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Eight Limbs XXXVIII - Walter PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Bradley Dunn (ranked 22964 p4p, 5981 weight class) and Raymond Mboya (ranked 606 p4p, 528 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bradley Dunn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raymond Mboya!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Daniel Blasius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dunn misses with a wild body shot.
Mboya takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dunn throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mboya throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dunn misses with a series of wild punches.
Mboya thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Dunn if he has to take too many more of those.
A right-left combo lands from Dunn.
Mboya closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dunn wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dunn misses with a body shot.
Mboya misses with a series of wild punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mboya misses with a head kick.
Dunn scores with a shot to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dunn throws a right and a left that Mboya avoids nicely.
Dunn avoids the head kick by Mboya.
Dunn with a nice cross.
Mboya drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dunn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mboya is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mboya is looking to slow Dunn down with leg kicks.
Dunn is looking to wear down Mboya with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dunn on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dunn works the jab nicely.
Mboya ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dunn moves away.
Mboya uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dunn has time to react.
Mboya lands the left hand.
A slow jab from Dunn misses its intended target.
Mboya plants his feet and throws a devastating head kick! It connects square on Dunn's ear and has knocked him out cold! No need for a count here as the referee immediately tends to a stricken Dunn, crumpled in the corner! Wow, what a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Raymond Mboya!
A victorious Raymond Mboya 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 lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Roko Delac (ranked 5346 p4p, 4882 weight class) and Alexander Alves (ranked 531 p4p, 509 weight class). Delac comes to the ring accompanied by Dalmacijo. Alves has chosen Foo Fighters - Best Of You as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Roko Delac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alexander Alves!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paul Aken and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves misses with a body kick.
Alves throws a head kick that misses.
Delac jabs Alves right on the nose. Alves blinks but takes it well.
Good exchange - Delac coming out on top.
Delac changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Delac ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Alves tries to clinch but Delac moves away
and Delac makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Delac jabs at Alves's body.
Delac lands an overhand right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Delac has managed to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delac lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Delac - that landed with a thud.
A right handed body shot lands from Delac.
A nice left hand lands by Delac.
Delac lands a body punch in the clinch.
Alves looks winded!
Delac is pushing Alves up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Delac lands an elbow just above Alves 's eye.
Alves goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alves lands a nice shot to the body.
Alves throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Delac blocks it with crossed arms.
Alves tries to work over Delac's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Delac lands a knee to the body.
Delac with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Alves takes an elbow to the forehead.
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!
Delac manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Delac gets through Alves's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delac lands a nice shot to the body.
Delac taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Delac scores with a knee to the head.
Delac is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Nice elbow from Delac.
Alves has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Delac seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Alves can turn it around.
Delac has Alves pressed against the ropes, preventing Alves from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Delac manages to break the clinch.
Delac drops a shoulder and throws a biiiig uppercut that drops Alves onto his butt! Alves pops straight back to his feet to convince the referee that he's OK to continue.
 Alves is rocked!
Alexander Alves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body punch from Delac.
Alves is still on wobbly legs! Can Delac finish him?
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A shot to the liver by Delac. Beautiful body shot.
Alves seems to have recovered his senses.
Delac closes the distance and catches Alves with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Alves is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Alves is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Alves is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Delac takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Roko Delac!
After the fight, Roko Delac was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Dario Hofbauer (ranked 4948 p4p, 23619 weight class) and Rogerio Batista Salgado (ranked 558 p4p, 693 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Salgado's choice of entrance music: God has a plan. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dario Hofbauer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Rogerio Batista Salgado!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Wagner Zegers and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by Salgado misses
and Hofbauer counters with a two punch combo.
Salgado lands a head kick that bluckles Hofbauer and drops him to the canvas. He's still conscious but it looks like it's going to take him the full 10 seconds to get back his senses! He's up on 9 and seems to be just about OK to continue.... the referee agrees and we're back to the action with Salgado no doubt looking to push for a finish!
 Hofbauer is rocked!
 It looks like Dario Hofbauer has been cut.
Salgado throws a sloppy head kick and Hofbauer moves out of range easily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hofbauer avoids the head kick by Salgado.
Salgado tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Salgado avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Hofbauer. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hofbauer.
 It looks like Rogerio Batista Salgado has been cut.
Salgado catches Hofbauer napping and cracks him with a perfect head kick! Hofbauer goes down! He's bigtime hurt! He's not going to make it back to his feet - the referee has called it off! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Rogerio Batista Salgado!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Tang Maul (ranked 23592 p4p, 23589 weight class) and Ace Boogie (ranked 260 p4p, 277 weight class). Maul kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Somewhere I Belong. Ace Boogie 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tang Maul!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ace Boogie!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Nard Betker and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boogie will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Maul just misses with a punch to the body.
Donk. Maul catches Boogie right on the button with a cross.
It looks like Ace Boogie has been cut.
A jab from Maul misses.
Tang Maul seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maul misses with a left hand
and Boogie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Boogie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maul lands an overhand right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maul jabs at Boogie's body.
Boogie blocks the body kick.
Boogie throws out a counter right but Maul avoids it with no problem.
Jab from Boogie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maul closes the distance and pushes Boogie back into the ropes.
Maul landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Maul blocks an elbow strike from Boogie.
Boogie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Boogie checks a leg kick.
Boogie cracks Maul with a right hand to the side of the head.
Maul swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maul uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boogie.
Maul throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Maul takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Maul misses the jab.
Maul misses with a lunging right hand
and Boogie counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Maul thinking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boogie swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Maul.
Boogie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maul.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boogie misses with a body kick.
Boogie throws an off balance right hand
and Maul counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Maul dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Maul looks to throw a body kick
and Boogie counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Maul lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Boogie at a distance.
