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KOTR 2 Middleweight S.League 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Samson Levert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eli Van Berg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Samson Levert could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Eli Van Berg's chin.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Samson Levert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Eli Van Berg!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Dirk Anderson and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Levert throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Levert.
Van Berg is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Levert looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Van Berg blocks a head kick by Levert.
Van Berg throws a series of punches but Levert avoids them all with ease.
Levert throws a sloppy head kick and Van Berg moves out of range easily.
Levert is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Levert throws a head kick that misses.
Van Berg tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Levert manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Levert throws a sloppy head kick
and Van Berg counters with a right, followed by a huge uppercut that sends Levert crashing to the mat! Levert is trying to use the ropes to get back to his feet but he's all over the place - the referee has seen enough and has stopped the fight! Van Berg screams with a mixture of joy and relief, whilst celebrating with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Eli Van Berg!
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Harry Entei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lasse Light (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Entei has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Harry Entei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lasse Light!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Santiago Holmes and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Entei scoring well with a low kick there.
Light throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Light throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Entei sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Entei wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Entei moves forwards but Light connects with a nice, crisp jab.
It looks like Harry Entei has been cut.
Entei misses with a body shot
and Light counters with a nice uppercut.
Light misses with a hook. Entei ducked under it nicely.
Entei uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Light.
Entei has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Aspire Acαdemy CT in the buildup to the fight.
Light is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Light throws a big shot that misses.
Light thows a left - swing and a miss!
Light lands with an uppercut that bounces Entei off the ropes and back into range.
Light swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Light throws a shot from downtown. Entei moves away and avoids it.
Entei moves out of range as Light strikes.
Entei is looking to counter the offense by Light and move into the clinch.
Light closes the distance and clinches.
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!
Light stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Light lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Entei backwards.
Entei managing to block the knees to the body from Light.
Light misses with the head strike.
Light tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Light's coach down at The Island Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Light's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Entei looking to slow down the pace here.
A nice left hand lands by Light.
Light with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Light.
Light trying to land knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Light as the two fighters clinch.
Light lands a hook to the side of the head.
Entei looking to slow down the pace here.
Light tries a body shot but Entei blocks it.
Light tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Entei takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Entei's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Light is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Entei misses with a hook.
Entei is breathing heavily.
Light jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Light throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Light looks to land a combination but Entei avoids it well.
Entei wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Light thuds a left hand into Entei's body.
Entei throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Light throws out a loose jab but Entei uses good head movement to avoid it.
Light throws out a loose jab but Entei uses good head movement to avoid it.
Light throws a right hand that misses
and Entei counters with a nice kick to the body.
A big right from Light misses.
Light loads up on a big right hand but Entei slips the punch.
Entei tries to counter by clinching up but Light breaks away and moves out of range.
Light avoids the body shot from Entei.
Entei misses with a body kick.
Entei misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lasse Light dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Harry Entei's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Light throws a shot from downtown. Entei moves away and avoids it.
Lasse Light seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Entei bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Light might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Entei fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Entei throws a leg kick which misses Light's front leg but catches the back leg as Light tries to avoid it.
Entei slips a straight right by Light.
Entei avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Light misses with a hook
and Entei counters with a series of strikes. Light will be more careful next time no doubt.
Light lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Light throws a jab when Entei was well out of range.
Light fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Light on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Light scores with a jab. Entei acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Good work by Light as he checks the leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Light gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Entei misses with a hook. Light ducked under it nicely.
A punch lands to the side of Entei 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Entei uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Light.
Entei seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Entei uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Light.
Entei takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Entei displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Light throws out the jab.
Light jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Light throws the left hand but Entei avoids the punch easily.
Light tests Entei's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Light looks to land a left hand but Entei moved out of range nicely.
Entei lands a nice leg kick that just misses Light's sensitive parts.
Entei looks to land a body kick but Light moved away.
A big left from Light misses.
Light throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Entei counters with a three punch combo that has Light backing up. Light nods at Entei to acknowledge the strikes.
Light has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Light bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Entei's head.
Light swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A slow jab from Light misses its intended target.
Entei looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Entei fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Light.
Entei looks to land a body kick but Light moved away.
Light with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Light pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Entei keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Light.
Light keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Entei.
Entei bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Light throws a right hand that misses
and Entei counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Light lands a really nice looking cross but Entei seems unphased.
