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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Head Bussa (ranked 21675 p4p, 543 weight class) and Mark Hunt (ranked 23980 p4p, 554 weight class). Mark Hunt has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Head Bussa's chin.
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215 lbs
15 - 14 - 0 |
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265 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Head Bussa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Bussa. That snapped Hunt's head back.
Hunt moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The fighters circling - Bussa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A shot to the body from Bussa misses
and Hunt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bussa throws a lazy uppercut
and Hunt counters with a really nice, stiff jab that drops Bussa onto his ass. He'll have to take the mandatory count from the referee but he's back on his feet and he seems OK to continue.
Bussa 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!
Bussa misses with a lunging right hand
and before Bussa has any time to reset, Hunt cracks him with a big right hand that drops him face first to the canvas! He's hurt! I don't think he's going to get back up from that one! He's trying but he's doing the chicken dance and has face planted into to ropes, causing the referee to bring this fight to an end! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Mark Hunt!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Elijah Pitakaka (ranked 9241 p4p, 643 weight class) and John Kyle Romo (ranked 7256 p4p, 619 weight class). Pitakaka's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, my dick. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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217 lbs
30 - 50 - 0 |
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187 lbs
58 - 43 - 1 |
Solid Muay Thai
KO power
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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
30 - 50 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elijah Pitakaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
58 - 43 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, John Kyle Romo!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Felipe Paraventi and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romo's corner calls for a 1-2. Romo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
It looks like Elijah Pitakaka has been cut.
Pitakaka moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pitakaka throws a front kick aimed at Romo's knee but Romo avoids it well.
Pitakaka rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Romo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pitakaka will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Pitakaka throws a head kick that misses.
Pitakaka throws a wild body kick that Romo sees coming a mile off.
A head kick misses from Romo.
Pitakaka throws a sloppy head kick and Romo moves out of range easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pitakaka throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Romo.
Romo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Romo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pitakaka's calf.
Pitakaka throws a nice head kick!
Romo 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Pitakaka.
Pitakaka throws a right hand that Romo ducks under and follows up with a left that Romo also avoids with ease.
Romo jabs Pitakaka right on the nose. Pitakaka blinks but takes it well.
Pitakaka is rocked!
Romo ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Pitakaka out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Kyle Romo!
A very excited looking John Kyle Romo made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Yajson Rram (ranked 5457 p4p, 503 weight class) and Thanongsaklek Diamond Muay Thai (ranked 6948 p4p, 585 weight class). Diamond Muay Thai has chosen Mocca garden - ผมรักเมื$ as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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143 lbs
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151 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
Excellent boxer
Very strong
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Yajson Rram!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Thanongsaklek Diamond Muay Thai!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Felipe Paraventi and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rram throws a right and a left that Diamond Muay Thai avoids nicely.
Diamond Muay Thai tries to clinch up.
Rram misses with a wild combination.
A combination from Rram does no damage.
Diamond Muay Thai thinks about the counter body kick.
Diamond Muay Thai throws a head kick but Rram moves out of range.
Diamond Muay Thai is looking to slow Rram down with leg kicks.
Rram ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diamond Muay Thai moves away.
Rram swings for the body but Diamond Muay Thai moves out of range.
Diamond Muay Thai has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Rram is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Yajson Rram seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice straight punches there by Rram. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rram.
Diamond Muay Thai moves forwards but Rram connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Diamond Muay Thai has closed the distance and engaged Rram in a clinch.
Diamond Muay Thai pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A shot to the body from Diamond Muay Thai misses
and Diamond Muay Thai takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sloppy strikes from Rram. Those never looked like landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diamond Muay Thai slips under a jab from Rram.
Rram has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Ferocious beast in the buildup to the fight.
Diamond Muay Thai misses with an attempted mid kick.
Some wild striking there from Diamond Muay Thai.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diamond Muay Thai moves into the clinch.
Rram is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Diamond Muay Thai is keeping busy.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rram is struggling to control the position.
Rram swings wildly with an uppercut but Diamond Muay Thai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rram is trying to break the clinch but Diamond Muay Thai is controlling him.
Rram is trying to break the clinch but Diamond Muay Thai is controlling him.
Diamond Muay Thai breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rram throws a jab when Diamond Muay Thai was well out of range.
A jab from Rram misses.
Rram scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diamond Muay Thai throws a right hand that Rram ducks under and follows up with a left that Rram also avoids with ease.
Diamond Muay Thai moves into the clinch.
