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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Tommaso Carsara (ranked 3866 p4p, 388 weight class) and Kyrie Irving Il (ranked 3712 p4p, 380 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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165 lbs
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Solid boxing
Granite chin
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommaso Carsara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kyrie Irving Il!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Atkins and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Irving Il buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Carsara staying out of range there.
Carsara swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The fighters circling - Irving Il throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Carsara appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Irving Il misses with a jab, cross combination.
Irving Il lands a two punch combo.
Carsara dodges the punch combination from Irving Il.
Carsara tried to counter with a leg kick but Irving Il avoided it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Irving Il. Carsara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Irving Il connects with an inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Irving Il, right into the meat.
Irving Il misses with an uppercut
and Carsara connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Carsara fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Irving Il, pushing him back against the ropes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carsara manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Carsara breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carsara avoids a punch combination nicely.
Carsara misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Irving Il misses with a hook to the body
enabling Carsara to counter with a crisp jab.
Irving Il misses with the combination.
Carsara throwing a counter right hand but Irving Il manages to avoid it.
Irving Il will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Irving Il tries to bum rush Carsara with a series of wild strikes but Carsara uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Irving Il misses with a two punch combination.
It looked like Carsara wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Irving Il feints a jab promting Carsara to slip. Irving Il then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Carsara slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irving Il rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Carsara moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Irving Il dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Carsara. That did some damage!
Left hook, right uppercut from Irving Il.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Irving Il throws a poor cross that misses
and Carsara counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Irving Il looks winded!
Irving Il lands a nice shot that snaps Carsara's head back.
Irving Il keeps the fight on the outside.
Carsara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Carsara misses the target.
Irving Il scores with a one two! Carsara had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Carsara doesn't manage to clinch there - Irving Il circles away.
Kyrie Irving Il is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Carsara dodges the punch combination from Irving Il.
Carsara gets cracked there but stands up to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyrie Irving Il dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Carsara moves in looking to clinch but Irving Il pushes him off.
Irving Il unleashes a big counter combination but Carsara bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Irving Il comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Irving Il misses with a wild combination.
Carsara moves into the clinch.
Irving Il wants to get back to striking at distance but Carsara won't allow it.
Carsara breaks the clinch.
Carsara tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Irving Il swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Irving Il.
Carsara dodges the punch combination from Irving Il.
Carsara throwing a counter right hand but Irving Il manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carsara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carsara throws a quick counter head kick but Irving Il was just out of range.
Irving Il just misses with a punch to the body.
Carsara avoids the body shot from Irving Il.
Irving Il stuns Carsara with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Irving Il lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Irving Il throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Carsara counters with a stiff right hand.
Irving Il is breathing heavily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Irving Il. Carsara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carsara moves into the clinch.
Carsara lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Carsara throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Carsara escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irving Il misses with a double jab.
Irving Il misses with a jab to the body
and Carsara counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carsara gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Carsara breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Irving Il throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Carsara connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Irving Il fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Irving Il misses with a double jab
and Carsara connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Irving Il has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The fight stays on the outside here - Carsara looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Carsara has managed to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tommaso Carsara will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Irving Il throws a poor cross that misses
and Carsara counters with a straight right that drops Irving Il on his ass! Irving Il jumps back to his feet. He seems OK to continue so we'll get back to the action.
Irving Il throws out a loose jab but Carsara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carsara keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Irving Il.
Irving Il takes a swing at Carsara's ribcage but misses.
Tommaso Carsara is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Irving Il throws a combination that misses
and Carsara counters with a nice leg kick.
Kyrie Irving Il seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Irving Il fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carsara manages to avoid it.
Irving Il feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Carsara's calf.
Irving Il misses with a few strikes there.
Carsara swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Irving Il misses with a combination
and Carsara counters with a deadly accurate combination that rocks Irving Il badly! He tries to strike back but Carsara puts an end to that with another precision combo that knocks Irving Il out cold! Oh man, Irving Il will never hear the end of this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tommaso Carsara!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jeremiah Francois (ranked 24123 p4p, 487 weight class) and Mario Gallo (ranked 5626 p4p, 413 weight class). Mario Gallo has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jeremiah Francois's chin.
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282 lbs
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202 lbs
3 - 5 - 0 |
Decent elbows
Intelligent
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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
1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jeremiah Francois!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mario Gallo!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Francois lands a head kick. Gallo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Gallo instigates a clinch.
Francois trying to control the position but instead, Gallo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Francois into the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gallo.
A short left from Gallo.
Gallo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Gallo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Francoiss head.
Francois really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gallo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Francois tries to stall but Gallo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A right handed body shot lands from Gallo.
Gallo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Francois or not.
Francois is breathing heavily.
Gallo scores with a hook to the body.
Francois misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gallo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gallo lands with a right to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gallo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Francois backwards.
Gallo scores with a hook to the body.
Gallo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Francois backwards.
Gallo scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gallo.
Gallo digs a right hand into Francois's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Francois's gas tank.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gallo.
Gallo pushes Francois back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Gallo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Francois is rocked!
Gallo scores with a shoulder strike.
Oh Francois is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gallo creates a bit of distance and cracks Francois with a big uppercut! Francois goes down! The referee pushes Gallo away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Francois make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Gallo takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Mario Gallo!
A very excited looking Mario Gallo 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Brownie Anderson (ranked 5401 p4p, 501 weight class) and Juanito Cortez (ranked 2021 p4p, 258 weight class). Cortez has chosen $$$ as his entrance music. Brownie Anderson has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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204 lbs
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196 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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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
20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brownie Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Juanito Cortez!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Anderson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Anderson tries to bum rush Cortez with a series of wild strikes but Cortez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Anderson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Despite the aggression on Cortez's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A head kick misses from Cortez.
Anderson throws a series of punches but Cortez avoids them all with ease.