Entei fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Light manages to avoid it.
Light pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Entei connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Entei lands with a shot to the body.
Entei has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Entei there as he acknowledges the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lasse Light showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Harry Entei's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Entei throws a jab but it's blocked by Light.
Light looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Light scores with a jab. Entei acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Light throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Entei throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Light moves out of range of the leg kick from Entei.
Light loads up on a big right hand but Entei slips the punch.
Light feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Enteis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Light scores with a nice right hand.
Entei dodges the punch combination from Light.
Light misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Light.
Entei misses with a two punch combination.
Light lands a nice shot to the body.
Lasse Light seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Light waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Entei.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Entei misses with a looping left.
Light scores with a sloppy right hand. Entei should have avoided that one.
Entei slips a straight right by Light.
Light stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Entei will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Entei walks into a jab.
Entei drops his hands momentarily and Light takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A jab lands there for Entei.
A jab from Light finds it's way through Entei's defenses.
Entei is rocked!
Entei looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Light swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Entei uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Light.
Light slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Oh Entei is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jab from Light.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Light connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Light lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Entei scores with a spinning back kick!
Entei takes a swing at Light's ribcage but misses.
Entei tries to land a front kick but Light steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Light misses with an uppercut.
Entei seems to have got his legs back now.
Light scores with a decent looking hook.
Entei looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Light loads up on a big right hand but Entei slips the punch.
Entei with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Light ducks under a wild hook from Entei.
Light takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A looping hook to the body misses from Entei. Light does a little dance to reset his feet.
Light swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Light rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Entei finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Harry Entei has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters circling - Light throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It appears Entei was looking to counter with a kick there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lasse Light comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Light 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lasse Light!
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Vitor Belfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikodin Dogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Vitor Belfort!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nikodin Dogan!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Peter Branson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belfort tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dogan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dogan throws a fast counter high kick but Belfort manages to duck under it in time.
Dogan lands with a nice body kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Belfort tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Belfort misses with a punch to the body.
Belfort avoiding damage as Dogan throws knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Belfort.
Dogan throws a head punch that misses.
Belfort avoiding damage as Dogan throws knees to the body.
Belfort tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Belfort fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dogan lands with a right to the head.
Dogan scores with a shot to the side of Belfort's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dogan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dogan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Belfort.
Dogan lands a good knee to the midsection. Belfort won't want to take too many of those.
Dogan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dogan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Belfort backwards.
A short uppercut from Belfort.
A head punch on the inside from Belfort fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Dogan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Belfort fails to land.
A short right from Belfort.
Dogan blocking some punches.
Dogan crunches a lovely knee into Belfort's ribcage.
Belfort is breathing heavily.
Dogan pushes Belfort back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dogan lands a knee to the body.
Belfort avoiding damage as Dogan throws knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dogan.
Dogan trying to land knees to the body.
Dogan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Belfort.
Dogan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Belfort backwards.
Belfort swings wildly with an uppercut but Dogan uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dogan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dogan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Belfort's elbow.
Belfort misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dogan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Belfort's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Belfort blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dogan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Belfort blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dogan works on Belfort's body with a couple of short punches.
Dogan lands a body shot.
Dogan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dogan lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Dogan.
Belfort is rocked!
Belfort takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dogan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Oh Belfort is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dogan tries to land knees in the clinch but Belfort avoids the damage to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Dogan.
Belfort seems to have got his legs back now.
Dogan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Belfort avoids it.
Dogan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Dogan.
Dogan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Belfort backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dogan misses with a punch to the body.
A right hand to the body from Dogan.
Dogan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dogan lands a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikodin Dogan dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Dogan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Belfort tries to close the distance and clinch but Dogan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nikodin Dogan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dogan moves into range and clinches up with Belfort.
Belfort throws a punch but it's blocked by Dogan.
Belfort blocking some punches.
Belfort blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dogan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Belfort throws a head punch that misses.
Dogan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dogan.
Belfort tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dogan's elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Dogan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belfort misses with a hook to the ribs.
Belfort throws a punch but it's blocked by Dogan.
Dogan lands with a right to the head.
Belfort throws a punch but it's blocked by Dogan.
Belfort lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Belfort working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Belfort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Dogan.
A right hook to the body lands for Dogan.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dogan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dogan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Belfort avoids it.
