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Striking Masters 14 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Julio Bargos (ranked 3857 p4p, 394 weight class) and Arjen Robin Van Persie (ranked 5948 p4p, 489 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Julio Bargos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Arjen Robin Van Persie!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Alyssa Summers and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robin Van Persie lands a nice shot that snaps Bargos's head back.
A slapping leg kick lands for Robin Van Persie.
Bargos throws a head kick but Robin Van Persie moves out of range.
Robin Van Persie has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A head kick from Robin Van Persie lands but Bargos takes it in his stride.
Robin Van Persie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Robin Van Persie has Bargos up against the ropes in a clinch.
Robin Van Persie misses with a hook from the clinch.
Robin Van Persie lands a body punch.
Robin Van Persie is working Bargos over against the ropes.
Robin Van Persie has Bargos pressed against the ropes, preventing Bargos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robin Van Persie tries to work over Bargos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Robin Van Persie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Robin Van Persie lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Robin Van Persie.
Bargos is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robin Van Persie works on Bargos's body with a couple of short punches.
Oh Bargos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Robin Van Persie lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Robin Van Persie throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Robin Van Persie.
A hook to the body from Robin Van Persie.
Bargos is breathing heavily.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Robin Van Persie.
Robin Van Persie breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Bargos with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Bargos looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Bargos 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 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Arjen Robin Van Persie!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Frankie Edgar Allen Poe (ranked 5898 p4p, 436 weight class) and Thao Quang Nguyen (ranked 3374 p4p, 330 weight class). On his way into the ring it seems that Frankie Edgar Allen Poe has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Frankie Edgar Allen Poe seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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160 lbs
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Excellent MT
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frankie Edgar Allen Poe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thao Quang Nguyen!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jorge Garcia and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edgar Allen Poe connects with a jab.
Edgar Allen Poe closes the distance and pushes Quang Nguyen back into the ropes.
Edgar Allen Poe makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Edgar Allen Poe lands a body punch.
Edgar Allen Poe is working Quang Nguyen over against the ropes.
Quang Nguyen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Edgar Allen Poe works on Quang Nguyen's body with a couple of short punches.
Edgar Allen Poe lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice body punch from Edgar Allen Poe - that landed with a thud.
Quang Nguyen wants to get back to striking at distance but Edgar Allen Poe won't allow it.
Edgar Allen Poe lands a left hand.
Edgar Allen Poe lands a hook that snaps the head of Quang Nguyen backwards.
Edgar Allen Poe lands a hook 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!
Quang Nguyen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Edgar Allen Poe scores with a shoulder strike.
Edgar Allen Poe lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Quang Nguyen has had enough of the clinch but Edgar Allen Poe keeps him there for the moment.
Quang Nguyen is looking to break free of the clinch but Edgar Allen Poe has double underhooks.
Still in the clinch, Edgar Allen Poe scores with a nice short uppercut.
Quang Nguyen wants to get back to striking at distance but Edgar Allen Poe won't allow it.
Edgar Allen Poe throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Edgar Allen Poe throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Quang Nguyens head.
Edgar Allen Poe lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edgar Allen Poe works on Quang Nguyen's body with a couple of short punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Edgar Allen Poe.
Quang Nguyen is looking to break free of the clinch but Edgar Allen Poe has double underhooks.
Edgar Allen Poe throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Quang Nguyen looks winded!
Edgar Allen Poe lands an uppercut.
Quang Nguyen takes a shot to the head.
Edgar Allen Poe throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Quang Nguyens head.
A short left from Edgar Allen Poe.
Edgar Allen Poe lands a left hand that snaps the head of Quang Nguyen backwards.
Edgar Allen Poe presses Quang Nguyen against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Edgar Allen Poe working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Quang Nguyen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Edgar Allen Poe is leaning against Quang Nguyen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Edgar Allen Poe scores with a shoulder strike.
Edgar Allen Poe lands a hook that snaps the head of Quang Nguyen backwards.
Quang Nguyen is rocked!
Edgar Allen Poe cracks Quang Nguyen with a nice body shot.
Edgar Allen Poe lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Edgar Allen Poe lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Edgar Allen Poe lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Edgar Allen Poe scores with a nice short uppercut.
