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RH91 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Grover Dowiyogo (ranked 7620 p4p, 622 weight class) and Simon Kanitz (ranked 10238 p4p, 611 weight class). Dowiyogo comes to the ring accompanied by another life - kano. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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212 lbs
48 - 48 - 1 |
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185 lbs
35 - 7 - 0 |
Great elbows
Big right hand
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
48 - 48 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Grover Dowiyogo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Simon Kanitz!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping leg kick lands for Kanitz.
Kanitz dips to his left and cracks Dowiyogo with an uppercut!
Dowiyogo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kanitz avoids the head kick by Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kanitz throws a low kick but Dowiyogo moves out of range easily.
Dowiyogo could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Dowiyogo tries to close the distance and clinch but Kanitz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dowiyogo doesn't manage to clinch there - Kanitz circles away.
Dowiyogo moves out of range of the body kick.
Grover Dowiyogo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dowiyogo has closed the distance and engaged Kanitz in a clinch.
Kanitz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kanitz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dowiyogo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dowiyogo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kanitz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Kanitz avoids the damage to the body.
Dowiyogo missing with knees to the body.
Dowiyogo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kanitz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kanitz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Kanitz.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kanitz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
Dowiyogo throws an elbow that misses.
Kanitz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kanitz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kanitz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dowiyogo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kanitz works on Dowiyogo's body with a couple of short punches.
Still in the clinch, Kanitz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kanitz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kanitz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
Kanitz gets through Dowiyogo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dowiyogo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kanitz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Still in the clinch, Kanitz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dowiyogo struggles to land a body shot inside as Kanitz controls his hands.
Kanitz lands a nice shot to the body.
Dowiyogo is breathing heavily.
Kanitz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dowiyogo.
Kanitz lands a body punch.
Kanitz lands with a right to the head.
Kanitz scores with a hook to the body.
Kanitz lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanitz lands with a short shot to the head.
Kanitz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dowiyogo backwards.
Kanitz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kanitz.
Kanitz pushes Dowiyogo back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Kanitz lands a hook that snaps the head of Dowiyogo backwards.
Kanitz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kanitz digs a right hand into Dowiyogo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dowiyogo's gas tank.
A shot in the inside from Kanitz.
Kanitz lands a nice shot to the body.
Still in the clinch, Kanitz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kanitz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Kanitz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kanitz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Kanitz.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kanitz lands a shoulder strike.
Kanitz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kanitz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kanitz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Kanitz dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kanitz connects with a crisp jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kanitz.
Dowiyogo wants to clinch but Kanitz slips to the side
and Kanitz counters with a left to the body.
Dowiyogo darts in trying to clinch
and Kanitz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Grover Dowiyogo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dowiyogo wants to clinch
and Dowiyogo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice body kick there by Kanitz.
Dowiyogo walks into a stiff left hand from Kanitz.
Kanitz connects with a solid leg kick.
Kanitz bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kanitz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dowiyogo tries a head kick but it misses.
Dowiyogo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kanitz getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dowiyogo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kanitz.
Simon Kanitz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Good shot there by Kanitz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanitz throws a front kick that sends Dowiyogo stumbling back into the ropes.
Kanitz slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kanitz connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dowiyogo. Dowiyogo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kanitz's corner calls for a 1-2. Kanitz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dowiyogo is rocked!
Kanitz cracks Dowiyogo with an open hand slap.
Oh Dowiyogo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kanitz connects with a single shot there.
An inside leg kick lands from Kanitz.
Dowiyogo closes the distance and pushes Kanitz back into the ropes.
Dowiyogo seems to have got his legs back now.
Kanitz lands a nice shot to the body.
Kanitz is leaning against Dowiyogo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kanitz lands a shot to the body.
Kanitz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A short right from Kanitz.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Still in the clinch, Kanitz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kanitz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dowiyogo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kanitz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kanitz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Kanitz - that landed with a thud.
Dowiyogo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kanitz's elbow.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nice body punch from Kanitz - that landed with a thud.
A shot in the inside from Kanitz.
Kanitz lands a nice shot to the body.
Kanitz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kanitz.
Kanitz lands a body punch.
Kanitz lands a nice uppercut.
Kanitz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kanitz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dowiyogo.
Kanitz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dowiyogo backwards.
Kanitz lands a shot to the body.
Kanitz managing to block the knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dowiyogo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kanitz digs a right hand into Dowiyogo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dowiyogo's gas tank.
Kanitz pushes Dowiyogo back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Kanitz.
Kanitz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Kanitz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Crunch! Kanitz slams his shin into Dowiyogo's torso.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kanitz. Dowiyogo shrugs it off though.
Kanitz has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Dowiyogo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A countering left hand to the body from Kanitz misses.
Kanitz slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kanitz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kanitz.
Kanitz cracks Dowiyogo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dowiyogo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A good leg kick by Kanitz.
Dowiyogo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dowiyogo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dowiyogo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A shot to the liver by Kanitz. Beautiful body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kanitz.
Kanitz has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Dowiyogo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kanitz moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanitz feints and then cracks Dowiyogo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dowiyogo down.
Kanitz scoring well with a low kick there.
Kanitz delivers a nice body kick.
Kanitz connects with a body shot that sends Dowiyogo's belly button to the back.
Dowiyogo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kanitz.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kanitz, right into the meat.
Kanitz fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dowiyogo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kanitz.
Kanitz fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dowiyogo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dowiyogo steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kanitz. That one must have hurt.
Kanitz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dowiyogo's hands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kanitz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dowiyogo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kanitz cracks Dowiyogo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dowiyogo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dowiyogo throws a head kick that misses.
Kanitz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dowiyogo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kanitz - that will leave a mark!
Dowiyogo darts in trying to clinch
and Kanitz counters with a straight right hand.
Kanitz stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dowiyogo throws a body kick that misses.
Dowiyogo throws a head kick that misses.
Kanitz scores with a punch to the head.
Kanitz connects with a high kick.
Kanitz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dowiyogo doesn't seem bothered though.
Kanitz closes the distance and pushes Dowiyogo back into the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kanitz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Grover Dowiyogo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kanitz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Kanitz.
Kanitz lands a left hand.
