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VKT HW Grand Prix - Round 5 A PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Android Eighteen (ranked 3869 p4p, 5209 weight class) and Sol Abrams (ranked 483 p4p, 564 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Android Eighteen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sol Abrams!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eighteen tries to close the distance and clinch but Abrams swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jab by Abrams.
Abrams with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Abrams keeps the fight on the outside.
Abrams throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Eighteen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Eighteen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Abrams.
Abrams lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Eighteen at a distance.
Jab, jab by Abrams - just one landing.
Abrams comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Abrams jabs at Eighteen's body.
Sol Abrams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eighteen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Eighteen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Eighteen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
 Eighteen is rocked!
Abrams cracks Eighteen with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Eighteen is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Eighteen is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Eighteen could not beat the count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Sol Abrams!
Sol Abrams thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Chad Billingsly (ranked 6022 p4p, 5830 weight class) and John Johnston (ranked 116 p4p, 105 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chad Billingsly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Johnston!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Johnston!
Nice body kick there by Billingsly.
Johnston ducks under a wild hook from Billingsly.
Billingsly instigates a clinch.
Billingsly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johnston's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Billingsly lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Johnston tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
I was talking to Billingsly's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Billingsly throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johnstons head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Johnston is trying to break the clinch but Billingsly is controlling him.
Billingsly lands a 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!
Billingsly can't find room to land a body shot as Johnston controls the action.
Billingsly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Billingsly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Billingsly tries to break free but Johnston pushes him back against the ropes.
Johnston wants to stall.
Johnston is trying to maintain a safe position but Billingsly gets an underhook and turns Johnston into the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Billingsly can't find room to land a body shot as Johnston controls the action.
Billingsly lands a nice shot to the body.
Johnston looking to slow down the pace here.
Billingsly stalling against the ropes.
Billingsly scores with a shot to the side of Johnston's head.
A nice left hand lands by Billingsly.
Nice body punch from Billingsly - that landed with a thud.
Johnston looks winded!
Johnston wants to break free but Billingsly has control.
Billingsly wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Billingsly pushes Johnston back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Billingsly.
Billingsly scores with a nice hook to the head.
Billingsly manages to break the clinch.
Johnston uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Billingsly.
Johnston throws a counter combo.
Billingsly moves out of range of the strikes.
Billingsly lands a lovely overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Billingsly scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
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!
Billingsly moves into the clinch.
Johnston blocking some punches.
Johnston is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Johnston misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnston misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnston misses with some punches.
Johnston prevents Billingsly from breaking the clinch.
A short right from Billingsly on the inside.
Billingsly pushes Johnston back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Billingsly tries a body shot but Johnston blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Billingsly scores with a nice short uppercut.
Billingsly makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Billingsly.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Billingsly pushes Johnston back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Billingsly lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Johnston swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Billingsly dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Billingsly clinches up against the ropes.
John Johnston has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Billingsly misses with a punch on the inside.
Billingsly lands with a short shot to the head.
Johnston is looking to control Billingsly's arms but Billingsly gets an underhook and turns him. Now Johnston has his back to the ropes.
Billingsly lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Billingsly is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnston can do to turn this around?
Billingsly lands a shoulder strike.
Billingsly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Billingsly clinches.
Billingsly throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johnstons head.
Johnston throws a knee to the head but misses.
Billingsly lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short uppercut from Billingsly.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A hook to the body from Billingsly.
Billingsly throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Billingsly lands a hook that snaps the head of Johnston backwards.
Chad Billingsly has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Billingsly creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Johnston crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5, yes, he's made it back to his feet. He seems OK so it looks like we're going to continue!
 Johnston is rocked!
Johnston is breathing heavily.
Billingsly rushes Johnston and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Billingsly - that landed with a thud.
Billingsly digs a right hand into Johnston's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Johnston's gas tank.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Billingsly.
Billingsly lands a nice uppercut.
Billingsly working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Billingsly.
Billingsly lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Billingsly lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Johnston backwards.
Johnston is still on wobbly legs! Can Billingsly finish him?
Billingsly stalling in the clinch.
Johnston seems to have recovered his senses.
Billingsly works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Billingsly lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Billingsly is working Johnston over against the ropes.
Billingsly lands a right hand.
Billingsly lands with a left to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Billingsly scores with a shot to the side of Johnston's head.
Billingsly creates a bit of space and cracks Johnston with an uppercut that drops him to the canvas! Johnston is wobbled and seems to be struggling to get back to his feet. 3,4,5. He's up! Phew, his manager will be relieved but they're no doubt wondering whether he'll be able to recover properly and get back in the fight!