Cortez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brownie Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cortez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anderson manages to avoid it.
Anderson fails to land with a series of punches.
A little jabbing left from Cortez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cortez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cortez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Cortez leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Cortez is looking to break free of the clinch but Anderson has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cortez breaks the clinch.
Anderson tries to bum rush Cortez with a series of wild strikes but Cortez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No joy there for Cortez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Anderson misses with a wild combination.
A head kick misses from Anderson.
Cortez throws out a counter right but Anderson avoids it with no problem.
Anderson slips under a jab.
Anderson looks to land a combination but Cortez avoids it well.
Juanito Cortez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cortez throws the left hand but Anderson avoids the punch easily.
Cortez misses with a kick to the body.
Nice cross by Cortez.
Anderson throws a sloppy head kick and Cortez moves out of range easily.
Cortez missing with a left hand there. Anderson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Anderson misses.
Cortez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cortez takes one on the button.
Anderson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cortez throws a big shot that misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cortez checks a leg kick.
Anderson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A head kick misses from Cortez.
Anderson thinks about countering with a head kick.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cortez doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Anderson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cortez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Anderson tries to clinch but Cortez is having none of it.
Cortez replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Anderson blocks it well.
Cortez thumps Anderson with a low kick.
Cortez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cortez delivers a nice body kick.
Anderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Anderson throws a nice looking combination but Cortez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Juanito Cortez will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Anderson staying out of range there.
Cortez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Anderson misses with a two punch combination.
A punch combination from Cortez misses.
Cortez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anderson is looking for a counter combo.
Cortez throws a lazy uppercut
and Anderson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cortez looks to land a left hand but Anderson moved out of range nicely.
Anderson misses with a series of wild punches.
Cortez takes one to the side of the head.
Anderson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cortez tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Anderson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cortez scores with the left hand. Anderson knows he should have avoided that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cortez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Anderson blocks a head kick by Cortez.
Cortez misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Anderson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cortez. Cortez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cortez forces Anderson back against the ropes and clinches.
Anderson stalling in the clinch but Cortez improves position.
Anderson prevents Cortez from breaking the clinch.
Anderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cortez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Anderson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Anderson misses with a series of wild punches.
Anderson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cortez misses with a leg kick.
Cortez avoids the head kick by Anderson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson lands a nice shot that snaps Cortez's head back.
Anderson tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Cortez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Anderson tries to clinch but Cortez is having none of it.
Anderson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cortez wants to clinch up but Anderson keeps it at a distance.
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!
Anderson connects with a jab.
Anderson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cortez has time to react.
Anderson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cortez missing with a left hand there. Anderson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sloppy strikes from Anderson. Those never looked like landing.
It seemed like Cortez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cortez is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Cortez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cortez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Anderson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Anderson throws a shot from downtown. Cortez moves away and avoids it.
Cortez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brownie Anderson dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Anderson checks a leg kick.
Anderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cortez moves away.
Anderson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cortez.
Brownie Anderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cortez misses with a head kick.
Cortez slips a jab and a cross from Anderson.
Cortez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cortez throws a head kick that misses.
Anderson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cortez misses with a head kick.
As Cortez looks to move away, Anderson throws a big counter combo but Cortez just gets out of the way.
Cortez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Anderson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Anderson thumps Cortez with a low kick.
Cortez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Anderson.
Anderson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Anderson wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cortez defending well as Anderson loads up on a big left hand.
Anderson tries to clinch up but Cortez circles away and keeps his distance.
Cortez misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cortez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Anderson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cortez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cortez connects with a jab.
Anderson slips a jab from Cortez.
Cortez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Danga de danga de dang - Cortez scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Brownie Anderson has been cut.
Anderson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cortez dodges the punch combination from Anderson.
Cortez wants to counter the offense by Anderson and move into the clinch position.
Brownie Anderson is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cortez connects with a leg kick. Anderson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cortez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Anderson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Cortez.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson misses with a series of wild punches.
Cortez throws a lazy head kick
and Anderson counters with a left and a right that stings Cortez.
Anderson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Cortez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Anderson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Anderson scores with a four punch combination!
Anderson throws a series of punches but Cortez avoids them all with ease.
Cortez clobbers Anderson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Anderson throws a right hand that Cortez ducks under and follows up with a left that Cortez also avoids with ease.
Anderson blocks a head kick by Cortez.
Anderson throws a series of punches but Cortez avoids them all with ease.
Cortez lands a nice looking body kick.
Cortez thuds his shin into the meat of Anderson's side.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Anderson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cortez tests Anderson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cortez ducks under a wild hook from Anderson.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cortez! But no joy.
Cortez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
An inside leg kick lands from Cortez.
Cortez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Juanito Cortez.
I think Cortez 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juanito Cortez!
After winning the bout, Juanito Cortez thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Krzysztof Bobaszewski (ranked 3550 p4p, 35 weight class) and Ozutsu Fukumatsu (ranked 15409 p4p, 194 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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304 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
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Granite chin
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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
12 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Krzysztof Bobaszewski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Ozutsu Fukumatsu!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Daniel Bishop and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fukumatsu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bobaszewski scores with a nice body kick.
Fukumatsu misses with a hook
and Bobaszewski counters with a nice leg kick.
Bobaszewski clinches up against the ropes.
Fukumatsu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fukumatsu struggles to land a body shot inside as Bobaszewski controls his hands.
Fukumatsu pushes Bobaszewski back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fukumatsu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bobaszewski misses with a punch to the body.
Bobaszewski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bobaszewski struggles to land a body shot inside as Fukumatsu controls his hands.
Fukumatsu can't find room to land a body shot as Bobaszewski controls the action.
Bobaszewski scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bobaszewski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bobaszewski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fukumatsu misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bobaszewski prevents a body shot from Fukumatsu.
Fukumatsu avoiding damage as Bobaszewski throws knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Fukumatsu.