Dowiyogo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kanitz is defending well for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Simon Kanitz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kanitz has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 25:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 25:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Simon Kanitz!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Cain Diaz (ranked 6068 p4p, 502 weight class) and Pedro Scherer (ranked 7031 p4p, 536 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
5 - 8 - 0 |
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173 lbs
1 - 5 - 2 |
Excellent boxer
Good chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cain Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pedro Scherer!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz checks the leg kick.
Diaz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Diaz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Diaz blocks a head kick by Scherer.
Cain Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Scherer.
Diaz throws a right and a left that both miss.
A countering left hand to the body from Scherer misses.
Diaz scores with a jab and follows up with an uppercut that drops Scherer to his knees! He bounces straight back to his feet but is forced to take the mandatory standing 8 count before he's allowed to continue. We're back under way and the fighters meet in the middle of the canvas to re-engage.
It looks like Pedro Scherer has been cut.
Diaz throws a looping overhand right but Scherer ducks down to avoid it.
Diaz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Scherer is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice shot by Diaz.
Diaz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Scherer. Scherer obviously looking to wear him down.
Diaz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Scherer circles away quickly and effectively.
Diaz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Scherer.
Diaz swings for the body but Scherer moves out of range.
Diaz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Diaz misses with a right hand
and Scherer counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz throws a hook to the side of Scherer's head but Scherer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A looping hook to the body misses from Scherer. Diaz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diaz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Scherer manages to avoid it.
Scherer appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Scherer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diaz.
Scherer throws a head kick but Diaz moves out of range.
Scherer tries a head kick but it misses.
Scherer connects with a high kick.
Diaz walks into a jab.
Scherer slips a jab and a cross from Diaz.
Diaz tries to bum rush Scherer with a series of wild strikes but Scherer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Scherer 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.
Scherer tries to land a leg kick but Diaz saw it coming and moves away.
A big right from Scherer misses.
Diaz throws a hook to the side of Scherer's head but Scherer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big right from Diaz misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throws a combination that misses
and Scherer counters with a leg kick.
No joy there for Diaz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Diaz is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Scherer's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Scherer lands a glancing blow to the side of Diaz's head.
A nice combination there by Diaz.
Diaz works Scherer's body with a nice hook.
A swing and a miss from Diaz.
Diaz punishes Scherer's body with a nice straight punch.
Diaz connects with a crisp jab.
Scherer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Scherer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Diaz getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scherer misses with a lunging right hand
and Diaz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Diaz misses with a straight left.
Scherer looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Scherer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diaz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cain Diaz should take that round, based on the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Pedro Scherer's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Scherer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A punch combination from Diaz misses.
Diaz misses with an uppercut
enabling Scherer to counter with a crisp jab.
Scherer scoring well with a low kick there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Diaz.
Diaz throws a looping overhand right but Scherer ducks down to avoid it.
Scherer takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Diaz just misses with a punch to the body.
Diaz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Scherer can do to turn this around?
The fighters circling - Diaz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Scherer lands with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz lands the left hand.
Scherer has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Scherer is rocked!
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!
Diaz looks to score with a jab to the body but Scherer is just out of range.
Scherer is still on wobbly legs! Can Diaz finish him?
Scherer cracks the inside of Diaz's front leg.
A head kick misses from Scherer.
Scherer seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scherer tries a head kick but it misses.
It looked like Diaz was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Scherer lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Scherer connects with an inside leg kick.
Scherer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Diaz throws a right hand that misses
and Scherer counters with a nice low kick that buckles Diaz's knee momentarily.
Diaz throws a jab when Scherer was well out of range.
Scherer looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Scherer lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Diaz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cain Diaz is winning the standup battle so far.
Diaz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Scherer flicks out a counter leg kick but Diaz steps away.
Scherer throws a sloppy head kick and Diaz moves out of range easily.
Diaz misses with a body shot
and Scherer counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Some wild striking there from Diaz.
Scherer tries a quick counter leg kick but Diaz is wise to it.
Scherer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz avoids the head kick by Scherer.
Scherer lands a right hook to the body.
Cain Diaz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz throws a right and a left that Scherer avoids nicely.
Diaz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Scherer.
Scherer's jab looks to have found its range, popping Diaz under the eye.
Diaz looks to land a left hand but Scherer moved out of range nicely.
A big left from Diaz misses.
Diaz misses with a body shot.
Scherer raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Diaz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Scherer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Diaz slips a straight right by Scherer.
Scherer lands a high kick!
Scherer lands a head kick!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scherer throws a head kick that misses.
Diaz throws a hook to the side of Scherer's head but Scherer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A countering left hand to the body from Scherer misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Pedro Scherer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Pedro Scherer's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Scherer misses with an uppercut.
Diaz is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Diaz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jab, jab by Scherer - just one landing.
Scherer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Diaz throws a series of punches but Scherer moves out of range.
Scherer doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Scherer misses with a looping right.
Scherer scores with a head kick.
Scherer lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Scherer on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Diaz with a nice cross.
Diaz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Scherer.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Scherer throws a leg kick
and Diaz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Scherer misses with a low kick.
Diaz misses the jab.
Scherer fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Diaz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scherer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Diaz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Diaz misses with the combination.
Good leg kick by Scherer there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Diaz misses with a body shot.
Diaz bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Diaz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Diaz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Scherer throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Diaz throws a nice looking combination but Scherer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Scherer has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scherer moves out of range of the strikes.
Diaz throws a series of punches but Scherer moves out of range.
Scherer takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Scherer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice shot by Diaz.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Scherer tests Diaz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Scherer with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Diaz to score with a decent uppercut.
Scherer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An inside leg kick from Scherer misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diaz. Scherer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Scherer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Diaz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cain Diaz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Diaz 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cain Diaz!
Our winner, Cain Diaz, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Takeru Ishii (ranked 5742 p4p, 509 weight class) and Snorri Sigfusson (ranked 23699 p4p, 626 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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165 lbs
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139 lbs
3 - 6 - 0 |
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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
4 - 2 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Takeru Ishii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Snorri Sigfusson!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ishii throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sigfusson wants to counter with a clinch but Ishii pushes him away.
A clash of legs there as Sigfusson blocks the low kick.