Dogan creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Belfort 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!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Dogan - that will leave a mark!
Dogan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dogan blocking some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dogan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dogan.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dogan.
Belfort takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Belfort fails to land.
Dogan pushes Belfort back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Dogan pushes Belfort back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Dogan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dogan creates a bit of distance and cracks Belfort with a big uppercut! Belfort goes down! The referee pushes Dogan away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Belfort make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Dogan takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Nikodin Dogan!
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Cole Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pat Yaj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cole Mitchell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Pat Yaj!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, David Hoff and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mitchell misses with a wild combination.
Mitchell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yaj.
Mitchell moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Yaj.
Mitchell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yaj.
Yaj moves into range and clinches up with Mitchell.
Mitchell tries to work over Yaj's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mitchell lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mitchell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yaj misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mitchell.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mitchell circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yaj lands with a straight right. Mitchell didn't see that one coming.
Yaj is looking to clinch.
Mitchell misses with an uppercut. Yaj saw that one coming.
Mitchell circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yaj with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell scores with a jab. Yaj acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Yaj slips a jab from Mitchell.
Yaj bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yaj tries to close the distance and clinch but Mitchell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yaj steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mitchell.
Yaj closes the distance and pushes Mitchell back into the ropes.
Mitchell really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mitchell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yaj takes one to the chin there.
Mitchell tries to bum rush Yaj with a series of wild strikes but Yaj uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mitchell misses with a body shot.
Yaj takes a swing at Mitchell's ribcage but misses.
Yaj rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mitchell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mitchell just misses with a punch to the body.
Mitchell on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mitchell thuds his right hand into Yaj's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yaj lands a jab to the nose.
Yaj moves into the clinch successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mitchell breaks the clinch.
Mitchell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yaj.
Yaj throws a right hand that misses
and Mitchell counters with a nice uppercut.
Yaj has closed the distance and engaged Mitchell in a clinch.
Mitchell breaks the clinch.
Mitchell misses with a wild body shot.
Mitchell punishes Yaj's body with a nice straight punch.
Yaj tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mitchell counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Yaj thinking.
Pat Yaj seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mitchell misses with an uppercut.
Yaj wants to counter with a clinch but Mitchell pushes him away.
Mitchell avoids the body shot from Yaj.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from Mitchell.
Yaj fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mitchell manages to avoid it.
Yaj fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mitchell misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cole Mitchell dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Yaj tries to clinch but Mitchell moves away
and Mitchell makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Yaj uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mitchell.
Mitchell's jab looks to have found its range, popping Yaj under the eye.
Mitchell connects with a body shot.
Yaj moves into range and clinches up with Mitchell.
Mitchell is stalling here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mitchell.
A head punch on the inside from Yaj fails to land.
Mitchell digs a right hand underneath Yaj's ribcage. Yaj let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mitchell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yaj doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Yaj tries to clinch but Mitchell moves out of range.
Mitchell works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mitchell throws a body punch but Yaj moves out of range.
Yaj looks to land a right hand but Mitchell moved out of range.
Yaj uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mitchell.
Yaj waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mitchell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Yaj is breathing heavily.
Jab, jab by Mitchell - just one landing.
Yaj is rocked!
Mitchell swats away the attempt to clinch by Yaj.
Yaj fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mitchell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yaj can do to turn this around?
Mitchell lands a right hook to the body.
Mitchell connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Yaj takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Yaj is still on wobbly legs! Can Mitchell finish him?
Yaj keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mitchell connects with a body shot that sends Yaj's belly button to the back.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yaj looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A counter left hand to the body from Mitchell misses its target.
Yaj is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Mitchell doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Yaj crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Yaj's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cole Mitchell!
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Aart Van Der Roost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Remington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Aart Van Der Roost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Luke Remington!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Santiago Holmes and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Remington crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Van Der Roost - the referee stops the clock and Remington gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Van Der Roost. Remington manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Remington misses with a double jab
enabling Van Der Roost to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Luke Remington has been cut.
Van Der Roost misses with a kick to the body
and Remington counters with a nice uppercut.
Remington clinches up against the ropes.
Van Der Roost is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Remington is keeping busy.
Remington breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Van Der Roost with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Remington moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Der Roost leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Van Der Roost looking to stall.
Remington lands an elbow inside that Van Der Roost shrugs off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Roost trying to stall but Remington improves his position.
