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AFC Kickboxing Event PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Luke Moxley (ranked 24849 p4p, 2816 weight class) and Dominick Poirier (ranked 516 p4p, 272 weight class). Luke Moxley is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luke Moxley !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dominick Poirier!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Summer Carpenter and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moxley misses with a hook.
Poirier keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Moxley .
Moxley throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Poirier stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Moxley with a hook.
Poirier blocks a jab.
Poirier ducks under a wild hook from Moxley .
Poirier bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Moxley jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Poirier misses with a double jab
and Moxley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Moxley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poirier clinches with his opponent.
Poirier's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A punch lands to the side of Moxley 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moxley looks to land a right hand but Poirier moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moxley misses with a looping left.
Moxley circles away from the clinch attempt.
Moxley was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Poirier is looking to clinch.
Moxley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Moxley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Moxley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Poirier.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Poirier has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Poirier misses with a looping right.
Poirier looks to land a body kick but Moxley moved away.
Moxley was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Poirier pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Moxley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Poirier was well out of range. Poor timing from Moxley .
Poirier drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Moxley lands with a shot to the body.
Moxley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Poirier.
Moxley misses with an uppercut. Poirier saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poirier uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Moxley .
Poirier moves out of range of the strikes.
Moxley moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Poirier rushes Moxley and presses him up against the cage.
Moxley lands a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moxley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Poirier's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Poirier ducks right into an uppercut from Moxley .
Moxley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Poirier was well out of range. Poor timing from Moxley .
The fighters circling - Moxley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Poirier closes the distance and pushes Moxley back into the cage.
Poirier blocking some punches.
Poirier takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moxley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Moxley blocks an elbow strike.
Moxley wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Moxley 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Poirier slips a straight right by Moxley .
Luke Moxley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moxley scores with the left hand. Poirier knows he should have avoided that one.
Poirier pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Moxley scores with a punch to the head.
Poirier keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Moxley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Moxley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big left from Moxley misses.
Poirier keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poirier changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Poirier clinches up with Moxley and pushes him back against the cage.
Poirier breaks the clinch.
Moxley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Poirier moves away.
Moxley blocks a low kick nicely.
Moxley circles away from the clinch attempt.
Moxley is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Moxley scores with a hook to the body. Poirier takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
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!
Moxley misses with a straight left.
Poirier staying out of range there.
Moxley misses with a right hand
and Poirier counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Poirier uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Moxley .
Moxley missing with a left hand there. Poirier was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Poirier blocks a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Moxley dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Poirier clinches up against the cage.
Poirier will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Moxley up against the cage.
Moxley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Poirier can do to turn this around?
The referee is keeping an eye on Poirier - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Poirier escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Moxley tries to keep at a distance but Poirier has taken the fight into the clinch.
Moxley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poirier pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Moxley looks to throw the jab but Poirier is out of range.
Moxley misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moxley moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nice jab there from Moxley .
Poirier cracks a nice hook into Moxley 's ribs.
Poirier moves out of range as Moxley strikes.
Moxley connects with a crisp jab.
Poirier slips under a jab.
Poirier is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Poirier rushes Moxley and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Poirier breaks from the clinch.
Poirier moves into range and clinches up with Moxley .
A head punch blocked on the inside by Poirier.
Poirier breaks from the clinch.
Poirier slips under a jab.
A little jabbing left from Poirier on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Poirier displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Moxley throws out the jab.
Dominick Poirier is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moxley looks to land a left hand but Poirier moved out of range nicely.
Poirier tries to counter by closing the distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moxley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Poirier sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Poirier on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Poirier darts in and clinches Moxley up against the cage.
Poirier breaks from the clinch.
Moxley really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Poirier wants to clinch.
Poirier ducks under a wild hook from Moxley .
Moxley misses with a looping right.
Poirier has managed to clinch.
Moxley manages to break the clinch.
Moxley lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Poirier takes one to the side of the head.
Moxley takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moxley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Moxley takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Moxley lands with a right hand.
Moxley throws a hook to the side of Poirier's head but Poirier sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Luke Moxley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Moxley wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Moxley misses with a looping right.
Poirier walks into a jab.
Poirier misses with a double jab.
Moxley is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Moxley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Poirier steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Moxley .
Moxley jabs Poirier to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Moxley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Poirier sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Poirier throws a counter combo.
Moxley tests Poirier's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Poirier has closed the distance and engaged Moxley in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Poirier takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Moxley .
Moxley has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Moxley misses with the head strike.
