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SVR 2 - Bloodlust PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Nyx Hemara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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265 lbs
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225 lbs
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Solid boxing
KO power
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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 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Nyx Hemara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Tim Price!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Lou da Vinci and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hemara misses with a few strikes there.
Hemara keeps the fight on the outside.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hemara.
Hemara swats away the attempt to clinch by Price.
Hemara throws an overhand right that lands on Price's shoulder, as Price tries to avoid the shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Price looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hemara swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hemara throws a nice looking combination but Price bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hemara misses with a looping right.
Hemara misses with an uppercut.
Price tries to land a body kick
and Hemara counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Price moves into the clinch successfully.
Hemara prevents Price from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Price breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Price throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hemara.
Price throws a body kick that misses.
Price slips a straight right by Hemara.
Hemara throws the left hand but Price avoids the punch easily.
Hemara thows a body shot but no joy.
Price tries to clinch there but Hemara circles away.
Price is looking to clinch but Hemara is avoiding it.
Price ducks under a wild hook from Hemara.
Price missing with a left hand there. Hemara was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hemara misses with a hook
and Price counters by moving into the clinch.
Hemara prevents Price from breaking the clinch.
Hemara wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hemara is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hemara keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Price's efforts to push away.
Price looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Price is trying to break the clinch but Hemara has him pressed against the cage.
Price is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Price pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Price fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hemara, pushing him back against the cage.
Hemara wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Price can't break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Price pressing his opponent against the cage.
Price lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hemara backwards.
It looks like Nyx Hemara has been cut.
Price tries to break free but Hemara pushes him back against the cage.
Price throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hemara blocks it with crossed arms.
Price stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Price tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hemara being controlled against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Hemara's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Price throws an elbow that misses.
Price is looking to break free of the clinch but Hemara has double underhooks.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Price is trying to force a seperation but Hemara has the dominant position.
Price lands a hook that snaps the head of Hemara backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hemara managing to block the knees to the body from Price.
Price wants to break free but Hemara has control.
Price working hard to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Price dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nyx Hemara's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Price misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hemara.
Hemara could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Hemara is trying to break free.
Hemara avoiding damage as Price throws knees to the body.
Price looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hemara wants to break free but Price has control.
Price misses with an elbow over the top.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Price breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Price.
Price moves out of range of the body kick from Hemara.
Hemara looks to throw the jab but Price is out of range.
Nice cross by Hemara.
Hemara throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Tim Price has been cut.
Hemara takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Price lands with a nice body punch.
Hemara looks to land a right hand but Price moved out of range.
Price wants to clinch up but Hemara keeps it at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hemara waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Price.
Price tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hemara paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hemara pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Price throws a series of punches but Hemara moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price lands a jab-cross combination.
Price drives through and clinches with Hemara against the cage.
Price breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hemara.
Hemara throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Price throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tim Price is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hemara moves out of range of the body kick from Price.
Hemara bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Price's head backwards.
Price throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hemara pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nyx Hemara is winning the standup battle so far.
Hemara swats away the attempt to clinch by Price.
Price misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hemara misses with a lunging right hand
and Price counters with a three punch combo that has Hemara backing up. Hemara nods at Price to acknowledge the strikes.
Price swinging wildly here.
A head kick misses from Hemara.
Nyx Hemara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A punch combination from Price misses.
Hemara misses with a straight right.
Price misses with a head kick.
A combination from Hemara does no damage.
Price connects with a body shot that sends Hemara's belly button to the back.
Hemara throws a nice looking combination but Price bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hemara throws the left hand but Price avoids the punch easily.
Price tries to clinch up.
Hemara scores with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hemara throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hemara takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Price clinches with his opponent.
Price breaks from the clinch.
Price pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hemara back to the cage. Price follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Price misses with a two punch combination.
Price uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hemara.
Hemara throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That has opened up Tim Price's cut even more.
A big right from Hemara misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Price clinches.
