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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Ryan Tubridy (ranked 22570 p4p, 354 weight class) and Marcus Santana (ranked 22943 p4p, 334 weight class). Tubridy comes to the ring accompanied by Late Late theme tune. Santana has chosen Portugal. The Man - Feel It Still as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ryan Tubridy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 2, fighting out of London, Marcus Santana!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tubridy lands a jab to the nose.
Tubridy moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Santana is looking to clinch but Tubridy is avoiding it.
Santana closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Santana throws a punch but it's blocked by Tubridy.
Tubridy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Santana is keeping busy.
Santana tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Santana throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tubridys head.
Santana swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tubridy is trying to stall.
Tubridy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Santana pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tubridy is out of range and Santana settles back down.
Santana throws a sloppy head kick and Tubridy moves out of range easily.
Santana gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Santana blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
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!
Santana working aggressively here.
Santana lands a left hand.
Santana swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santana has a couple of punches blocked by Tubridy.
Santana lands an uppercut.
Santana throws a punch but it's blocked by Tubridy.
Santana working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Tubridy scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tubridy.
Tubridy struggles to land a body shot inside as Santana controls his hands.
Santana swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Santana has Tubridy pressed against the ropes, preventing Tubridy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tubridy misses with a body punch.
Santana lands a right hand.
Tubridy is looking to control Santana's arms but Santana gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tubridy has his back to the ropes.
Tubridy tries to stall but Santana uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tubridy.
Tubridy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Santana lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tubridy is trying to break the clinch but Santana has him pressed against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santana swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Santana misses with some punches.
Tubridy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tubridy trying to stall but Santana improves his position.
Tubridy misses with a punch on the inside.
Santana misses with some punches.
Santana fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tubridy.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tubridy takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Tubridy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from Santana fails to land.
Tubridy looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Santana misses with a short punch on the inside.
Santana tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Santana swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tubridy throws a head punch that misses.
Tubridy blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Santana dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Santana closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Santana misses with a punch on the inside.
Santana pushes Tubridy back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Santana lands a hook that snaps the head of Tubridy backwards.
Tubridy blocking some punches.
Santana misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tubridy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tubridy.
Tubridy struggles to land a body shot inside as Santana controls his hands.
Santana throws a punch but it's blocked by Tubridy.
Santana has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A nice left hand lands by Santana.
Tubridy taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tubridy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Santana backwards.
Santana has a couple of punches blocked by Tubridy.
Santana fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Santana misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tubridy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Santana misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tubridy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Santana misses with the head strike.
Santana fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Santana working aggressively here.
Santana fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tubridy working aggressively here.
Santana misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Santana fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tubridy.
Santana working aggressively here.
A short right from Santana on the inside.
Santana has a couple of punches blocked by Tubridy.
Tubridy misses with a body punch.
Santana has a couple of punches blocked by Tubridy.
Santana keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tubridy's efforts to push away.
Santana throws a head punch that misses.
Santana softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santana takes a shot to the head.
Santana misses with a short punch on the inside.
Santana fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Santana misses with a punch on the inside.
Santana misses with a punch on the inside.
Tubridy throws a punch but it's blocked by Santana.
Santana swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice right hand lands inside from Santana.
Tubridy is rocked!
Santana misses with a hook from the clinch.
Oh Tubridy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A head punch on the inside from Santana fails to land.
Santana swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Santana misses with a short punch on the inside.
Santana swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Santana throws a head punch that misses.
Santana misses with some punches.
Tubridy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tubridy blocks an uppercut.
Santana swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tubridy blocking some punches.
Santana misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tubridy.
Santana misses with a short punch on the inside.
Santana swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Santana misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tubridy blocks an uppercut.
Tubridy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Santana throws a punch but it's blocked by Tubridy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tubridy.
Santana swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Santana throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Santana.
Tubridy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Santana misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Santana showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Santana attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tubridy went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Marcus Santana is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Santana uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tubridy.
Tubridy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Santana tried to score with a low kick but Tubridy checks it.
Santana tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tubridy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Santana looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ryan Tubridy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Santana misses with a combination
and Tubridy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Santana lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tubridy moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Marcus Santana has been cut.
Tubridy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tubridy throws a hook but Santana blocks it.
Santana gets a clinch.
Santana blocks an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Santana fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Santana as Tubridy tries to tie him up.
Tubridy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tubridy is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tubridy.
A head punch on the inside from Santana fails to land.
Marcus Santana seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Tubridy swings wildly with an uppercut but Santana uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tubridy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Some wild striking there from Santana.
Ryan Tubridy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Danga de danga de dang - Tubridy scores with a four punch combination!
Tubridy looks to land a combination but Santana avoids it well.
Tubridy misses with a wild combination.
Tubridy slips under a jab from Santana.
Tubridy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Santana tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Santana misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Tubridy showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Santana has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Marcus Santana!
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Marcus Santana!
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Marcus Santana!
Marcus Santana wins by unanimous decision!
Marcus Santana 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.
Ryan Tubridy spoke after the fight, saying 'Fuck this shit '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Karl Drogo (ranked 7247 p4p, 689 weight class) and Ivan Draganov (ranked 22029 p4p, 792 weight class). Draganov comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Cranberries - Zombies kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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195 lbs
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Very quick
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Karl Drogo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivan Draganov!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Drogo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Drogo throws a low kick but Draganov moves out of range easily.
Draganov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Draganov throws a series of punches but Drogo moves out of range.
Draganov with a hook.
Draganov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Drogo misses with a head kick.
