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Midweek Meltdown 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Berto Kin (ranked 21023 p4p, 650 weight class) and Vlad Putin (ranked 5338 p4p, 513 weight class). Putin has chosen Rasputin Vladimir Putin Love The Way You Move as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Berto Kin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 27 - 1, fighting out of New York, Vlad Putin!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Paul Gruel and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kin misses with a series of wild punches.
Putin is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Putin pushes Kin up against the ropes in a clinch.
Putin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Putin tries a knee to the head but Kin blocks it.
Kin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A right handed body shot lands from Putin.
Putin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Putin gets through Kin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kin working hard to break the clinch.
Putin gets through Kin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Putin pushes Kin back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Putin tries to land knees in the clinch but Kin avoids the damage to the body.
Kin is trying to break free.
Kin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kin can't break the clinch.
Kin has had enough of the clinch but Putin keeps him there for the moment.
Kin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kin wants to break free but Putin has control.
A frustrated look appears on Kin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kin tries to circle away but Putin has him pinned against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kin can't break the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Putin.
Kin working hard to break the clinch.
Putin scores a nice knee to the body.
Kin dodges an elbow strike from Putin.
Putin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kin tries to break free but Putin pushes him back against the ropes.
Putin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kin tries to circle away but Putin has him pinned against the ropes.
Putin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kin is breathing heavily.
Putin landing knees to the head.
A knee to the head by Putin.
It looks like Berto Kin has been cut.
Putin with a knee to the head.
Kin is rocked!
Putin tries to land knees in the clinch but Kin avoids the damage to the body.
Nice elbow from Putin.
Putin pushes Kin back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oh Kin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kin is looking to break free of the clinch but Putin has double underhooks.
Putin lands a nice knee to the body.
Kin seems to have got his legs back now.
Putin looking to throw knees to the head but Kin is blocking nicely.
Putin with a knee to the head.
Putin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Putin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kin avoids it.
Putin lands a right hand.
Kin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Putin keeps control of Kin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A right handed body shot lands from Putin.
Still in the clinch, Putin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Putin has Kin pressed against the ropes, preventing Kin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kin wants to break free but Putin has control.
Kin can't break the clinch.
Putin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Putin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Putin lands a knee to the head.
Putin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Putin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kin is trying to break the clinch but Putin is controlling him.
Kin is trying to break free.
Kin tries to break the clinch but Putin is controlling the position.
Putin lands with a left to the head.
Putin tries to land knees in the clinch but Kin avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Putin is working Kin over against the ropes.
Putin keeps control of Kin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vlad Putin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Berto Kin's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Putin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Putin throws a head kick that misses.
Putin throws a head kick but Kin moves out of range.
Kin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Putin.
Putin misses with a straight right.
Kin throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Putin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kin wants to break free but Putin has control.
Putin lands a knee to the body.
Kin has had enough of the clinch but Putin keeps him there for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kin wants to break free but Putin has control.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Putin.
A short right from Putin.
Kin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Putin tries a knee to the head but Kin blocks it.
Putin misses with a knee strike.
Putin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Putin tries to land knees in the clinch but Kin avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Putin has Kin pressed against the ropes, preventing Kin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Putin prevents Kin from breaking the clinch.
Putin lands with a light punch inside.
Kin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Putin digs a right hand underneath Kin's ribcage. Kin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kin tries to break the clinch but Putin is controlling the position.
Kin tries to break free but Putin pushes him back against the ropes.
Putin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Putin looking to throw knees to the head but Kin is blocking nicely.
Putin has Kin pressed against the ropes, preventing Kin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Putin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Putin lands a knee to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Putin.
Putin works on Kin's body with a couple of short punches.
Putin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kin backwards.
Putin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kin's face.
Putin lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Putin obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Putin landing knees to the head.
Kin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kin takes a knee to the side of the body.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Putin. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Putin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Putin landing knees to the head.
Putin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Putin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Putin.
Putin connects with a knee to the head.
Putin keeps control of Kin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Putin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kin is trying to break free.
Putin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Putin utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Putin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kin's face.
Kin takes a shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Putin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Putin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kin.
Putin lands with a short shot to the head.
Putin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vlad Putin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Berto Kin's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Kin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Putin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kin on the side of the head.
Kin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Putin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A looping hook to the body misses from Putin. Kin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vlad Putin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Berto Kin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Putin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Putin forces Kin back against the ropes and clinches.
Kin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Putin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kin has had enough of the clinch but Putin keeps him there for the moment.
Putin is leaning against Kin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Putin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kin blocks it with crossed arms.
Kin tries to break free but Putin pushes him back against the ropes.
Putin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Putin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kin's efforts to push away.
Putin missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Putin tries to land knees in the clinch but Kin avoids the damage to the body.
Kin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Putin lands a shoulder strike.
Kin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Berto Kin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kin is trying to break the clinch but Putin has him pressed against the ropes.
Putin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kin's defenses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Putin obliges.
Putin prevents Kin from breaking the clinch.
Kin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Putin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Putin misses with a knee to the head.
Vlad Putin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Putin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kin backwards.
Putin drops Kin with a big knee! Will Kin 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Putin scores with a jab.
Kin tries to keep at a distance but Putin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kin tries to break the clinch but Putin is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kin is trying to push Putin away but Putin has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Kin tries to break the clinch but Putin is controlling the position.
Kin wants to get back to striking at distance but Putin won't allow it.
Kin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Kin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Putin lands a left hand.
Kin is trying to break the clinch but Putin is controlling him.
Kin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Putin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kin has a couple of punches blocked by Putin.
Putin missing with knees to the body.
Kin throws a head punch that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vlad Putin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Putin 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 24:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 24:30
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vlad Putin!
Vlad Putin decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Kosuke Ishimura (ranked 1767 p4p, 241 weight class) and Melchizedek Halo (ranked 3794 p4p, 428 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Halo's choice of entrance music: Unlock Coupons www.joinhoney.com/youtube It's Free Ad 1 of 2 · 0:19 joinhon. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Dangerous knees
Cardio machine
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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
17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kosuke Ishimura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Melchizedek Halo!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Ryoma Takatsuka and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ishimura moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Halo misses with a double jab.
Halo blocks a head kick by Ishimura.
Some wild striking there from Halo.
Ishimura looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Ishimura thumps Halo with a low kick.
Ishimura finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Halo avoids the head kick by Ishimura.
A swing and a miss from Halo.
Ishimura slips a jab from Halo.
Halo slips a straight right by Ishimura.
Kosuke Ishimura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Halo tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Ishimura 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.
A head kick misses from Ishimura.
Halo fails to land with a series of punches.
Halo just misses with a punch to the body.
A big right from Ishimura misses.
Halo is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Halo connects with an inside leg kick.
Halo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Halo there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Ishimura misses.
Halo misses with a body shot.
Ishimura throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Halo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Halo. That's going to slow Ishimura down.
Halo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Halo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ishimura lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ishimura lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ishimura tries a head kick but it misses.
Halo is looking for the big counter here.
Halo fails to land with a series of punches.
Halo checks a leg kick nicely.
Halo wants to clinch but Ishimura slips to the side
and Halo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Halo tries to clinch but Ishimura moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ishimura lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Halo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Halo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ishimura.
Halo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ishimura checks it well.
An inside leg kick lands from Ishimura.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ishimura scores with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Halo moves into the clinch.
Our sources have told us that Ishimura has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Ishimura is trying to push Halo away but Halo has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
A nice right hand lands inside from Halo.
Halo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ishimura breaks the clinch.
Halo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ishimura swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ishimura swings widly with a right hand
and Halo counters with a stiff right hand.
Ishimura pivots, looking for a leg kick but Halo is out of range and Ishimura settles back down.
Halo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ishimura.
Halo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ishimura.
Ishimura misses with a low kick.
Halo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ishimura.
Halo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ishimura throws a nice head kick!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ishimura moves out of range of the leg kick from Halo.
