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KOTR 9 Lightweight GP Final PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Damocles Hume (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalle KT (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kalle KT is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Damocles Hume!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kalle KT!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Daniel Franklin and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hume is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
KT connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hume's hands.
Hume throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little jabbing left from KT on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hume with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling KT to score with a decent uppercut.
KT sizes up Hume with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hume throws an ugly left hook that misses
and KT connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
KT has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
KT jabs Hume right on the nose. Hume blinks but takes it well.
It looks like Damocles Hume has been cut.
Hume lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hume closes the distance but KT moves to the side
and KT counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
KT throws a big shot that misses.
Hume throws a combination but it was largely blocked by KT.
KT keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
KT is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
KT misses with a straight right.
KT uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hume.
KT throws a series of punches but Hume moves out of range.
KT lands a jab to the nose.
Kalle KT seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
KT circles away from the clinch attempt.
A left lands for KT.
KT keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hume takes one on the button.
Hume rushes KT and presses him up against the ropes.
Hume definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
KT lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hume backwards.
Hume is rocked!
Hume could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
KT looks to throw an elbow but misses.
KT lands with a short shot to the head.
KT lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hume backwards.
Oh Hume is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
KT lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hume or not.
KT breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hume seems to have got his legs back now.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
KT connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of Hume's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked Hume - is he going to beat the count??? 4,5,6,7,8,9.....10 - he's not made it - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Kalle KT!
A relieved looking Kalle KT 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 heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Tun Min Naing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eli Van Berg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Min Naing's entrance music is Myanmar Lethwei Songs. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tun Min Naing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Eli Van Berg!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, David Hoff and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Min Naing drives through and clinches with Van Berg against the ropes.
Min Naing tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Van Berg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Van Berg pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Min Naing has a couple of punches blocked by Van Berg.
A hook to the body from Min Naing.
Van Berg is looking to break free of the clinch but Min Naing has double underhooks.
Min Naing tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Min Naing lands an elbow just above Van Berg 's eye.
Min Naing lands a shot to the body.
Van Berg misses with some punches.
Min Naing lands a right hand that snaps the head of Van Berg backwards.
A short left from Min Naing.
Min Naing comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Eli Van Berg has been cut.
Van Berg avoids a wild elbow strike from Min Naing.
Min Naing lands with a right to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Berg blocks an elbow strike.
Van Berg's coach down at Area51 was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Van Berg's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Min Naing has Van Berg pressed against the ropes, preventing Van Berg from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Min Naing stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Van Berg looks winded!
Min Naing lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Min Naing as the two fighters clinch.
A short right from Min Naing on the inside.
Min Naing presses Van Berg against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Min Naing lands with a light punch inside.
Van Berg is rocked!
Min Naing lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Van Berg backwards.
Van Berg is still on wobbly legs! Can Min Naing finish him?
Min Naing lands a right hand that snaps the head of Van Berg backwards.
Min Naing digs a right hand into Van Berg's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Van Berg's gas tank.
A short body shot lands from Min Naing as the two fighters clinch.
Min Naing digs a right hand underneath Van Berg's ribcage. Van Berg let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Min Naing creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Van Berg 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! Van Berg face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Min Naing takes it with a brutal technical knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Tun Min Naing!
Tun Min Naing really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that After School Syndicate logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Put Bunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mick Speed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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147 lbs
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Put Bunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mick Speed!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Bart Greer and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bunt throws a big shot that misses.
Bunt ducks under a wild hook from Speed.
Bunt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Speed swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Speed looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Speed throws a shot from downtown. Bunt moves away and avoids it.
Bunt throws a jab when Speed was well out of range.
Bunt lands a lovely overhand right.
The fighters circling - Speed throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bunt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bunt has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Area51 in the buildup to the fight.
Speed walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Speed avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Speed misses.
Bunt on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Speed misses with a looping left.
Speed tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bunt was well out of range. Poor timing from Speed.
A little feinted left hand from Bunt on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Speed scores with a jab to the jaw.
Speed gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bunt moves out of range as Speed strikes.
Speed looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A combination from Bunt does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Speed closes the distance and clinches.
Bunt throws a punch but it's blocked by Speed.
Speed looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bunt misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bunt.
Bunt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Speed lands a hook to the side of the head.
Speed tries to break the clinch but Bunt is controlling the position.
Speed wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bunt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bunt misses with a punch on the inside.
Bunt lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Speed lands a right hand.
Bunt is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bunt.
A nice right hand lands inside from Speed.
Bunt misses with some punches.
Speed breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bunt slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Speed waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bunt.
Mick Speed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Speed moves away from the strike by Bunt.
Speed thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bunt throws out a loose jab but Speed uses good head movement to avoid it.
Speed misses with a straight left.
