Elite KT 1 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Angelo Alaan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kick Benderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alaan comes into the arena with BITCHES AINT SHIT blaring out of the sound system. Benderson has chosen Swiming Pools - Kendrick Lamar as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Alaan
vs
Benderson

180 cm
25
272 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

200 cm
20
250 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

Great elbows
Granite chin

Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Machine Fight Gear

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Angelo Alaan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kick Benderson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Jorge Garcia and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Alaan clinches with his opponent.
Alaan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Benderson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Benderson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Alaan's brow.
Benderson lands an elbow just above Alaan 's eye.

It looks like Angelo Alaan has been cut.
Alaan misses with an elbow over the top.
Alaan is stalling here.
Benderson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Benderson as Alaan tries to tie him up.
Benderson prevents Alaan from breaking the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alaan is trying to maintain a safe position but Benderson gets an underhook and turns Alaan into the ropes.
Benderson prevents Alaan from breaking the clinch.
Alaan looking to slow down the pace here.
Alaan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alaan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Our sources have told us that Alaan has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Alaan lands an elbow that stopped Benderson in his tracks for a moment.
Benderson looking to stall.
Alaan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Alaan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Alaan working hard to break the clinch.
Alaan could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Benderson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Alaan's defenses.
Alaan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Alaan is trying to break the clinch but Benderson is controlling him.
Alaan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Benderson is defending well for now.
Alaan is looking to break free of the clinch but Benderson has double underhooks.

Benderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Benderson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Alaan, pushing him back against the ropes.
Benderson prevents Alaan from breaking the clinch.
Benderson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Alaan wants to stall.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Alaan can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Benderson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Alaan's efforts to push away.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Alaan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Alaan throws an elbow that misses.
Alaan working hard to break the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Alaan trying to stall but Benderson improves his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Angelo Alaan.

Benderson has Alaan up against the ropes in a clinch.
Alaan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Alaan trying to stall but Benderson improves his position.
Benderson prevents Alaan from breaking the clinch.
Alaan wants to stall.
Alaan tries to break the clinch but Benderson is controlling the position.
Alaan tries to stall but Benderson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Alaan blocks an elbow strike from Benderson.
Alaan working Benderson over with knees to the body.
Alaan tries to circle away but Benderson has him pinned against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Alaan is trying to push Benderson away but Benderson has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Alaan tries to stall but Benderson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Benderson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Alaan missing with knees to the body.
Benderson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Alaan tries to break free but Benderson pushes him back against the ropes.
Benderson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Alaan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Benderson keeps control of Alaan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Angelo Alaan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Angelo Alaan's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Alaan rushes Benderson and presses him up against the ropes.
Knees to the body from Alaan.
Alaan tries to break free but Benderson pushes him back against the ropes.
Alaan lands a damaging elbow.
Alaan tries to circle away but Benderson has him pinned against the ropes.
Benderson misses with an elbow over the top.

Benderson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Alaan has managed to clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A body shot lands from Benderson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alaan working Benderson over with knees to the body.
Benderson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Alaan tries to break the clinch but Benderson is controlling the position.
Alaan leaning against his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alaan taking a breather.
Benderson avoiding damage as Alaan throws knees to the body.
Alaan lands a nice elbow.
Benderson avoids a wild elbow strike from Alaan.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Benderson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Alaan up against the ropes.
Alaan is trying to break free.
Alaan missing with knees to the body.
Alaan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Benderson can do to turn this around?
Alaan is trying to break the clinch but Benderson is controlling him.
Benderson has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.
Alaan dodges an elbow strike from Benderson.
Alaan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Benderson avoids it.
Benderson blocks an elbow strike from Alaan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benderson managing to block the knees to the body from Alaan.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Alaan tries to stall but Benderson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Alaan holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Benderson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Alaan's defenses.

Angelo Alaan's cut is getting worse.
Alaan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Benderson stalling in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Benderson lands an elbow inside that Alaan shrugs off.