Fukumatsu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fukumatsu lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fukumatsu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fukumatsu has a couple of punches blocked by Bobaszewski.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Bobaszewski.
Fukumatsu throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bobaszewski is breathing heavily.
Fukumatsu lands with a short shot to the head.
Fukumatsu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Fukumatsu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fukumatsu works on Bobaszewski's body with a couple of short punches.
Fukumatsu lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Fukumatsu.
Fukumatsu is working Bobaszewski over against the ropes.
Fukumatsu misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Fukumatsu on the inside.
Fukumatsu pushes Bobaszewski back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fukumatsu misses with some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Fukumatsu.
Bobaszewski prevents a body shot from Fukumatsu.
Fukumatsu swings wildly with an uppercut but Bobaszewski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bobaszewski blocks a body shot from Fukumatsu.
Fukumatsu presses Bobaszewski against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fukumatsu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bobaszewski blocking some punches.
Fukumatsu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fukumatsu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fukumatsu scores with a shoulder strike.
Fukumatsu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bobaszewski tries a body shot but Fukumatsu blocks it.
Nice body punch from Fukumatsu.
Fukumatsu can't find room to land a body shot as Bobaszewski controls the action.
Fukumatsu lands with a short shot to the head.
Fukumatsu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fukumatsu presses Bobaszewski against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fukumatsu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fukumatsu lands a left hand.
Bobaszewski blocks a body shot from Fukumatsu.
Fukumatsu tries to throw a body punch but Bobaszewski avoids it by throwing Fukumatsu back against the ropes.
Bobaszewski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fukumatsu avoids it.
Bobaszewski lands an uppercut.
Fukumatsu scores with a shot to the side of Bobaszewski's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fukumatsu tries to work over Bobaszewski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fukumatsu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Fukumatsu blocks a body shot from Bobaszewski.
Fukumatsu lands a nice shot to the body.
Fukumatsu stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fukumatsu is leaning against Bobaszewski and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ozutsu Fukumatsu dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Fukumatsu throws a body punch but Bobaszewski moves out of range.
Bobaszewski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bobaszewski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fukumatsu throws out the jab.
Fukumatsu throws a body punch but Bobaszewski moves out of range.
Fukumatsu throws a lazy right hand but Bobaszewski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bobaszewski, right into the meat.
Fukumatsu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A big left from Fukumatsu misses.
Fukumatsu throws a body punch but Bobaszewski moves out of range.
Bobaszewski thinks about countering with a body kick.
Fukumatsu scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fukumatsu connects with a looping right hand.
Bobaszewski tries to move into range but Fukumatsu moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fukumatsu misses with a hook.
Fukumatsu scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bobaszewski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Fukumatsu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fukumatsu looks to score with a jab to the body but Bobaszewski is just out of range.
Fukumatsu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bobaszewski.
Fukumatsu scores with the left hand. Bobaszewski knows he should have avoided that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fukumatsu moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fukumatsu swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bobaszewski counters with a series of strikes. Fukumatsu will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fukumatsu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ozutsu Fukumatsu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fukumatsu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bobaszewski.
Fukumatsu 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.
Fukumatsu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fukumatsu misses the shot to the body.
Fukumatsu takes a swing at Bobaszewski's ribcage but misses.
A shot to the body from Fukumatsu misses
and Bobaszewski counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bobaszewski lands with a kick to the ribs.
Fukumatsu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bobaszewski.
Bobaszewski throws a head kick that misses.
Fukumatsu punishes Bobaszewski's body with a nice straight punch.
Ozutsu Fukumatsu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fukumatsu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bobaszewski walks into a straight right hand from Fukumatsu.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bobaszewski. Fukumatsu shrugs it off though.
Bobaszewski dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fukumatsu. That did some damage!
Bobaszewski slips a jab from Fukumatsu.
Fukumatsu takes a swing at Bobaszewski's ribcage but misses.
Fukumatsu is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bobaszewski rather than just go for the knockout.
Bobaszewski stalks Fukumatsu and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Fukumatsu's face. Fukumatsu staggers backwards, shaken.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bobaszewski blocks a jab.
Fukumatsu ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fukumatsu wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fukumatsu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bobaszewski.
Bobaszewski connects with a right hand. Fukumatsu shakes it off.
Fukumatsu misses with a hook. Bobaszewski ducked under it nicely.
Krzysztof Bobaszewski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bobaszewski is looking to score with low kicks.
Fukumatsu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bobaszewski was well out of range. Poor timing from Fukumatsu.
Bobaszewski moves in looking to clinch but Fukumatsu pushes him off.
Fukumatsu scores with a nice head shot.
Fukumatsu looks to score with a jab to the body but Bobaszewski is just out of range.
Bobaszewski is looking to clinch.
Bobaszewski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bobaszewski is looking to score with low kicks.
Fukumatsu throws a body shot but no joy.
Fukumatsu checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Fukumatsu takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bobaszewski takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ozutsu Fukumatsu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Bobaszewski's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Bobaszewski defending well as Fukumatsu loads up on a big left hand.
Bobaszewski was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fukumatsu. Bobaszewski does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fukumatsu. Bobaszewski does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab lands there for Fukumatsu.
Fukumatsu fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fukumatsu tries to clinch but Bobaszewski is having none of it.
Fukumatsu takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fukumatsu moves into the clinch successfully.
Bobaszewski lands a body shot.
A shot in the inside from Fukumatsu.
Fukumatsu avoiding damage as Bobaszewski throws knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Fukumatsu.
Fukumatsu tries to throw a body punch but Bobaszewski avoids it by throwing Fukumatsu back against the ropes.
Fukumatsu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Fukumatsu has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Bobaszewski seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Fukumatsu can turn it around.
A right handed body shot lands from Fukumatsu.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A shot in the inside from Fukumatsu.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fukumatsu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fukumatsu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fukumatsu pushes Bobaszewski back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Fukumatsu lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bobaszewski prevents a body shot from Fukumatsu.