Draganov lands a right hook to the body.
Drogo loads up on a big right hand but Draganov slips the punch.
Draganov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Draganov connects with a nice looking jab.
Draganov instigates a clinch.
Draganov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Draganov working aggressively here.
Draganov presses Drogo against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right from Draganov.
A short right from Draganov on the inside.
Draganov has a couple of punches blocked by Drogo.
Draganov working aggressively here.
Draganov prevents a body shot from Drogo.
Drogo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Drogo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Drogo misses with some punches.
Draganov misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drogo digs a right hand into Draganov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Draganov's gas tank.
Drogo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Drogo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Drogo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Drogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Draganov.
We've been informed that Draganov 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.
Draganov has a couple of punches blocked by Drogo.
Drogo misses with a knee to the head.
Drogo lands a knee to the body.
Drogo scores with a shot to the side of Draganov's head.
Drogo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Draganov working aggressively here.
Draganov swings wildly with an uppercut but Drogo uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Drogo.
Draganov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Draganov managing to block the knees to the body from Drogo.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Drogo.
Draganov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Draganov misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drogo swings wildly with an uppercut but Draganov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Draganov lands a left hand.
Drogo looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Draganov throws a head punch that misses.
Draganov lands a left hand.
Draganov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Draganov pushes Drogo back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Drogo throws a head punch that misses.
Draganov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A shot in the inside from Draganov.
A short right from Draganov on the inside.
Drogo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Draganov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Drogo blocking some punches.
Draganov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drogo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Draganov scores with a shot to the side of Drogo's head.
Draganov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Draganov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Draganov has a couple of punches blocked by Drogo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Draganov dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Drogo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Draganov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Draganov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Drogo misses with a looping right.
Draganov misses with a looping left.
Drogo tries to work over Draganov's front leg with a kick but Draganov checks it.
Draganov checks a leg kick.
Draganov moves into range and clinches up with Drogo.
Drogo blocking some punches.
Drogo can't find room to land a body shot as Draganov controls the action.
Drogo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Draganov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Draganov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Draganov prevents a body shot from Drogo.
Draganov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Drogo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Draganov throws a head punch that misses.
Draganov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch on the inside from Drogo fails to land.
Draganov lands an uppercut.
Draganov blocks a body shot from Drogo.
Draganov lands a hook that snaps the head of Drogo backwards.
Drogo is rocked!
Draganov misses with a punch on the inside.
Oh Drogo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Draganov misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draganov swings wildly with an uppercut but Drogo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drogo looking to throw knees to the head but Draganov is blocking nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Drogo.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Draganov. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Drogo blocking some punches.
Drogo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Draganov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Draganov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Draganov swings wildly with an uppercut but Drogo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drogo blocks an uppercut.
Draganov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Draganov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Drogo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Draganov swings wildly with an uppercut but Drogo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drogo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Draganov misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Drogo.
Draganov has a couple of punches blocked by Drogo.
Drogo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Draganov misses with the head strike.
Drogo blocks an uppercut.
Draganov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Draganov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Draganov throws a head punch that misses.
Draganov swings wildly with an uppercut but Drogo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Draganov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Draganov misses with some punches.
Drogo blocks an uppercut.
Draganov throws a punch but it's blocked by Drogo.
Draganov misses with a hook from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Draganov swings wildly with an uppercut but Drogo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Draganov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Drogo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Draganov.
Draganov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Drogo blocking some punches.
Drogo blocking some punches.
Drogo blocks an uppercut.
Draganov swings wildly with an uppercut but Drogo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Draganov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Draganov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Draganov misses with the head strike.
Drogo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Draganov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Draganov throws a punch but it's blocked by Drogo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draganov misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Draganov fails to land.
Draganov working aggressively here.
Drogo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Draganov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Draganov working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Drogo.
Draganov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Drogo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Draganov misses with the head strike.
Draganov misses with the head strike.
Drogo blocks an uppercut.
Draganov has a couple of punches blocked by Drogo.
Drogo blocking some punches.
Draganov has a couple of punches blocked by Drogo.
Draganov throws a head punch that misses.
Draganov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Drogo blocking some punches.
Draganov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Drogo misses with a punch to the body.
Draganov misses with the head strike.
Drogo blocks an uppercut.
Draganov throws a punch but it's blocked by Drogo.
A head punch on the inside from Draganov fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Drogo.
Draganov misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Draganov.
Draganov misses with a punch on the inside.
Draganov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Drogo seems to have got his legs back now.
Drogo lands a nice shot to the body.
Draganov is breathing heavily.
A head punch on the inside from Draganov fails to land.
Draganov lands a nice shot to the body.
Drogo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Draganov backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drogo pushes Draganov back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Draganov fails to land.
Drogo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Draganov's face.
Drogo tries to throw a body punch but Draganov avoids it by throwing Drogo back against the ropes.
Drogo struggles to land a body shot inside as Draganov controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Draganov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Drogo lands a nice hook to Draganov's body. Draganov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Drogo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Draganov checks it well.
Draganov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Draganov swings for the body but Drogo moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Draganov misses the target.
Drogo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Draganov digs a good hook to Drogo's body.
Drogo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Draganov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Drogo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Draganov lands a jab to Drogo's midsection.
Drogo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Draganov throws a hook but Drogo avoids it easily.
Drogo throws the left hand but Draganov avoids the punch easily.
A good leg kick by Drogo.
Karl Drogo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Draganov closes the distance and catches Drogo with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Drogo is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Drogo is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Drogo is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Draganov takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Ivan Draganov!
