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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between George Peterson (ranked 20660 p4p, 266 weight class) and Alistair Overoid (ranked 20474 p4p, 226 weight class). Peterson comes to the ring accompanied by Rhyme Asylum - Poison Penmanship. Overoid has chosen Sensation Anthem 2004 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Peterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Alistair Overoid!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Steven Brown and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Overoid smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
It looks like George Peterson has been cut.
Peterson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Overoid.
A head kick misses from Overoid.
Peterson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Peterson misses with a looping right.
Overoid follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Peterson throws a leg kick that misses.
Peterson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Overoid.
Peterson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Overoid takes a jab right on the kisser.
It looks like Alistair Overoid has been cut.
Peterson just misses with a punch to the body.
Peterson is looking to chop away at Overoid's legs.
Overoid looks to land a left hand but Peterson moved out of range nicely.
Peterson misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson lands the left hand.
Overoid misses with a kick to the body
and Peterson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Overoid is looking to clinch but Peterson is avoiding it.
Peterson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Peterson keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Peterson misses its intended target.
Overoid avoids the head kick by Peterson.
Peterson scores with the left hand. Overoid knows he should have avoided that one.
Overoid throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Peterson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice straight punches there by Peterson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Peterson.
Overoid swings widly with a right hand
and Peterson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Peterson misses with a hook. Overoid ducked under it nicely.
Peterson sets himself, and Overoid steps forward looking for the clinch! Peterson avoids it this time.
Peterson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Overoid scores with a push kick.
Overoid loads up on a big right hand but Peterson slips the punch.
Peterson thows a leg kick but Overoid checks it
and Overoid connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Overoid slips a jab from Peterson.
Overoid blocks a low kick nicely.
Peterson feints a jab promting Overoid to slip. Peterson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Overoid slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Overoid is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Peterson.
Overoid is still on wobbly legs! Can Peterson finish him?
Peterson lands a nice shot to the body.
Overoid looks to land a right hand but Peterson moved out of range.
Overoid seems to have recovered his senses.
No joy there for Peterson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Peterson throws a lazy right hand but Overoid sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Overoid gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Peterson.
Overoid tries to clinch
and before Overoid has any time to reset, Peterson cracks him with a big right hand that drops him face first to the canvas! He's hurt! I don't think he's going to get back up from that one! He's trying but he's doing the chicken dance and has face planted into to ropes, causing the referee to bring this fight to an end! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, 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.
In defeat, Alistair Overoid stepped up to the mic, saying 'You see...I will be back ok? I will be better than ever.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Flavio Guidi (ranked 7043 p4p, 548 weight class) and Faustin Duranseau (ranked 4706 p4p, 453 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Flavio Guidi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Faustin Duranseau!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Phil Schofield and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guidi lands a really nice looking cross but Duranseau seems unphased.
Guidi has Duranseau up against the ropes in a clinch.
Duranseau blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Guidi lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Guidi fails to land.
Guidi working aggressively here.
Guidi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Duranseau backwards.
Guidi lands with a short shot to the head.
Guidi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Duranseau is rocked!
Guidi creates a bit of distance and cracks Duranseau with a big uppercut! Duranseau goes down! The referee pushes Guidi away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Duranseau make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Guidi takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Flavio Guidi!
Flavio Guidi 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 lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Hawaiian Kickboxer (ranked 22782 p4p, 678 weight class) and Marty McFly (ranked 22594 p4p, 668 weight class). Kickboxer comes to the ring accompanied by Hawaiian Kickboxer. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hawaiian Kickboxer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marty McFly!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, William Gold and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McFly throws a shot to the body.
Kickboxer checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kickboxer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kickboxer throws a low kick but McFly moves out of range easily.
A bone on bone clash there as McFly blocks the leg kick.
McFly rushes Kickboxer and presses him up against the ropes.
I was talking to Kickboxer's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kickboxer scores with a nice hook to the head.
McFly working aggressively here.
McFly lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kickboxer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McFly throws a hook to the side of Kickboxer's head but Kickboxer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McFly lands a body shot.
McFly throws the kick towards the body but Kickboxer avoids it.
McFly misses with a jab to the body
and Kickboxer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kickboxer lands with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from McFly finds it's way through Kickboxer's defenses.
Kickboxer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
McFly loads up on a big right hand but Kickboxer slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Kickboxer.
Kickboxer fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but McFly is out of range.
McFly checks a low kick from Kickboxer.
Kickboxer moves out of range as McFly throws a body kick.
A little feinted left hand from Kickboxer on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That kick from Kickboxer tenderised McFly's leg. McFly is trying to keep his angry face on.
