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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Bobby Ridsdale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Que (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bobby Ridsdale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Que!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Que scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ridsdale in his tracks.
Que has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Ridsdale throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bobby Ridsdale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Que clinches.
Que lands a shot to the body.
Que stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ridsdale really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A left hand lands to the body for Que.
Que pushes Ridsdale back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Ridsdale is breathing heavily.
A right hand to the body from Que.
Que pushes Ridsdale back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Que throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Que creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ridsdale is trying to break the clinch but Que has him pressed against the ropes.
Que lands with a light punch inside.
Que throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ridsdale is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Que lands with a right to the head.
Ridsdale is trying to break the clinch but Que is controlling him.
Que lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ridsdale backwards.
Que gets through Ridsdale's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Que gets through Ridsdale's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Que.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Que.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Que lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ridsdale wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Que lands a hook to the side of the head.
Que works on Ridsdale's body with a couple of short punches.
Que lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Que lands a nice uppercut.
Que lands a shoulder strike.
Que digs a right hand into Ridsdale's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ridsdale's gas tank.
Ridsdale is trying to break the clinch but Que has him pressed against the ropes.
Que digs a right hand into Ridsdale's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ridsdale's gas tank.
Que lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ridsdale or not.
A right hook to the body lands for Que.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Que.
Que digs a right hand underneath Ridsdale's ribcage. Ridsdale let out a lung full of air as it connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Still in the clinch, Que scores with a nice short uppercut.
Que digs a right hand into Ridsdale's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ridsdale's gas tank.
Que pushes Ridsdale back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Que on the inside.
Ridsdale working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Que.
Que working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Que digs a right hand underneath Ridsdale's ribcage. Ridsdale let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Que lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Que.
Que lands with a right to the head.
Que working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ridsdale is rocked!
A short left from Que.
Oh Ridsdale is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Que lands a body punch.
Que throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ridsdales head.
Que gets through Ridsdale's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Que.
Que is leaning against Ridsdale and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Que lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ridsdale.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Que creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Que works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Que lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Que cracks Ridsdale with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Ridsdale goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Ridsdale wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). John Que!
After the big win, John Que made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Voodoo Nutrition and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Roy Van Wink (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paddy Burke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Roy Van Wink!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paddy Burke!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burke takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Burke throws a nice looking combination but Van Wink bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Burke throws a series of punches but Van Wink moves out of range.
A combination from Burke does no damage.
Burke slips under a jab.
Burke unleashes a big counter combination but Van Wink bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Van Wink swinging wildly here.
Van Wink lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Van Wink throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burke is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Burke scores with a shot to the body.
Burke lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Van Wink backs up against the ropes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burke swinging wildly here.
Van Wink takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Burke throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Van Wink.
Burke misses with a double jab.
A head kick misses from Van Wink.
Van Wink throws a big shot that misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Burke throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burke will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
As Burke looks to move away, Van Wink throws a big counter combo but Burke just gets out of the way.
Van Wink displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Burke throws out the jab.
Burke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Van Wink looks to throw the jab but Burke is out of range.
A punch combination from Burke misses.
Burke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burke misses with a series of wild punches.
It looked like Van Wink was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Burke.
Van Wink scoring well with a low kick there.
Danga de danga de dang - Burke scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Roy Van Wink has been cut.
Paddy Burke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burke throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
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!
Burke throws a right and a left that Van Wink avoids nicely.
Van Wink throws a shot from downtown. Burke moves away and avoids it.
Van Wink misses with a double jab.
Van Wink tries to bum rush Burke with a series of wild strikes but Burke uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Burke throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Van Wink appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Burke throws a head kick that misses.
Van Wink tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burke throws a series of punches but Van Wink moves out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Burke!
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Burke has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Good leg kick by Van Wink there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Van Wink slips a jab and a cross from Burke.
Burke looks to land a combination but Van Wink avoids it well.
Sloppy strikes from Burke. Those never looked like landing.
Burke looks winded!
Burke uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Van Wink.
Burke appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Van Wink lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Burke circles away quickly and effectively.
Van Wink misses with a body kick.
Burke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Wink.
Van Wink throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burke misses with a hook.
Burke throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Burke misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Wink lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Burke circles away quickly and effectively.
Burke tries to counter with a clinch but Van Wink shakes him off and moves away.
Burke scores with a one two! Van Wink had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Burke misses with a double jab.
Burke rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Van Wink moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Van Wink is looking for a counter combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paddy Burke dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roy Van Wink's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Burke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burke lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Van Wink throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Burke throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Van Wink counters with an outside leg kick.
