GAMMA MT 5 - White Vs Foster PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between John King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duncan Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duncan Smith has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

King
vs
Smith

197 cm
19
200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

186 cm
19
204 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Great elbows
Very quick

Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Duncan Smith!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A head kick from Smith lands but King takes it in his stride.

It looks like John King has been cut.
King misses with a few strikes there.
King moves out of range of the body kick from Smith.
King has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Smith finds it's way round the side to connect with King's head.
Smith throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
Nice cross by Smith.
King throws a leg kick but Smith moved away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
King throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Smith counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jab by King.
Smith getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
King lands a nice looking body shot.
Smith is looking to clinch.
King tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Smith lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
King scores with the left hand. Smith knows he should have avoided that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Smith dodges the punch combination from King.
A telegraphed right hand from King misses the target.
King fails with an attempt to clinch.
King blocks a head kick by Smith.
Some wild striking there from King.
Smith throws a fast counter high kick but King manages to duck under it in time.
Smith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
King cracks Smith with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Smith checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
King misses with a few strikes there.
King lands a nice looking body shot.
King slips under a jab from Smith.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smith.
Smith lands a jab to the head.
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!
Smith scores with a head kick. King tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
King wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
King misses with a telegraphed body shot

and as King resets, Smith pounces with a savage head kick that drops King to the mat! King looks wobbly but gets back to his feet on the count of 5. The referee continues the count to 8 then steps aside to let these two guys get back at it!

King is rocked!
Smith lands a nice hook to King's body. King takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Oh King is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Smith gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
King lands with a short shot to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as King takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
King is looking to break free of the clinch but Smith has double underhooks.
King seems to have got his legs back now.
King blocking some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Smith manages to break the clinch.
King takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
King swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A little jabbing left from Smith on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Having scored a knockdown, Duncan Smith should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2.
The cut man is working on John King's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

King lands with a cross.
King takes a head kick and keeps coming.
King walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! King is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Duncan Smith!
John King was interviewed post fight and said 'I'm humble in victory or defeat. This means that I need to go back, train & get better. I won't stand still. I'll be back!'.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
67%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Gjergj Skenderbeg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Puck Bryson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Skenderbeg
vs
Bryson

188 cm
18
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

193 cm
18
220 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Lethal high kicks
Inexperienced

Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 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, Gjergj Skenderbeg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Puck Bryson!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skenderbeg turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bryson thuds his right hand into Skenderbeg's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bryson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Skenderbeg tests Bryson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Skenderbeg feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bryson's calf.

Bryson cracks Skenderbeg with a left hand that drops him to the canvas, up against the ropes! Can Skenderbeg get back up in time? 3, 4, 5, 6, 7... he's on one knee... 8, 9... he's up! 'Walk towards me' says the referee. Skenderbeg looks steady enough to continue so we're going to continue!

Skenderbeg is rocked!

It looks like Gjergj Skenderbeg has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bryson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Skenderbeg moves away.
Oh Skenderbeg is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bryson misses with an uppercut
and Skenderbeg counters with a straight right hand.
Skenderbeg misses with a head kick.
Skenderbeg takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Skenderbeg seems to have got his legs back now.
Skenderbeg wants to clinch.
Bryson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bryson throws out a counter right but Skenderbeg avoids it with no problem.
Puck Bryson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bryson misses with an uppercut.
Bryson ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Skenderbeg out cold! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Puck Bryson!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Emilio Aguinaldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Halloway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eric Halloway has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Emilio Aguinaldo's chin.

Aguinaldo
vs
Halloway

172 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

181 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Solid boxing
Intelligent

Great elbows
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Emilio Aguinaldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eric Halloway!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Aguinaldo has taken the fight to the clinch.

Halloway breaks the clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Aguinaldo.
Aguinaldo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Halloway closes the distance and pushes Aguinaldo back into the ropes.
Halloway tries to stall but Aguinaldo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Aguinaldo tries to break the clinch but Halloway is controlling the position.
Halloway keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Aguinaldo's efforts to push away.
A frustrated look appears on Aguinaldo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Aguinaldo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Halloway keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Aguinaldo's efforts to push away.

