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YL 35: Dixon v Haller PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Aatos Impala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thanotos Tisorgis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aatos Impala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thanotos Tisorgis!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Impala fails in his attempt to clinch.
Impala gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tisorgis lands an overhand right.
Tisorgis comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Impala walks into a jab.
Tisorgis jabs Impala to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jab by Tisorgis.
Tisorgis fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tisorgis getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
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!
Tisorgis catches Impala with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Impala walks into a straight right hand and goes down! Tisorgis rushes to a neutral corner so the count doesn't get delayed but Impala has made it back to his feet on 5. He's OK so we're back to the action.
Impala is rocked!
Tisorgis cracks the inside of Impala's front leg.
Impala takes one to the side of the head.
Oh Impala is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Impala throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tisorgis counters with a straight right hand that connects right on the button, dropping Impala face first to the canvas! He's out! He's out cold! No need for a count here - this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Thanotos Tisorgis!
Thanotos Tisorgis 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 middleweight kickboxing rules bout between One Punchy Punchy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Whittaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, One Punchy Punchy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Robert Whittaker!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whittaker misses with a right hand
and Punchy Punchy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Whittaker thinking.
Punchy Punchy lands a body shot.
Punchy Punchy fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Whittaker on the side of the head.
Punchy Punchy has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Whittaker on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Punchy Punchy scores with a nice right hand.
Punchy Punchy lands a right hook to the body.
Whittaker on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Punchy Punchy lands a jab to the nose.
Whittaker is rocked!
Whittaker walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Punchy Punchy! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). One Punchy Punchy!
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Chris Kennedy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Swanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Chris Kennedy has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Kennedy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ron Swanson!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swanson tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Kennedy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Swanson misses the shot to the body.
Swanson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kennedy appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Swanson throws a lazy right hand but Kennedy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kennedy scores with a leg kick.
Kennedy lands a body shot.
Swanson misses with a straight right.
Swanson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Swanson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kennedy connects with a solid leg kick.
Swanson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Swanson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Kennedy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kennedy punishes Swanson's body with a nice straight punch.
Kennedy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kennedy jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kennedy lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Swanson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kennedy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Swanson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kennedy manages to avoid it.
Kennedy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kennedy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Swanson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swanson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Swanson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kennedy connects with a nice looking jab.
Kennedy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kennedy sets himself, and Swanson steps forward looking for the clinch! Kennedy avoids it this time.
Swanson walks into a stiff left hand from Kennedy.
Kennedy jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Swanson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Swanson is looking to clinch.
Swanson misses with an uppercut. Kennedy saw that one coming.
Kennedy connects with a crisp jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Kennedy.
Kennedy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Swanson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Swanson loads up on a big right hand but Kennedy slips the punch.
Swanson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kennedy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kennedy lands a glancing blow to the side of Swanson's head.
Swanson misses with a double jab
and Kennedy counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A jab from Kennedy does it's job there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swanson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kennedy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kennedy throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Ron Swanson has been cut.
Swanson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kennedy.
A shot to the liver by Kennedy. Beautiful body shot.
Swanson thows a leg kick but Kennedy checks it
and Kennedy counters with a nice uppercut.
Kennedy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Swanson.
Kennedy slips under a jab.
Swanson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Swanson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kennedy.
Swanson is looking to clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kennedy.
Swanson is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Kennedy cracks a nice hook into Swanson's ribs.
Kennedy is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Swanson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kennedy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kennedy tried to counter with a leg kick but Swanson avoided it.
Swanson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kennedy throws a low kick but Swanson moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Kennedy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ron Swanson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Swanson throws a hook to the side of Kennedy's head but Kennedy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kennedy lands with a kick to the temple. Swanson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kennedy scores with a leg kick.
Swanson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Swanson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Swanson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kennedy lands a nice hook to Swanson's body. Swanson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kennedy throws a combination. Swanson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Swanson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kennedy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Swanson is looking to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Swanson tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Kennedy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kennedy is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kennedy scores with a leg kick.
Swanson moves out of range of the body kick.
