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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Rafael De La Rosa (ranked 5750 p4p, 413 weight class) and Manny Fernandez (ranked 5810 p4p, 415 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think De La Rosa might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Capoeira Fight Song. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rafael De La Rosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Manny Fernandez!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fernandez throws a head kick but De La Rosa moves out of range.
Fernandez has taken the fight to the clinch.
De La Rosa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
De La Rosa is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
De La Rosa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fernandez pressing his opponent against the ropes.
De La Rosa can't find room to land a body shot as Fernandez controls the action.
Fernandez takes a knee right on the jaw!
De La Rosa lands a nice knee to the body.
Fernandez tries to circle away but De La Rosa has him pinned against the ropes.
De La Rosa tries a body shot but Fernandez blocks it.
De La Rosa scores with a shot to the side of Fernandez's head.
Fernandez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but De La Rosa has him pressed against the ropes.
De La Rosa drops Fernandez with a big knee! Will Fernandez beat the count? Yep, he's up already and we're only at 3... let's see if he's just faking it or if he's actually OK.
It looks like Manny Fernandez has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Fernandez crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from De La Rosa - the referee stops the clock and Fernandez gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says De La Rosa. Fernandez manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
De La Rosa scores with a push kick.
Fernandez has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by De La Rosa.
Fernandez looks winded!
De La Rosa is stalking his opponent - BOOM! Switch kick out of nowhere! Fernandez is not moving; he is out cold!! Wow, what a quick finish that was.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Rafael De La Rosa!
Rafael De La Rosa tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ando Fumiaki (ranked 5338 p4p, 47 weight class) and Javaris Jamar Javarison Lamar (ranked 6041 p4p, 175 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ando Fumiaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Javaris Jamar Javarison Lamar!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fumiaki dodges the punch combination from Javarison Lamar.
Fumiaki feints and then cracks Javarison Lamar's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Javarison Lamar down.
Fumiaki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Javarison Lamar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Javarison Lamar smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
It looks like Ando Fumiaki has been cut.
Javarison Lamar takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A swing and a miss from Javarison Lamar.
Fumiaki moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Javarison Lamar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fumiaki throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Javaris Jamar Javarison Lamar has been cut.
Javarison Lamar misses with a straight left.
Javaris Jamar Javarison Lamar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body kick there by Fumiaki.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Javarison Lamar takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Fumiaki throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Fumiaki dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Javarison Lamar. That did some damage!
Javarison Lamar throws a lazy right hand but Fumiaki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fumiaki scores with a kick to the midsection.
Javarison Lamar looks winded!
Fumiaki lands a head kick that bluckles Javarison Lamar and drops him to the canvas. He's still conscious but it looks like it's going to take him the full 10 seconds to get back his senses! He's up on 9 and seems to be just about OK to continue.... the referee agrees and we're back to the action with Fumiaki no doubt looking to push for a finish!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fumiaki lands a nice leg kick that just misses Javarison Lamar's sensitive parts.
Fumiaki ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fumiaki with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fumiaki lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Fumiaki cracks the inside of Javarison Lamar's front leg.
Javarison Lamar moves out of range as Fumiaki strikes.
Javarison Lamar looks to throw the jab but Fumiaki is out of range.
Fumiaki throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Javarison Lamar crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ando Fumiaki!
During a confident post fight interview, Ando Fumiaki 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 heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Mike Tyson Fury (ranked 5958 p4p, 416 weight class) and Kuuyo Ueda (ranked 5219 p4p, 401 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Tyson Fury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kuuyo Ueda!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Tyson Fury there.
Tyson Fury clinches.
Tyson Fury managing to block the knees to the body from Ueda.
Ueda tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tyson Fury avoids it.
Ueda tries to land knees in the clinch but Tyson Fury avoids the damage to the body.
Ueda trying to land knees to the body.
Tyson Fury lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ueda backwards.
Tyson Fury lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tyson Fury lands a left hand.
Ueda misses with an elbow over the top.
Tyson Fury lands with a short shot to the head.
Tyson Fury lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ueda.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ueda.