Halloway manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halloway throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Aguinaldo's head.
Aguinaldo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Halloway moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Aguinaldo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Halloway swats away the attempt to clinch by Aguinaldo.
Halloway shapes to counter with a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Halloway darts in and clinches Aguinaldo up against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Halloway prevents Aguinaldo from breaking the clinch.
Halloway misses with a punch to the body.
Aguinaldo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Halloway can't find room to land a body shot as Aguinaldo controls the action.
Halloway with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Aguinaldo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Halloway keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Aguinaldo's efforts to push away.

Halloway breaks from the clinch.

Aguinaldo rushes Halloway and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Halloway is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Aguinaldo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Aguinaldo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Aguinaldo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Halloway breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halloway circles away from the clinch attempt.
Emilio Aguinaldo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Halloway dodges the punch combination from Aguinaldo.
Aguinaldo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Aguinaldo is looking to clinch but Halloway is avoiding it.

Halloway moves into the clinch.
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!
Aguinaldo working hard to break the clinch.

Halloway breaks from the clinch.
Halloway throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Halloway dodges the punch combination from Aguinaldo.

Halloway darts in and clinches Aguinaldo up against the ropes.
Aguinaldo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Our sources have told us that Aguinaldo has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Halloway leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Halloway stalling in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Eric Halloway will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Aguinaldo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Aguinaldo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Halloway gets a clinch.
Aguinaldo working hard to break the clinch.

Halloway breaks from the clinch.
Aguinaldo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Halloway paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Halloway unleashes a big counter combination but Aguinaldo bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Halloway lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Aguinaldo moves out of range of the body kick.

Halloway forces Aguinaldo back against the ropes and clinches.
Halloway has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Aguinaldo has had enough of the clinch but Halloway keeps him there for the moment.
Halloway effectively controlling the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aguinaldo wants to get back to striking at distance but Halloway won't allow it.
Aguinaldo wants to break free but Halloway has control.
Halloway landing knees to the body.
Aguinaldo tries to break free but Halloway pushes him back against the ropes.

Halloway breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Aguinaldo moves into range and clinches up with Halloway.
Aguinaldo wants to get back to striking at distance but Halloway won't allow it.
Aguinaldo is looking to break free of the clinch but Halloway has double underhooks.
Aguinaldo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Halloway breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aguinaldo fails to land with a series of punches.
Halloway dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Aguinaldo. That did some damage!

Halloway clinches up with Aguinaldo and pushes him back against the ropes.
Aguinaldo is trying to push Halloway away but Halloway has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Aguinaldo wants to break free but Halloway has control.
Aguinaldo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Halloway has him pressed against the ropes.
Halloway stalling in the clinch but Aguinaldo improves position.
Nice elbow from Halloway.

Halloway breaks from the clinch.
Aguinaldo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Halloway counters with a right hand to the body.

Halloway has Aguinaldo up against the ropes in a clinch.
Halloway lands a damaging elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halloway looking to stall.
Aguinaldo is trying to push Halloway away but Halloway has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.

Halloway breaks from the clinch.
Halloway throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Aguinaldo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Halloway pushes Aguinaldo up against the ropes in a clinch.
Aguinaldo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Halloway has him pressed against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Aguinaldo as Halloway tries to tie him up.
Aguinaldo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Halloway has Aguinaldo pressed against the ropes, preventing Aguinaldo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Halloway lands a good knee to the midsection. Aguinaldo won't want to take too many of those.
Aguinaldo letting Halloway take a breather here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Halloway keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Aguinaldo's efforts to push away.
Aguinaldo can't break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Halloway showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Aguinaldo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Aguinaldo misses with a wild combination.
Halloway is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Aguinaldo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Aguinaldo tries to bum rush Halloway with a series of wild strikes but Halloway uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Aguinaldo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Halloway.
Halloway swats away the attempt to clinch by Aguinaldo.
Halloway circles away from the clinch attempt
and Halloway counters with a nice kick to the body.
Aguinaldo doesn't manage to clinch there - Halloway circles away.
Aguinaldo wants to clinch but Halloway slips to the side
and Halloway counters with a head kick.
Aguinaldo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Halloway paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aguinaldo tries to clinch but Halloway is having none of it.
Halloway throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Aguinaldo is rocked!
Aguinaldo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Halloway unleashes a big counter combination but Aguinaldo bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Oh Aguinaldo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Emilio Aguinaldo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aguinaldo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Aguinaldo dodges the punch combination from Halloway.