Speed throws a hook but Bunt blocks it.
Bunt defending well as Speed loads up on a big left hand.
Speed scores with a nice head shot.
A slow jab from Bunt misses its intended target.
Speed uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bunt has time to react.
Bunt is rocked!
Speed lands a nice looking body shot.
Oh Bunt is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bunt misses with a looping left.
Bunt drops his guard momentarily, allowing Speed to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Bunt! Oh, he's in big trouble - I don't like his chances here as the referee's count reaches 5. 6,7,8,9...10! He's out! Speed takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Mick Speed!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Murray Rothbard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Steve (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murray Rothbard has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Murray Rothbard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bryan Steve!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Bart Greer and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rothbard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steve takes one to the side of the head.
Rothbard tries to clinch but Steve moves out of range.
Steve appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Steve scores with a hook.
Steve looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Steve avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Steve throws an overhand right that lands on Rothbard's shoulder, as Rothbard tries to avoid the shot.
Rothbard tries to counter by clinching up but Steve breaks away and moves out of range.
Rothbard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Steve throws out the jab.
Steve scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Steve scores with a hook.
Steve lands a right hook to the body.
Steve scores with a jab to the head.
Rothbard definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Steve lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steve shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Rothbard eats them both and turns towards Steve to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Steve misses with a looping left.
Rothbard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Steve paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Steve keeps the fight on the outside.
A little jabbing left from Steve on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rothbard fails with an attempt to clinch.
Steve ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rothbard moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rothbard takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steve. Rothbard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Steve takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rothbard fails in his attempt to clinch.
Steve comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Steve scores with a jab to the body.
A swing and a miss from Steve.
Rothbard on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Steve circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rothbard tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Steve manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Steve just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Steve!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rothbard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Steve paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rothbard comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rothbard fails with an attempt to clinch.
Steve swats away the attempt to clinch by Rothbard.
Steve throws out a counter right but Rothbard avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rothbard tries to clinch but Steve moves out of range.
A slow jab from Steve misses its intended target.
A swing and a miss from Rothbard.
Rothbard wants to clinch.
Rothbard is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rothbard connects with a looping right hand.
Steve dodges the punch combination from Rothbard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Steve looks to score with a jab to the body but Rothbard is just out of range.
Steve misses with a straight left.
Rothbard misses with a hook. Steve ducked under it nicely.
Rothbard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bryan Steve dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rothbard doesn't manage to clinch there - Steve circles away.
Steve looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Steve just misses with a punch to the body.
Steve has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rothbard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Steve avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rothbard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Steve paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Steve doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Steve swats away the attempt to clinch by Rothbard.
Rothbard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Steve swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rothbard throws a right and a left that Steve avoids nicely.
Steve throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rothbard is looking to counter the offense by Steve and move into the clinch.
Steve misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rothbard.
Rothbard tries to counter by clinching up but Steve breaks away and moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steve misses the jab.
Steve loads up on a big right hand but Rothbard slips the punch.
Rothbard with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Steve to score with a decent uppercut.
Steve connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rothbard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Steve looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rothbard moves away.
Rothbard tries to close the distance and clinch but Steve swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Steve waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rothbard.
Rothbard tries to clinch up
and Steve counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rothbard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steve.
Rothbard throws an off balance right hand
enabling Steve to counter with a crisp jab.
Rothbard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Steve.
Bryan Steve seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rothbard tries to clinch up.
Rothbard scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rothbard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steve.
Rothbard tries to clinch but Steve moves out of range.
Rothbard is looking to clinch but Steve is avoiding it.
Nice defenses there by Rothbard.
Rothbard moves to clinch but Steve breaks away
enabling Steve to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd cheers as Steve lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rothbard doesn't seem phased though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rothbard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Steve swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Steve misses with a series of wild punches.
Rothbard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steve was well out of range. Poor timing from Rothbard.
Rothbard tries to clinch but Steve moves out of range.
Steve doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Rothbard cracks Steve with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Rothbard listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rothbard has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Steve finds it's way round the side to connect with Rothbard's head.
Steve lands a jab to the head.
Rothbard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Steve paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rothbard is looking to clinch.
Steve walks into a stiff left hand from Rothbard.
Steve throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bryan Steve 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Steve swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murray Rothbard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rothbard lands a nice looking body shot.
Rothbard on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Steve swats away the attempt to clinch by Rothbard.
Rothbard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Steve.
Steve throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rothbard connects with a looping right hand.
Steve throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rothbard moves in looking to clinch but Steve pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Rothbard, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Steve avoids the body shot from Rothbard.
Steve fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rothbard manages to avoid it.
Steve misses with a hook.