Van Der Roost is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Van Der Roost is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Aart Van Der Roost.
Van Der Roost cracks Remington with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Remington looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Van Der Roost quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Remington pushes Van Der Roost up against the ropes in a clinch.
Remington being controlled against the ropes.
Van Der Roost tries to stall but Remington uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Van Der Roost is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Van Der Roost'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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Remington pushes Van Der Roost back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Van Der Roost stalling in the clinch but Remington improves position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Aart Van Der Roost.
Remington misses with a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Remington looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Remington tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Van Der Roost paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Aart Van Der Roost is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Remington misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Remington gets a clinch.
Van Der Roost trying to stall but Remington improves his position.
Remington breaks from the clinch.
Van Der Roost gets tackled into the ropes by Remington. Remington maintains the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Remington dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luke Remington's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Remington scores with a jab to the jaw.
Remington throws a body kick that misses.
Van Der Roost is looking to counter punch.
Van Der Roost connects with a good right hand that stumbles Remington. Remington circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Remington misses with an attempted mid kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Remington looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Van Der Roost connects with a leg kick. Remington looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Van Der Roost.
Remington has closed the distance and engaged Van Der Roost in a clinch.
Remington breaks from the clinch.
Remington wants to clinch.
Luke Remington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Roost swats away the attempt to clinch by Remington.
Van Der Roost goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Remington.
As Remington looks to move away, Van Der Roost throws a big counter combo but Remington just gets out of the way.
Van Der Roost tried to score with a low kick but Remington checks it.
Van Der Roost fakes the leg kick and cracks Remington in the body.
Remington gets a clinch.
Van Der Roost tries to stall but Remington uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A frustrated look appears on Van Der Roost's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Roost tries to circle away but Remington has him pinned against the ropes.
Van Der Roost is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Remington pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Van Der Roost.
Remington throws a nice head kick!
Van Der Roost lands a really nice looking cross but Remington seems unphased.
The fight stays on the outside here - Remington looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Van Der Roost works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
An inside leg kick lands from Van Der Roost.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aart Van Der Roost dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Luke Remington's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice body kick from Van Der Roost.
Van Der Roost lands a glancing blow to the side of Remington's head.
Van Der Roost connects with a crisp jab.
Remington rushes Van Der Roost and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Remington tries to throw a body punch but Van Der Roost avoids it by throwing Remington back against the ropes.
Van Der Roost trying to stall but Remington improves his position.
Remington throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Remington's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aart Van Der Roost is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Remington tries to close the distance and clinch up but Van Der Roost swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Van Der Roost scores with a nice strike.
Remington looks to land a combination but Van Der Roost avoids it well.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Remington tries to land knees in the clinch but Van Der Roost avoids the damage to the body.
Van Der Roost blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Van Der Roost is trying to maintain a safe position but Remington gets an underhook and turns Van Der Roost into the ropes.
Remington throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Van Der Roost is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Remington is keeping busy.
Van Der Roost wants to stall.
Van Der Roost looking to slow down the pace here.
Van Der Roost can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Remington manages to break the clinch.
Remington tries to clinch up but Van Der Roost circles away and keeps his distance.
Remington has managed to clinch.
Van Der Roost is trying to break the clinch but Remington has him pressed against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Remington is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Luke Remington seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Van Der Roost is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Van Der Roost tries to stall but Remington uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Van Der Roost trying to stall but Remington improves his position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Aart Van Der Roost.
Remington moves into the clinch successfully.
Van Der Roost taking a breather.
Van Der Roost is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Remington is keeping busy.
Van Der Roost is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Remington is keeping busy.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Van Der Roost is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Aart Van Der Roost.
Van Der Roost showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Remington.
As Remington looks to move away, Van Der Roost throws a big counter combo but Remington just gets out of the way.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luke Remington comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Remington has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 28:29
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luke Remington!
Luke Remington bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between John Fury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Manson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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192 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Fury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Josh Manson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Santiago Holmes and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fury thuds a left hand into Manson's body.
Fury ducks under a wild hook from Manson.
Fury defending well as Manson loads up on a big left hand.
Manson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fury.
Manson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A slow jab from Fury misses its intended target.
Manson with a jab.
Manson tries to clinch but Fury moves out of range.
Fury swats away the attempt to clinch by Manson.
Manson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fury misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fury gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Manson lands a body shot.
Manson misses with a body punch.