Halloway moves into the clinch successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Halloway lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Halloway breaks the clinch.
A combination from Aguinaldo does no damage.
Halloway fails to land with a series of punches.
Eric Halloway seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Aguinaldo doesn't manage to clinch there - Halloway circles away.
Aguinaldo moves to clinch but Halloway breaks away
and as Aguinaldo looks to reset his feet, Halloway counters with a string of precision punches, right on the button, sending Aguinaldo crashing to the canvas! Aguinaldo is in big trouble here! The referee has started the count but Aguinaldo is so wobbly that the ref has given up the count at 6 - he's called the bout off! Halloway is your winner!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Eric Halloway!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
51%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Maksudov Konstantinovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wang Balisi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wang Balisi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Konstantinovich
vs
Balisi

168 cm
18
147 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Decent boxing
Solid chin

Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Maksudov Konstantinovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Wang Balisi!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Konstantinovich scores with a crisp jab that stopped Balisi in his tracks.

It looks like Wang Balisi has been cut.
Balisi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Konstantinovich swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Balisi wants to clinch.
Konstantinovich lands a slapping body shot.
Konstantinovich slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Balisi looks winded!
Konstantinovich scores with a big combo that sends Balisi crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but the referee has seen enough as Balisi flops around uncontrollably and he's called an end to the fight! Konstantinovich jumps onto the ropes and throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Gross.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maksudov Konstantinovich!
A victorious Maksudov Konstantinovich thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
80%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Oson Bon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arcangelo Florenzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arcangelo Florenzi will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Bon
vs
Florenzi

225 cm
18
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
18
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Dangerous knees
Big right hand

Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 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, Oson Bon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arcangelo Florenzi!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Florenzi.
Bon swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

Bon moves into the clinch.
Florenzi looking to slow down the pace here.
Bon with a knee to the head.

It looks like Arcangelo Florenzi has been cut.
Florenzi is looking to break free of the clinch but Bon has double underhooks.

Bon creates a bit of space and cracks Florenzi with an uppercut that drops him to the canvas! Florenzi is wobbled and seems to be struggling to get back to his feet. 3,4,5. He's up! Phew, his manager will be relieved but they're no doubt wondering whether he'll be able to recover properly and get back in the fight!

Florenzi is rocked!
Florenzi walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Florenzi is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Oson Bon!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Chris Deal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maxwell Menace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maxwell Menace told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Deal
vs
Menace

178 cm
19
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
18
165 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Excellent MT
Fast

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Deal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maxwell Menace!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deal swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Deal moves out of range of the body kick from Menace.
Deal avoids a punch combination nicely.
Menace blocks a head kick by Deal.
Menace showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Deal.
Menace misses with an attempted mid kick.
Deal on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Menace. Menace obviously looking to wear him down.
Deal with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Deal has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Strike Zone KT in the buildup to the fight.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Menace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Menace finds it's way through Deal's defenses.
Menace pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Deal is looking to counter punch.
Deal throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Menace.
A countering left hand to the body from Menace misses.
Deal misses with a hook to the body
and Menace counters with an outside leg kick.
Nice cross by Deal.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Deal is predictable there
and Menace counters with a nice low kick that buckles Deal's knee momentarily.
Deal looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
An inside leg kick lands from Menace.
Menace thuds his shin into the meat of Deal's side.
Menace fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Deal has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Deal 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.
Menace tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Menace looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Deal thows a left - swing and a miss!
Deal looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A nice leg kick lands there from Menace.
Deal misses with the combination.
A left lands for Menace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Deal. Menace does a little dance to reset his feet.
Deal blocks the body kick.
Deal moves in looking to clinch but Menace pushes him off.
Deal turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Deal checks a leg kick nicely.
Deal stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Menace.
Deal lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

It looks like Maxwell Menace has been cut.
A punch combination from Deal misses.
Menace misses with a wild body shot.
Menace fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Deal has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Deal throws a series of punches but Menace moves out of range.
Menace throws a wild body kick that Deal sees coming a mile off.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Deal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Menace goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Maxwell Menace will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Maxwell Menace'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.