As Halo backs away, Ishimura returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kosuke Ishimura dominated that 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.
Ishimura dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Halo. That did some damage!
Halo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ishimura is able to avoid easily.
Ishimura throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ishimura avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ishimura is looking for a counter combo.
Ishimura uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Halo.
Halo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Halo throws a combination. Ishimura tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Halo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ishimura misses with a low kick.
Halo rushes Ishimura and presses him up against the ropes.
A short right from Halo on the inside.
Ishimura breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A nice inside leg kick there by Halo. That's going to slow Ishimura down.
Kosuke Ishimura is winning the standup battle so far.
Halo scores with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Halo tries to clinch but Ishimura moves out of range.
Ishimura throws a chopping leg kick but Halo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Halo throws a jab but it's blocked by Ishimura.
Ishimura tried to counter with a leg kick but Halo avoided it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ishimura in his tracks.
Halo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Halo lands a head kick. Ishimura smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Halo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ishimura throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Halo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ishimura. Ishimura obviously looking to wear him down.
Halo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Halo misses with a wild combination.
Halo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ishimura moves away.
Ishimura tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Halo was well out of range. Poor timing from Ishimura.
A little jabbing left from Halo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Halo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Halo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Halo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ishimura swings away with a leg kick that misses.
It seemed like Halo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ishimura throws a shot from downtown. Halo moves away and avoids it.
Halo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
An inside leg kick lands from Ishimura.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ishimura throws a chopping leg kick but Halo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Halo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ishimura.
Halo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Ishimura throws a series of punches but Halo moves out of range.
Halo counters with a body kick.
Ishimura keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Halo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ishimura throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ishimura.
Ishimura scoring well with a low kick there.
Halo lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ishimura throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Halo to counter with a crisp jab.
Ishimura fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ishimura misses with a head kick.
Halo throws a half hearted mid kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ishimura throws a low kick but Halo moves out of range easily.
Halo is looking for the big counter here.
A shot to the liver by Ishimura. Beautiful body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ishimura, right into the meat.
Halo rushes Ishimura and presses him up against the ropes.
Halo blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Melchizedek Halo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Halo lands with a shot to the body.
Halo tries to clinch but Ishimura moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Ishimura as he connects with a hook.
Halo throws a chopping leg kick but Ishimura manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ishimura pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Halo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Halo misses the shot to the body.
Ishimura uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Halo.
Halo checks a low kick from Ishimura.
Ishimura drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Halo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ishimura scores with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ishimura doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Halo throws a shot to the body.
Ishimura misses with an uppercut.
Ishimura avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Melchizedek Halo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ishimura tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo 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.
Ishimura throws a chopping leg kick but Halo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Halo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Halo has closed the distance and engaged Ishimura in a clinch.
Ishimura working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Halo lands with a right to the head.
Halo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ishimura misses with a body shot.
A low kick from Ishimura misses
and Halo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Halo misses with a low kick as Ishimura jumps back.
Ishimura throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ishimura throws a leg kick which misses Halo's front leg but catches the back leg as Halo tries to avoid it.
Halo is looking to clinch.
Ishimura throws a low kick, looking for Halo's leg but Halo calmly moves out of range.
Ishimura attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ishimura attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Halo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ishimura.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ishimura scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ishimura takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A shot to the liver by Ishimura. Beautiful body shot.
Halo checks a leg kick.
Halo checks a leg kick.
Halo is looking for the big counter here.
Halo scores with a nice strike.
Halo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ishimura throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Halo blocks a head kick by Ishimura.
Ishimura connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Halo's hands.
Halo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Halo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ishimura at a distance.
Halo throws a hook but Ishimura blocks it.
Ishimura throws a leg kick that is checked
and Halo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ishimura misses with a wild body shot.
Halo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A punch combination from Halo misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Melchizedek Halo.
I think Halo 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Josh West scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Melchizedek Halo!
Melchizedek Halo managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Threads of HARDCORE, into his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Judge LaCrosse (ranked 2084 p4p, 265 weight class) and Aaron Lowell (ranked 6050 p4p, 546 weight class). Lowell is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Qemists - Run You. Aaron Lowell 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
18 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Judge LaCrosse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aaron Lowell!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Micheangelo Fripello and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lowell chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before LaCrosse can pounce on him.
Lowell throws a head kick but LaCrosse moves out of range.
Lowell throws a leg kick which misses LaCrosse's front leg but catches the back leg as LaCrosse tries to avoid it.
LaCrosse slips under a jab from Lowell.
As Lowell looks to move away, LaCrosse throws a big counter combo but Lowell just gets out of the way.
Lowell throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Lowell misses the shot to the body.
Lowell works the jab nicely.
LaCrosse takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lowell tries to clinch but LaCrosse moves out of range.
LaCrosse is looking to clinch.
Nice shot by Lowell.
Lowell misses with the combination.
LaCrosse throws a big counter combination but Lowell scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Lowell misses with a body kick.
Lowell chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before LaCrosse can pounce on him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lowell closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
LaCrosse breaks from the clinch.
LaCrosse doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lowell swings for the body but LaCrosse moves out of range.
LaCrosse closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LaCrosse is trying to break the clinch but Lowell is controlling him.
LaCrosse manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lowell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
LaCrosse gets a clinch.
Lowell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lowell keeps the fight in the clinch, despite LaCrosse's efforts to push away.
LaCrosse manages to break the clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lowell.
A head kick misses from Lowell.
Lowell 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.
LaCrosse tries to clinch
and Lowell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
LaCrosse checks a leg kick.
Lowell is looking to score with low kicks.
Lowell looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
LaCrosse has closed the distance and engaged Lowell in a clinch.
LaCrosse looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lowell swings wildly with an uppercut but LaCrosse uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
LaCrosse is trying to break free.
A head punch blocked on the inside by LaCrosse.
LaCrosse wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lowell stalling.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by LaCrosse as Lowell tries to tie him up.
A frustrated look appears on LaCrosse's face as he tries to break the clinch.
LaCrosse escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lowell throws an overhand right that lands on LaCrosse's shoulder, as LaCrosse tries to avoid the shot.
Lowell moves out of range of the body kick from LaCrosse.
Lowell throws a head kick that misses.
LaCrosse seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - LaCrosse looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
LaCrosse clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
LaCrosse wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lowell breaks from the clinch.
LaCrosse clinches up with Lowell and pushes him back against the ropes.
LaCrosse escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Lowell dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
LaCrosse darts in and clinches Lowell up against the ropes.
LaCrosse's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lowell dodges the punch combination from LaCrosse.
LaCrosse tries to work over Lowell's front leg with a kick but Lowell checks it.
Lowell slips a jab and a cross from LaCrosse.
Lowell doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
LaCrosse tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lowell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
LaCrosse takes one on the button.
Judge LaCrosse is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lowell gets in close and instigates a clinch.
LaCrosse breaks from the clinch.
LaCrosse has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lowell throws a punch but it's blocked by LaCrosse.
LaCrosse wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lowell has him pressed against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
LaCrosse is trying to break the clinch but Lowell has him pressed against the ropes.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lowell.
LaCrosse really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
LaCrosse tries to break the clinch but Lowell is controlling the position.
Lowell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lowell.
Lowell working aggressively here.
Lowell makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lowell prevents LaCrosse from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowell misses with a hook to the ribs.
Judge LaCrosse has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lowell throws a head punch that misses.
Lowell lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
LaCrosse breaks the clinch.
LaCrosse slips a straight right by Lowell.
LaCrosse fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lowell tries a head kick but it misses.
LaCrosse doesn't manage to clinch there - Lowell circles away.
Lowell is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
LaCrosse is looking to clinch but Lowell is avoiding it.
A combination from LaCrosse does no damage.
Aaron Lowell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lowell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
LaCrosse doesn't manage to clinch there - Lowell circles away.
