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GAMMA MT 9 - Curry Vs Berkman PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Will Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abdul Khalab (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abdul Khalab has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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188 lbs
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Solid boxing
Big right hand
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Heavy handed
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Will Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Abdul Khalab!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Khalab looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fighters circling - Smith throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Smith moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Khalab takes the fight into the clinch.
Khalab blocking some punches.
Smith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
A shot in the inside from Khalab.
Smith definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Khalab tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Khalab fails to land.
Smith lands a right hand that snaps the head of Khalab backwards.
Smith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Smith.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith lands a body shot.
Smith working aggressively here.
Smith is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Khalab.
Smith struggles to land a body shot inside as Khalab controls his hands.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Khalab as Smith tries to tie him up.
Khalab misses with a hook from the clinch.
Khalab misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smith swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Khalab misses with a body punch.
Smith presses Khalab against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Khalab throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.
A left hand lands to the body for Smith.
Khalab lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Khalab tries a body shot but Smith blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to break the clinch but can't.
Smith tries to break the clinch but Khalab is controlling the position.
Khalab digs a right hand underneath Smith's ribcage. Smith let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Khalab makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Smith.
Smith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Khalab struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
Khalab blocks a body shot from Smith.
Smith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khalab's elbow.
Khalab goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smith lands a nice shot to the body.
Smith blocks a body shot from Khalab.
Smith throws a head punch that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khalab swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
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 Will Smith will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Khalab gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Smith lands an uppercut.
Smith is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Khalab misses with some punches.
Smith is trying to break the clinch but Khalab has him pressed against the ropes.
Smith struggles to land a body shot inside as Khalab controls his hands.
Khalab swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A body shot lands from Smith.
Smith is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Khalab is keeping busy.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short uppercut from Smith.
Khalab misses with a punch on the inside.
Smith lands a shot to the body.
Smith's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith lands a right hand.
A nice left hand lands by Smith.
Khalab lands a nice uppercut.
Khalab lands an uppercut.
Smith goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Khalab fails to land.
Smith tries a body shot but Khalab blocks it.
Smith goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Khalab.
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smith swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smith wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Khalab has him pressed against the ropes.
Khalab throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.
Khalab can't find room to land a body shot as Smith controls the action.
Smith swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khalab working aggressively here.
Khalab tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Khalab has a couple of punches blocked by Smith.
We've been informed that Khalab has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Abdul Khalab seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Smith blocking some punches.
Khalab throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Smith stalling in the clinch but Khalab improves position.
Smith lands with a right to the head.
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!
Smith lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Khalab works on Smith's body with a couple of short punches.
Khalab misses with a punch on the inside.
Smith blocks a body shot from Khalab.
Smith tries to work over Khalab's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Khalab misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Khalab blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smith swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Abdul Khalab will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Khalab fails in his attempt to clinch.
Abdul Khalab seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khalab closes the distance and pushes Smith back into the ropes.
Khalab fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Khalab.
Smith tries to stall but Khalab uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Smith prevents a body shot from Khalab.
A head punch on the inside from Smith fails to land.
Smith working aggressively here.
A short right from Khalab.
Smith scores with a shot to the side of Khalab's head.
Smith swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khalab fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Khalab fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Khalab tries a body shot but Smith blocks it.
Smith wants to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalab lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Smith stalling in the clinch but Khalab improves position.
Khalab working aggressively here.
Smith misses with a punch to the body.
Khalab tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith's elbow.
Smith tries to work over Khalab's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smith lands with a left to the head.
Khalab misses with the head strike.
Khalab throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.
Khalab misses with a punch on the inside.
Smith swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Khalab misses with a punch on the inside.
Smith throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Khalabs head.
Khalab misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Khalab.
Khalab lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Smith blocking some punches.
Khalab presses Smith against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
Khalab misses with a body punch.
Smith is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Smith blocking some punches.
Khalab tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Khalab back against the ropes.
Khalab lands a left hand that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khalab misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smith misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Khalab blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abdul Khalab really 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.
Khalab tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.
Khalab fails with an attempt to clinch.
Khalab moves away from the strike by Smith.
Khalab bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Khalab takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Smith throws a hook but Khalab blocks it.
Smith tests Khalab's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Smith throws a body punch but Khalab moves out of range.
Khalab fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smith swings widly with a right hand
and Khalab counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Smith looks to land a right hand but Khalab moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khalab is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smith swings for the body but Khalab moves out of range.
Khalab doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.
Khalab wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalab instigates a clinch.