Van Wink throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Burke finds it's way through Van Wink's defenses.
Van Wink throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Van Wink is looking to wear down Burke with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Burke lands the left hand.
Van Wink swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Burke tries to land a leg kick but Van Wink saw it coming and moves away.
Van Wink swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Van Wink slips under a jab.
Burke throws a series of punches but Van Wink moves out of range.
Burke looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Burke rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Van Wink moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Burke scores with a sloppy right hand. Van Wink should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Wink throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van Wink throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Paddy Burke seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Burke throws a head kick but Van Wink moves out of range.
Van Wink went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Burke throws a jab but it's blocked by Van Wink.
A punch combination from Van Wink misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Wink lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Burke circles away quickly and effectively.
Burke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Wink.
Despite the aggression on Burke's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Van Wink tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burke was well out of range. Poor timing from Van Wink.
Van Wink falls off balance throwing a combination
and Burke connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Burke misses with a jab, cross combination.
Van Wink dodges the punch combination from Burke.
It looked like Van Wink wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Burke lands a jab to the nose.
Van Wink fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Burke is out of range.
Burke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Wink.
Van Wink swings for the body but Burke moves out of range.
Van Wink misses with a wild combination.
Van Wink throws a body punch but Burke moves out of range.
Burke lands a right and a left and another right! Van Wink goes down! Oh, he's in big, big trouble! 3,4,5,6,7,8... he's up to one knee... 9,10! He can't beat the count - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Paddy Burke!
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Martin Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shaq Moans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martin Williams is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Martin Williams!
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, Shaq Moans!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Williams drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Moans connects with a solid leg kick.
Moans has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Williams is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Moans fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Williams looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Moans throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Williams on the side of the head.
Williams jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Williams takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Moans fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Williams has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Moans lands with a good body shot.
Moans chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moans buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Williams is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Moans, right into the meat.
Moans scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Moans thuds his right hand into Williams's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Moans scoring well with a low kick there.
Williams with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Moans to score with a decent uppercut.
Williams misses with a body kick.
Good exchange - Moans coming out on top.
Moans uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Williams.
Moans fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moans lands with a kick to the ribs.
Williams takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Williams fails in his attempt to clinch.
Moans scores with a head kick. Williams tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Williams is rocked!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nice jab there from Moans.
Oh Williams is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice uppercut there from Moans.
A nice leg kick lands there from Moans.
Moans cracks Williams with a right hand to the side of the head.
Williams chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Moans can pounce on him.
Moans cracks Williams with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Williams is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Williams is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Williams could not beat the count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Shaq Moans!
Shaq Moans decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Gustav Gustavsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maxwell Menace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gustav Gustavsson had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gustav Gustavsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maxwell Menace!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gustavsson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Menace. That one must have hurt.
Menace connects with a body shot.
Menace lands with a nice body kick.
Menace throws a lazy head kick
and Gustavsson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Menace cracks the inside of Gustavsson's front leg.
Gustavsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gustavsson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gustavsson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Menace's hands.
Menace fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gustavsson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Menace lands with a thumping leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Menace avoids the body shot from Gustavsson.
Menace lands a high kick!
Good leg kick by Menace there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Gustavsson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Menace - the referee stops the clock and Gustavsson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Menace. Gustavsson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustavsson drops his hands momentarily and Menace takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Menace looks low and kicks high, catching Gustavsson right on the side of the head, sending him crashing to the canvas! Will he be able to beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's already back to his feet and ready to go! Let's see if he's still with it!
Menace works Gustavsson's body with a nice hook.
Gustavsson misses with a left hand
and Menace counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Menace throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Gustavsson is rocked!
Menace bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gustavsson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Menace. That one must have hurt.
Gustavsson 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.
Menace takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
It looks like Maxwell Menace has been cut.
Gustavsson swats away the attempt to clinch by Menace.
Menace misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustavsson catches Menace with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Menace throws a head kick that misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Menace. That's going to slow Gustavsson down.
Gustavsson moves out of range as Menace throws a body kick.
Maxwell Menace seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Menace tries a head kick but it misses.
Gustavsson misses with an uppercut.
Menace thuds a left hand into Gustavsson's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gustavsson misses with a straight left.
Nice body kick there by Menace.
Menace lands with a slapping head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Having scored a knockdown, Maxwell Menace should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2.
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.
Menace connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Menace scores with a spinning back kick!
Gustavsson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Menace tries to clinch but Gustavsson moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Menace.
Menace ducks under a wild hook from Gustavsson.
Menace lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Menace scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gustavsson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Gustavsson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Menace throws a nice outside leg kick.