Kennedy looks to score with a jab to the body but Swanson is just out of range.
Kennedy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Swanson manages to avoid it.
Swanson misses with a two punch combination.
Kennedy throws a front kick that sends Swanson stumbling back into the ropes.
Kennedy slips a jab and a cross from Swanson.
Kennedy on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swanson misses with a wild combination.
Swanson misses with a few strikes there.
Kennedy connects with a leg kick. Swanson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kennedy swats away the attempt to clinch by Swanson.
Swanson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Swanson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kennedy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kennedy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Swanson can do to turn this around?
Swanson wants to clinch.
Kennedy lands with a shot to the body.
Swanson throws a lazy body kick
and Kennedy counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy throws a good cross that connects.
Kennedy is looking to wear down Swanson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kennedy keeps Swanson at a distance using the push kick.
Kennedy lands a slapping body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Swanson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kennedy.
Swanson throws a jab but it's blocked by Kennedy.
Kennedy swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kennedy digs a good body shot into Swanson's ribs.
Kennedy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Swanson takes one to the side of the head.
Swanson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kennedy circles away quickly and effectively.
Swanson swinging wildly here.
Swanson is breathing heavily.
Nice uppercut lands for Kennedy. That snapped Swanson's head back.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from Kennedy.
Swanson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kennedy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kennedy lands a leg kick that knocks Swanson off balance momentarily.
Swanson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kennedy. Kennedy obviously looking to wear him down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Kennedy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ron Swanson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Swanson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kennedy. Kennedy obviously looking to wear him down.
Kennedy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
No joy there for Swanson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Swanson throws an off balance right hand
and Kennedy counters with a thumping low kick.
Kennedy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kennedy lands a really nice looking cross but Swanson seems unphased.
Kennedy goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kennedy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice uppercut there from Kennedy.
Swanson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kennedy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Good standup being displayed there by Kennedy as he connects with a hook.
Kennedy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Swanson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kennedy half committed to a counter leg kick.
Chris Kennedy is winning the standup battle so far.
Swanson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Swanson is rocked!
Kennedy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Swanson. That did some damage!
Swanson is still on wobbly legs! Can Kennedy finish him?
Kennedy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kennedy 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.
Kennedy throws a sloppy head kick and Swanson moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swanson throws a nice looking combination but Kennedy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice body punch from Kennedy.
Swanson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Kennedy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Swanson seems to have recovered his senses.
Ron Swanson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kennedy lands a nice hook to Swanson's body. Swanson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Swanson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kennedy can pounce on him.
Swanson takes one to the chin there.
Kennedy sizes up Swanson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kennedy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kennedy lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kennedy lands a body shot.
Kennedy works Swanson's body with a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Swanson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kennedy is out of range.
Swanson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kennedy throws a head kick that misses.
Swanson is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Swanson clinches up against the ropes.
Swanson looking to stall.
Kennedy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kennedy misses with the head strike.
Kennedy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Swanson backwards.
Kennedy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Swanson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kennedy's efforts to push away.
Kennedy blocks an uppercut.
Swanson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kennedy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Swanson presses Kennedy against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kennedy manages to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kennedy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Swanson's sensitive parts.
Swanson is looking to clinch but Kennedy is avoiding it.
Swanson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kennedy counters with a left to the body.
Swanson misses with a jab, cross combination.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kennedy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Kennedy clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Ron Swanson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Swanson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kennedy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Swanson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Swanson checks a leg kick.
Kennedy sets himself, and Swanson steps forward looking for the clinch! Kennedy avoids it this time.
Swanson is looking to clinch.
Kennedy throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kennedy. That's going to slow Swanson down.
A punch combination from Swanson misses.
Kennedy lands a body shot.
Swanson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kennedy was well out of range. Poor timing from Swanson.
Kennedy half committed to a counter leg kick.
Swanson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kennedy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kennedy cracks Swanson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd cheers as Swanson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kennedy doesn't seem phased though.
Kennedy lands a jab to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Swanson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kennedy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kennedy cracks the inside of Swanson's front leg.
