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K-1 39 Musashi vs Monroe II PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Oulaapod Nu Cuuuuutos (ranked 20849 p4p, 639 weight class) and Matthew Hargreaves (ranked 21591 p4p, 659 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oulaapod Nu Cuuuuutos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Matthew Hargreaves!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Phil Schofield and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nu Cuuuuutos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nu Cuuuuutos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hargreaves.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hargreaves, as that shot connected.
Hargreaves tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nu Cuuuuutos was well out of range. Poor timing from Hargreaves.
Nu Cuuuuutos is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Nu Cuuuuutos loads up on a big right hand but Hargreaves slips the punch.
Hargreaves now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hargreaves misses with a body shot.
Nu Cuuuuutos moves into the clinch.
Hargreaves has a couple of punches blocked by Nu Cuuuuutos.
Nu Cuuuuutos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hargreaves takes an elbow to the temple.
Hargreaves doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hargreaves lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hargreaves lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hargreaves lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hargreaves lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice elbow from Nu Cuuuuutos.
Nu Cuuuuutos really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hargreaves is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Nu Cuuuuutos is keeping busy.
Hargreaves misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hargreaves can't find room to land a body shot as Nu Cuuuuutos controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Hargreaves.
Nu Cuuuuutos definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hargreaves lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Nu Cuuuuutos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hargreaves lands a body shot.
A shot in the inside from Nu Cuuuuutos.
Hargreaves lands a left hand.
Hargreaves misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hargreaves works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nu Cuuuuutos tries a body shot but Hargreaves blocks it.
Hargreaves stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nu Cuuuuutos tries to work over Hargreaves's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hargreaves blocks an elbow strike.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Good body shot from Hargreaves.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hargreaves.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nu Cuuuuutos.
Nu Cuuuuutos pushes off an throws an elbow but Hargreaves leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Nu Cuuuuutos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hargreaves lands a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hargreaves lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nu Cuuuuutos misses with a body punch.
Nu Cuuuuutos misses with the head strike.
Nu Cuuuuutos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nu Cuuuuutos can't find room to land a body shot as Hargreaves controls the action.
Nu Cuuuuutos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nu Cuuuuutos.
Nu Cuuuuutos comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands an elbow inside.
Hargreaves throws a head punch that misses.
Hargreaves avoids a wild elbow strike from Nu Cuuuuutos.
Hargreaves blocks an elbow strike from Nu Cuuuuutos.
Hargreaves blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Hargreaves fails to land.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands a nice elbow.
Nu Cuuuuutos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hargreaves takes a shot to the head.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands an elbow inside that Hargreaves shrugs off.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands a nice elbow.
Nu Cuuuuutos pushes off an throws an elbow but Hargreaves leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Hargreaves lands a body punch.
Nu Cuuuuutos throws an elbow that misses.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hargreaves backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Oulaapod Nu Cuuuuutos 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.
Nu Cuuuuutos has closed the distance and engaged Hargreaves in a clinch.
Hargreaves is trying to maintain a safe position but Nu Cuuuuutos gets an underhook and turns Hargreaves into the ropes.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands with a short shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Hargreaves scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hargreaves misses with the head strike.
Nu Cuuuuutos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nu Cuuuuutos throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nu Cuuuuutos can't find room to land a body shot as Hargreaves controls the action.
Hargreaves misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Nu Cuuuuutos.
Nu Cuuuuutos working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hargreaves blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hargreaves scores with a hook to the body.
Hargreaves has a couple of punches blocked by Nu Cuuuuutos.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Nu Cuuuuutos throws an elbow but misses.
Nu Cuuuuutos misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nu Cuuuuutos.
Hargreaves lands with a right to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Nu Cuuuuutos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hargreaves lands a hook that snaps the head of Nu Cuuuuutos backwards.
Hargreaves blocks an elbow strike.
We've been informed that Hargreaves has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Hargreaves avoids a wild elbow strike from Nu Cuuuuutos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nu Cuuuuutos blocking some punches.
Hargreaves struggles to land a body shot inside as Nu Cuuuuutos controls his hands.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands a left hand.
Hargreaves can't find room to land a body shot as Nu Cuuuuutos controls the action.
Nu Cuuuuutos scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hargreaves takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hargreaves is rocked!
Nice elbow from Nu Cuuuuutos.
Hargreaves is still on wobbly legs! Can Nu Cuuuuutos finish him?
Nu Cuuuuutos lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Nu Cuuuuutos.
Nu Cuuuuutos lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hargreaves doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nu Cuuuuutos cracks Hargreaves with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Hargreaves goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Hargreaves wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Oulaapod Nu Cuuuuutos!
Oulaapod Nu Cuuuuutos bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Nuri Jafar (ranked 623 p4p, 17 weight class) and David Haller (ranked 9210 p4p, 269 weight class). David Haller acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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Excellent boxer
Very quick
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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
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nuri Jafar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Haller!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Glass and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick lands there from Haller.
Haller blocks a jab.
Haller misses with an uppercut.
Jafar throws a hook but Haller avoids it easily.
Haller looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Haller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jafar.
Haller just misses with a punch to the body.
Jafar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Haller.
Jafar throws a body punch but Haller moves out of range.
Jafar takes one to the side of the head.
Haller takes a swing at Jafar's ribcage but misses.
Jafar is looking to counter punch.