Lowell misses with a wild body shot.
LaCrosse ducks under a wild hook from Lowell.
Lowell throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lowell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A big left from Lowell misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lowell.
LaCrosse has managed to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch on the inside from Lowell fails to land.
LaCrosse manages to break the clinch.
Lowell lands with a kick to the temple. LaCrosse shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
LaCrosse fails in his attempt to clinch.
LaCrosse tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Lowell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A little jabbing left from Lowell on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
LaCrosse fails with an attempt to clinch.
Aaron Lowell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A solid leg kick lands there for LaCrosse.
LaCrosse misses with a few strikes there.
Lowell stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from LaCrosse.
LaCrosse lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lowell circles away quickly and effectively.
Lowell connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between LaCrosse's hands.
LaCrosse has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lowell.
LaCrosse tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lowell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Good leg kick by Lowell there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
LaCrosse tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lowell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
LaCrosse keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
LaCrosse wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Lowell misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Lowell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Lowell throws a nice inside leg kick.
LaCrosse fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lowell misses with a leg kick.
LaCrosse checks a leg kick.
LaCrosse seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Lowell misses with a wild body shot.
Some wild striking there from LaCrosse.
LaCrosse blocks a jab.
As Lowell tries to get set, LaCrosse tries to push him back and clinch up but Lowell manages to avoid the attempt.
Lowell lands with a kick to the ribs.
Lowell throws a head kick but LaCrosse moves out of range.
Lowell throws out a leg kick but LaCrosse moves out of range and Lowell only half commits.
LaCrosse is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Lowell.
Judge LaCrosse has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
LaCrosse throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Lowell tries to close the distance and clinch but LaCrosse swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lowell looks to land a right hand but LaCrosse moved out of range.
LaCrosse tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Lowell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lowell throws a right and a left that LaCrosse avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowell lands a really nice looking cross but LaCrosse seems unphased.
LaCrosse thumps Lowell with a low kick.
LaCrosse takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
LaCrosse has Lowell up against the ropes in a clinch.
Lowell has a couple of punches blocked by LaCrosse.
Nice elbow from LaCrosse.
It looks like Aaron Lowell has been cut.
LaCrosse is trying to force a seperation but Lowell has the dominant position.
Lowell is leaning against LaCrosse and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Aaron Lowell is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lowell can't find room to land a body shot as LaCrosse controls the action.
LaCrosse tries to circle away but Lowell has him pinned against the ropes.
Lowell lands with a short punch from the clinch.
LaCrosse breaks the clinch.
LaCrosse tries to close the distance and clinch but Lowell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lowell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
LaCrosse misses with a wild combination.
LaCrosse backing away here, and Lowell unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lowell wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
LaCrosse dodges the punch combination from Lowell.
Lowell throws a quick inside leg kick.
LaCrosse steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Lowell. That one must have hurt.
LaCrosse's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lowell connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! LaCrosse scrambles back to his feet.
Some wild striking there from LaCrosse.
Lowell avoids a kick to the body.
LaCrosse 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.
LaCrosse connects with a leg kick. Lowell looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lowell connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lowell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
LaCrosse stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lowell.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aaron Lowell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lowell 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aaron Lowell!
Aaron Lowell bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Tom Baker (ranked 6704 p4p, 469 weight class) and Wong Kei Ying (ranked 24727 p4p, 551 weight class). Baker kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Steve Blackman WWE theme. 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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138 lbs
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145 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin
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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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tom Baker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Wong Kei Ying!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Paul Gruel and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baker has Kei Ying up against the ropes in a clinch.
Baker tries to break the clinch but Kei Ying is controlling the position.
A head punch on the inside from Kei Ying fails to land.
Kei Ying working aggressively here.
Baker can't break the clinch.
Baker managing to block the knees to the body from Kei Ying.
Kei Ying lands a nice uppercut.
Baker wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kei Ying misses with a hook from the clinch.
Baker is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Kei Ying just misses with a elbow thrown towards Baker's brow.
A frustrated look appears on Baker's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Baker wants to break free but Kei Ying has control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kei Ying misses with a body punch.
Kei Ying stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Baker manages to break the clinch.
Kei Ying connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Baker's hands.
Kei Ying fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kei Ying misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Baker.
Nice body kick from Kei Ying.
Sloppy strikes from Baker. Those never looked like landing.
Kei Ying shapes to counter with a head kick.
Kei Ying pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Baker scores with a jab. Kei Ying acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
It looks like Wong Kei Ying has been cut.
A head kick by Kei Ying misses
and Kei Ying takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kei Ying wants to clinch.
Baker swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Baker throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kei Ying counters with a nice low kick that buckles Baker's knee momentarily.
Baker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And Kei Ying responds with a good body kick, but Baker manages to step out the way in time.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kei Ying.
Baker throws a big shot that misses.
Kei Ying lands with a good body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kei Ying lands with an uppercut that bounces Baker off the ropes and back into range.
Kei Ying ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baker moves away.
Kei Ying lands a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kei Ying.
Baker throws a right hand that Kei Ying ducks under and follows up with a left that Kei Ying also avoids with ease.
Baker on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Baker takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Baker closes the distance and clinches.
Kei Ying landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kei Ying tries to throw a body punch but Baker avoids it by throwing Kei Ying back against the ropes.
A short left from Kei Ying.
Kei Ying tries to throw a body punch but Baker avoids it by throwing Kei Ying back against the ropes.
Kei Ying tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Baker throws a punch but it's blocked by Kei Ying.
Kei Ying tries to work over Baker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Baker looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kei Ying scores with a hook to the body.
Baker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Baker misses with the combination.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kei Ying.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wong Kei Ying dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wong Kei Ying's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Baker doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Baker moves into range and clinches up with Kei Ying.
Baker breaks from the clinch.
Baker throws an off balance right hand
and Kei Ying finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A good leg kick by Kei Ying.
Baker looks to land a combination. Kei Ying sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kei Ying tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Baker misses with a left hand
and Kei Ying counters with an outside leg kick.
Kei Ying has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kei Ying thuds his shin into the meat of Baker's side.
Baker clinches up against the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kei Ying blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kei Ying misses with a body punch.
Kei Ying trying to land knees to the body.
Baker throws a head punch that misses.
Baker has had enough of the clinch but Kei Ying keeps him there for the moment.
Baker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kei Ying is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Baker is defending well for now.
Baker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kei Ying connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Baker looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kei Ying ducks under a wild hook from Baker.
Baker misses with a double jab.
Baker tries to bum rush Kei Ying with a series of wild strikes but Kei Ying uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kei Ying throws a front kick that sends Baker stumbling back into the ropes.
Tom Baker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Baker on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kei Ying fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Baker.
Baker is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A punch combination from Baker misses.
No joy there for Baker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Baker misses with an uppercut
and Kei Ying counters with a leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kei Ying fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Baker, pushing him back against the ropes.
Kei Ying misses with a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kei Ying digs a right hand into Baker's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Baker's gas tank.
Baker prevents a body shot from Kei Ying.
Kei Ying is leaning against Baker and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Baker manages to break the clinch.
Wong Kei Ying seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Baker gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kei Ying thuds a left hand into Baker's body.
Kei Ying ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kei Ying lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Tom Baker has been cut.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Baker crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kei Ying - the referee stops the clock and Baker gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kei Ying. Baker manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Baker gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kei Ying.
Kei Ying looks low and kicks high, catching Baker right on the side of the head, sending him crashing to the canvas! Will he be able to beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's already back to his feet and ready to go! Let's see if he's still with it!
Kei Ying scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Baker is rocked!
Kei Ying lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Oh Baker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Baker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kei Ying connects with a solid leg kick.
Baker seems to have got his legs back now.
Kei Ying has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kei Ying cracks Baker with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kei Ying thuds his shin into the meat of Baker's side.
Tom Baker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kei Ying.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kei Ying scores with the left hand. Baker knows he should have avoided that one.