Johnston walks into a straight right hand and goes down! Billingsly rushes to a neutral corner so the count doesn't get delayed but Johnston has made it back to his feet on 5. He's OK so we're back to the action.
Johnston tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Billingsly lands with a good body shot.
Billingsly closes the distance and pushes Johnston back into the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Billingsly.
Billingsly tries to work over Johnston's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Billingsly lands with a right to the head.
Billingsly creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Johnston crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5, yes, he's made it back to his feet. He seems OK so it looks like we're going to continue!
Billingsly scores a knockdown with a big right hand! Johnston 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.
Billingsly cracks Johnston with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Johnston is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Johnston is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9, he's up! Wow, he cut that one a bit fine!
Johnston displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Billingsly throws out the jab.
Billingsly misses with a looping right.
Johnston throws a fast counter high kick but Billingsly manages to duck under it in time.
Billingsly closes the distance and catches Johnston with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Johnston is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Johnston is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Johnston is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Billingsly takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Chad Billingsly!
A very excited looking Chad Billingsly made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Roch Doisneau (ranked 5387 p4p, 6023 weight class) and Shao Khan (ranked 79 p4p, 117 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roch Doisneau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shao Khan!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doisneau lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Doisneau's jab looks to have found its range, popping Khan under the eye.
Khan blocks the body kick.
Doisneau thumps Khan with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Doisneau.
It seemed like Khan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Doisneau looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Doisneau throws a head kick that misses.
Khan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Doisneau connects with a solid leg kick.
Doisneau scores with a jab.
Doisneau misses with the body kick
and Khan counters with a nice uppercut.
 It looks like Roch Doisneau has been cut.
Doisneau throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Khan on the side of the head.
Khan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It seemed like Khan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A head kick misses from Doisneau.
Doisneau darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Doisneau misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Doisneau swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Doisneau lands a hook that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Doisneau lands a hook to the side of the head.
Khan blocks a body shot from Doisneau.
Khan blocks an uppercut.
Doisneau misses with a hook from the clinch.
Doisneau lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Doisneau lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Khan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Doisneau connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Doisneau slams his shin into Khan's torso.
Khan sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Khan walks into a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Doisneau tries a head kick but it misses.
Doisneau tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khan was well out of range. Poor timing from Doisneau.
Khan doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Doisneau lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Doisneau moves into the clinch.
Doisneau lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Doisneau tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khan's elbow.
Doisneau pushes Khan back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roch Doisneau dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roch Doisneau's cut.
That's time! Doisneau's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Khan steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Doisneau. That one must have hurt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Doisneau.
Doisneau lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Doisneau scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Khan needs to keep his hands up - Doisneau had a free shot at his head there.
Roch Doisneau is winning the standup battle so far.
Khan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Khan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doisneau lands a high kick!
Doisneau looks to throw a body kick
letting Khan counter with a right hand.
Doisneau pushes Khan up against the ropes in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice left hand lands by Doisneau.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doisneau lands with a short shot to the head.
Doisneau throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Khans head.
Doisneau lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Doisneau.
Khan blocking some punches.
Doisneau scores with a hook to the body.
Khan blocks an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Khan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Doisneau goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Doisneau misses with a short punch on the inside.
Doisneau makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Doisneau tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Khan is trying to force a seperation but Doisneau has the dominant position.
Doisneau lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Doisneau.
Doisneau lands a hook that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Doisneau is leaning against Khan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Khan is breathing heavily.
Khan blocks an uppercut.
Doisneau lands with a short shot to 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!
Doisneau swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Doisneau throws a head punch that misses.
Doisneau scores with a shot to the side of Khan's head.
Doisneau pushes Khan back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Doisneau lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khan.
Doisneau lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Doisneau.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roch Doisneau dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Roch Doisneau's cut.
That's time! Doisneau's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Doisneau throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shao Khan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Khan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Khan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Khan is rocked!
Doisneau throws the left hand but Khan avoids the punch easily.
A good leg kick by Doisneau.
Doisneau misses with a wild body shot.
Khan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Doisneau pushes Khan up against the ropes in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doisneau misses with a punch to the body.
Roch Doisneau has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Khan is looking to break free of the clinch but Doisneau has double underhooks.
Doisneau scores with a nice hook to the head.
Doisneau tries to work over Khan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Doisneau cracks Khan with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doisneau fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Doisneau misses with a punch to the body.