Rothbard tries to close the distance and clinch but Steve swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rothbard blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rothbard shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rothbard connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Steve gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Steve is rocked!
Steve avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Steve is still on wobbly legs! Can Rothbard finish him?
Rothbard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It seemed like Steve was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Steve tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rothbard was well out of range. Poor timing from Steve.
Rothbard moves in looking to clinch but Steve pushes him off.
Rothbard closes the distance and catches Steve with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Steve is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Steve is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Steve is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Rothbard takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Murray Rothbard!
A less than humble Murray Rothbard misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Quica Gaviria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kzszecesany Alfazchanzo (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 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Quica Gaviria!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kzszecesany Alfazchanzo!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Dirk Anderson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaviria throws a leg kick which misses Alfazchanzo's front leg but catches the back leg as Alfazchanzo tries to avoid it.
Gaviria throws a wild body kick that Alfazchanzo sees coming a mile off.
No joy there for Gaviria, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Alfazchanzo let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Alfazchanzo rushes Gaviria and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Gaviria is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Gaviria lands a left hand that snaps the head of Alfazchanzo backwards.
Alfazchanzo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Alfazchanzo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Alfazchanzo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Alfazchanzo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Alfazchanzo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gaviria or not.
Alfazchanzo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gavirias head.
Alfazchanzo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Alfazchanzo lands a hook that snaps the head of Gaviria backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Alfazchanzo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Alfazchanzo is leaning against Gaviria and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gaviria is breathing heavily.
Alfazchanzo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gaviria's efforts to push away.
Alfazchanzo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gaviria backwards.
Gaviria is rocked!
Gaviria wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Alfazchanzo has him pressed against the ropes.
Gaviria wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Alfazchanzo lands with a left to the head.
Oh Gaviria is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alfazchanzo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Alfazchanzo works on Gaviria's body with a couple of short punches.
Alfazchanzo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Alfazchanzo lands a body shot in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Alfazchanzo.
Alfazchanzo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gaviria seems to have got his legs back now.
Alfazchanzo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gaviria backwards.
Nice body punch from Alfazchanzo.
Alfazchanzo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Alfazchanzo gets through Gaviria's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Alfazchanzo creates a bit of distance and cracks Gaviria with a big uppercut! Gaviria goes down! The referee pushes Alfazchanzo away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Gaviria make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Alfazchanzo takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Kzszecesany Alfazchanzo!
After winning the bout, Kzszecesany Alfazchanzo thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Cole Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Remington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mitchell has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Luke Remington has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Cole Mitchell's chin.
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cole Mitchell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Luke Remington!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Santiago Holmes and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Remington pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Remington throws a right hand that misses
and Mitchell counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mitchell.
Mitchell lands a left hand.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mitchell takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Mitchell trying to stall but Remington improves his position.
Mitchell lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Remington backwards.
Remington missing with knees to the body.
Remington misses with an elbow strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Remington as Mitchell tries to tie him up.
Remington tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mitchell lands a left hand that snaps the head of Remington backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mitchell presses Remington against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Remington trying to stall but Mitchell improves his position.
Mitchell lands a right hand.
Remington is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mitchell is defending well for now.
Mitchell lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Remington backwards.
Mitchell definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mitchell softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Remington is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mitchell is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Remington swings wildly with an uppercut but Mitchell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Remington tries to work over Mitchell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mitchell throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Remingtons head.
Remington working aggressively here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mitchell scores with a shoulder strike.
Mitchell tries to work over Remington's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Remington missing with knees to the body.
Mitchell stalling against the ropes.
Mitchell lands with a light punch inside.
Mitchell gets through Remington's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mitchell scores with a shoulder strike.
A short left from Mitchell.
Still in the clinch, Mitchell scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell lands a hook that snaps the head of Remington backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Remington is trying to maintain a safe position but Mitchell gets an underhook and turns Remington into the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mitchell as Remington tries to tie him up.
Remington is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Mitchell lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mitchell lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Remington trying to control the position but instead, Mitchell has worked for underhooks and has pushed Remington into the ropes.
Mitchell taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Mitchell makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Mitchell scores with a nice short uppercut.
Remington takes a shot to the head.
Remington looking to slow down the pace here.
Mitchell lands a hook that snaps the head of Remington backwards.
Mitchell lands a nice uppercut.
Remington is rocked!
A right hand to the body from Mitchell.
Remington is still on wobbly legs! Can Mitchell finish him?
Mitchell gets through Remington's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cole Mitchell dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mitchell darts in and clinches Remington up against the ropes.
Remington seems to have recovered his senses.
Mitchell lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Remington backwards.
Mitchell softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Remington throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Remington's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mitchell really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mitchell lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mitchell scores with a shoulder strike.
A right hand to the body from Mitchell.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Mitchell lands a nice shot to the body.