After winning the bout, Ivan Draganov 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 heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Tor Pellinore (ranked 22674 p4p, 787 weight class) and Tarvo Jaak (ranked 9724 p4p, 711 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Pellinore might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Powerman 5000-When Worlds Collide. Jaak comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Ludacris - Move Bitch kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Tarvo Jaak 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tor Pellinore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tarvo Jaak!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pellinore rushes Jaak and presses him up against the ropes.
Jaak lands a shoulder strike.
Jaak is leaning against Pellinore and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Our sources have told us that Pellinore has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Jaak misses with a knee to the head.
Jaak manages to break the clinch.
Jaak throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pellinore.
Pellinore is looking to counter punch.
Jaak has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Pellinore is landing a low percentage of strikes.
A shot to the liver by Jaak. Beautiful body shot.
Jaak throws a low kick but Pellinore moves out of range easily.
Jaak takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pellinore instigates a clinch.
Jaak tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pellinore's elbow.
Jaak tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pellinore's elbow.
Jaak swings wildly with an uppercut but Pellinore uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jaak swings wildly with an uppercut but Pellinore uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jaak connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Tor Pellinore has been cut.
Jaak pushes Pellinore back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of 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!
Pellinore lands a nice shot to the body.
Pellinore's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaak throws a knee to the head but misses.
A right hand to the body from Pellinore.
Jaak prevents a body shot from Pellinore.
Pellinore trying to control the position but instead, Jaak has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pellinore into the ropes.
Pellinore takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jaak blocks an uppercut.
Pellinore scores with a hook to the body.
Jaak looks winded!
Pellinore blocks a body shot from Jaak.
Pellinore lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Pellinore - that landed with a thud.
Jaak swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pellinore pushes Jaak back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Pellinore creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pellinore tries to throw a body punch but Jaak avoids it by throwing Pellinore back against the ropes.
Jaak gets through Pellinore's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pellinore softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Pellinore is leaning against Jaak and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jaak takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Tarvo Jaak has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pellinore lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Pellinore.
Pellinore gets through Jaak's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pellinore tries to work over Jaak's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pellinore presses Jaak against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pellinore tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pellinore working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pellinore lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jaak is rocked!
Pellinore creates a bit of distance and cracks Jaak with a big uppercut! Jaak goes down! The referee pushes Pellinore away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Jaak make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Pellinore takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Tor Pellinore!
Tor Pellinore 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 heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jacques Durand (ranked 21157 p4p, 720 weight class) and Abraxas J Hardpickle (ranked 8211 p4p, 652 weight class). Durand kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Kaaris - S.E.V.R.A.N.. Hardpickle has chosen Get Schwifty as his entrance music. 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 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacques Durand!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abraxas J Hardpickle!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardpickle misses with a few strikes there.
Durand lands a front kick to the face, that drops Hardpickle to the canvas! Is he dazed or just shocked? He's back to his feet and the referee is going to allow him to continue the fight!
It looks like Abraxas J Hardpickle has been cut.
Durand tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Durand digs a good hook to Hardpickle's body.
Durand fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hardpickle manages to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Hardpickle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hardpickle takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Durand lands a body shot.
Hardpickle looks winded!
Hardpickle drops his hands momentarily and Durand takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Durand.
Hardpickle throws a body shot but no joy.
Hardpickle lands a front kick.
Hardpickle will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hardpickle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hardpickle throws a lazy head kick
and Durand counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Durand cracks the inside of Hardpickle's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durand gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Durand working Hardpickle over with knees to the body.
Durand just leaning against Hardpickle, taking a breather.
Durand creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hardpickle's defenses.
Hardpickle misses with the head strike.
Durand is controlling Hardpickle's neck. Durand unleashes a big knee up the middle! And another! Hardpickle goes down! Can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6... he's not going to make it! 9,10. It's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Jacques Durand!
Jacques Durand very nearly forgot to thank Urban Fighter amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
In defeat, Abraxas J Hardpickle stepped up to the mic, saying 'SURPRISE!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Balin Le Savage (ranked 22692 p4p, 851 weight class) and Emil Marinov (ranked 22203 p4p, 837 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Le Savage might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Marilyn Manson-Killing Strangers. Marinov comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Ruelle - Live Like Legends kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Balin Le Savage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Emil Marinov!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Le Savage takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Le Savage looks to score with a jab to the body but Marinov is just out of range.
Marinov now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Marinov lands with an overhand left.
Decent striking displayed by Marinov there.
Marinov scores with a jab. Le Savage acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Le Savage swings for the body but Marinov moves out of range.
Marinov has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Marinov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marinov misses with a leg kick
and Le Savage finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Le Savage defending well as Marinov loads up on a big left hand.
Le Savage looks to throw the jab but Marinov is out of range.
Le Savage tries to clinch there but Marinov circles away.
Marinov looks to score with a jab to the body but Le Savage is just out of range.
A cross from Marinov lands.
Le Savage is rocked!
Marinov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Oh Le Savage is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Marinov engages and cracks Le Savage with a massive lead left hook - Le Savage tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Marinov is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Emil Marinov!
A less than humble Emil Marinov 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 middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Vito Andolini (ranked 3083 p4p, 345 weight class) and Andris Dimitriou (ranked 22720 p4p, 754 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vito Andolini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andris Dimitriou!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Andolini.
Dimitriou scores with a nice head shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dimitriou, as that shot connected.
Andolini throws a quick inside leg kick.
A big right from Dimitriou misses.
A good leg kick by Andolini.