Hemara has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Price leaning his opponent against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tim Price will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Price drives through and clinches with Hemara against the cage.
Price tries to break the clinch but Hemara is controlling the position.
Hemara wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Price pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice straight punches there by Hemara. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hemara.
Hemara moves out of range of the body kick from Price.
Hemara missing with a left hand there. Price was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hemara lands a nice looking kick to the body. Price takes a step back to recover.
Hemara swats away the attempt to clinch by Price.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hemara - that will leave a mark!
Price has Hemara up against the cage in a clinch.
Price leaning his opponent against the cage.
Price tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hemara blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Price taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hemara is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hemara is trying to break free.
Hemara is trying to break the clinch but Price is controlling him.
Price is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hemara wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hemara tries to break free but Price pushes him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Price's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hemara is trying to break free.
Price wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Price stalls.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Price breaks from the clinch.
A head kick misses from Price.
Hemara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Price was well out of range. Poor timing from Hemara.
Hemara keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd cheers as Hemara lands an impressive looking overhand right. Price doesn't seem phased though.
Price throws a low kick but Hemara moves out of range easily.
Price on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hemara misses with the combination.
Price is looking to clinch.
Nyx Hemara has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hemara tries to bum rush Price with a series of wild strikes but Price uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Price is looking to clinch but Hemara is avoiding it.
Hemara throws a hook but Price blocks it.
Price moves in looking to clinch but Hemara pushes him off.
Price gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Price breaks from the clinch.
Hemara on the wrong end of a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hemara keeps the fight on the outside.
Hemara connects with a crisp jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Price looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hemara checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tim Price is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Price wants to clinch up but Hemara keeps it at a distance.
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 Nyx Hemara.
I think Price 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Robert Hutton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alzra Necromancer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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163 lbs
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160 lbs
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Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily
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Brawler
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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 Sydney, Robert Hutton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alzra Necromancer!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, John Kavanagh and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Necromancer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hutton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hutton lands a head kick that bluckles Necromancer 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 Hutton no doubt looking to push for a finish!
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!
Hutton fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Necromancer on the side of the head.
Hutton tries a head kick but it misses.
Necromancer takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Necromancer misses with a kick to the body
and Hutton holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hutton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Necromancer has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hutton.
Hutton tries a head kick but it misses.
Necromancer throws a head kick but Hutton moves out of range.
Hutton throws a front kick that sends Necromancer stumbling back into the cage.
Hutton instigates a clinch.
Necromancer is looking to break free of the clinch but Hutton has double underhooks.
Hutton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hutton throws a switch kick that catches Necromancer on the top of the head and drops him to the canvas! Necromancer looks hurt - I'm not sure he's going to get back up! The referee starts the count but calls it off at seven as Necromancer flops around on the canvas, clearly in no position to continue! This fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Robert Hutton!
After winning the bout, Robert Hutton 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 light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jaime Lannister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Orango (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as James Orango enters the cage!
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201 lbs
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205 lbs
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World class boxer
Very quick
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jaime Lannister!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Orango!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Chad Campbell and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lannister lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Orango backs up against the cage.
Lannister scores with a hook.
Orango walks into a jab.
Orango is rocked!
Jaime Lannister seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lannister staggers Orango with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Orango looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! No! He's back down again! 9...10 - he's can't beat the count and Lannister is victorious!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jaime Lannister!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Michael Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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215 lbs
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205 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Good chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michael Silver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Phil Miller!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, John Kavanagh and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silver thows a body shot but no joy.
Miller fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silver scores with a jab to the jaw.
Silver throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silver throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Miller tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silver swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A shot to the liver by Silver. Beautiful body shot.
Silver lands with a good body shot.
Silver takes a swing at Miller's ribcage but misses.
Silver closes the distance and scores with a big combo that sends Miller crashing to the mat! Miller uses the cage to get back to his feet and beat the count. The referee looks concerned but he's going to allow it to continue!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miller lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silver circles away quickly and effectively.
