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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Brian Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Dami Mong Alam - Skusta Clee ft. Flip D. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Brian Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jon Jones!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Adams swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
A punch lands to the side of Jones 's head but he takes it in his stride.
It looks like Jon Jones has been cut.
Jones moves to clinch but Adams breaks away
and Adams counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jones walks into a straight right hand from Adams.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Adams paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd cheers as Adams lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jones doesn't seem phased though.
Jones looks to clinch
and Adams connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Adams pushes him off.
It looked like Adams wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jones on the side of the head.
Jones takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jones looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Adams scores with a decent looking hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones tries to bum rush Adams with a series of wild strikes but Adams uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Adams swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Adams lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jones has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Jones moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A left lands for Adams.
Adams lunges at Jones with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jones's hand.
Jon Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adams cracks Jones with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jones is rocked!
Jones walks straight into devastating uppercut and drops to the floor, clearly wobbled! Can he beat the count? 4,5,6,7... he's up! And he's down again! The ref steps in and calls an end to the fight! What a punch that was!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Brian Adams!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Dez Nutz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cassios Ginga (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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Big right hand
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dez Nutz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cassios Ginga!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Steven Brown and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nutz clinches up with Ginga and pushes him back against the ropes.
Ginga scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short left from Ginga.
Ginga should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Nutz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ginga tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Ginga.
It looks like Dez Nutz has been cut.
Ginga lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nutz or not.
Ginga lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nutz backwards.
Nutz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ginga backwards.
Ginga blocking some punches.
A short right from Ginga.
Good body shot from Nutz.
Nutz tries to stall but Ginga uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ginga fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nutz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cassios Ginga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nutz moves into the clinch.
Ginga has a couple of punches blocked by Nutz.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ginga.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nutz breaks the clinch.
Ginga misses with a low kick as Nutz jumps back.
As Ginga looks to move away, Nutz throws a big counter combo but Ginga just gets out of the way.
Nutz has closed the distance and engaged Ginga in a clinch.
Nutz looking to throw knees to the head but Ginga is blocking nicely.
Ginga misses with the head strike.
Nutz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ginga throws out a powerful jab.
Ginga lands a lovely overhand right.
Nutz closes the distance and clinches.
Nutz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nutz throws a jab but it's blocked by Ginga.
Nutz has Ginga up against the ropes in a clinch.
Ginga keeps control of Nutz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nutz'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.
Ginga tries to throw a body punch but Nutz avoids it by throwing Ginga back against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ginga has a couple of punches blocked by Nutz.
Nutz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ginga scores with a one two! Nutz had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ginga misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nutz ducks under a wild hook from Ginga.
Ginga throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nutz throws a head kick but Ginga moves out of range.
Ginga ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nutz moves away.
Nutz darts in and clinches Ginga up against the ropes.
Ginga has a couple of punches blocked by Nutz.
Nutz tries to land knees in the clinch but Ginga avoids the damage to the body.
Nutz breaks from the clinch.
Nutz defending well as Ginga loads up on a big left hand.
Nutz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ginga fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nutz manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Cassios Ginga will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dez Nutz's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ginga is looking to clinch.
Ginga gets tackled into the ropes by Nutz. Nutz maintains the clinch.
Nutz breaks from the clinch.
Nutz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ginga scores with a spinning back kick!
Ginga keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ginga looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nutz clinches with his opponent.
Nutz is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Nutz lands a nice uppercut.
It looks like Cassios Ginga has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nutz blocking some punches.
Nutz can't break the clinch.
Ginga digs a right hand into Nutz's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nutz's gas tank.
Ginga misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ginga fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Ginga fails to land.
Ginga misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ginga dodges an elbow strike from Nutz.
Ginga lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dez Nutz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nutz leaning against his opponent.
Nutz effectively controlling the action here.
Ginga misses with the head strike.
Nutz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ginga misses with a punch to the body.
Nutz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ginga tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nutz was well out of range. Poor timing from Ginga.
Nutz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ginga throws a body kick that misses.
Nutz is looking to counter with head kicks.