Mitchell lands a hook that snaps the head of Remington backwards.
Mitchell takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mitchell lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mitchell creates a bit of distance and cracks Remington with a big uppercut! Remington goes down! The referee pushes Mitchell away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Remington make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Mitchell takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Cole Mitchell!
Cole Mitchell seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between John Fury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aart Van Der Roost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Fury has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Fury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Aart Van Der Roost!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Winston Alpacca and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Der Roost throws a series of strikes that have Fury backpedaling.
Fury moves into range and clinches up with Van Der Roost.
Fury misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Fury.
Fury lands with a right to the head.
Fury lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Fury lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fury working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Van Der Roost tries a body shot but Fury blocks it.
A short uppercut from Fury.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fury lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Van Der Roost tries a body shot but Fury blocks it.
A right handed body shot lands from Fury.
Fury lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fury pushes Van Der Roost back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fury.
A hook to the body from Fury.
Van Der Roost looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Der Roost.
Fury lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fury digs a right hand into Van Der Roost's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Van Der Roost's gas tank.
Van Der Roost wants to break free but Fury has control.
Fury working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fury keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Van Der Roost's efforts to push away.
Van Der Roost misses with a punch on the inside.
Van Der Roost misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fury lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Roost is trying to break the clinch but Fury has him pressed against the ropes.
Fury looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fury.
Fury digs a right hand underneath Van Der Roost's ribcage. Van Der Roost let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short left from Fury.
Fury throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Van Der Roost wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fury softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice left hand lands by Fury.
Fury 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 Fury.
Van Der Roost tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fury's elbow.
A short right from Fury on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fury.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Fury 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.
Fury lands a jab to the head.
Fury lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Van Der Roost throws a low kick but it's checked well by Fury.
A decent looking cross lands there for Van Der Roost.
Van Der Roost throws a right hand that Fury ducks under and follows up with a left that Fury also avoids with ease.
Van Der Roost gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fury staggers Van Der Roost with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Van Der Roost looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! Just in time and the ref is going to let the fight continue!
Van Der Roost is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Der Roost avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fury fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Van Der Roost on the side of the head.
Van Der Roost is still on wobbly legs! Can Fury finish him?
Van Der Roost slips a jab from Fury.
Van Der Roost seems to have recovered his senses.
Van Der Roost ducks right into an uppercut from Fury.
Fury darts in and clinches Van Der Roost up against the ropes.
Fury is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Van Der Roost can do to turn this around?
Fury lands a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Fury creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Fury.
Fury lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fury gets through Van Der Roost's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Van Der Roost stalling in the clinch but Fury improves position.
Fury scores with a hook to the body.
Fury lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Van Der Roost is trying to maintain a safe position but Fury gets an underhook and turns Van Der Roost into the ropes.
Fury lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Van Der Roost takes a shot to the head.
Fury makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Van Der Roost misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fury tries to work over Van Der Roost's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Van Der Roost is trying to break the clinch but Fury is controlling him.
Van Der Roost is trying to break the clinch but Fury is controlling him.
Fury breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fury throws a right hand that Van Der Roost ducks under and follows up with a left that Van Der Roost also avoids with ease.
Fury swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Der Roost tries to land a body kick
letting Fury counter with a right hand.
Fury throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Aart Van Der Roost is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Van Der Roost scores with a nice right hand.
Fury fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Van Der Roost, pushing him back against the ropes.
Van Der Roost doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fury.
Fury breaks from the clinch.
Fury uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Van Der Roost has time to react.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Fury will take that round after scoring the only knockdown of the 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. 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.
Fury connects with a jab.
Fury dodges the punch combination from Van Der Roost.
Fury clinches up against the ropes.
Van Der Roost is trying to break free.
Van Der Roost trying to stall but Fury improves his position.
Fury lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fury lands a right hand.
Fury lands with a left to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fury lands a body punch in the clinch.
Van Der Roost working aggressively here.
A frustrated look appears on Van Der Roost's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fury lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fury tries a body shot but Van Der Roost blocks it.
A right hand to the body from Fury.
Fury pushes Van Der Roost back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Van Der Roost has had enough of the clinch but Fury keeps him there for the moment.
Van Der Roost takes a shot to the head.
John Fury is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fury lands with a right to the head.
Van Der Roost is trying to stall.
Fury keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Van Der Roost's efforts to push away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fury scores with a shoulder strike.
Aart Van Der Roost has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fury has Van Der Roost pressed against the ropes, preventing Van Der Roost from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fury blocks an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Van Der Roost's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short right from Fury on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Fury showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fury has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:26
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:26
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Fury!
During a confident post fight interview, John Fury 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 welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Astro Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiger Warrior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Astro Boy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tiger Warrior!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, David Hoff and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boy misses with a body kick.
