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KOTR 15 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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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. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Big right hand
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight 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 The Island, Nuri Jafar!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alex Jones!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, David Hoff and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones wants to clinch but Jafar slips to the side
and Jafar counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jones thinking.
Jones takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jones tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Jafar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jafar pushes Jones up against the ropes in a clinch.
Jafar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jafar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short left from Jafar.
Jafar lands a left hand.
A frustrated look appears on Jones's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jones tries to circle away but Jafar has him pinned against the ropes.
Jafar makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short left from Jafar.
Jones looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A left hand lands to the body for Jafar.
Jafar lands a body punch.
Jafar keeps control of Jones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jafar working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Jafar on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jones.
Jafar lands a hook that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones is trying to push Jafar away but Jafar has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Jafar lands a hook that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Nice body punch from Jafar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jafar lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
A short right from Jafar.
Jones tries to throw a body punch but Jafar avoids it by throwing Jones back against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Jones's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones wants to break free but Jafar has control.
Jafar lands a nice uppercut.
Jones is rocked!
Jafar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones is still on wobbly legs! Can Jafar finish him?
Jafar scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jones lands with a left to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A shot in the inside from Jafar.
Still in the clinch, Jafar scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short uppercut from Jafar.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jafar breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Jones with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Jones looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Jones get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Nuri Jafar!
Nuri Jafar retains his featherweight title!
Nuri Jafar tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
Alex Jones was interviewed post fight and said 'I'll be back, stronger!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Arthur Pendragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thulani Ezeki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pendragon comes to the ring accompanied by Avatar-Smells Like A Freakshow. Thulani Ezeki is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Arthur Pendragon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Thulani Ezeki!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Dirk Anderson and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pendragon works the jab nicely.
Pendragon throws the kick towards the body but Ezeki avoids it.
Pendragon connects with a leg kick. Ezeki looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pendragon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ezeki lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Pendragon throws a leg kick but Ezeki sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ezeki lands the left hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pendragon.
Pendragon takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A combination from Pendragon does no damage.
Pendragon takes a swing at Ezeki's ribcage but misses.
Ezeki swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pendragon swings widly with a right hand
and Ezeki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ezeki has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Ezeki throws a poor cross that misses
and Pendragon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pendragon walks into a stiff left hand from Ezeki.
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!
Pendragon is looking to score with low kicks.
Pendragon walks into a left hand.
Pendragon throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Ezeki counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ezeki avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ezeki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ezeki lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pendragon at a distance.
Ezeki throws a shot from downtown. Pendragon moves away and avoids it.
Ezeki misses with a double jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Pendragon misses the target.
Ezeki moves out of range as Pendragon strikes.
It seemed like Ezeki was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pendragon slips a jab from Ezeki.
Pendragon was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A big right from Pendragon misses.
Pendragon swings for the body but Ezeki moves out of range.
Ezeki has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Pendragon throws a shot from downtown. Ezeki moves away and avoids it.
Pendragon has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cozad The Island in the buildup to the fight.
Ezeki misses the jab.
Pendragon throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Ezeki to counter with a crisp jab.
Pendragon swings for the body but Ezeki moves out of range.
It seemed like Ezeki was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ezeki throws a body shot but no joy.
Ezeki cracks a nice hook into Pendragon's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ezeki is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Pendragon misses with a lunging right hand
and Ezeki counters with a left to the body.
Pendragon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ezeki.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ezeki bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ezeki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pendragon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A cross from Ezeki lands.
Ezeki throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ezeki lands a glancing blow to the side of Pendragon's head.
Ezeki lands with a cross.
Ezeki throws a shot from downtown. Pendragon moves away and avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ezeki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ezeki takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A jab from Ezeki does it's job there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thulani Ezeki dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Pendragon swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ezeki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pendragon takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ezeki loads up on a big right hand but Pendragon slips the punch.
Pendragon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ezeki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pendragon moves away.
Pendragon takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ezeki connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Pendragon misses with a body punch
and Ezeki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ezeki blocks the body kick.
Ezeki takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ezeki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pendragon was well out of range. Poor timing from Ezeki.
Ezeki cracks Pendragon with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ezeki throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A swing and a miss from Ezeki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pendragon misses the body punch
and Pendragon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pendragon tries to move into range but Ezeki moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Pendragon dips to his left and cracks Ezeki with an uppercut!
Pendragon on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pendragon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pendragon misses the body punch
and Ezeki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ezeki throws a hook but Pendragon avoids it easily.
