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8L 91 - DurandIsaFuckingLegend PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Igor Shevchenko (ranked 2869 p4p, 3155 weight class) and Paul OConnell (ranked 343 p4p, 376 weight class). Shevchenko's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Mouth For War - Pantera. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Cardio machine
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Igor Shevchenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 27 - 1, fighting out of New York, Paul OConnell!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Konstantin Menshow and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
OConnell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shevchenko.
OConnell throws a right hand that misses
enabling Shevchenko to counter with a crisp jab.
OConnell takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Igor Shevchenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
OConnell throws a jab but it's blocked by Shevchenko.
Shevchenko moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
OConnell throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Shevchenko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
OConnell lands a head shot.
OConnell misses the jab.
OConnell takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A nice inside leg kick there by Shevchenko. That's going to slow OConnell down.
OConnell misses with an uppercut. Shevchenko saw that one coming.
Shevchenko throws a big counter combination but OConnell scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A jab from Shevchenko does it's job there.
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 solid body kick from Shevchenko.
OConnell tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Shevchenko tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for OConnell. That snapped Shevchenko's head back.
OConnell misses with a straight right.
Shevchenko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
OConnell looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
OConnell looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Shevchenko connects with a single shot there.
Shevchenko lands a straight punch to the body, keeping OConnell at a distance.
Shevchenko scores with a jab. OConnell acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
OConnell throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Shevchenko lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
OConnell throws an off balance right hand
and Shevchenko counters with an inside leg kick.
OConnell ducks under a wild hook from Shevchenko.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from OConnell! But no joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A low kick from OConnell misses
and Shevchenko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shevchenko fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt OConnell.
Shevchenko connects with a right hand. OConnell shakes it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shevchenko turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
OConnell throws a poor cross that misses
and Shevchenko counters with a slapping leg kick.
Shevchenko scores with a leg kick.
Shevchenko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shevchenko ducks under a wild hook from OConnell.
A head kick misses from Shevchenko.
OConnell throws out a counter right but Shevchenko avoids it with no problem.
OConnell lands a lovely overhand right.
OConnell might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Shevchenko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shevchenko takes a swing at OConnell's ribcage but misses.
Shevchenko has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from OConnell finds it's way round the side to connect with Shevchenko's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
OConnell getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
OConnell just misses with a punch to the body.
Shevchenko instigates a clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Shevchenko dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Shevchenko misses with the combination.
OConnell takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
OConnell misses with a looping left.
OConnell throws a jab when Shevchenko was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from OConnell. Shevchenko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shevchenko lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
OConnell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shevchenko.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from OConnell! But no joy.
Shevchenko is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that OConnell can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shevchenko cracks OConnell with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
OConnell throws a shot from downtown. Shevchenko moves away and avoids it.
A slow jab from OConnell misses its intended target.
OConnell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
OConnell takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OConnell drops his hands momentarily and Shevchenko takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Shevchenko.
Shevchenko misses with a double jab.
OConnell takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
OConnell tries to score with a low kick but Shevchenko moves his leg out of the way.
OConnell catches Shevchenko with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Shevchenko throws a looping overhand right but OConnell ducks down to avoid it.
OConnell throws out a counter right but Shevchenko avoids it with no problem.
Igor Shevchenko is winning the standup battle so far.
Shevchenko takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sloppy strikes from Shevchenko. Those never looked like landing.
Shevchenko scores with a kick to the body.
Shevchenko connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed OConnell momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shevchenko dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on OConnell. That did some damage!
OConnell takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shevchenko scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Shevchenko with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling OConnell to score with a decent uppercut.
OConnell throws the left hand but Shevchenko avoids the punch easily.
A jab from OConnell misses.
Shevchenko misses with the combination.
Shevchenko cracks OConnell with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
OConnell on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
OConnell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shevchenko takes one on the chin but seems OK.
OConnell walks into a stiff left hand from Shevchenko.
Shevchenko scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Shevchenko dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Shevchenko lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Shevchenko throws a body punch but OConnell moves out of range.
OConnell is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Shevchenko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shevchenko connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Shevchenko lands with a shot to the body.
OConnell throws an overhand right that lands on Shevchenko's shoulder, as Shevchenko tries to avoid the shot.
OConnell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shevchenko throws a quick counter kick to the body but OConnell avoids it.
OConnell throws a jab but it's blocked by Shevchenko.
Shevchenko 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.
