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Asylum KT1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Steve Styme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steve Styme has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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Brawler
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Heavy handed
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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 New York, Steve Styme!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joey James!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Bruno Lombardi and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James lands the left hand.
Styme swinging wildly here.
Styme moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
James fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that James 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.
Styme throws a combination but it was largely blocked by James.
James is looking for the big counter here.
James lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A head kick misses from Styme.
James dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Styme misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Styme tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
James unleashes a big counter combination but Styme bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
James jabs at Styme's body.
Styme throws a lazy head kick
and James counters with a nice body shot.
Styme is breathing heavily.
James throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Styme stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
James fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
James scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
James is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Styme throws a sloppy head kick
enabling James to counter with a crisp jab.
Styme throws a sloppy head kick
letting James counter with a right hand.
James fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Styme takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Styme is rocked!
James connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of Styme's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked Styme - is he going to beat the count??? 4,5,6,7,8,9.....10 - he's not made it - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Joey James!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Crazy Bill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Tolken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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170 lbs
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Solid boxing
Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Crazy Bill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Tolken!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Joseph Jones and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tolken tries to close the distance and clinch but Bill swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jeez, both these guys look absolutely knackered already, that's not a good sign!
A combination from Bill does no damage.
A countering left hand to the body from Tolken misses.
Tolken will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Crazy Bill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bill fails to land with a series of punches.
Tolken stalks Bill and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bill's face. Bill staggers backwards, shaken.
Nice body kick from Tolken.
Tolken scores with a kick to the midsection.
Tolken closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bill throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bill misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tolken throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bill.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tolken lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tolken.
Tolken closes the distance and clinches.
Tolken breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bill really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bill misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bill throws a series of punches but Tolken moves out of range.
Bill takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Tolken clinches.
Bill on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bill breaks the clinch.
Bill takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tolken tries to clinch but Bill moves out of range.
Bill misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tolken scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bill is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Bill throws a nice looking combination but Tolken bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bill swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tolken thinks about the counter body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tolken throws a sloppy head kick and Bill moves out of range easily.
Tolken misses with a few strikes there.
Bill looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bill throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tolken shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bill eats them both and turns towards Tolken to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Tolken dodges the punch combination from Bill.
A combination from Bill does no damage.
Tolken dodges the punch combination from Bill.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tolken! But no joy.
Bill misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bill takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bill will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bill misses with a double jab.
Tolken looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bill misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bill takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bill throws a nice looking combination but Tolken bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Tolken!
Bill throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tolken fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bill seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A punch combination from Bill misses.
Bill fails to land with a series of punches.
Bill looks to land a combination but Tolken avoids it well.
Bill throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Bill misses.
Tolken looks to land a combination but Bill avoids it well.
Bill tries to keep at a distance but Tolken has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tolken is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bill is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tolken breaks from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bill throws a combination that misses
letting Tolken counter with a right hand.
Tolken thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bill if he has to take too many more of those.
Bill takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bill misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Tolken. Bill shrugs it off though.
Tolken lands a front kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tolken showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bill.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Tolken dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Some wild striking there from Bill.
Tolken scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Tolken pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bill rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tolken moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tolken throws a head kick but Bill moves out of range.
Bill misses with a wild combination.
Sloppy strikes from Bill. Those never looked like landing.
Bill tries to bum rush Tolken with a series of wild strikes but Tolken uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bill misses with a wild combination.
Tolken has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tolken closes the distance and clinches.
Bill letting Tolken take a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bill breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tolken stalks Bill and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bill's face. Bill staggers backwards, shaken.
Bill will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tolken moves into the clinch.
Tolken breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Joe Tolken seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A nice combination there by Bill.
Bill throws a nice looking combination but Tolken bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bill lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tolken circles away quickly and effectively.
Tolken showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bill.
Tolken fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bill, pushing him back against the ropes.
Bill's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tolken lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bill throws a right hand that Tolken ducks under and follows up with a left that Tolken also avoids with ease.
Bill moves out of range of the body kick from Tolken.
Tolken instigates a clinch.
Bill breaks from the clinch.
Tolken dodges the punch combination from Bill.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tolken closes the distance and clinches.
Tolken manages to break the clinch.
A combination from Bill does no damage.
Tolken tries to clinch up.
Bill looks to land a combination but Tolken avoids it well.
Bill throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tolken appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Tolken lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bill gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tolken.
Tolken throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tolken wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Tolken as he connects with a hook.
Bill throws a right hand that Tolken ducks under and follows up with a left that Tolken also avoids with ease.
Bill walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bill misses with a few strikes there.
Bill will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Crazy Bill is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bill misses with a two punch combination.
Tolken catches Bill with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bill misses with a double jab.
Tolken clinches.
Bill breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tolken is working the combinations to good effect here.