Pendragon takes a swing at Ezeki's ribcage but misses.
Ezeki misses with a looping right.
Jab from Ezeki.
Ezeki 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.
Pendragon moves forwards but Ezeki connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Pendragon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pendragon takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Pendragon. That's going to slow Ezeki down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ezeki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ezeki thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pendragon looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ezeki moves out of range of the strikes.
Pendragon throws a leg kick which misses Ezeki's front leg but catches the back leg as Ezeki tries to avoid it.
Ezeki looks to land a right hand but Pendragon moved out of range.
Pendragon with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pendragon misses with a leg kick
and Ezeki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ezeki misses with a jab to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ezeki. Pendragon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ezeki throws a hook but Pendragon blocks it.
Ezeki takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ezeki jabs Pendragon to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ezeki is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pendragon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thulani Ezeki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Ezeki uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pendragon has time to react.
Arthur Pendragon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pendragon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ezeki.
Pendragon tried to score with a low kick but Ezeki checks it.
Ezeki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice jab there from Pendragon.
Nice uppercut lands for Pendragon. That snapped Ezeki's head back.
Ezeki has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ezeki connects with a body shot that sends Pendragon's belly button to the back.
Ezeki tests Pendragon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pendragon throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Ezeki counter with a right hand.
Pendragon misses with a body shot.
Pendragon wants to land a leg kick but Ezeki is out of range.
Pendragon dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ezeki. That did some damage!
Left hook, right uppercut from Pendragon.
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!
Pendragon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ezeki counters with a left to the body.
Ezeki's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Pendragon misses.
Ezeki lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ezeki stalks Pendragon and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Pendragon's face. Pendragon staggers backwards, shaken.
Pendragon walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ezeki lands with an uppercut that bounces Pendragon off the ropes and back into range.
Pendragon throws a leg kick that misses.
Pendragon swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ezeki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pendragon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ezeki throws a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Pendragon misses the target.
Ezeki avoids a kick to the body.
Ezeki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pendragon misses with a hook to the body
and Ezeki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ezeki scores with a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ezeki with a jab.
Ezeki throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pendragon takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pendragon is rocked!
Pendragon drops his guard momentarily, allowing Ezeki to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Pendragon! Oh, he's in big trouble - I don't like his chances here as the referee's count reaches 5. 6,7,8,9...10! He's out! Ezeki takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Thulani Ezeki!
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Emre Can (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Harvey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matt Harvey told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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184 lbs
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174 lbs
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Emre Can!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Matt Harvey!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Santiago Holmes and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harvey dodges the punch combination from Can.
Can lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Harvey circles away quickly and effectively.
Can misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harvey.
Can is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Can scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Can wants to clinch up but Harvey keeps it at a distance.
Can steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harvey.
Harvey throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Harvey with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Can to score with a decent uppercut.
Can throws a shot to the body.
Can slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harvey scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Can doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice defenses there by Can.
Can tries to land a front kick but Harvey steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harvey tries a head kick but it misses.
Can tries to clinch but Harvey moves out of range.
Can has been working on his boxing with his coaches at King Of Pain in the buildup to the fight.
A nice combination there by Can.
Can looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Harvey looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Harvey misses with a looping left.
Harvey throws a big shot that misses.
Harvey misses with an uppercut. Can saw that one coming.
Harvey walks into a stiff left hand from Can.
Can avoids the body shot from Harvey.
Can uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Harvey.
Harvey lands a slapping body shot.
Harvey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Can was well out of range. Poor timing from Harvey.
Harvey looks to score with a jab to the body but Can is just out of range.
Can throws a big counter combination but Harvey scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Can staggers Harvey with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Harvey looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! No! He's back down again! 9...10 - he's can't beat the count and Can is victorious!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Emre Can!
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Nieky Glory (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Savage Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nieky Glory!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Savage Liddell!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Peter Branson and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liddell moves out of range as Glory strikes.
Liddell ducks right into an uppercut from Glory.
Liddell swings widly with a right hand
and Glory counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Glory is looking to clinch.
Savage Liddell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Liddell throws a combination that misses
and Glory connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Liddell gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Glory counters with a right hand to the body.
Nice cross by Glory.
Liddell misses with a low kick.
Liddell drives through and clinches with Glory against the ropes.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Liddell.
Glory misses with the head strike.
Glory can't find room to land a body shot as Liddell controls the action.