Swanson misses with a hook
and Kennedy counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swanson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Swanson throws a right hand that Kennedy ducks under and follows up with a left that Kennedy also avoids with ease.
Swanson tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Kennedy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kennedy scores with a punch to the head.
Swanson throws a poor cross that misses
and Kennedy counters with a body kick that stops Swanson in his tracks momentarily.
Swanson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kennedy. Kennedy obviously looking to wear him down.
Kennedy punishes Swanson's body with a nice straight punch.
Kennedy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Swanson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
An inside leg kick lands from Kennedy.
Swanson misses with a combination
and Kennedy counters with a one-two to the body.
Swanson is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
A good leg kick by Kennedy.
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!
Kennedy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Swanson tries to clinch up.
Kennedy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Swanson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kennedy. Kennedy obviously looking to wear him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy connects with an inside leg kick.
Kennedy throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kennedy throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A punch combination from Swanson misses.
Kennedy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Swanson tries to counter with a clinch but Kennedy shakes him off and moves away.
Kennedy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Swanson. That did some damage!
Kennedy scores with a body shot.
Kennedy lands a nice looking kick to the body. Swanson takes a step back to recover.
Kennedy thumps Swanson with a low kick.
A leg kick checked by Swanson.
Kennedy keeps Swanson at a distance using the push kick.
Swanson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kennedy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kennedy lands a leg kick that knocks Swanson off balance momentarily.
Kennedy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Swanson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kennedy.
Swanson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Kennedy had his way with Ron Swanson in that round.
The cut man is working on Ron Swanson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Swanson swinging wildly here.
Kennedy appears to be looking for a big counter.
Swanson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Kennedy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kennedy scores with a crisp jab that stopped Swanson in his tracks.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kennedy.
Swanson walks into a jab.
Swanson misses with a double jab
and Kennedy counters with a thumping low kick.
Kennedy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Swanson moves forwards but Kennedy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Swanson misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kennedy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Swanson's hands.
Kennedy jabs at Swanson's body.
You can see that Swanson has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Swanson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Swanson tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Kennedy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kennedy.
Swanson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Swanson is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
The crowd cheers as Kennedy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Swanson doesn't seem phased though.
Kennedy connects with a solid leg kick.
Swanson misses with a double jab
and Kennedy counters with a nice uppercut.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kennedy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jab, jab by Kennedy - just one landing.
Chris Kennedy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Swanson throws a right hand that misses
and Kennedy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kennedy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Swanson's calf.
Swanson clinches up against the ropes.
Swanson misses with a punch on the inside.
Kennedy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Swanson's elbow.
Kennedy scores with a shot to the side of Swanson's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kennedy breaks from the clinch.
Kennedy scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swanson tries to clinch up but Kennedy circles away and keeps his distance.
Swanson misses with a few strikes there.
Swanson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
As Swanson backs away, Kennedy returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Kennedy connects with an inside leg kick.
Swanson tries to clinch
and Kennedy counters with a low kick, right behind Swanson 's knee.
Swanson misses with a body shot
and Kennedy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Swanson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Swanson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Swanson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kennedy - the referee stops the clock and Swanson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kennedy. Swanson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kennedy scoring well with a low kick there.
Swanson misses with a combination
and Kennedy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kennedy connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Swanson avoids the head kick by Kennedy.
Kennedy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ron Swanson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kennedy scores with a three punch combo!
Swanson throws a nice looking combination but Kennedy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kennedy feinted there with a counter leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Kennedy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kennedy 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Chris Kennedy!
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Chris Kennedy!
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for Chris Kennedy!
Chris Kennedy wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Finnish Experiment Il (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Naharis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Finnish Experiment Il!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yuri Naharis!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Experiment Il is looking to clinch but Naharis is avoiding it.
Experiment Il throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Naharis lands a nice shot that snaps Experiment Il's head back.
A nice inside leg kick there by Naharis. That's going to slow Experiment Il down.
Experiment Il takes a jab right on the kisser.
Experiment Il tries to clinch there but Naharis circles away.