Ueda tries to land knees in the clinch but Tyson Fury avoids the damage to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tyson Fury working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tyson Fury lands a shoulder strike.
Ueda is rocked!
Tyson Fury lands with a right to the head.
Ueda is still on wobbly legs! Can Tyson Fury finish him?
Tyson Fury breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Ueda with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Ueda looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Ueda 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 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Mike Tyson Fury!
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Frankie Edgar Allen Poe (ranked 5823 p4p, 491 weight class) and Akio Nagashima (ranked 5222 p4p, 474 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frankie Edgar Allen Poe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akio Nagashima!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edgar Allen Poe lands a head shot.
Nagashima closes the distance and clinches.
Edgar Allen Poe lands a shoulder strike.
Edgar Allen Poe managing to block the knees to the body from Nagashima.
Edgar Allen Poe works on Nagashima's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Edgar Allen Poe.
Nagashima throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nice body punch from Edgar Allen Poe - that landed with a thud.
Nagashima misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Edgar Allen Poe.
Nagashima throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nagashima tries to land knees in the clinch but Edgar Allen Poe avoids the damage to the body.
Nagashima throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nagashima throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nagashima tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Edgar Allen Poe avoids it.
A body shot lands from Edgar Allen Poe.
Edgar Allen Poe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Edgar Allen Poe lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nagashima.
Edgar Allen Poe lands a nice uppercut.
Edgar Allen Poe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nagashima tries to land knees in the clinch but Edgar Allen Poe avoids the damage to the body.
Edgar Allen Poe gets through Nagashima's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagashima takes a shot to the head.
Edgar Allen Poe managing to block the knees to the body from Nagashima.
Edgar Allen Poe presses Nagashima against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nagashima tries a body shot but Edgar Allen Poe blocks it.
Good body shot from Edgar Allen Poe.
Edgar Allen Poe lands a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Edgar Allen Poe.
Edgar Allen Poe lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nagashima backwards.
Nagashima doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Edgar Allen Poe avoiding damage as Nagashima throws knees to the body.
Edgar Allen Poe avoids the elbow strike from Nagashima, against the ropes.
Edgar Allen Poe lands a body shot.
Nagashima misses with a short punch on the inside.
Edgar Allen Poe scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Edgar Allen Poe.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nagashima with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Edgar Allen Poe lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nagashima tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Edgar Allen Poe avoids it.
Edgar Allen Poe lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nagashima backwards.
Nagashima is rocked!
Edgar Allen Poe breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Nagashima with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Nagashima looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Nagashima get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Frankie Edgar Allen Poe!
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Robert Brownie Jr (ranked 5699 p4p, 475 weight class) and George Michael Bisping (ranked 5767 p4p, 476 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Robert Brownie Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, George Michael Bisping!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bisping forces Brownie Jr back against the ropes and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Brownie Jr fails to land.
Bisping tries to throw a body punch but Brownie Jr avoids it by throwing Bisping back against the ropes.
Bisping lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Bisping.
Bisping working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Brownie Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Brownie Jr wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bisping pushes Brownie Jr back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Bisping lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Brownie Jr.
Bisping swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bisping lands a hook that snaps the head of Brownie Jr backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brownie Jr.
Brownie Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Bisping controls his hands.
Brownie Jr is trying to break the clinch but Bisping is controlling him.
Brownie Jr blocks a body shot from Bisping.
A head punch on the inside from Bisping fails to land.
Brownie Jr lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bisping.
Bisping misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bisping misses with some punches.
Brownie Jr blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Bisping.
Brownie Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brownie Jr.
Brownie Jr tries a body shot but Bisping blocks it.
Bisping blocks an uppercut.
Bisping misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bisping lands an uppercut.
It looks like Robert Brownie Jr has been cut.
Brownie Jr tries to work over Bisping's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brownie Jr misses with some punches.
Bisping throws a head punch that misses.
Brownie Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Bisping controls his hands.
Brownie Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Bisping blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brownie Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Bisping controls the action.