Maul lands with a hook. Boogie tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Maul pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tang Maul will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ace Boogie's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Boogie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tang Maul is winning the standup battle so far.
Maul wants to land a leg kick but Boogie is out of range.
The crowd cheers as Maul lands an impressive looking overhand right. Boogie doesn't seem phased though.
A big left from Boogie misses.
Maul fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Maul moves out of range of the strikes.
Maul fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Boogie, pushing him back against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maul is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Maul is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Boogie can do to turn this around?
Maul landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Maul misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from Maul.
Maul working Boogie over with knees to the body.
Boogie is trying to push Maul away but Maul has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maul lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nice elbow from Maul.
Boogie is trying to break the clinch but Maul is controlling him.
Boogie manages to break the clinch.
A shot to the body from Maul misses
and Maul takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Maul throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boogie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boogie appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Boogie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maul.
Maul throws a sloppy body shot
and Boogie counters with a nice body shot.
Boogie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maul.
Maul misses with a shot to the body
and Boogie connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boogie takes one on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maul moves out of range as Boogie strikes.
Maul swings away with a body shot that misses
and Boogie connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boogie shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Maul eats them both and turns towards Boogie to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Boogie moves out of range of the strikes.
Maul gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Boogie blocks a body shot from Maul.
Maul throws a punch but it's blocked by Boogie.
Nice elbow from Maul.
Maul is leaning against Boogie and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Boogie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maul misses the jab.
Boogie is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Maul takes a jab right on the kisser.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tang Maul dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ace Boogie's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Maul closes the distance but Boogie moves to the side
and Boogie counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Maul thinking.
Boogie throws a hook but Maul blocks it.
Maul swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Maul ducks under a wild hook from Boogie.
Maul lands with a good body shot.
Boogie has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Boogie misses with a few strikes there.
Maul throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Boogie.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boogie loads up on a big right hand but Maul slips the punch.
A little feinted left hand from Maul on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Boogie misses with a right hand
and Maul counters with a straight right hand.
Maul's corner calls for a 1-2. Maul obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maul throws a sloppy body shot
and Boogie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maul fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Maul gets a clinch.
Boogie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Boogie circles away from the clinch attempt.
A nice side step and Boogie releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Maul closes the distance and clinches.
A body shot lands from Maul.
Maul struggles to land a body shot inside as Boogie controls his hands.
Maul throws an elbow that misses.
Maul misses with a knee strike.
Maul unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Boogie gets through Maul's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boogie is looking to break free of the clinch but Maul has double underhooks.
Boogie manages to break the clinch.
Boogie throws a low kick but Maul avoids it.
Boogie takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maul checks a low kick from Boogie.
Maul misses with a shot to the body
letting Boogie counter with a right hand.
Boogie misses with a left hand
and Maul counters with a left to the body.
Boogie throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Maul counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Maul doesn't manage to clinch there - Boogie circles away.
Boogie misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tang Maul clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Ace Boogie's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Maul misses with a low kick.
Boogie walks into a straight right hand from Maul.
Maul has Boogie up against the ropes in a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Maul.
Maul landing knees to the body.
Maul lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Boogie working hard to break the clinch.
Boogie avoiding damage as Maul throws knees to the body.
Boogie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maul throws an off balance right hand
and Boogie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Boogie throws a body shot but no joy.
Maul throws a leg kick
and Boogie counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maul has taken the fight to the clinch.
Maul lands a body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Boogie creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Boogie takes an elbow to the temple.
Boogie is trying to break the clinch but Maul has him pressed against the ropes.
Boogie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Maul pushes off an throws an elbow but Boogie leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Maul landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Good body shot from Maul.
Maul landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Maul misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Boogie.
Boogie has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Maul seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Boogie can turn it around.
Maul looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Maul lands a good knee to the midsection. Boogie won't want to take too many of those.
Maul throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tang Maul has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Maul looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short uppercut from Maul.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maul misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maul tries a knee to the head but Boogie blocks it.
Maul lands with a light punch inside.
Boogie misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Maul throws an elbow that misses.
Maul misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boogie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Maul throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Maul unloads a knee to the mid-section. Boogie lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Maul unloads a knee to the mid-section. Boogie lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Maul digs a right hand underneath Boogie's ribcage. Boogie let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Boogie avoiding damage as Maul throws knees to the body.
Maul tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Boogie avoids it.
Boogie misses with the head strike.
Maul misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Boogie.
Boogie has had enough of the clinch but Maul keeps him there for the moment.
Boogie wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Maul working aggressively here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tang Maul had his way with Ace Boogie in that round.
The cut man is working on Ace Boogie's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A punch combination from Boogie misses.
Maul thows a left - swing and a miss!
Boogie misses with the body kick
and Maul connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boogie takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Boogie takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Maul thuds a left hand into Boogie's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boogie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maul.
A little feinted left hand from Maul on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Boogie misses with a body shot
and Maul counters with a right hand to the body.
Boogie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ace Boogie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maul wants to clinch
and Boogie makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Boogie darts in and clinches Maul up against the ropes.
Boogie is trying to push Maul away but Maul has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Maul has Boogie pressed against the ropes, preventing Boogie from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Maul tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Boogie avoids it.
Maul keeps control of Boogie as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maul.
Boogie misses with a body punch.
Maul missing with knees to the body.
Boogie lands a body punch.
Boogie blocks the elbow strike.
Boogie manages to break the clinch.
Boogie on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boogie checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Maul misses with an uppercut.
Boogie throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Maul.
Maul tried to counter with a leg kick but Boogie avoided it.
A telegraphed right hand from Boogie misses the target.
Maul ducks under a wild hook from Boogie.