Doisneau throws a head punch that misses.
Doisneau misses with a short punch on the inside.
Doisneau swings wildly with an uppercut but Khan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doisneau misses with a punch on the inside.
Doisneau lands a right hand that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Khan is trying to push Doisneau away but Doisneau has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Doisneau lands with a right to the head.
We've been informed that Khan has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Khan blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Doisneau.
Khan blocks an uppercut.
Khan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Doisneau goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doisneau tries to work over Khan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Doisneau struggles to land a body shot inside as Khan controls his hands.
A short left from Doisneau.
Doisneau digs a right hand into Khan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Khan's gas tank.
Doisneau working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Doisneau.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khan.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doisneau lands a right hand.
Doisneau misses with the head strike.
Khan takes a shot to the head.
Khan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Doisneau scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Khan is still on wobbly legs! Can Doisneau finish him?
Doisneau works Khan's body with a nice hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roch Doisneau showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Doisneau 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:24
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:24
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roch Doisneau!
During a confident post fight interview, Roch Doisneau thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Kevin Faulk (ranked 5765 p4p, 5661 weight class) and Wiaan Cronje (ranked 102 p4p, 97 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kevin Faulk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wiaan Cronje!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faulk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cronje moves out of range as Faulk throws a body kick.
Faulk loads up on a big right hand but Cronje slips the punch.
Faulk 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.
Faulk misses with a looping right.
Faulk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cronje moves away.
Cronje lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A swing and a miss from Cronje.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Faulk misses with an uppercut. Cronje saw that one coming.
Cronje rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cronje takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A shot to the liver by Cronje. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faulk scores with the left hand. Cronje knows he should have avoided that one.
Faulk is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cronje.
Faulk thows a left - swing and a miss!
It seemed like Cronje was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cronje uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Faulk.
Faulk sets himself, and Cronje steps forward looking for the clinch! Faulk avoids it this time.
Cronje swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Faulk was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Faulk throws a hook to the side of Cronje's head but Cronje sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Faulk misses with a lunging right hand
and Cronje cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cronje throws a sloppy head kick and Faulk moves out of range easily.
Faulk looks to land a left hand but Cronje moved out of range nicely.
It seemed like Cronje was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cronje throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Faulk counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cronje throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cronje takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Faulk misses with a looping left.
Cronje moves out of range as Faulk strikes.
Cronje has closed the distance and engaged Faulk in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch on the inside from Cronje fails to land.
Cronje lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Still in the clinch, Cronje scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cronje swings wildly with an uppercut but Faulk uses good head movement to avoid it.
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 Kevin Faulk will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Faulk throws a lazy uppercut
and Cronje counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cronje scores with a head kick. Faulk tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Faulk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice uppercut there from Faulk.
Kevin Faulk is winning the standup battle so far.
Cronje ducks under a wild hook from Faulk.
Faulk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Faulk.
Cronje wants to counter the offense by Faulk and move into the clinch position.
Faulk misses with a body kick.
Faulk misses with a lunging right hand
and before Faulk can reset, Cronje rushes him with a swarm of punches, sending him crashing to the floor, in all sorts of trouble! Faulk is trying to beat the count but we're up to 6 already and he's nowhere near. 7,8... he's up! He's going to continue!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Faulk misses
and Cronje counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Faulk slips a straight right by Cronje.
Cronje closes the distance and catches Faulk with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Faulk is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Faulk is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Faulk is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Cronje takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Wiaan Cronje!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Akira Kumajin (ranked 24609 p4p, 5842 weight class) and Aleex Kayy (ranked 141 p4p, 106 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kumajin might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Akira the Wild - Devilman Crybaby OST. The crowd seem to be enjoying Kayy's choice of entrance music: Just Another Level. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akira Kumajin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Aleex Kayy!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kayy connects with a body shot.
Kumajin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
It looks like Akira Kumajin has been cut.
Kayy misses the jab.
Kayy avoids the body shot from Kumajin.
Kumajin throws out a loose jab but Kayy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kumajin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kayy misses with a wild body shot.
Kumajin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kayy darts in and clinches Kumajin up against the ropes.
Kumajin misses with a punch on the inside.
Kayy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kumajin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kumajin missing with knees to the body.
Kayy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kumajin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kayy lands with a right to the head.
Kumajin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kumajin misses with the head strike.
Kayy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kumajin throws a head punch that misses.
Kumajin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Kayy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Kayy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kumajin throws a head punch that misses.
Kayy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kumajin.