Ginga connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nice jab there from Ginga.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ginga tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nutz moves into the clinch.
Ginga throws a punch but it's blocked by Nutz.
Nutz is trying to break free.
Ginga misses with a body punch.
Nutz dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Nutz is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nutz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nutz drives through and clinches with Ginga against the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nutz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ginga scores with a body shot.
Ginga connects with a body shot that sends Nutz's belly button to the back.
Nutz just misses with a punch to the body.
Nutz fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Cassios Ginga will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Nutz has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ginga digs a right hand into Nutz's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nutz's gas tank.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ginga as Nutz tries to tie him up.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nutz breaks from the clinch.
Ginga throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nutz scores with a jab to the body.
Ginga swings away with a body shot that misses
and Nutz counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Nutz.
Nutz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nutz missing with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hand to the body from Ginga.
Ginga lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ginga has a couple of punches blocked by Nutz.
Ginga tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nutz's elbow.
Nutz holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Nutz is trying to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ginga tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nutz blocks a body shot from Ginga.
Nutz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nutz slips a jab and a cross from Ginga.
Ginga takes a swing at Nutz's ribcage but misses.
Nutz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ginga misses with a punch on the inside.
Ginga working aggressively here.
Nutz taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Nutz looking to stall.
Ginga misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ginga lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nutz or not.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ginga lands an uppercut.
Nutz wants to stall.
Nutz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ginga avoids it.
Nutz blocking some punches.
Ginga misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ginga lands a shoulder strike.
Nutz lands a nice uppercut.
Nutz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ginga throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nutz throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ginga is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Nutz moves into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ginga goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nutz pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Nutz manages to break the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dez Nutz.
I think Ginga 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cassios Ginga!
After winning the bout, Cassios Ginga thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Blobber Volley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blab Blub (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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Good chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Blobber Volley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Blab Blub!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Richard Clark and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Volley. Those never looked like landing.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Volley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blub tries to clinch there but Volley circles away.
Volley takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Volley lands a head kick!
Blub is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Blub tries to clinch but Volley moves away
and Volley counters with a two punch combo.
Blub is rocked!
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Volley moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Blub! Volley continues to tee off on Blub, landing with a left and a right! Volley connects with a right hand that leaves Blub sleeping against the ropes! What a finish by Volley!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Blobber Volley!
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Jim Leen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leen comes to the ring accompanied by Marine Corps Hymn. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim Leen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Adam Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Atkins and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson looks to land a right hand but Leen moved out of range.
Johnson throws a poor cross that misses
and Leen counters with a low kick, right behind Johnson 's knee.
An inside leg kick lands from Leen.
Johnson throws a body punch but Leen moves out of range.
Johnson thuds a left hand into Leen's body.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leen was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Johnson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A big right from Johnson misses.
Leen throws a body kick that misses.
Leen cracks the inside of Johnson's front leg.
Leen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Johnson's head.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leen.
And Leen counters with a quick kick to the body but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johnson throws a right hand that misses
and Leen counters with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Johnson lands a really nice looking cross but Leen seems unphased.
Leen throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Leen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leen cracks the inside of Johnson's front leg.
Leen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leen manages to avoid it.
Leen slips under a jab.
Leen throws a counter high kick but Johnson was just alert enough to avoid it.
Johnson scores with a jab.
Johnson throws the left hand but Leen avoids the punch easily.
Johnson looks to land a left hand but Leen moved out of range nicely.
Johnson throws a body shot but no joy.
It appears Leen was looking to counter with a kick there.
Leen lands with a nice body kick.
Johnson takes a swing at Leen's ribcage but misses.
Leen lets loose with a powerful body kick. Johnson will feel that in the morning.
Leen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Leen thows a body kick. Johnson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Leen ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Leen looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Leen delivers a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson swings for the body but Leen moves out of range.
Leen throws a front kick that sends Johnson stumbling back into the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Leen.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Leen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Johnson! But no joy.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
Johnson throws a hook to the side of Leen's head but Leen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johnson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Leen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Johnson throws a body shot but no joy.
Leen tried to counter with a leg kick but Johnson avoided it.