Fukumatsu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fukumatsu lands with a short shot to the head.
Fukumatsu gets through Bobaszewski's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Fukumatsu as the two fighters clinch.
Fukumatsu lands a left hand.
Fukumatsu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bobaszewski backwards.
Fukumatsu lands with a light punch inside.
Bobaszewski is rocked!
A shot in the inside from Fukumatsu.
Oh Bobaszewski is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fukumatsu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fukumatsu lands a shoulder strike.
A short left from Fukumatsu.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fukumatsu lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bobaszewski.
Fukumatsu breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Bobaszewski with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Bobaszewski looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Bobaszewski get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Ozutsu Fukumatsu!
During a confident post fight interview, Ozutsu Fukumatsu thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between John Kyle Romo (ranked 7396 p4p, 612 weight class) and Charles Cooper (ranked 7834 p4p, 605 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Cooper's choice of entrance music: s.mouse - slap my elbow. Charles Cooper has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with John Kyle Romo's chin.
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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
57 - 42 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, John Kyle Romo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
40 - 49 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charles Cooper!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Atkins and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Romo.
Cooper is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Cooper closes the distance and clinches.
Romo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Romo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Romo avoids the elbow strike from Cooper, against the ropes.
Cooper looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Romo landing knees to the head.
It looks like Charles Cooper has been cut.
Cooper pushes off an throws an elbow but Romo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Romo misses with a knee to the head.
Cooper looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Romo blocks an elbow strike from Cooper.
Cooper throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cooper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cooper misses with an elbow strike.
Romo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cooper looks winded!
Knees in the clinch landing for Romo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Romo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cooper backwards.
Romo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cooper looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nice body punch from Romo - that landed with a thud.
Romo lands a knee to the head.
Romo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cooper's face.
Romo scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romo works on Cooper's body with a couple of short punches.
Romo creates a bit of space and fires a knee right up the middle, almost lifting Cooper off his feet and sending him crashing to the canvas! Cooper is trying to get back to his feet but his equilibrium is completely gone! The referee has called it off! This fight is over! Romo is jumping up and down like a mad man, celebrating with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). John Kyle Romo!
John Kyle Romo decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Nick Good (ranked 22508 p4p, 545 weight class) and Sven Svensson (ranked 6172 p4p, 475 weight class). On his way into the ring it seems that Nick Good has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Nick Good seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Nick Good!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sven Svensson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Svensson misses the body punch
and Good counters with a solid body kick.
Good tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good lands a nice leg kick that just misses Svensson's sensitive parts.
Good lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Svensson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Svensson misses with a left hand
and Good counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Svensson misses the shot to the body.
Svensson misses the shot to the body.
Good moves away from the strike by Svensson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Svensson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Good manages to avoid it.
Nice shot lands for Good.
Svensson just misses with a punch to the body.
Good misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svensson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
It looks like Sven Svensson has been cut.
Good fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Good throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Svensson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Good throws a nice head kick!
Svensson wants to clinch up but Good keeps it at a distance.
Good cracks the inside of Svensson's front leg.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Good. Svensson shrugs it off though.
Good ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Svensson moves away from the strike by Good.
Good lands with a hook. Svensson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Svensson avoids the head kick by Good.
A countering left hand to the body from Svensson misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Svensson at a distance.
Good connects with a solid leg kick.
Good catches Svensson napping and connects with a fantastic 3 punch combination that sends Svensson crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but he's all over the place - can he beat the count?!? 4,5,6,7,8...9...10! He didn't make it back to his feet! Good raises both arms skywards and takes in the roar from the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Nick Good!
A very excited looking Nick Good 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 heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Hristo Mihailov (ranked 2270 p4p, 249 weight class) and Dhabu Vihdonic (ranked 7130 p4p, 465 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hristo Mihailov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dhabu Vihdonic!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vihdonic tests Mihailov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vihdonic fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mihailov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mihailov throws a right hand that Vihdonic ducks under and follows up with a left that Vihdonic also avoids with ease.
Vihdonic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mihailov misses with a wild combination.
Vihdonic only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Vihdonic checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mihailov lands a glancing blow to the side of Vihdonic's head.
It looks like Dhabu Vihdonic has been cut.
Mihailov on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A jab from Mihailov misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vihdonic! But no joy.
Vihdonic darts in and clinches Mihailov up against the ropes.
Mihailov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Vihdonic is keeping busy.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Vihdonic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Vihdonic fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mihailov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mihailov connects with a crisp jab.
Mihailov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Vihdonic connects with a leg kick. Mihailov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Vihdonic misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mihailov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vihdonic throws a right and a left that Mihailov avoids nicely.
Vihdonic avoids a kick to the body.
Vihdonic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mihailov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Vihdonic.
Vihdonic connects with a looping right hand.
Mihailov falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Vihdonic counter with a right hand.
Mihailov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Vihdonic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mihailov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Vihdonic's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mihailov under the eye.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vihdonic feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mihailov's calf.
Mihailov pushes Vihdonic up against the ropes in a clinch.
Mihailov is trying to break the clinch but Vihdonic is controlling him.
Vihdonic tries to work over Mihailov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mihailov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vihdonic scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mihailov in his tracks.
Vihdonic throws a head kick that misses.
Mihailov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vihdonic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mihailov swinging wildly here.
Mihailov throws a body kick that misses.
Vihdonic lands with a shot to the body.
Vihdonic throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Mihailov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vihdonic can pounce on him.
A big left from Mihailov misses.
Vihdonic works over Mihailov's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Hristo Mihailov has been cut.
Vihdonic lands a jab to the nose.
Vihdonic scoring well with a low kick there.
Mihailov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vihdonic.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mihailov works over Vihdonic's head and body with a nice combination.