An inside leg kick from Kickboxer misses.
McFly on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kickboxer. Kickboxer obviously looking to wear him down.
McFly walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kickboxer checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kickboxer thows a leg kick but McFly checks it
and McFly counters with an inside leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Kickboxer. Those never looked like landing.
Kickboxer fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but McFly is out of range.
McFly looks to throw the jab but Kickboxer is out of range.
Kickboxer misses with a low kick.
McFly ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kickboxer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
McFly is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kickboxer rather than just go for the knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kickboxer connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kickboxer throws a quick head kick that skims the top of McFly's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kickboxer moves out of range as McFly throws a body kick.
Kickboxer half committed to a counter leg kick.
Kickboxer fakes a jab and throws a low kick but McFly checks it well.
McFly doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
McFly cracks Kickboxer with a good jab.
Kickboxer tries to score with a low kick but McFly moves his leg out of the way.
Kickboxer throws a jab when McFly was well out of range.
McFly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McFly closes the distance and clinches.
Kickboxer is trying to push McFly away but McFly has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
McFly's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice uppercut there from Kickboxer.
McFly slips a jab from Kickboxer.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McFly gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kickboxer.
Kickboxer misses with a low kick as McFly jumps back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Hawaiian Kickboxer will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
McFly misses with a hook. Kickboxer ducked under it nicely.
McFly looks to land a right hand but Kickboxer moved out of range.
McFly slips under a jab from Kickboxer.
McFly bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
McFly blocks a low kick nicely.
McFly misses with a series of wild punches.
Kickboxer lunges at McFly with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by McFly's hand.
Kickboxer walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. McFly checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kickboxer moves out of range as McFly throws a body kick.
Kickboxer is looking to counter punch.
McFly throws a hook to the side of Kickboxer's head but Kickboxer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kickboxer takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kickboxer throws a sloppy head kick and McFly moves out of range easily.
Kickboxer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McFly cracks Kickboxer with a good jab.
McFly ducks under a wild hook from Kickboxer.
McFly moves out of range as Kickboxer strikes.
A head kick misses from Kickboxer.
McFly throws a wild body kick that Kickboxer sees coming a mile off.
Hawaiian Kickboxer is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice body punch from McFly.
Kickboxer throws a lazy right hand but McFly sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kickboxer tries to keep at a distance but McFly has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kickboxer is trying to push McFly away but McFly has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Kickboxer blocks a body shot from McFly.
Kickboxer tries to break the clinch but McFly is controlling the position.
Kickboxer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McFly misses with a body kick.
McFly misses with a hook to the body
and Kickboxer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McFly is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McFly, right into the meat.
Kickboxer scores with a decent looking hook.
McFly lands an overhand right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kickboxer looks to throw the jab but McFly is out of range.
A little jabbing left from McFly on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
McFly just misses with a punch to the body.
Kickboxer motions for McFly to come forward. Kickboxer throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McFly is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kickboxer with a body shot.
McFly misses with a head kick.
McFly tries a head kick but it misses.
Kickboxer misses with a straight left.
McFly rushes Kickboxer and presses him up against the ropes.
Kickboxer has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Kickboxer just misses with a elbow thrown towards McFly's brow.
McFly works on Kickboxer's body with a couple of short punches.
McFly tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McFly has Kickboxer pressed against the ropes, preventing Kickboxer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marty McFly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A solid leg kick lands there for Kickboxer.
McFly misses with an attempted mid kick.
McFly jabs at Kickboxer's body.
McFly throws a front kick aimed at Kickboxer's knee but Kickboxer avoids it well.
Kickboxer misses with a looping left.
Kickboxer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kickboxer cracks the inside of McFly's front leg.
Kickboxer takes a body punch but keeps moving.
McFly will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kickboxer avoids the body shot from McFly.
Kickboxer is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kickboxer throws the left hand but McFly avoids the punch easily.
McFly misses with a head kick.
McFly staying out of range there.
Kickboxer connects with a good right hand that stumbles McFly. McFly circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McFly misses the shot to the body.
Kickboxer looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Kickboxer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
McFly uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kickboxer.
McFly ducks right into an uppercut from Kickboxer.
Kickboxer misses with a hook. McFly ducked under it nicely.
McFly sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
McFly throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kickboxer.
McFly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kickboxer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kickboxer throws a leg kick but McFly checks it.
McFly throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Kickboxer.
McFly takes a kick 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!
McFly throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McFly lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
McFly displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kickboxer throws out the jab.
Kickboxer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McFly.
McFly swings widly with a right hand
and Kickboxer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice shot by Kickboxer.
McFly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kickboxer manages to avoid it.