Boogie misses with an uppercut.
Maul digs a good body shot into Boogie's ribs.
Boogie misses with an uppercut. Maul saw that one coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tang Maul showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Maul, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight for Tang Maul!
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight for Tang Maul!
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight for Tang Maul!
Tang Maul wins by unanimous decision!
Tang Maul retains his bantamweight title!
Tang Maul 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 lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Jon Snow (ranked 23121 p4p, 22684 weight class) and Marco Salamanca (ranked 612 p4p, 618 weight class). Salamanca has chosen Mexican Rap as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 16 - 7 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Snow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marco Salamanca!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Patrick Alders and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snow throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Salamanca.
Snow connects with a body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Snow tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Salamanca lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Snow at a distance.
Snow is looking to land body kicks.
Salamanca connects with a good right hand that stumbles Snow. Snow circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Salamanca thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Snow if he has to take too many more of those.
Salamanca throws a push kick but Snow slaps the foot to one side.
Salamanca scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A low kick lands for Salamanca.
The crowd cheers as Salamanca lands an impressive looking overhand right. Snow doesn't seem phased though.
Snow takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Salamanca fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Snow checks it well.
A head kick misses from Salamanca.
Salamanca misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Salamanca scoring well with a low kick there.
Snow takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Snow thuds a left hand into Salamanca's body.
Snow checks a leg kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snow looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Salamanca pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Snow feints and then cracks Salamanca's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Salamanca down.
Salamanca 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.
Snow checks a low kick from Salamanca.
Salamanca takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Snow moves away from the strike by Salamanca.
Snow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Snow takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Snow looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Salamanca dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Snow. That did some damage!
A head kick by Snow misses
and Salamanca counters with a slapping leg kick.
Snow takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Salamanca throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Snow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Snow blocks a head kick by Salamanca.
Salamanca misses with a leg kick.
Salamanca missing with a left hand there. Snow was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Salamanca lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Salamanca misses with an uppercut
and Snow connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salamanca ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Snow moves away.
Snow tries to bum rush Salamanca with a series of wild strikes but Salamanca uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Salamanca swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Salamanca. Snow does a little dance to reset his feet.
Snow slips under a jab.
Snow throws a jab but it's blocked by Salamanca.
Snow throws a big shot that misses.
Snow smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Snow lands with a straight right. Salamanca didn't see that one coming.
Snow scores with a kick to the midsection.
Salamanca throws the kick towards the body but Snow avoids it.
Salamanca misses with a hook.
Snow misses with a body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Snow misses with a body kick.
Salamanca uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Snow throws a leg kick but Salamanca sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Snow lands a lovely overhand right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Salamanca dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
A jab lands there for Snow.
It looks like Snow has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Snow walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Snow moves into range and clinches up with Salamanca.
A right hook to the body lands for Snow.
Salamanca is trying to break free.
Snow lands an elbow that stopped Salamanca in his tracks for a moment.
Snow lands a shoulder strike.
Snow has Salamanca pressed against the ropes, preventing Salamanca from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Snow misses with a body punch.
Snow prevents Salamanca from breaking the clinch.
Snow lands a right hand.
Snow pushes off an throws an elbow but Salamanca leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Salamanca is trying to push Snow away but Snow has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Salamanca is trying to break the clinch but Snow is controlling him.
Salamanca is trying to break the clinch but Snow is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salamanca is trying to break the clinch but Snow has him pressed against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Salamanca fails to land.
Salamanca is trying to break free.
Salamanca wants to break free but Snow has control.
Salamanca has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Snow lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Snow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salamanca tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Snow's elbow.
A short body shot lands from Snow as the two fighters clinch.
Salamanca blocks the elbow strike.
Snow misses with an elbow over the top.
Snow working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Snow.
Salamanca misses with a punch to the body.
Snow lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Salamanca takes an elbow to the temple.
Salamanca pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Snow throws a body kick that misses.
Salamanca is looking to land body kicks.
Snow thinks about countering with a body kick.
Snow tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Salamanca paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Salamanca scores with the left hand. Snow knows he should have avoided that one.
Snow gets a clinch.
Salamanca working hard to break the clinch.
Snow keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Salamanca's efforts to push away.
Snow prevents Salamanca from breaking the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Snow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Snow lands a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salamanca is looking to break free of the clinch but Snow has double underhooks.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Snow.
Salamanca wants to get back to striking at distance but Snow won't allow it.
Salamanca working hard to break the clinch.
Snow gets through Salamanca's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jon Snow has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Salamanca takes an elbow to the temple.
Salamanca wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Salamanca can't break the clinch.
Snow lands a hook that snaps the head of Salamanca backwards.
Snow gets through Salamanca's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Snow pushes off an throws an elbow but Salamanca leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Salamanca wants to break the clinch but can't.
Salamanca prevents a body shot from Snow.
Snow lands an elbow inside that Salamanca shrugs off.
A short right from Snow.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Salamanca misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Salamanca is trying to push Snow away but Snow has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Snow prevents Salamanca from breaking the clinch.
Snow prevents Salamanca from breaking the clinch.
Salamanca blocks the elbow strike.
Salamanca wants to break free but Snow has control.
Snow throws an elbow that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Snow dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A slow jab from Salamanca misses its intended target.
Marco Salamanca has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Snow lunges at Salamanca with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Salamanca's hand.
Salamanca looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Snow jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Salamanca feints a counter leg kick.
Salamanca connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Snow momentarily.
Salamanca tried to score with a low kick but Snow checks it.
Snow is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Salamanca can do to turn this around?
A head kick misses from Snow.
Snow lands a leg kick that knocks Salamanca off balance momentarily.
Salamanca lands a jab to the head.