Angelo Alaan's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Angelo Alaan's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kick Benderson!
Kick Benderson bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
Angelo Alaan spoke after the fight, saying 'HES GOT LUCKY TONIGHT I WANT A REMATCH'.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
17%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Friedrich Nietzsche (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Ignacio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ignacio comes into a darkened arena with his song building. TWERK IT LIKE MILEY kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Nietzsche
vs
Ignacio

197 cm
25
271 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
25
277 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Excellent MT
Very quick

Great elbows
Determined

Machiavelli Boutique

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 New York, Friedrich Nietzsche!
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, Ryan Ignacio!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Chad Campbell and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ignacio falls off balance throwing a combination

and Nietzsche counters by clinching up.
Ignacio wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ignacio wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nietzsche lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nietzsche stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ignacio is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Nietzsche lands a hook that snaps the head of Ignacio backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Nietzsche creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nietzsche lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nietzsche lands a nice uppercut.

Nietzsche creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Ignacio crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5, yes, he's made it back to his feet. He seems OK so it looks like we're going to continue!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Ignacio has closed the distance and engaged Nietzsche in a clinch.
Nietzsche lands a left hand.
Nietzsche creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ignacio's defenses.

Ignacio is rocked!

It looks like Ryan Ignacio has been cut.
Nietzsche creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Ignacio crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Ignacio face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Nietzsche takes it with a brutal technical knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Friedrich Nietzsche!
Friedrich Nietzsche decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Ryan Ignacio spoke after the fight, saying 'HES GOT LUCKY TONIGHT'.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
97%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Eric Caulfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clint Hester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Caulfield comes to the ring accompanied by Ashes Divide - The Stone. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Caulfield
vs
Hester

176 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Counter fighter
Self confident

Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eric Caulfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clint Hester!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Jorge Garcia and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hester tries to clinch but Caulfield moves out of range.
Caulfield lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hester circles away quickly and effectively.
Hester displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Caulfield throws out the jab.
Hester tries to counter with a clinch but Caulfield shakes him off and moves away.
Caulfield looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hester only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Hester walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Caulfield checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

Hester gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hester throws a head punch that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hester throws a punch but it's blocked by Caulfield.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caulfield is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hester is keeping busy.
Caulfield tries to break the clinch but Hester is controlling the position.
Still in the clinch, Hester scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hester gets through Caulfield's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hester breaks the clinch.
Caulfield thuds a left hand into Hester's body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Caulfield crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hester - the referee stops the clock and Caulfield gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hester. Caulfield manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Hester lands with a nice body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Caulfield misses the target.
Hester misses with a wild body shot.
Hester tries to clinch up but Caulfield circles away and keeps his distance.
Caulfield is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Caulfield lands a jab to the head.
A big right from Caulfield misses.
Hester connects with a solid leg kick.
Caulfield fails to land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hester pushes Caulfield away with a front kick.
Caulfield misses with a combination
and Hester counters with an outside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Caulfield feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hesters jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hester throws a nice inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hester.
Hester scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Caulfield.
Caulfield avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Caulfield swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Caulfield moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hester.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caulfield looks to land a combination but Hester avoids it well.
Caulfield displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hester lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hester thumps Caulfield with a low kick.
Hester connects with a leg kick. Caulfield looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hester.
Caulfield lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hester lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
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!
Caulfield throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hester.
Hester thows a body kick. Caulfield tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Caulfield is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hester scores with a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hester.
Hester thuds his shin into the meat of Caulfield's side.
Hester thuds his shin into the meat of Caulfield's side.
Hester fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