Dimitriou scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dimitriou throws an overhand right that lands on Andolini's shoulder, as Andolini tries to avoid the shot.
Dimitriou blocks the body kick.
Andolini feints and then cracks Dimitriou's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dimitriou down.
Nice body kick there by Andolini.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Andolini throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Andris Dimitriou seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andolini walks into a straight right hand from Dimitriou.
An inside leg kick from Dimitriou misses.
Dimitriou misses with an uppercut
letting Andolini counter with a right hand.
Dimitriou ducks under a wild hook from Andolini.
Dimitriou throws out a counter right but Andolini avoids it with no problem.
Andolini turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Andolini throws a leg kick but Dimitriou sees it coming and moves out of range.
A jab from Dimitriou misses.
Andolini keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dimitriou.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimitriou fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dimitriou misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Andolini cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Andolini misses with a body shot.
Dimitriou scores with a jab and follows up with an uppercut that drops Andolini to his knees! He bounces straight back to his feet but is forced to take the mandatory standing 8 count before he's allowed to continue. We're back under way and the fighters meet in the middle of the canvas to re-engage.
Andolini is rocked!
Dimitriou is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Andolini.
Oh Andolini is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dimitriou throws a big shot that misses.
Andolini walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Andolini is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Andris Dimitriou!
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Lambert George (ranked 19020 p4p, 680 weight class) and Ulysseus Xenophobus (ranked 3817 p4p, 383 weight class). George comes to the ring accompanied by Ca fait mal. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Ulysseus Xenophobus enters the ring!
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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
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lambert George!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Ulysseus Xenophobus!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xenophobus lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Xenophobus misses with a jab to the body
and George counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
George looks to throw the jab but Xenophobus is out of range.
George dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Xenophobus. That did some damage!
Xenophobus misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
George thows a left - swing and a miss!
Xenophobus on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nice body punch from Xenophobus.
Xenophobus misses with a straight right.
Nice defenses there by Xenophobus.
Xenophobus appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Xenophobus tries to clinch up.
Xenophobus looks to land a combination but George avoids it well.
Xenophobus throws a right hand that misses
and George counters with an inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
George pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Xenophobus takes a jab right on the kisser.
Xenophobus has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
George throws a lazy right hand but Xenophobus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
George has Xenophobus up against the ropes in a clinch.
Xenophobus trying to control the position but instead, George has worked for underhooks and has pushed Xenophobus into the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xenophobus misses with a body punch.
George throws an elbow that misses.
George throws an elbow but it misses.
Xenophobus is looking to control George's arms but George gets an underhook and turns him. Now Xenophobus has his back to the ropes.
A left hand lands to the body for Xenophobus.
George stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Xenophobus is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
George gets through Xenophobus's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
George pushes Xenophobus back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Xenophobus avoids the elbow strike from George, against the ropes.
I was talking to George's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
George cracks Xenophobus with a nice body shot.
George creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
George stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
George pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Xenophobus is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xenophobus blocks an elbow strike.
George misses with a body punch.
Xenophobus has a couple of punches blocked by George.
George comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Xenophobus misses with a body punch.
George creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
George lands a damaging elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Xenophobus dodges an elbow strike from George.
Xenophobus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Xenophobus lands a nice uppercut.
Xenophobus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with George's elbow.
George pushes off an throws an elbow but Xenophobus leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Xenophobus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
George softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Xenophobus is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but George is keeping busy.
Xenophobus can't find room to land a body shot as George controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lambert George dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
George motions for Xenophobus to come forward. George throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Xenophobus checks the leg kick.
Xenophobus swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
George defending well as Xenophobus loads up on a big left hand.
George showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Xenophobus.
A jab from Xenophobus does it's job there.
A solid leg kick lands there for George.
George lands a nice shot that snaps Xenophobus's head back.
George staying out of range there.
George is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
George is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Xenophobus can do to turn this around?
Xenophobus will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
George throwing a counter right hand but Xenophobus manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
George listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
George moves out of range as Xenophobus strikes.
George throws a body punch but Xenophobus moves out of range.
Xenophobus doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Xenophobus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from George.
That's one minute gone in the round.
George lands a nice looking body shot.
George rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Xenophobus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
George doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Xenophobus throws a right hand that misses
and George counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
George cracks the inside of Xenophobus's front leg.
A jab lands there for Xenophobus.
Xenophobus cracks George with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
George fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Xenophobus misses with a low kick.
George gets a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Xenophobus.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from George.
Xenophobus avoids the elbow strike from George, against the ropes.
Xenophobus tries to work over George's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Xenophobus wants to stall.
George lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xenophobus tries a body shot but George blocks it.
Xenophobus lands with a short head shot on the inside.
George pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
George misses with a short punch on the inside.
George misses with a hook from the clinch.
Xenophobus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with George's elbow.
Xenophobus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Xenophobus avoids the elbow strike from George, against the ropes.
George throws an elbow that misses.
Xenophobus misses with a body punch.
George misses with some punches.
George is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
George lands a nice elbow.
George lands an elbow inside.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Xenophobus dodges an elbow strike from George.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lambert George dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Xenophobus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but George manages to avoid it.
A big right from Xenophobus misses.
Xenophobus loads up on a big right hand but George slips the punch.
Xenophobus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but George moves away.
Xenophobus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Xenophobus misses with a wild body shot.
Xenophobus tries to clinch
and George counters with a nice low kick that buckles Xenophobus's knee momentarily.
Xenophobus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as George throws out the jab.
George lands a leg kick that knocks Xenophobus off balance momentarily.