Liddell's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Liddell's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Glory creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Glory lands a hook that snaps the head of Liddell backwards.
Liddell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Liddell blocks an uppercut.
Liddell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Glory, pushing him back against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Glory fails to land.
Glory is looking to control Liddell's arms but Liddell gets an underhook and turns him. Now Glory has his back to the ropes.
Glory misses with some punches.
A short left from Liddell.
Liddell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Glory misses with some punches.
Liddell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Glory.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Glory.
Liddell taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Liddell tries to break the clinch but Glory is controlling the position.
Liddell tries to break free but Glory pushes him back against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Liddell.
Glory misses with some punches.
Glory swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Liddell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Glory definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glory misses with a punch on the inside.
Liddell blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Glory.
Liddell throws an elbow that misses.
Liddell slows down the pace here.
Liddell misses with a knee to the head.
Liddell stalling in the clinch.
Liddell blocking some punches.
Glory throws a punch but it's blocked by Liddell.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Liddell.
Liddell is looking to control Glory's arms but Glory gets an underhook and turns him. Now Liddell has his back to the ropes.
Glory swings wildly with an uppercut but Liddell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Liddell.
Liddell stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Glory.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nieky Glory dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sloppy strikes from Liddell. Those never looked like landing.
A combination from Glory does no damage.
Liddell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Glory throws out the jab.
Liddell lands a nice shot that snaps Glory's head back.
Liddell throws a chopping leg kick but Glory manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Glory works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Glory thows a left - swing and a miss!
Liddell swats away the attempt to clinch by Glory.
Liddell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Glory.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liddell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Glory manages to avoid it.
Glory was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Liddell fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Liddell throws a leg kick but Glory sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Glory keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Liddell moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell is stalling here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Glory swings wildly with an uppercut but Liddell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Glory swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Glory is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Liddell can do to turn this around?
Liddell's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Glory misses with a punch on the inside.
Liddell wants to get back to striking at distance but Glory won't allow it.
Glory misses with some punches.
Glory swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nieky Glory has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Liddell manages to break the clinch.
Glory takes a swing at Liddell's ribcage but misses.
Liddell will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell looks to land a combination but Glory avoids it well.
Liddell keeps the fight on the outside.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Liddell! But no joy.
Glory will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Liddell moves into range and clinches up with Glory.
Liddell is trying to break the clinch but Glory has him pressed against the ropes.
Liddell is looking to break free of the clinch but Glory has double underhooks.
Glory misses with a punch to the body.
Liddell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Liddell has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Glory lands a right hand.
Liddell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A low kick from Liddell is predictable there
enabling Glory to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Liddell closes the distance looking to clinch
and Glory counters with a nice uppercut.
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 Nieky Glory will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Liddell gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Glory misses with a punch on the inside.
Liddell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Liddell throws a sloppy head kick and Glory moves out of range easily.
Liddell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Glory connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Glory tries to clinch up but Liddell circles away and keeps his distance.
Glory is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Glory takes a swing at Liddell's ribcage but misses.
Liddell lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Liddell rushes Glory and presses him up against the ropes.
Liddell blocking some punches.
Liddell is trying to maintain a safe position but Glory gets an underhook and turns Liddell into the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liddell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Glory checks the leg kick.
Liddell swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Glory counter with a right hand.
Glory is looking to clinch but Liddell is avoiding it.
Liddell throws a counter combo.
Liddell rushes Glory and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell breaks the clinch.
Liddell has taken the fight to the clinch.
Glory tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Liddell is trying to force a seperation but Glory has the dominant position.
Glory fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Liddell lands a nice shot to the body.
A short uppercut from Glory.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Glory is looking to control Liddell's arms but Liddell gets an underhook and turns him. Now Glory has his back to the ropes.
Liddell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Glory fails to land.
Liddell misses with a body punch.
Glory throws a head punch that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Liddell's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Liddell is trying to break the clinch but Glory is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glory swings wildly with an uppercut but Liddell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Liddell blocking some punches.
Glory swings wildly with an uppercut but Liddell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Liddell blocking some punches.
Glory fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Savage Liddell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Glory taking a breather.
Glory misses with a hook from the clinch.
Liddell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Liddell fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Liddell tries a head kick but it misses.
Glory circles away from the clinch attempt.
Liddell moves into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Liddell blocking some punches.
A frustrated look appears on Liddell's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Glory misses with a punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Savage Liddell.
Well Glory has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 29:28
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nieky Glory!