Moxley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Moxley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Moxley throws a jab but it's blocked by Poirier.
Moxley throws the left hand but Poirier avoids the punch easily.
Poirier moves in looking to clinch but Moxley pushes him off.
Moxley throwing a counter right hand but Poirier manages to avoid it.
Moxley just misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Moxley dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. 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.
Poirier defending well as Moxley loads up on a big left hand.
Moxley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Poirier moves away.
Poirier doesn't manage to clinch there - Moxley circles away.
Moxley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Poirier moves out of range as Moxley strikes.
Moxley slips a jab from Poirier.
Poirier has managed to clinch.
Poirier misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Moxley .
Moxley is trying to force a seperation but Poirier has the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moxley has a couple of punches blocked by Poirier.
Poirier blocking some punches.
Poirier missing with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Moxley fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Poirier.
Poirier has Moxley pushed against the cage.
Moxley working aggressively here.
Poirier misses with a body punch.
Dominick Poirier seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Moxley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Moxley throws a head punch that misses.
Poirier keeps control of Moxley as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Moxley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Moxley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Poirier manages to break the clinch.
Poirier tries to clinch but Moxley moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moxley takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Poirier doesn't manage to clinch there - Moxley circles away.
Good exchange - Moxley coming out on top.
Poirier is looking to clinch but Moxley is avoiding it.
Poirier steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Moxley .
Moxley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Poirier.
Moxley misses with a right hand
and Poirier counters by moving into the clinch.
Poirier looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Poirier.
Poirier escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Poirier closes the distance and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Poirier displaying some good clinch control by pressing Moxley up against the cage.
Poirier slows down the pace here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poirier lands a nice elbow.
Luke Moxley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
 It looks like Luke Moxley has been cut.
Poirier misses with a hook to the ribs.
Moxley misses with a punch on the inside.
Poirier breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Moxley misses with a looping left.
Poirier closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poirier pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Poirier keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Poirier fails in his attempt to clinch.
Moxley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Poirier tries to clinch there but Moxley circles away.
Poirier ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Poirier unleashes a big counter combination but Moxley bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Moxley looks to throw the jab but Poirier is out of range.
Poirier wants to clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Poirier tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Moxley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Poirier takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dominick Poirier has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Poirier tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Moxley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Luke Moxley .
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Moxley , winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luke Moxley !
After the big win, Luke Moxley made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors ALPHAwear and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Jayson Clause (ranked 2501 p4p, 4399 weight class) and Cody Gonzalez (ranked 335 p4p, 534 weight class). Clause comes to the cage accompanied by Hustlers Ambition. 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, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jayson Clause!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Cody Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Topper Green and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez avoids the body shot from Clause.
Clause throws a big shot that misses.
Gonzalez looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Gonzalez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A punch combination from Gonzalez misses.
Clause looks to land a left hand but Gonzalez moved out of range nicely.
Gonzalez throws a head kick but Clause moves out of range.
Gonzalez dodges the punch combination from Clause.
Gonzalez is looking to clinch.
Gonzalez tries to clinch there but Clause circles away.
Jab, jab by Clause - just one landing.
 It looks like Cody Gonzalez has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzalez tries to bum rush Clause with a series of wild strikes but Clause uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gonzalez wants to clinch.
Jayson Clause seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gonzalez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gonzalez misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Clause throws out the jab.
Gonzalez tries to clinch up.
Gonzalez throws a head kick that misses.
Gonzalez ducks under a wild hook from Clause.
Gonzalez feints a counter leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Clause.
Gonzalez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gonzalez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gonzalez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gonzalez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Clause circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Clause counter with a right hand.
Gonzalez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Clause finds it's way round the side to connect with Gonzalez's head.
 Gonzalez is rocked!
Clause pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gonzalez is still on wobbly legs! Can Clause finish him?
Gonzalez misses with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clause fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gonzalez on the side of the head.
Gonzalez misses with a double jab
and Clause counters with a right hand from hell and Gonzalez is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jayson Clause!
In his post fight interview, Jayson Clause gave a big smile as he said 'I'm the best in the world for a reason, nobody in here can just walk in here and snatch my title like that, you have to go past my power before anything. If anyone wants the smoke they can come and get it. Lets see who has the balls to be my next opponent.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Andreas Klemens (ranked 6535 p4p, 4401 weight class) and Mark Taylor (ranked 468 p4p, 385 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andreas Klemens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Winston Howard and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor swings away with a body shot that misses
and Klemens counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Klemens checks the leg kick nicely there.