Xenophobus swings widly with a right hand
and George counters with a straight right hand.
Xenophobus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from George.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from George, right into the meat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
George scores with a jab. Xenophobus acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
George closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
George pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Xenophobus's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Xenophobus keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
George takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xenophobus lands a straight punch to the body, keeping George at a distance.
Xenophobus throws a hook but George blocks it.
Lambert George is winning the standup battle so far.
George takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Xenophobus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Xenophobus defending well as George loads up on a big left hand.
Xenophobus swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
George gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Xenophobus.
George throws a wild body kick that Xenophobus sees coming a mile off.
Xenophobus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
George has closed the distance and engaged Xenophobus in a clinch.
Xenophobus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Xenophobus tries to work over George's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
George throws an elbow that misses.
George working aggressively here.
George lands a left hand that snaps the head of Xenophobus backwards.
George throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xenophobus dodges an elbow strike from George.
A short right from George on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right hand to the body from George.
George throws an elbow that misses.
George pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Xenophobus is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
George lands on the inside with an uppercut.
George creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
George swings away with an uppercut that misses.
George doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by George.
Xenophobus lands with a right to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, George just misses with a elbow thrown towards Xenophobus's brow.
Xenophobus is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
George misses with an elbow strike.
Xenophobus effectively controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lambert George clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Xenophobus throws a hook but George avoids it easily.
George on the wrong end of a nice jab.
George pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Xenophobus doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Xenophobus stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from George.
Xenophobus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
George moves into the clinch successfully.
Xenophobus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
George cracks Xenophobus with a nice body shot.
Xenophobus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
George misses with an elbow strike.
Lambert George has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Xenophobus blocks the elbow strike.
George breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
George throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Xenophobus.
A slapping leg kick lands for George.
George getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
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!
Xenophobus misses the shot to the body.
George tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Xenophobus manages to circle out of the way.
The fighters circling - Xenophobus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xenophobus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from George.
Xenophobus stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from George.
Xenophobus takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That kick from George tenderised Xenophobus's leg. Xenophobus is trying to keep his angry face on.
Xenophobus tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Xenophobus on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Xenophobus misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
George is looking to counter the offense by Xenophobus and move into the clinch.
George is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Xenophobus takes a jab right on the kisser.
Xenophobus misses with a looping left.
George tries a head kick but it misses.
Xenophobus connects with a single shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Xenophobus swings and misses with a shot to the body
and George holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
George prevents a body shot from Xenophobus.
George misses with a hook to the ribs.
Xenophobus working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xenophobus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Xenophobus can't find room to land a body shot as George controls the action.
Xenophobus stalling in the clinch but George improves position.
Xenophobus dodges an elbow strike from George.
George goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Xenophobus fails to land.
Xenophobus is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but George is keeping busy.
Xenophobus has George pressed against the ropes.
Xenophobus lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down George.
George gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
George misses with an elbow strike.
George creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Xenophobus lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
George creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Xenophobus's defenses.
Xenophobus wants to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lambert George had his way with Ulysseus Xenophobus in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Xenophobus tries to close the distance and clinch up but George swats him away and circles back towards the center.
George will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
George closes the distance and pushes Xenophobus back into the ropes.
Xenophobus tries to throw a body punch but George avoids it by throwing Xenophobus back against the ropes.
Xenophobus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Xenophobus stalling in the clinch but George improves position.
Xenophobus looking to slow down the pace here.
George creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Xenophobus's defenses.
It looks like Ulysseus Xenophobus has been cut.
Xenophobus tries to stall but George uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by George.
Xenophobus trying to stall but George improves his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
George prevents a body shot from Xenophobus.
Xenophobus blocks an elbow strike from George.
George looks to throw an elbow but misses.
George throws an elbow but it misses.
George throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A right hook to the body lands for Xenophobus.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from George.
George lands an elbow inside that Xenophobus shrugs off.
George lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Xenophobus.
Xenophobus lands with a left to the head.
George tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from George.
Xenophobus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Xenophobus.
George misses with a punch to the body.
George misses with a punch on the inside.
George lands a shoulder strike.
Xenophobus is rocked!
George creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Xenophobus is still on wobbly legs! Can George finish him?
Xenophobus lands a left hand.
Xenophobus seems to have recovered his senses.
Xenophobus takes an elbow to the temple.
Xenophobus looking to slow down the pace here.
George struggles to land a body shot inside as Xenophobus controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from George.
George misses with a punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
George lands with a light punch inside.
Xenophobus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
George misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Xenophobus.
Xenophobus lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of George backwards.
George throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Xenophobus scores with a shoulder strike.
Lambert George is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
George lands a nice elbow.
Xenophobus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
George tries to throw a body punch but Xenophobus avoids it by throwing George back against the ropes.
Xenophobus stalling in the clinch but George improves position.
Ulysseus Xenophobus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
George throws an elbow that misses.
George being controlled against the ropes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lambert George showed his dominance in that final round.
Well George 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight for Lambert George!
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Lambert George!
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Lambert George!
Lambert George wins by unanimous decision!
Lambert George 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 heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between David Von Erich (ranked 2874 p4p, 301 weight class) and George Peterson (ranked 21281 p4p, 757 weight class). Von Erich comes to the ring accompanied by La Grange. Peterson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Rhyme Asylum - Poison Penmanship. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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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
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Von Erich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Peterson!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Erich lands with a straight right. Peterson didn't see that one coming.
Peterson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Von Erich swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Peterson throws a looping overhand right but Von Erich ducks down to avoid it.
Von Erich misses with a wild body shot.