Mihailov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vihdonic scores with a decent looking hook.
Mihailov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dhabu Vihdonic dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Vihdonic looks to land a body kick but Mihailov moved away.
Mihailov misses with a two punch combination.
Vihdonic has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Hristo Mihailov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mihailov tries to bum rush Vihdonic with a series of wild strikes but Vihdonic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mihailov tries to bum rush Vihdonic with a series of wild strikes but Vihdonic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vihdonic slips under a jab.
Mihailov looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Mihailov misses with a wild combination.
Vihdonic lands with a slapping head kick.
Mihailov wants to clinch.
Mihailov tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Vihdonic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vihdonic stuns Mihailov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Good leg kick by Vihdonic there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mihailov moves in looking to clinch but Vihdonic pushes him off.
Vihdonic lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vihdonic swats away the attempt to clinch by Mihailov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vihdonic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vihdonic misses the jab.
Vihdonic looks to land a combination but Mihailov avoids it well.
Vihdonic scores with a leg kick.
Vihdonic scores with a shot to the body.
Vihdonic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vihdonic moves into the clinch.
Mihailov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vihdonic is defending well for now.
Mihailov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Vihdonic lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mihailov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Vihdonic keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mihailov's efforts to push away.
Mihailov prevents a body shot from Vihdonic.
Vihdonic lands with a light punch inside.
Mihailov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Vihdonic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mihailov's elbow.
Vihdonic has Mihailov pressed against the ropes, preventing Mihailov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vihdonic lands an elbow just above Mihailov 's eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vihdonic gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mihailov working hard to break the clinch.
Vihdonic is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mihailov takes a shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vihdonic keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mihailov's efforts to push away.
Vihdonic is trying to stall.
Vihdonic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mihailov is looking to break free of the clinch but Vihdonic has double underhooks.
Mihailov has had enough of the clinch but Vihdonic keeps him there for the moment.
Mihailov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Vihdonic lands an uppercut.
Mihailov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vihdonic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vihdonic moves into range and connects with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dhabu Vihdonic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Vihdonic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mihailov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mihailov throws out a head kick that Vihdonic doesn't see coming - it connects and sends Vihdonic 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 Vihdonic's eyes and has decided to let it go on!
Vihdonic is looking to slow Mihailov down with leg kicks.
Mihailov misses with a combination
enabling Vihdonic to counter with a crisp jab.
Mihailov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mihailov throws a right and a left that Vihdonic avoids nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vihdonic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vihdonic moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Vihdonic lands a lovely overhand right.
Vihdonic with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mihailov tries to bum rush Vihdonic with a series of wild strikes but Vihdonic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vihdonic looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mihailov tries to close the distance and clinch but Vihdonic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mihailov tries to keep at a distance but Vihdonic has taken the fight into the clinch.
Vihdonic has Mihailov pressed against the ropes, preventing Mihailov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vihdonic prevents Mihailov from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vihdonic comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Vihdonic.
Mihailov's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Vihdonic stalling in the clinch but Mihailov improves position.
Mihailov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mihailov takes a shot to the head.
Vihdonic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vihdonic checks a low kick from Mihailov.
A decent looking cross lands there for Vihdonic.
Vihdonic uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Vihdonic cracks Mihailov with a left hand that drops him to the canvas, up against the ropes! Can Mihailov get back up in time? 3, 4, 5, 6, 7... he's on one knee... 8, 9... he's up! 'Walk towards me' says the referee. Mihailov looks steady enough to continue so we're going to continue!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vihdonic fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mihailov, pushing him back against the ropes.
Vihdonic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mihailov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Vihdonic listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sloppy strikes from Mihailov. Those never looked like landing.
Mihailov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vihdonic swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mihailov.
Vihdonic lands with a hook. Mihailov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Vihdonic.
Vihdonic cracks Mihailov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Mihailov is rocked!
Mihailov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Oh Mihailov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Vihdonic! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Dhabu Vihdonic!
Dhabu Vihdonic decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Mike Van Rijn (ranked 1293 p4p, 135 weight class) and Petsakai Kiatmookao (ranked 20222 p4p, 444 weight class). 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Van Rijn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Petsakai Kiatmookao!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Glass and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiatmookao misses with a body shot.
Kiatmookao just misses with a punch to the body.
Van Rijn changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Van Rijn misses the shot to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kiatmookao.
Kiatmookao looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Van Rijn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Van Rijn closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Kiatmookao wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kiatmookao lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Mike Van Rijn has been cut.
Van Rijn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Van Rijn misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Van Rijn.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Rijn misses with a hook from the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Van Rijn tries to work over Kiatmookao's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Van Rijn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kiatmookao's elbow.
Van Rijn swings wildly with an uppercut but Kiatmookao uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Rijn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van Rijn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kiatmookao's elbow.
A body shot lands from Van Rijn.
Van Rijn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kiatmookao pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kiatmookao 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.
A clash of legs there as Van Rijn blocks the low kick.
Kiatmookao takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Van Rijn on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Van Rijn lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kiatmookao throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kiatmookao displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Van Rijn throws out the jab.
Van Rijn takes a jab right on the kisser.
Van Rijn moves into range and clinches up with Kiatmookao.
Kiatmookao landing knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Rijn has Kiatmookao pressed against the ropes, preventing Kiatmookao from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Van Rijn misses with a body punch.
Van Rijn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Rijn misses with a punch on the inside.
Van Rijn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kiatmookao backwards.
Van Rijn has a couple of punches blocked by Kiatmookao.
Van Rijn struggles to land a body shot inside as Kiatmookao controls his hands.
Kiatmookao blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Van Rijn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kiatmookao breaks the clinch.
Van Rijn throws a body punch but Kiatmookao moves out of range.
Kiatmookao moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kiatmookao gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kiatmookao controlling the action here for a moment.
Van Rijn misses with some punches.