Johnson misses with a hook.
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johnson throws a big shot that misses.
Leen scores with a kick to the body.
Leen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leen moves forwards but Johnson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Leen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Leen.
Leen throws a head kick that Johnson semi-blocks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jim Leen will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Leen lands with a kick to the ribs.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Leen looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Leen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Leen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Leen, right into the meat.
Johnson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Leen.
Johnson lands with a shot to the body.
Leen lets loose with a powerful body kick. Johnson will feel that in the morning.
Johnson looks to land a left hand but Leen moved out of range nicely.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Leen lands a nice looking kick to the body. Johnson takes a step back to recover.
Leen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Leen ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Leen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leen feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Leen lands a front kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leen connects with an inside leg kick.
Leen slips a straight right by Johnson.
Leen moves away from the strike by Johnson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
Johnson avoids a kick to the body.
Johnson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Leen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Leen scoring well with a low kick there.
Leen throws a leg kick which misses Johnson's front leg but catches the back leg as Johnson tries to avoid it.
Nice straight punches there by Johnson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Johnson.
Leen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Leen is just out of range.
Leen misses with a body kick.
Leen thows a body kick. Johnson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Leen slips under a jab.
Johnson blocks the body kick.
Johnson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Johnson throws a body shot but no joy.
Leen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Johnson throws a big shot that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
Johnson throws a jab when Leen was well out of range.
Johnson misses with a looping left.
Johnson cracks a nice hook into Leen's ribs.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Leen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Leen lands a high kick!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Leen.
A swing and a miss from Johnson.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Leen.
Johnson swings for the body but Leen moves out of range.
A jab from Johnson misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson lands a lovely overhand right.
Leen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Leen throws a front kick that sends Johnson stumbling back into the ropes.
Leen misses with a body kick.
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 Jim Leen will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Leen fakes the leg kick and cracks Johnson in the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Leen - that will leave a mark!
A big left from Johnson misses.
Johnson misses with a hook to the body
and Leen counters with an outside leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Leen!
Johnson connects with a jab.
Johnson lands a body shot.
Johnson throws a sloppy body shot
and Leen counters with an inside leg kick.
Jim Leen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Leen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Johnson's sensitive parts.
Johnson throws a hook but Leen blocks it.
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick.
Leen is looking to land body kicks.
Leen throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
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!
Leen moves out of range of the strikes.
Leen looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Johnson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Leen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Leen moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Jim Leen is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Leen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Leen scores with a kick to the midsection.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Leen, right into the meat.
Johnson throws a body punch but Leen moves out of range.
Leen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Leen staying out of range there.
An inside leg kick lands from Leen.
Leen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson.
Johnson tests Leen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Leen.
Leen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The fighters circling - Johnson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Leen. Johnson shrugs it off though.
Leen throws a half hearted mid kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Leen.
Leen slips under a jab from Johnson.
An inside leg kick lands from Leen.
Johnson throws a hook but Leen avoids it easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Leen.
Leen is looking to slow Johnson down with leg kicks.
Johnson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Johnson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Johnson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Leen.
Leen moves away from the strike by Johnson.
Johnson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Leen.
Leen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by Leen.
Adam Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by Leen.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jim Leen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Leen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jim Leen!
A very excited looking Jim Leen made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Wade North (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tum Pukorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). North comes to the ring accompanied by Howl. Tum Pukorn is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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175 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Wade North!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tum Pukorn!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pukorn chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
North tries to clinch up but Pukorn circles away and keeps his distance.
Pukorn has taken the fight to the clinch.
North blocks an uppercut.
North throws an elbow that misses.
Pukorn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pukorn misses with a hook to the ribs.
North is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
North misses with an elbow over the top.
Pukorn misses with a punch on the inside.
North blocks a body shot from Pukorn.
North tries to stall but Pukorn uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
I was talking to North's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
North is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Pukorn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pukorn as North tries to tie him up.
Pukorn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with North's elbow.
North throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
North pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
North is trying to stall.
Pukorn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
North blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
North misses with a hook to the ribs.
North creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Pukorn is trying to maintain a safe position but North gets an underhook and turns Pukorn into the ropes.
Pukorn looking to stall.
North throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
North lands a damaging elbow.
Pukorn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
North tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pukorn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pukorn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
North lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
North looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pukorn has a couple of punches blocked by North.
North misses with a hook to the ribs.
North is pushing Pukorn up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
North lands an elbow inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
North tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pukorn trying to land knees to the body.
North wants to stall.
Pukorn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with North's elbow.
Pukorn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with North's elbow.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
North stalling in the clinch but Pukorn improves position.
North can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Pukorn tries to land knees in the clinch but North avoids the damage to the body.
North tries to stall but Pukorn uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pukorn tries to throw a body punch but North avoids it by throwing Pukorn back against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by North.
Pukorn takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pukorn blocks the elbow strike.
North wants to stall.
Pukorn has a couple of punches blocked by North.
Pukorn avoids a wild elbow strike from North.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pukorn tries a body shot but North blocks it.
North pushes off an throws an elbow but Pukorn leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tum Pukorn will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The fight stays on the outside here - North looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
North tries to clinch but Pukorn is having none of it.
Pukorn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pukorn is trying to counter with his kicks.
North tries to clinch up but Pukorn circles away and keeps his distance.
North tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Pukorn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
North rushes Pukorn and presses him up against the ropes.
Pukorn tries to work over North's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
North is stalling here.
Pukorn is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Nice elbow from North.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pukorn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
North throws an elbow that misses.
North prevents a body shot from Pukorn.
Pukorn tries to throw a body punch but North avoids it by throwing Pukorn back against the ropes.
Pukorn misses with a knee to the head.
Pukorn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
North blocks a body shot from Pukorn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pukorn struggles to land a body shot inside as North controls his hands.
Pukorn looking to slow down the pace here.
Pukorn dodges an elbow strike from North.
Pukorn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've been informed that Pukorn has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
North'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.
North throws an elbow that misses.
North looking to stall.
North misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pukorn avoids the elbow strike from North, against the ropes.
North creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pukorn's defenses.
North blocks a body shot from Pukorn.
North can't find room to land a body shot as Pukorn controls the action.
Pukorn has a couple of punches blocked by North.
Pukorn missing with knees to the body.
Pukorn can't find room to land a body shot as North controls the action.
North blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pukorn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but North blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
North lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Pukorn tries to work over North's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pukorn takes an elbow to the temple.
North lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pukorn tries to throw a body punch but North avoids it by throwing Pukorn back against the ropes.
North misses with a shot to the kidneys.
North tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pukorn's elbow.
Pukorn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
North misses with an elbow over the top.
North blocks a body shot from Pukorn.
A nice glancing elbow lands by North.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pukorn misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pukorn.
North throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
North wants to stall.
Pukorn trying to stall but North improves his position.
Pukorn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with North's elbow.
Pukorn dodges an elbow strike from North.
Pukorn has a couple of punches blocked by North.
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 Wade North will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
North closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
North looking to slow down the pace here.
North looking to stall.
Pukorn tries to work over North's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pukorn missing with knees to the body.
North throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pukorn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pukorn tries to work over North's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
North blocks an uppercut.
Pukorn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
North prevents a body shot from Pukorn.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pukorn lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pukorn scores with a nice hook to the head.
North managing to block the knees to the body from Pukorn.
Pukorn misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pukorn using the Thai plumb to throw knees but North has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
North goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pukorn misses with some punches.
Pukorn tries a body shot but North blocks it.
North prevents a body shot from Pukorn.
Wade North has scored more points in the clinch so far.
North pushes off an throws an elbow but Pukorn leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Pukorn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with North's elbow.
Pukorn lands a left hand.
Pukorn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A hook to the body from Pukorn.
Pukorn lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Pukorn fails to land.
North blocks an uppercut.
Pukorn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
North lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pukorn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pukorn misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pukorn scores with a hook to the body.
Pukorn blocks an elbow strike from North.
Pukorn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pukorn is leaning against North and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pukorn cracks North with a nice body shot.
North tries a body shot but Pukorn blocks it.
