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VKT HW Grand Prix - Round 4 A PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jean Yves Theriault (ranked 5853 p4p, 5607 weight class) and Nelson Junior (ranked 93 p4p, 81 weight class). Theriault's entrance music is Klendathu drop. A fine choice. Jean Yves Theriault has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jean Yves Theriault!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nelson Junior!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Theriault throws a looping overhand right but Junior ducks down to avoid it.
Junior throws the left hand but Theriault avoids the punch easily.
A low kick lands for Junior.
Theriault throws a jab when Junior was well out of range.
Junior appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Junior swings for the body but Theriault moves out of range.
Junior takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Theriault throws a hook but Junior blocks it.
Junior throws a big counter head kick but Theriault avoids it with no problem.
Junior swings widly with a right hand
and Theriault counters with a stiff right hand.
A low kick lands for Junior.
Theriault throws a jab but it's blocked by Junior.
Junior takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Junior lands a jab.
Junior is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Theriault.
Junior fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Theriault has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Junior uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Theriault.
Theriault takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Junior throws a nice inside leg kick.
Junior avoids the body shot from Theriault.
Theriault tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Junior was well out of range. Poor timing from Theriault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Theriault manages to avoid it.
Junior slips a straight right by Theriault.
Nelson Junior seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Junior throws the left hand but Theriault avoids the punch easily.
Junior keeps Theriault at a distance using the push kick.
Junior bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Junior on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Theriault throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Theriault connects with a jab.
Theriault throws the left hand but Junior avoids the punch easily.
Theriault defending well as Junior loads up on a big left hand.
Junior clobbers Theriault with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Junior throws a jab when Theriault was well out of range.
Junior tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Theriault was well out of range. Poor timing from Junior.
Junior slips under a jab from Theriault.
Junior digs a good body shot into Theriault's ribs.
Junior misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Theriault.
Theriault definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Junior sizes up Theriault with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Theriault walks forward, straight into a front kick from Junior.
Junior explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Junior scores with a decent looking hook.
Theriault takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Theriault clips Junior with a right and a left that makes him do the chicken dance for a couple of seconds. He touched his left hand down on the canvas so the referee steps between the fighters to give Junior a standing 8 count before we can continue the bout.
Theriault walks into a left hand.
Junior buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Junior has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Junior connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Theriault momentarily.
Junior delivers a nice body kick.
Jab from Theriault.
 Junior is rocked!
Junior misses with a lunging right hand
and Theriault makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Theriault connects with a good right hand that stumbles Junior. Junior circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Junior is still on wobbly legs! Can Theriault finish him?
Theriault ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Junior walks straight into devastating uppercut and drops to the floor, clearly wobbled! Can he beat the count? 4,5,6,7... he's up! And he's down again! The ref steps in and calls an end to the fight! What a punch that was!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Jean Yves Theriault!
After winning the bout, Jean Yves Theriault thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Shao Khan (ranked 5739 p4p, 5665 weight class) and Patrick Turgeon (ranked 90 p4p, 87 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 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shao Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Patrick Turgeon!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turgeon walks into a jab.
 It looks like Patrick Turgeon has been cut.
Turgeon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khan was well out of range. Poor timing from Turgeon.
Turgeon fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Khan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Khan throws a right hand that misses
and Turgeon counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Turgeon.
Khan tries to work over Turgeon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Turgeon lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Turgeon misses with a body punch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short right from Turgeon on the inside.
Turgeon digs a right hand underneath Khan's ribcage. Khan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Khan 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.
Turgeon keeps control of Khan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Khan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Turgeon misses with a punch on the inside.
Turgeon throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Turgeon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khan misses with a body punch.
Khan blocks an elbow strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Turgeon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Khan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Khan presses Turgeon against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Turgeon throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turgeon lands an elbow inside that Khan shrugs off.
 It looks like Shao Khan has been cut.
Turgeon can't find room to land a body shot as Khan controls the action.
Turgeon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Turgeon.
Turgeon lands with a left to the head.
Turgeon presses Khan against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Turgeon lands a right hand.
Still in the clinch, Turgeon scores with a nice short uppercut.
Khan scores with a hook to the body.
Khan tries to work over Turgeon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Khan breaks the clinch.
Khan lands a right hook to the body.
Khan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Khan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Turgeon finds it's way round the side to connect with Khan's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turgeon throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Khan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Khan is breathing heavily.
Turgeon digs a good hook to Khan's body.
Turgeon has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Turgeon scores with a nice head shot.