Jafar misses with an uppercut.
Jafar swings for the body but Haller moves out of range.
Jafar looks to land a left hand but Haller moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haller wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jafar misses with a looping right.
Haller misses the shot to the body.
A slow jab from Jafar misses its intended target.
Jafar throws a body punch but Haller moves out of range.
Jafar scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jafar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Haller.
Jafar moves into range and clinches up with Haller.
Haller presses Jafar against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Haller misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jafar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Haller's elbow.
Haller scores with a shot to the side of Jafar's head.
Haller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Haller scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jafar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Haller tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Haller slowing the pace effectively.
Haller misses with a hook from the clinch.
Haller lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Haller tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Haller misses with some punches.
Haller lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jafar backwards.
Haller blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Haller misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haller tries to work over Jafar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jafar works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Haller blocks a punch to the side of the head.
I was talking to Jafar's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jafar scores with a shoulder strike.
Haller tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Haller - that landed with a thud.
Jafar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Haller lands with a right to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Haller.
Jafar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jafar tries to throw a body punch but Haller avoids it by throwing Jafar back against the ropes.
Haller swings wildly with an uppercut but Jafar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haller lands a good knee to the midsection. Jafar won't want to take too many of those.
Haller throws a punch but it's blocked by Jafar.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jafar.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Haller.
Haller scores with a shot to the side of Jafar's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Haller.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haller swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Haller tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Haller tries to work over Jafar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jafar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jafar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Haller dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jafar throws a poor cross that misses
and Haller counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Haller moves away from the strike by Jafar.
Haller throws a big shot that misses.
Haller scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jafar misses with a wild body shot.
Haller dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jafar drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
David Haller seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jafar stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Haller displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jafar throws out the jab.
Haller throws a leg kick but Jafar checks it.
Jafar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jafar takes a swing at Haller's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haller feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jafar's calf.
Jafar bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A jab from Haller misses.
Jafar misses with an uppercut
and Haller counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jafar tries to clinch but Haller is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jafar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jafar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Haller.
The fighters circle momentarily. Haller darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Haller misses with an uppercut. Jafar saw that one coming.
Jafar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Haller has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jafar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Haller keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Haller moves away from the strike by Jafar.
Haller fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jafar has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Haller throws a jab when Jafar was well out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Jafar misses the target.
Jafar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Haller throws out the jab.
Haller missing with a left hand there. Jafar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Haller ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Haller doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A left lands for Jafar.
Jafar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haller was well out of range. Poor timing from Jafar.
Jafar misses with an uppercut
and Haller connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Jafar.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jafar walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Haller lands with a hook. Jafar tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jafar throws out a loose jab but Haller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haller looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jafar slips under a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Haller.
A big right from Haller misses.
Haller circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jafar checks the leg kick.
Haller with a nice cross.
Haller moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nice defenses there by Jafar.
Haller avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Haller is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Haller.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jafar lands with a good body shot.
Haller lands a jab.
Jafar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Haller looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Haller showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Haller looks to score with a jab to the body but Jafar is just out of range.
Nuri Jafar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters circling - Haller throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Haller throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A counter left hand to the body from Jafar misses its target.
Haller uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jafar.
Jafar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Haller lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Haller scores with a hook to the body. Jafar takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Haller scores with a jab.
David Haller is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Haller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jafar.
Jafar wants to clinch but Haller slips to the side
enabling Haller to counter with a crisp jab.
Haller lands an overhand right.
Haller with a hook.
Haller misses with a straight right.
Haller lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haller throws a looping overhand right but Jafar ducks down to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Jafar on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Haller throws a nice inside leg kick.
Haller throws a right hand that misses
and Jafar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big left from Haller misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haller blocks a jab.
Jafar throws a right hand that misses
and Haller counters with a stiff right hand.
Haller with a nice cross.
Haller slips under a jab from Jafar.
Haller misses with a left hand
and Jafar counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jafar moves to clinch but Haller breaks away
and Haller counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jafar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Haller throws a looping overhand right but Jafar ducks down to avoid it.
Nice jab there from Jafar.
Jafar gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jafar throws a poor cross that misses
and Haller counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jafar's knee momentarily.
A punch lands to the side of Jafar 's head but he takes it in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haller throws a hook but Jafar blocks it.
Haller scores with a shot to the body.
Haller circles away from the clinch attempt.
Haller misses with a straight right.
Jafar throwing a counter right hand but Haller manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jafar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Haller circles away from the clinch attempt
and Haller counters with a stiff right hand.
Jafar has Haller up against the ropes in a clinch.
Jafar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jafar misses with the head strike.
Haller has a couple of punches blocked by Jafar.
Haller misses with a hook from the clinch.
Haller blocking some punches.
David Haller seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jafar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Haller lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jafar backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right from Haller.
Jafar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jafar misses with the head strike.
Jafar blocking some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
David Haller comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Haller 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Haller!
David Haller decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Mike Tyson (ranked 7510 p4p, 515 weight class) and Tun Min Naing (ranked 8454 p4p, 541 weight class). Naing has chosen Myanmar Lethwei Songs as his entrance music. Mike Tyson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tun Min Naing's chin.
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271 lbs
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Tyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tun Min Naing!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The crowd cheers as Tyson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Naing doesn't seem phased though.