Menace is looking to chop away at Gustavsson's legs.
Gustavsson throws a poor cross that misses
and Menace counters with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Menace scoring well with a low kick there.
Menace misses with an attempted mid kick.
Menace looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Menace uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gustavsson.
Menace connects with a high kick.
Menace throws a lazy body kick
and Gustavsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Gustavsson gets tackled into the ropes by Menace. Menace maintains the clinch.
Menace manages to break the clinch.
Menace keeps Gustavsson at a distance using the push kick.
Menace pushes Gustavsson away with a front kick.
Menace scores with a kick to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gustavsson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Menace.
Gustavsson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Menace lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Menace lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice body kick from Menace.
Gustavsson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gustavsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Menace just misses with a punch to the body.
Menace turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Menace throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Menace takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Menace throws a quick inside leg kick.
A cross from Menace lands.
Menace paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Menace tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maxwell Menace showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Maxwell Menace's cut.
That's time! Gustavsson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gustavsson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Gustavsson misses with a looping left.
Gustavsson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gustavsson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Menace.
Gustavsson blocks a head kick by Menace.
Menace delivers a nice body kick.
Gustavsson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Menace. Menace obviously looking to wear him down.
Menace lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gustavsson's sensitive parts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Menace throws a right and a left that Gustavsson avoids nicely.
Gustavsson is looking to counter punch.
Menace scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A solid body kick from Menace.
Menace has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Menace lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gustavsson will feel that in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Menace connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Menace buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Menace gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Menace fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gustavsson.
Menace swings wildly with an uppercut but Gustavsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Menace has a couple of punches blocked by Gustavsson.
Menace throws a head punch that misses.
Gustavsson blocking some punches.
Gustavsson blocking some punches.
Menace misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gustavsson lands a hook that snaps the head of Menace backwards.
Menace takes a shot to the head.
Gustavsson lands with a light punch inside.
Menace prevents a body shot from Gustavsson.
Gustavsson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Menace lands but Gustavsson takes it in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body kick there by Menace.
Gustavsson misses with a looping left.
Menace ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Menace moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Gustavsson moves out of range as Menace throws a body kick.
Menace looks to land a body kick but Gustavsson moved away.
Maxwell Menace seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Menace throws a head kick but Gustavsson moves out of range.
Menace scoring well with a low kick there.
Menace throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Menace swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gustavsson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
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.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Menace tries a low kick but Gustavsson avoids it.
Menace has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Gustavsson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Menace scores with a nice body kick.
Menace wants to slow Gustavsson down by chopping away at his legs.
Menace moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gustavsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Menace getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Menace scores with a push kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Menace pushes Gustavsson away with a front kick.
Gustavsson throws a body punch but Menace moves out of range.
Menace moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Menace throws a wild body kick that Gustavsson sees coming a mile off.
An attempted straight right counter from Gustavsson misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustavsson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Menace pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Menace throws a good cross that connects.
Menace with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Menace uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gustavsson.
Menace throws a wild body kick that Gustavsson sees coming a mile off.
Gustavsson's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Gustavsson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Menace can pounce on him.
A lazy left from Gustavsson finds it's target.
Menace throws a chopping leg kick but Gustavsson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Menace lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gustavsson will feel that in the morning.
Gustavsson looks to land a left hand but Menace moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustavsson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Menace. Menace obviously looking to wear him down.
Menace is looking to clinch but Gustavsson is avoiding it.
Gustavsson 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Menace darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Menace.
A shot to the body from Menace misses
and Menace takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Menace pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gustavsson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Menace throws a leg kick
letting Gustavsson counter with a right hand.
Gustavsson blocks a head kick by Menace.
Menace scores with a leg kick.
Menace lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maxwell Menace dominated that fourth round.
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. This is the final round!
Gustavsson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Menace closes the distance and pushes Gustavsson back into the ropes.
Gustavsson is looking to control Menace's arms but Menace gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gustavsson has his back to the ropes.
Gustavsson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Menace throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Menace ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Menace is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Gustavsson misses with a body shot
and Menace counters with a low kick, right behind Gustavsson 's knee.
The fighters circling - Gustavsson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Menace lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Menace connects with an inside leg kick.
Gustavsson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A left lands for Menace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Menace connects with an inside leg kick.
Menace lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Menace tries to clinch there but Gustavsson circles away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Menace, right into the meat.
Menace scores with a push kick.
Menace looks to land a body kick but Gustavsson moved away.
Gustavsson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gustavsson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Menace.
Gustavsson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Menace is looking to score with low kicks.
Menace scores with a jab to the head.