Silver works Miller's body with a nice hook.
Silver is looking to wear down Miller with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Silver fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Miller looks winded!
Miller is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Silver doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Miller crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Miller's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Michael Silver!
A less than humble Michael Silver misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Kaim Argunar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diablo Mephisto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kaim Argunar has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
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175 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Prefers standup
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Tends to cut
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kaim Argunar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Diablo Mephisto!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Reed Andrews and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mephisto is looking to clinch but Argunar is avoiding it.
Argunar avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mephisto lands a jab to Argunar's midsection.
Mephisto throws a right and a left that Argunar avoids nicely.
Mephisto closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Good shot there by Argunar.
Mephisto takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mephisto throws a combination that misses
and Argunar counters with a leg kick.
A lazy left from Argunar finds it's target.
It looks like Diablo Mephisto has been cut.
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!
Sloppy strikes from Mephisto. Those never looked like landing.
Mephisto walks into a straight right hand from Argunar.
A jab from Argunar finds it's way through Mephisto's defenses.
Argunar closes the distance and catches Mephisto with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Mephisto is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Mephisto is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Mephisto is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Argunar takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Kaim Argunar!
A victorious Kaim Argunar thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Dylan Sampson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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300 lbs
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268 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
Excellent boxer
Good chin
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Heavy handed
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dylan Sampson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tommy Turner!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Steve Montenegro and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sampson slips under a jab.
Turner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sampson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Turner tries a head kick but it misses.
Sampson clinches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sampson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Turner's brow.
A short right from Sampson.
Turner tries to break the clinch but Sampson is controlling the position.
Sampson misses with a knee to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Turner has Sampson pressed against the cage, preventing Sampson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Turner wants to get back to striking at distance but Sampson won't allow it.
Turner wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sampson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Turner has him pressed against the cage.
Sampson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sampson breaks from the clinch.
Turner misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Turner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sampson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turner was well out of range. Poor timing from Sampson.
Turner is looking to clinch.
Sampson throws out a head kick that Turner doesn't see coming - it connects and sends Turner crashing to the mat face first! He's bounced up to his knees and is scrambling to get back to his feet and beat the count. He's up on 5 but still looks a bit groggy; will the referee allow it to continue??? He's taking a good look into Turner's eyes and has decided to let it go on!
It looks like Tommy Turner has been cut.
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!
Sampson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sampson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sampson throws a leg kick that misses.
Turner takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sampson rushes Turner and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sampson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Turner backwards.
Sampson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sampson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner tries to clinch but Sampson is having none of it.
Turner closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Turner tries to break free but Sampson pushes him back against the cage.
Turner is trying to force a seperation but Sampson has the dominant position.
The referee calls for Turner to work.
A short right from Sampson on the inside.
Sampson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sampson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Turner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sampson tries to close the distance and clinch but Turner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sampson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sampson takes the fight into the clinch.
Sampson is struggling to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sampson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Turner tries to clinch up but Sampson circles away and keeps his distance.
Sampson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Turner is looking to break free of the clinch but Sampson has double underhooks.
Sampson breaks the clinch.
Sampson has Turner up against the cage in a clinch.
Sampson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sampson breaks from the clinch.
Sampson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Turner manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Turner closes the distance but Sampson moves to the side
and as Turner resets, Sampson pounces with a savage head kick that drops Turner to the mat! Turner looks wobbly but gets back to his feet on the count of 5. The referee continues the count to 8 then steps aside to let these two guys get back at it!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sampson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Turner darts in trying to clinch
and Sampson counters with a nice uppercut.
Sampson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Turner counters with a nice kick to the body.
Turner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sampson rushes Turner and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Turner is looking to break free of the clinch but Sampson has double underhooks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Turner missing with knees to the body.
Turner is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sampson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sampson lands a head kick. Turner smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dylan Sampson takes that one as he scored multiple knockdowns. Tommy Turner was lucky to get out of the first round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sampson tries to clinch but Turner is having none of it.