Turgeon connects with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Turgeon moves into the clinch.
Turgeon lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Khan wants to get back to striking at distance but Turgeon won't allow it.
Turgeon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Turgeon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Turgeon.
Turgeon lands with a light punch inside.
A shot in the inside from Turgeon.
Turgeon throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Turgeon digs a right hand underneath Khan's ribcage. Khan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right from Turgeon on the inside.
Turgeon is leaning against Khan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Turgeon lands a nice shot to the body.
Turgeon throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turgeon lands with a light punch inside.
Turgeon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Turgeon.
Turgeon lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Turgeon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Turgeon dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Turgeon scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Khan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Turgeon wants to counter the offense by Khan and move into the clinch position.
Khan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Khan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Turgeon ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Turgeon with a jab.
Turgeon connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Khan out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Patrick Turgeon!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between John Johnston (ranked 5617 p4p, 5870 weight class) and KT Panda (ranked 83 p4p, 150 weight class). On his way into the ring it seems that John Johnston has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily John Johnston seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Johnston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, KT Panda!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnston throws a quick inside leg kick.
Johnston throws a wild body kick that Panda sees coming a mile off.
Panda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Panda darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Johnston takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Panda scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Johnston doesn't seem bothered though.
Panda throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice inside leg kick there by Johnston. That's going to slow Panda down.
Johnston throws a nice outside leg kick.
Panda buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Johnston tries a head kick but it misses.
Panda fails to land with a series of punches.
Panda is looking to land body kicks.
Johnston throws a body punch but Panda moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Panda throws a looping overhand right but Johnston ducks down to avoid it.
Decent striking displayed by Panda there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panda throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Johnston throws a quick counter head kick but Panda was just out of range.
Panda throws a lazy right hand but Johnston sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Johnston lands a high kick!
Panda misses with a few strikes there.
Johnston walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Johnston paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Johnston. Panda shrugs it off though.
Panda chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Johnston can pounce on him.
Johnston tries to keep at a distance but Panda has taken the fight into the clinch.
Johnston landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Johnston is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Come on Panda - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Panda.
Johnston is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Panda effectively controlling the action here.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Johnston is looking to control Panda's arms but Panda gets an underhook and turns him. Now Johnston has his back to the ropes.
Panda scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Panda stalls.
Panda lands a right hand that snaps the head of Johnston backwards.
Panda slowing the pace effectively.
A right hook to the body lands for Panda.
Johnston's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Panda lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Panda is stalling here.
Johnston takes a shot to the head.
Panda lands a nice shot to the body.
Panda works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
KT Panda dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Panda lands with a shot to the body.
John Johnston has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Panda misses with a body kick.
Panda avoids the head kick by Johnston.
Johnston lands a nice looking kick to the body. Panda takes a step back to recover.
Panda lands a body shot.
Panda misses the jab.
Panda has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Johnston takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nice cross by Panda.
Panda throws a right hand that misses
and Johnston counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the liver by Panda. Beautiful body shot.
Johnston steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Panda.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Panda lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnston looking to throw knees to the head but Panda is blocking nicely.
Panda throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
KT Panda seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Panda lands with a short shot to the head.
Panda is struggling to control the position.
Panda lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Panda lands a body punch in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Panda.
Still in the clinch, Panda scores with a nice short uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Panda.
Panda slows down the pace here.
Panda blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnston using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Panda has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A bit of stalling here from Panda.
Johnston misses with a knee to the head.
Panda is struggling to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panda lands with a light punch inside.
Panda lands a body punch.
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!
Panda is pushing Johnston up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Panda lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Johnston backwards.
Panda lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Panda working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Panda taking a breather.
Panda works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Panda holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
A right hand to the body from Panda.
Panda lands a body shot in the clinch.
Panda lands a right hand that snaps the head of Johnston backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Panda.
Panda lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
KT Panda showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Donk. Panda catches Johnston right on the button with a cross.
Johnston misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Panda throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Johnston counters with a nice uppercut.
Panda forces Johnston back against the ropes and clinches.
Panda scores with a nice hook to the head.
Panda displaying some good clinch control by pressing Johnston up against the ropes.
Still in the clinch, Panda scores with a nice short uppercut.
Panda is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Panda takes a shot to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
A short right from Panda on the inside.
Panda lands a nice uppercut.
Johnston looking to stall.
Panda has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panda has Johnston pushed against the ropes.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Panda content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The crowd are getting on Panda's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Johnston tries to land knees in the clinch but Panda avoids the damage to the body.