Klemens wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Taylor falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Klemens to counter with a crisp jab.
Klemens connects with the punch.
Klemens avoids the head kick by Taylor.
Taylor goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Taylor throws a right hand that Klemens ducks under and follows up with a left that Klemens also avoids with ease.
The fight stays on the outside here - Taylor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Klemens lands a nice shot that snaps Taylor's head back.
A slow jab from Klemens misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor throws a head kick that misses
and Klemens counters with a straight right hand.
Klemens with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Taylor has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Klemens finds it's way round the side to connect with Taylor's head.
Klemens swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Taylor.
Klemens misses with a looping right.
Taylor wants to counter with a clinch but Klemens pushes him away.
It looks like Klemens has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Taylor instigates a clinch.
Klemens working hard to break the clinch.
Klemens swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Klemens breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Taylor throws a head kick that misses
letting Klemens counter with a right hand.
Klemens throws the left hand but Taylor avoids the punch easily.
A head kick misses from Taylor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klemens circles away from the clinch attempt.
Klemens throwing a counter right hand but Taylor manages to avoid it.
Andreas Klemens is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Klemens waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Taylor.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A lazy body kick from Taylor
and Klemens counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Klemens is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Taylor gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Klemens can't break the clinch.
Klemens misses with the head strike.
Taylor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Taylor on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Taylor throws a right hand that Klemens ducks under and follows up with a left that Klemens also avoids with ease.
Klemens gets tackled into the cage by Taylor. Taylor maintains the clinch.
Klemens wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Taylor blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor prevents a body shot from Klemens.
Taylor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Klemens is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Taylor swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Klemens counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Taylor has taken the fight to the clinch.
Klemens misses with a punch on the inside.
Klemens prevents a body shot from Taylor.
Taylor breaks the clinch.
Taylor misses with a double jab.
Klemens uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taylor.
Taylor misses with a hook to the body
and Taylor takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Taylor takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Taylor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Klemens thows a left - swing and a miss!
Taylor needs to keep his hands up - Klemens had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taylor swings widly with a right hand
and Klemens counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Taylor thinking.
Klemens misses with a right hand
and Taylor counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Klemens lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Taylor looks to clinch
enabling Klemens to counter with a crisp jab.
Taylor fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Klemens, pushing him back against the cage.
Klemens wants to get back to striking at distance but Taylor won't allow it.
Klemens is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Klemens misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Andreas Klemens dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Klemens misses with a looping right.
Taylor wants to counter with a clinch but Klemens pushes him away.
Taylor tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Klemens to counter with a crisp jab.
Taylor gets a clinch.
Taylor tries to throw a body punch but Klemens avoids it by throwing Taylor back against the cage.
Taylor misses with some punches.
Taylor breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor throws a sloppy head kick
and Klemens counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Taylor ducks under a wild hook from Klemens.
Klemens throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Taylor is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Klemens with a body shot.
Klemens uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Taylor has time to react.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Taylor lands a body shot.
Taylor gets a clinch.
Taylor blocking some punches.
Klemens wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Taylor breaks from the clinch.
Klemens avoids the body shot from Taylor.
A jab from Klemens misses.
Taylor throws a head kick that misses.
Klemens throws an overhand right that lands on Taylor's shoulder, as Taylor tries to avoid the shot.
Klemens throws a jab when Taylor was well out of range.
Taylor tries to counter by closing the distance.
Taylor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Klemens counters with a stiff right hand.
Taylor clinches up with Klemens and pushes him back against the cage.
Klemens wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Taylor has him pressed against the cage.
Taylor slowing the pace effectively.
Taylor breaks the clinch.
Taylor tries to clinch up but Klemens circles away and keeps his distance.
Taylor fails to land with a series of punches.
Klemens throwing a counter right hand but Taylor manages to avoid it.
Klemens lands with a shot to the body.
Andreas Klemens is winning the standup battle so far.
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!
Taylor pushes Klemens up against the cage in a clinch.
Klemens fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Klemens.
Klemens is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Taylor can do to turn this around?
Klemens avoids the elbow strike from Taylor, against the cage.
Taylor leaning his opponent against the cage.
Taylor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Klemens checks the leg kick nicely there.
Taylor tries to clinch up but Klemens circles away and keeps his distance.
Klemens missing with a left hand there. Taylor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Klemens avoids the head kick by Taylor.
Taylor closes the distance but Klemens moves to the side
enabling Klemens to counter with a crisp jab.
Mark Taylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klemens comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Taylor has closed the distance and engaged Klemens in a clinch.