Rram on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Diamond Muay Thai lands an uppercut.
Rram dodges an elbow strike from Diamond Muay Thai.
Diamond Muay Thai has a couple of punches blocked by Rram.
Diamond Muay Thai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rram breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yajson Rram is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rram moves out of range of the body kick.
Rram throws out a loose jab but Diamond Muay Thai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diamond Muay Thai throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rram is looking for a counter combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rram avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rram jabs at Diamond Muay Thai's body.
Rram fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Diamond Muay Thai is looking to clinch.
Rram lands with a straight right. Diamond Muay Thai didn't see that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yajson Rram dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rram fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diamond Muay Thai manages to avoid it.
Diamond Muay Thai fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rram, pushing him back against the ropes.
Diamond Muay Thai breaks the clinch.
Diamond Muay Thai lands with a kick to the temple. Rram shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Diamond Muay Thai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diamond Muay Thai is looking to clinch.
Rram lands a right hook to the body.
Rram avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Diamond Muay Thai with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rram to score with a decent uppercut.
Diamond Muay Thai lands a glancing blow to the side of Rram's head.
Rram throws a good cross that connects.
Diamond Muay Thai closes the distance and pushes Rram back into the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diamond Muay Thai holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Rram manages to break the clinch.
Yajson Rram is winning the standup battle so far.
Diamond Muay Thai moves into the clinch.
Diamond Muay Thai breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diamond Muay Thai misses with a head kick.
Diamond Muay Thai has managed to clinch.
Rram wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Diamond Muay Thai has him pressed against the ropes.
Rram wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rram blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rram escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Diamond Muay Thai throws a sloppy head kick and Rram moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Diamond Muay Thai.
Rram throws a series of punches but Diamond Muay Thai avoids them all with ease.
Rram scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rram misses with a double jab.
Rram throws a jab but it's blocked by Diamond Muay Thai.
Rram lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Diamond Muay Thai fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rram looks to land a combination but Diamond Muay Thai avoids it well.
Diamond Muay Thai misses with a kick to the body
and Rram cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rram throws a nice looking combination but Diamond Muay Thai bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rram avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Diamond Muay Thai tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rram swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rram throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rram misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rram throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Diamond Muay Thai doesn't manage to clinch there - Rram circles away.
Rram throws a right hand that Diamond Muay Thai ducks under and follows up with a left that Diamond Muay Thai also avoids with ease.
Diamond Muay Thai throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rram throws a big counter combination but Diamond Muay Thai scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A punch combination from Rram misses.
A little jabbing left from Diamond Muay Thai on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Diamond Muay Thai gets a clinch.
Diamond Muay Thai stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Diamond Muay Thai escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diamond Muay Thai misses with a jab, cross combination.
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 Yajson Rram will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Rram misses with a wild combination.
Diamond Muay Thai wants to clinch.
A quick step to the side and Rram tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fight stays on the outside here - Diamond Muay Thai looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rram throws the left hand but Diamond Muay Thai avoids the punch easily.
Rram avoids the body shot from Diamond Muay Thai.
Rram seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Diamond Muay Thai doesn't manage to clinch there - Rram circles away.
Diamond Muay Thai lands with a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diamond Muay Thai is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Rram on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Diamond Muay Thai misses with a double jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Rram misses the target.
Rram misses with a few strikes there.
Diamond Muay Thai tries to counter with a clinch but Rram shakes him off and moves away.
A slow jab from Rram misses its intended target.
Rram throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diamond Muay Thai fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rram tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diamond Muay Thai was well out of range. Poor timing from Rram.
Rram rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Diamond Muay Thai moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rram gets tackled into the ropes by Diamond Muay Thai. Diamond Muay Thai maintains the clinch.
Diamond Muay Thai lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rram backwards.
Diamond Muay Thai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rram is defending well for now.
Rram can't break the clinch.
Diamond Muay Thai pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Diamond Muay Thai has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rram finds it's way round the side to connect with Diamond Muay Thai's head.
Yajson Rram is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rram connects with a right hand. Diamond Muay Thai shakes it off.
Diamond Muay Thai tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Rram manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rram misses with the combination.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Diamond Muay Thai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rram.
Diamond Muay Thai is looking to clinch but Rram is avoiding it.
Rram was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rram gets tackled into the ropes by Diamond Muay Thai. Diamond Muay Thai maintains the clinch.
Diamond Muay Thai missing with knees to the body.
Diamond Muay Thai pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rram throws a lazy right hand but Diamond Muay Thai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
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!