Panda has Johnston pushed against the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by KT Panda.
Panda misses with a body shot.
Panda swings for the body but Johnston moves out of range.
Johnston throws a solid leg kick but Panda takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Johnston.
Panda keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Panda throws an overhand right that lands on Johnston's shoulder, as Johnston tries to avoid the shot.
Panda jabs at Johnston's body.
Johnston throws a hook but Panda blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panda tries to land a body kick
and Johnston makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Johnston blocks a jab.
Panda lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Johnston at a distance.
Johnston misses with a hook
and Panda moves into the clinch.
Panda lands with a short shot to the head.
KT Panda is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Johnston lands with a right to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnston using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Panda has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Panda takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Panda blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Panda lands a left hand.
Johnston misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
KT Panda comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Panda 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... KT Panda!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Cyril Cabo (ranked 6501 p4p, 5490 weight class) and Yuan An (ranked 105 p4p, 71 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cyril Cabo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yuan An!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from Cabo finds it's target.
Cabo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cabo swings away with a body shot that misses
and An counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
An lands an uppercut.
An scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from An.
Cabo trying to land knees to the body.
An cracks Cabo with a nice body shot.
Cabo is breathing heavily.
A short uppercut from An.
An lands with a left to the head.
An's coach down at The Foundry was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on An's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A nice left hand lands by An.
Cabo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An pushes Cabo back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
An lands with a light punch inside.
An lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An lands with a left to the head.
An working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from An.
An lands a left hand.
 Cabo is rocked!
An lands a body punch in the clinch.
Oh Cabo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
An creates a bit of distance and cracks Cabo with a big uppercut! Cabo goes down! The referee pushes An away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Cabo make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! An takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Yuan An!
A very excited looking Yuan An 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 super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between KT Tourney (ranked 5515 p4p, 5650 weight class) and Tom Obama (ranked 74 p4p, 146 weight class). KT Tourney has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, KT Tourney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Obama!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obama loads up on a big right hand but Tourney slips the punch.
Tourney scores with a nice head shot.
Obama throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tourney sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tourney misses with a wild body shot.
Tourney just misses with a punch to the body.
Obama dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tourney misses with an uppercut. Obama saw that one coming.
Tourney throws a lazy uppercut
and Obama counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Obama misses with an uppercut
and Tourney counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tourney takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tourney slips a jab from Obama.
It looked like Tourney wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tourney ducks under a wild hook from Obama.
A little feinted left hand from Tourney on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Obama looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Obama takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Tourney.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Obama misses with a straight left.
Tourney keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Obama.
Obama throws an overhand right that lands on Tourney's shoulder, as Tourney tries to avoid the shot.
Obama swings for the body but Tourney moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tourney lands with a thumping leg kick.
Obama lands a slapping body shot.
Nice defenses there by Tourney.
Tourney really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Tourney misses with a leg kick.
Obama keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tourney ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Obama uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tourney.
Tourney ducks under a wild hook from Obama.
It looked like Tourney was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Good exchange - Tourney coming out on top.
Tourney misses with a body shot.
Obama loads up on a big right hand but Tourney slips the punch.
Tourney takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Obama misses with a lunging right hand
letting Tourney counter with a right hand.
Tourney slips a straight right by Obama.
Obama ducks under a wild hook from Tourney.
Tourney moves out of range of the strikes.
Obama staying out of range there.
Tourney tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tourney uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Obama.
Tourney was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tourney is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Obama uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tourney.
It seemed like Obama was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tourney slips a straight right by Obama.
Obama is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
A jab from Obama misses.
Tourney takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tourney moves out of range of the strikes.
Obama throws out a loose jab but Tourney uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tourney fires out a quick counter leg kick but Obama just manages to avoid it.
Obama throws a hook but Tourney avoids it easily.
Obama lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tourney takes one to the side of the head.
Obama throws a big shot that misses.
It looked like Tourney wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Obama lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Obama keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tourney lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slow jab from Tourney misses its intended target.
Tourney uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Obama.
Obama throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Obama dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Obama looks to throw the jab but Tourney is out of range.
Obama misses with a looping right.
Obama misses with an uppercut. Tourney saw that one coming.
Tourney waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Obama.
Obama has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Obama throws a lazy right hand but Tourney sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big left from Obama misses.
Tourney ducks under a wild hook from Obama.
A swing and a miss from Obama.
Tourney thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tourney throws a shot from downtown. Obama moves away and avoids it.
Obama throws out a counter right but Tourney avoids it with no problem.