Shevchenko avoids the body shot from OConnell.
Shevchenko throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck OConnell on the side of the head.
A right-left combo lands from Shevchenko.
OConnell does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Shevchenko closes the distance and scores with a big combo that sends OConnell crashing to the mat! OConnell uses the ropes to get back to his feet and beat the count. The referee looks concerned but he's going to allow it to continue!
 OConnell is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shevchenko circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends OConnell tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Shevchenko wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Igor Shevchenko!
During a confident post fight interview, Igor Shevchenko 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 light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Antonio Jose De Sucre (ranked 22946 p4p, 4030 weight class) and Crown Halo (ranked 671 p4p, 499 weight class). De Sucre's entrance music is Bolivianos el Hado Propicio. A fine choice. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 45 - 50 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Antonio Jose De Sucre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 31 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Crown Halo!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Valeri Chadov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
De Sucre throws the left hand but Halo avoids the punch easily.
De Sucre clobbers Halo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
De Sucre blocks a head kick by Halo.
De Sucre went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
De Sucre instigates a clinch.
De Sucre misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from De Sucre.
De Sucre misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knees in the clinch landing for Halo.
De Sucre misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Halo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of De Sucre backwards.
Halo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Halo lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Halo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Sucre throws a head punch that misses.
Halo blocks a body shot from De Sucre.
Halo lands a shoulder strike.
Halo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Halo scores with a shot to the side of De Sucre's head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Halo.
De Sucre is breathing heavily.
Halo lands a nice uppercut.
Halo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Halo.
Halo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
De Sucre takes a shot to the head.
Halo lands with a light punch inside.
Halo blocks a body shot from De Sucre.
Halo lands with a right to the head.
Halo lands with a light punch inside.
Halo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Halo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has De Sucre in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Halo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Halo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
De Sucre throws a punch but it's blocked by Halo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Halo with a knee to the head.
Halo lands with a right to the head.
Halo lands an uppercut.
Halo lands a right hand.
Halo lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Halo.
 De Sucre is rocked!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Halo.
Oh De Sucre is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Halo creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! De Sucre 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! De Sucre face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Halo takes it with a brutal technical knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Crown Halo!
After winning the bout, Crown Halo thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Damien OQuinn (ranked 23738 p4p, 3193 weight class) and Mateusz Biernat (ranked 648 p4p, 415 weight class). OQuinn's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, King Von Ft Lil Durk - All These N**gas. The crowd seem to be enjoying Biernat's choice of entrance music: Ballroom Blitz. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Damien OQuinn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 24 - 1, fighting out of London, Mateusz Biernat!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Biernat tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. OQuinn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
OQuinn cracks Biernat with a right hand to the side of the head.
OQuinn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Biernat was well out of range. Poor timing from OQuinn.
OQuinn swats away the attempt to clinch by Biernat.
OQuinn fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Biernat clinches.
OQuinn lands with a left to the head.
OQuinn is looking to control Biernat's arms but Biernat gets an underhook and turns him. Now OQuinn has his back to the ropes.
OQuinn takes a knee to the side of the body.
Biernat breaks from the clinch.
Biernat closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Biernat pushes OQuinn up against the ropes in a clinch.
OQuinn has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
OQuinn manages to break the clinch.
OQuinn throws a body shot but no joy.
Biernat throws a counter combo.
Biernat tries to clinch but OQuinn is having none of it.
Biernat is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
OQuinn is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
OQuinn lands a jab to the head.
Biernat uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from OQuinn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OQuinn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Biernat clinches with his opponent.
Biernat presses OQuinn against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
OQuinn wants to break the clinch but can't.
Biernat lands with a short punch from the clinch.
OQuinn is leaning against Biernat and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A hook to the body from Biernat.
OQuinn looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Our sources have told us that OQuinn has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Biernat.
 It looks like Damien OQuinn has been cut.
Biernat breaks the clinch.
Biernat fails in his attempt to clinch.
It looked like OQuinn was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Biernat.
Biernat closes the distance and clinches.
OQuinn wants to stall.
OQuinn wants to get back to striking at distance but Biernat won't allow it.
Biernat misses with a punch to the body.
OQuinn throws a head punch that misses.
A knee to the head by Biernat.
OQuinn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
OQuinn misses with a straight right.
OQuinn connects with a body shot that sends Biernat's belly button to the back.
OQuinn is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
OQuinn is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
OQuinn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
OQuinn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Biernat moves away.