Kei Ying turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kei Ying tests Baker's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wong Kei Ying takes that one, thanks to the knockdown.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Baker fails to land with a series of punches.
Baker gets tackled into the ropes by Kei Ying. Kei Ying maintains the clinch.
Kei Ying creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kei Ying tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kei Ying misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Baker.
Baker is looking to break free of the clinch but Kei Ying has double underhooks.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Baker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kei Ying lands a knee to the body.
Kei Ying misses with a punch to the body.
Kei Ying tries a body shot but Baker blocks it.
Kei Ying using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A short right from Baker on the inside.
Kei Ying misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kei Ying doesn't manage to clinch there - Baker circles away.
Kei Ying lands a right hook to the body.
Kei Ying misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Baker.
A combination from Baker does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kei Ying dodges the punch combination from Baker.
Kei Ying delivers a nice body kick.
Baker fails to land with a series of punches.
Kei Ying goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
No joy there for Baker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kei Ying scores with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kei Ying connects with a high kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kei Ying, right into the meat.
An inside leg kick lands from Kei Ying.
Kei Ying throws a head kick but Baker moves out of range.
Baker will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Kei Ying slips a jab and a cross from Baker.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baker misses with a lunging right hand
and Kei Ying makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Baker moves into the clinch.
Kei Ying tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wong Kei Ying is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Kei Ying is working Baker over against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Baker fails to land.
Baker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kei Ying cracks Baker with a nice body shot.
Kei Ying misses with a punch to the body.
Kei Ying lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tom Baker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baker.
Kei Ying throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bakers head.
Baker wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kei Ying has him pressed against the ropes.
Kei Ying lands a body shot.
Kei Ying blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Baker misses with a punch to the body.
Kei Ying lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Baker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kei Ying.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kei Ying.
Baker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wong Kei Ying comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kei Ying 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 26:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 26:30
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wong Kei Ying!
Wong Kei Ying very nearly forgot to thank Condemned amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
In defeat, Tom Baker stepped up to the mic, saying 'When I was 11 I turned 13, cos fuck 12, remember that'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Kai Raymaker (ranked 6225 p4p, 447 weight class) and Dhabu Vihdonic (ranked 7579 p4p, 510 weight class). Raymaker comes to the ring accompanied by Key Glock - Mr.Glock. 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kai Raymaker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dhabu Vihdonic!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Ryoma Takatsuka and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raymaker listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
It looks like Dhabu Vihdonic has been cut.
Vihdonic throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A slow jab from Raymaker misses its intended target.
Vihdonic tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Raymaker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A chopping leg kick lands by Vihdonic.
Vihdonic scores with a head kick.
Vihdonic throws a combination that misses
and Raymaker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Raymaker looks to land a right hand but Vihdonic moved out of range.
Raymaker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vihdonic.
Raymaker has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Elite Underground Training Facility in the buildup to the fight.
Vihdonic throws a front kick that sends Raymaker stumbling back into the ropes.
Vihdonic throws out a head kick that Raymaker doesn't see coming - it connects and sends Raymaker 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 Raymaker's eyes and has decided to let it go on!
It looks like Kai Raymaker has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Raymaker misses with a straight left.
Raymaker misses with a straight right.
Vihdonic clinches up with Raymaker and pushes him back against the ropes.
Raymaker lands with a short head shot on the inside.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Vihdonic throws an elbow but misses.
Raymaker is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Vihdonic is keeping busy.
A head punch on the inside from Raymaker fails to land.
Raymaker blocks the elbow strike.
Vihdonic lands with a left to the head.
Raymaker misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Raymaker.
Raymaker lands a body punch in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Raymaker.
Raymaker cracks Vihdonic with a nice body shot.
Vihdonic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vihdonic misses with an elbow strike.
Raymaker is trying to maintain a safe position but Vihdonic gets an underhook and turns Raymaker into the ropes.
Raymaker leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Vihdonic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vihdonic looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Vihdonic lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Raymaker.
Raymaker tries to stall but Vihdonic uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Raymaker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vihdonic misses with the head strike.
Raymaker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Raymaker scores with a hook to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Raymaker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raymaker digs a right hand underneath Vihdonic's ribcage. Vihdonic let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Vihdonic looks winded!
A nice right hand lands inside from Raymaker.
A hook to the body from Raymaker.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Raymaker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vihdonic has a couple of punches blocked by Raymaker.
Vihdonic misses with a punch to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Raymaker takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Raymaker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vihdonic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Raymaker lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Raymaker breaks from the clinch.
Vihdonic has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Raymaker digs a good hook to Vihdonic's body.
Raymaker scores a knockdown with a big right hand! Vihdonic beats the count and gets back to his feet. The referee asks him to walk forwards and it appears he is OK so we'll continue the bout.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vihdonic glances at the clock... BAM! Raymaker nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Vihdonic crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Vihdonic is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kai Raymaker!
After winning the bout, Kai Raymaker 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 welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Veli Ilkka Perkules (ranked 4264 p4p, 452 weight class) and Alex Stefanovic (ranked 3762 p4p, 430 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Veli Ilkka Perkules!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Stefanovic!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Micheangelo Fripello and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stefanovic has managed to clinch.
Perkules lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Perkules's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Perkules tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stefanovic was well out of range. Poor timing from Perkules.
Stefanovic 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.
Perkules misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Perkules. Stefanovic does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Stefanovic! But no joy.
A jab lands there for Stefanovic.
Stefanovic on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Perkules scores with a spinning back kick!
A shot to the liver by Stefanovic. Beautiful body shot.
Stefanovic moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Perkules misses with an uppercut.
Stefanovic looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Stefanovic misses with a body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stefanovic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Perkules.
Perkules throws out a loose jab but Stefanovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Perkules lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Stefanovic avoids a kick to the body.
Nice shot by Stefanovic.
Stefanovic is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Stefanovic moves out of range of the leg kick from Perkules.
It seemed like Stefanovic was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Stefanovic scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stefanovic throws a low kick, looking for Perkules's leg but Perkules calmly moves out of range.
Perkules looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Perkules scores with a kick to the midsection.
Stefanovic blocks a low kick nicely.
Stefanovic missing with a left hand there. Perkules was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Perkules uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stefanovic.
Perkules throws a push kick but Stefanovic slaps the foot to one side.
Stefanovic tries to clinch but Perkules moves away
and Perkules counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stefanovic misses with a low kick.
Stefanovic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stefanovic checks a leg kick nicely.
Stefanovic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stefanovic misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stefanovic looks to land a body kick but Perkules moved away.
Stefanovic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Alex Stefanovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perkules dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stefanovic blocks the body kick.
Stefanovic slips a straight right by Perkules.
It seemed like Stefanovic was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perkules stuns Stefanovic with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkules throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stefanovic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Perkules throws a push kick but Stefanovic slaps the foot to one side.
Stefanovic moves out of range of the body kick from Perkules.
Stefanovic feints a counter leg kick.
Perkules fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stefanovic manages to avoid it.
Perkules swats away the attempt to clinch by Stefanovic.
Perkules swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Perkules pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stefanovic looks to throw the jab but Perkules is out of range.
Perkules throws a right hand that Stefanovic ducks under and follows up with a left that Stefanovic also avoids with ease.
Perkules slips a jab and a cross from Stefanovic.
Good exchange - Perkules coming out on top.
A left lands for Perkules.
Stefanovic fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stefanovic with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Perkules dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stefanovic moves out of range as Perkules throws a body kick.
Stefanovic fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Perkules looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A leg kick checked by Stefanovic.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Veli Ilkka Perkules dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Perkules scores with a sloppy right hand. Stefanovic should have avoided that one.
Perkules looks to land a body kick but Stefanovic moved away.
Jab by Stefanovic.
Perkules throws a hook to the side of Stefanovic's head but Stefanovic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Perkules misses with a kick to the body.