That kick from Naharis tenderised Experiment Il's leg. Experiment Il is trying to keep his angry face on.
Experiment Il jabs Naharis right on the nose. Naharis blinks but takes it well.
Naharis fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Experiment Il on the side of the head.
Experiment Il moves out of range of the body kick from Naharis.
Experiment Il on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Experiment Il has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Naharis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Naharis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Experiment Il fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Experiment Il looking to throw knees to the head but Naharis is blocking nicely.
Experiment Il taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Naharis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Naharis misses with a body punch.
Experiment Il blocking some punches.
Experiment Il misses with a body punch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Experiment Il lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Experiment Il blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Experiment Il looking to throw knees to the head but Naharis is blocking nicely.
Experiment Il stalls.
We've been informed that Naharis has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A nice left hand lands by Experiment Il.
Experiment Il lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Naharis cracks Experiment Il with a nice body shot.
Experiment Il lands a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Experiment Il - that landed with a thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Experiment Il tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Experiment Il tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Experiment Il taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Experiment Il with an attempt at a knee that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Experiment Il lands with a short shot to the head.
Naharis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Naharis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Experiment Il's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Naharis.
Experiment Il unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Naharis tries to break the clinch but Experiment Il is controlling the position.
Experiment Il throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nahariss head.
Experiment Il throws a knee to the head but misses.
Experiment Il blocks a body shot from Naharis.
Experiment Il breaks from the clinch.
Experiment Il takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
It looked like Experiment Il wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A slapping leg kick lands for Naharis.
Yuri Naharis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Naharis throws a leg kick that is checked
and Experiment Il counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Finnish Experiment Il will probably get the nod.
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.
Naharis lands with a slapping head kick.
Naharis cracks the inside of Experiment Il's front leg.
Yuri Naharis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Experiment Il has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Naharis.
Naharis moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Naharis.
Experiment Il dodges the punch combination from Naharis.
Naharis throws a low kick, looking for Experiment Il's leg but Experiment Il calmly moves out of range.
Experiment Il was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Naharis connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Naharis throws a lazy body kick
and Experiment Il connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Naharis is rocked!
Naharis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Experiment Il. That did some damage!
Naharis is still on wobbly legs! Can Experiment Il finish him?
Naharis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Experiment Il is looking to counter with a body kick.
Naharis connects with an inside leg kick.
Naharis seems to have recovered his senses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Experiment Il stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Naharis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Experiment Il misses.
Naharis only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Naharis thumps Experiment Il with a low kick.
Experiment Il blocks the body kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Experiment Il misses its target.
Naharis ducks into a a hook from Experiment Il and goes down! He looks in a bit of a mess; will he beat the count?! 4,5,6,7,8 - he's up and looking to carry on! The referee looks into his eyes and sees that he's OK to continue!
A big left from Naharis misses.
Experiment Il displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Naharis throws out the jab.
Experiment Il uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Naharis.
Naharis with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Experiment Il to score with a decent uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Experiment Il takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Experiment Il scores with a leg kick.
Naharis throws a chopping leg kick but Experiment Il manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Experiment Il lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and Naharis goes down! The ref sends Experiment Il to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and Naharis is back to his feet. He seems a little groggy but the referee thinks he's OK to continue, so we're back to the action!
Naharis slips a straight right by Experiment Il.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Naharis misses.
Naharis looks to land a body kick but Experiment Il moved away.
Experiment Il fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Naharis has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Experiment Il cracks Naharis with a right hand to the side of the head.
Naharis pivots, looking for a leg kick but Experiment Il is out of range and Naharis settles back down.
It looked like Experiment Il was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Naharis.
Naharis looks to throw a body kick
and Experiment Il counters with a nice leg kick.
Naharis throws a low kick but it's checked well by Experiment Il.
Naharis misses with a hook. Experiment Il ducked under it nicely.
Experiment Il half committed to a counter leg kick.
Naharis throws a body shot but no joy.
It appears Experiment Il was looking to counter with a kick there.
Experiment Il keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Naharis gets tackled into the ropes by Experiment Il. Experiment Il maintains the clinch.