Biernat lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
OQuinn with a nice cross.
A swing and a miss from OQuinn.
OQuinn lands a nice looking body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by OQuinn as he connects with a hook.
Biernat gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Biernat struggles to land a body shot inside as OQuinn controls his hands.
OQuinn taking a breather.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Biernat.
Biernat scores with a nice hook to the head.
OQuinn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Damien OQuinn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Biernat slips under a jab from OQuinn.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Biernat takes the fight into the clinch.
Biernat lands a damaging elbow.
Biernat is struggling to control the position.
OQuinn breaks from the clinch.
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 Damien OQuinn will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Damien OQuinn's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Biernat is looking to clinch but OQuinn is avoiding it.
Biernat tries to clinch but OQuinn moves out of range.
It looked like OQuinn was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Biernat.
OQuinn fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
OQuinn throws a jab when Biernat was well out of range.
Biernat drives through and clinches with OQuinn against the ropes.
Biernat misses with an elbow strike.
OQuinn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A jab from OQuinn finds it's way through Biernat's defenses.
Biernat is looking to clinch but OQuinn is avoiding it.
Biernat ducks under a wild hook from OQuinn.
OQuinn moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Biernat rushes OQuinn and presses him up against the ropes.
OQuinn lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Biernat.
Biernat blocking some punches.
Biernat keeps the fight in the clinch, despite OQuinn's efforts to push away.
Biernat has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. OQuinn seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Biernat can turn it around.
Biernat breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
OQuinn throws a looping overhand right but Biernat ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
OQuinn misses with a looping left.
OQuinn lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Biernat at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OQuinn throws out a loose jab but Biernat uses good head movement to avoid it.
Biernat is looking for the big counter here.
A big right from OQuinn misses.
Biernat tries to close the distance and clinch but OQuinn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A slow jab from OQuinn misses its intended target.
Biernat tries to clinch but OQuinn moves out of range.
Biernat moves into range and clinches up with OQuinn.
Biernat scores with a shoulder strike.
OQuinn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
OQuinn blocks an elbow strike from Biernat.
Biernat breaks from the clinch.
OQuinn throws a leg kick which misses Biernat's front leg but catches the back leg as Biernat tries to avoid it.
Damien OQuinn is winning the standup battle so far.
Biernat takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Biernat closes the distance and clinches.
Biernat lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Biernat pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Biernat showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from OQuinn.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Biernat takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Biernat clinches up with OQuinn and pushes him back against the ropes.
OQuinn wants to get back to striking at distance but Biernat won't allow it.
Nice body punch from Biernat.
Biernat throws an elbow that misses.
OQuinn misses with the head strike.
OQuinn wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Biernat has him pressed against the ropes.
OQuinn has had enough of the clinch but Biernat keeps him there for the moment.
Biernat prevents OQuinn from breaking the clinch.
OQuinn taking a breather.
OQuinn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Biernat gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Biernat tries to throw a body punch but OQuinn avoids it by throwing Biernat back against the ropes.
Biernat breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Biernat forces OQuinn back against the ropes and clinches.
OQuinn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Biernats head.
Biernat lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Biernat lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Biernat breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
OQuinn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
OQuinn keeps the fight on the outside.
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 Damien OQuinn will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Damien OQuinn's cut.
That's time! OQuinn's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
OQuinn cracks Biernat with a right hand to the side of the head.
Biernat moves into the clinch successfully.
OQuinn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
OQuinn taking a breather.
A right hook to the body lands for Biernat.
OQuinn misses with some punches.
OQuinn tries to circle away but Biernat has him pinned against the ropes.
OQuinn wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Biernat throws an elbow but it misses.
Mateusz Biernat seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
OQuinn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mateusz Biernat is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Biernat forces OQuinn back against the ropes and clinches.
OQuinn can't break the clinch.
Biernat pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Biernat tried to land a shot to the body but connects with OQuinn's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
OQuinn breaks from the clinch.
Jab, jab by OQuinn - just one landing.
Biernat clinches.
Biernat creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through OQuinn's defenses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
OQuinn wants to get back to striking at distance but Biernat won't allow it.
OQuinn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
OQuinn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Biernat clinches up with OQuinn and pushes him back against the ropes.
Biernat tried to land a shot to the body but connects with OQuinn's elbow.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from OQuinn fails to land.
Biernat pushes OQuinn back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Biernat lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Biernat lands with a left to the head.