McFly throws a hook but Kickboxer blocks it.
Kickboxer throws out a loose jab but McFly uses good head movement to avoid it.
McFly throws a head kick that misses.
Kickboxer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McFly moves out of range as Kickboxer strikes.
McFly is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Kickboxer throws a jab but it's blocked by McFly.
Kickboxer takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kickboxer avoids a kick to the body.
Kickboxer appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hawaiian Kickboxer showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kickboxer has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Hawaiian Kickboxer!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Hawaiian Kickboxer made sure he mentioned Freebok (85% Laundry), along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between George Nassar (ranked 3196 p4p, 357 weight class) and Ivan Wonstom (ranked 3194 p4p, 356 weight class). Wonstom has chosen Avenged Sevenfold - Lips Of Deceit as his entrance music. George Nassar had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Nassar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ivan Wonstom!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Glass and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wonstom is looking to slow Nassar down with leg kicks.
Wonstom takes the fight into the clinch.
Nassar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wonstom has a couple of punches blocked by Nassar.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wonstom.
Wonstom misses with a punch on the inside.
Nassar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wonstom tries to clinch up.
Nassar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A swing and a miss from Nassar.
Wonstom waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nassar.
Wonstom misses with a double jab.
Wonstom wants to clinch up but Nassar keeps it at a distance.
Nassar's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Nassar duly obliges.
A punch combination from Wonstom misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nassar cracks Wonstom with an open hand slap.
Nassar takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nassar misses the shot to the body.
Wonstom misses with a few strikes there.
Wonstom lands with a thumping leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wonstom looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wonstom gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short right from Wonstom.
Nassar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nassar takes an elbow to the temple.
Nassar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wonstom lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wonstom.
Wonstom keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nassar's efforts to push away.
Nassar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nassar moves out of range as Wonstom strikes.
A swing and a miss from Wonstom.
Nassar jabs at Wonstom's body.
Nice defenses there by Nassar.
Nassar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wonstom.
Nassar fails to land with a series of punches.
Nassar loads up on a big right hand but Wonstom slips the punch.
Wonstom looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nassar lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nice cross by Wonstom.
Nassar stalks Wonstom and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Wonstom's face. Wonstom staggers backwards, shaken.
Nassar lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nassar is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Nassar misses with a body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Wonstom. Those never looked like landing.
Wonstom showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nassar.
Nassar avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wonstom misses with the combination.
Wonstom scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nassar is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nassar blocks a head kick by Wonstom.
Oh Nassar is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wonstom clinches up against the ropes.
A short uppercut from Wonstom.
Wonstom scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wonstom lands an elbow just above Nassar 's eye.
Wonstom creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Nassar crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Nassar face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Wonstom takes it with a brutal technical knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Ivan Wonstom!
A very excited looking Ivan Wonstom made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Muhammad Gartzen (ranked 2899 p4p, 383 weight class) and Ronald Fredrick (ranked 4081 p4p, 503 weight class). Fredrick is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Lil Jon & The Eastside Boyz: Throw It Up. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Muhammad Gartzen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ronald Fredrick!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gartzen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gartzen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fredrick gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gartzen keeps control of Fredrick as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fredrick breaks from the clinch.
Fredrick throws a sloppy head kick and Gartzen moves out of range easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fredrick. Gartzen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Gartzen. Fredrick shrugs it off though.
Fredrick lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gartzen circles away quickly and effectively.
Fredrick has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fredrick wants to get back to striking at distance but Gartzen won't allow it.
Fredrick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gartzen lands an uppercut.
It looks like Ronald Fredrick has been cut.
Fredrick looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gartzen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Our sources have told us that Gartzen has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Fredrick prevents a body shot from Gartzen.
Gartzen is leaning against Fredrick and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fredrick is trying to break the clinch but Gartzen is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gartzen wants to stall.
Gartzen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fredrick backwards.
Gartzen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gartzen lands a body punch.
Fredrick breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gartzen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gartzen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gartzen counters with a good low kick that Fredrick was not able to check.
Fredrick needs to keep his hands up - Gartzen had a free shot at his head there.
Gartzen takes a swing at Fredrick's ribcage but misses.
Fredrick counters with a body kick.
Fredrick swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gartzen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fredrick wants to counter with a clinch but Gartzen pushes him away.
Gartzen blocks the body kick.
It looked like Gartzen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fredrick tries to clinch up.
An inside leg kick from Fredrick misses.
Fredrick tries to clinch but Gartzen is having none of it.
Fredrick rushes Gartzen and presses him up against the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gartzen gets through Fredrick's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gartzen lands a left hand.