Deal cracks Menace with a right hand to the side of the head.
Menace showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Deal.

Menace gets tackled into the ropes by Deal. Deal maintains the clinch.
Deal tries to break the clinch but Menace is controlling the position.
Deal wants to break the clinch but can't.
Deal'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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Menace misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Menace throws a punch but it's blocked by Deal.
Deal is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

Menace breaks the clinch.
Deal takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Menace on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sloppy strikes from Deal. Those never looked like landing.
Despite the aggression on Menace's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Deal fails in his attempt to clinch.
Menace throws a counter combo.
Deal with a nice cross.
Menace throws a low kick but Deal avoids it.
Deal misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Menace misses.
Menace throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Deal scores with a hook.
Menace throws a nice outside leg kick.
Menace throws a big shot that misses.
Deal was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Deal bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Menace bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Deal misses with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Menace. Deal does a little dance to reset his feet.
Deal misses with a jab, cross combination.
Menace throws out a counter right but Deal avoids it with no problem.
Menace misses with a kick to the body.

Deal moves into the clinch.
Deal tries to circle away but Menace has him pinned against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Deal's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Deal dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Maxwell Menace's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Deal works over Menace's head and body with a nice combination.
Deal throws a hook to the side of Menace's head but Menace sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chris Deal is winning the standup battle so far.
Menace fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Deal manages to avoid it.
Menace uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Deal.
Deal blocks a head kick by Menace.
A slapping leg kick lands for Deal.
Menace throws a low kick, looking for Deal's leg but Deal calmly moves out of range.
Deal missing with a left hand there. Menace was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Deal misses with an uppercut. Menace saw that one coming.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Menace, right into the meat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Deal has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Menace.
Chris Deal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Deal lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Menace has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Menace and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Menace throws a body punch but Deal moves out of range.
Deal will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Deal is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Crunch! Menace slams his shin into Deal's torso.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Deal fails in his attempt to clinch.
Menace unleashes a big counter combination but Deal bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Menace showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Deal.
Deal feints and then cracks Menace's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Menace down.
Deal has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Menace.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Menace.
Menace defending well as Deal loads up on a big left hand.
Menace throws out a counter right but Deal avoids it with no problem.
Deal tries to clinch but Menace moves away
and Menace counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
An inside leg kick from Menace misses.
Menace shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Menace fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Deal looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A jab lands there for Deal.
Menace throws a sloppy head kick and Deal moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Deal. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Deal.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Menace ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Menace tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Menace scores with a leg kick.
Deal swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Deal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Menace connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Menace misses with a low kick.
Deal tries to bum rush Menace with a series of wild strikes but Menace uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Deal steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Menace. That one must have hurt.
Menace slips under a jab from Deal.
Menace is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Deal rather than just go for the knockout.
Deal pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Menace lands with a hook. Deal tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Deal throws a low kick but Menace avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maxwell Menace really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Maxwell Menace's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Menace throws a series of punches but Deal moves out of range.
Deal connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Menace's hands.
Menace scoring well with a low kick there.
A head kick from Menace lands but Deal takes it in his stride.
Deal drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

It looks like Chris Deal has been cut.
Menace throws a low kick but Deal moves out of range easily.
Menace just misses with a punch to the body.
Menace swinging wildly here.
Deal throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Menace stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Deal throws a body punch but Menace moves out of range.
Deal misses with a leg kick.
Menace throws a leg kick but Deal checks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Menace pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Deal blocks a jab.
Deal tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Menace paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Menace works Deal's body with a nice hook.
Menace lands a nice leg kick that just misses Deal's sensitive parts.
Deal throws a head kick that misses.
Deal dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Deal displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Menace throws out the jab.
Deal throws a good cross that connects.
Menace walks into a left hand.
Deal tries to close the distance and clinch but Menace swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Menace misses with a straight right.

