Custer tries to throw a body punch but Hunt avoids it by throwing Custer back against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Hunt fails to land.
Custer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Custer.
Custer content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hunt is trying to break free.
Custer scores with a shot to the side of Hunt's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Custer.
Custer misses with a knee strike.
Hunt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Custer tries a body shot but Hunt blocks it.
Custer misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Custer.
Hunt is working Custer over against the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hunt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Custer backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Custer pushes off an throws an elbow but Hunt leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Hunt wants to break free but Custer has control.
Hunt working hard to break the clinch.
Hunt with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Custer is trying to maintain a safe position but Hunt gets an underhook and turns Custer into the ropes.
A short right from Hunt.
Hunt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Custer tries a body shot but Hunt blocks it.
Custer misses with a punch on the inside.
Hunt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Custer.
Custer lands with a left to the head.
Custer gets through Hunt's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Custer trying to stall but Hunt improves his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt throws a head punch that misses.
Custer is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Custer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hunt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Custer.
Hunt scores with a kick to the midsection.
Custer walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hunt checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hunt uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Custer has time to react.
Hunt lands with a nice body kick.
Custer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hunt tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice cross by Hunt.
Custer blocks a low kick nicely.
Hunt 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.
Hunt dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Custer. That did some damage!
Hunt works the jab nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunt avoids the body shot from Custer.
Hunt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hunt buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Custer avoids the head kick by Hunt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hunt.
Custer takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hunt scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hunt scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Custer avoids the head kick by Hunt.
Custer throws the kick towards the body but Hunt avoids it.
Hunt was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Hunt avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hunt looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hunt connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Custer's hands.
Hunt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Custer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hunt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Hunt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Richard Hunt's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hunt takes a swing at Custer's ribcage but misses.
Hunt walks into a straight right hand from Custer.
Hunt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Custer jabs at Hunt's body.
Custer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hunt counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Custer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hunt backwards.
Custer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Custer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Custer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Custer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Custer breaks the clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hunt.
Custer looks to score with a jab to the body but Hunt is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt lands with a thumping leg kick.
Custer misses with a hook. Hunt ducked under it nicely.
Custer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hunt holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Custer misses with a short punch on the inside.
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!
Hunt missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Custer lands with a light punch inside.
Custer works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hunt prevents a body shot from Custer.
Custer lands with a light punch inside.
Custer lands a right hand.
Hunt misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short body shot lands from Hunt as the two fighters clinch.
Custer is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Custer prevents a body shot from Hunt.
Custer scores with a shot to the side of Hunt's head.
A short right from Hunt on the inside.
Custer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Custer tries a body shot but Hunt blocks it.
Custer trying to control the position but instead, Hunt has worked for underhooks and has pushed Custer into the ropes.
Custer blocks an elbow strike from Hunt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hunt digs a right hand underneath Custer's ribcage. Custer let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Custer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Custer landing knees to the head.
Custer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hunt can't find room to land a body shot as Custer controls the action.
Custer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Custer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hunt fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Custer has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Custer is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Custer throws a series of punches but Hunt avoids them all with ease.
Custer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hunt.
Crunch! Hunt slams his shin into Custer's torso.
Custer throws a jab when Hunt was well out of range.
Hunt tries to move into range but Custer moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Custer throws a leg kick but Hunt sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Custer is looking to score with low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Custer throws a low kick but Hunt moves out of range easily.
It seemed like Hunt was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hunt lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hunt misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hunt turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Custer misses with a straight right.
Custer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Hunt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Richard Hunt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hunt lets loose with a powerful body kick. Custer will feel that in the morning.
Hunt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Custer tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Custer takes one on the button.
Custer throws a sloppy head kick and Hunt moves out of range easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hunt! But no joy.
Custer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Custer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hunt lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hunt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Custer swings wildly with an uppercut but Hunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hunt lands a body shot in the clinch.
Reverend Jesse Custer has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt lands a right hand.
Hunt misses with a body punch.
Custer stalling against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Custer.
Hunt blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Custer on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Hunt scores with a nice short uppercut.
Custer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Custer misses with a punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Hunt.
Custer throws a punch but it's blocked by Hunt.
Custer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hunt backwards.
Custer lands a good knee to the midsection. Hunt won't want to take too many of those.
Custer tries to stall but Hunt uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Reverend Jesse Custer will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Richard Hunt's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Custer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Custer just misses with a punch to the body.
Hunt is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Hunt looks to score with a jab to the body but Custer is just out of range.
Hunt moves out of range as Custer strikes.
Some bone on bone action there as Custer checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hunt jabs at Custer's body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hunt.
Hunt thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Custer if he has to take too many more of those.