A head kick from Perkules lands but Stefanovic takes it in his stride.
Stefanovic lunges at Perkules with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Perkules's hand.
Perkules misses with a wild body shot.
Stefanovic looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Perkules tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Stefanovic turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice shot by Perkules.
Stefanovic is looking to clinch.
Stefanovic's jab looks to have found its range, popping Perkules under the eye.
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!
Donk. Stefanovic catches Perkules right on the button with a cross.
Perkules thows a leg kick but Stefanovic checks it
and Stefanovic counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Perkules lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Perkules throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Perkules blocks a leg kick.
Stefanovic stuns Perkules with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stefanovic tries to bum rush Perkules with a series of wild strikes but Perkules uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stefanovic scores with a hook.
Stefanovic misses with a straight right.
Perkules fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stefanovic manages to avoid it.
Perkules sizes up Stefanovic with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Perkules lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Perkules misses with a looping right.
Stefanovic is looking for the big counter here.
Perkules on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Stefanovic. Stefanovic obviously looking to wear him down.
Perkules misses with a low kick.
Perkules connects with the punch.
Stefanovic jabs at Perkules's body.
Veli Ilkka Perkules is winning the standup battle so far.
Perkules takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Perkules swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Perkules throws a leg kick but Stefanovic sees it coming and checks it nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stefanovic's jab looks to have found its range, popping Perkules under the eye.
Stefanovic throws out a leg kick but Perkules moves out of range and Stefanovic only half commits.
Perkules looks for the body kick but Stefanovic saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stefanovic. Perkules does a little dance to reset his feet.
Perkules just misses with a punch to the body.
Perkules keeps the fight on the outside.
Stefanovic lands a leg kick that knocks Perkules off balance momentarily.
Stefanovic swinging wildly here.
Perkules lands a leg kick that knocks Stefanovic off balance momentarily.
Perkules moves out of range of the strikes.
Perkules scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Perkules throws a leg kick
and Stefanovic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Perkules scores with a jab to the jaw.
Perkules throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Perkules with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Perkules fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stefanovic.
A bone on bone clash there as Perkules blocks the leg kick.
Perkules lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
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 Veli Ilkka Perkules will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Perkules connects with a leg kick. Stefanovic looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Alex Stefanovic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stefanovic looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Stefanovic takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Stefanovic dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Perkules. That did some damage!
Stefanovic finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Stefanovic on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Perkules. Perkules obviously looking to wear him down.
Perkules throws a hook to the side of Stefanovic's head but Stefanovic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A nice leg kick lands there from Perkules.
Stefanovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Perkules moves away.
Perkules slips under a jab.
Stefanovic misses with an uppercut. Perkules saw that one coming.
Perkules thumps Stefanovic with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perkules swings for the body but Stefanovic moves out of range.
Perkules takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Stefanovic takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stefanovic walks into a jab.
Stefanovic is rocked!
Perkules connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Stefanovic is still on wobbly legs! Can Perkules finish him?
Both fighters circling a little - Perkules finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Perkules.
Stefanovic seems to have recovered his senses.
Perkules misses with a few strikes there.
Perkules is looking to land body kicks.
Stefanovic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Perkules moves out of range as Stefanovic strikes.
Perkules chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Stefanovic scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Stefanovic throws a quick inside leg kick.
Stefanovic on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Stefanovic takes a swing at Perkules's ribcage but misses.
Perkules blocks the body kick.
Perkules misses with a straight left.
Stefanovic lands with a thumping leg kick.
Perkules throws a good cross that connects.
Stefanovic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stefanovic changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Perkules throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Stefanovic is looking to chop away at Perkules's legs.
Perkules appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Perkules is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Stefanovic keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Stefanovic misses with a hook.
Perkules takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Perkules tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Stefanovic is able to avoid easily.
Perkules throws a half hearted mid kick.
Perkules throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Perkules lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Stefanovic throws a low kick but Perkules avoids it.
A shot to the body from Stefanovic misses
enabling Perkules to counter with a crisp jab.
Perkules misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stefanovic.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Perkules keeps the fight on the outside.
Stefanovic misses with a few strikes there.
Stefanovic throws a leg kick but Perkules sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Perkules misses with an uppercut
and Stefanovic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Perkules lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stefanovic's sensitive parts.
And that's the end of the fight!
Veli Ilkka Perkules showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Perkules 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Veli Ilkka Perkules!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Scott Columbus (ranked 16804 p4p, 548 weight class) and Gilberto Chamba (ranked 3987 p4p, 359 weight class). Columbus's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Blood Of The Kings. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 28 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scott Columbus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gilberto Chamba!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Micheangelo Fripello and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chamba tries to clinch up.
It looked like Columbus wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Chamba just misses with a punch to the body.
Columbus throws a front kick that sends Chamba stumbling back into the ropes.
Chamba lands a head shot.
Chamba shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
It looks like Gilberto Chamba has been cut.
Columbus looks to throw the jab but Chamba is out of range.
Columbus connects with a nice looking jab.
Columbus misses with a straight left.
Chamba on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Columbus. Columbus obviously looking to wear him down.
A slow jab from Columbus misses its intended target.
Chamba swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chamba throws a hook but Columbus avoids it easily.
We've been informed that Chamba 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.
Chamba tries to score with a low kick but Columbus moves his leg out of the way.
Columbus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chamba throws a wild body kick that Columbus sees coming a mile off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Columbus throws an overhand right that lands on Chamba's shoulder, as Chamba tries to avoid the shot.
Chamba moves out of range of the leg kick from Columbus.
Chamba is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Columbus with a body shot.
Columbus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chamba moves forwards but Columbus connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Columbus fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Columbus.
A nice inside leg kick there by Columbus. That's going to slow Chamba down.
Columbus slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Chamba scores with a punch to the head.
Chamba has closed the distance and engaged Columbus in a clinch.
Columbus working aggressively here.
A short left from Chamba.
Chamba lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Columbus softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Chamba lands a nice uppercut.
Chamba lands with a short shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Columbus lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chamba backwards.
Our sources have told us that Columbus has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Columbus throws a head punch that misses.
Chamba throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Columbus has a couple of punches blocked by Chamba.
Columbus throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chambas head.
Columbus throws a punch but it's blocked by Chamba.
Columbus tries to land knees in the clinch but Chamba avoids the damage to the body.
Columbus has a couple of punches blocked by Chamba.
Chamba managing to block the knees to the body from Columbus.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Columbus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chamba.
Columbus creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Chamba's defenses.
Chamba lands with a left to the head.
Chamba dodges an elbow strike from Columbus.
Chamba misses with a body punch.
Columbus tries to land knees in the clinch but Chamba avoids the damage to the body.
Columbus lands a knee to the head.
That has opened up Gilberto Chamba's cut even more.
Chamba lands a hook that snaps the head of Columbus backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chamba.
Chamba is trying to push Columbus away but Columbus has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Chamba breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Columbus is looking to slow Chamba down with leg kicks.
Columbus walks forward, straight into a front kick from Chamba.
Chamba misses with a kick to the body.
Columbus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chamba.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Columbus, right into the meat.
Chamba takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Chamba scores with a kick to the midsection.
Chamba lands a nice looking body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Columbus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gilberto Chamba's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Chamba fails to land with a series of punches.
Gilberto Chamba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chamba misses with a head kick.
Columbus lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice body kick from Chamba.
Columbus misses with a body shot.
Chamba looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Chamba misses the shot to the body.
Chamba closes the distance and pushes Columbus back into the ropes.
Columbus swings wildly with an uppercut but Chamba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chamba lands an elbow inside that Columbus shrugs off.
Chamba scores with a nice hook to the head.
Columbus can't find room to land a body shot as Chamba controls the action.
Chamba lands an elbow inside.
Chamba can't find room to land a body shot as Columbus controls the action.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Columbus.