Dylan Sampson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Turner misses with a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sampson is looking to clinch but Turner is avoiding it.
Sampson moves out of range as Turner throws a body kick.
Turner tries to land a front kick but Sampson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sampson lands a head kick. Turner smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Turner misses with a jab to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sampson doesn't manage to clinch there - Turner circles away.
Sampson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Turner tries to clinch but Sampson moves away
and Sampson counters by moving into the clinch.
Turner tries to stall but Sampson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sampson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sampson tries to clinch up but Turner circles away and keeps his distance.
Sampson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Turner.
Turner keeps the fight on the outside.
Turner keeps the fight on the outside.
Sampson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That kick from Sampson tenderised Turner's leg. Turner is trying to keep his angry face on.
Turner throws a one two combo.
Sampson moves in looking to clinch but Turner pushes him off.
Turner rushes Sampson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sampson has Turner pressed against the cage, preventing Turner from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sampson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Turner wants to stall.
Sampson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sampson tries to clinch there but Turner circles away.
Sampson moves into range and clinches up with Turner.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turner blocks the elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Sampson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sampson clinches up against the cage.
Sampson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Turner misses with a low kick as Sampson jumps back.
Sampson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner wants to clinch up but Sampson keeps it at a distance.
Turner throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sampson makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Turner really felt that one!
Sampson clobbers Turner with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Turner is breathing heavily.
Sampson lands a jab-cross combination.
Sampson scores a flash knockdown with a right hook that drops Turner to his hands and knees! The ref pushes Sampson away as he looks to land an illegal blow. Turner got an extra few seconds to recover there, which could have made all the differences as he stumbles back to his feet. The referee looks into his eyes and decides to allow the bout to continue. Can he survive?!
Turner is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sampson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Turner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sampson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Turner stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sampson.
Turner gets tackled into the cage by Sampson. Sampson maintains the clinch.
Turner is trying to maintain a safe position but Sampson gets an underhook and turns Turner into the cage.
Nice body punch from Sampson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sampson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dylan Sampson is winning the standup battle so far.
Sampson pushes Turner up against the cage in a clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sampson.
Sampson dodges an elbow strike from Turner.
Sampson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sampson forces Turner back against the cage and clinches.
Turner tries to land a knee to the head but Sampson blocks with his arms.
Sampson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Turner's efforts to push away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Turner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sampson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dylan Sampson will take that round after scoring the only knockdown of the round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Turner swinging wildly here.
Sampson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Turner throws a sloppy head kick and Sampson moves out of range easily.
Turner throws a right hand that Sampson ducks under and follows up with a left that Sampson also avoids with ease.
A punch combination from Sampson misses.
Turner misses with a straight left.
Turner is looking to clinch.
Turner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sampson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sampson throws a sloppy head kick and Turner moves out of range easily.
Turner tries to close the distance and clinch but Sampson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sampson. That's going to slow Turner down.
Turner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Some wild striking there from Sampson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sampson clinches up with Turner and pushes him back against the cage.
Sampson has Turner pushed against the cage.
Sampson breaks the clinch.
Turner swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sampson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sampson closes the distance and pushes Turner back into the cage.
Turner taking a breather.
Turner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Turner keeps the fight on the outside.
Sampson wants to clinch.
Sampson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sampson moves to clinch but Turner breaks away
and Turner holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sampson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Turner can do to turn this around?
A knee to the head by Sampson.
Sampson has Turner pressed against the cage, preventing Turner from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Turner is looking to break free of the clinch but Sampson has double underhooks.
Turner is trying to break the clinch but Sampson has him pressed against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turner tries a knee to the head but Sampson blocks it.
Sampson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sampson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sampson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Sampson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sampson catches Turner with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sampson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sampson throws a head kick that Turner semi-blocks.
Turner is still on wobbly legs! Can Sampson finish him?
Turner throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sampson.
Turner seems to have recovered his senses.