Pukorn misses with a punch on the inside.
Pukorn has a couple of punches blocked by North.
North misses with an elbow over the top.
Pukorn blocks an elbow strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pukorn struggles to land a body shot inside as North controls his hands.
Pukorn blocks the elbow strike.
Pukorn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and North avoids it.
Pukorn tries a body shot but North blocks it.
North throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pukorn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pukorn takes an elbow to the forehead.
North prevents a body shot from Pukorn.
Pukorn tries to throw a body punch but North avoids it by throwing Pukorn back against the ropes.
North blocks an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tum Pukorn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pukorn has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Tum Pukorn!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Tum Pukorn waved his t-shirt featuring On Tap (160Q & Laundry)'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Thaksin Napapa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aksel Stenger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stenger has chosen Hit2face - Ain't it nice to get hit to the face? as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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196 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thaksin Napapa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aksel Stenger!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Phil Schofield and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stenger walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Napapa checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Stenger with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A head kick misses from Stenger.
Stenger throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Napapa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've been informed that Stenger has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Stenger connects with a solid leg kick.
Stenger gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A head punch on the inside from Napapa fails to land.
Stenger blocking some punches.
Stenger misses with a punch to the body.
Stenger breaks from the clinch.
Napapa is looking to score with low kicks.
Stenger takes the fight into the clinch.
Stenger makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stenger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stenger working aggressively here.
Stenger lands with a right to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stenger can't find room to land a body shot as Napapa controls the action.
Stenger misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Napapa lands a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stenger tries to throw a body punch but Napapa avoids it by throwing Stenger back against the ropes.
Napapa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Napapa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A nice left hand lands by Napapa.
Napapa lands with a light punch inside.
Stenger tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Napapa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stenger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stenger misses with a body punch.
Stenger tries to land a knee to the head but Napapa blocks with his arms.
Napapa wants to stall.
Napapa tries to throw a body punch but Stenger avoids it by throwing Napapa back against the ropes.
Stenger lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Stenger pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stenger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Napapa manages to avoid it.
Napapa shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Stenger has Napapa up against the ropes in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stenger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stenger blocking some punches.
Stenger pushes Napapa back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stenger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stenger cracks Napapa with a nice body shot.
Napapa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Napapa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stenger throws a punch but it's blocked by Napapa.
Stenger works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Napapa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Napapa.
Napapa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stenger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Napapa misses with the head strike.
Stenger tries to land knees in the clinch but Napapa avoids the damage to the body.
Napapa lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stenger.
Napapa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stenger working aggressively here.
Stenger lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aksel Stenger dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Stenger avoids a kick to the body.
Stenger throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Stenger throws a head kick but Napapa moves out of range.
Stenger connects with a solid leg kick.
Stenger looks to land a body kick but Napapa moved away.
Napapa feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Napapa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Stenger has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Napapa looks for the body kick but Stenger saw that one coming.
Napapa blocks a head kick by Stenger.
Napapa is looking to counter punch.
Stenger throws a hook to the side of Napapa's head but Napapa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A nice leg kick lands there from Napapa.
Napapa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Napapa throws a leg kick but Stenger sees it coming and moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stenger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Napapa moves away.
Stenger tries a head kick but it misses.
Napapa feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Stenger feints and then cracks Napapa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Napapa down.
Napapa lands a nice looking body kick.
Napapa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stenger.
Napapa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stenger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stenger closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Stenger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stenger lands with a left to the head.
Stenger lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Napapa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stenger lands an uppercut.
Stenger blocks a body shot from Napapa.
Stenger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Aksel Stenger seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Napapa throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Stenger throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stenger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Napapa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stenger tries to counter by closing the distance.
Stenger takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Stenger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stenger misses with a combination
and Napapa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stenger misses with a head kick.
Stenger waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Napapa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Napapa misses the target.
Stenger cracks Napapa with a right hand to the side of the head.
Napapa lands with a hook. Stenger tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Stenger thuds his right hand into Napapa's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Napapa throws a big shot that misses.
Stenger is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Napapa blocks a jab.