Tourney wants to clinch up but Obama keeps it at a distance.
Tourney rushes Obama and presses him up against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Obama lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tourney or not.
Tourney connects with a knee to the head.
Our sources have told us that Tourney has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Obama misses with the head strike.
Obama's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Obama lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tourney.
Tourney tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tourney blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Obama misses with the head strike.
Tourney lands a knee to the body.
Tourney tries to throw a body punch but Obama avoids it by throwing Tourney back against the ropes.
Tourney lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Obama scores with a shoulder strike.
Tourney works on Obama's body with a couple of short punches.
Tourney tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tourney tries a body shot but Obama blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tourney.
Tourney tries a body shot but Obama blocks it.
Tourney tries to land a knee to the head but Obama blocks with his arms.
Tourney blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tourney fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tourney lands with a short shot to the head.
Obama scores with a shoulder strike.
Obama misses with a punch to the body.
Tourney gets through Obama's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tourney is trying to break the clinch but Obama is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tourney lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Obama throws a head punch that misses.
Tourney misses with the head strike.
Tourney looking to throw knees to the head but Obama is blocking nicely.
Tourney misses with a punch on the inside.
Tourney working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Obama misses with a punch to the body.
Tourney fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Obama swings away with an uppercut that misses.
KT Tourney has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tourney blocks an uppercut.
Obama tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tourney's elbow.
Obama tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tourney tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tourney with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Obama misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Obama goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tourney looking to throw knees to the head but Obama is blocking nicely.
A nice left hand lands by Obama.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tourney.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
KT Tourney dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Obama missing with a left hand there. Tourney was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Obama loads up on a big right hand but Tourney slips the punch.
Tourney is looking to counter the offense by Obama and move into the clinch.
Tourney misses with a hook.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tourney takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tourney throws a looping overhand right but Obama ducks down to avoid it.
Obama loads up on a big right hand but Tourney slips the punch.
Tourney keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Obama.
Nice jab there from Tourney.
Tourney ducks under a wild hook from Obama.
Obama gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tourney misses with a hook.
Tourney displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Obama throws out the jab.
Obama 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tourney gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tourney misses with some punches.
Obama has a couple of punches blocked by Tourney.
Tourney tries to land a knee to the head but Obama blocks with his arms.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tourney.
Obama throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obama tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Obama tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Obama doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tourney lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tourney misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Obama.
Obama misses with a punch on the inside.
Tourney goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tourney blocking some punches.
Obama tries a body shot but Tourney blocks it.
Obama lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Obama lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tourney misses with the head strike.
Obama swings wildly with an uppercut but Tourney uses good head movement to avoid it.
Obama works on Tourney's body with a couple of short punches.
Obama fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Obama goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Tourney.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tourney lands with a left to the head.
Obama lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Obama tries to work over Tourney's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Obama pushes Tourney back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tourney.
Tourney lands a right hand that snaps the head of Obama backwards.
Obama pushes Tourney back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Obama blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Obama swings wildly with an uppercut but Tourney uses good head movement to avoid it.
Obama lands a hook to the side of the head.
Obama misses with a hook to the ribs.
Obama tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tourney's elbow.
A left hand lands to the body for Tourney.
Tourney prevents a body shot from Obama.
Obama blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Obama working aggressively here.
Obama misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tom Obama comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Obama has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Obama!
Tom Obama spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jason Hightower (ranked 5403 p4p, 5961 weight class) and Chad Billingsly (ranked 138 p4p, 96 weight class). Hightower's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, I've Got The Power. The key to victory for Jason Hightower has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Hightower!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chad Billingsly!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hightower misses with a straight right.
Hightower scores with a jab to the jaw.
Billingsly rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Hightower counter with a right hand.
It looks like Chad Billingsly has been cut.
Billingsly misses with a lunging right hand
and Hightower counters with a nice body shot.
Hightower cracks Billingsly with a left hand that drops him to the canvas, up against the ropes! Can Billingsly get back up in time? 3, 4, 5, 6, 7... he's on one knee... 8, 9... he's up! 'Walk towards me' says the referee. Billingsly looks steady enough to continue so we're going to continue!
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!
Nice body punch from Hightower.
Billingsly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hightower was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Billingsly throws the left hand but Hightower avoids the punch easily.
Billingsly swings widly with a right hand
and Hightower counters with a deadly accurate combination that rocks Billingsly badly! He tries to strike back but Hightower puts an end to that with another precision combo that knocks Billingsly out cold! Oh man, Billingsly will never hear the end of this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jason Hightower!