Experiment Il misses with a knee strike.
Experiment Il makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Naharis lands a hook to the side of the head.
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 Finnish Experiment Il will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Naharis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Naharis. That's going to slow Experiment Il down.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Naharis.
Yuri Naharis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Naharis misses the shot to the body.
It looks like Experiment Il has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Experiment Il throws a body shot but no joy.
Naharis throws a wild body kick that Experiment Il sees coming a mile off.
A little feinted left hand from Experiment Il on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Naharis misses with a leg kick.
Experiment Il ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Experiment Il is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Naharis looks for the body kick but Experiment Il saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Naharis closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A nice inside leg kick there by Naharis. That's going to slow Experiment Il down.
Naharis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Experiment Il pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Experiment Il on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Experiment Il throws a combination. Naharis tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Naharis uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Experiment Il has time to react.
Experiment Il connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Naharis momentarily.
A combination from Experiment Il does no damage.
Naharis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Experiment Il has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Naharis.
A chopping leg kick lands by Naharis.
A good leg kick by Naharis.
Experiment Il blocks a jab.
Experiment Il lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
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!
Naharis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Experiment Il on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Naharis.
Experiment Il scores with a nice right hand.
Experiment Il lands with a hook. Naharis tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Naharis drops his guard momentarily, allowing Experiment Il to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Naharis! 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! Experiment Il takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Finnish Experiment Il!
Yuri Naharis spoke after the fight, saying 'One loss does not make a fighter. I will come back and only stronger...'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Mark Magnifico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Knocksville (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Magnifico comes to the ring accompanied by Justin Bieber ft. Ariana Grande - Let Me Think Bout You. Mark Magnifico has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mark Magnifico!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tom Knocksville!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knocksville swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Magnifico counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Magnifico throws a hook to the side of Knocksville's head but Knocksville sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Knocksville uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Magnifico.
Tom Knocksville seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Magnifico throws a lazy right hand but Knocksville sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Magnifico swings away with a body shot that misses
and Knocksville cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Magnifico tests Knocksville's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A big right from Magnifico misses.
Knocksville throws out a counter right but Magnifico avoids it with no problem.
Knocksville closes the distance looking to clinch
and Magnifico counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magnifico throws a hook but Knocksville avoids it easily.
Knocksville lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Knocksville takes a swing at Magnifico's ribcage but misses.
Magnifico just misses with a punch to the body.
Magnifico has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Magnifico keeps the fight on the outside.
Magnifico just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magnifico tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Knocksville lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Magnifico has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Magnifico and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Knocksville lands a nice shot that snaps Magnifico's head back.
Knocksville takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Knocksville tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Magnifico checks a leg kick.
Magnifico throwing a counter right hand but Knocksville manages to avoid it.
Knocksville throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Magnifico.
Magnifico swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Magnifico misses with a looping right.
Magnifico swats away the attempt to clinch by Knocksville.
A nice inside leg kick there by Knocksville. That's going to slow Magnifico down.
Magnifico goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Knocksville lands a nice shot to the body.
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!
Knocksville looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knocksville throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Magnifico counters with a left to the body.
Magnifico swings for the body but Knocksville moves out of range.
Magnifico throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Knocksville tries to clinch
and Magnifico counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Magnifico checks the leg kick nicely there.
Magnifico appears to be looking for a big counter.
Knocksville throws a lazy head kick
and Magnifico counters with a nice uppercut.
We've been informed that Knocksville has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Knocksville throws a right hand that Magnifico ducks under and follows up with a left that Magnifico also avoids with ease.
Knocksville throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knocksville wants to clinch
and Knocksville takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jab from Magnifico.
Knocksville darts in trying to clinch
and Magnifico counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Magnifico dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Knocksville steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Magnifico.
Knocksville throws the left hand but Magnifico avoids the punch easily.
Magnifico moves out of range as Knocksville strikes.
Knocksville misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Knocksville chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Knocksville tries to clinch
and Magnifico counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mark Magnifico is winning the standup battle so far.