Stenger misses with a double jab
and Napapa counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab from Stenger misses.
Napapa is looking to slow Stenger down with leg kicks.
Napapa walks into a stiff left hand from Stenger.
Stenger misses with a head kick.
Napapa looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stenger looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stenger connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Stenger clobbers Napapa with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aksel Stenger showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Stenger throws a combination. Napapa tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Stenger looks to land a body kick but Napapa moved away.
Stenger avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stenger throws a front kick aimed at Napapa's knee but Napapa avoids it well.
A little feinted left hand from Napapa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Napapa takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Stenger tries to clinch
and Napapa counters with an inside leg kick.
Stenger lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Napapa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Napapa pivots, looking for a leg kick but Stenger is out of range and Napapa settles back down.
Nice defenses there by Napapa.
A head kick misses from Stenger.
Napapa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Stenger can pounce on him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good leg kick by Napapa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Stenger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Napapa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stenger misses the shot to the body.
Stenger tries to clinch there but Napapa circles away.
Stenger throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Napapa checks a low kick from Stenger.
A nice combination there by Napapa.
Stenger throws a nice outside leg kick.
Napapa misses with an uppercut.
Stenger takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Stenger drives through and clinches with Napapa against the ropes.
Stenger with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Napapa tries to break free but Stenger pushes him back against the ropes.
Stenger works on Napapa's body with a couple of short punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Napapa.
Napapa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Napapa has a couple of punches blocked by Stenger.
Stenger trying to land knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Napapa.
Napapa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stenger's elbow.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Stenger as Napapa tries to tie him up.
Stenger goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stenger misses with a punch to the body.
Napapa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Napapa has a couple of punches blocked by Stenger.
Thaksin Napapa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head punch on the inside from Napapa fails to land.
Napapa working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stenger.
Napapa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Napapa looking to stall.
Stenger looking to throw knees to the head but Napapa is blocking nicely.
Napapa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Napapa prevents a body shot from Stenger.
Stenger lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Stenger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Napapa keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Napapa swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Napapa throws a wild body kick that Stenger sees coming a mile off.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Aksel Stenger.
Well Stenger has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aksel Stenger!
A relieved looking Aksel Stenger thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Jimmy Page (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luther Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Page's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Iron Maiden - Phantom Of The Opera. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jimmy Page!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luther Kelly!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from Kelly finds it's target.
Kelly has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Page is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Page ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kelly moves away.
Page is looking to clinch but Kelly is avoiding it.
A little jabbing left from Kelly on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Page looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jimmy Page seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut there from Kelly.
Page lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kelly takes a step back to recover.
Page scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Page fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Page connects with a body shot.
Page scores with a nice body kick.
Page moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Page being controlled against the ropes.
Kelly throws a head punch that misses.
Page blocking some punches.
Kelly wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Page tries a knee to the head but Kelly blocks it.
Kelly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Page pushes Kelly back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Page tries to work over Kelly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Page breaks from the clinch.
Kelly swinging wildly here.
Page lands a head kick!
It looks like Luther Kelly has been cut.
Jab, jab by Page - just one landing.
Kelly misses with a body shot.
Kelly cracks Page with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Page on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kelly swats away the attempt to clinch by Page.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Page.
Kelly avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Page bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kelly's head backwards.
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!
Page throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kelly throws out a loose jab but Page uses good head movement to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Page.
Kelly takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kelly misses with an uppercut. Page saw that one coming.
Kelly misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Page lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kelly takes a step back to recover.
Kelly fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Page lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kelly will feel that in the morning.
Kelly throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Page on the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Page throws a nice inside leg kick.
Page misses with a body kick.
Page lands a right hook to the body.
No joy there for Kelly, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Page dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luther Kelly's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nice uppercut lands for Kelly. That snapped Page's head back.
Page is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kelly can do to turn this around?
That kick from Page tenderised Kelly's leg. Kelly is trying to keep his angry face on.
Page moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kelly has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Page.
Page tries to clinch
and Kelly cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Page throws a head kick that misses.
Kelly has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Page.