Tyson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Naing throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Naing takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Naing tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Tyson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tyson throws a shot from downtown. Naing moves away and avoids it.
Naing closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tyson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tyson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Naing throws a lazy uppercut
and Tyson counters with a straight right that drops Naing on his ass! Naing jumps back to his feet. He seems OK to continue so we'll get back to the action.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Naing misses with a hook.
Naing throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tyson throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Naing crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mike Tyson!
Mike Tyson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Chris Deal (ranked 19043 p4p, 663 weight class) and Miguel Ortiz (ranked 2815 p4p, 296 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Deal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Miguel Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Glass and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortiz throws a series of punches but Deal moves out of range.
Ortiz 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.
Ortiz misses with a kick to the body.
Some wild striking there from Ortiz.
Ortiz tries a head kick but it misses.
Deal lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Ortiz walks into a big right hand from Deal and goes down! The referee sends Deal to a neutral corner as Ortiz gets back to his feet. He looks OK so we're back under way.
Ortiz is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ortiz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ortiz is still on wobbly legs! Can Deal finish him?
Ortiz throws a nice looking combination but Deal bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ortiz throws a half hearted mid kick.
Deal connects with a quick right hand that sends Ortiz tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the ropes, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Chris Deal!
A less than humble Chris Deal 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 welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Anthony Gonzalez (ranked 4123 p4p, 414 weight class) and Seun Adedji (ranked 4232 p4p, 422 weight class). Anthony Gonzalez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Gonzalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Seun Adedji!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Adedji avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Gonzalez tries a head kick but it misses.
A slow jab from Adedji misses its intended target.
Adedji throws a right and a left that Gonzalez avoids nicely.
Adedji just misses with a punch to the body.
Adedji pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Adedji misses with a left hand
and Gonzalez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gonzalez ducks under a wild hook from Adedji.
Gonzalez throwing a counter right hand but Adedji manages to avoid it.
Adedji moves away from the strike by Gonzalez.
Adedji 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.
Adedji throws out a leg kick but Gonzalez moves out of range and Adedji only half commits.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adedji defending well as Gonzalez loads up on a big left hand.
Adedji ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gonzalez moves away.
Adedji darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Adedji fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gonzalez misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Adedji misses
letting Gonzalez counter with a right hand.
Gonzalez keeps Adedji at a distance using the push kick.
Gonzalez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gonzalez misses with an uppercut
and Adedji counters with a stiff right hand.
Adedji avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Adedji looks to land a left hand but Gonzalez moved out of range nicely.
Gonzalez lands a leg kick that knocks Adedji off balance momentarily.
Gonzalez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Adedji lands with a right hand.
Gonzalez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Adedji.
Gonzalez throws a looping overhand right but Adedji ducks down to avoid it.
Adedji ducks right into an uppercut from Gonzalez.
Adedji misses with a leg kick
and Adedji takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adedji throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gonzalez cracks Adedji with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adedji avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Adedji wants to counter the offense by Gonzalez and move into the clinch position.
A cross from Gonzalez lands.
Adedji is rocked!
Gonzalez cracks Adedji with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Adedji is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Adedji is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Adedji could not beat the count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Anthony Gonzalez!
Anthony Gonzalez very nearly forgot to thank Cartel Elite Supps 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.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Shane Ripgut (ranked 5077 p4p, 88 weight class) and Deacon Frost (ranked 15090 p4p, 130 weight class). Ripgut comes to the ring accompanied by Eminence front-the who. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
34 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Shane Ripgut!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Deacon Frost!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Phil Schofield and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ripgut moves away from the strike by Frost.
Ripgut throws a sloppy head kick and Frost moves out of range easily.
Ripgut tests Frost's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ripgut looks low and kicks high, catching Frost right on the side of the head, sending him crashing to the canvas! Will he be able to beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's already back to his feet and ready to go! Let's see if he's still with it!
It looks like Deacon Frost has been cut.
Frost throws a nice outside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ripgut misses with an uppercut. Frost saw that one coming.
Frost throws out a counter right but Ripgut avoids it with no problem.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ripgut checks a leg kick.
Ripgut doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Frost scores with a sloppy right hand. Ripgut should have avoided that one.
Frost circles away from the clinch attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Frost! But no joy.
Frost throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ripgut misses with a wild body shot.
Frost lands a head shot.
Nice cross by Frost.
Frost takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ripgut lands a front kick to the face, that drops Frost 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!
Frost is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ripgut lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Frost circles away quickly and effectively.
Frost is still on wobbly legs! Can Ripgut finish him?
Frost feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ripgut's calf.
Frost seems to have recovered his senses.
Frost scoring well with a low kick there.
Ripgut moves into the clinch.
Frost swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ripgut has had enough of the clinch but Frost keeps him there for the moment.
Frost misses with some punches.
Frost lands a right hand.
Frost gets through Ripgut's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ripgut's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Frost uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ripgut.
Ripgut throws a head kick that misses.
Ripgut throws a head kick that misses
and Frost counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ripgut misses with a double jab
and Frost counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Frost tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Ripgut manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ripgut misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ripgut misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sloppy strikes from Ripgut. Those never looked like landing.
Frost thumps Ripgut with a low kick.
Ripgut keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Frost.
Frost lands a nice shot to the body.
Ripgut has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Frost.
Ripgut walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ripgut throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Frost is looking to slow Ripgut down with leg kicks.