Turner circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sampson closes the distance and scores with a big combo that sends Turner crashing to the mat! Turner uses the cage to get back to his feet and beat the count. The referee looks concerned but he's going to allow it to continue!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Turner moves in looking to clinch but Sampson pushes him off.
Sampson is looking to clinch but Turner is avoiding it.
Sampson has managed to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sampson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sampson doesn't manage to clinch there - Turner circles away.
Turner fails with an attempt to clinch.
Turner chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sampson can pounce on him.
Danga de danga de dang - Sampson scores with a four punch combination!
Turner tries to keep at a distance but Sampson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Turner wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sampson has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Turner is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sampson pressing his opponent against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dylan Sampson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sampson 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:23
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:23
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:23
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dylan Sampson!
Dylan Sampson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between James Franks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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155 lbs
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155 lbs
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Franks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Turner!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Joseph Jones and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franks is looking to clinch but Turner is avoiding it.
Franks lands a two punch combo.
Franks swats away the attempt to clinch by Turner.
Franks lands with a nice combination. Turner backs away looking to recover.
Turner will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Franks lands a two punch combo.
Turner swinging wildly here.
Turner gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Turner throws a head kick that misses.
Franks circles away from the clinch attempt
and Franks moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner just leaning against Franks, taking a breather.
Franks is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Franks is trying to maintain a safe position but Turner gets an underhook and turns Franks into the cage.
Turner misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Franks.
Turner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Franks pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Turner tries to land a body kick
and Franks counters by moving into the clinch.
Turner is trying to break the clinch but Franks has him pressed against the cage.
Turner lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Turner tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Franks avoids it.
Turner breaks from the clinch.
Franks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner doesn't manage to clinch there - Franks circles away.
Franks tries to clinch but Turner is having none of it.
Danga de danga de dang - Turner scores with a four punch combination!
Franks moves in looking to clinch but Turner pushes him off.
Franks misses with a head kick.
Franks is looking to clinch but Turner is avoiding it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
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!
Turner tries to break the clinch but Franks is controlling the position.
Turner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Franks tries to bum rush Turner with a series of wild strikes but Turner uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Turner fails with an attempt to clinch.
Turner throws a leg kick but Franks checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Franks manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Turner wants to clinch up but Franks keeps it at a distance.
Franks gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Franks trying to land knees to the body.
Franks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Turner takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Franks rushes Turner and presses him up against the cage.
Franks breaks the clinch.
Franks is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Turner clinches with his opponent.
Franks's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franks drives through and clinches with Turner against the cage.
Turner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Turner throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Some wild striking there from Turner.
Turner closes the distance but Franks moves to the side
and Franks counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Franks throws a head kick but Turner moves out of range.
Turner misses with a wild body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Franks throws a one two combo.
Turner tries to clinch but Franks moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Franks lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Turner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Franks scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Franks dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Turner tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Franks manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Franks checks a leg kick.
Turner gets tackled into the cage by Franks. Franks maintains the clinch.
Franks is trying to stall.
Franks is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A hook to the body from Franks.
Franks has Turner pushed against the cage.
Franks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Franks thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Franks moves in looking to clinch but Turner pushes him off.
Franks showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Turner.
Franks tries to close the distance and clinch but Turner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Turner misses with a wild combination.
Franks wants to clinch up but Turner keeps it at a distance.
Franks tries to clinch but Turner is having none of it.
Turner fails with an attempt to clinch.
Franks misses the body punch
and Turner counters with a left and a right that stings Franks.
James Franks is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick misses from Turner.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Franks paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Turner misses with a two punch combination.
A head kick misses from Franks.
Turner closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Franks pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Turner misses.
Turner lands a really nice looking cross but Franks seems unphased.
The fight stays on the outside here - Franks looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Turner takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Franks instigates a clinch.
Turner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franks throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Turner circles away from the clinch attempt.
Turner misses with a head kick.
A head kick by Turner misses
and Franks counters by clinching up.
Turner takes an elbow to the temple.
Turner lands a shot to the body.
Turner tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Franks avoids it.