Sigfusson drops his hands momentarily and Ishii takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ishii gets tackled into the ropes by Sigfusson. Sigfusson maintains the clinch.
Sigfusson dodges an elbow strike from Ishii.
Ishii pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Sigfusson landing knees to the body.
Sigfusson crunches a lovely knee into Ishii's ribcage.
Ishii throws a punch but it's blocked by Sigfusson.
A head punch on the inside from Ishii fails to land.
Sigfusson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ishii tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ishii lands an elbow just above Sigfusson 's eye.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ishii.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ishii lands an elbow just above Sigfusson 's eye.
Ishii pushes Sigfusson back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ishii misses with an elbow over the top.
Knees to the body from Sigfusson.
Ishii managing to block the knees to the body from Sigfusson.
Sigfusson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ishii is defending well for now.
Ishii's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ishii avoiding damage as Sigfusson throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishii pushes off an throws an elbow but Sigfusson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sigfusson.
Ishii misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sigfusson tries a knee to the head but Ishii blocks it.
Sigfusson landing knees to the body.
Sigfusson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ishii is breathing heavily.
Sigfusson lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sigfusson.
Sigfusson crunches a lovely knee into Ishii's ribcage.
Ishii takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sigfusson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sigfusson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ishii takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sigfusson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ishii or not.
Sigfusson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ishii lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sigfusson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ishii blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A right handed body shot lands from Sigfusson.
A knee to the head by Sigfusson.
Sigfusson scores a nice knee to the body.
Sigfusson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sigfusson scores a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sigfusson obliges.
Sigfusson lands a knee to the body.
Ishii pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Sigfusson lands a nice knee to the body.
Sigfusson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ishii in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sigfusson lands a nice knee to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Sigfusson.
Sigfusson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sigfusson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sigfusson working Ishii over with knees to the body.
Sigfusson scores a nice knee to the body.
Sigfusson landing knees to the body.
Sigfusson working Ishii over with knees to the body.
Sigfusson with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Sigfusson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ishii's brow.
Sigfusson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ishii lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ishii takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sigfusson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ishii lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Snorri Sigfusson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sigfusson throws a head kick but Ishii moves out of range.
Sigfusson misses with a straight right.
Ishii tries to keep at a distance but Sigfusson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ishii on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sigfusson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ishii managing to block the knees to the body from Sigfusson.
Ishii lands with a left to the head.
Sigfusson blocks an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Ishii just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sigfusson's brow.
Ishii misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ishii.
Sigfusson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ishii lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sigfusson tries to land knees in the clinch but Ishii avoids the damage to the body.
Ishii swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ishii throws an elbow that misses.
Sigfusson dodges an elbow strike from Ishii.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ishii looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sigfusson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ishii throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sigfusson works on Ishii's body with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Ishii fails to land.
Ishii avoiding damage as Sigfusson throws knees to the body.
Ishii avoids a wild elbow strike from Sigfusson.
Sigfusson scores a nice knee to the body.
Sigfusson pushes off an throws an elbow but Ishii leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Ishii misses with an elbow strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Sigfusson.
Ishii misses with a punch on the inside.
Sigfusson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ishii in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sigfusson lands a shot to the body.
Sigfusson working Ishii over with knees to the body.
Sigfusson landing knees to the body.
Ishii managing to block the knees to the body from Sigfusson.
Sigfusson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ishii or not.
Sigfusson landing knees to the body.
Sigfusson lands a knee to the body.
Sigfusson trying to land knees to the body.
Ishii tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sigfusson obliges.
Sigfusson connects with a knee to the head.
Ishii misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sigfusson working Ishii over with knees to the body.
Sigfusson landing knees to the body.
Sigfusson lands an uppercut.
Ishii takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sigfusson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sigfusson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ishii backwards.
Ishii takes a knee to the side of the body.
A knee to the head by Sigfusson.
Sigfusson landing knees to the body.
Ishii on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ishii swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knees to the body from Sigfusson.
Snorri Sigfusson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nice body punch from Sigfusson.
Ishii takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sigfusson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sigfusson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sigfusson scores a nice knee to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sigfusson.
Ishii avoids the elbow strike from Sigfusson, against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Snorri Sigfusson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Sigfusson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ishii throws a jab when Sigfusson was well out of range.
Sigfusson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ishii.
Ishii misses with the combination.
Sigfusson thuds his right hand into Ishii's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sigfusson rushes Ishii and presses him up against the ropes.
Sigfusson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ishii is defending well for now.
Sigfusson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ishii throws a head punch that misses.
A knee to the head by Sigfusson.
A right hook to the body lands for Sigfusson.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sigfusson cracks Ishii with a nice body shot.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Sigfusson. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Sigfusson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sigfusson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ishii blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishii on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sigfusson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ishii.
Sigfusson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ishii.
Sigfusson crunches a lovely knee into Ishii's ribcage.
Sigfusson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ishii.
Ishii takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees to the body from Sigfusson.
Sigfusson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sigfusson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sigfusson tries to land knees in the clinch but Ishii avoids the damage to the body.
Nice body punch from Sigfusson - that landed with a thud.
Sigfusson landing knees to the body.
Ishii on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ishii fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sigfusson missing with knees to the body.
Sigfusson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ishii in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sigfusson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sigfusson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sigfusson obliges.
Sigfusson landing knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Sigfusson.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sigfusson.
Sigfusson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ishii is defending well for now.
Sigfusson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Ishii has a couple of punches blocked by Sigfusson.
Sigfusson scores a nice knee to the body.
Sigfusson pushes off an throws an elbow but Ishii leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Sigfusson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ishii or not.
Sigfusson lands a body punch.
Sigfusson lands a nice knee to the body.
Sigfusson working Ishii over with knees to the body.
Sigfusson presses Ishii against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sigfusson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sigfusson obliges.
Ishii on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Takeru Ishii has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Snorri Sigfusson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sigfusson avoids a wild elbow strike from Ishii.
And that's the end of the fight!
Snorri Sigfusson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sigfusson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Snorri Sigfusson!