Bisping scores with a shot to the side of Brownie Jr's head.
Bisping misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brownie Jr working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bisping works on Brownie Jr's body with a couple of short punches.
Bisping goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bisping works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bisping blocks an uppercut.
Bisping lands with a right to the head.
Brownie Jr tries a body shot but Bisping blocks it.
Brownie Jr misses with a body punch.
Bisping lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Brownie Jr or not.
Bisping throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Brownie Jrs head.
Bisping lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bisping presses Brownie Jr against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Brownie Jr prevents a body shot from Bisping.
Brownie Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bisping lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Brownie Jr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bispings head.
Bisping lands with a right to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brownie Jr tries to break free but Bisping pushes him back against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Michael Bisping dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Robert Brownie Jr'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.
Bisping wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bisping tries to clinch but Brownie Jr is having none of it.
Brownie Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bisping throws out the jab.
Brownie Jr avoids a punch combination nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Brownie Jr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bisping uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brownie Jr.
Bisping has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bisping gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A hook to the body from Brownie Jr.
Brownie Jr blocks an uppercut.
Brownie Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brownie Jr is working Bisping over against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brownie Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bisping tries a body shot but Brownie Jr blocks it.
Brownie Jr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Brownie Jr tries to throw a body punch but Bisping avoids it by throwing Brownie Jr back against the ropes.
Bisping blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brownie Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bisping.
A hook to the body from Bisping.
George Michael Bisping seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bisping.
Brownie Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bisping blocks an uppercut.
Bisping lands a body punch.
Bisping lands a nice uppercut.
Brownie Jr softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A hook to the body from Bisping.
Bisping presses Brownie Jr against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bisping scores with a shot to the side of Brownie Jr's head.
Bisping misses with a punch to the body.
Bisping misses with a punch on the inside.
Bisping tries a body shot but Brownie Jr blocks it.
Bisping lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Brownie Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Bisping.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brownie Jr.
Bisping digs a right hand underneath Brownie Jr's ribcage. Brownie Jr let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Bisping creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bisping lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Brownie Jr or not.
Bisping works on Brownie Jr's body with a couple of short punches.
Bisping keeps control of Brownie Jr as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bisping misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bisping lands with a left to the head.
Brownie Jr tries a body shot but Bisping blocks it.
Bisping lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A shot in the inside from Bisping.
Bisping misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bisping doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bisping.
Brownie Jr misses with a body punch.
Bisping lands with a right to the head.
Bisping scores with a shot to the side of Brownie Jr's head.
Bisping is working Brownie Jr over against the ropes.
Brownie Jr's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Michael Bisping showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Robert Brownie Jr's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Bisping closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Brownie Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bisping struggles to land a body shot inside as Brownie Jr controls his hands.
A hook to the body from Bisping.
A right handed body shot lands from Bisping.
Brownie Jr tries to break the clinch but Bisping is controlling the position.
Brownie Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Bisping.
A nice left hand lands by Brownie Jr.
Bisping tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bisping.
A right hook to the body lands for Bisping.
A hook to the body from Bisping.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bisping pushes Brownie Jr back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Bisping.
Bisping throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bisping scores with a nice hook to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bisping lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brownie Jr backwards.
Brownie Jr is rocked!
Brownie Jr pushes Bisping back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Oh Brownie Jr is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brownie Jr wants to get back to striking at distance but Bisping won't allow it.
Brownie Jr seems to have got his legs back now.
Brownie Jr blocks an uppercut.
Brownie Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bisping blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bisping.
Brownie Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Bisping.
Bisping lands a body shot.
George Michael Bisping is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Brownie Jr working hard to break the clinch.
Brownie Jr's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Brownie Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brownie Jr tries a body shot but Bisping blocks it.
Bisping lands with a right to the head.
Brownie Jr lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bisping works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bisping lands an uppercut.
Bisping swings wildly with an uppercut but Brownie Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brownie Jr lands with a short shot to the head.
Brownie Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bisping.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bisping goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Brownie Jr - that landed with a thud.