Bill misses with a few strikes there.
Bill lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tolken circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Joe Tolken will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Tolken keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bill misses with a wild combination.
Tolken lands a nice hook to Bill's body. Bill takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bill misses with a double jab.
Bill looks to land a combination but Tolken avoids it well.
Tolken lands with a kick to the temple. Bill shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Tolken fakes the leg kick and cracks Bill in the body.
Tolken tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Bill manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bill misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bill throws a one two combo.
Bill avoids a punch combination nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bill tries to bum rush Tolken with a series of wild strikes but Tolken uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
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!
Tolken moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Tolken dodges the punch combination from Bill.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tolken has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Bill displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A nice combination there by Tolken.
Bill falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tolken counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A combination from Bill does no damage.
Tolken throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bill stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tolken dodges the punch combination from Bill.
Tolken lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tolken tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bill swats him away and circles back towards the center.
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!
Bill throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bill misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bill throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bill misses with a few strikes there.
Tolken scores with a nice body kick.
Bill showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tolken.
Bill looks to land a combination. Tolken sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Tolken digs a good body shot into Bill's ribs.
Tolken lands a head kick!
Bill throws a series of punches but Tolken moves out of range.
Tolken doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bill keeps the fight on the outside.
Tolken misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bill throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tolken counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bill misses with a two punch combination.
Bill misses with a wild combination.
Tolken unleashes a big counter combination but Bill bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bill lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tolken circles away quickly and effectively.
Tolken feints and then cracks Bill's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bill down.
Bill throws a nice looking combination but Tolken bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bill misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bill throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tolken counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tolken wants to clinch.
Tolken dodges the punch combination from Bill.
Bill will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Bill showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tolken.
Tolken swinging wildly here.
Bill looks to land a combination but Tolken avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bill misses with a series of wild punches.
Tolken throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bill fails to land with a series of punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bill rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tolken moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Some wild striking there from Bill.
Bill throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bill lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tolken circles away quickly and effectively.
Bill misses with a double jab.
Bill looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tolken lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tolken.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bill throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tolken throws a counter combo.
No joy there for Bill, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bill throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Crazy Bill has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Joe Tolken is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bill takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Crazy Bill.
Well Tolken has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Tolken!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Big Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stanley Chrome (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stanley Chrome has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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300 lbs
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Prefers standup
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 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 New York, Big Bear!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stanley Chrome!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, John Roberts and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chrome misses with a combination
and Bear counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chrome looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Chrome throws a one two combo.
Chrome throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bear cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bear definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Chrome misses with a hook to the body
and Bear counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chrome closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bear counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chrome misses with a combination
and Bear counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stanley Chrome seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chrome falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bear counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chrome misses with a right hand
and Bear counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chrome throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bear counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chrome tries to clinch
and Bear counters with a straight right hand.
Chrome throws a combination that misses
and Bear counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chrome tries to clinch
and Chrome takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chrome tries to clinch but Bear moves away
and Bear counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chrome misses with a hook
and Bear counters with a nice uppercut.
Chrome falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bear counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chrome wants to clinch
letting Bear counter with a right hand.
Chrome falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bear counters with a straight right hand.
Bear is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chrome swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Bear counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chrome wants to clinch
and Bear counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chrome swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bear cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bear circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Bear to counter with a crisp jab.
Chrome misses with an uppercut
and Bear counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chrome closes the distance but Bear moves to the side
and Chrome takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chrome darts in trying to clinch
and Bear counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bear is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chrome tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bear counters with a straight right hand.
Chrome tries to clinch up
and Bear counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chrome falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bear counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A shot to the body from Chrome misses
and Bear cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bear is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Chrome looks to clinch
and Bear counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chrome closes the distance but Bear moves to the side
and Bear counters with a straight right hand.
Chrome throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bear counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chrome throws a combination that misses
and Bear connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chrome is rocked!
Chrome throws a combination that misses
and Bear counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chrome is still on wobbly legs! Can Bear finish him?
Chrome swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bear counters with a perfect left hook, dropping Chrome to the canvas. He tries to get back up quickly but his equilibrium is all over the place! He's up... he's back down again! There's no need for a count as the referee calls off the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Big Bear!
Big Bear retains his super heavyweight title!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Frank Fritter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frank Fritter had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Fritter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bruno Jones!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jorge Garcia and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fritter moves into the clinch.
Fritter using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fritter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A cross from Jones lands.
It looks like Frank Fritter has been cut.
Jones scores a knockdown with a big right hand! Fritter beats the count and gets back to his feet. The referee asks him to walk forwards and it appears he is OK so we'll continue the bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones cracks Fritter with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Fritter 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 Fritter is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Fritter could not beat the count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Bruno Jones!
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