Gartzen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Gartzen lands a hook that snaps the head of Fredrick backwards.
A short body shot lands from Gartzen as the two fighters clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Gartzen.
Fredrick looks winded!
Fredrick with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Gartzen.
Gartzen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fredrick takes a shot to the head.
Gartzen lands a body shot in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gartzen.
Gartzen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gartzen lands with a light punch inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Muhammad Gartzen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ronald Fredrick's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Gartzen scores with a jab and follows up with an uppercut that drops Fredrick 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.
Gartzen digs a good body shot into Fredrick's ribs.
Fredrick has Gartzen up against the ropes in a clinch.
Gartzen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Muhammad Gartzen is winning the standup battle so far.
Fredrick tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ronald Fredrick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fredrick clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gartzen lands a shot to the body.
Gartzen manages to break the clinch.
Gartzen throws out a head kick that Fredrick doesn't see coming - it connects and sends Fredrick crashing to the mat face first! He's bounced up to his knees and is scrambling to get back to his feet and beat the count. He's up on 5 but still looks a bit groggy; will the referee allow it to continue??? He's taking a good look into Fredrick's eyes and has decided to let it go on!
Fredrick is rocked!
Gartzen blocks a head kick by Fredrick.
Fredrick is still on wobbly legs! Can Gartzen finish him?
Fredrick gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fredrick seems to have recovered his senses.
Gartzen breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Fredrick with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Fredrick looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Fredrick get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? Yes, he's struggled back up to his feet and seems OK to continue. The referee agrees so we're back to the action!
That has opened up Ronald Fredrick's cut even more.
Gartzen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fredrick manages to avoid it.
Gartzen throws a body punch but Fredrick moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gartzen punishes Fredrick's body with a nice straight punch.
Fredrick is breathing heavily.
Gartzen lands a nice shot to the body.
Gartzen connects with a body shot that sends Fredrick's belly button to the back.
Gartzen sizes up Fredrick with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Gartzen throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Fredrick is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the ropes! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Muhammad Gartzen!
Muhammad Gartzen decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Ronald Fredrick spoke after the fight, saying 'I'll see you soon!!!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Ulysseus Xenophobus (ranked 4336 p4p, 469 weight class) and Markus Remoreras (ranked 9530 p4p, 713 weight class). Remoreras has chosen Ludacris feat. Nas and Jay-Z - I Do It For Hip-Hop as his entrance music. Ulysseus Xenophobus has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Ulysseus Xenophobus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Markus Remoreras!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Phil Schofield and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xenophobus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Xenophobus takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Remoreras lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Xenophobus throws a lazy right hand but Remoreras sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Xenophobus jabs at Remoreras's body.
Xenophobus digs a good hook to Remoreras's body.
Remoreras takes one to the side of the head.
Remoreras looks to land a body kick but Xenophobus moved away.
Remoreras staying out of range there.
Xenophobus slips under a jab.
A jab from Xenophobus misses.
Remoreras now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Xenophobus looks to score with a jab to the body but Remoreras is just out of range.
Remoreras misses with a low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Remoreras.
Remoreras connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Xenophobus throws a lazy right hand but Remoreras sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Xenophobus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xenophobus stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Remoreras.
Remoreras throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Xenophobus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Xenophobus misses with a double jab
enabling Remoreras to counter with a crisp jab.
Remoreras moves out of range of the strikes.
Xenophobus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Remoreras.
Xenophobus takes a swing at Remoreras's ribcage but misses.
Remoreras scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Remoreras connects with a leg kick. Xenophobus looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Xenophobus lands a nice shot to the body.
Xenophobus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ulysseus Xenophobus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Remoreras dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Xenophobus looks to throw the jab but Remoreras is out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Remoreras misses.
Xenophobus throws a body punch but Remoreras moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xenophobus looks to throw the jab but Remoreras is out of range.
Remoreras takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Remoreras fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Xenophobus is out of range.
Remoreras walks into a stiff left hand from Xenophobus.
Xenophobus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Remoreras feints and then cracks Xenophobus's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Xenophobus down.
A big right from Xenophobus misses.
Xenophobus avoids a punch combination nicely.
Remoreras ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Xenophobus misses with a body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Remoreras as he connects with a hook.
Remoreras displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Xenophobus throws out the jab.
Xenophobus ducks under a wild hook from Remoreras.
Remoreras throws a nice inside leg kick.
Remoreras tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Xenophobus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Xenophobus is looking to counter punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ulysseus Xenophobus will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Remoreras staying out of range there.
Xenophobus looks to score with a jab to the body but Remoreras is just out of range.
Remoreras feints a counter leg kick.
A big right from Remoreras misses.