Franks tries to stall but Turner uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Franks looking to throw knees to the head but Turner is blocking nicely.
Franks dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Franks wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franks pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Turner tries to clinch but Franks is having none of it.
Turner closes the distance and clinches.
Turner throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Franks tries to break free but Turner pushes him back against the cage.
Turner struggles to land a body shot inside as Franks controls his hands.
Franks leaning against his opponent.
Turner looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short left from Turner.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turner misses with a body punch.
Turner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
James Franks is winning the standup battle so far.
Turner clinches up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mike Turner will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Turner closes the distance and clinches.
James Franks has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Turner tries to break free but Franks pushes him back against the cage.
Franks tries a knee to the head but Turner blocks it.
Franks lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Franks wants to break the clinch but can't.
Franks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Turner throws a head kick that misses.
Franks throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Turner.
Franks jabs at Turner's body.
Turner circles away from the clinch attempt.
Franks lands with a nice body punch.
Turner on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Franks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner moves in looking to clinch but Franks pushes him off.
Franks avoids the body shot from Turner.
Turner throws a head kick but Franks moves out of range.
Franks throws a head kick but Turner moves out of range.
Turner has Franks up against the cage in a clinch.
Franks unloads a knee to the mid-section. Turner lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Turner stalling against the cage.
Franks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Turner wants to clinch up but Franks keeps it at a distance.
Franks moves in looking to clinch but Turner pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner throws a series of punches but Franks avoids them all with ease.
Turner throws a series of punches but Franks avoids them all with ease.
Turner misses with an uppercut.
Turner has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Turner there as he acknowledges the shot.
Franks lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Franks tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Turner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Turner tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Franks manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Turner misses with a body shot.
Franks lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Turner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Franks taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franks is trying to break the clinch but Turner has him pressed against the cage.
Franks stalls.
Franks has had enough of the clinch but Turner keeps him there for the moment.
Franks scores a nice knee to the body.
Franks wants to get back to striking at distance but Turner won't allow it.
Franks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Franks tries to close the distance and clinch but Turner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Franks tries a head kick but it misses.
Turner feints and then cracks Franks's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Franks down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Franks manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Turner wants to clinch up but Franks keeps it at a distance.
Turner bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Franks doesn't manage to clinch there - Turner circles away.
Turner with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Turner throws a head kick that misses.
Franks fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Turner.
Turner fails in his attempt to clinch.
Turner slips under a jab from Franks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Turner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Franks moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Turner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Franks paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Turner moves into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Franks showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Franks 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:28
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Franks!
James Franks decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Diaz Bros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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295 lbs
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300 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Diaz Bros !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jake Wright!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Jorge Garcia and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wright tries to keep at a distance but Bros has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bros lands an elbow that stopped Wright in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Jake Wright has been cut.
Bros scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wright tries to stall but Bros uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Wright is trying to break the clinch but Bros is controlling him.
Wright tries to stall but Bros uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bros scores with a shot to the side of Wright's head.
Bros lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wright throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bros blocks it with crossed arms.
Bros pushes Wright back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bros lands a nice elbow.
Bros pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wright takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wright misses with a head kick.
Wright closes the distance but Bros moves to the side
and Bros holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bros breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bros lands a front kick.
Wright looks winded!
Wright has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bros .
Bros fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wright, pushing him back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bros lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wright.
A right hook to the body lands for Bros .
Bros lands a shoulder strike.
That has opened up Jake Wright's cut even more.
Bros 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bros turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bros lets loose with a powerful body kick. Wright will feel that in the morning.
Bros scores with a kick to the body.
Wright has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bros .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bros pushes Wright up against the cage in a clinch.
Bros breaks the clinch.
Bros has managed to clinch.
Bros lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The cut above Jake Wright's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A right hand to the body from Bros .
Bros breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bros with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bros lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Wright backs up against the cage.
Bros moves into range and clinches up with Wright.
Bros lands an elbow just above Wright 's eye.