A good leg kick by Frost.
Nice jab there from Frost.
Frost lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jab from Ripgut.
Ripgut looks to score with a jab to the body but Frost is just out of range.
Ripgut throws a sloppy head kick and Frost moves out of range easily.
Ripgut misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ripgut sets himself, and Frost steps forward looking for the clinch! Ripgut avoids it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Ripgut takes that one as he scored multiple knockdowns. Deacon Frost was lucky to get out of the first round.
The cut man is working on Deacon Frost's cut.
That's time! Ripgut's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Frost fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ripgut.
Ripgut is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Frost.
Frost misses with a hook.
Frost rushes Ripgut and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Frost lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ripgut backwards.
Frost misses with a punch on the inside.
Frost misses with some punches.
Ripgut can't break the clinch.
Frost lands with a short shot to the head.
Ripgut breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ripgut misses with a head kick.
Frost has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Frost dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ripgut. That did some damage!
Ripgut slips a straight right by Frost.
A telegraphed right hand from Frost misses the target.
A left lands for Frost.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab from Ripgut.
Frost is looking to land body kicks.
Ripgut takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost is looking to land body kicks.
Frost lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ripgut has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Frost.
Ripgut misses with a head kick.
Frost moves forwards but Ripgut connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Frost. That's going to slow Ripgut down.
Ripgut throws a sloppy head kick and Frost moves out of range easily.
Frost misses with a straight left.
Frost blocks a head kick by Ripgut.
Ripgut misses with a head kick.
Frost let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ripgut uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Frost.
Ripgut went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Ripgut avoids the head kick by Frost.
Frost scores with a punch to the head.
Frost throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Frost goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big right from Ripgut misses.
Ripgut throws a head kick that misses
and Frost counters with a leg kick.
Frost throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ripgut moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ripgut tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Frost throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ripgut's head.
Frost lands a right hook to the body.
Deacon Frost seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ripgut misses the body punch
and Frost counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ripgut misses with a wild body shot.
Frost fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ripgut has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Frost lands with a straight right. Ripgut didn't see that one coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ripgut lands a jab-cross combination.
Ripgut tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ripgut tries to clinch up but Frost circles away and keeps his distance.
Ripgut tries to close the distance and clinch but Frost swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Deacon Frost showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Deacon Frost's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Frost tries to clinch up.
Ripgut tries a head kick but it misses.
It seemed like Frost was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ripgut chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Frost can pounce on him.
Ripgut misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shane Ripgut seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Frost looks to throw the jab but Ripgut is out of range.
Ripgut takes one to the chin there.
Frost throws a nice inside leg kick.
Frost dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ripgut. That did some damage!
Ripgut misses with a looping right.
Frost lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ripgut staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ripgut throws an off balance right hand
and Frost counters with a stiff right hand.
Ripgut misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Frost replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Ripgut blocks it well.
Shane Ripgut is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Frost throws a body shot but no joy.
A head kick misses from Ripgut.
Frost wants to counter with a clinch but Ripgut pushes him away.
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!
Ripgut tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost clinches with his opponent.
Frost lands a shoulder strike.
Frost has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ripgut is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Frost putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ripgut in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Frost lands a shot to the body.
Frost lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ripgut blocking some punches.
Frost works on Ripgut's body with a couple of short punches.
Frost lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ripgut backwards.
Frost pushes Ripgut back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ripgut wants to get back to striking at distance but Frost won't allow it.
Frost lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Frost digs a right hand underneath Ripgut's ribcage. Ripgut let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A shot in the inside from Frost.
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!
Frost lands with a light punch inside.
Frost misses with a punch to the body.
Ripgut has had enough of the clinch but Frost keeps him there for the moment.
Frost lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Frost scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost has a couple of punches blocked by Ripgut.
Ripgut's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ripgut is rocked!
A right hand to the body from Frost.
Oh Ripgut is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Frost creates a bit of distance and cracks Ripgut with a big uppercut! Ripgut goes down! The referee pushes Frost away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Ripgut make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Frost takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Deacon Frost!
Deacon Frost thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Shane Ripgut was interviewed post fight and said 'Son of a B%$*& cant win em all '.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Donsone Perfect (ranked 20463 p4p, 579 weight class) and DJ Gunnar (ranked 3823 p4p, 321 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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24
249 lbs
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donsone Perfect!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, DJ Gunnar!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Andrew Berry and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perfect lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gunnar misses with a shot to the body
and Perfect cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Perfect has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Xtreme MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Gunnar fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Perfect checks it well.
As Gunnar looks to move away, Perfect throws a big counter combo but Gunnar just gets out of the way.
A left lands for Gunnar.
Gunnar misses with a hook
and Perfect counters with a slapping leg kick.
Gunnar walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gunnar throws a right and a left that Perfect avoids nicely.
Perfect takes the fight into the clinch.
Gunnar misses with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Perfect.
Gunnar looks winded!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Perfect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perfect tries to land a knee to the head but Gunnar blocks with his arms.
Gunnar swings wildly with an uppercut but Perfect uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hand to the body from Perfect.
Perfect unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gunnar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Perfect landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Perfect lands with a short shot to the head.
Gunnar takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perfect throws a knee to the head but misses.
Perfect scores with a knee to the head.
Perfect scores with a shot to the side of Gunnar's head.