Taylor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Taylor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Klemens misses with an uppercut. Taylor saw that one coming.
Taylor gets a clinch.
Klemens blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Taylor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taylor throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Andreas Klemens will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Klemens pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Taylor is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Klemens rather than just go for the knockout.
Taylor slips under a jab from Klemens.
Klemens throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Taylor is looking to land body kicks.
Klemens thuds his right hand into Taylor's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Klemens throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Taylor counters with a two punch combo.
Taylor connects with a body shot that sends Klemens's belly button to the back.
Taylor misses with a left hand
enabling Klemens to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Klemens. Taylor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Taylor has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Taylor takes one to the chin there.
Taylor pushes Klemens up against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taylor is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Taylor misses with a hook from the clinch.
Klemens softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Taylor's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Klemens swings wildly with an uppercut but Taylor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Klemens has a couple of punches blocked by Taylor.
A body shot lands from Taylor.
Taylor breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klemens checks a leg kick.
Klemens is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Taylor clinches with his opponent.
Taylor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Klemens fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Klemens loads up on a big right hand but Taylor slips the punch.
Taylor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Taylor.
Klemens swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Taylor misses with a leg kick
and Klemens connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Klemens uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Taylor has time to react.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Klemens avoids the body shot from Taylor.
Taylor is looking to clinch.
Klemens seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Taylor blocking some punches.
Klemens scores with a nice hook to the head.
Klemens being controlled against the cage.
Andreas Klemens is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Taylor manages to break the clinch.
Taylor moves into the clinch successfully.
Come on Taylor - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor breaks the clinch.
Taylor defending well as Klemens loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Klemens darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Taylor has managed to clinch.
Klemens lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Taylor stalling the fight.
Klemens letting Taylor take a breather here.
Mark Taylor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Klemens lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Taylor backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Andreas Klemens.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Klemens, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andreas Klemens!
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Starling Silva (ranked 1110 p4p, 2027 weight class) and Jaden Saint (ranked 155 p4p, 286 weight class). 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 20 - 1, fighting out of New York, Starling Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jaden Saint!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Ron Honeybunn and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva blocks a low kick nicely.
A head kick misses from Saint.
Saint throws a right and a left that both miss.
Saint looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Saint lands with a good body shot.
Saint lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silva's sensitive parts.
Silva looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Saint tries to land a front kick but Silva steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Silva rushes Saint and presses him up against the cage.
Saint tries to break free but Silva pushes him back against the cage.
Saint avoids the elbow strike from Silva, against the cage.
Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva has Saint pressed against the cage, preventing Saint from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Jaden Saint has been cut.
Saint takes an elbow to the forehead.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Saint controls the action.
Saint is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Saint breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint misses with a low kick.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Saint swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Saint on the side of the head.
Nice straight punches there by Silva. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Silva.
Saint misses with a lunging right hand
and Silva makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Saint lands the left hand.
Saint throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Saint scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Saint throws a leg kick but Silva sees it coming and moves out of range.
Silva walks into a big right hand from Saint and goes down! The referee sends Saint to a neutral corner as Silva gets back to his feet. He looks OK so we're back under way.
 Silva is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Saint tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Saint throws an overhand right that has Silva reeling! Saint follows up with more punches and Silva is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jaden Saint!
Jaden Saint decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Joao Silvera (ranked 483 p4p, 5628 weight class) and Heribert Bosch (ranked 64 p4p, 655 weight class). Bosch has chosen Oktoberfest as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joao Silvera!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 41 - 22 - 1, fighting out of London, Heribert Bosch!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Hugh Johnson and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silvera swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Bosch.
Silvera misses the shot to the body.
Bosch moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Silvera looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silvera lands a jab to the head.
Bosch looks for the body kick but Silvera saw that one coming.
A punch combination from Silvera misses.
Bosch throws out a counter right but Silvera avoids it with no problem.
Bosch misses with a body kick.
Bosch swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Decent striking displayed by Silvera there.
Silvera looks to throw the jab but Bosch is out of range.
Bosch throws a head kick that Silvera semi-blocks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silvera feints a jab promting Bosch to slip. Silvera then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bosch slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Heribert Bosch has been cut.
Silvera throws out a powerful jab.
Bosch is rocked!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Silvera engages and cracks Bosch with a massive lead left hook - Bosch tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Silvera is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joao Silvera!
Joao Silvera decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
Heribert Bosch was interviewed post fight and said 'Nothing Really Yeah i just love a show'.
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