A victorious Jason Hightower thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Aleex Kayy (ranked 5726 p4p, 5451 weight class) and Joe Armstrong (ranked 89 p4p, 67 weight class). Kayy comes to the ring accompanied by Just Another Level. The crowd seem to be enjoying Armstrong's choice of entrance music: Team America - America, Fuck Yeah!. 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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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Aleex Kayy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Armstrong!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kayy slips a jab from Armstrong.
Armstrong 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.
Armstrong instigates a clinch.
A short right from Kayy.
Kayy throws a head punch that misses.
Armstrong scores with a shoulder strike.
Armstrong lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kayy backwards.
Armstrong lands with a right to the head.
Kayy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Armstrong blocks a body shot from Kayy.
Kayy struggles to land a body shot inside as Armstrong controls his hands.
Kayy can't break the clinch.
Kayy tries to throw a body punch but Armstrong avoids it by throwing Kayy back against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Armstrong fails to land.
Armstrong lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Kayy wants to get back to striking at distance but Armstrong won't allow it.
Armstrong scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Armstrong.
Armstrong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kayy's elbow.
Kayy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kayy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Armstrong tries to clinch up but Kayy circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kayy connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Armstrong wants to clinch.
Kayy dips to his left and cracks Armstrong with an uppercut!
A punch lands to the side of Armstrong 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Armstrong throws a hook to the side of Kayy's head but Kayy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kayy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Armstrong drives through and clinches with Kayy against the ropes.
Armstrong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Armstrong misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Kayy fails to land.
Kayy wants to get back to striking at distance but Armstrong won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Armstrong.
Kayy lands a right hand.
A nice left hand lands by Kayy.
Armstrong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kayy lands with a short shot to the head.
Armstrong misses with a punch to the body.
Kayy misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kayy.
Armstrong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kayy lands a body shot in the clinch.
Armstrong lands a nice uppercut.
Kayy misses with some punches.
Kayy blocking some punches.
Kayy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kayy misses with a punch on the inside.
Armstrong throws a punch but it's blocked by Kayy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kayy.
Armstrong prevents a body shot from Kayy.
Armstrong lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kayy or not.
Armstrong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Joe Armstrong will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Armstrong doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kayy throws a body punch but Armstrong moves out of range.
Armstrong slips a jab from Kayy.
Kayy cracks Armstrong with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
It looks like Joe Armstrong has been cut.
Armstrong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Kayy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kayy misses with an uppercut. Armstrong saw that one coming.
Despite the aggression on Armstrong's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Joe Armstrong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kayy looks to land a left hand but Armstrong moved out of range nicely.
Armstrong tries to keep at a distance but Kayy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Armstrong working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Armstrong swings wildly with an uppercut but Kayy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Joe Armstrong seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Armstrong throws a head punch that misses.
Armstrong softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Kayy misses with a punch to the body.
Kayy swings wildly with an uppercut but Armstrong uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Armstrong.
Armstrong works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Armstrong.
Armstrong can't find room to land a body shot as Kayy controls the action.
Armstrong misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Armstrong fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Armstrong.
Armstrong misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Armstrong.
Kayy wants to get back to striking at distance but Armstrong won't allow it.
Armstrong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kayy throws a head punch that misses.
Armstrong lands with a short shot to the head.
Kayy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Armstrong misses with some punches.
Armstrong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Armstrong lands a body punch.
Armstrong throws a head punch that misses.
Armstrong tries to work over Kayy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice left hand lands by Armstrong.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Armstrong fails to land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kayy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Armstrong working aggressively here.
Kayy lands a hook that snaps the head of Armstrong backwards.
Armstrong can't find room to land a body shot as Kayy controls the action.
Kayy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Armstrong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Armstrong.
Armstrong blocks an uppercut.
Kayy tries a body shot but Armstrong blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Armstrong fails to land.
Kayy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Armstrong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kayy takes a shot to the head.
Kayy gets through Armstrong's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Armstrong throws a punch but it's blocked by Kayy.
Armstrong throws a punch but it's blocked by Kayy.
Kayy misses with a body punch.
Armstrong prevents a body shot from Kayy.
Armstrong tries to throw a body punch but Kayy avoids it by throwing Armstrong back against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Armstrong showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Joe Armstrong's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Kayy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Armstrong moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Armstrong throws a hook to the side of Kayy's head but Kayy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kayy is looking to counter punch.
Armstrong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kayy moves away.
Donk. Kayy catches Armstrong right on the button with a cross.