Chamba working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chamba blocks an uppercut.
Chamba blocking some punches.
Columbus lands with a light punch inside.
Chamba throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Columbus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chamba misses with a body punch.
Columbus lands a body shot.
Chamba lands a left hand that snaps the head of Columbus backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chamba.
A short left from Chamba.
Chamba can't find room to land a body shot as Columbus controls the action.
Chamba lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Chamba throws a punch but it's blocked by Columbus.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Columbus throws an elbow but misses.
Good body shot from Columbus.
Chamba scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Columbus missing with knees to the body.
Columbus takes an elbow to the forehead.
Chamba misses with some punches.
Columbus prevents a body shot from Chamba.
Chamba scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Columbus misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Columbus.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chamba breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Scott Columbus is winning the standup battle so far.
Columbus misses with a body shot.
Columbus swings for the body but Chamba moves out of range.
Chamba throws a sloppy head kick
and Columbus counters with a right hand to the body.
Donk. Columbus catches Chamba right on the button with a cross.
Chamba checks a leg kick nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Chamba explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Chamba takes the fight into the clinch.
Columbus tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Chamba pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chamba lets loose with a powerful body kick. Columbus will feel that in the morning.
Chamba looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Chamba throws a solid leg kick but Columbus takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Chamba.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chamba misses with a straight right.
Chamba throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Columbus avoids the body shot from Chamba.
Chamba takes a swing at Columbus's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gilberto Chamba showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gilberto Chamba's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Chamba swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chamba looks to throw the jab but Columbus is out of range.
Columbus circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chamba thuds his right hand into Columbus's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Chamba blocks a head kick by Columbus.
Columbus scores with a hook to the body. Chamba takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Columbus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chamba moves away.
Columbus takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Chamba missing with a left hand there. Columbus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chamba moves away from the strike by Columbus.
Chamba steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Columbus.
Columbus checks a leg kick nicely.
Columbus keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Chamba.
Columbus lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Columbus sizes up Chamba with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Chamba clobbers Columbus with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Columbus swats away the attempt to clinch by Chamba.
Chamba lands a right hook to the body.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Chamba. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Chamba moves into the clinch.
Chamba lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Scott Columbus has been cut.
Chamba throws a punch but it's blocked by Columbus.
Columbus takes an elbow to the forehead.
Chamba fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chamba wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Columbus lands a left hand.
Chamba lands a body shot in the clinch.
Columbus will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Chamba misses with a short punch on the inside.
Columbus works on Chamba's body with a couple of short punches.
Chamba's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Columbus throws a head punch that misses.
Chamba breaks the clinch.
A shot to the body from Chamba misses
and Columbus counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Columbus lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Columbus scores with a shot to the body.
Columbus uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Columbus connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Columbus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chamba.
Columbus connects with the punch.
Chamba is rocked!
Columbus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chamba steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Columbus.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Chamba! But no joy.
Columbus lands an overhand right.
The cut above Gilberto Chamba's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Columbus lands a nice shot that snaps Chamba's head back.
Chamba is still on wobbly legs! Can Columbus finish him?
Columbus takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Chamba seems to have recovered his senses.
Columbus connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Chamba's hands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Columbus swats away the attempt to clinch by Chamba.
Columbus scores a knockdown with a big right hand! Chamba beats the count and gets back to his feet. The referee asks him to walk forwards and it appears he is OK so we'll continue the bout.
And that's the end of the fight!
Scott Columbus showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Columbus has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:27
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scott Columbus!
A very excited looking Scott Columbus rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Tommy Lee (ranked 19579 p4p, 632 weight class) and Lambert George (ranked 17026 p4p, 687 weight class). Lee comes to the ring accompanied by Kickstart My Heart. George has chosen Ca fait mal as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tommy Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 12 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lambert George!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Chris Saunders and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
George fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lee looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lee looks to land a left hand but George moved out of range nicely.
Lee looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lee pivots, looking for a leg kick but George is out of range and Lee settles back down.
George lands a nice shot that snaps Lee's head back.
George lands a jab to Lee's midsection.
George takes a kick to the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Lee.
George scores with a nice head shot.
George scores with a nice right hand.
Lee has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A head kick misses from Lee.
George is looking to chop away at Lee's legs.
Lee blocks a low kick nicely.
George blocks a low kick nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lee fails in his attempt to clinch.
George tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from George.
Lee was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
George delivers a nice body kick.
George pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
George dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lee is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
George lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lee at a distance.
George ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
George lands a body shot.
George steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
George appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lee swings away with a leg kick that misses.
George throws a leg kick which misses Lee's front leg but catches the back leg as Lee tries to avoid it.
George throws a hook but Lee avoids it easily.
Lee lands a jab to George's midsection.
George keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
George slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lee takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
George scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
George swings away with a leg kick that misses.
George throws a shot 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!
George avoids a kick to the body.
George lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lee.
George misses with a low kick.
Lee throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and George counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws an off balance right hand
and George counters with a slapping leg kick.
George tries to work over Lee's front leg with a kick but Lee checks it.
George looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lee thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lee slips a jab from George.
Lee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as George throws out the jab.
Lee misses with a body kick.
Lee lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from George.
Lee fires out a quick counter leg kick but George just manages to avoid it.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
George motions for Lee to come forward. George throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
George lands a leg kick that knocks Lee off balance momentarily.
Lee throws a half hearted mid kick.
George lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
George swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee misses with an uppercut. George saw that one coming.
George is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Lee with a body shot.
Lee misses with a hook to the body
and George counters with a stiff right hand.
George misses with a low kick.
George steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lee.
George takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lambert George 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.
Lee looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but George moves away.
A head kick from Lee lands but George takes it in his stride.
George has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lee lands an overhand right.
Lee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lee has taken the fight to the clinch.
George working some nice short punches in the clinch.
George breaks from the clinch.
Lee has George up against the ropes in a clinch.
Lee lands a hook to the side of the head.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for George. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
George escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
George just misses with a punch to the body.
Lee misses with a telegraphed body shot
and George counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
George ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
George ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
George throws a jab but it's blocked by Lee.
Lambert George seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lee looks to land a body kick but George moved away.
George moves out of range of the strikes.
Some bone on bone action there as George checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lee throws a low kick but it's checked well by George.
That's one minute gone in the round.
George loads up on a big right hand but Lee slips the punch.
George throws a nice outside leg kick.
George bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lee missing with a left hand there. George was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lee misses with a hook.
Lee throws a low kick but George moves out of range easily.
Lee scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. George doesn't seem bothered though.
George lands a slapping body shot.
Lee throws out a loose jab but George uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee missing with a left hand there. George was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
George avoids a kick to the body.
George swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lee is looking to clinch.
George throws a big shot that misses.
Lee staying out of range there.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lee connects with a crisp jab.
Lee's jab looks to have found its range, popping George under the eye.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
George throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lee misses with a lunging right hand
and George counters with a nice uppercut.
Lee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. George sees it coming and avoids it easily.
George pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lee is looking to counter punch.
George misses with a low kick.
Lee tries to counter by moving into the clinch but George manages to circle out of the way.
Lee jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
George fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lee checks it well.
Lee swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
George throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lee's head.
Lee misses with the combination.
George avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
George checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lee closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling George to counter with a crisp jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee jabs George to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lee lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Lee throws the kick towards the body but George avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Lee dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but George moves away.
George lands a jab to Lee's midsection.
George throws a wild body kick that Lee sees coming a mile off.
George slips a straight right by Lee.
Lee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Some bone on bone action there as Lee checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lee lands an overhand right.
George scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lee misses with a body shot.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Lee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
George tries a quick counter leg kick but Lee is wise to it.
George lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lee at a distance.
George lands with a shot to the body.
Lee misses with a wild body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by George. That's going to slow Lee down.
George stuns Lee with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An inside leg kick lands from George.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from George.