Von Erich avoids the head kick by Peterson.
Peterson misses with a series of wild punches.
It looked like Von Erich was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Peterson.
Von Erich throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Von Erich missing with a left hand there. Peterson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Von Erich looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Von Erich thuds a left hand into Peterson's body.
Von Erich throws a right hand that Peterson ducks under and follows up with a left that Peterson also avoids with ease.
Von Erich looks to score with a jab to the body but Peterson is just out of range.
Von Erich throws a leg kick that is checked
and Peterson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Von Erich scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Peterson doesn't seem bothered though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Von Erich. Peterson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Von Erich pivots, looking for a leg kick but Peterson is out of range and Von Erich settles back down.
Von Erich swings for the body but Peterson moves out of range.
Von Erich throws a leg kick but Peterson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Von Erich attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Von Erich thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Erich lands a lovely overhand right.
Peterson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Von Erich throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice body punch from Von Erich.
Peterson defending well as Von Erich loads up on a big left hand.
Peterson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Von Erich cracks Peterson with an open hand slap.
Von Erich throws an overhand right that lands on Peterson's shoulder, as Peterson tries to avoid the shot.
Von Erich moves away from the strike by Peterson.
Von Erich swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Von Erich misses with a low kick.
A big left from Von Erich misses.
A punch combination from Von Erich misses.
Peterson raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Peterson misses the target.
Peterson lands with a right hand.
Von Erich feints and then cracks Peterson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Peterson down.
Von Erich throws out a loose jab but Peterson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Peterson steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Von Erich shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Von Erich misses with a hook. Peterson ducked under it nicely.
Peterson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Von Erich fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A right-left combo lands from Von Erich.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson throws out a leg kick but Von Erich moves out of range and Peterson only half commits.
Von Erich misses with a straight right.
Danga de danga de dang - Von Erich scores with a four punch combination!
Peterson throws a body kick that misses.
Von Erich throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sloppy strikes from Peterson. Those never looked like landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Von Erich misses the target.
An inside leg kick lands from Peterson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Peterson. Von Erich does a little dance to reset his feet.
Von Erich swings and misses with a hook to the body.
David Von Erich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Von Erich punishes Peterson's body with a nice straight punch.
Von Erich lands a jab to the head.
No joy there for Peterson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Von Erich throws a looping overhand right but Peterson ducks down to avoid it.
Peterson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Peterson lands with a kick to the temple. Von Erich shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like David Von Erich has been cut.
Von Erich looks to throw the jab but Peterson is out of range.
Peterson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Von Erich.
It looked like Von Erich wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Von Erich dips to his left and cracks Peterson with an uppercut!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Von Erich dominated that round.
The cut man is working on David Von Erich'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.
Peterson ducks under a wild hook from Von Erich.
Von Erich throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Peterson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Peterson jabs at Von Erich's body.
Von Erich lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Peterson circles away quickly and effectively.
Peterson misses with an uppercut. Von Erich saw that one coming.
Peterson defending well as Von Erich loads up on a big left hand.
Peterson misses with a wild body shot.
A good leg kick by Peterson.
Peterson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Peterson throws the left hand but Von Erich avoids the punch easily.
Peterson looks to land a left hand but Von Erich moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Von Erich gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Peterson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Peterson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Von Erich backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Peterson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Von Erich doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Von Erich misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Erich can't break the clinch.
Von Erich tries a body shot but Peterson blocks it.
Von Erich is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Peterson can do to turn this around?
Peterson is working Von Erich over against the ropes.
A short right from Peterson.
Von Erich misses with the head strike.
Von Erich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Peterson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Von Erich misses with a punch to the body.
Peterson takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like George Peterson has been cut.
Von Erich throws a head punch that misses.
Peterson blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Peterson.
Peterson prevents a body shot from Von Erich.
Von Erich misses with a hook from the clinch.
Von Erich lands a right hand that snaps the head of Peterson backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Von Erich creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Peterson digs a right hand into Von Erich's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Von Erich's gas tank.
Von Erich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson can't find room to land a body shot as Von Erich controls the action.
Peterson can't find room to land a body shot as Von Erich controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Von Erich.
Von Erich tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Peterson's elbow.
Peterson takes a shot 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!
Peterson pushes Von Erich back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Von Erich.
Von Erich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Von Erich throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Von Erich misses with a hook to the ribs.
David Von Erich has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Von Erich lands a hook to the side of the head.
Von Erich tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Peterson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Von Erich throws a punch but it's blocked by Peterson.
Von Erich tries to throw a body punch but Peterson avoids it by throwing Von Erich back against the ropes.
Von Erich tries to work over Peterson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Von Erich misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Von Erich dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Peterson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Von Erich moves away.
George Peterson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Peterson scores with a body shot.
Von Erich is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Peterson.
Von Erich works the jab nicely.
Von Erich misses with a double jab.
David Von Erich is winning the standup battle so far.
Peterson motions for Von Erich to come forward. Peterson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Von Erich throws out a loose jab but Peterson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Von Erich jabs Peterson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jab from Peterson.
Von Erich slips a jab and a cross from Peterson.
Von Erich is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Von Erich throws a looping overhand right but Peterson ducks down to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Von Erich. Those never looked like landing.
Peterson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Von Erich ducks under a wild hook from Peterson.
Von Erich throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peterson throws a head kick that misses.
Von Erich misses with a hook.
Von Erich misses with a wild body shot.
A punch combination from Von Erich misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Erich turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Von Erich sizes up Peterson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Peterson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Von Erich connects with a looping right hand.