Perfect crunches a lovely knee into Gunnar's ribcage.
Perfect lands with a left to the head.
Perfect is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Perfect.
Nice body punch from Perfect - that landed with a thud.
A short right from Perfect on the inside.
Perfect lands an uppercut.
Perfect landing some nice looking knees to the body.
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!
Perfect working Gunnar over with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Perfect - that landed with a thud.
Perfect gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Perfect lands an elbow inside.
Gunnar takes a knee to the side of the body.
Still in the clinch, Perfect scores with a nice short uppercut.
Perfect lands with a right to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perfect lands an elbow just above Gunnar 's eye.
Gunnar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Perfect lands a nice uppercut.
Perfect blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Perfect.
Gunnar misses with the head strike.
Perfect lands a knee to the head.
Gunnar with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Perfect lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gunnar backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Perfect.
It looks like DJ Gunnar has been cut.
Gunnar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Perfect.
Perfect throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gunnars head.
Gunnar misses with a knee strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Perfect prevents Gunnar from breaking the clinch.
Perfect with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Perfect creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gunnar's defenses.
Perfect using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donsone Perfect dominated that round.
The cut man is working on DJ Gunnar's cut.
That's time! Perfect's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Perfect looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gunnar lands a high kick!
Gunnar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Perfect.
Gunnar avoids the head kick by Perfect.
Perfect connects with an inside leg kick.
Gunnar throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Perfect checks a low kick from Gunnar.
A punch combination from Gunnar misses.
Perfect cracks the inside of Gunnar's front leg.
Perfect is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gunnar can do to turn this around?
Gunnar has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Perfect finds it's way round the side to connect with Gunnar's head.
Perfect fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gunnar gets tackled into the ropes by Perfect. Perfect maintains the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gunnar with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Perfect lands a body punch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Perfect.
Gunnar is breathing heavily.
Perfect crunches a lovely knee into Gunnar's ribcage.
Perfect lands a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Perfect.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Perfect.
Perfect lands a nice knee to the body.
Perfect lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Perfect lands with a short shot to the head.
Perfect lands a hook that snaps the head of Gunnar backwards.
Gunnar is rocked!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Perfect.
Gunnar is still on wobbly legs! Can Perfect finish him?
Perfect lands with a right to the head.
Perfect landing knees to the body.
Perfect creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Gunnar 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! Gunnar face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Perfect takes it with a brutal technical knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Donsone Perfect!
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Melankomas Caria (ranked 2585 p4p, 291 weight class) and Cory McDonnell (ranked 19410 p4p, 694 weight class). McDonnell has chosen Jorge Quintero - 300 Violin Orchestra 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Melankomas Caria!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cory McDonnell!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caria throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Caria throws a leg kick but McDonnell checks it.
McDonnell throws a series of punches but Caria moves out of range.
Caria throws a hook but McDonnell avoids it easily.
McDonnell throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Caria on the side of the head.
McDonnell throws a jab but it's blocked by Caria.
McDonnell throws a series of punches but Caria moves out of range.
Caria throws a jab but it's blocked by McDonnell.
As Caria backs off McDonnell throws a huge counter combo but Caria manages to avoid it all.
Caria lands a glancing blow to the side of McDonnell's head.
Caria throws out a loose jab but McDonnell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Caria lands with a thumping leg kick.
Caria jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McDonnell connects with an inside leg kick.
Caria throws a lazy body kick
and McDonnell counters with a right hand to the body.
McDonnell misses with a leg kick
and Caria counters with a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McDonnell avoids the head kick by Caria.
Caria fails in his attempt to clinch.
McDonnell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonnell bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Caria throws a leg kick
and McDonnell counters with a lovely shot to the body.
McDonnell takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Caria chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A slow jab from McDonnell misses its intended target.
Caria fires out a quick counter leg kick but McDonnell just manages to avoid it.
Caria displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McDonnell throws out the jab.
McDonnell takes one on the chin but seems OK.
McDonnell takes the fight into the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
McDonnell lands an uppercut.
Caria blocks an uppercut.
McDonnell has a couple of punches blocked by Caria.
Caria blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McDonnell lands with a left to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McDonnell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Caria blocking some punches.
Caria tries to work over McDonnell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caria tries to work over McDonnell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McDonnell gets through Caria's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McDonnell lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McDonnell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McDonnell looking to slow down the pace here.
Caria swings wildly with an uppercut but McDonnell uses good head movement to avoid it.
McDonnell tries a knee to the head but Caria blocks it.
Our sources have told us that Caria has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, McDonnell creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Caria with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McDonnell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Caria is trying to maintain a safe position but McDonnell gets an underhook and turns Caria into the ropes.
McDonnell stalling in the clinch.
McDonnell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Caria throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A hook to the body from McDonnell.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caria presses McDonnell against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
McDonnell throws an elbow but it misses.
Caria misses with a body punch.
Caria lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cory McDonnell dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
McDonnell with a jab.
Caria throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Caria doesn't manage to clinch there - McDonnell circles away.
Caria tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McDonnell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Caria connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Caria misses with a head kick.
McDonnell is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
McDonnell takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
McDonnell throws a nice inside leg kick.
McDonnell buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
McDonnell lands with an overhand left.
Caria looks to throw a body kick
and McDonnell finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Caria connects with a leg kick. McDonnell looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cory McDonnell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McDonnell throws a head kick but Caria moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Caria uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McDonnell.