Xenophobus slips a jab from Remoreras.
Remoreras bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A head kick misses from Xenophobus.
Remoreras throws a quick inside leg kick.
Remoreras just misses with a punch to the body.
Remoreras just misses with a punch to the body.
Xenophobus just misses with a punch to the body.
Xenophobus swings for the body but Remoreras moves out of range.
Remoreras looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xenophobus throws a jab but it's blocked by Remoreras.
Xenophobus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Remoreras.
Xenophobus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Remoreras manages to avoid it.
The crowd cheers as Xenophobus lands an impressive looking overhand right. Remoreras doesn't seem phased though.
Remoreras throws a front kick aimed at Xenophobus's knee but Xenophobus avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xenophobus bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Remoreras's head.
Xenophobus connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Remoreras's hands.
Remoreras slips a jab from Xenophobus.
Xenophobus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Remoreras moves away.
Xenophobus throws a series of punches but Remoreras moves out of range.
Xenophobus wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Xenophobus chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Remoreras can pounce on him.
Xenophobus takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Xenophobus throws the left hand but Remoreras avoids the punch easily.
Remoreras swings for the body but Xenophobus moves out of range.
Xenophobus avoids a kick to the body.
Remoreras uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Xenophobus.
Remoreras throws a counter combo.
Xenophobus takes a swing at Remoreras's ribcage but misses.
Remoreras misses with a kick to the body.
Xenophobus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Xenophobus on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice body punch from Remoreras.
Xenophobus tries to keep at a distance but Remoreras has taken the fight into the clinch.
Remoreras pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Remoreras misses with a two punch combination.
Remoreras keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Remoreras uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Xenophobus.
Remoreras is trying to counter with his kicks.
Xenophobus moves forwards but Remoreras connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Xenophobus slips under a jab.
Xenophobus is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Remoreras attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Remoreras jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Xenophobus lands a jab to the nose.
Xenophobus takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Remoreras lands a nice leg kick that just misses Xenophobus's sensitive parts.
Remoreras takes a head kick and keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Markus Remoreras will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Xenophobus punishes Remoreras's body with a nice straight punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Xenophobus. Remoreras does a little dance to reset his feet.
Xenophobus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Xenophobus takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Remoreras looks to land a combination but Xenophobus avoids it well.
Xenophobus swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Donk. Xenophobus catches Remoreras right on the button with a cross.
Remoreras lands a leg kick that knocks Xenophobus off balance momentarily.
A big right from Xenophobus misses.
Remoreras lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Xenophobus is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Remoreras throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Xenophobus.
Remoreras fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Xenophobus moves in looking to clinch but Remoreras pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xenophobus takes a swing at Remoreras's ribcage but misses.
Remoreras only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Xenophobus walks into a stiff left hand from Remoreras.
Left hook, right uppercut from Xenophobus.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Xenophobus throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Remoreras thuds his right hand into Xenophobus's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Remoreras dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Xenophobus. That did some damage!
Xenophobus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Xenophobus throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Remoreras thuds a left hand into Xenophobus's body.
Xenophobus looks to land a combination but Remoreras avoids it well.
Xenophobus throws a head kick that misses.
Remoreras lands a nice leg kick that just misses Xenophobus's sensitive parts.
Xenophobus misses with a head kick.
Xenophobus moves out of range as Remoreras strikes.
Remoreras lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Xenophobus at a distance.
Xenophobus looks to land a body kick but Remoreras moved away.
Despite the aggression on Remoreras's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Xenophobus tries to clinch up but Remoreras circles away and keeps his distance.
Xenophobus misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Remoreras ducks under a wild hook from Xenophobus.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Remoreras misses with a straight right.
A little feinted left hand from Xenophobus on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Remoreras tries to keep at a distance but Xenophobus has taken the fight into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Remoreras's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Remoreras shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A swing and a miss from Xenophobus.
Remoreras gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Xenophobus.
Xenophobus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Xenophobus lands a really nice looking cross but Remoreras seems unphased.
Xenophobus missing with a left hand there. Remoreras was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Remoreras throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ulysseus Xenophobus is winning the standup battle so far.
Remoreras lands a right hook to the body.
Xenophobus throws a lazy right hand but Remoreras sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Remoreras walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Xenophobus checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Remoreras throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Remoreras works over Xenophobus's head and body with a nice combination.
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 Ulysseus Xenophobus.
Well Xenophobus has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jacques Durand (ranked 20538 p4p, 239 weight class) and Puck Heidegger (ranked 1245 p4p, 34 weight class). Durand's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Kaaris - S.E.V.R.A.N.. Puck Heidegger told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 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
12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Puck Heidegger!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, William Gold and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durand tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Heidegger was well out of range. Poor timing from Durand.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Durand throws a knee to the head but misses.