Von Erich scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Von Erich rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Peterson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Peterson closes the distance and catches Von Erich with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Von Erich is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Von Erich is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Von Erich is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Peterson takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). George Peterson!
Our winner, George Peterson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Pekka Toivonen (ranked 2086 p4p, 282 weight class) and Mario Zambrana (ranked 5453 p4p, 615 weight class). Zambrana is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Impact is Imminent. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pekka Toivonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mario Zambrana!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toivonen swings for the body but Zambrana moves out of range.
Zambrana appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Toivonen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Zambrana looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Zambrana fails to land with a series of punches.
Zambrana looks to land a body kick but Toivonen moved away.
Zambrana lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Zambrana throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fighters circling - Zambrana throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zambrana misses with an uppercut. Toivonen saw that one coming.
As Zambrana backs away, Toivonen returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Zambrana throws a hook to the side of Toivonen's head but Toivonen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Toivonen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toivonen scores with a nice body kick.
Zambrana scores with a crisp jab that stopped Toivonen in his tracks.
Toivonen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zambrana throws out the jab.
Toivonen throws a low kick but Zambrana moves out of range easily.
Toivonen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Zambrana.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toivonen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
It looks like Mario Zambrana has been cut.
Toivonen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Toivonen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zambrana.
Zambrana connects with a nice looking jab.
It looks like Pekka Toivonen has been cut.
Toivonen wants to slow Zambrana down by chopping away at his legs.
Zambrana misses with a hook
and Toivonen counters with a left to the body.
Toivonen checks a leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Toivonen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Toivonen moves into the clinch.
Zambrana pushes off an throws an elbow but Toivonen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Zambrana breaks from the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Toivonen.
Zambrana gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Toivonen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Toivonen is looking to land body kicks.
It seemed like Zambrana was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toivonen lands a nice looking kick to the body. Zambrana takes a step back to recover.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zambrana with a nice cross.
Toivonen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Zambrana checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Toivonen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zambrana.
Toivonen's corner calls for a 1-2. Toivonen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Zambrana ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Zambrana will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A quick step to the side and Toivonen tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Zambrana is trying to break the clinch but Toivonen has him pressed against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mario Zambrana will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Toivonen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Zambrana.
Toivonen moves forwards but Zambrana connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Zambrana rushes Toivonen and presses him up against the ropes.
Zambrana has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Zambrana blocks an uppercut.
Zambrana's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zambrana misses the jab.
Toivonen feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Zambrana tries to close the distance and clinch but Toivonen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Decent striking displayed by Zambrana there.
Zambrana misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toivonen slips under a jab from Zambrana.
Zambrana lands with a thumping leg kick.
Zambrana takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Toivonen just misses with a punch to the body.
Zambrana unleashes a big counter combination but Toivonen bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Zambrana misses
and Toivonen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zambrana. Toivonen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Toivonen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Zambrana checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A big right from Zambrana misses.
A punch combination from Zambrana misses.
Toivonen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Zambrana counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zambrana comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Toivonen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zambrana.
Zambrana fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Toivonen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice shot by Zambrana.
A big left from Zambrana misses.
Toivonen connects with a leg kick. Zambrana looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zambrana throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mario Zambrana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zambrana throws an off balance right hand
and Zambrana takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Toivonen jabs at Zambrana's body.
Toivonen throws a body kick that misses.
Zambrana will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Toivonen throws a body kick that misses.
Zambrana darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Toivonen jabs Zambrana to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Zambrana scores with a hook.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Zambrana showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Toivonen throws a leg kick which misses Zambrana's front leg but catches the back leg as Zambrana tries to avoid it.
Zambrana scores with a decent looking hook.
Zambrana punishes Toivonen's body with a nice straight punch.
Toivonen throws out a leg kick but Zambrana moves out of range and Toivonen only half commits.
Zambrana misses the jab.
Toivonen appears to be looking for a big counter.
Zambrana takes a kick to the side of the head.
Toivonen misses with a low kick.
Zambrana pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zambrana throws a right hand that misses
and Toivonen counters with a body kick.
Zambrana connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Toivonen is looking to wear down Zambrana with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Zambrana throws the left hand but Toivonen avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toivonen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Zambrana ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A low kick from Toivonen is predictable there
and Toivonen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zambrana moves out of range as Toivonen throws a body kick.
Toivonen tries to land a leg kick but Zambrana saw it coming and moves away.
Toivonen staying out of range there.
As Zambrana backs away, Toivonen returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Zambrana cracks Toivonen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pekka Toivonen's cut is getting worse.
Zambrana throws a lazy right hand but Toivonen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Toivonen lands a glancing blow to the side of Zambrana's head.
Toivonen throws a jab when Zambrana was well out of range.
Zambrana tries to counter with a clinch but Toivonen shakes him off and moves away.
Nice defenses there by Toivonen.
Toivonen appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Zambrana throws a low kick but Toivonen moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zambrana throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Toivonen is looking to counter the offense by Zambrana and move into the clinch.
Zambrana loads up on a big right hand but Toivonen slips the punch.
Zambrana loads up on a big right hand but Toivonen slips the punch.
Zambrana misses the jab.
Toivonen lands a leg kick that knocks Zambrana off balance momentarily.
Toivonen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Zambrana counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Toivonen throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Zambrana counters by moving into the clinch.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Zambrana. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Toivonen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zambrana pushes off an throws an elbow but Toivonen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Zambrana looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Toivonen as Zambrana tries to tie him up.