McDonnell fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Caria has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McDonnell takes a kick to the side of the head.
Caria misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonnell throws out a loose jab but Caria uses good head movement to avoid it.
Caria misses the shot to the body.
McDonnell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Caria moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from McDonnell. Caria does a little dance to reset his feet.
Caria throws a jab when McDonnell was well out of range.
McDonnell throws a body kick that misses.
Caria misses with a leg kick
and McDonnell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McDonnell scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Caria lands a nice shot that snaps McDonnell's head back.
McDonnell lands a really nice looking cross but Caria seems unphased.
McDonnell avoids the body shot from Caria.
Caria throws a good cross that connects.
McDonnell lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Caria backs up against the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Caria takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
McDonnell thuds a left hand into Caria's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonnell buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Caria blocks a low kick nicely.
McDonnell on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Caria. Caria obviously looking to wear him down.
Caria misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Caria connects with an inside leg kick.
McDonnell misses with a kick to the body.
Caria sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
McDonnell throws a series of punches but Caria avoids them all with ease.
McDonnell shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Caria throws a hook but McDonnell blocks it.
McDonnell looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caria misses with an uppercut. McDonnell saw that one coming.
A big right from Caria misses.
McDonnell looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Caria connects with a right hand. McDonnell shakes it off.
McDonnell lands with a good body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cory McDonnell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
McDonnell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Caria throws a body shot but no joy.
McDonnell throws a counter combo.
McDonnell checks a leg kick.
Caria connects with the punch.
Caria is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McDonnell.
A nice leg kick lands there from McDonnell.
Caria throws an overhand right that lands on McDonnell's shoulder, as McDonnell tries to avoid the shot.
McDonnell only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Caria throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McDonnell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Caria misses with a straight right.
Caria moves out of range as McDonnell strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Caria looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDonnell lands a jab to Caria's midsection.
A shot to the body from McDonnell misses
and Caria counters with a three punch combo that has McDonnell backing up. McDonnell nods at Caria to acknowledge the strikes.
Caria avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonnell misses with a straight right.
Caria fakes a jab and throws a low kick but McDonnell checks it well.
Caria misses with a jab to the body
and McDonnell makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Caria really felt that one!
Caria throws a hook to the side of McDonnell's head but McDonnell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Caria stuns McDonnell with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Caria throws a right hand that misses
and McDonnell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Caria bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McDonnell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cory McDonnell is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Caria checks the leg kick nicely there.
McDonnell lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
McDonnell tries to score with a low kick but Caria moves his leg out of the way.
Caria missing with a left hand there. McDonnell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Caria is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Caria finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Caria misses with an attempted mid kick.
Caria throws a body shot but no joy.
McDonnell just misses with a punch to the body.
Melankomas Caria has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonnell's corner calls for a 1-2. McDonnell obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Caria jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McDonnell lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
McDonnell connects with a looping right hand.
McDonnell avoids the body shot from Caria.
A telegraphed right hand from McDonnell misses the target.
Caria tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McDonnell was well out of range. Poor timing from Caria.
McDonnell lands a really nice looking cross but Caria seems unphased.
McDonnell lands a jab-cross combination.
McDonnell works over Caria's head and body with a nice combination.
McDonnell scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice body kick there by Caria.
McDonnell throws a head kick that misses.
Caria walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McDonnell fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Caria throws a hook but McDonnell blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cory McDonnell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well McDonnell 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cory McDonnell!
Cory McDonnell really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Sully's Bar & Grill logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Rect Umm (ranked 21669 p4p, 803 weight class) and Sao Galileo (ranked 20342 p4p, 842 weight class). Sao Galileo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Rect Umm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Sao Galileo !
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Steven Brown and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Umm digs a good body shot into Galileo 's ribs.
Umm scores with a head kick. Galileo tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Galileo blocks a head kick by Umm.
A little jabbing left from Galileo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Umm ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Galileo moves away.
Galileo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Galileo jabs Umm to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Umm throws a lazy head kick
and Galileo counters by clinching up.
Umm is looking to control Galileo 's arms but Galileo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Umm has his back to the ropes.
Umm's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Umm misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Umm throws a lazy head kick
and Umm takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Rect Umm has been cut.
Umm on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Umm throws a nice looking combination but Galileo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Galileo jabs Umm to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Umm throws a hook but Galileo avoids it easily.
Galileo walks into a stiff left hand from Umm.
Galileo throws a hook but Umm avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Umm misses with a head kick.
Umm throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Umm lands with a kick to the temple. Galileo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Galileo looks to throw the jab but Umm is out of range.
Galileo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Umm wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Galileo has him pressed against the ropes.
Umm breaks from the clinch.
Umm throws the left hand but Galileo avoids the punch easily.
Umm looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Umm throws a series of punches but Galileo avoids them all with ease.
Galileo misses the jab.
Umm throws an off balance right hand
enabling Galileo to counter with a crisp jab.
A head kick misses from Umm.
Umm walks straight into a solid jab from Galileo . Oh, it looks like it's stumbled him! Galileo follows up with a big combo - a right followed by a left that knocks Umm out cold! Umm toppled like a tree, face planting on the canvas. Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Sao Galileo !