That's one minute gone in the round.
George blocks a low kick nicely.
Lee checks a leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Lee on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice defenses there by George.
George slips under a jab.
Lee moves out of range of the body kick from George.
Lee finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
George throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
George scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lee in his tracks.
George's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lee under the eye.
Lee connects with a single shot there.
George lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lee at a distance.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from George.
George flicks out a counter leg kick but Lee steps away.
Lee wants to slow George down by chopping away at his legs.
Lee gets cracked with a nice right hand there by George.
George lands a head shot.
George is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lee.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
George lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lee at a distance.
Lee is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
George lands a nice shot to the body.
Lee defending well as George loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
George avoids the head kick by Lee.
Lee misses with a body shot.
George lands a nice shot to the body.
Lee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
George swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice shot by George.
Nice defenses there by George.
Lee throws out a loose jab but George uses good head movement to avoid it.
George scores with a shot to the body.
George fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lee on the side of the head.
Lee misses with a straight left.
George was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A telegraphed right hand from George misses the target.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from George.
George misses with a looping left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
George throws a leg kick but Lee checks it.
Lee clinches up against the ropes.
Lee misses with an elbow strike.
George can't break the clinch.
George breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lambert George comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think George 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lambert George!
A relieved looking Lambert George thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Shiny Aoki (ranked 1169 p4p, 151 weight class) and Dany Crosby (ranked 2023 p4p, 239 weight class). Aoki's entrance music is Big Scoob - Bitch Please Ft B - Legit , E- 40. A fine choice. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shiny Aoki!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 20 - 4, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dany Crosby!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Ryoma Takatsuka and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aoki lands a lovely overhand right.
Crosby avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aoki tries to clinch but Crosby moves out of range.
Crosby checks the leg kick.
Crosby tries to clinch but Aoki moves out of range.
Crosby throws a body shot but no joy.
Aoki takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Crosby 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.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Aoki connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Crosby's hands.
No joy there for Crosby, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Aoki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Crosby now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nice straight punches there by Crosby. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Crosby.
Crosby missing with a left hand there. Aoki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Crosby bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Crosby throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aoki takes the fight into the clinch.
Aoki softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aoki lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Crosby lands a body punch in the clinch.
Crosby blocks an uppercut.
Aoki blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Crosby has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Aoki misses with the head strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Crosby tries to work over Aoki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Crosby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aoki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aoki throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Crosby blocks it with crossed arms.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Crosby creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Aoki is looking to control Crosby's arms but Crosby gets an underhook and turns him. Now Aoki has his back to the ropes.
Aoki stalling in the clinch but Crosby improves position.
Aoki is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Crosby managing to block the knees to the body from Aoki.
A head punch on the inside from Aoki fails to land.
Aoki has a couple of punches blocked by Crosby.
Aoki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aoki slowing the pace effectively.
Aoki trying to land knees to the body.
Aoki blocks a body shot from Crosby.
Aoki lands with a light punch inside.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Crosby swings wildly with an uppercut but Aoki uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aoki swings wildly with an uppercut but Crosby uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crosby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aoki blocks a body shot from Crosby.
A head punch on the inside from Crosby fails to land.
Crosby misses with the head strike.
Crosby tries a body shot but Aoki blocks it.
Aoki lands a right hand that snaps the head of Crosby backwards.
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!
Aoki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Aoki tries a body shot but Crosby blocks it.
Aoki with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Aoki lands with a light punch inside.
Crosby lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short left from Aoki.
Aoki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Aoki.
Crosby fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aoki prevents a body shot from Crosby.
A short right from Crosby on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shiny Aoki dominated that round.
That's time! Aoki's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Aoki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Aoki misses with an uppercut
and Crosby counters by clinching up.
Aoki misses with a punch on the inside.
Crosby gets through Aoki's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Aoki blocks a body shot from Crosby.
Aoki pushes Crosby back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Crosby blocking some punches.
Crosby lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Aoki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aoki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crosby misses with a hook to the ribs.
Crosby lands a body punch in the clinch.
Crosby lands with a left to the head.
Crosby misses with a hook to the ribs.
Aoki scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Aoki misses with the head strike.
Crosby tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Aoki's elbow.
Aoki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crosby misses with a punch on the inside.
Crosby blocking some punches.
Shiny Aoki has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Crosby lands a hook to the side of the head.
Crosby scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crosby lands a hook to the side of the head.
Crosby doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Crosby blocks an uppercut.
Crosby stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Crosby misses with a body punch.
Aoki is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short body shot lands from Crosby as the two fighters clinch.
Crosby throws a punch but it's blocked by Aoki.
A short right from Crosby on the inside.
Crosby misses with the head strike.
Aoki lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Crosby.
Crosby tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Aoki's elbow.
Aoki misses with some punches.
Crosby gets through Aoki's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Crosby swings wildly with an uppercut but Aoki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crosby fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Crosby misses with a hook to the ribs.
Crosby digs a right hand underneath Aoki's ribcage. Aoki let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Crosby fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crosby lands a hook to the side of the head.
Crosby prevents a body shot from Aoki.
Crosby lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aoki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Crosby is defending well for now.
A hook to the body from Crosby.
Aoki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crosby working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Crosby lands with a light punch inside.
Crosby working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Crosby scores with a shot to the side of Aoki's head.
Crosby lands a left hand.
Crosby lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Aoki is rocked!
Crosby lands a left hand.
Oh Aoki is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Crosby lands a shoulder strike.
Aoki misses with a punch on the inside.
Crosby lands with a left to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A shot in the inside from Crosby.
Crosby breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Aoki with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Aoki looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Aoki 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 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Dany Crosby!
Dany Crosby is the new middleweight champion!
After winning the bout, Dany Crosby thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Shiny Aoki was interviewed post fight and said 'Time to Retire 3x Former champ hanging it up!!!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jacques Durand (ranked 19060 p4p, 532 weight class) and Nero La Croix (ranked 19663 p4p, 560 weight class). Durand comes into the arena with Kaaris - S.E.V.R.A.N. blaring out of the sound system. La Croix has chosen Ca Plane Pour Moi as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacques Durand!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
39 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nero La Croix!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Micheangelo Fripello and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durand drives through and clinches with La Croix against the ropes.
Durand prevents a body shot from La Croix.
Durand doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Durand lands on the inside with an uppercut.
La Croix lands a left hand.
Durand missing with knees to the body.
Durand wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
La Croix misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Durand.
Durand tries a body shot but La Croix blocks it.
La Croix blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Durand misses with an elbow over the top.
Durand blocks a body shot from La Croix.
Durand tries a knee to the head but La Croix blocks it.
Durand avoiding damage as La Croix throws knees to the body.
Durand lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
La Croix throws a knee to the head but misses.
La Croix tries a body shot but Durand blocks it.
Durand missing with knees to the body.
La Croix avoids the elbow strike from Durand, against the ropes.
La Croix tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Durand avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Durand breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
La Croix lands with a kick to the ribs.
Durand has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Marty Robbin's Fight Ranch™ in the buildup to the fight.
La Croix walks into a stiff left hand from Durand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
La Croix blocks the body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from La Croix! But no joy.
La Croix misses with a body punch
and Durand makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
La Croix throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Durand counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
La Croix cracks a nice hook into Durand's ribs.
Durand is breathing heavily.
La Croix cracks Durand with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
It looks like Jacques Durand has been cut.
Durand moves out of range of the strikes.
Durand is looking to counter with head kicks.
La Croix misses with a hook to the body
and Durand cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
La Croix is looking to land body kicks.
Durand fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt La Croix.
La Croix 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.
Durand attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
La Croix thinks about the counter body kick.
La Croix looks to land a right hand but Durand moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durand blocks the body kick.
La Croix checks a leg kick.
Durand lands a really nice looking cross but La Croix seems unphased.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from La Croix, right into the meat.
Durand is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Durand scores with a jab.