Quang Nguyen is still on wobbly legs! Can Edgar Allen Poe finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edgar Allen Poe scores with a hook to the body.
Quang Nguyen seems to have recovered his senses.
Quang Nguyen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Edgar Allen Poe.
Edgar Allen Poe lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Edgar Allen Poe lands a nice uppercut.
Edgar Allen Poe lands an uppercut.
Edgar Allen Poe lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Edgar Allen Poe lands a nice shot to the body.
Edgar Allen Poe lands a nice shot to the body.
Edgar Allen Poe scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Edgar Allen Poe.
Edgar Allen Poe lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice body punch from Edgar Allen Poe - that landed with a thud.
Edgar Allen Poe lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Edgar Allen Poe.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A right hook to the body lands for Edgar Allen Poe.
Edgar Allen Poe lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Edgar Allen Poe lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A shot in the inside from Edgar Allen Poe.
A short left from Edgar Allen Poe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Edgar Allen Poe 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.
Edgar Allen Poe clinches with his opponent.
Edgar Allen Poe lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Quang Nguyen or not.
Edgar Allen Poe is working Quang Nguyen over against the ropes.
Edgar Allen Poe lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Edgar Allen Poe digs a right hand underneath Quang Nguyen's ribcage. Quang Nguyen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Edgar Allen Poe lands an uppercut.
Edgar Allen Poe lands a body punch.
Edgar Allen Poe digs a right hand into Quang Nguyen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Quang Nguyen's gas tank.
A short body shot lands from Edgar Allen Poe as the two fighters clinch.
Edgar Allen Poe is working Quang Nguyen over against the ropes.
Edgar Allen Poe scores with a nice hook to the head.
Edgar Allen Poe pushes Quang Nguyen back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Edgar Allen Poe.
Edgar Allen Poe works on Quang Nguyen's body with a couple of short punches.
A body shot lands from Edgar Allen Poe.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Edgar Allen Poe lands a left hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Edgar Allen Poe.
Edgar Allen Poe cracks Quang Nguyen with a nice body shot.
A short left from Edgar Allen Poe.
Quang Nguyen is breathing heavily.
Edgar Allen Poe softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Edgar Allen Poe lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Quang Nguyen or not.
Frankie Edgar Allen Poe has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Edgar Allen Poe stalling against the ropes.
Edgar Allen Poe working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edgar Allen Poe lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Quang Nguyen backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Edgar Allen Poe.
A left hand lands to the body for Edgar Allen Poe.
Edgar Allen Poe lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Quang Nguyen or not.
Edgar Allen Poe lands a right hand.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Edgar Allen Poe creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Edgar Allen Poe scores with a shot to the side of Quang Nguyen's head.
Edgar Allen Poe makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Edgar Allen Poe lands a nice shot to the body.
Edgar Allen Poe lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Quang Nguyen.
Edgar Allen Poe digs a right hand underneath Quang Nguyen's ribcage. Quang Nguyen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Edgar Allen Poe lands with a light punch inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Edgar Allen Poe lands a body punch.
Edgar Allen Poe digs a right hand underneath Quang Nguyen's ribcage. Quang Nguyen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Edgar Allen Poe lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Good body shot from Edgar Allen Poe.
Edgar Allen Poe creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Quang Nguyen crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Quang Nguyen face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Edgar Allen Poe takes it with a brutal technical knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Frankie Edgar Allen Poe!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Gadi Gadi (ranked 5206 p4p, 415 weight class) and Akio Nagashima (ranked 5543 p4p, 426 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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160 lbs
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Counter fighter
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Gadi Gadi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akio Nagashima!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Dean Styles and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nagashima looks for the body kick but Gadi saw that one coming.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nagashima. That's going to slow Gadi down.
Nagashima lands a high kick!
Nagashima rushes Gadi and presses him up against the ropes.
Nagashima lands an elbow inside that Gadi shrugs off.
Gadi takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gadi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nagashima landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gadi can't break the clinch.
Nagashima is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Good body shot from Nagashima.
Nagashima lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gadi.
Gadi is breathing heavily.
Nagashima putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gadi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees 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!
Nagashima lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gadi is trying to break the clinch but Nagashima has him pressed against the ropes.
Nagashima landing knees to the head.
Nagashima putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gadi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gadi takes an elbow to the temple.