Snow misses with the body kick
and Snow takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Salamanca displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Snow throws out the jab.
Snow tries a low kick but Salamanca avoids it.
Salamanca scoring well with a low kick there.
Snow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Salamanca was well out of range. Poor timing from Snow.
Snow uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Salamanca.
Salamanca throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Salamanca connects with a high kick.
Salamanca scores with a jab. Snow acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snow misses with the body kick
and Salamanca counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Snow staying out of range there.
Marco Salamanca seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Snow tries to clinch but Salamanca is having none of it.
Snow tries to clinch there but Salamanca circles away.
Salamanca misses with a double jab
letting Snow counter with a right hand.
Snow gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Snow tries to work over Salamanca's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Snow working aggressively here.
Salamanca lands with a short shot to the head.
Salamanca lands with a right to the head.
Snow lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Salamanca pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Salamanca slips a jab from Snow.
Snow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Salamanca was well out of range. Poor timing from Snow.
Salamanca moves out of range of the body kick.
Snow looks to land a right hand but Salamanca moved out of range.
Snow ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Salamanca feints and then cracks Snow's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Snow down.
Salamanca moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Snow throws a half hearted mid kick.
Salamanca throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
As Salamanca looks to move away, Snow throws a big counter combo but Salamanca just gets out of the way.
Snow lands with a straight right. Salamanca didn't see that one coming.
Salamanca uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Snow.
No joy there for Salamanca, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Snow gets a clinch.
Salamanca throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Salamanca fails to land.
Snow throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Salamanca is trying to break the clinch but Snow is controlling him.
Salamanca avoids a wild elbow strike from Snow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salamanca manages to break the clinch.
Snow fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Salamanca throws a head kick that misses.
Salamanca misses with a wild body shot.
Salamanca throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marco Salamanca comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Salamanca 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 Nard Betker scores the fight for Jon Snow!
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight for Jon Snow!
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight for Jon Snow!
Jon Snow wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Wong Li (ranked 3244 p4p, 2459 weight class) and Mordecai Sackett (ranked 366 p4p, 297 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wong Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 48 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mordecai Sackett!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li checks the leg kick.
Sackett bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Li's head backwards.
Sackett gets tackled into the ropes by Li. Li maintains the clinch.
Li is trying to break free.
Sackett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Li is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Li blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sackett lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sackett scores with a shoulder strike.
Sackett lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sackett lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Li backwards.
Li wants to get back to striking at distance but Sackett won't allow it.
Sackett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sackett looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Li blocks a body shot from Sackett.
Li breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sackett connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Li tries to close the distance and clinch but Sackett swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sackett appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sackett scores with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sackett moves into the clinch.
Li has had enough of the clinch but Sackett keeps him there for the moment.
Li has had enough of the clinch but Sackett keeps him there for the moment.
Nice body punch from Sackett.
Sackett keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Li's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sackett prevents Li from breaking the clinch.
Li pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sackett misses with a low kick.
Sackett circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've been told by Li's head coaches at MONEY TEAM!!! that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Li closes the distance and pushes Sackett back into the ropes.
Li blocks an uppercut.
Li is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Sackett keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Li's efforts to push away.
Li manages to break the clinch.
Li slips a jab and a cross from Sackett.
Donk. Sackett catches Li right on the button with a cross.
Li tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Sackett manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Li fails with an attempt to clinch.
Li tries to clinch but Sackett moves out of range.
Li looks to clinch
and Sackett counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Li forces Sackett back against the ropes and clinches.
Li's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sackett. That's going to slow Li down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Li tries to clinch there but Sackett circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Li looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Li is looking to clinch but Sackett is avoiding it.
Sackett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Li tries to clinch up.
Li tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Sackett paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sackett scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Li shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice uppercut there from Sackett.
Sackett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Li wants to clinch up but Sackett keeps it at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sackett. Li does a little dance to reset his feet.
Li tries to clinch up but Sackett circles away and keeps his distance.
A little jabbing left from Sackett on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sackett lands a really nice looking cross but Li seems unphased.
Li tries to clinch up
and Li takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Li is looking to clinch.
Jab by Sackett.
Li fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mordecai Sackett dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Sackett bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Li tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Sackett paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sackett lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Li fails in his attempt to clinch.
Li tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Sackett paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sackett has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sackett scores with a nice right hand.
Li tries to clinch up but Sackett circles away and keeps his distance.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sackett.
Sackett scores with a jab to the head.
Li is rocked!
Li 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 0:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Mordecai Sackett!
Mordecai Sackett bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Yevgen Maartins (ranked 23163 p4p, 22379 weight class) and Aglipay Kaewburesai (ranked 632 p4p, 682 weight class). Kaewburesai has chosen Wai Khru Ram Muay as his entrance music. On his way into the ring it seems that Yevgen Maartins has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Yevgen Maartins 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yevgen Maartins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aglipay Kaewburesai!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paulsen Ambrosius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maartins lands with a kick to the temple. Kaewburesai shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Aglipay Kaewburesai has been cut.
Maartins throws a looping overhand right but Kaewburesai ducks down to avoid it.
Maartins scores with a one two! Kaewburesai had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Maartins throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kaewburesai moves out of range as Maartins strikes.
Maartins throws a sloppy head kick and Kaewburesai moves out of range easily.
Maartins has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kaewburesai.
Kaewburesai comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Maartins tries a head kick but it misses.
Maartins buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kaewburesai fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Maartins.
Maartins moves out of range of the leg kick from Kaewburesai.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kaewburesai pivots, looking for a leg kick but Maartins is out of range and Kaewburesai settles back down.
Maartins takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Maartins thuds his right hand into Kaewburesai's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Good leg kick by Kaewburesai.