Kayy digs a right hand underneath Kumajin's ribcage. Kumajin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kumajin is breathing heavily.
Kayy lands a hook that snaps the head of Kumajin backwards.
Kayy lands with a right to the head.
Kayy lands a body punch.
Kayy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kayy manages to break the clinch.
Kayy lands a body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kayy knocks out Kumajin with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Kayy before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Kayy picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Aleex Kayy!
Our winner, Aleex Kayy, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Joe Armstrong (ranked 5445 p4p, 5515 weight class) and KT Tourney (ranked 84 p4p, 88 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Armstrong might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Team America - America, Fuck Yeah!. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Armstrong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, KT Tourney!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Armstrong rushes Tourney and presses him up against the ropes.
Tourney blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
I was talking to Armstrong's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Armstrong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Armstrong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tourney's elbow.
Tourney lands with a short shot to the head.
Armstrong struggles to land a body shot inside as Tourney controls his hands.
Tourney tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Armstrong lands a hook that snaps the head of Tourney backwards.
Tourney tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Armstrong scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tourney throws a head punch that misses.
Tourney with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Armstrong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Armstrong fails to land.
A short uppercut from Tourney.
Armstrong has a couple of punches blocked by Tourney.
Armstrong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Armstrong scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right handed body shot lands from Armstrong.
Tourney softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Armstrong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Armstrong.
Tourney blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tourney lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tourney lands a right hand that snaps the head of Armstrong backwards.
Armstrong lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tourney.
Armstrong lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tourney.
Tourney looks winded!
Tourney misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Armstrong scores with a hook to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Armstrong.
Tourney tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Armstrong scores with a hook to the body.
Armstrong scores with a shoulder strike.
Armstrong lands a nice uppercut.
 It looks like KT Tourney has been cut.
Tourney told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
A body shot lands from Armstrong.
Armstrong lands a body punch in the clinch.
Armstrong lands a hook that snaps the head of Tourney backwards.
Tourney tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Armstrong tries a body shot but Tourney blocks it.
Armstrong lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Armstrong gets through Tourney's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Armstrong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tourney's elbow.
Armstrong lands a shoulder strike.
Armstrong lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Armstrong gets through Tourney's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Armstrong lands a hook that snaps the head of Tourney backwards.
Tourney tries to throw a body punch but Armstrong avoids it by throwing Tourney back against the ropes.
Armstrong tries a body shot but Tourney blocks it.
Tourney tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tourney misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Armstrong scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Armstrong.
Armstrong scores with a hook to the body.
Armstrong pushes Tourney back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Armstrong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Armstrong misses with the head strike.
Armstrong works on Tourney's body with a couple of short punches.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Armstrong creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tourney's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Armstrong lands a body punch in the clinch.
Good body shot from Armstrong.
Armstrong lands with a right to the head.
Armstrong lands with a light punch inside.
Armstrong lands with a short shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Armstrong dominated that round.
The cut man is working on KT Tourney's cut.
That's time! Armstrong's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Armstrong moves into the clinch.
Armstrong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tourney blocks a body shot from Armstrong.
Tourney misses with a knee to the head.
Tourney trying to land knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Armstrong.
A shot in the inside from Armstrong.
Armstrong is working Tourney over against the ropes.
Armstrong lands a body shot in the clinch.
Joe Armstrong has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Armstrong scores with a nice hook to the head.
Armstrong lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Armstrong.
Armstrong lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tourney is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Armstrong works on Tourney's body with a couple of short punches.
Armstrong throws a punch but it's blocked by Tourney.
Good body shot from Armstrong.
Tourney is breathing heavily.
A short uppercut from Armstrong.
Armstrong lands a nice uppercut.
Armstrong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Tourney.
Armstrong lands a left hand.
Tourney is still on wobbly legs! Can Armstrong finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Armstrong.
Armstrong pushes Tourney back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Armstrong creates a bit of space and cracks Tourney with an uppercut that drops him to the canvas! Tourney is wobbled and seems to be struggling to get back to his feet. 3,4,5. He's up! Phew, his manager will be relieved but they're no doubt wondering whether he'll be able to recover properly and get back in the fight!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Armstrong instigates a clinch.
Armstrong creates a bit of distance and cracks Tourney with a big uppercut! Tourney goes down! The referee pushes Armstrong away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Tourney make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Armstrong takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Joe Armstrong!