Kiatmookao manages to break the clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Van Rijn, right into the meat.
Van Rijn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Kiatmookao paws at him with a jab and circles away.
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 Mike Van Rijn will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mike Van Rijn'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.
Kiatmookao misses with an uppercut. Van Rijn saw that one coming.
Van Rijn moves in looking to clinch but Kiatmookao pushes him off.
Van Rijn pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kiatmookao back to the ropes. Van Rijn follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Van Rijn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kiatmookao takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Van Rijn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kiatmookao.
Van Rijn throws a leg kick
and Van Rijn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kiatmookao looks to throw the jab but Van Rijn is out of range.
Van Rijn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kiatmookao.
Kiatmookao throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Van Rijn counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Van Rijn.
Kiatmookao has had enough of the clinch but Van Rijn keeps him there for the moment.
Van Rijn struggles to land a body shot inside as Kiatmookao controls his hands.
Van Rijn struggles to land a body shot inside as Kiatmookao controls his hands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Rijn lands a left hand.
Van Rijn keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kiatmookao's efforts to push away.
Van Rijn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Rijn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van Rijn throws a head punch that misses.
Kiatmookao pressing his opponent against the ropes.
A left hand lands to the body for Van Rijn.
Kiatmookao is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Van Rijn has a couple of punches blocked by Kiatmookao.
Kiatmookao breaks the clinch.
Kiatmookao is looking to clinch.
Van Rijn tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Kiatmookao manages to circle out of the way.
Kiatmookao moves out of range of the leg kick from Van Rijn.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Van Rijn.
Kiatmookao throws a half hearted mid kick.
Van Rijn tries to counter by clinching up but Kiatmookao breaks away and moves out of range.
A big right from Van Rijn misses.
Van Rijn wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Rijn checks a leg kick.
Van Rijn staying out of range there.
Van Rijn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kiatmookao.
Kiatmookao misses the shot to the body.
Van Rijn tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Kiatmookao manages to circle out of the way.
Kiatmookao is looking to score with low kicks.
Van Rijn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Van Rijn is looking to wear down Kiatmookao with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A leg kick checked by Van Rijn.
Van Rijn takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Van Rijn misses with the combination.
Van Rijn lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kiatmookao at a distance.
Kiatmookao misses with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Rijn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kiatmookao.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Rijn. Kiatmookao does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Van Rijn dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mike Van Rijn's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kiatmookao throws a half hearted mid kick.
Van Rijn scores with a nice body kick.
Van Rijn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van Rijn scores with a head kick.
Kiatmookao tries to land a front kick but Van Rijn steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A solid body kick from Kiatmookao.
Van Rijn checks a leg kick nicely.
Kiatmookao goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Van Rijn misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Kiatmookao misses the target.
Van Rijn misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Rijn tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kiatmookao is able to avoid easily.
Kiatmookao delivers a nice body kick.
Kiatmookao walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Van Rijn checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kiatmookao throws a wild body kick that Van Rijn sees coming a mile off.
Kiatmookao keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Van Rijn.
Kiatmookao looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiatmookao tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Van Rijn lands an overhand right.
Kiatmookao closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Van Rijn moves into the clinch successfully.
Van Rijn misses with some punches.
Van Rijn misses with some punches.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Kiatmookao throws an elbow but misses.
Petsakai Kiatmookao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Van Rijn misses with a body punch.
Van Rijn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kiatmookao is trying to force a seperation but Van Rijn has the dominant position.
Van Rijn can't find room to land a body shot as Kiatmookao controls the action.
Kiatmookao pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Van Rijn tries to close the distance and clinch but Kiatmookao swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Van Rijn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kiatmookao swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kiatmookao throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kiatmookao wants to clinch up but Van Rijn keeps it at a distance.
Mike Van Rijn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Rijn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kiatmookao.
Van Rijn walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Van Rijn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kiatmookao moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Rijn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kiatmookao.
Van Rijn lands with a kick to the temple. Kiatmookao shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kiatmookao misses with a kick to the body.
Van Rijn lands with a right hand.
Kiatmookao scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kiatmookao takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kiatmookao tries to land a front kick but Van Rijn steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Van Rijn seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Kiatmookao takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kiatmookao throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Van Rijn gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Rijn.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
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 Mike Van Rijn.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Van Rijn, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Van Rijn!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Biggie Righty Handy (ranked 2723 p4p, 330 weight class) and James Gregor (ranked 1735 p4p, 230 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 16 - 1, fighting out of London, Biggie Righty Handy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Gregor!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Andrew Berry and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gregor throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gregor misses with a looping right.
No joy there for Gregor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gregor slips a jab and a cross from Handy.
Gregor is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
It looks like James Gregor has been cut.
Gregor takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Handy misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Gregor to counter with a crisp jab.
We've been informed that Gregor has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Handy throws a low kick but Gregor avoids it.
Gregor looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gregor staying out of range there.
A solid body kick from Handy.
Handy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gregor.
Handy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Handy with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gregor to score with a decent uppercut.
A low kick from Handy misses
and Gregor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A big right from Gregor misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Gregor misses.
Gregor lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Handy backs up against the ropes.
It looks like Biggie Righty Handy has been cut.
Gregor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Handy was well out of range. Poor timing from Gregor.
Handy lands a jab to Gregor's midsection.
Biggie Righty Handy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Handy scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Handy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Handy scores with a jab to the head.
Handy avoids the body shot from Gregor.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Handy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gregor.
Handy misses with a combination
and Gregor counters with a one-two to the body.
Handy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Handy is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Gregor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Handy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That has opened up James Gregor's cut even more.
Handy works the jab nicely.
Handy slips a jab and a cross from Gregor.
Handy fires out a quick counter leg kick but Gregor just manages to avoid it.
Gregor avoids the head kick by Handy.
Handy misses with a looping right.