Khalab tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith's elbow.
Khalab tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smith blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Khalab.
Khalab swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smith throws a punch but it's blocked by Khalab.
A right hand to the body from Smith.
Khalab misses with a punch to the body.
Smith tries a body shot but Khalab blocks it.
Smith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khalab tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Khalab lands a hook that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Khalab lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Khalab lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Smith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Khalab working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
Khalab lands a right hand that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch on the inside from Khalab fails to land.
Khalab swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khalab tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Khalab working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Smith fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abdul Khalab dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Khalab tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
Khalab moves in looking to clinch but Smith pushes him off.
Smith is looking to counter the offense by Khalab and move into the clinch.
Smith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Khalab gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Smith lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Khalab makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Khalab doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smith lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Khalab on the inside.
Khalab swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
Khalab tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Khalab misses with a body punch.
Smith is trying to push Khalab away but Khalab has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith lands a left hand that snaps the head of Khalab backwards.
Smith tries a body shot but Khalab blocks it.
Khalab lands a body punch.
Smith lands a right hand.
Smith scores with a shot to the side of Khalab's head.
Smith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Khalab misses with some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Khalab.
Will Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Abdul Khalab is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Khalab's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Khalab throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
Smith throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith has a couple of punches blocked by Khalab.
Smith struggles to land a body shot inside as Khalab controls his hands.
Khalab blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Khalab blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smith throws a body punch but Khalab moves out of range.
Smith looks to throw the jab but Khalab is out of range.
Khalab is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith closes the distance and scores with a big combo that sends Khalab crashing to the mat! Khalab uses the ropes to get back to his feet and beat the count. The referee looks concerned but he's going to allow it to continue!
Khalab is rocked!
Khalab rushes Smith and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Will Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Khalab 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 48:46
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 47:48
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Will Smith!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Will Smith made sure he mentioned Voodoo Nutrition, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Gregory Gallagher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amir Shibaloma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Excellent boxer
Good chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 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, Gregory Gallagher !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Amir Shibaloma!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gallagher waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shibaloma.
Shibaloma is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gallagher takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gallagher misses with a left hand
and Gallagher takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shibaloma tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gallagher was well out of range. Poor timing from Shibaloma.
Shibaloma throws a hook to the side of Gallagher 's head but Gallagher sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shibaloma looks to score with a jab to the body but Gallagher is just out of range.
Shibaloma lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Shibaloma uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gallagher .
Nice defenses there by Shibaloma.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gallagher misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shibaloma.
Shibaloma flicks out a counter leg kick but Gallagher steps away.
Gallagher uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shibaloma.
It appears Gallagher was looking to counter with a kick there.
Gallagher throws a right hand that misses
and Shibaloma counters with a good low kick that Gallagher was not able to check.
Shibaloma scoring well with a low kick there.
Gallagher missing with a left hand there. Shibaloma was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shibaloma tries to clinch but Gallagher is having none of it.
It looked like Gallagher wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Shibaloma has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
That kick from Shibaloma tenderised Gallagher 's leg. Gallagher is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gallagher throws a good cross that connects.
Gallagher throws a leg kick that misses.
Gallagher stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Shibaloma.
Shibaloma slips a straight right by Gallagher .
Despite the aggression on Shibaloma's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Shibaloma throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gallagher avoids the head kick by Shibaloma.
Shibaloma misses with a leg kick
and Gallagher counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gallagher is looking to chop away at Shibaloma's legs.
Gallagher throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gallagher doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shibaloma fails to land with a series of punches.
Gallagher fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That kick from Shibaloma tenderised Gallagher 's leg. Gallagher is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gallagher has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Factory in the buildup to the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shibaloma throws a body kick that misses
and Gallagher connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gallagher takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Shibaloma throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It looked like Gallagher was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Shibaloma.
Shibaloma throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gallagher is looking to counter punch.
Gallagher misses with a wild body shot.
Gallagher misses the shot to the body.
Gallagher is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Shibaloma cracks the inside of Gallagher 's front leg.
Shibaloma fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gallagher checks it well.
Gallagher throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shibaloma sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gallagher throws a leg kick but Shibaloma sees it coming and checks it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Amir Shibaloma dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Shibaloma ducks under a wild hook from Gallagher .
Shibaloma misses with a hook.
Shibaloma lands a jab to the head.
Shibaloma misses with a right hand
and Gallagher cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A bone on bone clash there as Gallagher blocks the leg kick.
No joy there for Shibaloma, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gallagher swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Shibaloma counters with a nice leg kick.