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Android Fifteen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randall Steve (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Android Fifteen !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Randall Steve!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Dirk Anderson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fifteen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Steve.
Fifteen scores with a head kick.
Fifteen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Steve doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Steve takes a kick to the side of the head.
Steve takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Steve steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Fifteen . That one must have hurt.
Fifteen moves away from the strike by Steve.
Fifteen appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Steve looks to score with a jab to the body but Fifteen is just out of range.
Fifteen seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Steve cracks Fifteen with a good jab.
Steve misses with an uppercut.
Randall Steve seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fifteen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Steve throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Steve scores with a jab to the head.
Steve tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fifteen was well out of range. Poor timing from Steve.
Steve looks to score with a jab to the body but Fifteen is just out of range.
Fifteen throws a counter high kick but Steve was just alert enough to avoid it.
Fifteen dodges the punch combination from Steve.
Fifteen wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
We've been hearing reports that Fifteen has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Steve throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A head kick by Fifteen misses
enabling Steve to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve scores with a decent looking hook.
Fifteen is rocked!
Fifteen avoids the body shot from Steve.
Fifteen appears to be looking for a big counter.
Oh Fifteen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Steve digs a good hook to Fifteen 's body.
Fifteen blocks a jab.
Fifteen seems to have got his legs back now.
Steve misses with a body shot.
Fifteen thinks about countering with a body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steve cracks Fifteen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Steve jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fifteen is looking for a counter combo.
Steve avoids the head kick by Fifteen .
Steve swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fifteen keeps Steve at a distance using the push kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randall Steve dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Steve misses with a hook.
Fifteen is looking to counter with head kicks.
Steve throws a shot from downtown. Fifteen moves away and avoids it.
Fifteen looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Steve misses with a hook.
Fifteen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Steve dodges the punch combination from Fifteen .
Fifteen dodges the punch combination from Steve.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fifteen lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Fifteen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve misses with a double jab.
Steve misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Fifteen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fifteen lands a high kick!
Steve throws a predictable looking body shot
and Fifteen counters with a nice uppercut.
Steve throws a combination that misses
and Fifteen counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Steve misses with a body shot.
Fifteen lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Steve scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fifteen in his tracks.
Fifteen misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fifteen throws a nice head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fifteen throws a head kick but Steve moves out of range.
Fifteen throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Steve.
A left lands for Steve.
It looks like Android Fifteen has been cut.
Steve cracks Fifteen with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Fifteen 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 Fifteen is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Fifteen could not beat the count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Randall Steve!
A very excited looking Randall Steve made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between King Nonsai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diamond Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: I Get Money - 50 Cent. Diamond Jackson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, King Nonsai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Diamond Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Winston Alpacca and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nonsai misses with a straight right.
Nonsai seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Jackson misses the shot to the body.
Jackson throws out a powerful jab.
Nonsai misses with a hook
and Jackson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jackson scores with a jab to the body.
Nonsai misses the body punch
and Jackson counters with a nice uppercut.
Nonsai slips a jab and a cross from Jackson.
Jackson cracks Nonsai with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jackson takes one on the button.
Jackson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nonsai throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nonsai clinches up against the ropes.
Nonsai lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Nonsai fails to land.
Jackson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nonsai has Jackson pressed against the ropes, preventing Jackson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nonsai lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson has had enough of the clinch but Nonsai keeps him there for the moment.
Nonsai has Jackson pressed against the ropes, preventing Jackson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nonsai has a couple of punches blocked by Jackson.
Jackson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jackson looks to throw the jab but Nonsai is out of range.
Jackson gets tackled into the ropes by Nonsai. Nonsai maintains the clinch.
Nonsai throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jacksons head.
Jackson tries to break the clinch but Nonsai is controlling the position.
A nice left hand lands by Nonsai.
Nonsai pushes Jackson back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Jackson has had enough of the clinch but Nonsai keeps him there for the moment.
Nonsai makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nonsai working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nonsai working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right handed body shot lands from Nonsai.
Jackson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nonsai lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nonsai lands a nice uppercut.
Nonsai misses with some punches.
Nonsai lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jackson is trying to break the clinch but Nonsai has him pressed against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nonsai scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jackson is trying to force a seperation but Nonsai has the dominant position.
Nonsai lands a right hand.
Nonsai prevents Jackson from breaking the clinch.
Nonsai lands with a left to the head.
Nonsai throws a head punch that misses.
Nonsai lands a hook that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
A shot in the inside from Nonsai.
Nonsai throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jacksons head.