Warrior wants to counter with a clinch but Boy pushes him away.
Boy throws a wild body kick that Warrior sees coming a mile off.
Boy moves into the clinch.
Warrior is looking to control Boy's arms but Boy gets an underhook and turns him. Now Warrior has his back to the ropes.
Warrior's coach down at Area51 was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Warrior's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Boy misses with an elbow over the top.
Warrior dodges an elbow strike from Boy.
Warrior connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Astro Boy has been cut.
Warrior tries to land knees in the clinch but Boy avoids the damage to the body.
Boy lands an elbow inside.
Warrior throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Boy blocks it with crossed arms.
Warrior avoids the elbow strike from Boy, against the ropes.
Boy definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Boy lands an elbow inside that Warrior shrugs off.
Boy misses with an elbow strike.
Warrior with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Boy misses with an elbow strike.
Boy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Warrior utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boy misses with an elbow over the top.
Boy avoiding damage as Warrior throws knees to the body.
Boy throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Warrior is pushing Boy up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy misses with an elbow strike.
Warrior lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Warrior looking to slow down the pace here.
Warrior is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Boy just misses with a elbow thrown towards Warrior's brow.
Boy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Warrior utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Boy misses with an elbow strike.
Warrior avoids a wild elbow strike from Boy.
Warrior dodges an elbow strike from Boy.
Warrior trying to land knees to the body.
Boy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Warrior blocks an elbow strike from Boy.
Boy pushes off an throws an elbow but Warrior leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Boy misses with an elbow over the top.
Warrior wants to stall.
Boy throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warrior missing with knees to the body.
Boy managing to block the knees to the body from Warrior.
Warrior is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Boy is defending well for now.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Boy throws an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Boy throws an elbow but misses.
Warrior tries to land knees in the clinch but Boy avoids the damage to the body.
Boy throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Warrior with a knee to the head.
Boy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Boy throws an elbow that misses.
Boy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Warrior with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Warrior tries to land knees in the clinch but Boy avoids the damage to the body.
Boy pushes off an throws an elbow but Warrior leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Boy creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Warrior landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Warrior tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Warrior takes an elbow to the temple.
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 Astro Boy will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Astro Boy's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Warrior moves in looking to clinch but Boy pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Warrior looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Warrior moves out of range of the body kick.
Boy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Boy just misses with a elbow thrown towards Warrior's brow.
Warrior trying to land knees to the body.
Warrior tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Boy throws an elbow but it misses.
Warrior tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Boy avoids it.
Warrior lands a nice knee to the body.
Boy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Boy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Warrior's defenses.
Warrior missing with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Warrior with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Boy lands a damaging elbow.
Boy looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Warrior crunches a lovely knee into Boy's ribcage.
Warrior trying to land knees to the body.
Boy throws an elbow but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warrior blocks the elbow strike.
Warrior blocks an elbow strike.
Warrior missing with knees to the body.
Boy throws an elbow that misses.
Warrior throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Boy blocks it with crossed arms.
Astro Boy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Warrior avoids a wild elbow strike from Boy.
Boy pushes off an throws an elbow but Warrior leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Warrior blocks an elbow strike from Boy.
Boy pushes off an throws an elbow but Warrior leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Boy takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees in the clinch landing for Warrior.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Warrior lands a good knee to the midsection. Boy won't want to take too many of those.
Boy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Warrior with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Boy misses with an elbow strike.
Boy misses with an elbow over the top.
Boy managing to block the knees to the body from Warrior.
Warrior putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Boy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Boy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boy misses with an elbow strike.
Warrior trying to land knees to the body.
Warrior scores a nice knee to the body.
Warrior landing knees to the head.
Warrior looking to throw knees to the head but Boy is blocking nicely.
Warrior tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Warrior looking to throw knees to the head but Boy is blocking nicely.
Boy avoiding damage as Warrior throws knees to the body.
Warrior trying to land knees to the body.
Warrior tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Boy avoids it.
Boy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Boy throws an elbow but it misses.
Boy lands a damaging elbow.
Warrior is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Boy is defending well for now.
Boy throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Warrior looking to throw knees to the head but Boy is blocking nicely.
Warrior is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Boy is defending well for now.
Warrior lands a good knee to the midsection. Boy won't want to take too many of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tiger Warrior showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Astro Boy's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Boy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Warrior avoids a kick to the body.
Warrior fails in his attempt to clinch.
As Warrior tries to get set, Boy tries to push him back and clinch up but Warrior manages to avoid the attempt.
Warrior wants to clinch.
Warrior darts in and clinches Boy up against the ropes.
Warrior crunches a lovely knee into Boy's ribcage.
Boy is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Boy throws an elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Warrior is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Boy is defending well for now.