Amir Shibaloma seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gallagher takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Shibaloma cracks the inside of Gallagher 's front leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shibaloma throws a looping overhand right but Gallagher ducks down to avoid it.
Gallagher misses with a double jab.
Shibaloma pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gallagher is out of range and Shibaloma settles back down.
Shibaloma jabs at Gallagher 's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shibaloma scoring well with a low kick there.
Gallagher lands a lovely overhand right.
Nice body punch from Gallagher .
Gallagher on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Shibaloma throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gallagher takes a swing at Shibaloma's ribcage but misses.
Shibaloma throws a nice outside leg kick.
Shibaloma throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Shibaloma lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Shibaloma tries a low kick but Gallagher avoids it.
Shibaloma throws a lazy body kick
and Gallagher counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Shibaloma - that will leave a mark!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gallagher looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Shibaloma throws a body punch but Gallagher moves out of range.
Gallagher swings for the body but Shibaloma moves out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Shibaloma!
Gallagher scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Shibaloma shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gallagher half committed to a counter leg kick.
Gallagher clobbers Shibaloma with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Amir Shibaloma is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gallagher scores with a jab to the head.
Gallagher misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shibaloma.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Shibaloma.
Gallagher 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.
Shibaloma misses with a hook
and Gallagher counters with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Amir Shibaloma showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gallagher swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shibaloma scores with a head kick. Gallagher tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Shibaloma throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gallagher thinks about countering with a body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Shibaloma.
Shibaloma ducks under a wild hook from Gallagher .
Shibaloma cracks the inside of Gallagher 's front leg.
Gallagher tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shibaloma was well out of range. Poor timing from Gallagher .
Gallagher motions for Shibaloma to come forward. Gallagher throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gallagher misses with a left hand
and Shibaloma counters with a left to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shibaloma lands a body shot.
Shibaloma uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gallagher .
Shibaloma misses with a left hand
and Gallagher counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Shibaloma.
A shot to the body from Gallagher misses
and Shibaloma counters with a left and a right that stings Gallagher .
Gallagher misses with a hook.
A punch lands to the side of Gallagher 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Shibaloma lands a high kick!
Shibaloma looks to land a left hand but Gallagher moved out of range nicely.
Gallagher throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shibaloma throws a lazy head kick
and Gallagher counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shibaloma throws a nice outside leg kick.
Shibaloma misses with a wild body shot.
Gallagher throws an overhand right that lands on Shibaloma's shoulder, as Shibaloma tries to avoid the shot.
Gallagher ducks right into an uppercut from Shibaloma.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shibaloma on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Shibaloma swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gallagher cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shibaloma smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gallagher cracks a nice hook into Shibaloma's ribs.
Gallagher connects with a body shot that sends Shibaloma's belly button to the back.
Shibaloma thows a leg kick but Gallagher checks it
letting Gallagher counter with a right hand.
Shibaloma bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shibaloma thumps Gallagher with a low kick.
Gallagher throws a looping overhand right but Shibaloma ducks down to avoid it.
Gallagher throws a push kick but Shibaloma slaps the foot to one side.
Gallagher pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shibaloma follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Gallagher sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Amir Shibaloma really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A good leg kick by Shibaloma.
Shibaloma tries to clinch but Gallagher is having none of it.
A head kick misses from Shibaloma.
Gallagher throwing a counter right hand but Shibaloma manages to avoid it.
Gallagher turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Shibaloma takes a jab right on the kisser.
A low kick from Shibaloma misses
and Gallagher counters with a left and a right that stings Shibaloma.
Gallagher is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shibaloma.
Gallagher ducks right into an uppercut from Shibaloma.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gallagher misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Shibaloma counters with a low kick, right behind Gallagher 's knee.
Shibaloma throws a big shot that misses.
A shot to the liver by Gallagher . Beautiful body shot.
Gallagher tries to keep at a distance but Shibaloma has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shibaloma breaks the clinch.
Shibaloma misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gallagher lands with a straight right. Shibaloma didn't see that one coming.
Shibaloma scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Shibaloma throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gallagher throws a leg kick that is checked
and Shibaloma counters with a good low kick that Gallagher was not able to check.
Gallagher checks a low kick from Shibaloma.
Gallagher thinks about countering with a head kick.
Shibaloma throws a jab when Gallagher was well out of range.
Shibaloma misses with a hook. Gallagher ducked under it nicely.
Shibaloma fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gallagher .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shibaloma moves away.
Gallagher moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromShibaloma.
