Eighth Rule of Fight Club PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jesus Camacho (ranked 6102 p4p, 25280 weight class) and Peter Young (ranked 645 p4p, 719 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Camacho
vs
Young

190 cm
25
200
0 - 1 - 1

200 cm
25
205
0 - 5 - 0

Decent elbows
Big heart

Great elbows
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Jesus Camacho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Peter Young!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Dirk Anderson and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young tries to close the distance and clinch up but Camacho swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Young wants to clinch up but Camacho keeps it at a distance.
Camacho looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Young doesn't manage to clinch there - Camacho circles away.
Young tries to clinch but Camacho moves out of range.
It looked like Camacho wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch but Camacho swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Camacho throwing a counter right hand but Young manages to avoid it.
Young doesn't manage to clinch there - Camacho circles away.
As Young looks to move away, Camacho throws a big counter combo but Young just gets out of the way.
Young checks a low kick from Camacho.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch but Camacho swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Young fails with an attempt to clinch.
Camacho looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Camacho throws a wild body kick that Young sees coming a mile off.
Young is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Young tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young tries to clinch up
enabling Camacho to counter with a crisp jab.

It looks like Peter Young has been cut.
Peter Young seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Young closes the distance but Camacho moves to the side
and Camacho counters with a perfect left hook, dropping Young to the canvas. He tries to get back up quickly but his equilibrium is all over the place! He's up... he's back down again! There's no need for a count as the referee calls off the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Jesus Camacho!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
61%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Choi Dajung (ranked 5743 p4p, 6450 weight class) and Roy Scott (ranked 567 p4p, 601 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dajung
vs
Scott

200 cm
18
283
0 - 2 - 0

190 cm
21
205
1 - 3 - 0

Basic striking
Big right hand

Great elbows
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Choi Dajung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Roy Scott!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, David Hoff and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dajung closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Dajung tries to throw a body punch but Scott avoids it by throwing Dajung back against the ropes.
Scott lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Scott 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.
Scott lands a damaging elbow.
Scott lands an elbow that stopped Dajung in his tracks for a moment.
Scott blocks an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Dajung.
Scott looking to stall.
Scott misses with a punch on the inside.
Dajung misses with a hook to the ribs.
Scott taking a breather.
Scott misses with an elbow over the top.
Scott misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scott pushes off an throws an elbow but Dajung leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Dajung is looking to break free of the clinch but Scott has double underhooks.
Scott stalling in the clinch but Dajung improves position.
Scott creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dajung dodges an elbow strike from Scott.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott misses with an elbow strike.
Scott doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Scott lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Scott just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dajung's brow.
Dajung takes an elbow to the forehead.
Scott can't find room to land a body shot as Dajung controls the action.
Scott pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Dajung's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Scott gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dajung blocks the elbow strike.
Dajung tries to break the clinch but Scott is controlling the position.
Scott goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dajung lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dajung doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dajung looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dajung lands with a short shot to the head.
Scott misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dajung can't break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott misses with an elbow strike.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dajung takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Scott misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Dajung.
Dajung scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dajung avoids a wild elbow strike from Scott.
Scott lands an elbow inside.
Scott creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dajung's defenses.
Scott tries to throw a body punch but Dajung avoids it by throwing Scott back against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dajung.
Scott's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dajung creates a bit of distance and cracks Scott with a big uppercut! Scott goes down! The referee pushes Dajung away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Scott make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Dajung takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Choi Dajung!
A victorious Choi Dajung thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
50%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ravikumar Conradipakur (ranked 6051 p4p, 6135 weight class) and Hannibal Smith (ranked 642 p4p, 587 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Hannibal Smith was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Conradipakur
vs
Smith