Armstrong looks to land a right hand but Kayy moved out of range.
It looked like Kayy was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Armstrong.
Kayy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Armstrong.
Armstrong works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kayy feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Armstrongs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Armstrong clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Armstrong lands with a short shot to the head.
Armstrong misses with a body punch.
Kayy digs a right hand underneath Armstrong's ribcage. Armstrong let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Armstrong struggles to land a body shot inside as Kayy controls his hands.
A short body shot lands from Kayy as the two fighters clinch.
Armstrong digs a right hand underneath Kayy's ribcage. Kayy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kayy blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kayy.
Armstrong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Armstrong misses with the head strike.
Kayy misses with a body punch.
A frustrated look appears on Kayy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kayy blocks an uppercut.
Armstrong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Armstrong softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Joe Armstrong is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Still in the clinch, Armstrong scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kayy scores with a shot to the side of Armstrong's head.
Kayy misses with the head strike.
Aleex Kayy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Armstrong digs a right hand into Kayy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kayy's gas tank.
Kayy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Armstrong blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kayy misses with a punch to the body.
Kayy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Armstrong working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kayy throws a punch but it's blocked by Armstrong.
Kayy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kayy tries to work over Armstrong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Armstrong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kayy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kayy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kayy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Armstrong keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kayy's efforts to push away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Armstrong comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Armstrong winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Armstrong!
A very excited looking Joe Armstrong 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.
Aleex Kayy was interviewed post fight and said 'Confidence Rumours had it, his father had 16 wives and 82 kids. Surprisingly, Aleex Kayy Jr was one of them in the lists of becoming the Alex K family. Born in China, Beijing, he was fatherless at the time of his youth since his papa be ou'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Wiaan Cronje (ranked 5554 p4p, 5664 weight class) and Tim Bravo (ranked 76 p4p, 86 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Granite chin
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wiaan Cronje!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tim Bravo!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bravo catches Cronje with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Cronje scores with a decent looking hook.
Cronje lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
It looks like Tim Bravo has been cut.
Bravo wants to clinch up but Cronje keeps it at a distance.
Cronje was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Cronje takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jab from Bravo.
Cronje misses with a wild body shot.
Bravo defending well as Cronje loads up on a big left hand.
Cronje throws a sloppy head kick and Bravo moves out of range easily.
Bravo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cronje's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bravo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cronje scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravo lands a jab.
Cronje takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bravo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cronje momentarily.
Cronje avoids the body shot from Bravo.
Bravo misses with a body punch
letting Cronje counter with a right hand.
Bravo 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.
A swing and a miss from Bravo.
Cronje has Bravo up against the ropes in a clinch.
Bravo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bravo has a couple of punches blocked by Cronje.
Bravo takes a shot to the head.
Bravo misses with the head strike.
Cronje stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cronje.
Cronje lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bravo backwards.
Cronje working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cronje swings wildly with an uppercut but Bravo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bravo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cronje doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bravo blocking some punches.
Bravo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bravo swings wildly with an uppercut but Cronje uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cronje lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bravo backwards.
Cronje pushes Bravo back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cronje misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bravo.
Bravo prevents a body shot from Cronje.
Cronje digs a right hand into Bravo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bravo's gas tank.
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 Wiaan Cronje will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tim Bravo's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Cronje throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bravo misses with a body shot.
Cronje throws a body punch but Bravo moves out of range.
Cronje misses with a looping left.
Cronje throws a hook but Bravo avoids it easily.
Cronje is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Bravo defending well as Cronje loads up on a big left hand.
Cronje sets himself, and Bravo steps forward looking for the clinch! Cronje avoids it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cronje throws out a loose jab but Bravo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tim Bravo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bravo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cronje misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cronje throws a big shot that misses.
Bravo connects with a body shot that sends Cronje's belly button to the back.
Cronje scores with a nice right hand.
Bravo stuns Cronje with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bravo scores with a jab to the head.
Bravo staggers Cronje with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Cronje looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! Just in time and the ref is going to let the fight continue!
It looks like Wiaan Cronje has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bravo lands with a nice body punch.
Bravo scores with a jab.
A slow jab from Bravo misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cronje takes a swing at Bravo's ribcage but misses.
Bravo wants to counter the offense by Cronje and move into the clinch position.
Bravo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cronje circles away quickly and effectively.
Bravo throws a shot to the body.
Bravo misses with a body shot.
Bravo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cronje on the side of the head.