Maartins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kaewburesai was well out of range. Poor timing from Maartins.
A right-left combo lands from Maartins.
Kaewburesai scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kaewburesai buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Maartins circles away from the clinch attempt.
Maartins misses with an uppercut.
Kaewburesai tries to counter by closing the distance.
Kaewburesai drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maartins scores with a kick to the body.
Kaewburesai looks to score with a jab to the body but Maartins is just out of range.
Maartins lands a head kick. Kaewburesai smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Maartins dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kaewburesai clinches.
Maartins using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Maartins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kaewburesai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kaewburesai tries a body shot but Maartins blocks it.
A short uppercut from Maartins.
Kaewburesai misses with a body punch.
Maartins lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kaewburesai or not.
Kaewburesai looks winded!
Maartins utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Maartins tries to land knees in the clinch but Kaewburesai avoids the damage to the body.
Maartins tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kaewburesai avoids it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kaewburesai working aggressively here.
Maartins lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kaewburesai managing to block the knees to the body from Maartins.
Kaewburesai misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaewburesai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kaewburesai prevents a body shot from Maartins.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Maartins creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Maartins tries to throw a body punch but Kaewburesai avoids it by throwing Maartins back against the ropes.
Maartins with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kaewburesai lands an elbow that stopped Maartins in his tracks for a moment.
Kaewburesai managing to block the knees to the body from Maartins.
Maartins lands a hook to the side of the head.
Maartins lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kaewburesai backwards.
Maartins blocks a body shot from Kaewburesai.
Maartins misses with a knee strike.
Maartins lands with a right to the head.
Maartins tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kaewburesai avoids it.
Kaewburesai blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Maartins can't find room to land a body shot as Kaewburesai controls the action.
Kaewburesai can't find room to land a body shot as Maartins controls the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Still in the clinch, Kaewburesai scores with a nice short uppercut.
Maartins tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kaewburesai avoids it.
Maartins crunches a lovely knee into Kaewburesai's ribcage.
Kaewburesai presses Maartins against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Maartins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yevgen Maartins dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aglipay Kaewburesai'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.
Kaewburesai takes a swing at Maartins's ribcage but misses.
Maartins connects with a right hand. Kaewburesai shakes it off.
Kaewburesai swings away with a body shot that misses
and Maartins counters with a right hand to the body.
Maartins pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kaewburesai wants to counter the offense by Maartins and move into the clinch position.
Kaewburesai swings for the body but Maartins moves out of range.
Kaewburesai takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Maartins throws a body shot but no joy.
Kaewburesai tries to counter with a clinch but Maartins shakes him off and moves away.
Maartins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kaewburesai.
Maartins throws a body punch but Kaewburesai moves out of range.
Kaewburesai is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Maartins rather than just go for the knockout.
Kaewburesai throws a body shot but no joy.
Maartins is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kaewburesai can do to turn this around?
Maartins blocks the body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Maartins. That's going to slow Kaewburesai down.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kaewburesai swings for the body but Maartins moves out of range.
Maartins was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good work by Maartins as he checks the leg kick.
Maartins lands a nice shot to the body.
Kaewburesai gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kaewburesai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kaewburesai.
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!
Maartins is trying to break the clinch but Kaewburesai is controlling him.
Kaewburesai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maartins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Maartins landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kaewburesai misses with a body punch.
Kaewburesai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Maartins tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kaewburesai avoids it.
Kaewburesai on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Maartins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kaewburesai throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Maartins.
A swing and a miss from Kaewburesai.
Maartins scores with the left hand. Kaewburesai knows he should have avoided that one.
Maartins misses with an attempted mid kick.
Maartins with a nice cross.
Maartins lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Maartins.
A lazy left from Kaewburesai finds it's target.
Kaewburesai blocks a head kick by Maartins.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kaewburesai misses with a low kick.
Maartins is looking to counter punch.
Maartins misses with a wild body shot.
Kaewburesai takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kaewburesai needs to keep his hands up - Maartins had a free shot at his head there.
Maartins scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaewburesai defending well as Maartins loads up on a big left hand.
Maartins throws a shot to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kaewburesai takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kaewburesai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A head kick misses from Kaewburesai.
Maartins throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kaewburesai has managed to clinch.
Kaewburesai breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maartins lands a really nice looking cross but Kaewburesai seems unphased.
Kaewburesai keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Maartins.
Kaewburesai misses with a looping left.
Maartins cracks Kaewburesai with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Kaewburesai with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kaewburesai misses with a right hand
and Maartins makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Maartins throws a series of punches but Kaewburesai moves out of range.
Maartins on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Maartins throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kaewburesai.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yevgen Maartins dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Aglipay Kaewburesai's cut.
That's time! Maartins's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Maartins keeps Kaewburesai at a distance using the push kick.
Kaewburesai checks a leg kick.
Kaewburesai is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Kaewburesai misses with a head kick.
Maartins turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kaewburesai throws the kick towards the body but Maartins avoids it.
Kaewburesai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maartins lands with a shot to the body.
Kaewburesai looks to score with a jab to the body but Maartins is just out of range.
Maartins blocks the body kick.
Kaewburesai fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kaewburesai throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kaewburesai looks to score with a jab to the body but Maartins is just out of range.
Maartins tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maartins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kaewburesai was well out of range. Poor timing from Maartins.
Kaewburesai moves out of range of the body kick.
Kaewburesai wants to counter with a clinch but Maartins pushes him away.
Kaewburesai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kaewburesai clinches.
Maartins scores with a nice hook to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kaewburesai can't find room to land a body shot as Maartins controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaewburesai lands a right hand that snaps the head of Maartins backwards.