Jake Wright's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jake Wright's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Diaz Bros !
A relieved looking Diaz Bros 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 lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Anothny Prettsi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Shock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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150 lbs
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155 lbs
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Self confident
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anothny Prettsi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, William Shock!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jonathan Paton and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prettsi misses with a body shot.
Prettsi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Shock tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Prettsi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shock throws a head kick that misses.
Prettsi looks to clinch
and Shock counters with an inside leg kick.
Prettsi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Prettsi moves into the clinch successfully.
Prettsi tries to throw a body punch but Shock avoids it by throwing Prettsi back against the cage.
Shock taking a breather.
Prettsi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Shock has him pressed against the cage.
Prettsi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shock's elbow.
Prettsi tries to break the clinch but Shock is controlling the position.
Shock is trying to stall.
Shock prevents Prettsi from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prettsi tries a body shot but Shock blocks it.
Prettsi lands a shot to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Prettsi.
Prettsi tries to throw a body punch but Shock avoids it by throwing Prettsi back against the cage.
Prettsi has Shock pressed against the cage, preventing Shock from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Shock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shock goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Prettsi is looking to break free of the clinch but Shock has double underhooks.
Shock wants to break the clinch but can't.
Prettsi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Prettsi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shock wants to clinch up but Prettsi keeps it at a distance.
Prettsi doesn't manage to clinch there - Shock circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prettsi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shock looks to clinch
and Prettsi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Shock thinking.
Prettsi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Shock circles away from the clinch attempt.
A head kick misses from Shock.
Prettsi moves in looking to clinch but Shock pushes him off.
Shock tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Prettsi.
Prettsi doesn't manage to clinch there - Shock circles away.
Prettsi throws a head kick but Shock moves out of range.
Prettsi darts in trying to clinch
and Shock counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shock tries to stall but Prettsi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Prettsi's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Shock goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shock prevents a body shot from Prettsi.
A shot in the inside from Shock.
Prettsi breaks from the clinch.
Prettsi swats away the attempt to clinch by Shock.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Prettsi will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Shock up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shock avoiding damage as Prettsi throws knees to the body.
Shock is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Prettsi is keeping busy.
Prettsi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Prettsi clinches up against the cage.
Prettsi is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Shock is keeping busy.
Shock misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shock looking to stall.
Shock has had enough of the clinch but Prettsi keeps him there for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anothny Prettsi dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Shock tries to clinch there but Prettsi circles away.
Prettsi goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Prettsi tries to clinch up.
Prettsi moves into the clinch.
Prettsi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Prettsi blocks a body shot from Shock.
Prettsi tries to break the clinch but Shock is controlling the position.
Shock misses with an elbow over the top.
Prettsi trying to stall but Shock improves his position.
Shock has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Shock taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Shock is looking to break free of the clinch but Prettsi has double underhooks.
Prettsi tries to break the clinch but Shock is controlling the position.
Prettsi being controlled against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shock.
Prettsi displaying some good clinch control by pressing Shock up against the cage.
Shock stalling.
Prettsi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shock throws a sloppy head kick and Prettsi moves out of range easily.
Shock keeps the fight on the outside.
Prettsi throws a head kick but Shock moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prettsi's jab looks to have found its range, popping Shock under the eye.
Prettsi throws a head kick but Shock moves out of range.
Shock throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Prettsi's head.
A head kick by Prettsi misses
and Shock counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Shock.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Shock.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Shock as Prettsi tries to tie him up.
Shock tries to break the clinch but Prettsi is controlling the position.
Prettsi dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Shock takes a knee right on the jaw!
Shock is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shock is leaning against Prettsi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prettsi missing with knees to the body.
Shock escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A looping hook to the body misses from Prettsi. Shock does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shock tries to clinch but Prettsi is having none of it.
Shock tries to clinch but Prettsi moves out of range.
Shock is looking to clinch.
Shock tries to clinch
and Prettsi counters with a thumping low kick.
Shock tries to clinch up.