Bisping lands a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
George Michael Bisping comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bisping has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Michael Bisping!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Abramo Silva (ranked 6060 p4p, 420 weight class) and Tafa Misipati (ranked 5668 p4p, 407 weight class). Tafa Misipati has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Abramo Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tafa Misipati!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva throws out a powerful jab.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Misipati.
Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Misipati.
Misipati moves out of range as Silva throws a body kick.
Misipati looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A telegraphed right hand from Misipati misses the target.
Misipati rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Misipati dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Misipati thows a leg kick but Silva checks it
and Silva counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Misipati lands a nice shot to the body.
Misipati getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
Silva takes a swing at Misipati's ribcage but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Misipati bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Misipati throws a head kick that misses
and Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silva connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Misipati walks into a left hand.
A big left from Misipati misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Misipati. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Misipati circles away quickly and effectively.
Misipati lands a right hook to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Silva. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Silva.
Silva slips a jab from Misipati.
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Silva working aggressively here.
Misipati breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Silva.
Silva cracks Misipati with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Misipati is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Misipati is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Misipati could not beat the count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Abramo Silva!
Our winner, Abramo Silva, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jory Rosewarne (ranked 5843 p4p, 550 weight class) and Aundre Groce (ranked 5656 p4p, 543 weight class). Rosewarne comes to the ring accompanied by White Room - Demons & Wizards. Groce has chosen Fight to survive- Stan Bush as his entrance music. Jory Rosewarne has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jory Rosewarne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Aundre Groce!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rosewarne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Groce manages to avoid it.
Rosewarne missing with a left hand there. Groce was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Groce uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rosewarne.
No joy there for Rosewarne, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Groce looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Groce clinches.
Rosewarne tries to break the clinch but Groce is controlling the position.
Groce manages to break the clinch.
Rosewarne loads up on a big right hand but Groce slips the punch.
No joy there for Rosewarne, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Groce misses with a wild body shot.
Groce rushes Rosewarne and presses him up against the ropes.
Rosewarne lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Groce tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rosewarne avoids it.
Rosewarne lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Groce leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Groce's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Groce walks into a stiff left hand from Rosewarne.
It looks like Aundre Groce has been cut.
Groce darts in and clinches Rosewarne up against the ropes.
Groce avoiding damage.
Groce breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Groce defending well as Rosewarne loads up on a big left hand.
Rosewarne fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Groce looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Groce lands with a kick to the temple. Rosewarne shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Groce takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Groce's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Groce cracks the inside of Rosewarne's front leg.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Groce gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Groce breaks from the clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Rosewarne. That snapped Groce's head back.
Groce tries to get into range but Rosewarne steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Groce! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Rosewarne scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jory Rosewarne!
In his post fight interview, Jory Rosewarne started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Piger Whok (ranked 6332 p4p, 254 weight class) and Mick Green (ranked 6433 p4p, 260 weight class). Mick Green has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Piger Whok's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Piger Whok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mick Green!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A clash of legs there as Whok blocks the low kick.
Whok has closed the distance and engaged Green in a clinch.
Whok throws an elbow but it misses.
Green lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Whok backwards.
Whok misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Green dodges an elbow strike from Whok.
Green's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A right hand to the body from Green.
Whok creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Green escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Green will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Green wants to land a leg kick but Whok is out of range.
Whok tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Green manages to circle out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Green looks to land a combination but Whok avoids it well.
Whok is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A punch combination from Green misses.
Whok takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A big left from Whok misses.
Green clobbers Whok with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green misses with a wild body shot.
Whok takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Whok misses with a wild body shot.
Whok tries to clinch up.
Green turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Whok tries to clinch but Green is having none of it.
Whok moves in looking to clinch but Green pushes him off.
A slapping leg kick lands for Green.
Whok wants to clinch up but Green keeps it at a distance.
Whok doesn't manage to clinch there - Green circles away.
Whok has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Blood & Sand in the buildup to the fight.
Green tries to land a leg kick but Whok saw it coming and moves away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Green.
Green throws a shot to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Whok is looking to clinch but Green is avoiding it.