Magnifico ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knocksville moves away.
Knocksville misses with a body punch
and Magnifico counters with a stiff right hand.
Magnifico misses with a body shot.
Magnifico scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Knocksville is rocked!
Knocksville throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Magnifico counters with a perfect left hook, dropping Knocksville to the canvas. He tries to get back up quickly but his equilibrium is all over the place! He's up... he's back down again! There's no need for a count as the referee calls off the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Mark Magnifico!
In his post fight interview, Mark Magnifico started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Deno Ripper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Deno Ripper is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Deno Ripper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ripper throws a sloppy head kick and Tyson moves out of range easily.
Ripper fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tyson checks it well.
Ripper misses with a looping right.
Ripper tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tyson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Tyson dodges an elbow strike from Ripper.
Ripper is trying to break the clinch but Tyson is controlling him.
Tyson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ripper throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tyson blocks it with crossed arms.
Tyson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ripper with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ripper tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyson has a couple of punches blocked by Ripper.
Tyson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ripper.
Tyson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tyson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tyson blocks an elbow strike from Ripper.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ripper blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tyson blocks the elbow strike.
Tyson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tyson misses with a punch on the inside.
Tyson lands a shoulder strike.
A hook to the body from Tyson.
Tyson managing to block the knees to the body from Ripper.
Ripper lands a nice elbow.
Tyson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ripper missing with knees to the body.
Tyson lands a shoulder strike.
Tyson digs a right hand underneath Ripper's ribcage. Ripper let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tyson is leaning against Ripper and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tyson lands with a right to the head.
Tyson lands a hook that snaps the head of Ripper backwards.
Ripper 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 two minutes gone in the round.
Ripper's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tyson misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Tyson on the inside.
Tyson pushes Ripper back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Tyson.
Tyson scores with a shot to the side of Ripper's head.
Tyson lands an uppercut.
Tyson gets through Ripper's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ripper working hard to break the clinch.
Tyson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ripper is rocked!
Tyson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Oh Ripper is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tyson lands a left hand.
Tyson lands an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from Tyson - that landed with a thud.
Tyson lands a body punch.
Tyson creates a bit of distance and cracks Ripper with a big uppercut! Ripper goes down! The referee pushes Tyson away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Ripper make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Tyson takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Mike Tyson!
During a confident post fight interview, Mike Tyson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Deno Ripper stepped up to the mic, saying 'Fighting is in my blood'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Bjorn Valor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrone Wade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wade has chosen Justin Bieber ft. Ariana Grande - Let Me Think Bout You as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Tyrone Wade has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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 Amsterdam, Bjorn Valor!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyrone Wade!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wade is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Valor.
Wade uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Valor.
Valor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wade moves away.
Wade has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Valor is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Wade just misses with a punch to the body.
Valor throws the left hand but Wade avoids the punch easily.
Wade tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Valor was well out of range. Poor timing from Wade.
Valor connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Valor throws a sloppy body shot
and Wade connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Valor looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Valor lands a jab to Wade's midsection.
Valor jabs at Wade's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valor slips a straight right by Wade.
Valor lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wade takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wade lands with a straight right. Valor didn't see that one coming.
Wade misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wade uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Valor.
Valor lands an overhand right.
Wade jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Valor looks to score with a jab to the body but Wade is just out of range.
A left lands for Valor.
Valor doesn't manage to clinch there - Wade circles away.
Valor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wade.
Wade throws out a counter right but Valor avoids it with no problem.
Valor scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wade is rocked!
Wade walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Valor! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bjorn Valor!
Bjorn Valor retains his featherweight title!
Bjorn Valor 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.
In defeat, Tyrone Wade stepped up to the mic, saying 'Keep it Low. '.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Billy Dixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Haller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Billy Dixon could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to David Haller's chin.
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137 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Billy Dixon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Haller!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dixon lands with an overhand left.
Dixon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Haller.
Dixon drops his hands momentarily and Haller takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Haller looks to land a left hand but Dixon moved out of range nicely.
Dixon has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Train Right! in the buildup to the fight.