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Ray Mancini (ranked 4217 p4p, 358 weight class) and Jean Labosky (ranked 4200 p4p, 356 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 24 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ray Mancini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 38 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jean Labosky!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Labosky fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mancini, pushing him back against the ropes.
Mancini looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Mancini fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Labosky landing knees to the head.
Labosky breaks from the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Labosky.
Labosky wants to clinch.
Mancini throws a lazy right hand but Labosky sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Labosky tries to clinch up.
Labosky tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mancini misses with a series of wild punches.
Mancini has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Ferocious beast in the buildup to the fight.
Labosky uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mancini has time to react.
Mancini is rocked!
Mancini 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.
Oh Mancini is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mancini gets tackled into the ropes by Labosky. Labosky maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Labosky has Mancini pressed against the ropes.
Mancini misses with a hook from the clinch.
Labosky pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Labosky has closed the distance and engaged Mancini in a clinch.
Labosky breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mancini walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Mancini is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Jean Labosky!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Berto Kin (ranked 20323 p4p, 623 weight class) and Charles Cooper (ranked 7687 p4p, 628 weight class). Cooper is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: s.mouse - slap my elbow. The key to victory for Berto Kin has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Berto Kin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
40 - 50 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charles Cooper!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooper is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Kin just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Cooper has gone limp and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Berto Kin!
Berto Kin really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that King of Clothes logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Veli Ilkka Perkules (ranked 4378 p4p, 475 weight class) and Jon Snow (ranked 12575 p4p, 634 weight class). Veli Ilkka Perkules is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Veli Ilkka Perkules!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Snow!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snow thows a left - swing and a miss!
Snow scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Perkules fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Snow.
Perkules looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Snow throws the kick towards the body but Perkules avoids it.
Perkules fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Snow on the side of the head.
Snow stalks Perkules and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Perkules's face. Perkules staggers backwards, shaken.
Snow throws a leg kick
and Perkules counters with a nice leg kick.
Snow on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Perkules. Perkules obviously looking to wear him down.
Perkules misses with a low kick.
Snow throws a leg kick but Perkules moved away.
As Snow backs away, Perkules returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Snow checks the leg kick nicely there.
Despite the aggression on Snow's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Snow tries a head kick but it misses.
Perkules throws a low kick, looking for Snow's leg but Snow calmly moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Snow works Perkules's body with a nice hook.
Snow throws a hook to the side of Perkules's head but Perkules sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That kick from Perkules tenderised Snow's leg. Snow is trying to keep his angry face on.
Perkules thows a left - swing and a miss!
Snow steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Perkules.
Snow throws a sloppy head kick and Perkules moves out of range easily.
Perkules feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snow gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Perkules.
Snow blocks a leg kick.
Snow was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Snow throws a nice outside leg kick.
Snow lands with a shot to the body.
Jon Snow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Snow misses with a double jab.
Perkules misses with a straight left.
Perkules throws a leg kick but Snow checks it.
Perkules scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Perkules misses the target.
Donk. Snow catches Perkules right on the button with a cross.
Snow cracks Perkules with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Perkules tries to work over Snow's front leg with a kick but Snow checks it.
Perkules looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A good leg kick by Perkules.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice defenses there by Snow.
Snow throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Perkules's head.
Perkules throws a right hand that misses
and Snow connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Snow throws a shot from downtown. Perkules moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkules just misses with a punch to the body.
Snow will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Perkules throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A slapping body kick lands there for Snow.
A slow jab from Perkules misses its intended target.
Nice uppercut there from Perkules.
Perkules misses with a looping left.
Perkules scores with a nice body kick.
Snow fails with an attempt to clinch.
Perkules misses with a kick to the body
and Snow counters with a nice leg kick.
Perkules misses with a body shot.
Snow scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Snow misses with the combination.
It looked like Perkules wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Snow lands a leg kick that knocks Perkules off balance momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jon Snow will probably get the nod.
That's time! Perkules's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Snow lands a nice shot that snaps Perkules's head back.
Snow swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Snow lands a slapping body shot.
A left lands for Perkules.
Snow catches Perkules with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A combination from Snow does no damage.
Snow throws a right hand that misses
and Perkules counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Snow lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Snow throws a low kick but it's checked well by Perkules.
An attempted straight right counter from Perkules misses the target.
Snow misses with a low kick.
Snow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Perkules was well out of range. Poor timing from Snow.
Perkules finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Perkules just misses with a punch to the body.
Jon Snow seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Snow moves out of range of the body kick from Perkules.
Snow was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Perkules throws a low kick but Snow moves out of range easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good leg kick by Perkules there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Perkules moves out of range of the body kick.
Perkules throws a quick counter kick to the body but Snow avoids it.
Jab from Perkules.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Snow.
Snow misses with a hook. Perkules ducked under it nicely.
Perkules shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Perkules motions for Snow to come forward. Perkules throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Perkules avoids the head kick by Snow.
Perkules misses the shot to the body.
Snow looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Snow fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Snow throws a series of punches but Perkules moves out of range.
Snow cracks Perkules with an open hand slap.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Snow. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Nice jab there from Perkules.
Perkules tries to land a leg kick but Snow saw it coming and moves away.
Snow throws the kick towards the body but Perkules avoids it.
Snow throws a lazy head kick
and Perkules counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Perkules avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Snow goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Perkules was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Some wild striking there from Snow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perkules misses with a low kick.
Snow looks to land a right hand but Perkules moved out of range.
Perkules misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Snow unleashes a big counter combination but Perkules bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Snow waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Perkules.
A head kick by Snow misses
and Perkules counters with a good low kick that Snow was not able to check.
Snow wants to slow Perkules down by chopping away at his legs.
Snow throws a leg kick
and Perkules counters with a straight right hand.
Perkules throws a solid leg kick but Snow takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Perkules.
Snow only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Perkules looks low and kicks high, catching Snow right on the side of the head, sending him crashing to the canvas! Will he be able to beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's already back to his feet and ready to go! Let's see if he's still with it!
Perkules is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Snow misses the shot to the body.
Good work by Perkules as he checks the leg kick.
Perkules scores a knockdown with a big right hand! Snow beats the count and gets back to his feet. The referee asks him to walk forwards and it appears he is OK so we'll continue the bout.