Bravo scores with a big combo that sends Cronje crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but the referee has seen enough as Cronje flops around uncontrollably and he's called an end to the fight! Bravo jumps onto the ropes and throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Gross.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tim Bravo!
Tim Bravo seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jean Luc Petard (ranked 23891 p4p, 3831 weight class) and Riccardo Fernandes (ranked 690 p4p, 476 weight class). Jean Luc Petard had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 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 New York, Jean Luc Petard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Riccardo Fernandes!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petard listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fernandes walks into a left hand.
Petard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Petard throws out a loose jab but Fernandes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jean Luc Petard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petard fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Petard pivots, looking for a leg kick but Fernandes is out of range and Petard settles back down.
Petard throws a front kick aimed at Fernandes's knee but Fernandes avoids it well.
Fernandes steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Fernandes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Petard swings for the body but Fernandes moves out of range.
Fernandes stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A good leg kick by Fernandes.
Fernandes scores with a hook to the body. Petard takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petard misses with a wild combination.
A thudding body kick lands there by Petard!
A left lands for Petard.
Petard blocks a head kick by Fernandes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petard looks to score with a jab to the body but Fernandes is just out of range.
Petard walks into a left hand.
Petard throws a jab when Fernandes was well out of range.
Fernandes clinches.
Nice elbow from Fernandes.
Petard wants to get back to striking at distance but Fernandes won't allow it.
Petard has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fernandes lands an elbow just above Petard 's eye.
Petard manages to break the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Petard misses the target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fernandes.
Petard throws a solid leg kick but Fernandes takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Petard.
Fernandes clinches up against the ropes.
Fernandes's coach down at Paris & Sons Training Yard was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Fernandes's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Petard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Petard throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fernandes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fernandes connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fernandes forces Petard back against the ropes and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fernandes pushes off an throws an elbow but Petard leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Petard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Petard has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Brooklyn MMA & Fitness in the buildup to the fight.
Petard on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Petard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fernandes drives through and clinches with Petard against the ropes.
Fernandes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Petard's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Petard wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fernandes has him pressed against the ropes.
Petard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice body punch from Petard.
Petard missing with a left hand there. Fernandes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fernandes thinks about the counter body kick.
Petard tries to land a front kick but Fernandes steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Fernandes is looking to land body kicks.
Fernandes ducks under a wild hook from Petard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fernandes walks into a straight right hand from Petard.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fernandes.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fernandes.
Fernandes moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Riccardo Fernandes will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Petard lands a glancing blow to the side of Fernandes's head.
Petard misses with a combination
and Fernandes counters with a nice low kick that buckles Petard's knee momentarily.
Petard takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Fernandes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Petard scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fernandes in his tracks.
Petard takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Jean Luc Petard has been cut.
Petard throws a body kick that misses.
Petard loads up on a big right hand but Fernandes slips the punch.
Petard fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Petard misses with a double jab.
Nice uppercut there from Petard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Petard throws a combination that misses
and as Petard resets, Fernandes pounces with a savage head kick that drops Petard to the mat! Petard looks wobbly but gets back to his feet on the count of 5. The referee continues the count to 8 then steps aside to let these two guys get back at it!
Petard misses with a leg kick.
Petard blocks a head kick by Fernandes.
Fernandes throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernandes throws a wild body kick that Petard sees coming a mile off.
Fernandes ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A left lands for Fernandes.
Petard 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.
Boom! Fernandes lands a massive head kick that sends Petard crashing into the ropes, followed by a classic face plant on the canvas! He's up to his knees but he's not going to beat the count - this one is all over! Fernandes is jumping around like a lunatic, extatic with the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Riccardo Fernandes!
A very excited looking Riccardo Fernandes 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.
The defeated Jean Luc Petard had this to say: 'Hoisted by my own petard!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Purjo Pekka Koistinen (ranked 7011 p4p, 667 weight class) and Wesley Taurus (ranked 671 p4p, 97 weight class). Taurus has chosen Country Boy - Aaron Lewis as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Purjo Pekka Koistinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wesley Taurus!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taurus scores with a head kick.
Koistinen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Taurus throws a jab but it's blocked by Koistinen.
Koistinen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Taurus.
Taurus throws a big shot that misses.
Koistinen moves away from the strike by Taurus.
A quick step to the side and Koistinen tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Koistinen slips under a jab from Taurus.
The crowd cheers as Taurus lands an impressive looking overhand right. Koistinen doesn't seem phased though.
Good standup being displayed there by Koistinen as he connects with a hook.
Taurus throws a hook but Koistinen avoids it easily.