Durand misses with a knee strike.
Heidegger lands a nice uppercut.
Heidegger throws a punch but it's blocked by Durand.
Durand tries to land a knee to the head but Heidegger blocks with his arms.
Heidegger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Durand's elbow.
Heidegger scores with a nice hook to the head.
Heidegger with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Durand blocking some punches.
Heidegger lands with a light punch inside.
Heidegger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Heidegger can't find room to land a body shot as Durand controls the action.
Heidegger throws a punch but it's blocked by Durand.
Our sources have told us that Durand has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Heidegger misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Heidegger - that landed with a thud.
Heidegger scores with a shot to the side of Durand's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heidegger working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Heidegger has a couple of punches blocked by Durand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Heidegger fails to land.
Durand tries to land a knee to the head but Heidegger blocks with his arms.
Durand misses with an elbow over the top.
Heidegger misses with a short punch on the inside.
Durand blocks an uppercut.
Heidegger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Heidegger misses with a short punch on the inside.
Heidegger goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Heidegger gets through Durand's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Heidegger has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Durand seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Heidegger can turn it around.
Durand blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Heidegger misses with some punches.
Heidegger throws a head punch that misses.
Heidegger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Durand misses with a knee strike.
Heidegger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Durand unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Durand with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Durand tries to break free but Heidegger pushes him back against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Durand.
Heidegger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heidegger misses with a hook from the clinch.
Heidegger misses with some punches.
Durand dodges an elbow strike from Heidegger.
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!
Heidegger lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Durand or not.
A head punch on the inside from Heidegger fails to land.
Heidegger avoids a wild elbow strike from Durand.
Heidegger misses with the head strike.
Durand with a knee to the head.
Heidegger avoids a wild elbow strike from Durand.
Heidegger scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Heidegger throws a punch but it's blocked by Durand.
Durand is trying to break the clinch but Heidegger is controlling him.
Heidegger lands on the inside with an uppercut.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Durand throws an elbow but misses.
Durand wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short body shot lands from Heidegger as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Durand.
Durand escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Durand gets a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heidegger misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Puck Heidegger dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Heidegger gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Heidegger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Durand manages to avoid it.
Heidegger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Durand was well out of range. Poor timing from Heidegger.
Durand wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Heidegger misses with a looping right.
Durand scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Durand will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Durand lands with a shot to the body.
Heidegger throws a half hearted mid kick.
Heidegger misses with a wild combination.
Durand jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
A thudding body kick lands there by Durand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heidegger showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Durand.
Heidegger dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Durand. That did some damage!
Heidegger looks to throw the jab but Durand is out of range.
Durand quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heidegger just misses with a punch to the body.
Good work by Heidegger as he checks the leg kick.
Heidegger ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A solid leg kick lands there for Durand.
Durand throws a head kick but Heidegger moves out of range.
Heidegger throws a leg kick
and Durand counters with a body kick.
Heidegger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Heidegger slips a jab from Durand.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Heidegger crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Durand - the referee stops the clock and Heidegger gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Durand. Heidegger manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Durand misses with a body kick.
Durand ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Heidegger moves away.
Heidegger throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Durand counters with a body kick that stops Heidegger in his tracks momentarily.
Heidegger throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Durand jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Durand pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Heidegger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durand throws a head kick that misses.
Heidegger throws a predictable looking body shot
and Durand counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Durand misses with a series of wild punches.
Heidegger misses the jab.
Durand throws a sloppy head kick and Heidegger moves out of range easily.
Durand closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Durand tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Heidegger lands with a light punch inside.
Durand takes a shot to the head.
Durand blocking some punches.
Durand blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Durand is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Heidegger lands a right hand that snaps the head of Durand backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Heidegger creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Durand misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Heidegger.
Durand is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Heidegger lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Durand dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A solid body kick from Heidegger.
Heidegger is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Durand rather than just go for the knockout.
Heidegger throws a body punch but Durand moves out of range.
Heidegger moves in looking to clinch but Durand pushes him off.
Heidegger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Durand.
Heidegger tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Heidegger looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Heidegger scores with a punch to the head.
Durand throws a head kick but Heidegger moves out of range.
Heidegger scores with a leg kick.
Heidegger misses with a body kick.
Durand is looking to counter with head kicks.
Durand throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Puck Heidegger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heidegger throws a wild body kick that Durand sees coming a mile off.
Jacques Durand is winning the standup battle so far.
Durand takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Heidegger lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Durand tries a head kick but it misses.