Biernat gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Biernat looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Biernat escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
OQuinn circles away from the clinch attempt.
OQuinn throws a jab but it's blocked by Biernat.
OQuinn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Biernat fails with an attempt to clinch.
OQuinn misses with a hook.
Biernat gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
OQuinn takes an elbow to the temple.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Biernat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Biernat breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OQuinn gets tackled into the ropes by Biernat. Biernat maintains the clinch.
Nice elbow from Biernat.
Biernat misses with an elbow over the top.
OQuinn throws a head punch that misses.
OQuinn wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Biernat lands a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by OQuinn.
OQuinn dodges an elbow strike from Biernat.
OQuinn with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
A short body shot lands from Biernat as the two fighters clinch.
OQuinn tries to circle away but Biernat has him pinned against the ropes.
Biernat lands a damaging elbow.
Biernat lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Damien OQuinn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Damien OQuinn's cut is getting worse.
OQuinn is looking to break free of the clinch but Biernat has double underhooks.
Biernat blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Biernat lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of OQuinn backwards.
Biernat blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
OQuinn wants to get back to striking at distance but Biernat won't allow it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mateusz Biernat comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think OQuinn has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for Damien OQuinn!
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Mateusz Biernat!
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight for Mateusz Biernat!
Mateusz Biernat wins by split decision!
A relieved looking Mateusz Biernat 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 Fred Bizihwaeile (ranked 21741 p4p, 17708 weight class) and Jacques Durand (ranked 661 p4p, 669 weight class). Bizihwaeile comes into the arena with Playboi Carti- Red Bandana Santana blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Durand's choice of entrance music: Kaaris - S.E.V.R.A.N.. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fred Bizihwaeile!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 48 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacques Durand!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksandr Martynov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Bizihwaeile.
Bizihwaeile is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bizihwaeile throws out a loose jab but Durand uses good head movement to avoid it.
Durand thows a body kick. Bizihwaeile tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Durand keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A left lands for Bizihwaeile.
Durand avoids a punch combination nicely.
Durand looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bizihwaeile throws a sloppy body shot
and Durand counters with a nice uppercut.
Bizihwaeile throws a body punch but Durand moves out of range.
Durand goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bizihwaeile connects with a good right hand that stumbles Durand. Durand circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bizihwaeile swings for the body but Durand moves out of range.
Bizihwaeile cracks Durand with a right hand to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Durand motions for Bizihwaeile to come forward. Durand throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Durand uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bizihwaeile.
A jab from Durand misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bizihwaeile throws a jab when Durand was well out of range.
Durand dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bizihwaeile. That did some damage!
Bizihwaeile throws a head kick but Durand moves out of range.
Bizihwaeile moves out of range of the strikes.
Good exchange - Bizihwaeile coming out on top.
Bizihwaeile throws a big shot that misses.
Bizihwaeile connects with a good right hand that stumbles Durand. Durand circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Durand takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bizihwaeile misses with a two punch combination.
Durand has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Bizihwaeile swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bizihwaeile takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bizihwaeile misses with a wild body shot.
Bizihwaeile fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bizihwaeile throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Durand is looking to slow Bizihwaeile down with leg kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bizihwaeile closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Durand cracks Bizihwaeile with an open hand slap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bizihwaeile throws a body shot but no joy.
Bizihwaeile throws a big shot that misses.
Bizihwaeile walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Durand slips a jab and a cross from Bizihwaeile.
Bizihwaeile throws a lazy uppercut
and Durand counters with a nice body shot.
Durand walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bizihwaeile checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Durand looks to land a right hand but Bizihwaeile moved out of range.
Bizihwaeile was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bizihwaeile throws a body punch but Durand moves out of range.
Durand is looking for the big counter here.
Bizihwaeile throws a nice looking combination but Durand bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bizihwaeile misses with a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Fred Bizihwaeile seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Bizihwaeile misses the target.
A slow jab from Bizihwaeile misses its intended target.
Bizihwaeile throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Durand sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Durand is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bizihwaeile throws an off balance right hand
and Durand counters with a leg kick.
Durand has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Durand closes the distance and clinches.
Durand lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Fred Bizihwaeile has been cut.
Bizihwaeile is trying to stall.
Bizihwaeile throws an elbow that misses.
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 Fred Bizihwaeile will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Fred Bizihwaeile'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.
A slow jab from Bizihwaeile misses its intended target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bizihwaeile. Durand does a little dance to reset his feet.