182 cm
18
200
1 - 2 - 0

196 cm
25
270
0 - 2 - 0

Great elbows
Prefers standup

Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ravikumar Conradipakur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hannibal Smith!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Peter Branson and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith steps in and throws a big head kick that drops Conradipakur to the mat! Conradipakur looks in trouble, can he beat the count? Smith is bouncing in a neutral corner joining in with the referee '4,5,6' they both chant. 7,8,9... he's not going to make it! 10! He's out! Smith jumps onto the ropes and takes in the acclaim from the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Hannibal Smith!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
0%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Rory Roshi (ranked 4649 p4p, 6386 weight class) and Paul Rue (ranked 582 p4p, 668 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Roshi
vs
Rue

183 cm
25
195
2 - 1 - 0

185 cm
18
199
1 - 2 - 0

Dangerous knees
Intelligent

Good kicks
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rory Roshi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Paul Rue!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Peter Branson and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Roshi rushes Rue and presses him up against the ropes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Roshi.
Roshi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rue goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Roshi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rue lands with a left to the head.
Rue misses with a punch on the inside.

Roshi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Roshi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rue stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A looping hook to the body misses from Roshi. Rue does a little dance to reset his feet.
Roshi throws a big shot that misses.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nice body punch from Roshi - that landed with a thud.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Roshi.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roshi gets through Rue's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rue prevents a body shot from Roshi.
Roshi lands a body shot.
Rue misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Roshi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Rue is rocked!
Rue looks winded!
Rue's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rue is still on wobbly legs! Can Roshi finish him?
Roshi creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Rue 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! Rue face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Roshi takes it with a brutal technical knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Rory Roshi!
Rory Roshi thanked the fans post fight for their support.

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
86%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between DaColdest Toevadoit (ranked 5333 p4p, 6780 weight class) and Jon Jones (ranked 543 p4p, 613 weight class). The key to victory for DaColdest Toevadoit has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Toevadoit
vs
Jones

208 cm
18
265
3 - 0 - 0

150 cm
18
265
0 - 2 - 0

Excellent MT
KO power

Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, DaColdest Toevadoit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jon Jones!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, David Hoff and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toevadoit scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jones wants to clinch.
Jones has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jones there as he acknowledges the shot.

It looks like Jon Jones has been cut.
Toevadoit lands a nice looking body shot.
Toevadoit scores with the left hand. Jones knows he should have avoided that one.
Toevadoit lands with a thumping leg kick.

Jones moves into the clinch.
Toevadoit throws a head punch that misses.
Toevadoit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Toevadoit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
Jones wants to break free but Toevadoit has control.
Toevadoit is trying to force a seperation but Jones has the dominant position.
Toevadoit tries to break free but Jones pushes him back against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toevadoit lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but Toevadoit avoids the damage to the body.
Toevadoit is trying to push Jones away but Jones has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.

Toevadoit breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Jones has eaten all the pies!

Jones has managed to clinch.
Jones wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Toevadoit has him pressed against the ropes.
Toevadoit scores with a nice hook to the head.
Toevadoit swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Toevadoit keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jones's efforts to push away.

Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Toevadoit digs a good body shot into Jones's ribs.
A shot to the body from Jones misses
and Toevadoit counters with a good, hard body kick but Jones shrugs it off.
Jones looks winded!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Toevadoit engages and cracks Jones with a massive lead left hook - Jones tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Toevadoit is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). DaColdest Toevadoit!
An out of breath DaColdest Toevadoit thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
52%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Marion Black (ranked 6290 p4p, 5941 weight class) and London Rowdy (ranked 659 p4p, 632 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Black
vs
Rowdy

195 cm
25
214
1 - 2 - 0

194 cm
25
212
0 - 1 - 1

Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

Good elbows
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Marion Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of The Island, London Rowdy!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Michael Johnstone and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Rowdy misses its intended target.
A head kick misses from Black.
Black displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rowdy throws out the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Black misses the target.

Black has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rowdy utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rowdy misses with some punches.
Black lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like London Rowdy has been cut.
A short right from Rowdy.

Rowdy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Good exchange - Rowdy coming out on top.
Rowdy swings for the body but Black moves out of range.
Rowdy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Black was well out of range. Poor timing from Rowdy.
Black lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Black keeps Rowdy at a distance using the push kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rowdy avoids a kick to the body.
Rowdy with a nice cross.