A relieved looking Sao Galileo thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Rect Umm had this to say: 'heavy handed, '.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Miyamoto Musashi (ranked 995 p4p, 28 weight class) and Colin Monroe (ranked 19581 p4p, 259 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Miyamoto Musashi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Colin Monroe!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Glass and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Monroe.
Nice uppercut lands for Musashi. That snapped Monroe's head back.
Musashi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Musashi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Monroe.
Monroe avoids the body shot from Musashi.
Monroe throws a big shot that misses.
Musashi walks into a straight right hand from Monroe.
Monroe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Musashi throws a low kick, looking for Monroe's leg but Monroe calmly moves out of range.
Monroe takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Musashi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Monroe slips under a jab.
Monroe throws a big shot that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Monroe takes a swing at Musashi's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Monroe misses.
Musashi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Monroe throws a right and a left that both miss.
Monroe ducks under a wild hook from Musashi.
A slow jab from Musashi misses its intended target.
Musashi throws a lazy uppercut
and Monroe counters with a nice uppercut.
Monroe gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Monroe scores with a nice strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monroe takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Monroe throws an overhand right that lands on Musashi's shoulder, as Musashi tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like Musashi was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Monroe.
Musashi with a jab.
Monroe walks into a left hand.
Monroe throws a body punch but Musashi moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Musashi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Monroe.
Musashi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Monroe slips under a jab from Musashi.
Musashi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Monroe.
Monroe smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Musashi scores with a jab to the head.
Monroe drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Musashi throws a head kick that misses.
Musashi is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Monroe listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Monroe throws a predictable looking body shot
and Musashi counters with a nice uppercut.
Monroe slips a straight right by Musashi.
Musashi cracks the inside of Monroe's front leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monroe staying out of range there.
A combination from Monroe does no damage.
Monroe misses with a lunging right hand
and Musashi counters with a stiff right hand.
Musashi throws a sloppy head kick and Monroe moves out of range easily.
Monroe lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Musashi swings for the body but Monroe moves out of range.
A slow jab from Musashi misses its intended target.
Musashi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A head kick misses from Musashi.
A slow jab from Monroe misses its intended target.
Musashi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Monroe slips a jab from Musashi.
Monroe lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
It looks like Miyamoto Musashi has been cut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Musashi looks to land a combination but Monroe avoids it well.
Monroe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Musashi.
Musashi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Monroe.
Musashi looks to land a left hand but Monroe moved out of range nicely.
Musashi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Monroe's calf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miyamoto Musashi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Miyamoto Musashi's cut.
That's time! Musashi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Musashi tests Monroe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Monroe connects with an inside leg kick.
Musashi throws a hook but Monroe avoids it easily.
Musashi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Monroe throws a shot from downtown. Musashi moves away and avoids it.
Monroe scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
An inside leg kick from Monroe misses.
Musashi just misses with a punch to the body.
Musashi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Monroe connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Musashi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Musashi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Musashi lands a right hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Musashi moves out of range as Monroe strikes.
Musashi's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Monroe connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Musashi scrambles back to his feet.
Monroe gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Musashi.
Musashi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That kick from Monroe tenderised Musashi's leg. Musashi is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Musashi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Musashi lands a really nice looking cross but Monroe seems unphased.
Monroe misses with a hook to the body
and Musashi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Musashi throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Monroe's head.
Monroe is rocked!
Monroe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Musashi.
Monroe is still on wobbly legs! Can Musashi finish him?
Musashi tried to score with a low kick but Monroe checks it.
Monroe looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Musashi throws a chopping leg kick but Monroe manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Musashi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Monroe makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Musashi moves away from the strike by Monroe.
Monroe seems to have recovered his senses.
A jab from Monroe misses.
Musashi misses with a hook.
Monroe connects with the punch.
Monroe slips a jab and a cross from Musashi.
A slapping leg kick lands for Musashi.
Monroe scores with a nice head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some bone on bone action there as Musashi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Musashi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Musashi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Monroe.
Musashi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Monroe misses with a looping left.
Nice shot lands for Monroe.
Monroe throws a lazy right hand but Musashi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Musashi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Monroe finds it's way round the side to connect with Musashi's head.
Monroe connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Musashi's hands.
Musashi throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Musashi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Musashi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Musashi looks to land a left hand but Monroe moved out of range nicely.
Monroe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Musashi manages to avoid it.
Musashi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Monroe's hands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters circling - Monroe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Monroe throws a series of punches but Musashi moves out of range.
Musashi throws an overhand right that lands on Monroe's shoulder, as Monroe tries to avoid the shot.
Musashi jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Musashi defending well as Monroe loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Colin Monroe will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Miyamoto Musashi's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Monroe throws a hook but Musashi avoids it easily.
Jab by Monroe.
Monroe throws a shot to the body.
Monroe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Musashi.
Musashi scores with a leg kick.
Monroe ducks under a wild hook from Musashi.
A head kick misses from Musashi.
Monroe looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Decent striking displayed by Monroe there.
Musashi works over Monroe's head and body with a nice combination.
Musashi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Monroes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Monroe throws a body punch but Musashi moves out of range.
Musashi half committed to a counter leg kick.
Musashi throws a body shot but no joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Monroe scores with a punch to the head.
Monroe thows a leg kick but Musashi checks it
and Musashi counters with a straight right hand.
Monroe throws a looping overhand right but Musashi ducks down to avoid it.
Monroe walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A big left from Musashi misses.