Deal moves into the clinch.
Menace tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Menace working aggressively here.
Menace misses with some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Deal is trying to stall.
Deal wants to break the clinch but can't.
Deal is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maxwell Menace dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Deal throws a leg kick
and Menace counters with a nice uppercut.
Menace scores with a leg kick.
Menace misses with a body kick.
Deal looks to land a combination but Menace avoids it well.
Deal throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Menace scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Menace throws a jab but it's blocked by Deal.
Deal tried to counter with a leg kick but Menace avoided it.
Menace lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Menace misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Menace explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The fighters circling - Deal throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Deal will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A head kick misses from Menace.
Deal ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Deal fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Deal swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Menace.
No joy there for Deal, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Deal avoids a punch combination nicely.
Menace goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Chris Deal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Menace connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Deal's hands.
Menace chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Menace circles away from the clinch attempt.
Deal lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Menace circles away quickly and effectively.
Deal is looking to clinch.
Menace lands an overhand right.
Deal throws a jab but it's blocked by Menace.
Menace doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Menace checks a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deal throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Deal throws a leg kick but Menace sees it coming and moves out of range.
Menace misses with a body shot.
Deal connects with a crisp jab.
Menace throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Maxwell Menace is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Menace feints and then cracks Deal's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Deal down.
Deal misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Menace throws a fast counter high kick but Deal manages to duck under it in time.
Menace fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Deal has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Menace fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Deal has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Menace.
Menace chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Deal misses with a combination
and Menace counters with a leg kick.
Menace throws a head kick that Deal semi-blocks.

And that's the end of the fight!
Maxwell Menace comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Menace 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 46:49
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 46:49
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maxwell Menace!
During a confident post fight interview, Maxwell Menace thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
63%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ethan Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cornelius Stinkhammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stinkhammer has chosen Why can't we be friends? as his entrance music. 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.

Carter
vs
Stinkhammer

185 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

195 cm
18
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Excellent boxer
Self confident

Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

KnockOut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ethan Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cornelius Stinkhammer!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Stinkhammer moves into the clinch.
Stinkhammer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

It looks like Ethan Carter has been cut.
Nice body punch from Stinkhammer - that landed with a thud.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stinkhammer.
Carter takes a shot to the head.

Stinkhammer creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Carter 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!
Carter is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stinkhammer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stinkhammer throws a right and a left that Carter avoids nicely.

Stinkhammer closes the distance and clinches.
Stinkhammer cracks Carter with a nice body shot.
Stinkhammer lands a nice uppercut.
Good body shot from Stinkhammer.
Stinkhammer lands a nice shot to the body.
Stinkhammer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Stinkhammer.
A short body shot lands from Stinkhammer as the two fighters clinch.
Stinkhammer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Carter or not.
Stinkhammer lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Carter is rocked!
Stinkhammer breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Carter with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Carter looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Carter 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 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Cornelius Stinkhammer!
Cornelius Stinkhammer really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that KnockOut logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
79%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Michael White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vam Foster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

White
vs
Foster

209 cm
18
265 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

199 cm
19
275 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Excellent MT
Very quick

Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael White!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vam Foster!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Foster 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.
Foster has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as White is landing a low percentage of strikes.

White fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Foster, pushing him back against the ropes.
White lands a right hand.
Foster blocks a body shot from White.
Foster swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Foster has a couple of punches blocked by White.
Foster blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
White blocking some punches.
White lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Foster.
White tries to throw a body punch but Foster avoids it by throwing White back against the ropes.
Foster lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Foster misses with the head strike.
White lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from White fails to land.
A frustrated look appears on Foster's face as he tries to break the clinch.
White presses Foster against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for White.
White struggles to land a body shot inside as Foster controls his hands.
Foster is trying to break the clinch but White has him pressed against the ropes.
White blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White blocking some punches.
White misses with the head strike.
White tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Foster throws a punch but it's blocked by White.
Foster working aggressively here.
White lands an uppercut.
White struggles to land a body shot inside as Foster controls his hands.
Foster misses with the head strike.
Foster throws a punch but it's blocked by White.
White swings away with an uppercut that misses.
White scores with a shot to the side of Foster's head.
White definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
White tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
White throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
White throws a head punch that misses.
A right hand to the body from White.
Foster looks winded!
White lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Foster has a couple of punches blocked by White.
White scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Foster has a couple of punches blocked by White.
Foster fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Foster throws a punch but it's blocked by White.
Foster fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
White lands a shoulder strike.