Durand misses with a body punch
and La Croix counters with a straight right hand.
La Croix scores with a leg kick.
La Croix throws a hook but Durand blocks it.
Durand throws a lazy body kick
and La Croix makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Durand is looking to score with low kicks.
La Croix looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
La Croix misses with a hook
and Durand connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice cross by La Croix.
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 Jacques Durand will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jacques Durand's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
La Croix uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Durand.
Durand punishes La Croix's body with a nice straight punch.
La Croix throws a lazy right hand but Durand sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
La Croix throws a shot from downtown. Durand moves away and avoids it.
La Croix moves into range and clinches up with Durand.
La Croix scores a nice knee to the body.
Durand tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and La Croix avoids it.
La Croix misses with a body punch.
La Croix lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
La Croix avoids the elbow strike from Durand, against the ropes.
Durand lands an elbow inside that La Croix shrugs off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
La Croix scores with a shot to the side of Durand's head.
La Croix tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Durand's elbow.
Durand swings wildly with an uppercut but La Croix uses good head movement to avoid it.
La Croix lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Durand looks to throw an elbow but misses.
La Croix misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durand takes an elbow to the forehead.
La Croix lands an elbow just above Durand 's eye.
La Croix goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
La Croix softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Durand.
La Croix looking to throw knees to the head but Durand is blocking nicely.
Durand is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
La Croix blocks an uppercut.
Durand lands an elbow just above La Croix 's eye.
Durand is working La Croix over against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for La Croix.
Durand looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Durand blocks a punch to the side of the head.
La Croix misses with a punch on the inside.
Durand tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Durand tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
La Croix creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
La Croix can't find room to land a body shot as Durand controls the action.
La Croix can't find room to land a body shot as Durand controls the action.
La Croix scores with a shot to the side of Durand's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Durand tries to work over La Croix's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Durand working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durand blocks a body shot from La Croix.
Durand misses with a hook to the ribs.
Durand breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
La Croix throws a solid leg kick but Durand takes the impact on his shin and smiles at La Croix.
Durand throws a sloppy head kick and La Croix moves out of range easily.
La Croix closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Durand gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
La Croix avoids the elbow strike from Durand, against the ropes.
La Croix throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
La Croix lands with a short shot to the head.
Jacques Durand's cut is getting worse.
A short right from La Croix on the inside.
Nero La Croix seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
La Croix tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Durand avoids it.
La Croix tries to land a knee to the head but Durand blocks with his arms.
La Croix misses with some punches.
Durand on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Durand misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from La Croix.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
La Croix blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nero La Croix showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jacques Durand's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
La Croix checks a low kick from Durand.
And La Croix responds with a good body kick, but Durand manages to step out the way in time.
Durand walks into a jab.
Durand throws a body kick that misses.
Jacques Durand seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
La Croix displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Durand throws out the jab.
La Croix attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Durand fires out a quick counter leg kick but La Croix just manages to avoid it.
La Croix throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
La Croix misses with a left hand
and Durand counters with a good, hard body kick but La Croix shrugs it off.
La Croix jabs Durand to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durand drives through and clinches with La Croix against the ropes.
La Croix tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Durand tried to land a shot to the body but connects with La Croix's elbow.
Durand avoiding damage as La Croix throws knees to the body.
La Croix looking to throw knees to the head but Durand is blocking nicely.
Durand's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
La Croix misses with a kick to the body
and Durand counters with a straight right hand.
Durand throws a body punch but La Croix moves out of range.
Durand slips under a jab from La Croix.
Nice defenses there by La Croix.
La Croix dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
La Croix looks to land a body kick but Durand moved away.
Durand explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Durand throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
La Croix misses the body punch
and Durand counters with a left to the body.
Nice defenses there by Durand.
Durand throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durand walks into a stiff left hand from La Croix.
La Croix just misses with a punch to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Durand.
La Croix looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Durand cracks a nice hook into La Croix's ribs.
Durand explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Durand forces La Croix back against the ropes and clinches.
Durand struggles to land a body shot inside as La Croix controls his hands.
La Croix lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Durand or not.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
La Croix misses with a punch to the body.
La Croix lands a left hand that snaps the head of Durand backwards.
Durand with a knee to the head.
La Croix works on Durand's body with a couple of short punches.
La Croix tries to throw a body punch but Durand avoids it by throwing La Croix back against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Jacques Durand did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Jacques Durand's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
La Croix thows a left - swing and a miss!
La Croix tries to land a leg kick but Durand saw it coming and moves away.
Durand attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nice defenses there by Durand.
La Croix misses with a wild body shot.
Durand wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
La Croix connects with a jab.
Durand misses with a low kick.
La Croix looks to land a right hand but Durand moved out of range.
Durand appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
La Croix tries to land a front kick but Durand steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Durand slips a jab from La Croix.
Jacques Durand is winning the standup battle so far.
Durand misses with a wild body shot.
Durand lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from La Croix misses.
Durand is looking to counter with a body kick.
Durand throws out a powerful jab.
La Croix ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
La Croix throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Durand counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Durand uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by La Croix.
A low kick from Durand misses
and La Croix counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Durand. La Croix shrugs it off though.
Durand tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but La Croix was well out of range. Poor timing from Durand.
Durand walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. La Croix checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Good exchange - La Croix coming out on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
La Croix attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
La Croix lands a jab to Durand's midsection.
Durand 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.
A lazy body kick from La Croix
and Durand counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Durand works La Croix's body with a nice hook.
La Croix throws a low kick but Durand moves out of range easily.
La Croix fails with an attempt to clinch.
Durand throws a quick counter kick to the body but La Croix avoids it.
Durand rushes La Croix and presses him up against the ropes.
La Croix misses with a hook from the clinch.
Durand takes a knee right on the jaw!
Durand misses with some punches.
Durand throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Durand's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
La Croix is leaning against Durand and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Nero La Croix will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jacques Durand's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Good leg kick by La Croix there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Durand defending well as La Croix loads up on a big left hand.
An attempted straight right counter from Durand misses the target.
La Croix checks a low kick from Durand.
La Croix swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Durand takes a shot right to the bread basket.
La Croix lands with a right hand.
La Croix throws a wild body kick that Durand sees coming a mile off.
Durand tries to land a front kick but La Croix steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A countering left hand to the body from La Croix misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durand misses with a body punch
and La Croix counters with a nice low kick that buckles Durand's knee momentarily.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
La Croix has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Durand.
La Croix has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Durand.
La Croix throws a big shot that misses.
It appears Durand was looking to counter with a kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
La Croix throws a body kick that misses
and Durand cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Durand throws a sloppy body shot
and La Croix counters with a nice uppercut.
Durand has managed to clinch.
Durand misses with the head strike.
La Croix lands a right hand that snaps the head of Durand backwards.
La Croix working Durand over with knees to the body.
La Croix lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
La Croix lands with a left to the head.
La Croix is trying to stall.
La Croix tries to land knees in the clinch but Durand avoids the damage to the body.
La Croix doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Durand has a couple of punches blocked by La Croix.
La Croix lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Durand blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
La Croix lands a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Durand scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
La Croix doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
La Croix tries to work over Durand's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
La Croix stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right from La Croix.
A right handed body shot lands from La Croix.
La Croix scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from La Croix.
La Croix pushes Durand back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
La Croix tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Durand avoids it.
A short right from La Croix on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Durand fails to land.
La Croix throws an elbow but it misses.
Durand swings away with an uppercut that misses.
La Croix misses with a hook to the ribs.
La Croix goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Durand misses with a hook to the ribs.
La Croix lands a right hand that snaps the head of Durand backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from La Croix.
Durand managing to block the knees to the body from La Croix.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nero La Croix comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well La Croix has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 47:49
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 48:47
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Nero La Croix!
Nero La Croix is the new heavyweight champion!
Our winner, Nero La Croix, 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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