Boy throws an elbow that misses.
Boy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Warrior's defenses.
Boy looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Warrior connects with a nasty looking knee right to Boy's face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warrior is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Boy is defending well for now.
Warrior missing with knees to the body.
Warrior throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Boy blocks it with crossed arms.
Boy looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Boy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Boy throws an elbow that misses.
Boy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Warrior takes an elbow to the forehead.
Boy avoiding damage as Warrior throws knees to the body.
Warrior tries to land a knee to the head but Boy blocks with his arms.
Warrior takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Warrior using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Boy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Warrior takes an elbow to the forehead.
Boy misses with an elbow strike.
Warrior with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Boy looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Boy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Warrior looking to throw knees to the head but Boy is blocking nicely.
Boy throws an elbow but it misses.
Warrior tries to land knees in the clinch but Boy avoids the damage to the body.
Warrior trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Warrior takes an elbow to the forehead.
Boy creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Boy throws an elbow that misses.
Warrior scores a nice knee to the body.
Boy throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Boy lands a nice elbow.
Boy looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Boy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Warrior missing with knees to the body.
Boy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Warrior tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Boy just misses with a elbow thrown towards Warrior's brow.
Warrior throws a knee to the head but misses.
Boy lands a nice elbow.
Boy avoiding damage as Warrior throws knees to the body.
Boy lands an elbow that stopped Warrior in his tracks for a moment.
Boy managing to block the knees to the body from Warrior.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Astro Boy.
I think Boy 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 29:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Astro Boy!
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Kimbo Geza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Island Tourney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Island Tourney will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kimbo Geza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Island Tourney!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Michael Johnstone and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tourney missing with a left hand there. Geza was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tourney connects with a nice looking jab.
It looks like Kimbo Geza has been cut.
Geza closes the distance and pushes Tourney back into the ropes.
Geza lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tourney backwards.
Tourney doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tourney.
Tourney's coach down at Area51 was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Tourney's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Tourney is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Tourney lands with a right to the head.
Geza tries to throw a body punch but Tourney avoids it by throwing Geza back against the ropes.
Tourney misses with a short punch on the inside.
Geza lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tourney backwards.
Tourney misses with some punches.
Geza misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Geza fails to land.
Tourney lands a hook that snaps the head of Geza backwards.
Geza lands a body shot.
Geza blocking some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Geza prevents a body shot from Tourney.
Tourney swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tourney misses with some punches.
Geza misses with some punches.
Geza tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Geza working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tourney prevents a body shot from Geza.
Tourney misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Geza lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tourney or not.
Tourney pushes Geza back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Geza.
Geza lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tourney backwards.
Geza misses with a body punch.
Geza misses with a punch to the body.
Geza definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tourney.
Tourney breaks the clinch.
Tourney misses with a hook. Geza ducked under it nicely.
Geza is looking to counter the offense by Tourney and move into the clinch.
Tourney keeps the fight on the outside.
Geza has managed to clinch.
Tourney throws a head punch that misses.
Geza misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Tourney fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Tourney fails to land.
Tourney tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tourney misses with a short punch on the inside.
Geza lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Tourney fails to land.
Tourney misses with some punches.
Geza misses with a body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tourney throws a head punch that misses.
Geza blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tourney is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Tourney working aggressively here.
Geza lands a body shot in the clinch.
Geza blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Geza doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Geza lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Geza misses with a hook to the ribs.
Geza tries to work over Tourney's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tourney fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Geza blocks an uppercut.
Geza misses with a punch to the body.
Tourney misses with some punches.
Tourney misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tourney lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tourney misses with the head strike.
Tourney misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Geza is leaning against Tourney and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Island Tourney will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kimbo Geza's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tourney throws a series of punches but Geza avoids them all with ease.
Geza fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tourney, pushing him back against the ropes.
Tourney misses with a punch to the body.
Kimbo Geza has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tourney throws a head punch that misses.
Tourney misses with a hook from the clinch.
Geza lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Geza misses with a hook from the clinch.
Geza blocks an uppercut.
Tourney tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Geza.
Geza misses with a hook to the ribs.
Geza misses with a body punch.
Geza tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tourney's elbow.
Geza working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Geza.
Geza tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tourney is trying to break the clinch but Geza is controlling him.
Tourney working aggressively here.
Tourney pushes Geza back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Geza lands a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Geza misses with a punch to the body.
Geza misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Geza throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tourneys head.
Tourney lands a right hand that snaps the head of Geza backwards.
Geza lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Geza throws a head punch that misses.
Tourney misses with a body punch.
Geza misses with the head strike.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Geza misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tourney lands an uppercut.
Geza misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Geza blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tourney lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice body punch from Tourney - that landed with a thud.
Geza fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tourney misses with a hook to the ribs.