It looks like Vam Foster has been cut.
Good body shot from White.
Foster fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Foster is looking to break free of the clinch but White has double underhooks.
Foster misses with a short punch on the inside.
White softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
White lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
White is leaning against Foster and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Foster misses with some punches.
Foster misses with a short punch on the inside.
White scores with an uppercut up the middle.
White lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Foster or not.
White tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Foster's elbow.
Foster blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Foster has a couple of punches blocked by White.
White lands a hook that snaps the head of Foster backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael White dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vam Foster's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

White closes the distance and pushes Foster back into the ropes.
White blocks an uppercut.
White lands a body shot in the clinch.
White blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Foster working aggressively here.
Foster swings wildly with an uppercut but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
White wants to stall.
Foster is looking to break free of the clinch but White has double underhooks.
Foster blocks a body shot from White.
White fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
White misses with some punches.
Foster misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Foster working aggressively here.
Foster misses with some punches.
White misses with a body punch.
White lands a hook to the side of the head.
White is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Foster can do to turn this around?
A short uppercut from Foster.
Foster misses with some punches.
Michael White has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White throws a punch but it's blocked by Foster.
A head punch blocked on the inside by White.
White scores with a nice hook to the head.
White misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Foster.
Foster blocks an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by White.
White lands a shoulder strike.
A short left from White.
White lands a shot to the body.
White misses with a short punch on the inside.
Foster misses with a short punch on the inside.
Foster swings wildly with an uppercut but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
White throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from White.
White throws a punch but it's blocked by Foster.
White tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
White misses with some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White misses with a short punch on the inside.
Foster looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Foster blocks a body shot from White.
Foster blocks a body shot from White.
Foster misses with a hook from the clinch.
Foster throws a punch but it's blocked by White.

Foster breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
White moves in looking to clinch but Foster pushes him off.
White lands a nice shot to the body.
White with a hook.
White wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
White wants to clinch up but Foster keeps it at a distance.
A little jabbing left from Foster on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
White tries to clinch but Foster moves out of range.
Foster was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Foster loads up on a big right hand but White slips the punch.
White tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Foster manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
White ducks under a wild hook from Foster.
White lands with a cross.
Vam Foster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by White.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael White dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vam Foster's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Foster on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Foster ducks under a wild hook from White.
White avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
White blocks a jab.
White is looking to counter the offense by Foster and move into the clinch.
Foster takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
White fails with an attempt to clinch.
Decent striking displayed by White there.
White tries to clinch there but Foster circles away.
Foster throws out a counter right but White avoids it with no problem.
Foster ducks right into an uppercut from White.

That has opened up Vam Foster's cut even more.
Nice defenses there by White.
White fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Foster manages to avoid it.
White fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Foster scores with a leg kick.
White lands with a nice body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Foster ducks down and throws a hook to the body but White moves away.
Foster takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
White tries to close the distance and clinch up but Foster swats him away and circles back towards the center.
White tries to clinch up.
White tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Foster walks into a jab.
White fails in his attempt to clinch.
White cracks a nice hook into Foster's ribs.
White steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Foster.
White scores with a shot to the body.
White tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Foster paws at him with a jab and circles away.
White is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
White doesn't manage to clinch there - Foster circles away.
White swings for the body but Foster moves out of range.
White works Foster's body with a nice hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - White looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
White tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Foster misses with a hook.
White tries to clinch but Foster moves out of range.
Foster takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
White with a hook.

The cut above Vam Foster's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
White comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Foster walks into a straight right hand and goes down! White rushes to a neutral corner so the count doesn't get delayed but Foster has made it back to his feet on 5. He's OK so we're back to the action.

Foster is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Foster on the side of the head.
Foster is still on wobbly legs! Can White finish him?

Vam Foster's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Foster is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. White moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Foster! White continues to tee off on Foster, landing with a left and a right! White connects with a right hand that leaves Foster sleeping against the ropes! What a finish by White!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Michael White!
Michael White is the new super heavyweight champion!
After the fight, Michael White was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.