Hester instigates a clinch.
The referee calls for Hester to work.
Hester throws a punch but it's blocked by Caulfield.
Hester lands a hook that snaps the head of Caulfield backwards.
Hester misses with a knee strike.
Caulfield throws an elbow but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clint Hester dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Hester connects with a body shot that sends Caulfield's belly button to the back.
Caulfield swinging wildly here.
Hester tries to counter by closing the distance.
Caulfield throws a combination. Hester tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hester walks into a stiff left hand from Caulfield.
Eric Caulfield is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Caulfield on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caulfield falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hester counters with a good, hard body kick but Caulfield shrugs it off.
Hester feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Caulfield's calf.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hester lands a front kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hester lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hester fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Caulfield.
Caulfield takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hester!
Hester lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hester fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Caulfield.
Hester is looking to slow Caulfield down with leg kicks.
Caulfield misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hester only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Hester tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Caulfield manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Caulfield is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hester missing with a left hand there. Caulfield was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hester scores with the left hand. Caulfield knows he should have avoided that one.
Caulfield looks to land a right hand but Hester moved out of range.
Hester steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Caulfield throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And Hester responds with a good body kick, but Caulfield manages to step out the way in time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Caulfield keeps the fight on the outside.
Hester wants to clinch up but Caulfield keeps it at a distance.
Caulfield will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Hester fails with an attempt to clinch.
Caulfield darts in trying to clinch
and Hester counters with a nice body kick.
Hester buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caulfield 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.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hester!

Hester moves into the clinch successfully.
Hester connects with a nasty looking knee right to Caulfield's face.
Hester misses with a punch to the body.
Caulfield's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Hester fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Caulfield is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hester is keeping busy.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hester seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Caulfield takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hester looking to throw knees to the head but Caulfield is blocking nicely.
Hester using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Caulfield has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caulfield throws a head punch that misses.
Caulfield misses with some punches.
Hester working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Caulfield blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hester throws a knee to the head but misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Caulfield as Hester tries to tie him up.
Hester tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Clint Hester seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
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!
Caulfield looking to slow down the pace here.
Caulfield is trying to push Hester away but Hester has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Hester has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hester lands a knee to the body.
Hester fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hester tries a knee to the head but Caulfield blocks it.
Hester swings wildly with an uppercut but Caulfield uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clint Hester showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hester.
Caulfield lunges at Hester with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hester's hand.
Caulfield throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Caulfield keeps the fight on the outside.
A slow jab from Caulfield misses its intended target.
Hester appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Caulfield.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hester misses with a body kick.
Caulfield is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hester thows a body kick. Caulfield tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Crunch! Hester slams his shin into Caulfield's torso.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hester throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hester chopping away at his opponent's legs.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hester stalling in the clinch.
Hester swings wildly with an uppercut but Caulfield uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hester tries a knee to the head but Caulfield blocks it.
Hester is trying to maintain a safe position but Caulfield gets an underhook and turns Hester into the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Caulfield.

Hester escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Caulfield throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hester finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hester.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hester lands a front kick.
Caulfield takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hester lands a nice looking body kick.
Clint Hester seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Hester instigates a clinch.
Hester tries to stall but Caulfield uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Hester manages to break the clinch.
Crack! A monster head kick from Hester and Caulfield falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Hester!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Clint Hester!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
67%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Oswaldorf Magnavox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Tipenroff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Tipenroff has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Oswaldorf Magnavox's chin.

Magnavox
vs
Tipenroff

195 cm
18
245 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

194 cm
20
230 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Excellent MT
Big right hand

Decent boxing
Prefers standup

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 New York, Oswaldorf Magnavox!
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, Mike Tipenroff!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Dean Styles and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Magnavox rushes Tipenroff and presses him up against the ropes.
Magnavox is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tipenroff is keeping busy.
Magnavox lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tipenroff backwards.
Tipenroff blocking some punches.
Tipenroff tries to circle away but Magnavox has him pinned against the ropes.
Magnavox misses with a punch on the inside.
Magnavox misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Magnavox fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Magnavox fails to land.
Tipenroff tries to break the clinch but Magnavox is controlling the position.
Tipenroff misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Magnavox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Magnavox throws a punch but it's blocked by Tipenroff.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short left from Magnavox.
Tipenroff tries to stall but Magnavox uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Magnavox lands a right hand.
Magnavox gets through Tipenroff's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Magnavox tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tipenroff misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tipenroff misses with an elbow over the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Magnavox obliges.
Tipenroff looks winded!
Magnavox stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Magnavox.
A short uppercut from Magnavox.
Magnavox pushes Tipenroff back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Magnavox.
Magnavox lands with a left to the head.
Magnavox missing with knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Magnavox.
Magnavox is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

Magnavox creates a bit of space and cracks Tipenroff with an uppercut that drops him to the canvas! Tipenroff is wobbled and seems to be struggling to get back to his feet. 3,4,5. He's up! Phew, his manager will be relieved but they're no doubt wondering whether he'll be able to recover properly and get back in the fight!