Gallagher misses with a two punch combination.
Shibaloma swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jab from Gallagher .
Shibaloma throws a head kick that misses
and Gallagher counters with a good low kick that Shibaloma was not able to check.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gallagher misses with a looping left.
Shibaloma feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gallagher 's calf.
Shibaloma throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gallagher takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gallagher throws a front kick aimed at Shibaloma's knee but Shibaloma avoids it well.
Shibaloma was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Gallagher throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shibaloma sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A good leg kick by Shibaloma.
Shibaloma scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Amir Shibaloma dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Sloppy strikes from Gallagher . Those never looked like landing.
Shibaloma throws a body kick that misses.
Gallagher throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gallagher blocks a jab.
Gallagher sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Gallagher showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shibaloma.
Shibaloma has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A chopping leg kick lands by Shibaloma.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch lands to the side of Shibaloma 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Shibaloma throws a nice head kick!
Gallagher misses with a leg kick
and Shibaloma counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shibaloma lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Shibaloma throws a lazy head kick
and Gallagher counters with a nice uppercut.
Gallagher swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shibaloma goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Gallagher swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shibaloma unleashes a big counter combination but Gallagher bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Gallagher jabs at Shibaloma's body.
Gallagher pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gallagher throws a right hand that Shibaloma ducks under and follows up with a left that Shibaloma also avoids with ease.
Shibaloma connects with a leg kick. Gallagher looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gregory Gallagher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shibaloma gets cracked there but stands up to it.
An inside leg kick lands from Shibaloma.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shibaloma is looking to clinch but Gallagher is avoiding it.
Gallagher throws a lazy head kick
and Shibaloma counters with a nice uppercut.
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!
Good leg kick by Shibaloma there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Shibaloma bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gallagher throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shibaloma throws a head kick that half lands.
Gallagher misses the shot to the body.
Shibaloma throws a counter combo.
Gallagher throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gallagher misses with a lunging right hand
and Shibaloma counters with a good low kick that Gallagher was not able to check.
Shibaloma ducks under a wild hook from Gallagher .
Amir Shibaloma is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A low kick from Gallagher misses
and Shibaloma counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Amir Shibaloma comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Shibaloma has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 45:50
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 45:50
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Amir Shibaloma!
During a confident post fight interview, Amir Shibaloma thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between DBrickashaw Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 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 Las Vegas, DBrickashaw Stevens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John King!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King throws a low kick but Stevens avoids it.
Stevens waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract King.
A jab from Stevens does it's job there.
Stevens connects with the punch.
It looks like John King has been cut.
Stevens missing with a left hand there. King was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stevens moves into range and connects with a jab.
King is rocked!
Stevens looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
DBrickashaw Stevens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stevens connects with a stiff jab that staggers King - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). DBrickashaw Stevens!
In defeat, John King stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'm humble in victory or defeat. This means that I need to go back, train & get better. I won't stand still. I'll be back!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Kaelin Calderwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinicio Aventus (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 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 Los Angeles, Kaelin Calderwood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vinicio Aventus!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aventus cracks Calderwood with a good jab.
Kaelin Calderwood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aventus keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Aventus lands with a kick to the temple. Calderwood shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Aventus throws a head kick that misses.
Calderwood pushes Aventus up against the ropes in a clinch.
Calderwood drops Aventus with a big knee! Will Aventus beat the count? Yep, he's up already and we're only at 3... let's see if he's just faking it or if he's actually OK.
It looks like Vinicio Aventus has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aventus staying out of range there.
Calderwood takes the fight into the clinch.
Calderwood throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Aventus blocks it with crossed arms.
Calderwood misses with a knee strike.
Aventus trying to stall but Calderwood improves his position.
Calderwood landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Aventus looks winded!
Calderwood unloads a knee to the mid-section. Aventus lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nice body punch from Calderwood - that landed with a thud.
Aventus is trying to maintain a safe position but Calderwood gets an underhook and turns Aventus into the ropes.
Calderwood with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Calderwood leaning against his opponent.
Calderwood connects with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calderwood lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Calderwood throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Aventus blocks it with crossed arms.
Calderwood lands a left hand.
Calderwood tries a knee to the head but Aventus blocks it.
Calderwood looking to throw knees to the head but Aventus is blocking nicely.
Calderwood lands a good knee to the midsection. Aventus won't want to take too many of those.
Calderwood connects with a nasty looking knee right to Aventus's face.