Durand moves into the clinch.
Durand looking to throw knees to the head but Bizihwaeile is blocking nicely.
Bizihwaeile on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Durand lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bizihwaeile backwards.
Bizihwaeile breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bizihwaeile misses with an uppercut. Durand saw that one coming.
Durand blocks a jab.
Bizihwaeile backing away here, and Durand unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Durand moves out of range as Bizihwaeile strikes.
Durand moves out of range of the strikes.
Durand throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bizihwaeile sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bizihwaeile throws a leg kick
and Durand makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bizihwaeile takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bizihwaeile displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Durand throws out the jab.
Durand keeps Bizihwaeile at a distance using the push kick.
Bizihwaeile throws a jab when Durand was well out of range.
Bizihwaeile has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Durand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bizihwaeile throws a hook but Durand avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durand takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bizihwaeile throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Durand.
Bizihwaeile misses with a wild body shot.
Bizihwaeile throws a lazy uppercut
and Durand counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bizihwaeile's knee momentarily.
Durand moves forwards but Bizihwaeile connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Durand with the inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Durand. Bizihwaeile does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little feinted left hand from Bizihwaeile on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bizihwaeile throws a big shot that misses.
Durand ducks right into an uppercut from Bizihwaeile.
Durand takes one to the side of the head.
Durand scores with the left hand. Bizihwaeile knows he should have avoided that one.
Bizihwaeile looks to land a left hand but Durand moved out of range nicely.
Nice shot lands for Durand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bizihwaeile finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bizihwaeile comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bizihwaeile misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durand misses with a body shot.
Bizihwaeile takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Durand punishes Bizihwaeile's body with a nice straight punch.
Durand keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Durand counters with a body kick.
Durand feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bizihwaeiles jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Durand shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Durand misses with a low kick.
Durand looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bizihwaeile lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bizihwaeile misses with a hook
and Durand counters by clinching up.
Bizihwaeile throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bizihwaeile blocks a body shot from Durand.
Bizihwaeile breaks the clinch.
Bizihwaeile takes a swing at Durand's ribcage but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good standup being displayed there by Durand as he connects with a hook.
Bizihwaeile lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Durand at a distance.
Bizihwaeile throws a leg kick
and Durand counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bizihwaeile fails to land with a series of punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Durand showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Fred Bizihwaeile's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Durand swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bizihwaeile throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bizihwaeile looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Durand moves out of range as Bizihwaeile strikes.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bizihwaeile.
Bizihwaeile misses with a hook
and Durand counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bizihwaeile misses the shot to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Durand. Bizihwaeile shrugs it off though.
Durand fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bizihwaeile has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bizihwaeile plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Durand misses with a head kick.
Bizihwaeile is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Durand lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bizihwaeile takes a step back to recover.
Bizihwaeile is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Durand.
Durand is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bizihwaeile with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Durand looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bizihwaeile throws a big shot that misses.
Durand slips a jab from Bizihwaeile.
Bizihwaeile throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bizihwaeile throws a sloppy head kick and Durand moves out of range easily.
Bizihwaeile scores with a hook.
Durand's corner calls for a 1-2. Durand obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bizihwaeile fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Durand looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bizihwaeile connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Durand's hands.
Bizihwaeile throws a big shot that misses.
Bizihwaeile throws a jab but it's blocked by Durand.
Durand rushes Bizihwaeile and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Bizihwaeile misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Durand with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bizihwaeile dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Durand pushes Bizihwaeile back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Durand lands a damaging elbow.
Bizihwaeile breaks the clinch.
Bizihwaeile misses with a double jab.
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!
Durand uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bizihwaeile.
Durand steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bizihwaeile.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durand moves out of range as Bizihwaeile strikes.
Durand slips under a jab.
Durand jabs Bizihwaeile right on the nose. Bizihwaeile blinks but takes it well.
Bizihwaeile moves out of range as Durand throws a body kick.
Durand keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bizihwaeile.
Durand with a nice calf kick.
A big right from Bizihwaeile misses.
Bizihwaeile tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Durand was well out of range. Poor timing from Bizihwaeile.
Bizihwaeile misses with a right hand
and Durand counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Durand throws a push kick but Bizihwaeile slaps the foot to one side.
Durand takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bizihwaeile misses with a looping right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Durand takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Durand instigates a clinch.