Tipenroff is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Magnavox gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Magnavox is leaning against Tipenroff and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Magnavox.
Magnavox lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tipenroff is still on wobbly legs! Can Magnavox finish him?
Magnavox creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Tipenroff crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Tipenroff face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Magnavox takes it with a brutal technical knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Oswaldorf Magnavox!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
67%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Phil Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dennis Johohanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phil Harris has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Harris
vs
Johohanson

177 cm
18
190 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Excellent boxer
Good chin

Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Phil Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dennis Johohanson!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Russell Pearce and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johohanson tries to close the distance and clinch but Harris swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johohanson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Harris misses with a straight left.
Harris lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Harris displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johohanson throws out the jab.
Johohanson throws an off balance right hand
and Harris counters with a one-two to the body.
Johohanson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Harris moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Harris is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Johohanson moves away from the strike by Harris.
Johohanson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Johohanson throws a shot from downtown. Harris moves away and avoids it.
Harris scores with a jab to the head.
Harris loads up on a big right hand but Johohanson slips the punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johohanson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Harris. Harris circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

It looks like Phil Harris has been cut.

Johohanson clinches.
Johohanson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harris's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johohanson misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Harris.
Johohanson blocks an uppercut.
Harris is looking to control Johohanson's arms but Johohanson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Harris has his back to the ropes.

Johohanson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johohanson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Harris paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Harris connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Johohanson fails to land with a series of punches.
Phil Harris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johohanson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Harris is looking to counter punch.
Johohanson cracks Harris with an open hand slap.
Harris tries to move into range but Johohanson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Johohanson tries to clinch but Harris moves out of range.
Harris swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dennis Johohanson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johohanson wants to clinch but Harris slips to the side
and Harris counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johohanson scores with a hook to the body. Harris takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harris circles away from the clinch attempt.
It looked like Harris wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Harris walks into a big right hand from Johohanson and goes down! The referee sends Johohanson to a neutral corner as Harris gets back to his feet. He looks OK so we're back under way.
Johohanson weaves into range and cracks Harris right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Harris goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Johohanson is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dennis Johohanson!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
73%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Kevin Hawthorne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Lee (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.

Hawthorne
vs
Lee

189 cm
25
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
270 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Excellent MT
Big heart

Dangerous knees
Solid chin

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 New York, Kevin Hawthorne!
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, Bruce Lee!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Eddie Farnsworth and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee throws a lazy head kick
and Hawthorne counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hawthorne comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lee goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Hawthorne lands with a shot to the body.
Lee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hawthorne feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Hawthorne looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lee misses with a kick to the body
and Hawthorne counters with a straight right hand.
Lee throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good leg kick by Hawthorne there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hawthorne lands a slapping body shot.
Lee looks winded!
Hawthorne scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hawthorne blocks a head kick by Lee.

Hawthorne throws out a head kick that Lee doesn't see coming - it connects and sends Lee 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 Lee's eyes and has decided to let it go on!

Lee is rocked!

It looks like Bruce Lee has been cut.
Hawthorne circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Lee tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Hawthorne wins by KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kevin Hawthorne!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Junior Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Goulven Andegue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Junior Nelson has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Nelson
vs
Andegue

218 cm
18
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

205 cm
19
275 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

Brawler
Determined

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, Junior Nelson!
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, Goulven Andegue!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Roberts and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson moves in looking to clinch but Andegue pushes him off.
Andegue throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nelson counters with a series of strikes. Andegue will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nelson wants to clinch.
Andegue thinks about the counter body kick.
Andegue looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Andegue misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nelson misses with a body shot.
Nelson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Andegue moves away.
Andegue throws the kick towards the body but Nelson avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Nelson.
Andegue rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nelson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andegue takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