Page keeps Kelly at a distance using the push kick.
Page closes the distance and clinches.
Page tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kelly avoids it.
Page tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Page digs a right hand into Kelly's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kelly's gas tank.
Page breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jimmy Page is winning the standup battle so far.
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!
Kelly lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Page circles away quickly and effectively.
Page lands a nice looking body shot.
Kelly is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Page moves into range and clinches up with Kelly.
Page misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Page is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Page throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kelly blocks it with crossed arms.
Kelly tries to throw a body punch but Page avoids it by throwing Kelly back against the ropes.
Kelly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Page misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kelly.
Kelly swings wildly with an uppercut but Page uses good head movement to avoid it.
Page is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kelly throws a punch but it's blocked by Page.
Kelly scores with a shot to the side of Page's head.
Kelly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kelly throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Jimmy Page has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Page drives through and clinches with Kelly against the ropes.
Kelly is working Page over against the ropes.
Kelly holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kelly blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Kelly fails to land.
Page misses with a knee strike.
Page tries to land a knee to the head but Kelly blocks with his arms.
Page tries a knee to the head but Kelly blocks it.
Page keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kelly's efforts to push away.
Page throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kellys head.
Kelly wants to break free but Page has control.
Kelly misses with a punch on the inside.
Page looking to throw knees to the head but Kelly is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Page dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Kelly has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Page.
Page throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kelly connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A head kick misses from Page.
Despite the aggression on Kelly's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Page throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Page clinches.
Page trying to land knees to the body.
Page misses with a knee strike.
Page misses with a knee strike.
Kelly managing to block the knees to the body from Page.
Page blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelly lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Page or not.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Page as Kelly tries to tie him up.
Page is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kelly is defending well for now.
Luther Kelly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kelly wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kelly lands a glancing blow to the side of Page's head.
Page fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kelly manages to avoid it.
Kelly misses with a leg kick.
Kelly might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Page throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kelly counters with a stiff right hand.
Page tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kelly tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Page manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kelly darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Page is rocked!
Page throws a sloppy body shot
and as Page tries to reset, Kelly cracks him with a perfect counter right hand that drops him to the mat! Page is trying to get up but he's doing the chicken dance and face plants back to the floor - that's enough for the referee and he's called the bout! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Luther Kelly!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between The Sumo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zion Fuller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fuller has chosen Iconic - I am future as his entrance music. The Sumo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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27
265 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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18
265 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
Brawler
Very quick
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Determined
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, The Sumo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zion Fuller!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Atkins and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Sumo.
Sumo darts in and clinches Fuller up against the ropes.
Sumo works on Fuller's body with a couple of short punches.
Sumo misses with some punches.
Sumo is leaning against Fuller and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sumo lands a left hand.
It looks like Zion Fuller has been cut.
Fuller looks winded!
Sumo works on Fuller's body with a couple of short punches.
Nice body punch from Sumo.
A short uppercut from Sumo.
Sumo creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Fuller crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5, yes, he's made it back to his feet. He seems OK so it looks like we're going to continue!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sumo closes the distance and clinches.
Sumo breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Fuller with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Fuller looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Fuller 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!
Fuller is rocked!
Sumo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fuller is still on wobbly legs! Can Sumo finish him?
Fuller misses with the head strike.
Fuller seems to have recovered his senses.
A body shot lands from Sumo.
Sumo creates a bit of distance and cracks Fuller with a big uppercut! Fuller goes down! The referee pushes Sumo away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Fuller make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Sumo takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). The Sumo!
The Sumo is the new heavyweight champion!
In his post fight interview, The Sumo started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between JT Redman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Luis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Redman comes to the ring accompanied by Breathe. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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201 lbs
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185 lbs
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Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible
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Good gas tank
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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
25 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, JT Redman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bruce Luis!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Redman attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Luis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Luis finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Luis looks to land a body kick but Redman moved away.
Redman avoids the head kick by Luis.
Redman throws a looping overhand right but Luis ducks down to avoid it.
Luis throws a low kick but Redman avoids it.
Nice uppercut there from Luis.