Gadi takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagashima unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nagashima looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nagashima scores with a hook to the body.
Nagashima with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gadi takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nagashima creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gadi's defenses.
Gadi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Nagashima working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nagashima working Gadi over with knees to the body.
Nagashima lands an elbow inside.
Knees to the body from Nagashima.
Nagashima with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gadi is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nagashima unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Oh Gadi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nagashima comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nagashima putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gadi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nagashima lands an elbow just above Gadi 's eye.
Nagashima cracks Gadi with a big elbow, right in the eye socket! Gadi drops to his knees in obvious pain! The referee starts the count but it's plainly obvious that Gadi isn't going to get back to his feet. The referee counts none the less and Nagashima struts around the mat, safe in the knowledge that this one is over. A big win for Nagashima!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Elbows). Akio Nagashima!
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Alex Driver (ranked 4751 p4p, 440 weight class) and Ezekiel Hall (ranked 5254 p4p, 458 weight class). Ezekiel Hall has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alex Driver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ezekiel Hall!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, John Roberts and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall misses with a looping right.
Driver wants to slow Hall down by chopping away at his legs.
Hall misses with a hook.
Hall misses with a wild combination.
Driver throws a head kick but Hall moves out of range.
Hall connects with a body shot that sends Driver's belly button to the back.
Hall moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hall blocks a head kick by Driver.
Hall stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Driver.
Hall throws the left hand but Driver avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Driver makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Driver throws a leg kick
letting Hall counter with a right hand.
It looks like Alex Driver has been cut.
Hall looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hall thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hall just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromDriver.
Hall blocks a head kick by Driver.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hall misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Driver throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hall's head.
Driver tries a head kick but it misses.
Driver tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Hall paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hall scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Driver looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hall scores with a jab and follows up with an uppercut that drops Driver 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Driver uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hall.
Hall jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Driver moves into the clinch successfully.
Hall lands a body shot.
Hall lands a hook that snaps the head of Driver backwards.
Hall misses with the head strike.
A frustrated look appears on Hall's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hall pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hall connects with a right hand. Driver shakes it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Driver tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Hall manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hall looks to throw the jab but Driver is out of range.
Driver slips a straight right by Hall.
Driver throws a front kick aimed at Hall's knee but Hall avoids it well.
Driver throws a head kick but Hall moves out of range.
Hall connects with a beautiful left hand that drops Driver onto his butt! Driver bounces straight back up though - he's OK. After the ref checks him out, we're back to the action.
Hall is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Driver walks into a left hand.
Driver is rocked!
Alex Driver's cut is getting worse.
Hall throws a hook but Driver blocks it.
Hall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Driver keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hall.
Driver is looking to counter with head kicks.
Driver throws a head kick that misses
and Driver takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hall lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Oh Driver is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hall ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Driver out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ezekiel Hall!
Ezekiel Hall made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'He didn't stand a chance'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Hopeful Junior (ranked 5062 p4p, 456 weight class) and Jared Conors (ranked 5702 p4p, 486 weight class). Jared Conors has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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216 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hopeful Junior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jared Conors!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Franklyn Lucas and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conors darts in and clinches Junior up against the ropes.
Conors lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Junior backwards.
Conors misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Junior.
Conors breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Conors.
Conors lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Hopeful Junior has been cut.
Conors misses with a series of wild punches.
Junior tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Conors.
A head kick from Conors lands but Junior takes it in his stride.
Conors has managed to clinch.
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!
Conors lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Conors breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Conors throws a head kick but Junior moves out of range.
Conors drives through and clinches with Junior against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Junior.
Conors breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Conors rushes Junior and presses him up against the ropes.
Conors escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Conors throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Junior tries to clinch up
and Conors makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Junior gets tackled into the ropes by Conors. Conors maintains the clinch.
Conors looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Conors pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Junior wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junior thows a left - swing and a miss!
Conors closes the distance and pushes Junior back into the ropes.
Conors pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Junior working hard to break the clinch.
Junior trying to stall but Conors improves his position.
Conors managing to block the knees to the body from Junior.
Junior letting Conors take a breather here.