It looks like Marion Black has been cut.
Black lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Rowdy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Rowdy closes the distance and clinches.
Black looking to throw knees to the head but Rowdy is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rowdy working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Black.
Rowdy is trying to stall.
Black misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rowdy.
Rowdy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Black avoids it.

Rowdy breaks from the clinch.
Rowdy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Black connects with a crisp jab.
Rowdy misses with a wild body shot.
Rowdy lands a jab.

Black is rocked!
Black walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Rowdy! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). London Rowdy!
An out of breath London Rowdy thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
73%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Harley Washington (ranked 5940 p4p, 4030 weight class) and Evan Saunders (ranked 575 p4p, 462 weight class). Washington is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. Evan Saunders is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Washington
vs
Saunders

202 cm
25
283
1 - 1 - 0

210 cm
25
265
1 - 3 - 0

Solid boxing
Granite chin

Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Harley Washington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Evan Saunders!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Michael Johnstone and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saunders bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Washington's head.

It looks like Harley Washington has been cut.
Washington is breathing heavily.
Saunders throws a quick inside leg kick.
Saunders lands a jab to the head.
Saunders lands a nice shot to the body.
Saunders throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Washington's head.
Saunders with a nice calf kick.
Saunders scores with a push kick.
Saunders turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Saunders tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Saunders throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Washington stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Saunders looks low and kicks high, catching Washington right on the side of the head, sending him crashing to the canvas! Will he be able to beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's already back to his feet and ready to go! Let's see if he's still with it!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saunders digs a good hook to Washington's body.
Saunders looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Saunders lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

Washington is rocked!
Look low, kick high! Saunders uses the oldest trick in the book to send Washington tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Saunders is absolutely delighted - when Washington wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Evan Saunders!
Evan Saunders seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between TyQuinton Babers (ranked 5383 p4p, 4323 weight class) and Sacha Saganov (ranked 548 p4p, 487 weight class). TyQuinton Babers is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Babers
vs
Saganov

192 cm
25
219
3 - 0 - 0

197 cm
25
245
1 - 3 - 0

Great elbows
KO power

Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, TyQuinton Babers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sacha Saganov!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Peter Branson and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Babers.
Babers misses with a wild body shot.
Babers swings for the body but Saganov moves out of range.
Saganov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Babers throws a head kick that Saganov semi-blocks.

It looks like Sacha Saganov has been cut.

Babers pushes Saganov up against the ropes in a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Babers just misses with a elbow thrown towards Saganov's brow.
Babers scores with a nice hook to the head.
Saganov is looking to break free of the clinch but Babers has double underhooks.
Babers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Babers.
Babers pushes Saganov back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Saganov is trying to break free.
Babers misses with an elbow strike.
Good body shot from Babers.
Saganov has had enough of the clinch but Babers keeps him there for the moment.
Babers keeps control of Saganov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saganov prevents a body shot from Babers.
Saganov prevents a body shot from Babers.
Saganov avoids a wild elbow strike from Babers.
Saganov wants to get back to striking at distance but Babers won't allow it.
A right handed body shot lands from Babers.
Saganov is trying to push Babers away but Babers has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
A bit of stalling here from Babers.
A short body shot lands from Babers as the two fighters clinch.
Saganov looks winded!
Babers lands a body shot.
Babers avoiding damage.
Saganov takes an elbow to the temple.
Saganov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Babers lands with a short shot to the head.
Babers scores with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babers lands a damaging elbow.