Luis instigates a clinch.
Luis missing with knees to the body.
Redman avoids the elbow strike from Luis, against the ropes.
Luis with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Redman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Redman.
Redman can't break the clinch.
Luis misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Luis has a couple of punches blocked by Redman.
Luis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
I was talking to Redman's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Redman is working Luis over against the ropes.
Come on Redman - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Luis lands an elbow just above Redman 's eye.
Luis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A hook to the body from Luis.
A short body shot lands from Luis as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Luis.
Luis scores a nice knee to the body.
Luis lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redman takes a knee to the side of the body.
Luis lands a nice elbow.
A short right from Luis.
Luis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Redman's elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Redman is working Luis over against the ropes.
Redman tries to break the clinch but Luis is controlling the position.
Redman tries to throw a body punch but Luis avoids it by throwing Redman back against the ropes.
Redman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Redman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Luis unloads a knee to the mid-section. Redman lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Luis has Redman pressed against the ropes, preventing Redman from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Luis comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like JT Redman has been cut.
A right hook to the body lands for Luis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Luis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on JT Redman's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
That kick from Luis tenderised Redman's leg. Redman is trying to keep his angry face on.
Luis keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Some wild striking there from Redman.
Redman tries a head kick but it misses.
Redman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Luis appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Luis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Redman.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Luis.
Luis lands a right hook to the body.
Luis lands a leg kick that knocks Redman off balance momentarily.
Luis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Redman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bruce Luis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Luis tries a head kick but it misses.
Redman tries to land a leg kick but Luis saw it coming and moves away.
Redman throws an overhand right that lands on Luis's shoulder, as Luis tries to avoid the shot.
Redman stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Luis.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Redman does it's job there.
Redman misses with a left hand
and Luis counters by clinching up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redman has had enough of the clinch but Luis keeps him there for the moment.
Bruce Luis seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A right hand to the body from Redman.
Luis creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Luis with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Redman is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Luis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Redman backwards.
Redman is trying to push Luis away but Luis has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Luis throws a punch but it's blocked by Redman.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Redman.
A frustrated look appears on Redman's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Redman struggles to land a body shot inside as Luis controls his hands.
Redman manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luis instigates a clinch.
Luis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Luis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Luis missing with knees to the body.
Redman tries a body shot but Luis blocks it.
Luis throws a punch but it's blocked by Redman.
Luis lands a damaging elbow.
Redman avoids a wild elbow strike from Luis.
Luis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Redman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Luis tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Redman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Luis slips under a jab from Redman.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Luis lands a nice looking kick to the body. Redman takes a step back to recover.
Luis has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Redman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Luis.
Luis lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Luis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on JT Redman's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Redman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A slapping leg kick lands for Luis.
Luis rushes Redman and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Redman prevents a body shot from Luis.
Luis missing with knees to the body.
Redman is trying to push Luis away but Luis has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Luis creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Redman tries to circle away but Luis has him pinned against the ropes.
Redman is trying to force a seperation but Luis has the dominant position.
Luis prevents a body shot from Redman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Redman.
Luis comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Redman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Luis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Luis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Redman avoids it.
Luis missing with knees to the body.
Luis throws an elbow that misses.
Luis missing with knees to the body.
Luis prevents Redman from breaking the clinch.
Redman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Redman is trying to break free.
Luis swings wildly with an uppercut but Redman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Redman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Luis connects with a nice looking jab.
A jab from Redman misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Redman.
Luis throws a head kick that misses.
Redman gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Luis feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Redman's calf.
JT Redman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Redman misses with a hook.
Bruce Luis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Redman throws a series of punches but Luis moves out of range.
Luis lunges at Redman with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Redman's hand.
Luis moves away from the strike by Redman.
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!
Luis scores with a sloppy right hand. Redman should have avoided that one.
Redman throws the left hand but Luis avoids the punch easily.
Luis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A big right from Redman misses.
Luis avoids the head kick by Redman.
Luis blocks a jab.
Luis throws a head kick that misses.
Redman thinks about countering with a body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Luis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Luis has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Luis!
An out of breath Bruce Luis thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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