It looks like Goulven Andegue has been cut.
Andegue walks into a left hand.
Andegue throws a right hand that Nelson ducks under and follows up with a left that Nelson also avoids with ease.
Nelson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Andegue gets a clinch.
Nelson has had enough of the clinch but Andegue keeps him there for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson blocking some punches.
A frustrated look appears on Andegue's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Andegue misses with an elbow strike.
Nelson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Nelson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Andegue is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nelson.
A quick step to the side and Nelson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nelson tries to clinch up.
Andegue misses with a double jab
and Nelson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Andegue misses with a combination
and Nelson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Andegue is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Nelson is looking to slow Andegue down with leg kicks.
Andegue tries to bum rush Nelson with a series of wild strikes but Nelson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Andegue pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nelson is looking to counter with a body kick.
Andegue is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nelson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson avoids a punch combination nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Nelson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nelson scores with a nice body kick.
Andegue looks winded!
Nelson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nelson scores with a punch to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd cheers as Nelson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Andegue doesn't seem phased though.
Nelson doesn't manage to clinch there - Andegue circles away.
Nelson pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Nelson scores with a jab and follows up with an uppercut that drops Andegue to his knees! He bounces straight back to his feet but is forced to take the mandatory standing 8 count before he's allowed to continue. We're back under way and the fighters meet in the middle of the canvas to re-engage.
Nelson lands a nice shot to the body.
Andegue feints a jab promting Nelson to slip. Andegue then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Nelson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Nelson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson tries to clinch up but Andegue circles away and keeps his distance.
Andegue misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nelson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Nelson cracks a nice hook into Andegue's ribs.
Andegue tries to move into range but Nelson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Andegue is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Goulven Andegue seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nelson doesn't manage to clinch there - Andegue circles away.
Nelson is looking to wear down Andegue with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nelson throws a good cross that connects.

That has opened up Goulven Andegue's cut even more.
Andegue throws the kick towards the body but Nelson avoids it.
Andegue takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Andegue circles away from the clinch attempt.
Andegue fails in his attempt to clinch.
Andegue tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nelson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Andegue lands a two punch combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson is looking to clinch but Andegue is avoiding it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nelson lands a body shot.
Nelson is looking to clinch.
Andegue needs to keep his hands up - Nelson had a free shot at his head there.
Nelson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Nelson moves out of range of the body kick from Andegue.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nelson.
Some wild striking there from Nelson.
Nelson slips a jab from Andegue.

Nelson gets tackled into the ropes by Andegue. Andegue maintains the clinch.
Andegue keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nelson's efforts to push away.
Nelson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Junior Nelson should take that round, based on the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Goulven Andegue's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Andegue takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nelson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nice defenses there by Nelson.
Junior Nelson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Andegue throws a right hand that Nelson ducks under and follows up with a left that Nelson also avoids with ease.
Nelson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nelson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Andegue.
Andegue avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Andegue throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Andegue throws a jab but it's blocked by Nelson.
Andegue throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andegue throws a big shot that misses.
Nelson lands a head kick. Andegue smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Nelson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Andegue goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nelson is looking to clinch but Andegue is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andegue throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
As Andegue tries to get set, Nelson tries to push him back and clinch up but Andegue manages to avoid the attempt.
Junior Nelson is winning the standup battle so far.
Nelson blocks the body kick.
Nelson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Andegue can do to turn this around?
Andegue is breathing heavily.
Andegue misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nelson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A left and a right from Andegue both land. Nice combination.
Andegue lands with an overhand left.
Andegue misses with a few strikes there.
Nelson throws a head kick but Andegue moves out of range.
Andegue throws out a counter right but Nelson avoids it with no problem.
Nelson slips under a jab.
Nelson tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Andegue manages to circle out of the way.
Andegue falls off balance throwing a combination

and Nelson counters by moving into the clinch.

Nelson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nelson throws a nice head kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Andegue looks to land a combination but Nelson avoids it well.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Nelson here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.

Nelson rushes Andegue and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Nelson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Andegue wants to break free but Nelson has control.
Andegue swings wildly with an uppercut but Nelson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Andegue wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Andegue wants to get back to striking at distance but Nelson won't allow it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Andegue tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Andegue being controlled against the ropes.
Nelson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Andegue pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Decent striking displayed by Nelson there.
Nelson tries to close the distance and clinch but Andegue swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A slow jab from Andegue misses its intended target.
Andegue misses with a body kick.