Gustavsson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Menace uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gustavsson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Menace scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Menace slips a jab from Gustavsson.
Gustav Gustavsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters circling - Gustavsson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Menace.
Maxwell Menace is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gustavsson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Menace can pounce on him.
Menace with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A lazy left from Menace finds it's target.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Menace.
Menace lands a head kick!
A slapping leg kick lands for Menace.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maxwell Menace comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Menace 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 44:50
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 44:50
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 44:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maxwell Menace!
A relieved looking Maxwell Menace 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 super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Abraxas J Hardpickle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cornelius Stinkhammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardpickle comes into the arena with Pickle Surprise blaring out of the sound system. Stinkhammer is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Why can't we be friends?. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abraxas J Hardpickle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cornelius Stinkhammer!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Hardpickle.
Stinkhammer throws a head kick that misses.
Hardpickle tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Stinkhammer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
No joy there for Stinkhammer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A head kick by Hardpickle misses
and Stinkhammer counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Stinkhammer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Stinkhammer prevents a body shot from Hardpickle.
Stinkhammer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hardpickle lands a right hand.
Stinkhammer misses with a punch to the body.
Hardpickle misses with a body punch.
Stinkhammer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hardpickle backwards.
Stinkhammer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short body shot lands from Stinkhammer as the two fighters clinch.
Hardpickle is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stinkhammer works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stinkhammer.
A nice left hand lands by Stinkhammer.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stinkhammer.
A nice left hand lands by Stinkhammer.
Stinkhammer digs a right hand underneath Hardpickle's ribcage. Hardpickle let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stinkhammer lands with a right to the head.
A short body shot lands from Stinkhammer as the two fighters clinch.
Stinkhammer works on Hardpickle's body with a couple of short punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Stinkhammer.
Stinkhammer breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Hardpickle with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Hardpickle looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Hardpickle 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!
Hardpickle is rocked!
Stinkhammer throws a head kick that misses.
Hardpickle tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Stinkhammer manages to circle out of the way.
Oh Hardpickle is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Abraxas J Hardpickle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stinkhammer takes the fight into the clinch.
Hardpickle seems to have got his legs back now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Stinkhammer.
Stinkhammer lands a big right hand! Hardpickle is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cornelius Stinkhammer!
Cornelius Stinkhammer really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Phantom Fightwear logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
Abraxas J Hardpickle was interviewed post fight and said 'SURPRISE!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Vim Vigor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Deng Deng (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vigor comes to the ring accompanied by Boards of Canada - Cold Earth. Deng comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Killing in the name of kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vim Vigor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Deng Deng!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vigor walks into a big right hand from Deng and goes down! The referee sends Deng to a neutral corner as Vigor gets back to his feet. He looks OK so we're back under way.
It looks like Vim Vigor has been cut.
Deng cracks Vigor with a left hand that drops him to the canvas, up against the ropes! Can Vigor 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. Vigor looks steady enough to continue so we're going to continue!
Vigor is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vigor throws a nice looking combination but Deng bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Oh Vigor is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vigor walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Deng! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Deng Deng!
A relieved looking Deng Deng 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 middleweight kickboxing rules bout between DBrickashaw Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cory McDonnell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying McDonnell's choice of entrance music: Jorge Quintero - 300 Violin Orchestra. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, DBrickashaw Stevens!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cory McDonnell!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by McDonnell.
A lazy left from Stevens finds it's target.
Stevens looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
DBrickashaw Stevens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stevens lunges at McDonnell with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by McDonnell's hand.
McDonnell throws a jab when Stevens was well out of range.
The fighters circling - Stevens throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stevens ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McDonnell moves away.
McDonnell throws the kick towards the body but Stevens avoids it.
It looked like Stevens wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
McDonnell dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stevens. That did some damage!
Stevens misses with a looping right.
McDonnell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stevens.
McDonnell moves out of range as Stevens strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDonnell slips a jab and a cross from Stevens.
McDonnell throws the kick towards the body but Stevens avoids it.
Stevens misses with a wild body shot.
Stevens takes a swing at McDonnell's ribcage but misses.
Stevens pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens throws a jab but it's blocked by McDonnell.
McDonnell wants to land a leg kick but Stevens is out of range.
Stevens checks a leg kick.
McDonnell slips a straight right by Stevens.
Stevens throws a big shot that misses.
Stevens misses with a wild body shot.
McDonnell is looking for the big counter here.
Stevens connects with the punch.
Stevens swings for the body but McDonnell moves out of range.
It seemed like McDonnell was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
McDonnell misses with a low kick.
Nice jab there from Stevens.