Manson misses with the head strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fury lands a hook that snaps the head of Manson backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fury.
Manson lands with a right to the head.
Fury lands a left hand that snaps the head of Manson backwards.
Fury goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Manson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Furys head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Manson.
Manson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Manson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fury misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fury blocking some punches.
Fury tries to work over Manson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Manson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fury is trying to maintain a safe position but Manson gets an underhook and turns Fury into the ropes.
Manson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Manson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fury's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fury lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Manson.
Manson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Manson tries a body shot but Fury blocks it.
Manson working aggressively here.
Fury stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fury digs a right hand underneath Manson's ribcage. Manson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fury misses with a punch on the inside.
Manson throws a head punch that misses.
Manson tries to throw a body punch but Fury avoids it by throwing Manson back against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fury.
Manson prevents a body shot from Fury.
Manson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Manson tries to work over Fury's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fury lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Fury dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Fury uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Manson.
Fury tries to close the distance and clinch up but Manson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Manson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fury misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Manson.
Fury scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Manson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Manson ducks right into an uppercut from Fury.
Manson lands a slapping body shot.
Manson throws a body punch but Fury moves out of range.
Manson tries to move into range but Fury moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fury tries to clinch up.
Fury throws a looping overhand right but Manson ducks down to avoid it.
Fury looks to score with a jab to the body but Manson is just out of range.
Manson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fury.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Manson fails to land with a series of punches.
Fury throwing a counter right hand but Manson manages to avoid it.
Manson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Manson is rocked!
John Fury is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manson leaves his chin hanging out and Fury seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Manson crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Fury!
John Fury was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Mike Megaton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dennis Fischer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Big right hand
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mike Megaton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dennis Fischer!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Sandra Marshall and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Megaton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fischer.
An attempted straight right counter from Megaton misses the target.
Fischer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dennis Fischer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Megaton.
Fischer just misses with a punch to the body.
Fischer lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Megaton throws a hook but Fischer avoids it easily.
Fischer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fischer lands with an uppercut that bounces Megaton off the ropes and back into range.
Megaton scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Megaton rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Megaton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Megaton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fischer lands a slapping body shot.
Megaton circles away from the clinch attempt
and Megaton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fischer throws an off balance right hand
and Megaton counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jab from Megaton.
Fischer thuds a left hand into Megaton's body.
Fischer misses with a shot to the body
and Megaton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Megaton lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Megaton looks to throw the jab but Fischer is out of range.
Fischer misses with a hook to the body
letting Megaton counter with a right hand.
Fischer throws an off balance right hand
and Megaton counters with a nice uppercut.
Megaton's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Fischer connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Megaton scrambles back to his feet.
Fischer tries to clinch up but Megaton circles away and keeps his distance.
Megaton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fischer throws out the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Megaton misses the target.
Fischer takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Megaton thumps Fischer with a low kick.
Fischer lands with a shot to the body.
Megaton swats away the attempt to clinch by Fischer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fischer misses with a double jab.
Megaton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It seemed like Fischer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Fischer throws a jab but it's blocked by Megaton.
Megaton wants to slow Fischer down by chopping away at his legs.
Megaton swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Fischer counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A jab from Fischer misses.
Fischer throws out a loose jab but Megaton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fischer connects with a good right hand that stumbles Megaton. Megaton circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fischer has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Fischer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Megaton sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Megaton swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Megaton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice body punch from Fischer.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fischer misses with a straight left.
A little feinted left hand from Megaton on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dennis Fischer dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Megaton with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fischer to score with a decent uppercut.
Megaton misses with a low kick.
Fischer ducks under a wild hook from Megaton.
Fischer throws out a counter right but Megaton avoids it with no problem.
Megaton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fischer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fischer throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fischer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Megaton.
Megaton walks into a stiff left hand from Fischer.
Megaton misses with a hook
and Fischer counters with a straight right hand.
Fischer walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fischer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fischer punishes Megaton's body with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Megaton defending well as Fischer loads up on a big left hand.
Megaton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fischer.
Fischer looks to throw the jab but Megaton is out of range.
Megaton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fischer throws a combination. Megaton tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fischer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Megaton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fischer.
Dennis Fischer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fischer misses with a hook.
Fischer slips under a jab.
Fischer looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fischer misses the jab.
Fischer connects with a body shot that sends Megaton's belly button to the back.