Custer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hunt darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hunt throws a solid leg kick but Custer takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hunt.
Hunt thuds a left hand into Custer's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hunt, right into the meat.
Custer lands an overhand right.
Hunt ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
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!
Hunt connects with a solid leg kick.
Custer doesn't manage to clinch there - Hunt circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Custer lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hunt backs up against the ropes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hunt getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hunt misses with a head kick.
Hunt misses with a body shot.
Hunt feints and then cracks Custer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Custer down.
Custer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hunt takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hunt avoids a punch combination nicely.
Custer's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hunt connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Custer scrambles back to his feet.
Hunt tries to land a body kick
and Custer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hunt fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Custer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hunt ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice straight punches there by Hunt. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hunt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Custer throws a series of punches but Hunt avoids them all with ease.
Hunt moves out of range as Custer strikes.
Hunt fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Custer has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hunt is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hunt misses with a double jab.
Hunt misses with a body kick.
Custer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hunt.
Custer moves in looking to clinch but Hunt pushes him off.
Hunt swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Custer misses with a looping right.
Hunt throws a head kick that misses.
Hunt digs a good hook to Custer's body.
Custer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hunt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Custer.
Custer swings for the body but Hunt moves out of range.
Hunt throws a nice looking combination but Custer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt slips a jab from Custer.
Hunt is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Custer rather than just go for the knockout.
Custer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hunt manages to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hunt. That's going to slow Custer down.
Hunt connects with a body shot.
A good leg kick by Hunt.
Custer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hunt can pounce on him.
Custer tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hunt lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Custer throws a right and a left that Hunt avoids nicely.
Custer walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hunt scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Custer misses with an uppercut. Hunt saw that one coming.
Hunt lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Custer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hunt's sensitive parts.
Hunt connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Custer throws a sloppy head kick and Hunt moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Custer punishes Hunt's body with a nice straight punch.
Custer lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hunt scores with a jab to the head.
Hunt changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hunt. That's going to slow Custer down.
Custer moves forwards but Hunt connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hunt, right into the meat.
Hunt scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hunt throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A jab from Hunt finds it's way through Custer's defenses.
Custer misses with an attempted mid kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Custer cracks Hunt with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hunt tries to land a front kick but Custer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hunt lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Custer at a distance.
Hunt scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Hunt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hunt 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Hunt!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Elvis Astrok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Paraso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paraso has chosen Delirious Outta My Mind as his entrance music. Ben Paraso struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 206.5lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Elvis Astrok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ben Paraso!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, David Schapiro and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paraso swinging wildly here.
It looked like Astrok wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Paraso misses with the combination.
Astrok appears to be looking for a big counter.
Nice uppercut lands for Astrok. That snapped Paraso's head back.
Astrok showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Paraso.
Astrok with a jab.
It looks like Ben Paraso has been cut.
Paraso throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
It looked like Astrok wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Paraso misses with a few strikes there.
Astrok tests Paraso's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jab from Astrok.
Paraso takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paraso fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Astrok gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Astrok.
Astrok lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Paraso backwards.
Astrok is pushing Paraso up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Paraso misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Astrok lands a right hand.
Astrok is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Paraso is keeping busy.
Astrok scores with a shot to the side of Paraso's head.
A right hook to the body lands for Astrok.
Paraso looks winded!
A short right from Astrok on the inside.
Astrok lands a hook to the side of the head.
Paraso is rocked!
Astrok works on Paraso's body with a couple of short punches.
Astrok works on Paraso's body with a couple of short punches.
Astrok lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Paraso is still on wobbly legs! Can Astrok finish him?
Astrok lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Paraso fails to land.
Astrok lands a body punch.
Astrok breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Paraso with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Paraso looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Paraso 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 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Elvis Astrok!
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Phyuck Yui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kung Fury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fury is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: True Survivor - David Hasselhoff. Phyuck Yui has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Phyuck Yui!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kung Fury!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Columbo Gatti and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fury bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fury pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Yui misses the target.
Fury scores with the left hand. Yui knows he should have avoided that one.
Fury connects with a crisp jab.
Yui takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Yui is looking to slow Fury down with leg kicks.
Fury avoids the head kick by Yui.
Fury slips a jab from Yui.
Kung Fury seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fury scores with a punch to the head.
Fury moves into the clinch successfully.
Fury throws an elbow but it misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fury gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fury misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yui swings wildly with an uppercut but Fury uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fury is working Yui over against the ropes.
Yui tries to work over Fury's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fury creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Yui 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! Yui face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Fury takes it with a brutal technical knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Kung Fury!
A very excited looking Kung Fury rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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