Conors's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Good exchange - Conors coming out on top.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Conors takes the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jared Conors dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hopeful Junior's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Conors clinches up with Junior and pushes him back against the ropes.
Conors manages to break the clinch.
Junior tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Conors manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Conors is looking for the big counter here.
Junior tries to clinch but Conors moves out of range.
Junior throws a lazy head kick
and Conors counters by clinching up.
A shot in the inside from Conors.
Conors scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Conors trying to land knees to the body.
Junior misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Conors.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Conors as Junior tries to tie him up.
Conors pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Conors clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior looking to throw knees to the head but Conors is blocking nicely.
Conors missing with knees to the body.
Conors lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Junior.
Conors controlling the action here for a moment.
Conors breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Junior keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A good leg kick by Conors.
Conors fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Junior, pushing him back against the ropes.
Junior looking to slow down the pace here.
Conors breaks the clinch.
Conors has Junior up against the ropes in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conors breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Conors keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Conors has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Conors fails to land with a series of punches.
Conors avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Conors wants to counter with a clinch but Junior pushes him away.
Junior wants to clinch.
Conors wants to counter the offense by Junior and move into the clinch position.
Conors forces Junior back against the ropes and clinches.
Conors's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jared Conors seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Conors gets in close and instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jared Conors showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hopeful Junior'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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Conors takes the fight into the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Junior.
Conors keeps control of Junior as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Junior tries to break free but Conors pushes him back against the ropes.
Conors keeps control of Junior as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Conors misses with an elbow over the top.
Conors blocking some punches.
Conors's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conors scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A head kick misses from Conors.
Junior tries to close the distance and clinch up but Conors swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Conors has managed to clinch.
Junior wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conors manages to break the clinch.
Conors throws a sloppy head kick and Junior moves out of range easily.
Conors moves into the clinch successfully.
Come on Conors - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Conors blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Conors scores with a shoulder strike.
Junior is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Conors is keeping busy.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Junior tries to break free but Conors pushes him back against the ropes.
Conors pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Jared Conors seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Junior working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junior has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Junior has a couple of punches blocked by Conors.
Conors has Junior pressed against the ropes, preventing Junior from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Conors lands a nice elbow.
Conors is working Junior over against the ropes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Conors stalling against the ropes.
Conors breaks from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jared Conors comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Conors 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 25:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 25:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jared Conors!
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Paul Nyota (ranked 4916 p4p, 455 weight class) and Sali Koira (ranked 4887 p4p, 451 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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187 lbs
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186 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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Very quick
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Nyota!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sali Koira!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Bruno Lombardi and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nyota tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Koira manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Koira misses with a head kick.
Koira is looking to clinch but Nyota is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nyota looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nyota wants to slow Koira down by chopping away at his legs.
Koira has managed to clinch.
Koira works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nyota keeps control of Koira as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Koira avoiding damage as Nyota throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nyota trying to land knees to the body.
Koira throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Koira pushes Nyota back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Nyota is breathing heavily.
Koira will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Nyota up against the ropes.
A right hand to the body from Koira.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Koira.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nyota.
Koira trying to stall but Nyota improves his position.
Koira lands a left hand.
Koira avoiding damage as Nyota throws knees to the body.
Nyota breaks the clinch.
Koira is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nyota quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Koira closes the distance and clinches.
Nyota tries to circle away but Koira has him pinned against the ropes.
Koira lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Koira blocks the elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koira tries to break free but Nyota pushes him back against the ropes.
Nyota is trying to break the clinch but Koira is controlling him.
Koira is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Koira scores with a shoulder strike.
Koira lands a body punch.
Koira wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nyota has him pressed against the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Nyota throws an elbow but misses.
Koira is trying to break the clinch but Nyota has him pressed against the ropes.
Koira lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nyota backwards.
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!
Nyota wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Koira has him pressed against the ropes.
Nyota trying to stall but Koira improves his position.
Koira wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nyota has him pressed against the ropes.
Koira is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sali Koira dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Koira fails in his attempt to clinch.
Paul Nyota is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nyota blocks a head kick by Koira.
Nyota throws a lazy head kick
and Koira connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Paul Nyota has been cut.
Koira tries to clinch but Nyota moves out of range.
Koira jabs Nyota to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nyota wants to clinch up but Koira keeps it at a distance.