Calderwood drops Aventus on his ass with a big knee up the middle! Aventus bounces straight back to his feet before the referee can even start a count. We'll have to wait a moment to see if that actually hurt him or not, as he takes the standing 8 count.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Calderwood just misses with a punch to the body.
A big left from Calderwood misses.
Calderwood connects with an inside leg kick.
Calderwood gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Calderwood lands a knee to the head.
Calderwood slowing the pace effectively.
Calderwood lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Calderwood connects with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calderwood lands an elbow just above Aventus 's eye.
That has opened up Vinicio Aventus's cut even more.
Calderwood displaying some good clinch control by pressing Aventus up against the ropes.
Calderwood connects with a knee to the head.
A short uppercut from Calderwood.
Knees in the clinch landing for Calderwood.
Nice elbow from Calderwood.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Calderwood using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Aventus has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Calderwood using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Aventus letting Calderwood take a breather here.
Calderwood with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaelin Calderwood takes that one as he scored multiple knockdowns. Vinicio Aventus was lucky to get out of the first round.
The cut man is working on Vinicio Aventus's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Aventus throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Calderwood clinches up against the ropes.
Aventus looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Calderwood using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Aventus has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Calderwood lands with a light punch inside.
Calderwood using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Aventus has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Calderwood softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Calderwood lands a nice knee to the body.
Aventus letting Calderwood take a breather here.
Calderwood using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Aventus has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Calderwood lands a nice elbow.
Calderwood taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Calderwood keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Aventus's efforts to push away.
Calderwood tries a knee to the head but Aventus blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calderwood lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The cut above Vinicio Aventus's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Aventus is breathing heavily.
Calderwood has Aventus pressed against the ropes.
Calderwood throws a knee to the head but misses.
Aventus is looking to control Calderwood's arms but Calderwood gets an underhook and turns him. Now Aventus has his back to the ropes.
Calderwood using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Aventus has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kaelin Calderwood has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Aventus can't find room to land a body shot as Calderwood controls the action.
Calderwood throws a knee to the head but misses.
Calderwood with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Aventus is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Calderwood.
Aventus is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Calderwood misses with a knee to the head.
Calderwood lands a shoulder strike.
Calderwood lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calderwood looking to throw knees to the head but Aventus is blocking nicely.
Aventus is trying to force a seperation but Calderwood has the dominant position.
Calderwood scores with a knee to the head.
Calderwood drops Aventus on his ass with a big knee up the middle! Aventus bounces straight back to his feet before the referee can even start a count. We'll have to wait a moment to see if that actually hurt him or not, as he takes the standing 8 count.
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!
Aventus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Aventus follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Aventus tries to keep at a distance but Calderwood has taken the fight into the clinch.
Calderwood lands an elbow inside.
Calderwood scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd are calling 'kneeees!' as Calderwood has the Thai clinch. Calderwood obliges, smashing a knee brutally into Aventus's nose and sending him crashing to the canvas! Will be beat the count?! 3,4,5,6,7,8...9... and he's up on 9! Wow, that was close! The referee takes a long look and is going to allow it to continue!
Aventus is rocked!
Vinicio Aventus's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Aventus throws a head kick but Calderwood moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Calderwood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aventus moves away.
Calderwood lands a jab to Aventus's midsection.
Calderwood drives through and clinches with Aventus against the ropes.
Calderwood working Aventus over with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaelin Calderwood takes the second round thanks to the knockdowns.
The cut man is working on Vinicio Aventus'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.
Calderwood misses with a looping left.
Calderwood slips under a jab.
Calderwood cracks Aventus with a left hand that drops him to the canvas, up against the ropes! Can Aventus get back up in time? 3, 4, 5, 6, 7... he's on one knee... 8, 9... he's up! 'Walk towards me' says the referee. Aventus looks steady enough to continue so we're going to continue!
Aventus is still on wobbly legs! Can Calderwood finish him?
Aventus shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Aventus slips a jab and a cross from Calderwood.
Aventus throws a leg kick but Calderwood checks it.
Calderwood has Aventus up against the ropes in a clinch.
Calderwood lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Aventus.
Aventus seems to have recovered his senses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Calderwood creates a bit of space and cracks Aventus with an uppercut that drops him to the canvas! Aventus 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!
Calderwood misses with an uppercut.
Calderwood avoids the head kick by Aventus.
As Aventus tries to get set, Calderwood tries to push him back and clinch up but Aventus manages to avoid the attempt.
Calderwood misses with a body kick.
Calderwood misses with a wild combination.
Calderwood misses with a low kick.
Aventus takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Calderwood closes the distance and pushes Aventus back into the ropes.