Diamond Muay Thai wants to clinch.
Diamond Muay Thai misses with a head kick.
Yajson Rram is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Diamond Muay Thai misses with an attempted mid kick.
A combination from Rram does no damage.
Rram scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Diamond Muay Thai walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rram lands a body shot.
Rram lands an overhand right.
A shot to the liver by Diamond Muay Thai. Beautiful body shot.
Thanongsaklek Diamond Muay Thai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Diamond Muay Thai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rram.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yajson Rram showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rram, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yajson Rram!
After the fight, Yajson Rram was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Stipe Velasquez (ranked 2431 p4p, 261 weight class) and Sigi Pesalelei (ranked 6999 p4p, 493 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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240 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stipe Velasquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sigi Pesalelei!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Alexandre Firmino and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Pesalelei misses its intended target.
Velasquez throws a body shot but no joy.
Pesalelei tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Velasquez throws the left hand but Pesalelei avoids the punch easily.
Pesalelei is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pesalelei looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pesalelei 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.
Velasquez looks to land a left hand but Pesalelei moved out of range nicely.
Velasquez has been working on his boxing with his coaches at 3Band MMA ($800/week) in the buildup to the fight.
Pesalelei fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Velasquez manages to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pesalelei looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
As Pesalelei looks to move away, Velasquez throws a big counter combo but Pesalelei just gets out of the way.
Pesalelei misses with a right hand
and Velasquez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Sigi Pesalelei has been cut.
Pesalelei misses with a double jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Velasquez takes a swing at Pesalelei's ribcage but misses.
Stipe Velasquez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Velasquez fails to land with a series of punches.
Velasquez throws a series of punches but Pesalelei avoids them all with ease.
Velasquez lands a slapping body shot.
Velasquez swats away the attempt to clinch by Pesalelei.
Velasquez is looking for a counter combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velasquez takes a swing at Pesalelei's ribcage but misses.
Pesalelei tries a head kick but it misses.
Velasquez feints a jab promting Pesalelei to slip. Velasquez then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Pesalelei slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Pesalelei wants to clinch.
Velasquez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Velasquez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Velasquez has managed to clinch.
Velasquez manages to break the clinch.
Velasquez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Velasquez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pesalelei tries to clinch but Velasquez is having none of it.
A big right from Velasquez misses.
Pesalelei throws out a counter right but Velasquez avoids it with no problem.
Velasquez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Velasquez takes one to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circling - Velasquez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pesalelei slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez rushes Pesalelei and presses him up against the ropes.
Velasquez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pesalelei misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pesalelei misses with a punch on the inside.
Velasquez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Velasquez clinches with his opponent.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Pesalelei swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Velasquez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Velasquez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pesalelei tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Velasquez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Velasquez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Velasquez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pesalelei is looking to clinch but Velasquez is avoiding it.
Pesalelei gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pesalelei working aggressively here.
Velasquez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stipe Velasquez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sigi Pesalelei's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
A slow jab from Velasquez misses its intended target.
Pesalelei unleashes a big counter combination but Velasquez bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Pesalelei misses with an uppercut.
Velasquez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Velasquez checks a leg kick nicely.
Velasquez pushes Pesalelei up against the ropes in a clinch.
Pesalelei throws a head punch that misses.
Velasquez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Velasquez misses with a few strikes there.
Pesalelei slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Velasquez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Velasquez misses with a body shot.
Velasquez clinches with his opponent.
Velasquez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pesalelei clinches with his opponent.
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!
Velasquez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pesalelei lands with a thumping leg kick.
Stipe Velasquez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pesalelei blocks a jab.
Velasquez throws a body punch but Pesalelei moves out of range.
Pesalelei only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Velasquez lands a jab to the nose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pesalelei throws a head kick but Velasquez moves out of range.
Pesalelei is looking to clinch.
Velasquez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pesalelei can do to turn this around?
Velasquez rushes Pesalelei and presses him up against the ropes.
Velasquez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pesalelei needs to keep his hands up - Velasquez had a free shot at his head there.
Pesalelei thows a left - swing and a miss!
Velasquez is looking to counter punch.
Velasquez stuns Pesalelei with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pesalelei takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pesalelei moves away from the strike by Velasquez.
Pesalelei gets tackled into the ropes by Velasquez. Velasquez maintains the clinch.