Koira moves into the clinch.
Koira is trying to maintain a safe position but Nyota gets an underhook and turns Koira into the ropes.
Nyota keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Koira's efforts to push away.
Koira tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nyota avoids it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koira lands a hook to the side of the head.
Koira breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Koira tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Nyota manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nyota throws a series of punches but Koira avoids them all with ease.
Koira throws a head kick that misses.
Nyota throws a big counter combination but Koira scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Nyota wants to clinch.
Koira tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Nyota paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Koira looks to clinch
and Nyota cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Koira tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Nyota paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nyota avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Koira tries to clinch up
and Nyota counters with a thumping low kick.
Koira moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nyota leaning against his opponent.
Nyota breaks the clinch.
Koira tries to clinch there but Nyota circles away.
Koira is looking to clinch.
Koira throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Koira defending well as Nyota loads up on a big left hand.
Koira tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Nyota paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nyota clinches up against the ropes.
Koira has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Koira is trying to force a seperation but Nyota has the dominant position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Koira breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nyota tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nyota scores with a head kick.
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!
Koira throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sali Koira will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Paul Nyota's cut.
That's time! Nyota's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.
Koira has Nyota up against the ropes in a clinch.
Nyota breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Koira has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The fight stays on the outside here - Koira looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nyota pushes Koira up against the ropes in a clinch.
Koira is trying to break free.
Koira has Nyota pressed against the ropes, preventing Nyota from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Koira blocks an elbow strike from Nyota.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koira tries to break the clinch but Nyota is controlling the position.
Koira manages to break the clinch.
Nyota keeps the fight on the outside.
It looked like Nyota was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Koira tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koira throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Koira is looking to clinch.
Koira tries to land a leg kick but Nyota saw it coming and moves away.
Koira clinches with his opponent.
Koira breaks from the clinch.
Nyota keeps the fight on the outside.
Nyota fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Koira tries to break free but Nyota pushes him back against the ropes.
A right hand to the body from Koira.
Nyota keeps control of Koira as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nyota misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nyota pushes off an throws an elbow but Koira leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Nyota keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Koira's efforts to push away.
Koira is trying to push Nyota away but Nyota has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Koira wants to stall.
Koira working hard to break the clinch.
Nyota lands a damaging elbow.
Nyota wants to get back to striking at distance but Koira won't allow it.
Koira lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Koira is pushing Nyota up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Nyota is trying to break free.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sali Koira comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Koira 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sali Koira!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Donald Duck (ranked 3764 p4p, 339 weight class) and Tadhg McNally (ranked 6459 p4p, 429 weight class). McNally is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Ballad of Tiocfaidh ar la. Tadhg McNally looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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26
275 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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19
235 lbs
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Great elbows
Very strong
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donald Duck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tadhg McNally!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Bruno Lombardi and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duck pushes McNally up against the ropes in a clinch.
McNally looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
McNally blocks the elbow strike.
Duck is pushing McNally up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
McNally takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Tadhg McNally has been cut.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Duck just misses with a elbow thrown towards McNally's brow.
Duck lands an elbow inside.
Duck lands an elbow just above McNally 's eye.
Duck lands an elbow inside.
That has opened up Tadhg McNally's cut even more.
McNally blocks the elbow strike.
Duck lands an elbow inside.
Duck creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Duck definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Duck lands an elbow that stopped McNally in his tracks for a moment.
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!
Duck throws an elbow but it misses.
Duck gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The cut above Tadhg McNally's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Duck taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duck throws an elbow but it's blocked.
McNally blocks an elbow strike from Duck.
Duck lands a damaging elbow.
Tadhg McNally's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Duck throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Duck throws an elbow but misses.
McNally blocks an elbow strike from Duck.
Duck comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tadhg McNally's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Donald Duck!
Donald Duck seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Tadhg McNally stepped up to the mic, saying 'Win or learn'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Viktor Babinski (ranked 23013 p4p, 565 weight class) and Nathan Morris (ranked 6587 p4p, 524 weight class). Viktor Babinski could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Nathan Morris's chin.
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215 lbs
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215 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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Viktor Babinski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nathan Morris!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, David Schapiro and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morris misses with a double jab
and Babinski counters with a nice uppercut that drops Morris onto his backside! Morris bounces straight back to his feet before we have a chance to even start the count. He'll get the standing 8 count anyway before we get back underway.