Calderwood will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Aventus up against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calderwood gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Calderwood is working the Thai clinch up against the ropes. He yanks Aventus's head to one side and delivers a picture perfect knee, right on the button! Boom! Down goes Aventus! He's out! He's out! The fight is over, just like that!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Kaelin Calderwood!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Huo YanJia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tei Yeily (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). YanJia's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Traditional Chinese Music. Huo YanJia is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 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 Las Vegas, Huo YanJia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tei Yeily!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yeily lands with a right hand.
YanJia throws a nice looking combination but Yeily bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yeily fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Yeily ducks down and throws a hook to the body but YanJia moves away.
Both fighters circling a little - YanJia finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
YanJia throws a body kick that misses.
Yeily misses with an uppercut.
YanJia takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
It looks like Huo YanJia has been cut.
Yeily slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Yeily scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Yeily feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits YanJias jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
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!
Yeily cracks the inside of YanJia's front leg.
A clash of legs there as Yeily blocks the low kick.
It seemed like Yeily was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
YanJia misses with a body kick.
Huo YanJia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice jab there from Yeily.
YanJia misses with an uppercut. Yeily saw that one coming.
YanJia loads up on a big right hand but Yeily slips the punch.
YanJia scores with a nice body kick.
Good leg kick by Yeily there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
YanJia shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Yeily fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yeily scoring well with a low kick there.
A punch combination from YanJia misses.
Yeily cracks YanJia with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
YanJia misses with a body kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Yeily.
YanJia is rocked!
BAM! Yeily delivers a spinning backfist that drops YanJia like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Tei Yeily!
A relieved looking Tei Yeily 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 super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Arcangelo Florenzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Navi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Arcangelo Florenzi has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arcangelo Florenzi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Navi!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Florenzi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
No joy there for Navi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Florenzi throws a hook but Navi blocks it.
Florenzi's jab looks to have found its range, popping Navi under the eye.
Navi moves forwards but Florenzi connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Florenzi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Florenzi throws a right hand that Navi ducks under and follows up with a left that Navi also avoids with ease.
Florenzi throws a jab when Navi was well out of range.
Florenzi's corner calls for a 1-2. Florenzi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Navi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Florenzi scores with a one two! Navi had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Florenzi throws a poor cross that misses
and Navi holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Navi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for Navi to work.
Navi lands a left hand.
It looks like Arcangelo Florenzi has been cut.
Navi breaks the clinch.
Florenzi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Navi has closed the distance and engaged Florenzi in a clinch.
Florenzi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Navi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Navi cracks Florenzi with a nice body shot.
Navi is working Florenzi over against the ropes.
Florenzi is trying to break the clinch but Navi has him pressed against the ropes.
Florenzi being controlled against the ropes.
Navi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Florenzi or not.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Navi on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Navi.
Navi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Florenzi backwards.
Florenzi is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right hook to the body lands for Navi.
Florenzi is breathing heavily.
Navi pushes off and lands a massive hook that knocks Florenzi out cold! The fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mike Navi!
Mike Navi was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Steph Curry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Berkman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Berkman has chosen Panopticon - The Ghosts of Haymarket Square as his entrance music. Steph Curry is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steph Curry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Berkman!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A cross from Berkman lands.
Berkman misses with a wild body shot.
Curry slips under a jab from Berkman.
Curry half committed to a counter leg kick.
Curry motions for Berkman to come forward. Curry throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Curry throws a leg kick which misses Berkman's front leg but catches the back leg as Berkman tries to avoid it.
Berkman moves into range and clinches up with Curry.
Berkman looking to throw knees to the head but Curry is blocking nicely.
Berkman tries to land a knee to the head but Curry blocks with his arms.
Berkman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Curry in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Berkman lands a knee to the head.
Berkman using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Curry is breathing heavily.
Curry blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've been informed that Berkman has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Berkman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Berkman lands a left hand.
Berkman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Berkman with a knee to the head.
Berkman blocks an uppercut.
Berkman tries a body shot but Curry blocks it.
Curry misses with the head strike.
Berkman misses with a knee to the head.
Berkman prevents Curry from breaking the clinch.
Berkman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berkman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Curry is trying to force a seperation but Berkman has the dominant position.
Berkman tries a knee to the head but Curry blocks it.
Curry swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Berkman.
Berkman works on Curry's body with a couple of short punches.
Berkman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Curry fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Curry swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Berkman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Curry is defending well for now.
Berkman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Curry takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Steph Curry has been cut.
Berkman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Curry blocks it with crossed arms.