A relieved looking Joe Armstrong 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 super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Patrick Turgeon (ranked 5790 p4p, 5903 weight class) and Jean Yves Theriault (ranked 104 p4p, 110 weight class). Theriault comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Klendathu drop kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Patrick Turgeon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jean Yves Theriault!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turgeon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Theriault.
Theriault uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turgeon.
Theriault lands with a nice body kick.
Theriault throws a looping overhand right but Turgeon ducks down to avoid it.
Theriault keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turgeon scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Theriault swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Theriault connects with a good right hand that stumbles Turgeon. Turgeon circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Theriault cracks Turgeon with a right hand to the side of the head.
Turgeon lands a jab to the nose.
Turgeon ducks under a wild hook from Theriault.
Turgeon staying out of range there.
Turgeon tries to counter by clinching up but Theriault breaks away and moves out of range.
Theriault misses with the combination.
Turgeon wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch lands to the side of Turgeon 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turgeon takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Turgeon closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A lazy left from Theriault finds it's target.
Turgeon doesn't manage to clinch there - Theriault circles away.
A little jabbing left from Theriault on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A shot to the liver by Turgeon. Beautiful body shot.
Theriault throws the left hand but Turgeon avoids the punch easily.
Turgeon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Theriault.
Turgeon misses the shot to the body.
Theriault follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Turgeon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Theriault.
Turgeon takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Theriault walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Turgeon has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Theriault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Theriault looks to land a right hand but Turgeon moved out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Theriault lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Theriault scores with a jab to the body.
Theriault slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Theriault keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Theriault lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and Turgeon goes down! The ref sends Theriault to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and Turgeon is back to his feet. He seems a little groggy but the referee thinks he's OK to continue, so we're back to the action!
It looks like Patrick Turgeon has been cut.
Theriault throws a jab but it's blocked by Turgeon.
Theriault throws a looping overhand right but Turgeon ducks down to avoid it.
Theriault misses with a body punch
and Turgeon moves into the clinch.
Theriault misses with a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A right hand to the body from Turgeon.
Turgeon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Turgeon.
Theriault looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Theriault swings wildly with an uppercut but Turgeon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Theriault takes a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Having scored a knockdown, Jean Yves Theriault should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2.
The cut man is working on Patrick Turgeon's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Turgeon lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Theriault at a distance.
Turgeon lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Theriault uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turgeon.
Turgeon moves out of range of the strikes.
Turgeon tries to counter by clinching up but Theriault breaks away and moves out of range.
Theriault slips a straight right by Turgeon.
Turgeon is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Theriault darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Turgeon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Theriault with a hook.
Theriault throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turgeon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Turgeon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Turgeon lands with a light punch inside.
Turgeon keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Theriault's efforts to push away.
Still in the clinch, Turgeon scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turgeon lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turgeon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Theriault is looking to break free of the clinch but Turgeon has double underhooks.
A hook to the body from Turgeon.
Theriault misses with the head strike.
Turgeon stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Turgeon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Turgeon.
Theriault is breathing heavily.
A short left from Turgeon.
Turgeon lands with a left to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Turgeon.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Turgeon.
Turgeon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Theriault takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turgeon blocking some punches.
Turgeon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Turgeon on the inside.
Turgeon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Turgeon lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Turgeon lands an uppercut.
Theriault swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Theriault fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Turgeon scores with a hook to the body.
Turgeon throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Turgeon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Theriault backwards.
Nice elbow from Turgeon.
It looks like Jean Yves Theriault has been cut.
Turgeon lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Turgeon presses Theriault against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Turgeon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Turgeon.
Theriault is rocked!
Turgeon lands an elbow just above Theriault 's eye.
Theriault is still on wobbly legs! Can Turgeon finish him?
Turgeon lands a damaging elbow.
Turgeon lands a body punch in the clinch.
Turgeon creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Theriault crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Theriault face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Turgeon takes it with a brutal technical knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Patrick Turgeon!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Tim Bravo (ranked 5713 p4p, 6558 weight class) and Cyril Cabo (ranked 99 p4p, 128 weight class). Tim Bravo could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Cyril Cabo's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tim Bravo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cyril Cabo!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bravo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cabo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've been informed that Cabo 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.
Cabo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bravo.
Cabo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bravo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cabo's head.
Bravo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bravo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cabo circles away quickly and effectively.
Cabo misses with a body punch
and Bravo counters with a straight right hand.
Bravo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Zenarals' House in the buildup to the fight.
Bravo cracks Cabo with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Cabo is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Cabo is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9, he's up! Wow, he cut that one a bit fine!
Cabo is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bravo has taken the fight to the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Bravo.