That has opened up Sacha Saganov's cut even more.
Babers gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

The cut above Sacha Saganov's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Babers pushes Saganov back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Babers lands a body punch.
Babers lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Babers lands an elbow that stopped Saganov in his tracks for a moment.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Sacha Saganov's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). TyQuinton Babers!
Our winner, TyQuinton Babers, 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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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
32%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Shiro Toushiro (ranked 4330 p4p, 4451 weight class) and Sanderson Reliford (ranked 488 p4p, 494 weight class). Sanderson Reliford has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Toushiro
vs
Reliford

208 cm
25
270
5 - 0 - 0

208 cm
25
275
2 - 0 - 1

Great elbows
KO power

Great elbows
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Shiro Toushiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Sanderson Reliford!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, David Hoff and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toushiro throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

Toushiro gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Toushiro avoiding damage as Reliford throws knees to the body.
Toushiro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reliford lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Toushiro backwards.
Reliford pushes Toushiro back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Toushiro looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Toushiro throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Toushiro blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Toushiro throws an elbow but misses.
Toushiro misses with an elbow strike.
Reliford misses with a punch on the inside.
Reliford blocks the elbow strike.
Reliford looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Reliford tries to land a knee to the head but Toushiro blocks with his arms.
Toushiro looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Toushiro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Toushiro lands an elbow that stopped Reliford in his tracks for a moment.
Reliford throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reliford lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Shiro Toushiro has been cut.
Reliford doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reliford misses with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reliford tries a knee to the head but Toushiro blocks it.
Reliford looking to stall.
Reliford misses with a hook from the clinch.
Toushiro gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Toushiro just misses with a elbow thrown towards Reliford's brow.
Toushiro misses with an elbow strike.
Toushiro lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Sanderson Reliford has been cut.
Toushiro takes an elbow to the forehead.
Reliford tries to land knees in the clinch but Toushiro avoids the damage to the body.
Toushiro blocks the elbow strike.
Reliford doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Toushiro throws an elbow but misses.
Reliford tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Toushiro creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nice elbow from Toushiro.
Reliford doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Toushiro blocking some punches.
Toushiro throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Toushiro pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reliford pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Toushiro lands an elbow that stopped Reliford in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reliford wants to stall.
Toushiro avoids the elbow strike from Reliford, against the ropes.
Reliford pushes Toushiro back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Toushiro throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Reliford slowing the pace effectively.
Toushiro lands an elbow that stopped Reliford in his tracks for a moment.

That has opened up Sanderson Reliford's cut even more.
Toushiro dodges an elbow strike from Reliford.
Toushiro throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Toushiro blocking some punches.
Toushiro misses with an elbow over the top.
Toushiro throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Toushiro misses with an elbow strike.
Toushiro pushes off an throws an elbow but Reliford leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Reliford tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reliford blocks an elbow strike from Toushiro.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Shiro Toushiro will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Toushiro moves into the clinch.
Reliford throws a punch but it's blocked by Toushiro.
Reliford misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reliford misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reliford has Toushiro pushed against the ropes.
Reliford is trying to maintain a safe position but Toushiro gets an underhook and turns Reliford into the ropes.
Toushiro pushes off an throws an elbow but Reliford leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Reliford lands a hook that snaps the head of Toushiro backwards.
Reliford has a couple of punches blocked by Toushiro.
Reliford gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Reliford blocks an elbow strike from Toushiro.
Toushiro comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Toushiro on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toushiro lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Reliford misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Toushiro.
Reliford misses with a short punch on the inside.
Toushiro lands an elbow that stopped Reliford in his tracks for a moment.

The cut above Sanderson Reliford's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A shot in the inside from Reliford.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reliford misses with a knee strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reliford blocks an elbow strike from Toushiro.
Reliford blocks an elbow strike.
Reliford takes an elbow to the forehead.

Sanderson Reliford's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Reliford pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Toushiro lands an elbow just above Reliford 's eye.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Sanderson Reliford's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Shiro Toushiro!
A victorious Shiro Toushiro thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

C
A

C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
46%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Russell I Wanna Tussle (ranked 4575 p4p, 6374 weight class) and Fortune Thibodeaux (ranked 581 p4p, 595 weight class). Fortune Thibodeaux is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

I Wanna Tussle
vs
Thibodeaux

199 cm
25
214
3 - 0 - 0

210 cm
25
274
3 - 2 - 0

Great elbows
Big right hand

Great elbows
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Russell I Wanna Tussle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Fortune Thibodeaux!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, David Hoff and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
I Wanna Tussle misses with a leg kick
and Thibodeaux counters with a lovely straight right hand!
I Wanna Tussle thows a left - swing and a miss!
I Wanna Tussle misses with a hook.