Snow is rocked!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Perkules takes one to the chin there.
Perkules moves out of range of the leg kick from Snow.
Snow lands with a cross.
Snow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Perkules connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Veli Ilkka Perkules takes the second round thanks to the knockdowns.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Perkules slips under a jab from Snow.
Some bone on bone action there as Snow checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Snow goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Perkules checks a leg kick.
Perkules is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Snow takes one to the chin there.
A punch combination from Snow misses.
Nice defenses there by Snow.
Perkules with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Perkules lands a jab to the head.
Snow drops his hands momentarily and Perkules needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Snow just on the top of the head. Snow drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Snow - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Veli Ilkka Perkules!
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Morgan Wade (ranked 5269 p4p, 527 weight class) and Cory McDonnell (ranked 17724 p4p, 617 weight class). Wade's entrance music is The Bleeding. A fine choice. McDonnell is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Jorge Quintero - 300 Violin Orchestra. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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185 lbs
27 - 13 - 2 |
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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
27 - 19 - 3, fighting out of New York, Morgan Wade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cory McDonnell!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wade feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits McDonnells jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wade misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wade misses with a hook.
McDonnell looks like he wants to counter punch here.
McDonnell cracks Wade with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Wade lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
McDonnell misses with a straight left.
McDonnell swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wade.
Wade walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. McDonnell checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
McDonnell scores with a nice right hand.
Wade swinging wildly here.
It seemed like McDonnell was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wade tries to land a front kick but McDonnell steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
McDonnell lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
McDonnell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wade swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
McDonnell avoids the body shot from Wade.
McDonnell lands with an uppercut that bounces Wade off the ropes and back into range.
Wade avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McDonnell walks into a jab.
McDonnell misses with a jab, cross combination.
McDonnell lands the left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wade jabs at McDonnell's body.
Wade lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wade misses with a few strikes there.
Wade bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps McDonnell's head backwards.
McDonnell tries to clinch up but Wade circles away and keeps his distance.
Wade takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cory McDonnell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wade cracks McDonnell with a good jab.
McDonnell feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wade's calf.
McDonnell lands with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wade misses with a series of wild punches.
It seemed like McDonnell was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A cross from Wade lands.
McDonnell misses with a two punch combination.
McDonnell tries to close the distance and clinch but Wade swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wade swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
McDonnell misses with a lunging right hand
and Wade counters with a nice uppercut.
Wade is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McDonnell.
Wade tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wade fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McDonnell manages to avoid it.
Wade steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from McDonnell. That one must have hurt.
McDonnell takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wade is looking to chop away at McDonnell's legs.
McDonnell raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
McDonnell dodges the punch combination from Wade.
McDonnell takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
It looks like Wade has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
McDonnell staying out of range there.
McDonnell lands a front kick.
McDonnell scores with a punch to the head.
Some wild striking there from Wade.
McDonnell takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McDonnell misses with a series of wild punches.
McDonnell clinches up with Wade and pushes him back against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Morgan Wade dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Wade walks into a left hand.
Wade takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wade looks to land a left hand but McDonnell moved out of range nicely.
McDonnell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McDonnell scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wade in his tracks.
Wade misses with a double jab
and McDonnell holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from McDonnell.
Wade lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McDonnell takes a shot to the head.
A short uppercut from McDonnell.
Wade tries to land knees in the clinch but McDonnell avoids the damage to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McDonnell throws an elbow but it misses.
Wade with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wade lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McDonnell.
Wade can't break the clinch.
McDonnell has a couple of punches blocked by Wade.
McDonnell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wade prevents a body shot from McDonnell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonnell struggles to land a body shot inside as Wade controls his hands.
McDonnell swings wildly with an uppercut but Wade uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wade scores a nice knee to the body.
McDonnell missing with knees to the body.
McDonnell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wade tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McDonnell was well out of range. Poor timing from Wade.
Wade looks to throw the jab but McDonnell is out of range.
Wade misses with a straight right.
Wade throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McDonnell.
A little jabbing left from McDonnell on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
McDonnell has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Wade looks to throw the jab but McDonnell is out of range.
Wade throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wade dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McDonnell has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Wade swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McDonnell darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
McDonnell stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wade.
McDonnell misses with a leg kick.
Wade dips to his left and cracks McDonnell with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wade throws a body shot but no joy.
Wade takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
McDonnell fakes the leg kick and cracks Wade in the body.
McDonnell misses with a left hand
and Wade counters with a nice uppercut.
McDonnell scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
McDonnell lands a high kick!
Wade throws a right and a left that McDonnell avoids nicely.
A jab from McDonnell misses.
Wade clobbers McDonnell with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
McDonnell throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
McDonnell throws a head kick but Wade moves out of range.
A big right from McDonnell misses.
Wade misses the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wade lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McDonnell circles away quickly and effectively.
McDonnell wants to counter the offense by Wade and move into the clinch position.
Wade misses with a few strikes there.
McDonnell comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wade.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Cory McDonnell will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Wade throws an overhand right that lands on McDonnell's shoulder, as McDonnell tries to avoid the shot.
Wade misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McDonnell.
McDonnell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McDonnell lands with a nice body kick.
Wade uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McDonnell.
McDonnell thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wade will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McDonnell comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
McDonnell walks into a straight right hand from Wade.
Wade fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McDonnell manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDonnell throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wade throwing a counter right hand but McDonnell manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut there from Wade.
Wade keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wade checks the leg kick.
Wade just misses with a punch to the body.
McDonnell swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wade fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McDonnell manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wade throws the left hand but McDonnell avoids the punch easily.
A combination from Wade does no damage.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Wade here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
McDonnell connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wade cracks McDonnell with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
McDonnell lands a nice looking body shot.
McDonnell avoids a punch combination nicely.
McDonnell darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wade throws a hook but McDonnell avoids it easily.
McDonnell throws a good cross that connects.
McDonnell tries to clinch but Wade moves out of range.
Wade scores with a jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by McDonnell.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wade scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wade ducks under a wild hook from McDonnell.
Wade throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Wade misses.