Whok tries to clinch there but Green circles away.
Whok throws a body punch but Green moves out of range.
Whok drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Whok on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Whok checks a leg kick.
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!
Green circles away from the clinch attempt.
Whok tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Green paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whok tries to close the distance and clinch but Green swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Whok fails in his attempt to clinch.
Whok tries to clinch but Green moves out of range.
Green misses the jab.
Whok tests Green's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Whok fails with an attempt to clinch.
Whok tries to clinch there but Green circles away.
Whok tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Green manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Green circles away from the clinch attempt.
Green sizes up Whok with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Whok is looking to clinch but Green is avoiding it.
Whok checks a leg kick nicely.
Green circles away from the clinch attempt.
Green is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Green connects with a solid leg kick.
Green just misses with a punch to the body.
Green lands a glancing blow to the side of Whok's head.
Whok wants to clinch up but Green keeps it at a distance.
A little jabbing left from Green on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Green defending well as Whok loads up on a big left hand.
Whok throws a leg kick but Green sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Whok tries to clinch up.
Green misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mick Green dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Green loads up on a big right hand but Whok slips the punch.
Whok closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
A short right from Whok on the inside.
Whok tries a knee to the head but Green blocks it.
Whok throws an elbow that misses.
Whok looking to stall.
Whok lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Mick Green has been cut.
Green misses with a short punch on the inside.
Green throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Whok with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Green avoids a wild elbow strike from Whok.
Whok with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Green blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Whok creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A head punch on the inside from Green fails to land.
Green breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fighters circling - Green throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Green misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Whok.
Green throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whok tries to clinch up.
Whok is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Whok wants to clinch up but Green keeps it at a distance.
Green is looking for the big counter here.
Nice cross by Green.
A good leg kick by Green.
Whok tries to close the distance and clinch but Green swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Whok wants to clinch up but Green keeps it at a distance.
Green scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Whok wants to clinch up but Green keeps it at a distance.
Whok fails with an attempt to clinch.
Green swats away the attempt to clinch by Whok.
Whok tries to clinch but Green is having none of it.
Whok tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Green has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The fight stays on the outside here - Whok looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Green looks to land a right hand but Whok moved out of range.
Whok tries to clinch but Green is having none of it.
Whok tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It seemed like Green was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green throws a one two combo.
Whok chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Whok tries to clinch up.
Green swats away the attempt to clinch by Whok.
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!
Whok pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Green has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Mick Green seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Whok tries to clinch up but Green circles away and keeps his distance.
Whok doesn't manage to clinch there - Green circles away.
Green scores with a one two! Whok had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Whok steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Green.
Green throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Green, as that shot connected.
Green scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Green throws a wild body kick that Whok sees coming a mile off.
Whok clinches with his opponent.
Whok lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Green backwards.
Green manages to break the clinch.
Whok tries to close the distance and clinch but Green swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Green misses with an uppercut.
Whok tries to clinch but Green moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mick Green showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mick Green's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Whok tries to close the distance and clinch up but Green swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Green swats away the attempt to clinch by Whok.
Whok fails in his attempt to clinch.
Whok tries to clinch up.
Whok tries to clinch there but Green circles away.
Whok tries to clinch
and Green counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Green throws a combination. Whok tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Green misses with a body shot.
Whok tries to close the distance and clinch up but Green swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Green tries to land a leg kick but Whok saw it coming and moves away.
Whok digs a good body shot into Green's ribs.
Green swats away the attempt to clinch by Whok.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whok blocks a head kick by Green.
Whok wants to clinch.
Green ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Whok moves away.
Whok moves out of range of the leg kick from Green.
Green throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mick Green is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whok throws a low kick but Green moves out of range easily.
Green avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Whok is looking to clinch but Green is avoiding it.
Whok tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Green manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Whok gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Whok creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Green with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Green tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Green lands a nice knee to the body.
Whok misses with an elbow strike.
Green blocks an uppercut.
Green struggles to land a body shot inside as Whok controls his hands.