I Wanna Tussle clinches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Thibodeaux throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Thibodeaux blocks an elbow strike from I Wanna Tussle.
I Wanna Tussle blocks the elbow strike.
I Wanna Tussle is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Thibodeaux lands an elbow inside that I Wanna Tussle shrugs off.
Thibodeaux dodges an elbow strike from I Wanna Tussle.
A right hook to the body lands for I Wanna Tussle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thibodeaux avoids the elbow strike from I Wanna Tussle, against the ropes.
Thibodeaux pushes off an throws an elbow but I Wanna Tussle leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Thibodeaux throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Thibodeaux just misses with a elbow thrown towards I Wanna Tussle's brow.
I Wanna Tussle blocks an elbow strike from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux throws an elbow but it misses.
I Wanna Tussle stalling in the clinch but Thibodeaux improves position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Thibodeaux just misses with a elbow thrown towards I Wanna Tussle's brow.
I Wanna Tussle is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Thibodeaux lands a nice elbow.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Thibodeaux just misses with a elbow thrown towards I Wanna Tussle's brow.
Thibodeaux misses with an elbow over the top.
I Wanna Tussle dodges an elbow strike from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux pushes off an throws an elbow but I Wanna Tussle leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
I Wanna Tussle tries to throw a body punch but Thibodeaux avoids it by throwing I Wanna Tussle back against the ropes.
I Wanna Tussle takes an elbow to the forehead.
Thibodeaux misses with an elbow strike.
Thibodeaux blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thibodeaux has I Wanna Tussle pressed against the ropes.
Thibodeaux throws an elbow but it misses.
Thibodeaux comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
I Wanna Tussle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
I Wanna Tussle works on Thibodeaux's body with a couple of short punches.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, I Wanna Tussle just misses with a elbow thrown towards Thibodeaux's brow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
I Wanna Tussle misses with a body punch.
Thibodeaux dodges an elbow strike from I Wanna Tussle.
I Wanna Tussle misses with an elbow over the top.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Thibodeaux as I Wanna Tussle tries to tie him up.
Thibodeaux lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Thibodeaux takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
I Wanna Tussle avoids a wild elbow strike from Thibodeaux.
I Wanna Tussle looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Thibodeaux lands an elbow that stopped I Wanna Tussle in his tracks for a moment.
I Wanna Tussle throws an elbow but it misses.
I Wanna Tussle tries to stall but Thibodeaux uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Thibodeaux lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Thibodeaux lands an elbow inside that I Wanna Tussle shrugs off.

It looks like Russell I Wanna Tussle has been cut.
Thibodeaux pushes off an throws an elbow but I Wanna Tussle leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
I Wanna Tussle struggles to land a body shot inside as Thibodeaux controls his hands.
I Wanna Tussle blocks the elbow strike.
I Wanna Tussle avoids a wild elbow strike from Thibodeaux.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Fortune Thibodeaux dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Russell I Wanna Tussle's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