Jackson wants to break the clinch but can't.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Nonsai creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nonsai lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jackson.
Jackson takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nonsai.
Nonsai lands with a light punch inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short body shot lands from Nonsai as the two fighters clinch.
Jackson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jackson has had enough of the clinch but Nonsai keeps him there for the moment.
Jackson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
King Nonsai dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nonsai gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jackson is trying to push Nonsai away but Nonsai has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Jackson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nonsai has him pressed against the ropes.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Nonsai here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Jackson blocks an uppercut.
Jackson tries to break the clinch but Nonsai is controlling the position.
Nonsai has Jackson pressed against the ropes, preventing Jackson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nonsai lands a shoulder strike.
Jackson working hard to break the clinch.
Jackson is looking to break free of the clinch but Nonsai has double underhooks.
Nonsai lands a right hand.
Nonsai lands a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Nonsai.
Jackson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nonsai has him pressed against the ropes.
Nonsai prevents Jackson from breaking the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nonsai keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jackson's efforts to push away.
Nonsai pushes Jackson back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jackson can't break the clinch.
Nonsai misses with the head strike.
Nonsai cracks Jackson with a nice body shot.
Nonsai lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nonsai throws a punch but it's blocked by Jackson.
Nonsai lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jackson can't break the clinch.
Jackson working hard to break the clinch.
Jackson is trying to push Nonsai away but Nonsai has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
A shot in the inside from Nonsai.
Nonsai is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jackson can do to turn this around?
Jackson tries to break free but Nonsai pushes him back against the ropes.
Nonsai gets through Jackson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nonsai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nonsai lands with a right to the head.
A short uppercut from Nonsai.
Jackson has had enough of the clinch but Nonsai keeps him there for the moment.
Jackson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nonsai is leaning against Jackson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Jackson breaks from the clinch.
Jackson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nonsai.
Nonsai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nonsai lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nonsai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nonsai drives through and clinches with Jackson against the ropes.
King Nonsai has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nonsai lands with a left to the head.
Jackson is trying to force a seperation but Nonsai has the dominant position.
Nonsai scores with a shoulder strike.
Jackson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nonsai misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Nonsai.
Nonsai lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jackson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jackson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jackson can't break the clinch.
Nonsai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A frustrated look appears on Jackson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jackson blocking some punches.
Jackson wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short left from Nonsai.
Jackson can't break the clinch.
Nonsai lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
King Nonsai dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Nonsai connects with a single shot there.
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diamond Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A nice side step and Jackson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Nonsai moves out of range as Jackson strikes.
Nonsai looks to land a left hand but Jackson moved out of range nicely.
Jackson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jackson. Nonsai does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big right from Nonsai misses.
Jackson gets tackled into the ropes by Nonsai. Nonsai maintains the clinch.
Nonsai gets through Jackson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jackson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nonsai has him pressed against the ropes.
Jackson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nonsai softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Nonsai.
Jackson is trying to force a seperation but Nonsai has the dominant position.
Nonsai lands a hook that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Jackson tries to break the clinch but Nonsai is controlling the position.
Nonsai gets through Jackson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Nonsai.
Jackson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Nonsai on the inside.
Jackson is trying to force a seperation but Nonsai has the dominant position.
Jackson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
A hook to the body from Nonsai.
Jackson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Diamond Jackson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A telegraphed right hand from Nonsai misses the target.
Nonsai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jackson.
Nonsai is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nonsai looks to land a right hand but Jackson moved out of range.
Nonsai slips under a jab from Jackson.
Jackson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nonsai.
Nonsai takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A big right from Jackson misses.
Nonsai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jackson throws a hook but Nonsai blocks it.
Nonsai seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Diamond Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big right from Nonsai misses.
Nonsai gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson takes a shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nonsai lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nonsai throws a head punch that misses.
Jackson tries to break free but Nonsai pushes him back against the ropes.
Nonsai lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jackson working hard to break the clinch.
Nonsai lands a nice uppercut.
Nonsai lands with a light punch inside.
Nonsai lands a nice uppercut.
Nonsai lands with a left to the head.
Nonsai scores with a shot to the side of Jackson's head.
Jackson blocks an uppercut.
Nonsai lands a right hand.
Nonsai lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson has had enough of the clinch but Nonsai keeps him there for the moment.
Nonsai throws a head punch that misses.
Nonsai prevents Jackson from breaking the clinch.
Diamond Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jackson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nonsai lands a left hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
King Nonsai showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nonsai, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:26
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:26
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... King Nonsai!
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