Andegue moves into the clinch successfully.
Nelson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Andegue scores with a shot to the side of Nelson's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andegue dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Andegue slowing the pace effectively.
Nelson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Andegue taking a breather.
Nelson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Andegue swings wildly with an uppercut but Nelson uses good head movement to avoid it.

Nelson breaks the clinch.
Andegue throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

Andegue rushes Nelson and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Goulven Andegue will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Goulven Andegue's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Andegue clinches with his opponent.

Andegue breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Andegue throws a sloppy head kick and Nelson moves out of range easily.
Andegue misses with a body kick.
Nelson fires out a quick counter leg kick but Andegue just manages to avoid it.
Andegue misses with a kick to the body
and Nelson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nelson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Andegue stalks Nelson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Nelson's face. Nelson staggers backwards, shaken.
Andegue throws a looping overhand right but Nelson ducks down to avoid it.
Andegue misses the shot to the body.
Andegue dodges the punch combination from Nelson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nelson tries a head kick but it misses.
Andegue takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nelson lands with a kick to the temple. Andegue shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A punch combination from Andegue misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Andegue moves into the clinch successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Nelson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nelson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nelson blocks a head kick by Andegue.
Nelson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Andegue fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nelson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Andegue under the eye.
Andegue is looking to land body kicks.
Andegue misses with a left hand
and Nelson counters with a two punch combo.
Andegue throws a series of punches but Nelson avoids them all with ease.
It looked like Nelson was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Andegue is looking to land body kicks.

Nelson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson is trying to maintain a safe position but Andegue gets an underhook and turns Nelson into the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Nelson fails to land.
Andegue is stalling here.
Andegue stalling in the clinch.

Nelson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Andegue is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nelson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Andegue throws a head kick that misses.
Andegue throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Nelson counters with a two punch combo.

Andegue rushes Nelson and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
The referee calls for Andegue to work.
Andegue misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andegue manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Nelson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Andegue stalling against the ropes.
Andegue effectively controlling the action here.
Nelson throws a punch but it's blocked by Andegue.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Nelson stalling in the clinch but Andegue improves position.
Nelson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Andegue.
Andegue is leaning against Nelson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Nelson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Andegue goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Andegue manages to break the clinch.
Nelson slips a jab and a cross from Andegue.
Andegue showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nelson.
Nelson dodges the punch combination from Andegue.
Andegue misses with a kick to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Goulven Andegue.
I think Andegue 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:28

The fight is ruled a draw!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
55%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Giblert Melendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Axel Townsend (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.

Melendez
vs
Townsend

183 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

181 cm
18
174 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Counter fighter
Good chin

Basic striking
Solid chin

Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Giblert Melendez !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Axel Townsend!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Roberts and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Townsend avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Melendez takes a shot right to the bread basket.