Haller slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dixon moves away from the strike by Haller.
Dixon lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Haller closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Haller fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dixon on the side of the head.
Haller lands a slapping body shot.
Dixon swings for the body but Haller moves out of range.
Haller swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dixon jabs at Haller's body.
Haller throws a looping overhand right but Dixon ducks down to avoid it.
Dixon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Haller.
Dixon thows a body kick. Haller tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Haller throws a body punch but Dixon moves out of range.
Haller clinches up against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Haller.
Haller goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Haller digs a right hand underneath Dixon's ribcage. Dixon let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Haller pushes Dixon back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Haller lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dixon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Haller has him pressed against the ropes.
Haller working aggressively here.
Haller lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Haller lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dixon.
Nice body punch from Haller - that landed with a thud.
Dixon wants to break free but Haller has control.
Haller digs a right hand into Dixon's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dixon's gas tank.
Haller misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Haller.
Haller tries to throw a body punch but Dixon avoids it by throwing Haller back against the ropes.
Haller tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Haller.
A right hand to the body from Haller.
Haller lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Dixon is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haller works on Dixon's body with a couple of short punches.
Haller makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Haller lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dixon is rocked!
Haller looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dixon really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dixon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Haller has him pressed against the ropes.
Haller can't find room to land a body shot as Dixon controls the action.
Haller pushes Dixon back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Haller lands with a short shot to the head.
Oh Dixon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Haller lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dixon backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Haller dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Haller throws a right hand that misses
and Dixon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dixon throws a body shot but no joy.
Dixon seems to have got his legs back now.
Haller cracks a nice hook into Dixon's ribs.
Dixon moves forwards but Haller connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Haller loads up on a big right hand but Dixon slips the punch.
Haller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dixon moves away.
Good leg kick by Dixon there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dixon throws a series of punches but Haller moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Dixon misses.
David Haller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haller avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dixon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Haller.
Dixon slips a straight right by Haller.
Billy Dixon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Haller throws a poor cross that misses
and Dixon counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A swing and a miss from Haller.
Haller waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dixon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dixon throws a leg kick that is checked
and Haller counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Haller misses the shot to the body.
Dixon lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Haller scores with a body shot.
Dixon fails to land with a series of punches.
Haller tries to counter with a clinch but Dixon shakes him off and moves away.
Dixon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dixon throws a big counter combination but Haller scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Haller lands with a straight right. Dixon didn't see that one coming.
Haller is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dixon.
Dixon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dixon fires out a quick counter leg kick but Haller just manages to avoid it.
Haller throws a hook but Dixon blocks it.
Haller misses with an uppercut. Dixon saw that one coming.
Dixon blocks a jab.
Dixon throwing a counter right hand but Haller manages to avoid it.
Haller walks into a left hand.
Dixon lands with a straight right. Haller didn't see that one coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dixon misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dixon gets tackled into the ropes by Haller. Haller maintains the clinch.
Haller softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
David Haller seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Haller misses with a punch to the body.
Haller misses with a punch on the inside.
Haller lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dixon backwards.
Haller struggles to land a body shot inside as Dixon controls his hands.
Haller has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Haller is leaning against Dixon and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Haller lands with a left to the head.
Haller tries to throw a body punch but Dixon avoids it by throwing Haller back against the ropes.
Dixon working hard to break the clinch.
Haller lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dixon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Haller lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Haller showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Haller throws a big shot that misses.
Dixon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Haller counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dixon walks into a left hand.
Haller misses with a looping left.
Haller throws an overhand right that lands on Dixon's shoulder, as Dixon tries to avoid the shot.
Haller scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dixon in his tracks.
Haller throws a hook to the side of Dixon's head but Dixon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dixon scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Haller misses with a hook.
Haller misses with an uppercut
letting Dixon counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dixon gets tackled into the ropes by Haller. Haller maintains the clinch.
Haller lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Haller lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haller breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Dixon with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Dixon looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Dixon 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 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). David Haller! David Haller retains his bantamweight title!
David Haller decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.
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