McDonnell on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
McDonnell is rocked!
Wade takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
McDonnell connects with a solid leg kick.
Wade with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling McDonnell to score with a decent uppercut.
McDonnell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wade.
McDonnell tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Wade manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Morgan Wade is winning the standup battle so far.
McDonnell misses with a straight right.
Wade swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wade tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McDonnell was well out of range. Poor timing from Wade.
McDonnell looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wade throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McDonnell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McDonnell connects with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McDonnell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wade moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Wade!
Wade turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wade connects with a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Morgan Wade showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Wade has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Morgan Wade!
Morgan Wade seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Albert Van Rooy (ranked 1127 p4p, 12 weight class) and Tun Min Naing (ranked 21639 p4p, 214 weight class). Naing has chosen Myanmar Lethwei Songs as his entrance music. Albert Van Rooy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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256 lbs
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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
16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Albert Van Rooy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tun Min Naing!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Naing is looking to clinch.
Van Rooy wants to clinch up but Naing keeps it at a distance.
Naing wants to counter with a clinch but Van Rooy pushes him away.
Van Rooy cracks Naing with a right hand to the side of the head.
Van Rooy gets tackled into the ropes by Naing. Naing maintains the clinch.
Van Rooy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Naing misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Rooy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Van Rooy avoids the elbow strike from Naing, against the ropes.
Naing pushes off an throws an elbow but Van Rooy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Naing pushes off an throws an elbow but Van Rooy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Naing blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Naing struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Rooy controls his hands.
Naing has a couple of punches blocked by Van Rooy.
Van Rooy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Naing throws an elbow but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Rooy misses with a punch on the inside.
Naing tries to throw a body punch but Van Rooy avoids it by throwing Naing back against the ropes.
Naing pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Van Rooy swings wildly with an uppercut but Naing uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Rooy blocks the elbow strike.
Van Rooy works on Naing's body with a couple of short punches.
A short uppercut from Van Rooy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Naing.
Naing throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Naing goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van Rooy tries a body shot but Naing blocks it.
Van Rooy blocks the elbow strike.
Naing told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Van Rooy blocks an elbow strike from Naing.
Naing blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Naing misses with a body punch.
A short right from Van Rooy on the inside.
Van Rooy lands a left hand.
Van Rooy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Rooy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Naing backwards.
Naing throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Van Rooy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Naing pushes off an throws an elbow but Van Rooy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Van Rooy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Naing.
Naing misses with a body punch.
Van Rooy lands with a right to the head.
Van Rooy takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Albert Van Rooy has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Rooy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Van Rooy lands with a left to the head.
Van Rooy avoids the elbow strike from Naing, against the ropes.
Van Rooy creates a bit of distance and cracks Naing with a big uppercut! Naing goes down! The referee pushes Van Rooy away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Naing make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Van Rooy takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Albert Van Rooy!
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Lambert George (ranked 16291 p4p, 485 weight class) and Name Less (ranked 3861 p4p, 330 weight class). George comes to the ring accompanied by Ca fait mal. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 10 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lambert George!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Name Less!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
George misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Less.
George throws a leg kick but Less checks it.
George looks to land a right hand but Less moved out of range.
Less slips a jab from George.
Less lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
George avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Less throws an overhand right that lands on George's shoulder, as George tries to avoid the shot.
George 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.
Less pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Less throws a shot from downtown. George moves away and avoids it.
George thumps Less with a low kick.
Less fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
George looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
George throws a looping overhand right but Less ducks down to avoid it.
Less takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Less attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Less lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A solid leg kick lands there for George.
George looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
George blocks the body kick.
George circles away from the clinch attempt.
George throws a shot from downtown. Less moves away and avoids it.
Nice jab there from George.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Less checks a leg kick.
Less tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
George throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
George throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Less sees it coming and avoids it easily.
George staying out of range there.
George misses with a straight left.
Nice body punch from Less.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Less throws a nice outside leg kick.
Less scores with a kick to the midsection.
Less pulls out of a head kick attempt.
George fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Less manages to avoid it.
Less delivers a nice body kick.
Less swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
An inside leg kick from Less misses.
Nice cross by George.
George slips under a jab.
Less misses with a low kick.
Less 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!
George lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Less throws the kick towards the body but George avoids it.
George tries to counter by clinching up but Less breaks away and moves out of range.
George lands the left hand.
George throws a head kick that misses.
Less looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Less misses with an uppercut.
Less chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before George can pounce on him.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Less.
George connects with a solid leg kick.
The fighters circling - Less throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Good work by George as he checks the leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Less. George does a little dance to reset his feet.
Less scores with a push kick.
George throws a hook but Less avoids it easily.
George moves away from the strike by Less.
Less is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Less looks to score with a jab to the body but George is just out of range.
Less throws a hook but George avoids it easily.
George misses with a head kick.
George throws a quick inside leg kick.
George gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
George thows a left - swing and a miss!
George ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Less keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
George thows a left - swing and a miss!
George connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
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 Lambert George will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Less tries to score with a low kick but George moves his leg out of the way.
George just misses with a punch to the body.
Less misses with a low kick.
Less moves into range and connects with a jab.
George throws a low kick, looking for Less's leg but Less calmly moves out of range.
Name Less seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Less bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of George's head.
Less has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from George.
Less throws a leg kick but George moved away.
A slow jab from George misses its intended target.
Less fakes the leg kick and cracks George in the body.
George misses with a few strikes there.
George lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Less is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by George.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from George 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 Less has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Less and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Less throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
George takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A solid leg kick lands there for Less.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Less listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Less throws a head kick that misses.
George delivers a nice body kick.
Less ducks right into an uppercut from George.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by George.
George blocks a head kick by Less.
Less scores with the left hand. George knows he should have avoided that one.
Less is looking to chop away at George's legs.
George has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Less.
Less throws a hook but George blocks it.
Name Less seems to be getting the better of the standup.
George lands an overhand right.
George steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Less.
George chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Less can pounce on him.
Less throws a wild body kick that George sees coming a mile off.
A swing and a miss from Less.
George is looking to counter the offense by Less and move into the clinch.
George checks a low kick from Less.
George goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Less fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and George has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
George waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Less.
A combination from Less does no damage.
Less defending well as George loads up on a big left hand.
Less steps to the side to avoid the strikes from George.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Less moves out of range of the leg kick from George.
Less misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Less throws a big shot that misses.
Less on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Less swings for the body but George moves out of range.
George misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Less cracks George with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
George fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Less is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by George.
Less wants to clinch.
George just misses with a punch to the body.
George ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
George is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Less.
Less uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from George.
Less misses with a body shot.
George throws a leg kick but Less sees it coming and moves out of range.
Less swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Less blocks a jab.
Less wants to counter the offense by George and move into the clinch position.
A clash of legs there as Less blocks the low kick.
Less misses with an uppercut
and George counters with a thumping low kick.
George keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Less.
A quick step to the side and George tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Less missing with a left hand there. George was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Name Less showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Less.
George lands an overhand right.
George misses with a hook.
George on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Less moves into the clinch.
Less scores a nice knee to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Less.
George misses with a hook from the clinch.
Less lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
George throws a punch but it's blocked by Less.
Less misses with a knee strike.
George lands a shoulder strike.
George misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Less misses with a knee to the head.
George lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
George blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Less lands a knee to the body.
A head punch on the inside from George fails to land.
Less struggles to land a body shot inside as George controls his hands.
George swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Less swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Less fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
George blocks an elbow strike.
Less tries to land knees in the clinch but George avoids the damage to the body.
Less tries to land knees in the clinch but George avoids the damage to the body.
Less avoids the elbow strike from George, against the ropes.
George blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Less swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Less blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Less blocks a punch to the side of the head.
George lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Less lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of George backwards.
George pushes Less back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for George.
George swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Less misses with a punch to the body.
Name Less seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
George avoids a wild elbow strike from Less.
George swings wildly with an uppercut but Less uses good head movement to avoid it.
George gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Name Less has been cut.
Knees to the body from Less.
Nice body punch from George.
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!
Less lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
George lands an elbow that stopped Less in his tracks for a moment.
Less landing knees to the body.
George tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Less's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
George is leaning against Less and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Less creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through George's defenses.
Less looking to throw knees to the head but George is blocking nicely.
George working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Less misses with a punch to the body.
George lands an elbow that stopped Less in his tracks for a moment.
George blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
George takes an elbow to the temple.
Less lands an elbow that stopped George in his tracks for a moment.
Less blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Less.
Less works on George's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
George lands a hook to the side of the head.
George throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
George tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
George misses with a short punch on the inside.
George blocks a body shot from Less.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Name Less.
Well Less has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jacques Durand (ranked 18341 p4p, 56 weight class) and Roberto Williams (ranked 3875 p4p, 147 weight class). Durand comes into the arena with Kaaris - S.E.V.R.A.N. blaring out of the sound system. Williams has chosen HERNIA banda as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacques Durand!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roberto Williams!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durand misses with a body shot.
Williams on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Williams moves out of range of the leg kick from Durand.
Durand fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Williams.
Durand misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Williams.
Durand lands with a straight right. Williams didn't see that one coming.
Some wild striking there from Williams.
Durand fires out a quick counter leg kick but Williams just manages to avoid it.
Durand pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Williams closes the distance and clinches.
Williams managing to block the knees to the body from Durand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Durand throws a half hearted mid kick.
Williams misses with a hook.
Durand throws a lazy uppercut
and Williams counters with a three punch combo that has Durand backing up. Durand nods at Williams to acknowledge the strikes.
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!
Williams has closed the distance and engaged Durand in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durand scores with a nice hook to the head.
It looks like Roberto Williams has been cut.
Durand lands with a left to the head.
Durand looking to throw knees to the head but Williams is blocking nicely.
Williams breaks from the clinch.
Williams throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Durand takes the fight into the clinch.
Durand tries to land knees in the clinch but Williams avoids the damage to the body.
Durand tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Williams's elbow.
Durand pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Durand lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Durand just misses with a elbow thrown towards Williams's brow.
Williams lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Durand struggles to land a body shot inside as Williams controls his hands.
Williams takes an elbow to the temple.
Williams blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Durand manages to break the clinch.
Williams walks into a jab.
Williams scores with a crisp jab that stopped Durand in his tracks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries to clinch up.
Williams fails in his attempt to clinch.
Durand takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Williams has closed the distance and engaged Durand in a clinch.
Williams breaks the clinch.
A slapping body kick lands there for Durand.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch but Durand swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Durand looks to score with a jab to the body but Williams is just out of range.
Williams lands with a slapping head kick.
Durand throws a shot to the body.
Williams throws a series of punches but Durand avoids them all with ease.
Roberto Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Durand misses with a body shot.
Williams throws out a loose jab but Durand uses good head movement to avoid it.
Durand was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Durand misses with a kick to the body
and before Durand can reset, Williams rushes him with a swarm of punches, sending him crashing to the floor, in all sorts of trouble! Durand is trying to beat the count but we're up to 6 already and he's nowhere near. 7,8... he's up! He's going to continue!
Durand wants to clinch up but Williams keeps it at a distance.
As Durand backs off Williams throws a huge counter combo but Durand manages to avoid it all.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Having scored a knockdown, Roberto Williams should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2.
The cut man is working on Roberto Williams's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A solid leg kick lands there for Durand.
Williams blocks a head kick by Durand.
Williams misses with a head kick.
Williams misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Williams misses with a low kick.
Williams lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Williams misses with a jab, cross combination.
Williams scoring well with a low kick there.
Williams tries to clinch but Durand is having none of it.
Durand appears to be looking for a big counter.
Durand is looking to wear down Williams with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A nice leg kick lands there from Durand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durand tried to score with a low kick but Williams checks it.
Durand moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromWilliams.
Williams fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Durand, pushing him back against the ropes.
Durand lands a shoulder strike.
Our sources have told us that Durand has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Williams lands a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Durand pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Williams is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Durand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams throws a head kick that misses.
Durand thumps Williams with a low kick.
Williams tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Durand counter with a right hand.
Williams sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Williams avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Durand pushes Williams up against the ropes in a clinch.