Geza tries a body shot but Tourney blocks it.
Tourney gets through Geza's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tourney tries to work over Geza's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tourney working aggressively here.
Geza lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tourney backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tourney breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Geza forces Tourney back against the ropes and clinches.
Tourney working aggressively here.
A right handed body shot lands from Geza.
Geza scores with a hook to the body.
Geza fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tourney misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tourney blocks a body shot from Geza.
Tourney working aggressively here.
Geza scores with a shoulder strike.
Tourney misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Geza.
Geza blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tourney tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tourney working aggressively here.
Tourney lands a hook to the side of the head.
Geza can't find room to land a body shot as Tourney controls the action.
A short right from Tourney on the inside.
Geza lands a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Geza doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tourney lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kimbo Geza will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kimbo Geza's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Geza ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tourney lands a right and a left and another right! Geza goes down! Oh, he's in big, big trouble! 3,4,5,6,7,8... he's up to one knee... 9,10! He can't beat the count - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Island Tourney!
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Louis Bowen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lroy Valentine (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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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Louis Bowen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lroy Valentine!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Michael Johnstone and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bowen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Valentine.
Valentine connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Valentine is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bowen.
Bowen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Valentine has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Bowen is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Valentine swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Valentine takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bowen has been working on his boxing with his coaches at 10th Planet Islanders in the buildup to the fight.
Bowen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Valentine throws out the jab.
Valentine lands a nice shot that snaps Bowen's head back.
Valentine displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bowen throws out the jab.
Valentine is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bowen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Valentine.
Bowen looks to land a right hand but Valentine moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valentine throws a nice looking combination but Bowen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bowen is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Valentine.
A shot to the body from Valentine misses
and Bowen holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Valentine blocks an elbow strike.
Bowen scores with a shot to the side of Valentine's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Valentine throws a head punch that misses.
Valentine has a couple of punches blocked by Bowen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine lands a hook that snaps the head of Bowen backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bowen.
A head punch on the inside from Bowen fails to land.
Bowen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Valentine backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bowen.
Bowen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bowen blocking some punches.
Bowen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Bowen prevents a body shot from Valentine.
Bowen can't find room to land a body shot as Valentine controls the action.
Good body shot from Bowen.
Bowen lands a nice uppercut.
Valentine misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good body shot from Bowen.
Valentine working aggressively here.
Valentine swings wildly with an uppercut but Bowen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bowen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowen scores with a shoulder strike.
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!
A nice right hand lands inside from Bowen.
Bowen gets through Valentine's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bowen.
Bowen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Valentine tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Valentine tries to work over Bowen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bowen blocks an uppercut.
Valentine tries to throw a body punch but Bowen avoids it by throwing Valentine back against the ropes.
Bowen lands a nice elbow.
Bowen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bowen blocks a body shot from Valentine.
Bowen throws an elbow but it misses.
Bowen lands an elbow that stopped Valentine in his tracks for a moment.
Bowen struggles to land a body shot inside as Valentine controls his hands.
Valentine throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Louis Bowen dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Valentine misses with a looping right.
Valentine misses with a wild combination.
Bowen just misses with a punch to the body.
Bowen throws the left hand but Valentine avoids the punch easily.
Valentine throws a body punch but Bowen moves out of range.
Valentine looks to score with a jab to the body but Bowen is just out of range.
Bowen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Valentine ducks under a wild hook from Bowen.
Bowen throws the left hand but Valentine avoids the punch easily.
Bowen just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bowen cracks Valentine with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Valentine ducks under a wild hook from Bowen.
Bowen misses with a looping right.
Lroy Valentine seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Valentine uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bowen.
Bowen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bowen throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Valentine counter with a right hand.
Bowen throws a right hand that misses
enabling Valentine to counter with a crisp jab.
Valentine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bowen manages to avoid it.
Bowen seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Bowen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bowen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Valentine uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bowen.
Valentine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Valentine keeps the fight on the outside.
A little jabbing left from Valentine on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bowen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Valentine. Valentine circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Valentine misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bowen tries to clinch
and Valentine counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bowen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bowen throws a hook but Valentine blocks it.
It seemed like Valentine was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Valentine misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowen scores with a sloppy right hand. Valentine should have avoided that one.
Bowen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bowen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Valentine jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bowen tries to counter by clinching up but Valentine breaks away and moves out of range.
Valentine blocks a jab.
Bowen throws a hook but Valentine avoids it easily.
Bowen lands a nice shot that snaps Valentine's head back.
Bowen throws a good cross that connects.
Valentine misses with a wild body shot.
Valentine cracks Bowen with a good jab.
Bowen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Valentine uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bowen.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bowen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Valentine.