Berkman tries to work over Curry's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Curry's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Curry throws a leg kick but Berkman sees it coming and moves out of range.
Curry slips under a jab from Berkman.
Curry avoids the body shot from Berkman.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Berkman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berkman misses with a hook. Curry ducked under it nicely.
Curry thinks about countering with a head kick.
Berkman misses with a looping right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Berkman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Curry moves away.
A punch combination from Berkman misses.
Berkman tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Berkman fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Curry moves out of range as Berkman strikes.
Berkman drives through and clinches with Curry against the ropes.
Berkman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Berkman misses with a knee to the head.
Berkman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Curry's face.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Berkman obliges.
Curry wants to break free but Berkman has control.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Curry wants to break free but Berkman has control.
Berkman tries to land knees in the clinch but Curry avoids the damage to the body.
Curry takes a knee right on the jaw!
Curry is trying to break free.
Curry blocks an elbow strike from Berkman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Berkman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Steph Curry's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Berkman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Curry throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Berkman closes the distance and clinches.
Berkman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Berkman crunches a lovely knee into Curry's ribcage.
Berkman with a knee to the head.
Curry lands a shoulder strike.
Berkman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Curry can't break the clinch.
Curry is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Berkman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Curry lands a hook that snaps the head of Berkman backwards.
Berkman keeps control of Curry as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Berkman keeps control of Curry as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Curry looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Berkman lands with a left to the head.
Berkman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Curry lands with a short shot 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!
Berkman lands a nice knee to the body.
Curry definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Curry takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Berkman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curry is looking to break free of the clinch but Berkman has double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Curry's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Curry misses with a short punch on the inside.
Berkman tries to land knees in the clinch but Curry avoids the damage to the body.
Berkman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Berkman lands a nice knee to the body.
Berkman tries a knee to the head but Curry blocks it.
Berkman works on Curry's body with a couple of short punches.
Curry is trying to break the clinch but Berkman is controlling him.
Curry breaks the clinch.
Berkman misses with an uppercut.
Curry tries to work over Berkman's front leg with a kick but Berkman checks it.
Berkman moves out of range of the body kick.
Berkman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Curry moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Curry lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Berkman has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Berkman and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Berkman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Curry, pushing him back against the ropes.
Berkman missing with knees to the body.
Curry is trying to break the clinch but Berkman is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curry tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Curry misses with the head strike.
A short left from Berkman.
Curry on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Curry fails to land.
Berkman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee 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!
A short uppercut from Curry.
Curry blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Berkman missing with knees to the body.
Berkman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Curry struggles to land a body shot inside as Berkman controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Berkman.
Curry is looking to control Berkman's arms but Berkman gets an underhook and turns him. Now Curry has his back to the ropes.
Curry blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Berkman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Curry avoids it.
Curry is trying to push Berkman away but Berkman has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Berkman misses with a knee strike.
Curry scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Berkman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Steph Curry's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Some wild striking there from Berkman.
Curry jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Curry uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Berkman.
Berkman takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A swing and a miss from Berkman.
Curry looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Berkman misses with a series of wild punches.
Curry gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Curry slips under a jab.
Berkman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Curry misses with a low kick.
Despite the aggression on Berkman's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berkman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Berkman misses with a straight left.
Berkman 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.
Curry tries to land a leg kick but Berkman saw it coming and moves away.
Berkman tries to counter by closing the distance.
A clash of legs there as Berkman blocks the low kick.
Berkman goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berkman clinches with his opponent.
Curry misses with some punches.
Berkman utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Curry blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Curry wants to get back to striking at distance but Berkman won't allow it.
Curry dodges an elbow strike from Berkman.
Curry swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Berkman takes a shot to the head.
Curry is trying to break the clinch but Berkman is controlling him.
Berkman working Curry over with knees to the body.
Berkman keeps control of Curry as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Berkman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Berkman pushes Curry back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Berkman tries to land a knee to the head but Curry blocks with his arms.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Berkman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Curry misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berkman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Curry blocks it with crossed arms.
Curry struggles to land a body shot inside as Berkman controls his hands.
Curry wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Berkman has him pressed against the ropes.
Knees to the body from Berkman.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Berkman lands a shot to the body.
Berkman lands a knee to the body.
Berkman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Curry's face.
Berkman pushes Curry back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Berkman stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Berkman crunches a lovely knee into Curry's ribcage.
Berkman lands a shot to the body.
Berkman trying to land knees to the body.
Curry takes a knee to the side of the body.
Berkman landing knees to the body.
Berkman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Berkman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Curry.