Handy connects with a high kick.
Handy cracks Gregor with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
The cut above James Gregor's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Handy scores with a jab to the jaw.
Handy lands a right and a left and another right! Gregor goes down! Oh, he's in big, big trouble! 3,4,5,6,7,8... he's up to one knee... 9,10! He can't beat the count - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Biggie Righty Handy!
A victorious Biggie Righty Handy thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Tommy Lee (ranked 19009 p4p, 608 weight class) and Sigurd Ragnarsson (ranked 5187 p4p, 495 weight class). Lee's entrance music is Kickstart My Heart. A fine choice. Ragnarsson has chosen Wardruna-Blood Eagle as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tommy Lee!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Sigurd Ragnarsson!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ragnarsson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lee's calf.
Ragnarsson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lee throws a head kick but Ragnarsson moves out of range.
Ragnarsson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lee, as that shot connected.
Ragnarsson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lee is out of range and Ragnarsson settles back down.
Lee throws a quick counter head kick but Ragnarsson was just out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lee fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lee looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ragnarsson slips a straight right by Lee.
Lee works the jab nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Ragnarsson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ragnarsson.
Lee catches Ragnarsson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ragnarsson throws a low kick but Lee avoids it.
Ragnarsson 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.
Lee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ragnarsson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ragnarsson throws out a leg kick but Lee moves out of range and Ragnarsson only half commits.
Ragnarsson lands a jab.
Lee takes one on the button.
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Lee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice body punch from Lee.
Ragnarsson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ragnarsson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lee can pounce on him.
Ragnarsson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ragnarsson misses with a few strikes there.
Ragnarsson tests Lee's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ragnarsson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lee. Lee obviously looking to wear him down.
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
Lee throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ragnarsson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ragnarsson connects with a jab.
Ragnarsson throws a poor cross that misses
and Lee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lee misses with a head kick.
Ragnarsson throws a low kick but Lee avoids it.
Ragnarsson avoids the head kick by Lee.
Ragnarsson cracks the inside of Lee's front leg.
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 fighters circling - Lee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ragnarsson avoids the head kick by Lee.
Ragnarsson slips a jab and a cross from Lee.
Ragnarsson tried to score with a low kick but Lee checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands a nice hook to Ragnarsson's body. Ragnarsson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ragnarsson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Lee blocks a jab.
Lee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ragnarsson.
Lee throws a leg kick but Ragnarsson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lee backing away here, and Ragnarsson unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Lee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ragnarsson.
Lee throws an overhand right that lands on Ragnarsson's shoulder, as Ragnarsson tries to avoid the shot.
Ragnarsson throws a low kick, looking for Lee's leg but Lee calmly moves out of range.
Ragnarsson lands with a straight right. Lee didn't see that one coming.
No joy there for Lee, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson flicks out a counter leg kick but Lee steps away.
Some bone on bone action there as Lee checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lee moves out of range as Ragnarsson strikes.
Ragnarsson blocks a head kick by Lee.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ragnarsson.
Lee blocks a head kick by Ragnarsson.
Lee cracks Ragnarsson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ragnarsson thows a body kick. Lee tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Lee misses with a low kick as Ragnarsson 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 Tommy Lee 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.
Lee lands with a straight right. Ragnarsson didn't see that one coming.
Lee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ragnarsson.
Lee throws the kick towards the body but Ragnarsson avoids it.
Ragnarsson scores with a jab. Lee acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lee looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lee tried to score with a low kick but Ragnarsson checks it.
Ragnarsson moves out of range of the body kick.
Ragnarsson tries to work over Lee's front leg with a kick but Lee checks it.
Ragnarsson is looking to score with low kicks.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ragnarsson.
Lee throws a leg kick that misses.
Tommy Lee is winning the standup battle so far.
A slow jab from Lee misses its intended target.
Lee misses with an uppercut. Ragnarsson saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragnarsson misses with a wild combination.
Lee attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ragnarsson lands the left hand.
Ragnarsson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lee. That did some damage!
Ragnarsson throws a leg kick but Lee moved away.
Lee drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ragnarsson manages to avoid it.
Lee checks a leg kick nicely.
As Ragnarsson backs away, Lee returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Lee throws the kick towards the body but Ragnarsson avoids it.
Lee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ragnarsson.
Nice uppercut lands for Lee. That snapped Ragnarsson's head back.
Lee moves forwards but Ragnarsson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lee buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ragnarsson loads up on a big right hand but Lee slips the punch.
Lee throwing a counter right hand but Ragnarsson manages to avoid it.
Lee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ragnarsson.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ragnarsson! But no joy.
Ragnarsson walks into a straight right hand from Lee.
Ragnarsson lands with an uppercut that bounces Lee off the ropes and back into range.
Ragnarsson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lee slips under a jab from Ragnarsson.
Lee scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ragnarsson doesn't seem bothered though.
Donk. Lee catches Ragnarsson right on the button with a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee lands an overhand right.
Ragnarsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lee.
Ragnarsson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lee throws a shot to the body.
Ragnarsson lands a leg kick that knocks Lee off balance momentarily.
Lee defending well as Ragnarsson loads up on a big left hand.
Lee tries to clinch but Ragnarsson is having none of it.
Lee misses with a body shot.
A left lands for Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lee circles away quickly and effectively.
Lee misses with a straight left.
A jab from Ragnarsson misses.
Ragnarsson slips a jab and a cross from Lee.
Lee 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.
A bone on bone clash there as Lee blocks the leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ragnarsson blocks a head kick by Lee.
Ragnarsson throws a series of punches but Lee avoids them all with ease.
A combination from Lee does no damage.
Ragnarsson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ragnarsson scores with a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sigurd Ragnarsson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ragnarsson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lee takes a step back to recover.
Lee defending well as Ragnarsson loads up on a big left hand.
Lee misses with a wild body shot.