McDonnell's coach down at True North Fight Team was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on McDonnell's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
McDonnell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stevens punishes McDonnell's body with a nice straight punch.
Stevens cracks McDonnell with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
McDonnell looks to throw a body kick
enabling Stevens to counter with a crisp jab.
Stevens misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McDonnell throws a chopping leg kick but Stevens manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Stevens checks the leg kick.
Stevens throws a hook but McDonnell blocks it.
McDonnell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McDonnell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big left from Stevens misses.
McDonnell lands a nice looking body kick.
A head kick misses from McDonnell.
Stevens throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McDonnell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McDonnell forces Stevens back against the ropes and clinches.
Stevens wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McDonnell has him pressed against the ropes.
Stevens blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Stevens.
Stevens lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Stevens as McDonnell tries to tie him up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DBrickashaw Stevens dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Stevens misses with a wild body shot.
Stevens lands with a good body shot.
McDonnell takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Stevens swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stevens lands a body shot.
McDonnell closes the distance and clinches.
Nice body punch from McDonnell - that landed with a thud.
Stevens escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McDonnell tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Stevens manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stevens throws a shot from downtown. McDonnell moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from McDonnell.
McDonnell takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
DBrickashaw Stevens is winning the standup battle so far.
Stevens checks a leg kick nicely.
McDonnell connects with a high kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stevens tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McDonnell was well out of range. Poor timing from Stevens.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonnell takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
McDonnell tries a head kick but it misses.
McDonnell throws a leg kick but Stevens checks it.
Stevens cracks McDonnell with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
McDonnell misses with a low kick.
Stevens with a nice cross.
McDonnell tries to land a leg kick but Stevens saw it coming and moves away.
Stevens misses with the combination.
McDonnell looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
A swing and a miss from Stevens.
A punch lands to the side of Stevens 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Stevens throws a hook but McDonnell blocks it.
Stevens tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Stevens misses with a jab to the body
and McDonnell counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Stevens is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stevens 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.
McDonnell slips under a jab.
Stevens throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McDonnell is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
McDonnell looks to throw the jab but Stevens is out of range.
Stevens avoids the head kick by McDonnell.
Stevens throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck McDonnell on the side of the head.
McDonnell connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
McDonnell lands a head kick!
McDonnell's corner calls for a 1-2. McDonnell obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Stevens lands the left hand.
McDonnell moves out of range as Stevens strikes.
McDonnell scores with a head kick. Stevens tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
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 DBrickashaw Stevens will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Stevens throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McDonnell.
Stevens sets himself, and McDonnell steps forward looking for the clinch! Stevens avoids it this time.
McDonnell misses with a head kick.
Stevens misses with an uppercut. McDonnell saw that one coming.
McDonnell fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Stevens looks to land a right hand but McDonnell moved out of range.
Stevens moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Stevens is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McDonnell can do to turn this around?
Nice defenses there by McDonnell.
Stevens takes a swing at McDonnell's ribcage but misses.
McDonnell is looking for the big counter here.
Stevens lands with an overhand left.
A slow jab from McDonnell misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stevens misses with a left hand
and McDonnell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McDonnell throws a head kick but Stevens moves out of range.
Stevens misses with a telegraphed body shot
and McDonnell counters with an inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McDonnell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stevens.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens cracks a nice hook into McDonnell's ribs.
McDonnell misses with the combination.
Stevens moves out of range as McDonnell throws a body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by McDonnell. That's going to slow Stevens down.
Stevens throws a lazy uppercut
and McDonnell counters with a good, hard body kick but Stevens shrugs it off.
McDonnell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stevens misses with a two punch combination.
McDonnell tries to work over Stevens's front leg with a kick but Stevens checks it.
McDonnell rushes Stevens and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Stevens wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
McDonnell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McDonnell misses with the head strike.
McDonnell tries to work over Stevens's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stevens misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonnell lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McDonnell.
A right hand to the body from McDonnell.
A short right from McDonnell.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stevens has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Stevens can't break the clinch.
Stevens lands a hook that snaps the head of McDonnell backwards.
Stevens swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McDonnell lands a hook that snaps the head of Stevens backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McDonnell.
McDonnell softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Stevens is rocked!
A short right hand to the side of the head by McDonnell.
Oh Stevens is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McDonnell prevents a body shot from Stevens.
A nice left hand lands by McDonnell.
McDonnell pushes Stevens back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
McDonnell effectively controlling the action here.
McDonnell breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Stevens with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Stevens looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Stevens 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 2:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Cory McDonnell! Cory McDonnell retains his middleweight title!
Cory McDonnell gave a mention to KnockOut in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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