Velasquez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Velasquez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pesalelei tries to keep at a distance but Velasquez has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pesalelei tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Velasquez's elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Velasquez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Velasquez lands with a hook. Pesalelei tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pesalelei clinches up with Velasquez and pushes him back against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Pesalelei - that landed with a thud.
Velasquez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Velasquez.
Pesalelei misses with a hook to the ribs.
Velasquez blocks an uppercut.
Pesalelei lands an elbow just above Velasquez 's eye.
It looks like Stipe Velasquez has been cut.
Pesalelei tries a body shot but Velasquez blocks it.
Pesalelei has Velasquez pressed against the ropes, preventing Velasquez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pesalelei keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Velasquez's efforts to push away.
Velasquez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Velasquez blocks a leg kick.
Velasquez swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Pesalelei counters with a nice uppercut.
Velasquez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pesalelei tries to clinch up but Velasquez circles away and keeps his distance.
Velasquez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pesalelei tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Velasquez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pesalelei with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stipe Velasquez dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Velasquez moves into the clinch.
Pesalelei avoiding damage as Velasquez throws knees to the body.
Pesalelei lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pesalelei swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pesalelei.
Velasquez breaks from the clinch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Velasquez!
Stipe Velasquez is winning the standup battle so far.
Pesalelei waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Velasquez.
Velasquez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pesalelei scores with a sloppy right hand. Velasquez should have avoided that one.
Pesalelei connects with a good right hand that stumbles Velasquez. Velasquez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Velasquez throws a series of punches but Pesalelei moves out of range.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Velasquez forces Pesalelei back against the ropes and clinches.
Velasquez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Velasquez scores with a jab to the head.
Pesalelei lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Velasquez misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pesalelei darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Pesalelei lands a jab to the head.
Velasquez is rocked!
Pesalelei throws a right and a left that both miss.
Velasquez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Oh Velasquez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pesalelei plants his feet and throws a brutal three punch combo that sends Velasquez swiftly into unconsciousness! Right, left, right! Boom, boom, boom! Velasquez face plants, battered and bloodied! He might never be the same again after that finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Sigi Pesalelei!
Our winner, Sigi Pesalelei, 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Blitz Wolfman (ranked 5887 p4p, 564 weight class) and Tyga Laxx (ranked 3982 p4p, 454 weight class). 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blitz Wolfman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Tyga Laxx !
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Mauricio Rocha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolfman misses with a hook.
Laxx avoids a kick to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Laxx ! But no joy.
Laxx slips a straight right by Wolfman.
Blitz Wolfman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wolfman throws a good cross that connects.
Wolfman missing with a left hand there. Laxx was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Laxx throws the left hand but Wolfman avoids the punch easily.
Wolfman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Laxx blocks the body kick.
Wolfman with a jab.
A swing and a miss from Laxx .
Wolfman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Laxx throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wolfman has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Laxx .
Wolfman's jab looks to have found its range, popping Laxx under the eye.
Wolfman fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Laxx on the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laxx on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wolfman misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolfman takes a jab right on the kisser.
Good exchange - Laxx coming out on top.
Wolfman misses with a hook.
Laxx walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Laxx uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wolfman.
Laxx avoids the body shot from Wolfman.
Laxx gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Laxx on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wolfman throws a right hand that misses
and Laxx counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wolfman throws a big shot that misses.
Laxx checks the leg kick nicely there.
Wolfman misses with a hook
and Laxx counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wolfman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Laxx counters with a straight right hand.
Laxx uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wolfman.
Laxx bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wolfman paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Wolfman finds it's target.
Wolfman lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Laxx on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice jab there from Wolfman.
Laxx stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wolfman.
Wolfman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Laxx .
An attempted straight right counter from Wolfman misses the target.
Laxx scores with a jab to the head.
Wolfman throws a predictable looking body shot
and as Wolfman takes a moment to reset, Laxx counters with a massive combo! Right, left, right! Wolfman goes down! He's in big trouble, can he recover? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10. He's out! Laxx is your winner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tyga Laxx !
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Henryk Tymonowicz (ranked 4498 p4p, 36 weight class) and Yayi Zinsou (ranked 5591 p4p, 177 weight class). Yayi Zinsou has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Henryk Tymonowicz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yayi Zinsou!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Matheus Silva and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zinsou misses with a body shot.
Zinsou throws a hook to the side of Tymonowicz's head but Tymonowicz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zinsou closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Zinsou has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tymonowicz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tymonowicz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
It looks like Yayi Zinsou has been cut.
Tymonowicz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zinsou tries to clinch but Tymonowicz is having none of it.