A little jabbing left from Ragnarsson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Ragnarsson.
Lee fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lee checks a leg kick.
Lee turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice shot by Ragnarsson.
Lee lands a jab to the head.
Ragnarsson misses with an uppercut. Lee saw that one coming.
An inside leg kick from Lee misses.
Ragnarsson misses with a leg kick
letting Lee counter with a right hand.
Lee moves out of range of the leg kick from Ragnarsson.
Lee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lee checks a leg kick.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ragnarsson moves out of range as Lee throws a body kick.
Ragnarsson loads up on a big right hand but Lee slips the punch.
Lee is looking to counter punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ragnarsson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnarsson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lee looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lee misses with a looping right.
Ragnarsson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
As Ragnarsson tries to get set, Lee tries to push him back and clinch up but Ragnarsson manages to avoid the attempt.
Lee moves out of range as Ragnarsson throws a body kick.
Lee cracks Ragnarsson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lee tries to score with a low kick but Ragnarsson moves his leg out of the way.
Ragnarsson sizes up Lee with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A big left from Lee misses.
Ragnarsson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A big left from Ragnarsson misses.
Lee scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Nice body kick there by Lee.
Ragnarsson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ragnarsson avoids the body shot from Lee.
Ragnarsson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ragnarsson moves away.
Ragnarsson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lee misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ragnarsson jabs Lee right on the nose. Lee blinks but takes it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lee throws out the jab.
Lee lands the left hand.
Lee tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
It seemed like Ragnarsson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ragnarsson moves away from the strike by Lee.
Lee looks to land a body kick but Ragnarsson moved away.
Nice body kick there by Ragnarsson.
Lee misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ragnarsson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lee throws a head kick but Ragnarsson moves out of range.
Ragnarsson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lee throws a head kick that half lands.
Ragnarsson looks to land a left hand but Lee moved out of range nicely.
Lee on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ragnarsson scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ragnarsson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lees jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ragnarsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ragnarsson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ragnarsson throws a head kick but Lee moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Tommy Lee did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Lee's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ragnarsson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lee tries to work over Ragnarsson's front leg with a kick but Ragnarsson checks it.
Lee stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ragnarsson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ragnarsson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lee's corner calls for a 1-2. Lee obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ragnarsson ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Ragnarsson throws a chopping leg kick but Lee manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lee works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lee takes one to the side of the head.
An inside leg kick from Ragnarsson misses.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Lee is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ragnarsson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lee throws a right hand that Ragnarsson ducks under and follows up with a left that Ragnarsson also avoids with ease.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ragnarsson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Ragnarsson is just out of range.
Lee throws a lazy right hand but Ragnarsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lee 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.
Lee takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A jab lands there for Ragnarsson.
A lazy left from Ragnarsson finds it's target.
Lee throws a lazy right hand but Ragnarsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lee moves out of range as Ragnarsson throws a body kick.
Ragnarsson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ragnarsson throws a jab when Lee was well out of range.
Lee looks for the body kick but Ragnarsson saw that one coming.
Ragnarsson with a hook.
Lee thuds a left hand into Ragnarsson's body.
Ragnarsson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lee. That did some damage!
Lee takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jab, jab by Ragnarsson - just one landing.
Ragnarsson misses with a combination
and Lee counters with a good low kick that Ragnarsson was not able to check.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee throws out a powerful jab.
Lee thumps Ragnarsson with a low kick.
Lee misses with a hook. Ragnarsson ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson misses with a head kick.
Lee scores with a jab. Ragnarsson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ragnarsson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lee thumps Ragnarsson with a low kick.
Lee moves out of range of the leg kick from Ragnarsson.
Lee checks a low kick from Ragnarsson.
Lee moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lee is looking to clinch but Ragnarsson is avoiding it.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
Lee misses with a kick to the body.
Lee misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lee connects with the punch.
Ragnarsson lands a jab to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ragnarsson throws a series of punches but Lee moves out of range.
Lee changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lee thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ragnarsson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lee counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
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 Tommy Lee will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Lee throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ragnarsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lee lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Ragnarsson.
Lee works the jab nicely.
Ragnarsson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lee swings for the body but Ragnarsson moves out of range.
A lazy left from Ragnarsson finds it's target.
Ragnarsson throws out a loose jab but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good standup being displayed there by Lee as he connects with a hook.
A slow jab from Ragnarsson misses its intended target.
Lee appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Lee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ragnarsson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee throws a body punch but Ragnarsson moves out of range.
Ragnarsson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnarsson slips a straight right by Lee.
Lee looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ragnarsson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lee is out of range and Ragnarsson settles back down.
Lee blocks a jab.
Ragnarsson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A punch lands to the side of Lee 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ragnarsson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A low kick from Ragnarsson misses
and Lee counters with a nice uppercut.
Lee takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ragnarsson throws a combination. Lee tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Lee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ragnarsson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee throws a push kick but Ragnarsson slaps the foot to one side.
Ragnarsson avoids the head kick by Lee.
Lee throws a push kick but Ragnarsson slaps the foot to one side.
Lee missing with a left hand there. Ragnarsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson connects with the punch.
Ragnarsson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lee in his tracks.
Lee tests Ragnarsson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ragnarsson clobbers Lee with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ragnarsson.
Lee lands a head kick. Ragnarsson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A jab from Ragnarsson finds it's way through Lee's defenses.
A lazy left from Ragnarsson finds it's target.
Sigurd Ragnarsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lee.
A big left from Ragnarsson misses.
Lee takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ragnarsson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ragnarsson tries to score with a low kick but Lee moves his leg out of the way.
Ragnarsson wants to land a leg kick but Lee is out of range.
Lee jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tommy Lee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ragnarsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sigurd Ragnarsson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lee 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 48:47
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 49:47
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Lee!
Tommy Lee retains his welterweight title!
An out of breath Tommy Lee thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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