Yevgen Maartins has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kaewburesai pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Yevgen Maartins is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nice body punch from Kaewburesai.
Kaewburesai breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kaewburesai avoids the head kick by Maartins.
Kaewburesai takes a swing at Maartins's ribcage but misses.
Maartins blocks a head kick by Kaewburesai.
Maartins buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Maartins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kaewburesai lands with a good body shot.
Maartins looks to throw the jab but Kaewburesai is out of range.
Kaewburesai wants to counter the offense by Maartins and move into the clinch position.
Maartins avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kaewburesai takes a swing at Maartins's ribcage but misses.
Aglipay Kaewburesai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maartins throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kaewburesai stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A clash of legs there as Maartins blocks the low kick.
Maartins scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kaewburesai in his tracks.
Kaewburesai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maartins.
A counter left hand to the body from Maartins misses its target.
Kaewburesai tries a head kick but it misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kaewburesai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maartins.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maartins cracks Kaewburesai with a good jab.
Maartins scores with a sloppy right hand. Kaewburesai should have avoided that one.
Nice straight punches there by Maartins. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Maartins.
A head kick misses from Maartins.
Yevgen Maartins is winning the standup battle so far.
Maartins showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kaewburesai.
It looks like Maartins has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Maartins lands with a nice body punch.
Maartins misses with a series of wild punches.
Kaewburesai misses with a looping right.
Maartins jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Kaewburesai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Maartins throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kaewburesai stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Maartins tries a head kick but it misses.
Jab, jab by Kaewburesai - just one landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maartins misses with a wild body shot.
Maartins scores with a jab to the head.
Kaewburesai on the wrong end of a nice hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Yevgen Maartins.
Well Maartins 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight for Yevgen Maartins!
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight for Yevgen Maartins!
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight for Yevgen Maartins!
Yevgen Maartins wins by unanimous decision!
After winning the bout, Yevgen Maartins 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 welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Kyle Kovingten (ranked 23184 p4p, 3968 weight class) and Alan Moore (ranked 652 p4p, 498 weight class). Moore has chosen Aaron Richards x Mr FijiWiji - Numb as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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13 - 7 - 0 |
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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 17 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Kyle Kovingten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alan Moore!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Nard Betker and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moore cracks Kovingten with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kovingten lands a nice hook to Moore's body. Moore takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kovingten throws a push kick but Moore slaps the foot to one side.
Moore scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kovingten in his tracks.
Kovingten misses with a double jab.
Kovingten lands a high kick!
Kovingten has been working on his boxing with his coaches at McGrady FT in the buildup to the fight.
Kovingten lands with a straight right. Moore didn't see that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Moore. Kovingten does a little dance to reset his feet.
Moore misses with a hook
and Kovingten counters with a straight right hand.
Kovingten chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moore lands a glancing blow to the side of Kovingten's head.
Kovingten thuds a left hand into Moore's body.
Kovingten misses the body punch
and Moore counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Moore moves out of range of the body kick.
Moore looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kovingten rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Moore makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kovingten throws a head kick but Moore moves out of range.
Moore doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kovingten looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Moore throws out a counter right but Kovingten avoids it with no problem.
Moore moves out of range of the body kick from Kovingten.
Kovingten fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Moore has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kovingten misses with a low kick.
Kovingten tried to score with a low kick but Moore checks it.
Moore checks a leg kick.
Moore swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kovingten throws a push kick but Moore slaps the foot to one side.
Moore walks into a left hand.
Moore has managed to clinch.
Kovingten lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Moore misses with a punch on the inside.
Moore working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Moore misses with a body punch.
Moore misses with a short punch on the inside.
Moore's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Moore tries to work over Kovingten's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kovingten lands a nice uppercut.
Moore misses with a hook to the ribs.
Moore can't find room to land a body shot as Kovingten controls the action.
Kovingten lands an elbow just above Moore 's eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kovingten blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kovingten.
Kovingten blocking some punches.
Kovingten escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Moore digs a good body shot into Kovingten's ribs.
Kovingten bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore looks to score with a jab to the body but Kovingten is just out of range.
A slow jab from Moore misses its intended target.
Kovingten walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kyle Kovingten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moore fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kovingten manages to avoid it.
Moore misses with a looping right.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Moore looks to throw the jab but Kovingten is out of range.
Moore avoids the head kick by Kovingten.
Kovingten throws an overhand right that lands on Moore's shoulder, as Moore tries to avoid the shot.
Moore gets tackled into the ropes by Kovingten. Kovingten maintains the clinch.
Kovingten blocking some punches.
Moore tries to throw a body punch but Kovingten avoids it by throwing Moore back against the ropes.
Moore working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Moore goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kovingten lands with a light punch inside.
Moore fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kovingten blocks a body shot from Moore.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kovingten.
Moore goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kovingten lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Moore scores with a shot to the side of Kovingten's head.
Moore blocking some punches.
And that is 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.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Moore lands with an overhand left.
Kovingten throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Moore.
Moore throws a hook but Kovingten avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Kovingten.
Moore throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Moore thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice body kick there by Kovingten.
Moore closes the distance and clinches.
Kovingten misses with a body punch.
Kovingten throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kovingten trying to stall but Moore improves his position.
Moore doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Moore working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Good body shot from Moore.
Kovingten has Moore pressed against the ropes.
Moore misses with a short punch on the inside.
Moore misses with a short punch on the inside.
Moore lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kovingten fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Moore goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovingten leaning against his opponent.
Kovingten tries to work over Moore's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Moore tries to work over Kovingten's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kovingten misses with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Kovingten.
Moore lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Moore lands a nice uppercut.
Moore scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kovingten swings wildly with an uppercut but Moore uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right handed body shot lands from Moore.