Bowen throws a jab when Valentine was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Louis Bowen will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Valentine lands with a good body shot.
Bowen just misses with a punch to the body.
Valentine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bowen.
Valentine misses with an uppercut.
Bowen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Valentine.
Bowen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Valentine counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The fighters circling - Valentine throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bowen ducks under a wild hook from Valentine.
Valentine throws a jab when Bowen was well out of range.
Bowen moves out of range as Valentine strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bowen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Valentine! But no joy.
Bowen looks to score with a jab to the body but Valentine is just out of range.
Bowen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Valentine throws out the jab.
A swing and a miss from Bowen.
Valentine throws a hook but Bowen avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Valentine under the eye.
Bowen slips under a jab.
Bowen wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Bowen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Valentine counters with a left and a right that stings Bowen.
Valentine misses with an uppercut. Bowen saw that one coming.
Bowen tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Valentine manages to circle out of the way.
Valentine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bowen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Valentine stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bowen looks to score with a jab to the body but Valentine is just out of range.
Valentine takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Valentine loads up on a big right hand but Bowen slips the punch.
Bowen moves into the clinch successfully.
Valentine goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bowen lands a nice uppercut.
Bowen lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Valentine has a couple of punches blocked by Bowen.
Bowen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Valentine fails to land.
Valentine swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bowen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Louis Bowen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Valentine can't find room to land a body shot as Bowen controls the action.
Bowen is working Valentine over against the ropes.
A shot in the inside from Valentine.
Valentine tries to throw a body punch but Bowen avoids it by throwing Valentine back against the ropes.
A short body shot lands from Bowen as the two fighters clinch.
Valentine takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bowen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Valentine's defenses.
Valentine throws a punch but it's blocked by Bowen.
Valentine takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bowen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bowen lands a nice uppercut.
Valentine misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bowen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bowen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Louis Bowen clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Valentine throws out a loose jab but Bowen uses good head movement to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Valentine.
Bowen lands a nice hook to Valentine's body. Valentine takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bowen throws the left hand but Valentine avoids the punch easily.
Bowen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Valentine looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bowen pushes Valentine up against the ropes in a clinch.
Bowen lands a body shot.
Bowen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Bowen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Valentine takes an elbow to the temple.
Bowen misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bowen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Valentine's elbow.
Valentine swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Valentine doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Valentine misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Valentine.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bowen.
Bowen lands a nice elbow.
Valentine pushes Bowen back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Valentine fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bowen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Bowen throws an elbow but misses.
Valentine avoids a wild elbow strike from Bowen.
Bowen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bowen blocks a body shot from Valentine.
A short right from Bowen on the inside.
Valentine lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bowen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bowen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Valentine lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bowen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bowen working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine throws a punch but it's blocked by Bowen.
Valentine can't find room to land a body shot as Bowen controls the action.
Valentine tries to work over Bowen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bowen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Valentine takes a shot to the head.
Valentine fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Valentine throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bowen misses with a punch on the inside.
Valentine throws a punch but it's blocked by Bowen.
Bowen misses with some punches.
Valentine throws a head punch that misses.
Valentine blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bowen blocks an uppercut.
Valentine misses with a punch on the inside.
Bowen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Valentine or not.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bowen.
Valentine goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Louis Bowen had his way with Lroy Valentine in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Bowen works the jab nicely.
Lroy Valentine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bowen swings for the body but Valentine moves out of range.
Valentine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Valentine throws out a loose jab but Bowen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bowen forces Valentine back against the ropes and clinches.
Bowen presses Valentine against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Valentine prevents a body shot from Bowen.
Bowen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Valentine doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Valentine blocks an elbow strike from Bowen.
Valentine tries to work over Bowen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valentine misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from Bowen.
Bowen lands a hook that snaps the head of Valentine backwards.
Bowen misses with a body punch.
Valentine misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine misses with the head strike.
Bowen pushes off an throws an elbow but Valentine leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Bowen digs a right hand into Valentine's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Valentine's gas tank.
Bowen pushes Valentine back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Valentine takes an elbow to the forehead.
Valentine blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bowen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Valentine misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bowen lands with a right to the head.
Bowen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Valentine misses with the head strike.
Bowen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bowen.
Valentine is rocked!
A nice left hand lands by Bowen.
Valentine is still on wobbly legs! Can Bowen finish him?
Bowen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Valentine's defenses.
Valentine tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bowen's elbow.
Nice elbow from Bowen.
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!
A short body shot lands from Bowen as the two fighters clinch.
Bowen breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Valentine with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Valentine looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Valentine get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Louis Bowen!
Louis Bowen is the new lightweight champion!
Louis Bowen decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
Lroy Valentine was interviewed post fight and said 'hey i am still prettier than your bitch punk.
i want a rematch'.
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