A little feinted left hand from Tymonowicz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tymonowicz connects with a high kick.
Zinsou misses with a hook to the body
letting Tymonowicz counter with a right hand.
Zinsou tries to clinch there but Tymonowicz circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tymonowicz takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Zinsou is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Tymonowicz doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Zinsou crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Zinsou's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Henryk Tymonowicz!
Henryk Tymonowicz decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Terry Bogard (ranked 3738 p4p, 431 weight class) and Tito Hyde (ranked 3309 p4p, 401 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Terry Bogard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
39 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tito Hyde!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Leandro Rodrigues and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bogard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bogard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bogard has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Bogard keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hyde lands a head kick. Bogard smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hyde bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hyde keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hyde cracks Bogard with a good jab.
Hyde needs to keep his hands up - Bogard had a free shot at his head there.
Bogard lands with a nice body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hyde tries to move into range but Bogard moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bogard throws a hook to the side of Hyde's head but Hyde sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hyde is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bogard with a body shot.
Jab, jab by Bogard - just one landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyde just misses with a punch to the body.
Bogard avoids the head kick by Hyde.
Hyde lands with a kick to the ribs.
Bogard motions for Hyde to come forward. Bogard throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bogard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hyde tries to counter by closing the distance.
A shot to the body from Hyde misses
and Bogard counters with a body kick that stops Hyde in his tracks momentarily.
Bogard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hyde.
Hyde throws a leg kick
and Bogard counters with a big head kick but Hyde shrugs it off.
Bogard lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bogard takes a swing at Hyde's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bogard throws a jab but it's blocked by Hyde.
Hyde steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bogard.
Bogard throws the kick towards the body but Hyde avoids it.
Bogard lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A head kick by Hyde misses
and Bogard counters with a body kick.
Bogard is looking to slow Hyde down with leg kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hyde misses with a jab to the body
and Bogard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bogard scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hyde throws a head kick but Bogard moves out of range.
Bogard looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Hyde throws a head kick but Bogard moves out of range.
Bogard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hyde pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terry Bogard dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bogard scores with a hook to the body. Hyde takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Donk. Bogard catches Hyde right on the button with a cross.
Bogard scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hyde uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bogard.
Nice uppercut lands for Hyde. That snapped Bogard's head back.
Bogard checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A little feinted left hand from Bogard on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bogard lands a jab to the nose.
Bogard cracks Hyde with a good jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hyde pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bogard.
Bogard misses with a left hand
and Hyde counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyde takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Terry Bogard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bogard fails to land with a series of punches.
Hyde is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bogard rather than just go for the knockout.
Hyde throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bogard works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hyde looks to land a left hand but Bogard moved out of range nicely.
Bogard defending well as Hyde loads up on a big left hand.
Bogard lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Bogard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hyde can do to turn this around?
Bogard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hyde.
Bogard scores with a push kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hyde. Bogard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bogard catches Hyde with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hyde moves out of range of the body kick from Bogard.
Hyde replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Bogard blocks it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bogard connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hyde misses with a body kick.
Bogard throws a head kick that misses.
Hyde looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bogard lands a jab to the nose.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hyde misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bogard.
Bogard is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Terry Bogard is winning the standup battle so far.
Bogard cracks Hyde with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Hyde misses the shot to the body.
Bogard appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hyde shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bogard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terry Bogard dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Hyde moves out of range as Bogard strikes.
Tito Hyde has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bogard throws a nice head kick!
Hyde doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hyde throws a body kick that misses.
Bogard fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hyde.
Hyde misses with an uppercut
and Bogard counters with a nice uppercut.
Hyde takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bogard misses with a body shot.
Bogard throws a head kick that half lands.
Hyde connects with a crisp jab.
Hyde misses with a body shot
and Bogard counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bogard throws a sloppy head kick
and Hyde counters with a nice body shot.
A big left from Hyde misses.
Hyde walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bogard lands a head kick. Hyde smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Bogard lands with a nice body kick.
Bogard misses with a body kick.
Bogard misses with a wild body shot.
Bogard tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hyde now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Bogard scores with a four punch combination!
Bogard lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hyde throws out a loose jab but Bogard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hyde just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBogard.
Bogard throws a hook but Hyde blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hyde looks to land a left hand but Bogard moved out of range nicely.
Bogard looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Terry Bogard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A head kick by Bogard misses
and Hyde counters with a nice body kick.