It looks like Nathan Morris has been cut.
Babinski takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Babinski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A low kick from Morris is predictable there
and Babinski counters with a huge right that knocks Morris out cold! Babinski is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Viktor Babinski!
An out of breath Viktor Babinski thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Harold Zoid (ranked 2575 p4p, 75 weight class) and Ravi Shankoli (ranked 1872 p4p, 51 weight class). Shankoli is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ravi Shankar - Om Shiva. Ravi Shankoli told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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225 lbs
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Cardio machine
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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
19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Harold Zoid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
57 - 29 - 0, fighting out of London, Ravi Shankoli!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, John Kavanagh and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Zoid - that will leave a mark!
Shankoli avoids the head kick by Zoid.
Shankoli looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Zoid scores with the left hand. Shankoli knows he should have avoided that one.
Zoid comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Zoid throws a predictable looking body shot
and Shankoli counters with a nice uppercut.
Zoid fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shankoli manages to avoid it.
Shankoli on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Zoid misses with a hook
and Shankoli counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Harold Zoid has been cut.
Zoid plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shankoli avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shankoli walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zoid throws a hook to the side of Shankoli's head but Shankoli sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zoid tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zoid misses with a wild combination.
It seemed like Shankoli was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Harold Zoid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zoid tries a head kick but it misses.
Despite the aggression on Shankoli's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Zoid moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Zoid darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Zoid misses with a head kick.
Zoid misses with a double jab
and Shankoli counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shankoli takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Shankoli takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
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!
Zoid moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Zoid bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Shankoli's head.
Zoid scores with a nice head shot.
Zoid throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Zoid misses the target.
Shankoli replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Zoid blocks it well.
Zoid throws a good cross that connects.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harold Zoid dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Harold Zoid's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Shankoli moves out of range as Zoid strikes.
Shankoli stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Zoid.
Shankoli takes a jab right on the kisser.
Zoid is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shankoli can do to turn this around?
Shankoli steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zoid.
Shankoli is looking for the big counter here.
Shankoli checks a low kick from Zoid.
Shankoli counters with a body kick.
Shankoli walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Zoid throws a leg kick but Shankoli sees it coming and moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shankoli! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zoid pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shankoli has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Zoid is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shankoli.
Zoid throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shankoli swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zoid pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zoid lands a nice leg kick that just misses Shankoli's sensitive parts.
Zoid tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Shankoli is able to avoid easily.
Zoid throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shankoli doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Zoid moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Shankoli is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Zoid works over Shankoli's head and body with a nice combination.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Zoid.
Zoid throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Shankoli on the side of the head.
Shankoli keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zoid swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zoid with a nice cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shankoli takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Zoid connects with a good right hand that stumbles Shankoli. Shankoli circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Zoid fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Shankoli takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Shankoli checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Zoid throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Zoid scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harold Zoid dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Harold Zoid's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Shankoli avoids the body shot from Zoid.
Shankoli throws out a counter right but Zoid avoids it with no problem.
Zoid is looking to land body kicks.
Harold Zoid is winning the standup battle so far.
Zoid lands with a cross.
Ravi Shankoli has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zoid swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Shankoli connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zoid looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shankoli doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Zoid misses with a hook
and Shankoli counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Zoid thinking.
Zoid scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zoid throws a body punch but Shankoli moves out of range.
Shankoli doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Zoid scores with a nice head shot.
Shankoli on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zoid lands a jab to the head.
Zoid throws a push kick but Shankoli slaps the foot to one side.
Zoid misses the shot to the body.
Shankoli on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
An inside leg kick lands from Zoid.
Shankoli moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Zoid throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jab from Zoid.
Zoid uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zoid tries to land a front kick but Shankoli steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A countering left hand to the body from Shankoli misses.
Zoid with a jab.
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!
Zoid catches his opponent with a big hook that sends him to the canvas! Shankoli stumbles back to his feet but will the referee allow it to continue? Shankoli walks forwards and this one will be allowed to continue! Come on!
Shankoli is rocked!