Green's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Green fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Piger Whok has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whok tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Green throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Whok looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Whok tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Green jabs Whok to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Whok looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Green avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Green tries a quick counter leg kick but Whok is wise to it.
Green with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Green swats away the attempt to clinch by Whok.
Green lands a jab to Whok's midsection.
Green throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Green throws the left hand but Whok avoids the punch easily.
Green avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
It seemed like Green was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Green throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Whok.
Whok tries to clinch but Green is having none of it.
Whok moves out of range of the strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mick Green comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Green winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mick Green!
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Manolito Tai Kung (ranked 3394 p4p, 391 weight class) and Cayden Abner (ranked 6330 p4p, 560 weight class). Abner has chosen Bulls On Parade as his entrance music. Manolito Tai Kung has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manolito Tai Kung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cayden Abner!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tai Kung pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Abner is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Tai Kung with a body shot.
A jab from Tai Kung misses.
A little jabbing left from Abner on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Abner keeps the fight on the outside.
Abner is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Tai Kung with a body shot.
Tai Kung steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Abner.
Tai Kung thows a leg kick but Abner checks it
and Abner counters with a left to the body.
Tai Kung scores with a jab to the head.
A clash of legs there as Abner blocks the low kick.
Abner is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tai Kung connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tai Kung tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tai Kung scores with a decent looking hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tai Kung slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Good shot there by Tai Kung.
Tai Kung misses with a left hand
and Abner counters with a stiff right hand.
Tai Kung connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Abner momentarily.
Tai Kung is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Abner.
Tai Kung throws a head kick that misses.
It seemed like Abner was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tai Kung lands with a hook. Abner tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Abner misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tai Kung cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tai Kung throws a lazy head kick
and Abner counters with a nice uppercut.
Tai Kung connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Abner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tai Kung.
Tai Kung throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tai Kung misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Abner to counter with a crisp jab.
Tai Kung lands a high kick!
Tai Kung lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tai Kung scores with a spinning back kick!
It looks like Tai Kung has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Nice defenses there by Abner.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Abner! But no joy.
Tai Kung throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Abner closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Abner misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manolito Tai Kung dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Abner moves out of range of the body kick from Tai Kung.
Tai Kung cracks the inside of Abner's front leg.
Tai Kung misses with a looping left.
Abner lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Abner throws a one two combo.
Tai Kung pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Abner swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Abner throws a body shot but no joy.
Tai Kung wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Abner circles away from the clinch attempt.
Abner swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tai Kung fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Abner has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tai Kung connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tai Kung throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tai Kung tries to land a body kick
and Abner counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tai Kung misses with an uppercut
enabling Abner to counter with a crisp jab.
Tai Kung connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tai Kung lands a jab.
Tai Kung 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.
Tai Kung lands a jab to the nose.
Manolito Tai Kung seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abner misses the body punch
and Tai Kung counters with a straight right hand.
Tai Kung rushes Abner and presses him up against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tai Kung scoring well with a low kick there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tai Kung throws a head kick that Abner semi-blocks.
Abner avoids the head kick by Tai Kung.
Abner looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tai Kung throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Abner let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Tai Kung lands with a kick to the temple. Abner shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Abner is rocked!
Tai Kung misses with an attempted mid kick.
Abner throws a poor cross that misses
and Tai Kung holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Tai Kung misses with the head strike.
Abner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tai Kung throws a head kick but Abner moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manolito Tai Kung dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Tai Kung ducks under a wild hook from Abner.
Cayden Abner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Abner takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tai Kung misses with a right hand
and Abner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tai Kung tries to clinch
and Abner counters with a straight right hand.
Tai Kung throws a head kick but Abner moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Abner! But no joy.
Abner just misses with a punch to the body.
Tai Kung is looking to counter the offense by Abner and move into the clinch.
Abner walks into a straight right hand from Tai Kung.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tai Kung scores with a leg kick.