Bogard throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hyde has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bogard.
Bogard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Good exchange - Hyde coming out on top.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bogard!
Hyde throws a hook but Bogard blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Terry Bogard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bogard 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Terry Bogard!
After the big win, Terry Bogard made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors IniTech Nutrition and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Stanislaw Cheba (ranked 23045 p4p, 522 weight class) and Thom Tharrier (ranked 1716 p4p, 201 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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210 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stanislaw Cheba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thom Tharrier!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Felipe Paraventi and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cheba just misses with a punch to the body.
Tharrier throws a jab but it's blocked by Cheba.
Cheba wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Cheba walks into a big right hand from Tharrier and goes down! The referee sends Tharrier to a neutral corner as Cheba gets back to his feet. He looks OK so we're back under way.
It looks like Stanislaw Cheba has been cut.
Cheba moves out of range of the strikes.
Tharrier loads up on a big right hand but Cheba slips the punch.
An attempted straight right counter from Cheba misses the target.
Cheba lands a head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body punch from Tharrier.
Tharrier misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cheba.
We've been informed that Tharrier has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Tharrier connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tharrier throws a shot from downtown. Cheba moves away and avoids it.
Cheba was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tharrier tries to land a leg kick but Cheba saw it coming and moves away.
Tharrier throws an overhand right that lands on Cheba's shoulder, as Cheba tries to avoid the shot.
Tharrier drops a shoulder and throws a biiiig uppercut that drops Cheba onto his butt! Cheba pops straight back to his feet to convince the referee that he's OK to continue.
Tharrier throws a leg kick
and Cheba counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tharrier moves out of range of the strikes.
Thom Tharrier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cheba keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cheba uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tharrier.
Cheba has been working on his boxing with his coaches at TZY MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Tharrier throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
It looked like Cheba wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tharrier drops a shoulder and throws a biiiig uppercut that drops Cheba onto his butt! Cheba pops straight back to his feet to convince the referee that he's OK to continue.
Stanislaw Cheba's cut is getting worse.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tharrier ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Cheba out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Thom Tharrier!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Carter Jose De La Cus (ranked 3542 p4p, 412 weight class) and Doctor Doolittle (ranked 2732 p4p, 335 weight class). Jose De La Cus comes to the ring accompanied by Barringtonelect - Big Body. Doctor Doolittle will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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222 lbs
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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
30 - 26 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carter Jose De La Cus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
49 - 40 - 0, fighting out of London, Doctor Doolittle!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Daniel Cesar and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doolittle dodges the punch combination from Jose De La Cus.
Carter Jose De La Cus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jose De La Cus lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jose De La Cus.
It looks like Doctor Doolittle has been cut.
Doolittle scores with a nice head shot.
It looks like Carter Jose De La Cus has been cut.
Jose De La Cus throws a series of punches but Doolittle moves out of range.
Doolittle looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jose De La Cus fails to land with a series of punches.
Jose De La Cus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jose De La Cus displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Jose De La Cus fails to land with a series of punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sloppy strikes from Jose De La Cus. Those never looked like landing.
Nice shot lands for Jose De La Cus.
Jose De La Cus throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Doolittle throws a good cross that connects.
Jose De La Cus misses with the combination.
Doolittle looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jose De La Cus falls off balance throwing a combination
and Doolittle counters with a thumping low kick.
Jose De La Cus definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Jose De La Cus does no damage.
A combination from Jose De La Cus does no damage.
Jose De La Cus throws a right and a left that both miss.
Doolittle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jose De La Cus throws out the jab.
Jose De La Cus defending well as Doolittle loads up on a big left hand.
Jose De La Cus misses with the combination.
Doolittle doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Doolittle misses with a low kick as Jose De La Cus jumps back.
A punch combination from Jose De La Cus misses.
Doolittle throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jose De La Cus throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jose De La Cus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Doolittle 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.
Jose De La Cus misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jose De La Cus closes the distance and scores with a big combo that sends Doolittle crashing to the mat! Doolittle uses the ropes to get back to his feet and beat the count. The referee looks concerned but he's going to allow it to continue!
Carter Jose De La Cus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jose De La Cus swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jose De La Cus comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jose De La Cus lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jose De La Cus tries to bum rush Doolittle with a series of wild strikes but Doolittle uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jose De La Cus misses with the combination.
Doolittle avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jose De La Cus fails to land with a series of punches.
Doolittle let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Doolittle slips a jab and a cross from Jose De La Cus.