A big left from Heidegger misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heidegger throws a low kick but Durand avoids it.
Durand tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Heidegger manages to circle out of the way.
Durand fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Durand throws a head kick but Heidegger moves out of range.
Durand misses with a body kick.
Durand throws a low kick, looking for Heidegger's leg but Heidegger calmly moves out of range.
Durand throws a head kick that Heidegger semi-blocks.
Heidegger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Durand.
Heidegger just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromDurand.
Durand takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Durand just misses with a punch to the body.
Heidegger wants to counter with a clinch but Durand pushes him away.
Heidegger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Heidegger misses with a shot to the body
and Durand counters with a nice low kick that buckles Heidegger's knee momentarily.
Some bone on bone action there as Durand checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Heidegger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Heidegger goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Heidegger throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durand loads up on a big right hand but Heidegger slips the punch.
Heidegger throws the kick towards the body but Durand avoids it.
Heidegger tries to close the distance and clinch up but Durand swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Heidegger pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Heidegger lands a leg kick that knocks Durand off balance momentarily.
Durand throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Heidegger takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Durand throws a low kick, looking for Heidegger's leg but Heidegger calmly moves out of range.
Heidegger appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Heidegger throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Heidegger misses with a lunging right hand
and Heidegger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A head kick misses from Durand.
Heidegger is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A shot to the body from Heidegger misses
and Durand counters with a leg kick.
Heidegger throws the kick towards the body but Durand avoids it.
Durand pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Heidegger scores with a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Puck Heidegger.
I think Heidegger 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Puck Heidegger!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Dick Cheese (ranked 21738 p4p, 274 weight class) and Kusal Perera (ranked 22190 p4p, 248 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dick Cheese!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kusal Perera!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Donald Grub and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perera fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cheese manages to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Cheese on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Perera looks to land a right hand but Cheese moved out of range.
Cheese was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Cheese moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Perera misses the jab.
Perera fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cheese paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
It looks like Kusal Perera has been cut.
A shot to the liver by Perera. Beautiful body shot.
Perera uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cheese.
Perera looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cheese throws an overhand right that lands on Perera's shoulder, as Perera tries to avoid the shot.
Perera dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Perera tries to clinch up
and Cheese counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Perera throws a nice head kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perera keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perera listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Perera misses with a low kick.
Perera bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cheese just misses with a punch to the body.
Cheese drops his hands momentarily and Perera takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Perera scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The fight stays on the outside here - Perera looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Perera misses with a hook.
Cheese swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Perera slips a jab from Cheese.
Perera takes a swing at Cheese's ribcage but misses.
Cheese misses with a jab to the body
and Perera counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Perera throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cheese cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Perera pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cheese has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheese uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Perera.
Kusal Perera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cheese bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cheese ducks under a wild hook from Perera.
Cheese avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Perera tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cheese takes a swing at Perera's ribcage but misses.
Perera throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cheese on the side of the head.
Perera drops his hands momentarily and Cheese takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cheese throws a predictable looking body shot
and Perera cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cheese scores with a shot to the body.
Perera scores with a jab.
Cheese ducks under a wild hook from Perera.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cheese ducks under a wild hook from Perera.
Perera tries to clinch up
and Perera takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kusal Perera dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kusal Perera'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.
Perera fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Perera works the jab nicely.
Perera swings for the body but Cheese moves out of range.
Perera moves out of range of the strikes.
Cheese misses with a body shot
and Perera cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Perera on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cheese swings away with a body shot that misses
and Perera counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cheese walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Perera is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Perera has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Perera tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Cheese to counter with a crisp jab.
Cheese misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cheese takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Perera walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cheese drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Perera throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crunch! Perera slams his shin into Cheese's torso.
Perera slips under a jab from Cheese.
Perera keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Perera closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Cheese misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cheese can't find room to land a body shot as Perera controls the action.
Cheese tries to work over Perera's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Perera fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Perera lands a nice uppercut.
Perera blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cheese blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cheese has a couple of punches blocked by Perera.
Perera lands a shoulder strike.
Perera scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cheese is rocked!
Perera lands an uppercut.
Oh Cheese is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Perera pushes off and lands a massive hook that knocks Cheese out cold! The fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kusal Perera!
Our winner, Kusal Perera, 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 Ernst Young (ranked 3474 p4p, 451 weight class) and Peter Hare (ranked 3072 p4p, 409 weight class). Young comes into the arena with Eye Of The Tiger blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ernst Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Peter Hare!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hare lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Young is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hare.
Young throws a right hand that misses
and Hare counters with a nice uppercut.