Shankoli walks into a left hand.
Shankoli is still on wobbly legs! Can Zoid finish him?
Zoid looks to land a right hand but Shankoli moved out of range.
Shankoli throws a fast counter high kick but Zoid manages to duck under it in time.
Shankoli seems to have recovered his senses.
Zoid scores with a nice head shot.
Zoid throws a half hearted mid kick.
Shankoli replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Zoid blocks it well.
Zoid connects with a beautiful left hand that drops Shankoli onto his butt! Shankoli bounces straight back up though - he's OK. After the ref checks him out, we're back to the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harold Zoid showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Zoid 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:24
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:24
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harold Zoid!
Harold Zoid decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
The defeated Ravi Shankoli had this to say: 'I believe he forgotten shower for a week or something, I gagged on my own vomit and never could get it back together again. Take a shower you filthy bastard!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Kyle Kovingten (ranked 23959 p4p, 187 weight class) and Vincent McGuire (ranked 20052 p4p, 183 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kyle Kovingten!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vincent McGuire!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Alyssa Summers and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kovingten tries to clinch up.
Kovingten misses with a hook
and McGuire counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kovingten throws a lazy right hand but McGuire sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McGuire looks to land a right hand but Kovingten moved out of range.
Kovingten throws a sloppy head kick and McGuire moves out of range easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McGuire! But no joy.
Kovingten misses with an uppercut
and McGuire counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kovingten throws a predictable looking body shot
and McGuire counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kovingten keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kovingten throwing a counter right hand but McGuire manages to avoid it.
Kovingten tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kovingten takes one on the button.
Kovingten swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kovingten tries to close the distance and clinch but McGuire swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McGuire looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
McGuire throws a hook but Kovingten blocks it.
Kovingten throws a body punch but McGuire moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kovingten darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovingten throws a hook to the side of McGuire's head but McGuire sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McGuire swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sloppy strikes from Kovingten. Those never looked like landing.
Kovingten seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Kovingten slips under a jab from McGuire.
McGuire takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice body punch from Kovingten.
Kovingten misses with a straight right.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kovingten.
Kovingten wants to slow McGuire down by chopping away at his legs.
It seemed like McGuire was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
McGuire lands with a kick to the temple. Kovingten shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A jab from McGuire misses.
McGuire is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Kovingten slips a jab from McGuire.
Kovingten has closed the distance and engaged McGuire in a clinch.
Kovingten looking to slow down the pace here.
Kovingten fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kovingten.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire tries a body shot but Kovingten blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Kovingten fails to land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGuire blocks a body shot from Kovingten.
A short right from Kovingten.
McGuire misses with a hook from the clinch.
McGuire blocking some punches.
Kovingten lands a left hand.
Kovingten tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McGuire misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kovingten's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kovingten pushes McGuire back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McGuire swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kovingten tries to work over McGuire's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kovingten prevents a body shot from McGuire.
Kovingten looking to slow down the pace here.
McGuire misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McGuire.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kovingten.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kovingten has a couple of punches blocked by McGuire.
Kovingten blocks an uppercut.
McGuire trying to control the position but instead, Kovingten has worked for underhooks and has pushed McGuire into the ropes.
Kovingten lands a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Kovingten - that landed with a thud.
McGuire swings wildly with an uppercut but Kovingten uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kovingten misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McGuire stalling in the clinch but Kovingten improves position.
Kovingten throws a head punch that misses.
Kovingten misses with a punch on the inside.
Kovingten gets through McGuire's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kovingten lands a shoulder strike.
McGuire working aggressively here.
Kovingten blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McGuire lands a left hand.
Kovingten working aggressively here.
McGuire is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kovingten lands a left hand that snaps the head of McGuire backwards.
A short left from Kovingten.
Kovingten blocks a body shot from McGuire.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGuire is trying to stall.
McGuire lands a hook that snaps the head of Kovingten backwards.
Kovingten swings wildly with an uppercut but McGuire uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kovingten misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kovingten blocking some punches.
McGuire has a couple of punches blocked by Kovingten.
Kovingten lands a nice uppercut.
Kovingten misses with a short punch on the inside.
McGuire blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McGuire swings wildly with an uppercut but Kovingten uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kovingten misses with a hook to the ribs.