No joy there for Jose De La Cus, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Doolittle throws out a counter right but Jose De La Cus avoids it with no problem.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Doolittle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jose De La Cus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It looked like Jose De La Cus was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Jose De La Cus throws a series of punches but Doolittle avoids them all with ease.
Doolittle throws the left hand but Jose De La Cus avoids the punch easily.
Jose De La Cus misses with a combination
and Doolittle connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carter Jose De La Cus should take that round, based on the knockdown.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Jose De La Cus misses with a double jab
and Doolittle connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Carter Jose De La Cus is winning the standup battle so far.
Jose De La Cus misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jose De La Cus rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Doolittle moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jose De La Cus takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Doolittle throws a big shot that misses.
Doolittle is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Jose De La Cus blocks a head kick by Doolittle.
Doolittle slips a jab and a cross from Jose De La Cus.
Doolittle slips a jab and a cross from Jose De La Cus.
Sloppy strikes from Jose De La Cus. Those never looked like landing.
Jose De La Cus throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Doolittle doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Jose De La Cus misses with a jab, cross combination.
Doolittle wants to counter the offense by Jose De La Cus and move into the clinch position.
Jose De La Cus tries to bum rush Doolittle with a series of wild strikes but Doolittle uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jose De La Cus throws a right and a left that Doolittle avoids nicely.
It seemed like Doolittle was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jose De La Cus takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jose De La Cus misses with a few strikes there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Doolittle.
Jose De La Cus blocks the body kick.
Jose De La Cus throws a left and a right that both miss
and Doolittle counters with a leg kick.
Jose De La Cus lands a nice looking body shot.
Doolittle drives through and clinches with Jose De La Cus against the ropes.
Doolittle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jose De La Cus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jose De La Cus misses with the combination.
Jose De La Cus misses with a series of wild punches.
Jose De La Cus misses with a double jab.
Doolittle swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jose De La Cus lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Doolittle circles away quickly and effectively.
Doolittle looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Doolittle lands with an uppercut that bounces Jose De La Cus off the ropes and back into range.
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!
Jose De La Cus will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Carter Jose De La Cus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Jose De La Cus. Those never looked like landing.
Doolittle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jose De La Cus was well out of range. Poor timing from Doolittle.
Doolittle sizes up Jose De La Cus with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jose De La Cus swinging wildly here.
Jose De La Cus pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Doolittle back to the ropes. Jose De La Cus follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Jose De La Cus falls off balance throwing a combination
and Doolittle counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Doolittle clinches up against the ropes.
Doolittle makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jose De La Cus wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doolittle tries to land knees in the clinch but Jose De La Cus avoids the damage to the body.
Jose De La Cus has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Doolittle tries to work over Jose De La Cus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Doolittle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jose De La Cus's elbow.
Jose De La Cus managing to block the knees to the body from Doolittle.
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 Carter Jose De La Cus will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Jose De La Cus throws a right and a left that Doolittle avoids nicely.
Doctor Doolittle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Doolittle misses with a head kick.
Jose De La Cus ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Doolittle throws a push kick but Jose De La Cus slaps the foot to one side.
Jose De La Cus throws a left and a right that both miss
and Doolittle counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jose De La Cus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Doolittle can do to turn this around?
Jose De La Cus throws a nice looking combination but Doolittle bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Despite the aggression on Doolittle's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jose De La Cus!
Jose De La Cus swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jose De La Cus throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Doolittle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Doolittle's corner calls for a 1-2. Doolittle obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jose De La Cus misses with a few strikes there.
Doolittle cracks Jose De La Cus with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jose De La Cus throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jose De La Cus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jose De La Cus throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Doolittle.
Jose De La Cus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Doolittle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jose De La Cus throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Doolittle on the side of the head.
Jose De La Cus's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Jose De La Cus duly obliges.
Jose De La Cus rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Doolittle moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jose De La Cus throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Doolittle connects with a single shot there.
Carter Jose De La Cus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Doolittle moves in looking to clinch but Jose De La Cus pushes him off.
Doolittle closes the distance and catches Jose De La Cus with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Jose De La Cus is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Jose De La Cus is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Jose De La Cus is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Doolittle takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Doctor Doolittle!
A victorious Doctor Doolittle thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Carter Jose De La Cus stepped up to the mic, saying 'Whatever...'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Biggie Righty Handy (ranked 3081 p4p, 370 weight class) and Rect Umm (ranked 19778 p4p, 625 weight class). Biggie Righty Handy could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rect Umm's chin.