Moore goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kovingten lands an uppercut.
Moore throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kovingtens head.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Kovingten just misses with a elbow thrown towards Moore's brow.
Moore swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Moore can't find room to land a body shot as Kovingten controls the action.
Kovingten lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Moore backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kovingten blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kovingten blocks an uppercut.
Kovingten prevents a body shot from Moore.
Moore misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Kovingten on the inside.
Kovingten goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Moore creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Moore working aggressively here.
Kovingten lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kovingten is leaning against Moore and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kovingten lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Moore misses with a punch to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Kovingten just misses with a elbow thrown towards Moore's brow.
Kovingten goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kovingten working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Moore.
Moore lands a left hand.
Moore throws a head punch that misses.
Kovingten swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kovingten pushes Moore back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Moore presses Kovingten against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kovingten throws a head punch that misses.
Moore fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kovingten prevents a body shot from Moore.
Moore fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alan Moore showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Kovingten connects with a body shot that sends Moore's belly button to the back.
Kovingten misses with a hook.
A head kick misses from Kovingten.
Moore looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Moore scores with the left hand. Kovingten knows he should have avoided that one.
Kovingten scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kovingten throws a jab but it's blocked by Moore.
Kovingten chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Moore throws a body shot but no joy.
Kovingten 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.
Kovingten feints and then cracks Moore's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Moore down.
Kovingten misses with an uppercut.
Moore throws an overhand right that lands on Kovingten's shoulder, as Kovingten tries to avoid the shot.
Moore misses with a looping left.
The fighters circling - Moore throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Moore just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromKovingten.
Moore pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kovingten gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circling - Moore throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
An attempted straight right counter from Kovingten misses the target.
Kovingten goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Moore takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovingten keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good exchange - Moore coming out on top.
Good exchange - Kovingten coming out on top.
Moore drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kovingten throws out a loose jab but Moore uses good head movement to avoid it.
Decent striking displayed by Kovingten there.
Moore throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kovingten counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Moore throws a shot from downtown. Kovingten moves away and avoids it.
Kovingten pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jab from Kovingten.
Moore misses with a straight right.
Moore moves out of range of the strikes.
Kovingten throws a leg kick that misses.
Moore swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kovingten explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kovingten lands a body shot.
Kovingten takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Moore throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kovingten stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kovingten looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Moore misses.
Kovingten appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Moore.
Kovingten misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kovingten misses the shot to the body.
Moore misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Moore misses the target.
Moore gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kovingten.
Moore moves into the clinch.
Moore tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Moore takes an elbow to the forehead.
Moore lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kovingten taking a breather.
Moore tries to throw a body punch but Kovingten avoids it by throwing Moore back against the ropes.
Kovingten lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kovingten lands an elbow just above Moore 's eye.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kovingten.
Moore misses with a body punch.
Kovingten breaks the clinch.
Moore ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kyle Kovingten showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kovingten has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight for Kyle Kovingten!
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight for Kyle Kovingten!
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight for Kyle Kovingten!
Kyle Kovingten wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Kyle Kovingten rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Keke Sonni (ranked 1507 p4p, 23130 weight class) and Tearrius George (ranked 169 p4p, 614 weight class). Sonni comes to the ring accompanied by Lil Uzi Vert - That Way. George has chosen West Side Connection Bow Down as his entrance music. Keke Sonni 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Keke Sonni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 26 - 1, fighting out of New York, Tearrius George!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
George takes a swing at Sonni's ribcage but misses.
Sonni lands a body shot.
George scoring well with a low kick there.
Sonni ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
George throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sonni moves into the clinch successfully.
Sonni misses with some punches.
Sonni misses with the head strike.
George breaks from the clinch.
Sonni swings and misses with a hook to the body.
George misses with a hook to the body
and Sonni counters with a nice body shot.
Sonni lands a glancing blow to the side of George's head.
It looks like Tearrius George has been cut.
Sonni 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.
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!
Sonni with a hook.
George throws a series of punches but Sonni avoids them all with ease.
Sonni sizes up George with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
George misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
George misses with a jab, cross combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from George. Sonni does a little dance to reset his feet.
A counter left hand to the body from Sonni misses its target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
George throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd cheers as Sonni lands an impressive looking overhand right. George doesn't seem phased though.
George swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
George throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sonni sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sonni lands with a nice body punch.
Sonni's jab looks to have found its range, popping George under the eye.
Sonni has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Power Plant MMA in the buildup to the fight.
The crowd cheers as Sonni lands an impressive looking overhand right. George doesn't seem phased though.
Sonni is on the wrong end of a nice combination from George.
Sonni drives through and clinches with George against the ropes.
Sonni swings wildly with an uppercut but George uses good head movement to avoid it.
George tries to break free but Sonni pushes him back against the ropes.
Sonni pushes George back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That has opened up Tearrius George's cut even more.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sonni has a couple of punches blocked by George.
Sonni scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Sonni just misses with a elbow thrown towards George's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonni misses with a punch on the inside.
Sonni lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
George breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Good leg kick by George.
Sonni misses with a wild body shot.
George misses the jab.
Sonni is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Sonni has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sonni lands with a right to the head.
Sonni throws a head punch that misses.
George blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Sonni.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
George wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sonni lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
George is looking to break free of the clinch but Sonni has double underhooks.
Sonni lands with a short shot to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Keke Sonni dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tearrius George's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sonni uses good head movement to avoid the hook from George.
George throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sonni makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tearrius George is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sonni fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. George looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
George takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sonni lands a nice hook to George's body. George takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sonni has George up against the ropes in a clinch.