Curry looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Knees in the clinch landing for Berkman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Berkman really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Steph Curry's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Curry takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Alexander Berkman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Berkman throws a big shot that misses.
Curry throws a leg kick that is checked
and Berkman counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Curry thinking.
Berkman scores with a sloppy right hand. Curry should have avoided that one.
Berkman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Curry.
Curry throws a leg kick but Berkman checks it.
Curry sets himself, and Berkman steps forward looking for the clinch! Curry avoids it this time.
Curry avoids a punch combination nicely.
A nice combination there by Berkman.
Berkman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Curry manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Curry.
Berkman throws a body shot but no joy.
Curry moves out of range of the strikes.
Curry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Berkman.
Curry tried to score with a low kick but Berkman checks it.
Berkman throws an overhand right that lands on Curry's shoulder, as Curry tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curry misses with a kick to the body.
Berkman scores with a punch to the head.
Curry lands with a thumping leg kick.
Curry looks to land a body kick but Berkman moved away.
Curry walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Berkman checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Berkman misses with a double jab.
Curry tried to score with a low kick but Berkman checks it.
Berkman throws out a counter right but Curry avoids it with no problem.
Berkman connects with a crisp jab.
Curry throws a front kick aimed at Berkman's knee but Berkman avoids it well.
Curry throws a solid leg kick but Berkman takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Curry.
Berkman misses with a right hand
and Curry counters with an outside leg kick.
Alexander Berkman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Curry dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Berkman. That did some damage!
Berkman moves out of range of the body kick.
Berkman swings for the body but Curry moves out of range.
Berkman checks a low kick from Curry.
Curry throws out a leg kick but Berkman moves out of range and Curry only half commits.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berkman rushes Curry and presses him up against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Curry - that landed with a thud.
Curry wants to break free but Berkman has control.
Curry tries to break free but Berkman pushes him back against the ropes.
Curry working aggressively here.
Berkman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Curry has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Berkman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Berkman is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Curry makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Curry wants to break the clinch but can't.
Curry breaks from the clinch.
Berkman looks to land a left hand but Curry moved out of range nicely.
Curry bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Curry is looking to chop away at Berkman's legs.
Berkman tries to bum rush Curry with a series of wild strikes but Curry uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Curry tries to score with a low kick but Berkman moves his leg out of the way.
Curry bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Berkman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Berkman dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Steph Curry's cut.
That's time! Curry's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Berkman throws a lazy uppercut
and Curry counters with a good low kick that Berkman was not able to check.
Berkman misses with a double jab.
Berkman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Curry pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Curry misses with a low kick.
Berkman blocks a leg kick.
Curry walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Berkman checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Curry - that will leave a mark!
Berkman misses with a hook.
Berkman keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Berkman avoids a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berkman misses with a few strikes there.
Curry fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Berkman checks it well.
Berkman's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Berkman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Curry moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Berkman is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Curry throws a leg kick but Berkman sees it coming and moves out of range.
Curry throws a wild body kick that Berkman sees coming a mile off.
Berkman scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Berkman misses its intended target.
Curry walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Berkman checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Berkman throws a body punch but Curry moves out of range.
Berkman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Berkman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
As Berkman backs away, Curry returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Berkman misses the target.
Curry pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A countering left hand to the body from Berkman misses.
Curry pivots, looking for a leg kick but Berkman is out of range and Curry settles back down.
Steph Curry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Curry tries to score with a low kick but Berkman moves his leg out of the way.
Curry looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
It seemed like Berkman was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Berkman takes a swing at Curry's ribcage but misses.
Berkman throws a jab when Curry was well out of range.
Curry thinks about countering with a body kick.
Curry slips under a jab from Berkman.
Curry misses with a leg kick.
Curry throws a leg kick but Berkman moved away.
Curry tries to land a body kick
and Berkman counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Alexander Berkman is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berkman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Curry moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Berkman loads up on a big right hand but Curry slips the punch.
Berkman moves out of range as Curry throws a body kick.
Berkman scores with a decent looking hook.
Curry throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Berkman checks the leg kick nicely there.
Curry fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Berkman checks it well.
Curry takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Curry throws a half hearted mid kick.
Berkman misses with a few strikes there.
Berkman tries to clinch up but Curry circles away and keeps his distance.
Berkman blocks the body kick.
Berkman moves out of range of the body kick from Curry.
Berkman lands a jab.
Berkman avoids the head kick by Curry.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Berkman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Berkman has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 45:50
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 45:50
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Berkman!
A victorious Alexander Berkman thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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