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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
27 - 17 - 1, fighting out of London, Biggie Righty Handy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Rect Umm!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Paulo Santos and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Umm keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Umm throws a jab when Handy was well out of range.
Handy tries to counter by clinching up but Umm breaks away and moves out of range.
Handy throws a lazy uppercut
and Umm counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Biggie Righty Handy has been cut.
Umm misses with a combination
and Handy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Handy throws a jab when Umm was well out of range.
Umm 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.
Handy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
It looks like Rect Umm has been cut.
Umm avoids the head kick by Handy.
Umm is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Handy with a body shot.
Umm's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Handy connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Umm scrambles back to his feet.
Handy feints a jab promting Umm to slip. Handy then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Umm slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Umm is rocked!
Umm throws a big shot that misses.
Umm is still on wobbly legs! Can Handy finish him?
Umm missing with a left hand there. Handy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Umm seems to have recovered his senses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Handy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Umm was well out of range. Poor timing from Handy.
Handy connects with an inside leg kick.
Umm takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Handy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Handy. Umm does a little dance to reset his feet.
Handy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Umm's sensitive parts.
Handy looks to land a combination but Umm avoids it well.
Handy has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Master Chai's Dojo in the buildup to the fight.
Umm cracks Handy with a good jab.
Umm uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Handy.
Umm fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Handy swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Umm.
Handy rushes Umm and presses him up against the ropes.
Handy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Handy scores with a hook to the body.
Handy lands with a light punch inside.
Handy breaks from the clinch.
Handy misses with a left hand
and Umm connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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!
Umm takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Biggie Righty Handy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Handy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Umm, pushing him back against the ropes.
Umm pushes Handy back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Handy working aggressively here.
Umm escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Handy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Handy swinging wildly here.
Handy digs a good hook to Umm's body.
Handy misses with a hook. Umm ducked under it nicely.
Handy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Umm's sensitive parts.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Umm keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Handy.
Umm throws out a leg kick but Handy moves out of range and Umm only half commits.
Umm connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Biggie Righty Handy dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Umm scores with a shot to the body.
Handy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Handy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Handy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Handy scores with a hook to the body.
Umm throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Handys head.
Handy can't find room to land a body shot as Umm controls the action.
Handy lands a shoulder strike.
Handy scores with a shoulder strike.
Handy misses with some punches.
Umm tries to throw a body punch but Handy avoids it by throwing Umm back against the ropes.
Umm blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Handy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Handy blocks a body shot from Umm.
Handy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Umm can do to turn this around?
Handy is leaning against Umm and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Handy manages to break the clinch.
Handy misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Handy throws a right hand that Umm ducks under and follows up with a left that Umm also avoids with ease.
Umm on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Handy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Umm avoids the head kick by Handy.
It seemed like Umm was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Handy throws a lazy uppercut
and Umm counters with a three punch combo that has Handy backing up. Handy nods at Umm to acknowledge the strikes.
Handy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Umm tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Umm takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Handy has Umm up against the ropes in a clinch.
Umm is trying to push Handy away but Handy has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
A right hook to the body lands for Handy.
Handy misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Handy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Umm backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Handy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Handy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Umm lands with a short shot to the head.
Handy throws a punch but it's blocked by Umm.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Handy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Handy misses with some punches.
Biggie Righty Handy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Handy working aggressively here.
Umm blocking some punches.
Handy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Handy digs a right hand into Umm's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Umm's gas tank.
Umm is breathing heavily.
Handy works on Umm's body with a couple of short punches.
Handy misses with some punches.
Handy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Handy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Umm walks into a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Umm darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Biggie Righty Handy dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Handy misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from Umm on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rect Umm has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Handy throws a right hand that misses
enabling Umm to counter with a crisp jab.
Umm blocks a jab.
Handy has taken the fight to the clinch.
Handy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Umm is defending well for now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Handy.
Handy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Handy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Handy lands a shot to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Handy.
Handy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Umm can't find room to land a body shot as Handy controls the action.
Umm blocking some punches.
Handy lands with a left to the head.
Handy throws a head punch that misses.
Handy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Handy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Handy misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Umm.
Handy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Handy lands a nice uppercut.
Handy breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Umm with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Umm looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Umm get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Biggie Righty Handy!
During a confident post fight interview, Biggie Righty Handy thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Rect Umm spoke after the fight, saying 'heavy handed, '.
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