Hare misses with a looping right.
Hare throws a series of punches but Young moves out of range.
Young staying out of range there.
Young was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hare looks to land a right hand but Young moved out of range.
Nice defenses there by Hare.
Hare on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hare misses with a body shot.
Young throws a jab when Hare was well out of range.
Hare let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Hare lands with a nice combination. Young backs away looking to recover.
Hare throws the kick towards the body but Young avoids it.
Hare swinging wildly here.
Hare 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Young throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Young blocks the leg kick.
Young throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young lunges at Hare with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hare's hand.
Hare walks into a stiff left hand from Young.
Young throws a solid leg kick but Hare takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Young.
Young throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Hare to counter with a crisp jab.
Hare walks into a stiff left hand from Young.
Young missing with a left hand there. Hare was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Young jabs at Hare's body.
Young thows a left - swing and a miss!
A nice side step and Hare releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Young is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hare throws a hook but Young blocks it.
Young ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hare moves away.
Hare throws a head kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Young on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hare throws a good cross that connects.
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!
Hare takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hare connects with a good right hand that stumbles Young. Young circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young loads up on a big right hand but Hare slips the punch.
Hare checks a leg kick.
Young throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Young with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Young throws a hook but Hare avoids it easily.
Young has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Young jabs at Hare's body.
Young clobbers Hare with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Young misses with a looping left.
Hare raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Hare misses with a hook. Young ducked under it nicely.
Young feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Hare misses with a wild combination.
Hare throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hare ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ernst Young seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hare checks the leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Hare on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Young misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ernst Young will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Young ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hare feints and then cracks Young's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Young down.
The fighters circle momentarily. Young darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Young throws a shot to the body.
Hare slips under a jab.
Nice uppercut there from Young.
A punch combination from Young misses.
Young throws a jab when Hare was well out of range.
Young throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hare avoids the body shot from Young.
Hare throws a half hearted mid kick.
Young was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hare! But no joy.
Hare misses with a body kick.
Ernst Young is winning the standup battle so far.
Hare keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Young.
Hare takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good exchange - Young coming out on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hare missing with a left hand there. Young was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Young throws a hook to the side of Hare's head but Hare sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hare, right into the meat.
Hare displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Young throws out the jab.
Hare doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hare misses with a jab to the body
enabling Young to counter with a crisp jab.
Hare uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Young.
Hare misses with a double jab.
Young lands a jab to the head.
Young digs a good body shot into Hare's ribs.
Hare uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Young.
Hare is looking to chop away at Young's legs.
Hare lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Young circles away quickly and effectively.
Hare misses with a wild body shot.
Young throws a body punch but Hare moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Young. Hare does a little dance to reset his feet.
Young tries to move into range but Hare moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A telegraphed right hand from Young misses the target.
Young with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hare ducks under a wild hook from Young.
Young walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nice defenses there by Hare.
Young is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hare can do to turn this around?
Young throws a hook to the side of Hare's head but Hare sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Young uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hare.
Hare keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Young scores with a hook.
Young misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hare counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hare throws a series of punches but Young avoids them all with ease.
Young scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Young checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ernst Young dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Young misses with a straight right.
Peter Hare has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hare throws a right and a left that Young avoids nicely.
Young darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Young checks a leg kick.
Young staying out of range there.
Young uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hare has time to react.
Young scores with a jab to the body.
Young throws a hook but Hare blocks it.
Hare misses with an uppercut. Young saw that one coming.
Young looks to throw the jab but Hare is out of range.
Young scores with a decent looking hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Young lands a head shot.
Young misses with a straight right.
Hare is looking for the big counter here.
Young cracks Hare with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hare pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Young lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A good leg kick by Young.
Young throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Young thuds his right hand into Hare's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Good exchange - Young coming out on top.
Young ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hare moves away.
Young changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Young scores with a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Young throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Young scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hare in his tracks.
Young lands a head shot.
Hare throws a hook but Young blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Young walks into a left hand.
Young throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young scores with a punch to the head.
Hare looks to score with a jab to the body but Young is just out of range.
Hare has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Young scores with a nice right hand.
Young takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hare lands a front kick to the face, that drops Young 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 Ernst Young has been cut.
The fighters circle momentarily. Young darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hare misses with a hook
and Young counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hare throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Young uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hare.
Hare tries to move into range but Young moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Young misses with a looping left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hare throws a sloppy head kick and Young moves out of range easily.
Hare checks a leg kick.
A punch combination from Hare misses.
Hare thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that's the end of the fight!
Ernst Young showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Young has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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