Williams takes an elbow to the temple.
Williams stalling.
Durand blocking some punches.
Williams avoiding damage as Durand throws knees to the body.
Williams's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Williams tries a head kick but it misses.
Roberto Williams seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Williams throws a sloppy head kick and Durand moves out of range easily.
Some wild striking there from Williams.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durand takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Williams has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Williams.
Durand moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Durand checks the leg kick.
Durand wants to slow Williams down by chopping away at his legs.
Durand bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
As Williams looks to move away, Durand throws a big counter combo but Williams just gets out of the way.
Durand looks to land a body kick but Williams moved away.
Williams throws a right and a left that Durand avoids nicely.
Durand takes a swing at Williams's ribcage but misses.
A head kick misses from Williams.
Durand lands with a nice body kick.
Durand throws a head kick but Williams moves out of range.
Durand connects with a leg kick. Williams looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
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 Jacques Durand will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Roberto Williams's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Williams takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Durand misses with a wild combination.
Durand doesn't manage to clinch there - Williams circles away.
Williams misses with a head kick.
Williams circles away from the clinch attempt.
Durand throws a quick inside leg kick.
Durand throws a body kick that misses.
Williams misses with a straight left.
A nice leg kick lands there from Durand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams misses with a jab to the body
and Durand connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Williams misses with a hook
and Durand finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Durand lands with a hook. Williams tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Williams throws a hook but Durand avoids it easily.
Williams throws a leg kick that is checked
and Durand makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durand instigates a clinch.
Williams's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Durand pushes Williams back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Durand throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Williams blocks it with crossed arms.
Durand unloads a knee to the mid-section. Williams lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Durand throws an elbow but misses.
Durand landing knees to the body.
Williams takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Durand lands a shot to the body.
Williams has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Durand softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
That has opened up Roberto Williams's cut even more.
A right handed body shot lands from Durand.
Durand misses with a hook to the ribs.
Durand misses with a knee strike.
Durand throws a knee to the head but misses.
Williams is trying to break the clinch but Durand has him pressed against the ropes.
Durand softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Durand's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Roberto Williams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Williams throws a lazy head kick
and Durand counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Durand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice elbow from Durand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Durand connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Durand.
Durand throws out a powerful jab.
Durand misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Williams counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Durand moves into range and clinches up with Williams.
Durand is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Williams can do to turn this around?
Durand misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Williams.
Durand works on Williams's body with a couple of short punches.
Durand throws a knee to the head but misses.
Durand scores with a shoulder strike.
Williams lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Durand missing with knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Durand blocks a body shot from Williams.
Williams misses with a punch to the body.
Durand breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Williams drives through and clinches with Durand against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Durand clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Roberto Williams's cut.
That's time! Durand's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Williams throws a nice inside leg kick.
Williams throws a lazy head kick
and Durand counters with a low kick, right behind Williams 's knee.
Williams moves out of range of the body kick.
Durand connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Durand has closed the distance and engaged Williams in a clinch.
Durand lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Williams or not.
Durand scores with a shot to the side of Williams's head.
Durand lands with a light punch inside.
Williams doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Durand misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good body shot from Durand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durand tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Williams avoids it.
Williams breaks from the clinch.
Williams moves out of range of the body kick.
Durand moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromWilliams.
Williams misses with an uppercut. Durand saw that one coming.
Williams is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Durand blocks a head kick by Williams.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durand misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Durand.
Durand thumps Williams with a low kick.
Durand throws a wild body kick that Williams sees coming a mile off.
Durand blocks a head kick by Williams.
Williams throws a head kick that misses.
Durand lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Williams on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Williams takes one to the side of the head.
Williams keeps the fight on the outside.
Williams fails in his attempt to clinch.
Williams misses with a head kick.
Durand throws a good cross that connects.
Durand misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Williams misses the target.
Williams blocks a head kick by Durand.
Durand tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Williams paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Williams moves into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Durand tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Williams avoids it.
Durand scores a nice knee to the body.
Durand lands a knee to the body.
Durand comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Durand lands an elbow just above Williams 's eye.
Durand scores with a knee to the head.
The cut above Roberto Williams's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Durand breaks from the clinch.
A slapping body kick lands there for Durand.
Durand's jab looks to have found its range, popping Williams under the eye.
Nice body kick from Durand.
Durand throws a half hearted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Durand had his way with Roberto Williams in that round.
The cut man is working on Roberto Williams's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Williams throws a series of punches but Durand avoids them all with ease.
Williams throws a head kick but Durand moves out of range.
Williams moves out of range of the body kick from Durand.
Durand buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Williams fails in his attempt to clinch.
Durand misses with a low kick.
Durand tries a head kick but it misses.
Williams is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Williams takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Durand slips a straight right by Williams.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Durand fakes the leg kick and cracks Williams in the body.
Williams throws a jab when Durand was well out of range.
Durand feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Williamss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Williams lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Durand swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Williams throws a series of punches but Durand avoids them all with ease.
A quick step to the side and Durand tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Williams is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Nice body punch from Durand.
Durand with a hook.
Williams throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Durand half committed to a counter leg kick.
Good leg kick by Durand there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Williams takes one on the button.
Williams throws a combination that misses
and Durand counters with a right hand to the body.
Williams goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Williams takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Crunch! Durand slams his shin into Williams's torso.
Williams looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Williams has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Durand.
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!
Williams takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durand scores with a punch to the head.
Durand has managed to clinch.
A short right from Durand.
Williams misses with a hook to the ribs.
Durand breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Williams throws an off balance right hand
and Durand counters with a left and a right that stings Williams.
Williams is rocked!
Williams doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jacques Durand is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Williams is still on wobbly legs! Can Durand finish him?
Durand with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Williams seems to have recovered his senses.
Williams has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Roberto Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Durand throws a half hearted mid kick.
Williams swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Williams takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Durand takes one to the side of the head.
Durand lands a nice shot that snaps Williams's head back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jacques Durand showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Durand 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 48:46
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 48:46
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 48:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacques Durand!
Jacques Durand retains his super heavyweight title!
A victorious Jacques Durand thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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