Monroe misses with a body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Musashi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Musashi motions for Monroe to come forward. Musashi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Musashi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Musashi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Musashi thuds his right hand into Monroe's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Monroe gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Musashi.
Monroe blocks a head kick by Musashi.
Monroe misses with a body shot.
Monroe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Musashi.
Monroe throws out a loose jab but Musashi uses good head movement to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Musashi.
Musashi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Monroe has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A jab from Musashi misses.
Musashi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Monroe.
A slow jab from Monroe misses its intended target.
Monroe misses with a straight left.
Monroe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Musashi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Monroe lands with a straight right. Musashi didn't see that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monroe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Musashi.
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!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Monroe checks a leg kick.
Monroe throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Musashi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Monroe throws a jab when Musashi was well out of range.
Nice defenses there by Monroe.
Nice defenses there by Musashi.
Nice defenses there by Monroe.
Musashi lands a really nice looking cross but Monroe seems unphased.
Musashi throws out a loose jab but Monroe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miyamoto Musashi is winning the standup battle so far.
Musashi throws out a loose jab but Monroe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Musashi throws a hook but Monroe blocks it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Musashi.
Musashi tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Musashi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Monroe just misses with a punch to the body.
Musashi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Musashi connects with a looping right hand.
Musashi slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miyamoto Musashi clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Miyamoto Musashi's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Monroe throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Monroe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Monroe gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Monroe throws a right hand that Musashi ducks under and follows up with a left that Musashi also avoids with ease.
Musashi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Monroe on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Musashi scores with a jab. Monroe acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Monroe's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Musashi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A countering left hand to the body from Monroe misses.
Monroe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Musashi.
Monroe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Decent striking displayed by Musashi there.
A slow jab from Monroe misses its intended target.
Monroe tests Musashi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Monroe.
A punch combination from Monroe misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Musashi loads up on a big right hand but Monroe slips the punch.
Musashi throws a big shot that misses.
Monroe keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Musashi cracks a nice hook into Monroe's ribs.
Musashi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Musashi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Musashi misses with a hook.
A jab from Musashi misses.
Musashi scores with a punch to the head.
Musashi lands a nice looking body shot.
Monroe missing with a left hand there. Musashi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Musashi ducks right into an uppercut from Monroe.
Monroe misses with an uppercut. Musashi saw that one coming.
Musashi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Monroe checks a leg kick.
Musashi tries to land a leg kick but Monroe saw it coming and moves away.
Musashi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Monroe.
Monroe slips under a jab from Musashi.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Monroe! But no joy.
Monroe takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Musashi scores with a hook to the body. Monroe takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Musashi looks to score with a jab to the body but Monroe is just out of range.
Monroe connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Monroe misses with a straight left.
Monroe connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Musashi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Musashi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Musashi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Monroe.
That kick from Musashi tenderised Monroe's leg. Monroe is trying to keep his angry face on.
Monroe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Musashi misses with a hook. Monroe ducked under it nicely.
Musashi missing with a left hand there. Monroe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Monroe swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Monroe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Monroe dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Musashi. That did some damage!
Monroe takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Musashi, right into the meat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Miyamoto Musashi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Miyamoto Musashi's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Monroe takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Musashi misses with a straight left.
Musashi lands with a shot to the body.
Monroe takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Musashi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Monroe with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Musashi throws a hook to the side of Monroe's head but Monroe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A swing and a miss from Monroe.
Musashi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Musashi throws a head kick that misses.
Musashi moves away from the strike by Monroe.
A jab from Musashi misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monroe fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Musashi tries a low kick but Monroe avoids it.
Monroe connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Musashi tries a head kick but it misses.
Monroe throws out a counter right but Musashi avoids it with no problem.
Monroe ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Musashi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Monroe throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Musashi connects with a body shot that sends Monroe's belly button to the back.
Monroe scores with a jab.
Musashi connects with a body shot that sends Monroe's belly button to the back.
Monroe lands a glancing blow to the side of Musashi's head.
Monroe walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Musashi throws a hook but Monroe avoids it easily.
Monroe blocks a head kick by Musashi.
A big left from Monroe misses.
Monroe scores with a jab to the jaw.
Musashi feints and then cracks Monroe's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Monroe down.
Monroe scores with a punch to the head.
Monroe throws a hook to the side of Musashi's head but Musashi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Musashi throws an overhand right that lands on Monroe's shoulder, as Monroe tries to avoid the shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A lazy left from Monroe finds it's target.
Nice jab there from Musashi.
Monroe throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Musashi on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monroe will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Monroe throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Musashi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Musashi throws an overhand right that lands on Monroe's shoulder, as Monroe tries to avoid the shot.
Musashi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Monroe throws a jab when Musashi was well out of range.
Musashi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Monroe has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Musashi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Monroe loads up on a big right hand but Musashi slips the punch.
Musashi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Monroe.
Monroe misses with an uppercut. Musashi saw that one coming.
Monroe throws an overhand right that lands on Musashi's shoulder, as Musashi tries to avoid the shot.
Monroe misses with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Musashi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Some bone on bone action there as Musashi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Musashi misses with a straight right.
Colin Monroe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Monroe throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Colin Monroe.
Well Musashi 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 50:45
Judge James Glass scores the fight 48:47
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miyamoto Musashi!
Miyamoto Musashi retains his bantamweight title!
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