Bravo lands a body punch.
Cabo looks winded!
Bravo lands a body shot in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cabo.
Cabo takes a shot to the head.
Bravo lands a nice uppercut.
Cabo is still on wobbly legs! Can Bravo finish him?
Bravo breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Cabo with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Cabo looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Cabo get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Tim Bravo!
After winning the bout, Tim Bravo thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Quinn Diesel (ranked 5631 p4p, 5282 weight class) and Jason Hightower (ranked 95 p4p, 137 weight class). Hightower is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Power. Jason Hightower told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Quinn Diesel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Hightower!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diesel connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Diesel just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hightower! But no joy.
A cross from Hightower lands.
It looks like Quinn Diesel has been cut.
Diesel misses with a right hand
and Hightower counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Diesel jabs Hightower to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Diesel looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hightower connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hightower is looking to chop away at Diesel's legs.
That kick from Diesel tenderised Hightower's leg. Hightower is trying to keep his angry face on.
Diesel swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hightower counters with a perfectly timed counter left hook that drops Diesel to the mat, face first! Hightower goes to the neutral corner and waits for the referee to start the count. Diesel is back to hise feet already though and looking to continue the bout! Exciting stuff!
Quinn Diesel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hightower blocks a leg kick.
Hightower swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A big left from Diesel misses.
Hightower looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Diesel throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hightower counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hightower uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diesel.
Diesel throws an off balance right hand
and Hightower counters with a nice low kick that buckles Diesel's knee momentarily.
Diesel misses with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diesel glances at the clock... BAM! Hightower nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Diesel crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Diesel is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jason Hightower!
A relieved looking Jason Hightower 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 light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Wesley Taurus (ranked 727 p4p, 3850 weight class) and Riccardo Fernandes (ranked 101 p4p, 482 weight class). Taurus comes to the ring accompanied by Country Boy - Aaron Lewis. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wesley Taurus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Riccardo Fernandes!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taurus changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Taurus blocks a jab.
Taurus looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fernandes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Taurus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fernandes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Taurus is looking to counter punch.
Taurus throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fernandes counters with a one-two to the body.
Fernandes throws a head kick that misses.
Fernandes with the inside leg kick.
Taurus misses with an uppercut.
Fernandes slips under a jab from Taurus.
Taurus misses with a head kick.
Taurus looks to throw the jab but Fernandes is out of range.
Fernandes clinches with his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fernandes lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Wesley Taurus has been cut.
Fernandes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fernandes told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Taurus tries to land knees in the clinch but Fernandes avoids the damage to the body.
Taurus scores with a shoulder strike.
Fernandes comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fernandes throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Taurus manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernandes tries to clinch there but Taurus circles away.
Jab from Fernandes.
Fernandes stuns Taurus with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Taurus is looking to land body kicks.
Fernandes swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fernandes closes the distance and pushes Taurus back into the ropes.
Fernandes throws an elbow that misses.
Taurus avoids the elbow strike from Fernandes, against the ropes.
Taurus takes an elbow to the temple.
Fernandes avoiding damage as Taurus throws knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Fernandes just misses with a elbow thrown towards Taurus's brow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Fernandes.
Taurus manages to break the clinch.
Taurus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Taurus loads up on a big right hand but Fernandes slips the punch.
Fernandes misses with a low kick.
Fernandes takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taurus lands a two punch combo.
A left lands for Fernandes.
Wesley Taurus's cut is getting worse.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taurus has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fernandes.
Wesley Taurus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fernandes misses with a straight right.
Fernandes tries to clinch there but Taurus circles away.
Fernandes doesn't manage to clinch there - Taurus circles away.
Taurus throws a looping overhand right but Fernandes ducks down to avoid it.
Fernandes gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Taurus throws a head kick but Fernandes moves out of range.
Taurus looks for the body kick but Fernandes saw that one coming.
Taurus scores with a decent looking hook.
Taurus gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fernandes.
Taurus throws the left hand but Fernandes avoids the punch easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fernandes misses with a shot to the body
and Taurus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fernandes misses with a low kick as Taurus jumps back.
Taurus throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fernandes throws a leg kick
and Taurus makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
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 Wesley Taurus will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Wesley Taurus's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Taurus lands a head kick that sends Fernandes down! Fernandes is flopping around the mat trying to get back up, leaving the referee no choice but to wave off the fight! Taurus is victorious!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Wesley Taurus!
During a confident post fight interview, Wesley Taurus thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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