I Wanna Tussle moves out of range of the body kick from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux lands a nice looking kick to the body. I Wanna Tussle takes a step back to recover.
Nice defenses there by Thibodeaux.
I Wanna Tussle throws a body punch but Thibodeaux moves out of range.
Thibodeaux goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Good shot there by I Wanna Tussle.
Russell I Wanna Tussle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
I Wanna Tussle misses with a straight right.
Thibodeaux throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
I Wanna Tussle is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Thibodeaux turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Thibodeaux moves out of range as I Wanna Tussle strikes.
I Wanna Tussle throws the left hand but Thibodeaux avoids the punch easily.
Thibodeaux pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thibodeaux looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Thibodeaux closes the distance and pushes I Wanna Tussle back into the ropes.
Thibodeaux pushes off an throws an elbow but I Wanna Tussle leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
I Wanna Tussle avoids the elbow strike from Thibodeaux, against the ropes.
A left hand lands to the body for I Wanna Tussle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thibodeaux lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
I Wanna Tussle misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Fortune Thibodeaux has been cut.
I Wanna Tussle dodges an elbow strike from Thibodeaux.
The referee calls for Thibodeaux to work.
I Wanna Tussle pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
I Wanna Tussle stalling in the clinch but Thibodeaux improves position.
Thibodeaux lands a damaging elbow.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Thibodeaux throws an elbow but misses.
Thibodeaux blocks an elbow strike.
Thibodeaux misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thibodeaux blocks a body shot from I Wanna Tussle.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Thibodeaux just misses with a elbow thrown towards I Wanna Tussle's brow.
Thibodeaux throws an elbow but it misses.
I Wanna Tussle gets through Thibodeaux's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Thibodeaux pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Thibodeaux avoids a wild elbow strike from I Wanna Tussle.
Fortune Thibodeaux seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Thibodeaux throws an elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
I Wanna Tussle softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from I Wanna Tussle.
Thibodeaux gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
I Wanna Tussle is trying to stall.
Thibodeaux has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thibodeaux blocks an elbow strike from I Wanna Tussle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
I Wanna Tussle looking to slow down the pace here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Thibodeaux prevents a body shot from I Wanna Tussle.
I Wanna Tussle dodges an elbow strike from Thibodeaux.
I Wanna Tussle is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
I Wanna Tussle lands an elbow inside that Thibodeaux shrugs off.
I Wanna Tussle pushes off an throws an elbow but Thibodeaux leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
I Wanna Tussle lands an elbow just above Thibodeaux 's eye.
Thibodeaux creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
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 Russell I Wanna Tussle will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Thibodeaux uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from I Wanna Tussle.
I Wanna Tussle throws a right and a left that both miss.
I Wanna Tussle backing away here, and Thibodeaux unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
I Wanna Tussle throws a hook but Thibodeaux blocks it.
Thibodeaux tries a head kick but it misses.
Thibodeaux uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from I Wanna Tussle.
I Wanna Tussle lands with a nice body punch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
I Wanna Tussle is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Thibodeaux's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
I Wanna Tussle stalling in the clinch but Thibodeaux improves position.
Thibodeaux throws an elbow but it's blocked.
I Wanna Tussle stalling in the clinch but Thibodeaux improves position.
Thibodeaux creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thibodeaux looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Thibodeaux looks to throw an elbow but misses.
I Wanna Tussle wants to stall.
I Wanna Tussle misses with a body punch.
I Wanna Tussle avoids a wild elbow strike from Thibodeaux.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux stalling.
Thibodeaux lands an elbow just above I Wanna Tussle 's eye.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nice elbow from I Wanna Tussle.
I Wanna Tussle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thibodeaux misses with an elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from I Wanna Tussle fails to land.
I Wanna Tussle lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
I Wanna Tussle tries to stall but Thibodeaux uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
I Wanna Tussle tries a body shot but Thibodeaux blocks it.
I Wanna Tussle blocks an elbow strike.
Thibodeaux throws an elbow but it misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Thibodeaux misses with an elbow strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Thibodeaux throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Thibodeaux throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Thibodeaux throws an elbow but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Thibodeaux throws an elbow but misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nice elbow from Thibodeaux.
I Wanna Tussle misses with a punch on the inside.
I Wanna Tussle lands with a light punch inside.
I Wanna Tussle has a couple of punches blocked by Thibodeaux.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
I Wanna Tussle blocks an elbow strike.
Thibodeaux gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Thibodeaux pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Nice elbow from Thibodeaux.
I Wanna Tussle looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Thibodeaux.
I Wanna Tussle misses with a body punch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
I Wanna Tussle pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Thibodeaux throws an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Thibodeaux just misses with a elbow thrown towards I Wanna Tussle's brow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fortune Thibodeaux comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Thibodeaux has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fortune Thibodeaux!
A relieved looking Fortune Thibodeaux thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.