Abner drops his hands momentarily and Tai Kung takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tai Kung tries to land a leg kick but Abner saw it coming and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tai Kung lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tai Kung is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Abner can do to turn this around?
Abner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tai Kung.
Abner throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tai Kung throws a poor cross that misses
and Abner makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A cross from Tai Kung lands.
Tai Kung tries a head kick but it misses.
A little jabbing left from Abner on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tai Kung throws a sloppy head kick
and Abner counters with a straight right hand.
Manolito Tai Kung is winning the standup battle so far.
Abner lands with an overhand left.
Abner moves out of range as Tai Kung strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tai Kung connects with an inside leg kick.
Abner throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tai Kung.
Tai Kung stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tai Kung scores with a nice strike.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tai Kung.
Abner closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Tai Kung swings for the body but Abner moves out of range.
Abner takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Manolito Tai Kung is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A head kick misses from Tai Kung.
Abner looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Manolito Tai Kung.
Well Tai Kung has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manolito Tai Kung!
A very excited looking Manolito Tai Kung 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 lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Jamal Gazimagomedov (ranked 2988 p4p, 341 weight class) and Shaopang Narpowang (ranked 5470 p4p, 483 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 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jamal Gazimagomedov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Shaopang Narpowang!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gazimagomedov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
It looks like Shaopang Narpowang has been cut.
Narpowang throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gazimagomedov tries to clinch up but Narpowang circles away and keeps his distance.
Narpowang keeps the fight on the outside.
A punch combination from Gazimagomedov misses.
Narpowang clinches up with Gazimagomedov and pushes him back against the ropes.
Narpowang is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gazimagomedov is keeping busy.
Narpowang lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gazimagomedov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Narpowang keeps control of Gazimagomedov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gazimagomedov is trying to maintain a safe position but Narpowang gets an underhook and turns Gazimagomedov into the ropes.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Gazimagomedov is trying to push Narpowang away but Narpowang has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Narpowang pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Narpowang clinches with his opponent.
Gazimagomedov is looking to control Narpowang's arms but Narpowang gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gazimagomedov has his back to the ropes.
Narpowang breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Narpowang fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Narpowang clinches up against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gazimagomedov misses with a knee to the head.
Gazimagomedov swings wildly with an uppercut but Narpowang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Narpowang avoids the elbow strike from Gazimagomedov, against the ropes.
Narpowang tries to circle away but Gazimagomedov has him pinned against the ropes.
Narpowang tries to break the clinch but Gazimagomedov is controlling the position.
Gazimagomedov looking to slow down the pace here.
Gazimagomedov throws a punch but it's blocked by Narpowang.
Gazimagomedov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Narpowang blocking some punches.
Gazimagomedov wants to break free but Narpowang has control.
Narpowang has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gazimagomedov misses with an elbow strike.
Narpowang is trying to break the clinch but Gazimagomedov has him pressed against the ropes.
Gazimagomedov looking to slow down the pace here.
Narpowang looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gazimagomedov is trying to break free.
Gazimagomedov trying to stall but Narpowang improves his position.
Gazimagomedov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Narpowang breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Narpowang on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gazimagomedov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Narpowang moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Narpowang closes the distance and pushes Gazimagomedov back into the ropes.
Gazimagomedov is looking to control Narpowang's arms but Narpowang gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gazimagomedov has his back to the ropes.
Gazimagomedov avoids the elbow strike from Narpowang, against the ropes.
Gazimagomedov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Narpowang tries to land knees in the clinch but Gazimagomedov avoids the damage to the body.
Narpowang tries to land a knee to the head but Gazimagomedov blocks with his arms.
Gazimagomedov trying to control the position but instead, Narpowang has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gazimagomedov into the ropes.
Gazimagomedov misses with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Narpowang looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
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 Jamal Gazimagomedov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Shaopang Narpowang's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Narpowang takes one on the button.
Narpowang has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gazimagomedov keeps control of Narpowang as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gazimagomedov wants to get back to striking at distance but Narpowang won't allow it.
Narpowang escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gazimagomedov connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Narpowang out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jamal Gazimagomedov!
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