George is trying to push Sonni away but Sonni has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Sonni is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sonni lands a shoulder strike.
Sonni lands with a left to the head.
George is trying to force a seperation but Sonni has the dominant position.
George breaks from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
George takes one to the side of the head.
The cut above Tearrius George's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
George throws a jab when Sonni was well out of range.
Sonni clinches with his opponent.
Sonni misses with an elbow over the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
George breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
George has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sonni finds it's way round the side to connect with George's head.
Sonni connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sonni blocks a head kick by George.
George avoids the body shot from Sonni.
Sonni is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that George can do to turn this around?
George slips a jab and a cross from Sonni.
George avoids the body shot from Sonni.
George throws a shot from downtown. Sonni moves away and avoids it.
Sonni slips a jab and a cross from George.
Sonni scores with a jab to the body.
George takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
George is breathing heavily.
George throws a solid leg kick but Sonni takes the impact on his shin and smiles at George.
Sonni ducks down and throws a hook to the body but George moves away.
George lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sonni circles away quickly and effectively.
Sonni jabs at George's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sonni throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent George stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sonni works over George's head and body with a nice combination.
Tearrius George's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Sonni jabs at George's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonni swinging wildly here.
An inside leg kick from George misses.
Sonni lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as George backs up against the ropes.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tearrius George's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Keke Sonni!
A relieved looking Keke Sonni thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Tommy Lee (ranked 18220 p4p, 19262 weight class) and Arnaldo Silva (ranked 653 p4p, 663 weight class). Lee comes to the ring accompanied by Kickstart My Heart. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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 31 - 12 - 2, fighting out of New York, Tommy Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arnaldo Silva!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paulsen Ambrosius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lee avoids the body shot from Silva.
Silva looks to land a right hand but Lee moved out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Lee on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lee jabs Silva to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Lee moves out of range easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Silva duly obliges.
Silva misses with a hook. Lee ducked under it nicely.
Silva fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lee is out of range.
Silva swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lee darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lee fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've been informed that Silva has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Lee lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Silva throws a lazy uppercut
and Lee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee throws out a leg kick but Silva moves out of range and Lee only half commits.
Silva scores with a spinning back kick!
A bone on bone clash there as Lee blocks the leg kick.
Silva catches Lee with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lee.
Lee scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lee lands a jab to the head.
Lee connects with a nice looking jab.
Silva bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lee's head.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lee.
Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lee's sensitive parts.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lee darts in and clinches Silva up against the ropes.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Lee lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lee misses with the head strike.
Lee can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
Lee with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva misses with the head strike.
Silva prevents a body shot from Lee.
Lee blocks an uppercut.
Silva takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Arnaldo Silva has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva working aggressively here.
Silva lands a right hand.
Lee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lee.
Lee creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Silva's defenses.
Lee blocks a body shot from Silva.
Lee gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lee tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Silva obliges.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
Lee misses with an elbow strike.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Lee controls his hands.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lee creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lee.
Silva lands a shoulder strike.
Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lee managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Silva lands a body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Arnaldo Silva will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Arnaldo Silva's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lee punishes Silva's body with a nice straight punch.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Silva shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A right-left combo lands from Lee.
Silva blocks a leg kick.
A jab from Silva misses.
Silva throws a hook to the side of Lee's head but Lee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lee gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tommy Lee has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lee throws an elbow that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
Lee lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lee.
Lee lands an elbow that stopped Silva in his tracks for a moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.
Lee creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Our sources have told us that Lee has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Lee lands a shot to the body.
Lee tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Lee lands an elbow just above Silva 's eye.
That has opened up Arnaldo Silva's cut even more.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lee's elbow.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lee tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Lee lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lee lands a shot to the body.
Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lee is working Silva over against the ropes.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Lee with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Silva is rocked!
The cut above Arnaldo Silva's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Silva prevents a body shot from Lee.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Lee finish him?
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Lee just misses with a elbow thrown towards Silva's brow.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.
Silva seems to have recovered his senses.
Lee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Lee lands a nice knee to the body.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lee.
Lee 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!
Donk. Lee catches Silva right on the button with a cross.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lee.
Lee digs a good body shot into Silva's ribs.
Silva slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee checks a leg kick nicely.
Silva closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lee throws a shot to the body.
Silva will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tommy Lee is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva is looking to chop away at Lee's legs.
Silva scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A punch lands to the side of Silva 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Silva loads up on a big right hand but Lee slips the punch.
Lee gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lee connects with a good right hand that stumbles Silva. Silva circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A jab from Silva misses.
Silva tries to keep at a distance but Lee has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee breaks from the clinch.
Jab from Lee.
Lee scoring well with a low kick there.
Lee misses with an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Lee dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Arnaldo Silva's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Silva lands a head shot.
Arnaldo Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A big left from Silva misses.
Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lee lands with an overhand left.
Silva fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lee lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lee connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Silva scrambles back to his feet.
Lee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lee avoids the body shot from Silva.
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lee scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
Lee checks a leg kick nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Lee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva is looking to chop away at Lee's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lee connects with a right hand. Silva shakes it off.
Lee misses with a straight right.
Lee moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
It looks like Tommy Lee has been cut.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lee with a hook.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Lee throwing a counter right hand but Silva manages to avoid it.
Lee bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Silva's head backwards.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lee.
Silva missing with a left hand there. Lee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lee lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee forces Silva back against the ropes and clinches.
Lee scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lee throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Lee lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Silva tries a body shot but Lee blocks it.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Lee scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lee is controlling Silva's neck. Lee unleashes a big knee up the middle! And another! Silva goes down! Can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6... he's not going to make it! 9,10. It's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Tommy Lee!
During a confident post fight interview, Tommy Lee thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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