Prettsi wants to clinch
and Shock counters with a nice kick to the body.
Prettsi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Shock manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prettsi moves into range and clinches up with Shock.
Prettsi digs a right hand underneath Shock's ribcage. Shock let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Prettsi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shock stalling in the clinch but Prettsi improves position.
Shock breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shock tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shock misses with a body kick.
Shock blocks a head kick by Prettsi.
Sloppy strikes from Prettsi. Those never looked like landing.
Shock moves in looking to clinch but Prettsi pushes him off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A solid body kick from Shock.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Prettsi misses with a two punch combination.
Shock has taken the fight to the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but William Shock will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Shock moves into range and clinches up with Prettsi.
Shock with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Prettsi stalling in the clinch.
Shock breaks the clinch.
Shock throws a sloppy head kick and Prettsi moves out of range easily.
Prettsi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Shock being controlled against the cage.
Shock working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Prettsi tries to stall but Shock uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Prettsi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Anothny Prettsi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Shock wants to get back to striking at distance but Prettsi won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shock working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Prettsi looking to slow down the pace here.
Prettsi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shock misses with a head kick.
Prettsi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Prettsi throws a sloppy head kick and Shock moves out of range easily.
Prettsi tries to clinch up but Shock circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Prettsi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Prettsi avoids the head kick by Shock.
Shock doesn't manage to clinch there - Prettsi circles away.
Prettsi tries to clinch but Shock is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shock jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Prettsi throws a nice head kick!
Prettsi tries to clinch but Shock moves out of range.
Prettsi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Prettsi throws a head kick but Shock moves out of range.
Anothny Prettsi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shock misses with a wild combination.
A head kick misses from Prettsi.
Prettsi has taken the fight to the clinch.
Prettsi is trying to push Shock away but Shock has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Shock trying to control the position but instead, Prettsi has worked for underhooks and has pushed Shock into the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shock creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shock keeps control of Prettsi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Shock avoiding damage.
Prettsi manages to break the clinch.
Shock throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Prettsi wants to clinch up but Shock keeps it at a distance.
Shock looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shock looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shock swats away the attempt to clinch by Prettsi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prettsi wants to clinch.
Prettsi scores with a kick to the midsection.
Prettsi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Shock is out of range.
Anothny Prettsi is winning the standup battle so far.
Prettsi tried to score with a low kick but Shock checks it.
Shock closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Prettsi working hard to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shock wants to get back to striking at distance but Prettsi won't allow it.
Prettsi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Prettsi misses with a body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anothny Prettsi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Prettsi 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anothny Prettsi!
A less than humble Anothny Prettsi misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Xavier Fury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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194 lbs
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Self confident
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Xavier Fury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Billy Silver!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Joseph Jones and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Silver.
Fury avoids the head kick by Silver.
Silver connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fury on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Silver throws a head kick but Fury moves out of range.
That kick from Silver tenderised Fury's leg. Fury is trying to keep his angry face on.
An inside leg kick lands from Silver.
A nice leg kick lands there from Silver.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silver ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fury on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Silver. Silver obviously looking to wear him down.
Fury on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Billy Silver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fury throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silver throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fury is breathing heavily.
Silver lands a nice shot to the body.
Fury takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Silver.
Silver lands with a slapping head kick.
Silver connects with an inside leg kick.
Billy Silver is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Silver.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silver turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Silver looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Silver fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Silver scores with a kick to the midsection.
Silver throws out a head kick that Fury doesn't see coming - it connects and sends Fury crashing to the mat face first! He's bounced up to his knees and is scrambling to get back to his feet and beat the count. He's up on 5 but still looks a bit groggy; will the referee allow it to continue??? He's taking a good look into Fury's eyes and has decided to let it go on!
An inside leg kick lands from Silver.
A solid leg kick lands there for Silver.
Silver cracks Fury with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Fury is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Fury is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Fury could not beat the count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Billy Silver!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Billy Silver made sure he mentioned Damnfield clothing, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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