Townsend tries to keep at a distance but Melendez has taken the fight into the clinch.
Melendez misses with a punch on the inside.
Melendez tries to throw a body punch but Townsend avoids it by throwing Melendez back against the ropes.
Melendez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Melendez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Melendez can't find room to land a body shot as Townsend controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Townsend fails to land.
Townsend misses with a punch to the body.
Townsend lands a hook to the side of the head.
Townsend is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Melendez is keeping busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Townsend lands a hook that snaps the head of Melendez backwards.
Melendez tries a body shot but Townsend blocks it.
Townsend tries to throw a body punch but Melendez avoids it by throwing Townsend back against the ropes.
Townsend lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Melendez throws a punch but it's blocked by Townsend.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Melendez misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Melendez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Melendez working aggressively here.
Melendez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Melendez misses with a punch on the inside.
Townsend tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Melendez lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Melendez .
Townsend blocks an uppercut.
Melendez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Townsend.
Melendez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Townsend softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Townsend taking a breather.
Melendez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Townsend misses with a short punch on the inside.
Townsend swings wildly with an uppercut but Melendez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Melendez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Townsend blocks a body shot from Melendez .
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Melendez as Townsend tries to tie him up.
Townsend misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melendez throws a punch but it's blocked by Townsend.
Townsend is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Melendez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Townsend blocking some punches.
Townsend blocks an uppercut.
Melendez throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Townsend.
A shot in the inside from Melendez .
Townsend tries to work over Melendez 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right handed body shot lands from Townsend.
Townsend trying to control the position but instead, Melendez has worked for underhooks and has pushed Townsend into the ropes.
Melendez misses with a hook to the ribs.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Melendez misses with a body punch.
Melendez tries to throw a body punch but Townsend avoids it by throwing Melendez back against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melendez struggles to land a body shot inside as Townsend controls his hands.
Melendez prevents a body shot from Townsend.
Melendez struggles to land a body shot inside as Townsend controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Melendez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Melendez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Melendez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Townsend blocks a body shot from Melendez .
Townsend misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Melendez .
Townsend lands a hook that snaps the head of Melendez backwards.
Melendez misses with a punch on the inside.
Townsend lands with a left to the head.
Townsend can't find room to land a body shot as Melendez controls the action.
Melendez misses with a punch to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Townsend.
Melendez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Melendez working aggressively here.
Melendez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Townsend blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Melendez tries to throw a body punch but Townsend avoids it by throwing Melendez back against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Townsend lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Townsend blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Melendez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Townsend lands a shoulder strike.
Melendez misses with the head strike.
Townsend gets through Melendez 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Melendez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Townsend stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Melendez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Melendez lands with a left to the head.
Melendez can't find room to land a body shot as Townsend controls the action.
Townsend makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Melendez .
Townsend lands with a light punch inside.
Townsend takes a shot to the head.
Townsend tries to stall but Melendez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Townsend tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Townsend is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Townsend lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Giblert Melendez will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Townsend slips under a jab.
Melendez ducks under a wild hook from Townsend.
Melendez slips under a jab from Townsend.
Melendez misses with a straight left.
Townsend swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Melendez takes one on the button.
Townsend fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Melendez missing with a left hand there. Townsend was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Townsend looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Melendez lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Townsend working aggressively here.
Melendez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Melendez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Melendez swings wildly with an uppercut but Townsend uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Townsend.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Townsend displaying some good clinch control by pressing Melendez up against the ropes.
Townsend misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Townsend.
Townsend stalling in the clinch but Melendez improves position.
Townsend lands a left hand.
Melendez working aggressively here.
Townsend throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Melendez fails to land.
Townsend is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Melendez is keeping busy.
Melendez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Townsend blocks a body shot from Melendez .
Townsend blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Townsend stalling in the clinch but Melendez improves position.
Melendez misses with a punch on the inside.
Melendez tries to work over Townsend's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Townsend prevents a body shot from Melendez .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melendez swings wildly with an uppercut but Townsend uses good head movement to avoid it.
Melendez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Townsend prevents a body shot from Melendez .
Melendez throws a head punch that misses.
Melendez has a couple of punches blocked by Townsend.
Melendez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Townsend backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Townsend.
Melendez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Townsend's elbow.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Melendez misses with some punches.
Townsend misses with a punch to the body.
Melendez misses with the head strike.
Townsend taking a breather.
Melendez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Melendez throws a punch but it's blocked by Townsend.
Giblert Melendez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Melendez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Melendez throws a punch but it's blocked by Townsend.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Melendez misses with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melendez presses Townsend against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Melendez scores with a shot to the side of Townsend's head.
Melendez throws a head punch that misses.
Townsend prevents a body shot from Melendez .
Townsend swings wildly with an uppercut but Melendez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Townsend lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Townsend fails to land.