Taurus throws a head kick but Koistinen moves out of range.
Koistinen takes a swing at Taurus's ribcage but misses.
Koistinen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taurus connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Koistinen momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taurus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Koistinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Taurus.
Taurus is looking to chop away at Koistinen's legs.
Koistinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Taurus needs to keep his hands up - Koistinen had a free shot at his head there.
Koistinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Taurus throws a leg kick
and Koistinen counters with a nice uppercut.
Taurus lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
An inside leg kick lands from Taurus.
Koistinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Taurus goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Koistinen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Taurus can pounce on him.
A big right from Taurus misses.
Koistinen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Taurus gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Koistinen counter with a right hand.
Wesley Taurus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koistinen takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Taurus misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Koistinen finds it's way through Taurus's defenses.
Koistinen ducks under a wild hook from Taurus.
Koistinen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Koistinen drops his hands momentarily and Taurus takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Taurus paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Taurus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Koistinen is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Koistinen takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Koistinen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taurus tries a head kick but it misses.
It looked like Koistinen was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Taurus throws a head kick that misses
and Koistinen counters with a stiff right hand.
Koistinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taurus.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wesley Taurus dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A leg kick checked by Koistinen.
Koistinen throws a big counter combination but Taurus scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Taurus has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Taurus scores with a decent looking hook.
Taurus lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Taurus.
Taurus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Koistinen moves away.
An attempted straight right counter from Koistinen misses the target.
Taurus throws a looping overhand right but Koistinen ducks down to avoid it.
Taurus with a nice cross.
Koistinen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Good shot there by Koistinen.
Taurus throws a head kick that misses.
Taurus throws a one two combo.
Koistinen is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taurus throws a right and a left that Koistinen avoids nicely.
Oh Koistinen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Taurus.
Koistinen seems to have got his legs back now.
Taurus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Koistinen throwing a counter right hand but Taurus manages to avoid it.
Good exchange - Taurus coming out on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taurus throws a push kick but Koistinen slaps the foot to one side.
Taurus lands a high kick!
Taurus slips under a jab.
Taurus scores with a spinning back kick!
Koistinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Taurus is just out of range.
Donk. Koistinen catches Taurus right on the button with a cross.
Taurus misses with a lunging right hand
and Taurus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Taurus cracks Koistinen with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Koistinen is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Koistinen is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9, he's up! Wow, he cut that one a bit fine!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taurus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Koistinen.
A little feinted left hand from Koistinen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Taurus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Taurus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Taurus takes one to the side of the head.
Koistinen moves out of range of the strikes.
Koistinen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taurus avoids the body shot from Koistinen.
Taurus swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Taurus throws a sloppy body shot
and Koistinen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Taurus swings widly with a right hand
and Koistinen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Taurus throws a lazy right hand but Koistinen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Koistinen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Taurus lands with a good body shot.
Taurus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Koistinen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Taurus.
As Koistinen backs off Taurus throws a huge counter combo but Koistinen manages to avoid it all.
Koistinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wesley Taurus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Taurus fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Taurus misses with an uppercut.
Koistinen swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taurus misses with a kick to the body
and Koistinen counters with a left to the body.
Taurus moves forwards but Koistinen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Taurus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wesley Taurus takes that one, thanks to the knockdown.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Koistinen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Koistinen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Koistinen moves out of range of the strikes.
Taurus getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Taurus 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.
A slow jab from Koistinen misses its intended target.
Koistinen misses the shot to the body.
Taurus misses with a looping left.
Taurus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Taurus digs a good body shot into Koistinen's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taurus tries a head kick but it misses.
Koistinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Taurus moves away.
Taurus scores with a jab to the head.
Taurus misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koistinen takes a kick to the side of the head.
Good leg kick by Taurus.
Koistinen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Taurus connects with a crisp jab.
Taurus misses with a looping left.
Taurus misses with a hook.
Taurus thows a leg kick but Koistinen checks it
and Koistinen counters with a straight right hand.
Taurus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Koistinen.
Koistinen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Taurus scores with a jab to the jaw.
Taurus ducks under a wild hook from Koistinen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taurus fails in his attempt to clinch.
Taurus rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Koistinen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taurus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Koistinen on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Koistinen blocks a jab.
Taurus misses with a left hand
letting Koistinen counter with a right hand.
Taurus slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Taurus displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Taurus connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of Koistinen's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked Koistinen - is he going to beat the count??? 4,5,6,7,8,9.....10 - he's not made it - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Wesley Taurus!
Wesley Taurus seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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