Toivonen has a couple of punches blocked by Zambrana.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Zambrana really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Toivonen instigates a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Toivonen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zambrana misses with a knee to the head.
Toivonen breaks from the clinch.
Zambrana misses with an uppercut
and Toivonen counters with an inside leg kick.
Zambrana thuds a left hand into Toivonen's body.
Zambrana checks a low kick from Toivonen.
Toivonen looks to score with a jab to the body but Zambrana is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zambrana clinches up against the ropes.
Zambrana breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zambrana lands a lovely overhand right.
Toivonen avoids the body shot from Zambrana.
Toivonen is looking to counter with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zambrana moves out of range of the body kick from Toivonen.
Zambrana throws a low kick but it's checked well by Toivonen.
Toivonen throws a body punch but Zambrana moves out of range.
Zambrana stuns Toivonen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Zambrana throws a jab but it's blocked by Toivonen.
Zambrana ducks under a wild hook from Toivonen.
Toivonen digs a good body shot into Zambrana's ribs.
Zambrana dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zambrana moves into range and connects with a jab.
Toivonen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zambrana.
Zambrana misses with a straight left.
Toivonen is looking for a counter combo.
Toivonen misses with a low kick.
Zambrana tries a quick counter leg kick but Toivonen is wise to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toivonen connects with a crisp jab.
Mario Zambrana seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Toivonen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Zambrana has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Toivonen tries to land a leg kick but Zambrana saw it coming and moves away.
Zambrana lands with an uppercut that bounces Toivonen off the ropes and back into range.
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!
Zambrana tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zambrana scores with a jab.
Toivonen blocks a jab.
Zambrana connects with a nice looking jab.
Toivonen tries to score with a low kick but Zambrana moves his leg out of the way.
Toivonen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zambrana.
Zambrana takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Zambrana dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!
Zambrana swings widly with a right hand
and Toivonen counters with a leg kick.
Pekka Toivonen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Toivonen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Toivonen throws a front kick aimed at Zambrana's knee but Zambrana avoids it well.
Toivonen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Toivonen is looking to score with low kicks.
Toivonen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Zambrana to score with a decent uppercut.
Zambrana lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Toivonen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Zambrana checks it well.
Zambrana throws out a counter right but Toivonen avoids it with no problem.
Toivonen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toivonen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zambrana.
A big left from Zambrana misses.
Zambrana paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Toivonen looks to clinch
letting Zambrana counter with a right hand.
Pekka Toivonen's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zambrana tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Toivonen counters with an outside leg kick.
Zambrana misses with a two punch combination.
Toivonen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Toivonen scores with a spinning back kick!
Zambrana moves out of range of the leg kick from Toivonen.
Toivonen scores with a jab.
Toivonen throws a body shot but no joy.
Mario Zambrana is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Toivonen misses with a wild body shot.
Toivonen tries to move into range but Zambrana moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Toivonen misses with a body kick.
Zambrana on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A swing and a miss from Toivonen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zambrana throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice body kick there by Toivonen.
Zambrana is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Zambrana tries to clinch but Toivonen moves out of range.
A low kick from Toivonen misses
and Zambrana counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zambrana blocks a head kick by Toivonen.
A slow jab from Zambrana misses its intended target.
Zambrana misses with an uppercut.
Zambrana throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Toivonen counters with a nice uppercut.
Zambrana checks a low kick from Toivonen.
Zambrana takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Zambrana tries to clinch but Toivonen is having none of it.
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 Pekka Toivonen.
Well Zambrana 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 George Francis scores the fight for Mario Zambrana!
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Mario Zambrana!
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Mario Zambrana!
Mario Zambrana wins by unanimous decision!
Mario Zambrana made sure to mention his sponsor, IniTech Nutrition in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Scott Columbus (ranked 18797 p4p, 773 weight class) and Eldar Smith (ranked 3374 p4p, 352 weight class). Columbus's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Blood Of The Kings. 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 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Scott Columbus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eldar Smith!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Columbus throws a lazy uppercut
and Smith counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Columbus throws a quick inside leg kick.
Smith throws a jab when Columbus was well out of range.
Smith dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith throws the left hand but Columbus avoids the punch easily.
Smith staying out of range there.
Columbus throws a low kick but Smith avoids it.
Smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Columbus ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Columbus cracks Smith with a good jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Columbus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smith.
Columbus slips a jab from Smith.
Columbus fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Smith on the side of the head.
Jab from Smith.
Columbus thows a left - swing and a miss!
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Smith! But no joy.
Columbus uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Smith moves forwards but Columbus connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd cheers as Columbus lands an impressive looking overhand right. Smith doesn't seem phased though.
Smith cracks Columbus with an open hand slap.
Smith throws a series of punches but Columbus moves out of range.
A jab from Columbus misses.
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 nice shot that snaps Columbus's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Columbus throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smith.
Smith thuds a left hand into Columbus's body.
Smith's coach down at Holding Cell was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Smith's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Smith throws an off balance right hand
and Columbus counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice shot lands for Columbus.
Smith slips under a jab.
Columbus throws a series of punches but Smith avoids them all with ease.
Smith throws the left hand but Columbus avoids the punch easily.
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Columbus.
Columbus wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Smith connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Smith throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Columbus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Smith throws a body punch but Columbus moves out of range.
Columbus lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Eldar Smith will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Columbus darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Smith with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Columbus to score with a decent uppercut.
Smith is rocked!
Smith tries to get into range but Columbus steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Smith! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Columbus scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Scott Columbus!
A relieved looking Scott Columbus 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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