Melendez swings wildly with an uppercut but Townsend uses good head movement to avoid it.
Melendez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Melendez swings wildly with an uppercut but Townsend uses good head movement to avoid it.
Melendez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Townsend or not.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Melendez .
Townsend lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Melendez .
Townsend lands with a left to the head.
Melendez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Townsend stalling the fight.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Melendez misses with a punch to the body.
Townsend lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Townsend blocking some punches.
Townsend trying to stall but Melendez improves his position.
Townsend blocking some punches.
Melendez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Townsend fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Townsend.
Melendez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Townsend tries to throw a body punch but Melendez avoids it by throwing Townsend back against the ropes.
Melendez stalling in the clinch but Townsend improves position.
Melendez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Townsend's elbow.
Melendez scores with a shot to the side of Townsend's head.
Melendez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Melendez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Townsend fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Melendez lands with a short shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Giblert Melendez dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Melendez misses with a wild body shot.
Townsend cracks Melendez with a right hand to the side of the head.
Townsend avoids the body shot from Melendez .
Melendez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Townsend.
Townsend misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Melendez .
Melendez misses with a looping right.
Melendez lands a right hook to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Melendez . That snapped Townsend's head back.
Melendez digs a good body shot into Townsend's ribs.
Melendez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Townsend can do to turn this around?
Townsend dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Melendez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Townsend.
Townsend ducks right into an uppercut from Melendez .
Townsend scores with a jab to the head.
Townsend keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Townsend defending well as Melendez loads up on a big left hand.
Melendez throws a nice looking combination but Townsend bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Townsend stuns Melendez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Townsend cracks Melendez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Melendez swinging wildly here.
Townsend digs a good hook to Melendez 's body.
Axel Townsend seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Melendez scores with a jab.
Melendez lands a body shot.
Melendez throws a hook but Townsend avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Melendez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Giblert Melendez is winning the standup battle so far.
Melendez throws a jab but it's blocked by Townsend.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melendez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Townsend paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Melendez lands with a nice body punch.
Melendez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Melendez misses with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Townsend connects with a body shot that sends Melendez 's belly button to the back.
Melendez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Melendez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A shot to the liver by Townsend. Beautiful body shot.
Melendez just misses with a punch to the body.
A left and a right from Townsend both land. Nice combination.
Townsend tries to clinch up.
Melendez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Townsend walks into a left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Townsend tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A shot to the body from Townsend misses
and Melendez counters with a nice uppercut.
Townsend jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Melendez looks to land a left hand but Townsend moved out of range nicely.
Melendez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Melendez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Townsend throws a hook but Melendez blocks it.
Melendez tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Townsend manages to circle out of the way.
Giblert Melendez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Melendez moves forwards but Townsend connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Townsend has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Melendez finds it's way round the side to connect with Townsend's head.
Townsend bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Melendez 's head.
Townsend cracks a nice hook into Melendez 's ribs.
Melendez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice cross by Townsend.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melendez swings for the body but Townsend moves out of range.
Townsend looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Melendez missing with a left hand there. Townsend was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Townsend throws an overhand right that lands on Melendez 's shoulder, as Melendez tries to avoid the shot.
Townsend loads up on a big right hand but Melendez slips the punch.
Melendez swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Melendez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Melendez misses with a straight left.
Townsend keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Melendez .
Townsend ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Melendez moves away.
Melendez throws a predictable looking body shot
and Townsend cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Townsend misses with a wild body shot.
Townsend misses with an uppercut
and Melendez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Melendez closes the distance and pushes Townsend back into the ropes.
Axel Townsend has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Townsend lands a right hand.
Townsend misses with a short punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Axel Townsend.
I think Melendez 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Giblert Melendez !

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
64%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Stop Stop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ki Xang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Xang has chosen Pschosocial-Slipknot as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Stop
vs
Xang

180 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
180 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Brawler
Self confident

Excellent MT
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stop Stop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ki Xang!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, John Kavanagh and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xang dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stop looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ki Xang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Xang throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Xang pushes Stop away with a front kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Xang, right into the meat.
Jab, jab by Xang - just one landing.
Xang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stop is breathing heavily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Xang.
A head kick misses from Xang.
Stop throws a lazy head kick
and Xang counters with a one-two to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Xang swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stop lands a nice looking body kick.
A right-left combo lands from Xang.
Xang throws a lazy head kick
and Stop counters with a straight right hand.
Xang scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Xang lands a jab-cross combination.

Stop is rocked!
Stop definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Xang throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Stop is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the ropes! Wow!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ki Xang!
Ki Xang seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.