McGuire misses with some punches.
McGuire is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
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 Kyle Kovingten will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kovingten throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McGuire sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Some bone on bone action there as McGuire checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
McGuire swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kovingten blocks a jab.
McGuire has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from McGuire there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kovingten punishes McGuire's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice shot lands for McGuire.
McGuire misses with an uppercut.
McGuire uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kovingten.
Kovingten throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kovingten lands with a hook. McGuire tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kovingten looks to land a combination but McGuire avoids it well.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McGuire! But no joy.
McGuire checks a leg kick.
McGuire cracks Kovingten with an open hand slap.
McGuire pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It appears Kovingten was looking to counter with a kick there.
McGuire might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kovingten will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovingten cracks McGuire with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from McGuire misses the target.
Nice uppercut there from McGuire.
McGuire swats away the attempt to clinch by Kovingten.
McGuire stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kovingten.
Kovingten displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McGuire throws out the jab.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kovingten throws a nice inside leg kick.
McGuire steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kovingten.
Kovingten swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kovingten fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McGuire, pushing him back against the ropes.
McGuire has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kovingten seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if McGuire can turn it around.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McGuire.
McGuire misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kovingten misses with the head strike.
Kovingten tries a body shot but McGuire blocks it.
Kovingten misses with the head strike.
Kovingten blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McGuire blocks an uppercut.
Kovingten tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McGuire looking to stall.
McGuire misses with a punch on the inside.
Kovingten throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McGuires head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from McGuire fails to land.
Kovingten lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McGuire or not.
McGuire lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kovingten goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kovingten tries to throw a body punch but McGuire avoids it by throwing Kovingten back against the ropes.
McGuire misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuire misses with some punches.
McGuire tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kovingten lands a body punch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kovingten tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McGuire's elbow.
A short left from Kovingten.
Kovingten lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kovingten misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kovingten lands with a short shot to the head.
Kovingten works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kovingten takes a shot to the head.
Kovingten pushes off an throws an elbow but McGuire leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
McGuire lands a shot to the body.
A head punch on the inside from McGuire fails to land.
McGuire misses with the head strike.
McGuire lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kovingten backwards.
Kovingten working aggressively here.
Kyle Kovingten has scored more points in the clinch so far.
McGuire lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGuire misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuire working aggressively here.
Kovingten lands a right hand.
McGuire looking to stall.
McGuire working aggressively here.
Kovingten tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McGuire's elbow.
McGuire lands a right hand.
Kovingten cracks McGuire with a nice body shot.
McGuire scores with a shot to the side of Kovingten's head.
A nice left hand lands by Kovingten.
Kovingten lands a left hand.
Kovingten lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McGuire or not.
McGuire is breathing heavily.
Kovingten throws a head punch that misses.
Kovingten is leaning against McGuire and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kovingten avoiding damage.
Kovingten lands a body punch.
Kovingten is leaning against McGuire and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Kovingten.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Kovingten dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
That kick from Kovingten tenderised McGuire's leg. McGuire is trying to keep his angry face on.
A jab from McGuire finds it's way through Kovingten's defenses.
Kovingten misses with a wild body shot.
McGuire clobbers Kovingten with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A swing and a miss from Kovingten.
McGuire swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kovingten tries to clinch up.
Kovingten uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McGuire.
Nice shot lands for McGuire.
Kovingten doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
McGuire takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kovingten avoids the head kick by McGuire.
McGuire thows a left - swing and a miss!
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!
Kovingten throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McGuire.
McGuire throws a hook but Kovingten avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kovingten.
Kovingten scores with a head kick.
McGuire is rocked!
McGuire throws a shot from downtown. Kovingten moves away and avoids it.
Kovingten scores with a sloppy right hand. McGuire should have avoided that one.
McGuire is still on wobbly legs! Can Kovingten finish him?
Kovingten clinches up with McGuire and pushes him back against the ropes.
Kovingten lands with a right to the head.
Kovingten creates a bit of distance and cracks McGuire with a big uppercut! McGuire goes down! The referee pushes Kovingten away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will McGuire make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Kovingten takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Kyle Kovingten!
Kyle Kovingten retains his super heavyweight title!
Kyle Kovingten bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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