Megaton connects with a crisp jab.
Fischer misses the jab.
Fischer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Megaton lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fischer throws the left hand but Megaton avoids the punch easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Megaton misses the target.
Fischer misses with a looping right.
Fischer digs a good hook to Megaton's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fischer throws a hook but Megaton blocks it.
Fischer throws out a loose jab but Megaton uses good head movement to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Fischer.
Fischer loads up on a big right hand but Megaton slips the punch.
Megaton swats away the attempt to clinch by Fischer.
An attempted straight right counter from Megaton misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from Megaton misses the target.
Fischer's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Fischer duly obliges.
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!
Fischer pushes Megaton up against the ropes in a clinch.
Fischer manages to break the clinch.
Fischer misses with a lunging right hand
and Megaton counters with a nice leg kick.
Megaton connects with a solid leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Fischer blocks the low kick.
Fischer looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Megaton takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dennis Fischer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Fischer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fischer misses with a hook. Megaton ducked under it nicely.
Fischer misses the shot to the body.
Fischer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fischer swings away with a body shot that misses
and Megaton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Megaton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fischer.
Fischer slips under a jab.
Decent striking displayed by Fischer there.
Fischer misses with a straight left.
Megaton looks to land a right hand but Fischer moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fischer scores with a body shot.
Megaton lands a jab to Fischer's midsection.
Megaton closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fischer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A quick step to the side and Megaton tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Fischer misses the target.
Megaton throws a sloppy body shot
and Fischer counters with a straight right hand.
Fischer misses with a jab to the body
and Megaton counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Fischer thinking.
Fischer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Megaton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fischer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Megaton connects with a solid leg kick.
Fischer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Megaton counters with a thumping low kick.
Mike Megaton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A punch lands to the side of Fischer 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fischer misses with a straight right.
Megaton was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Megaton walks into a left hand.
Fischer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Megaton tried to counter with a leg kick but Fischer avoided it.
Fischer misses with a hook.
Fischer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dennis Fischer is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Megaton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fischer.
Fischer throws a hook but Megaton blocks it.
It looked like Megaton was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Fischer.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Megaton misses with a right hand
and Fischer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fischer misses with a right hand
enabling Megaton to counter with a crisp jab.
Fischer lands a jab to the head.
Megaton slips under a jab from Fischer.
Megaton misses with a hook. Fischer ducked under it nicely.
Fischer throws a looping overhand right but Megaton ducks down to avoid it.
Fischer's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fischer loads up on a big right hand but Megaton slips the punch.
Fischer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Megaton tried to counter with a leg kick but Fischer avoided it.
Megaton fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fischer slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fischer throws a right hand that misses
and Megaton counters with an outside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dennis Fischer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fischer 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dennis Fischer!
Dennis Fischer bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Nuri Jafar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones has chosen Real American as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nuri Jafar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alex Jones!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Daniel Franklin and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones tries to clinch up but Jafar circles away and keeps his distance.
Jafar scores with a body shot.
Jones wants to clinch.
Jafar gets a clinch.
Jones is trying to force a seperation but Jafar has the dominant position.
Jafar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jafar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jafar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Jafar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short body shot lands from Jafar as the two fighters clinch.
Jones working aggressively here.
Jafar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jafar softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Jafar lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jones.
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!
Jafar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Jafar blocking some punches.
Jafar scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jafar is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Jones misses with the head strike.
A frustrated look appears on Jones's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jafar lands a nice shot to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jafar as Jones tries to tie him up.
Jafar throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Jafar.
Jafar lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jafar pushes Jones back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Jafar scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jones blocking some punches.
Jafar blocking some punches.
Jafar working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jafar working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jafar tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Jafar back against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jafar.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jafar makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
A head punch on the inside from Jafar fails to land.
Jafar scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jafar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jafar taking a breather.
A nice left hand lands by Jafar.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jafar.
Jones is rocked!
Jafar presses Jones against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jones is still on wobbly legs! Can Jafar finish him?
Jafar scores with a shot to the side of Jones's head.
Still in the clinch, Jafar scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jafar creates a bit of distance and cracks Jones with a big uppercut! Jones goes down! The referee pushes Jafar away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Jones make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Jafar takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Nuri Jafar!
In his post fight interview, Nuri Jafar started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
Alex Jones spoke after the fight, saying 'I'll be back, stronger!'.
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