Durand tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Durand is leaning against Bizihwaeile and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
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 Fred Bizihwaeile.
I think Bizihwaeile has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight for Jacques Durand!
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Jacques Durand!
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight as a draw!
Jacques Durand wins by majority decision! Jacques Durand retains his light heavyweight title!
Jacques Durand seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Fred Bizihwaeile spoke after the fight, saying '9/10 your still a bum'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Iaspero Yalixqua (ranked 22698 p4p, 1785 weight class) and Logan Justis (ranked 631 p4p, 257 weight class). Yalixqua comes into the arena with Stop This Flame blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Iaspero Yalixqua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Logan Justis!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Viktor Lagutenko and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yalixqua lands with an overhand left.
Yalixqua scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Yalixqua has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Zoo in the buildup to the fight.
Justis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yalixqua misses with a hook
and Justis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Iaspero Yalixqua has been cut.
Justis moves out of range as Yalixqua strikes.
Yalixqua lands a glancing blow to the side of Justis's head.
A shot to the body from Yalixqua misses
and Justis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Yalixqua thinking.
Yalixqua misses with a wild body shot.
Yalixqua throws a body shot but no joy.
Yalixqua throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Justis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Yalixqua tries to clinch up but Justis circles away and keeps his distance.
Yalixqua misses with a low kick.
Yalixqua cracks Justis with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Yalixqua as he connects with a hook.
Justis swings for the body but Yalixqua moves out of range.
Yalixqua swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Justis to counter with a crisp jab.
Yalixqua misses with an uppercut. Justis saw that one coming.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yalixqua.
Yalixqua misses with a lunging right hand
and Justis counters with a right, a left and a big uppercut that drops Yalixqua to the mat! Justis runs to a neutral corner to get the count going quickly. 3,4,5,6 and Yalixqua is back to his feet. He seems ready to continue - the ref agrees so we're back at it!
Yalixqua buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yalixqua throws a nice outside leg kick.
Yalixqua lands a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yalixqua lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Yalixqua lands a slapping body shot.
Yalixqua with a nice calf kick.
Yalixqua throws a low kick, looking for Justis's leg but Justis calmly moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justis scores with a nice right hand.
Yalixqua fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Justis, pushing him back against the ropes.
Justis manages to break the clinch.
Yalixqua swings away with a body shot that misses
and Justis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Justis takes a swing at Yalixqua's ribcage but misses.
Justis has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Nice body kick there by Yalixqua.
Justis avoids the body shot from Yalixqua.
Despite the aggression on Justis's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Yalixqua scores with a hook to the body. Justis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Yalixqua tries to clinch but Justis is having none of it.
Justis is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Yalixqua with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice straight punches there by Yalixqua. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Yalixqua.
Yalixqua throws a leg kick
and Yalixqua takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Justis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yalixqua.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Iaspero Yalixqua dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Iaspero Yalixqua's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Yalixqua throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A low kick from Yalixqua misses
and Justis makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Justis takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Yalixqua throws a right hand that misses
and Justis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Yalixqua lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Justis has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Justis and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Yalixqua moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Yalixqua throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Justis just misses with a punch to the body.
Justis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yalixqua fires out a quick counter leg kick but Justis just manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yalixqua pushes Justis up against the ropes in a clinch.
Yalixqua lands a body shot.
Yalixqua tries a body shot but Justis blocks it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Yalixqua.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Yalixqua tries to work over Justis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Justis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yalixqua.
Yalixqua throws a head punch that misses.
Justis is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Yalixqua is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Justis can do to turn this around?
Yalixqua tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Justis prevents a body shot from Yalixqua.
Yalixqua misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yalixqua looking to slow down the pace here.
Yalixqua working aggressively here.
Justis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yalixqua moves to clinch but Justis breaks away
letting Justis counter with a right hand.
Yalixqua misses with a body punch
and Justis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yalixqua catches Justis with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Yalixqua misses with a body kick.
Yalixqua misses with the body kick
enabling Justis to counter with a crisp jab.
Justis drops his hands momentarily and Yalixqua takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Justis misses the shot to the body.
Yalixqua defending well as Justis loads up on a big left hand.
Yalixqua misses with a straight left.
Yalixqua misses with a hook. Justis ducked under it nicely.
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 Iaspero Yalixqua will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Iaspero Yalixqua's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Yalixqua misses with a body shot.
Justis throws a big counter head kick but Yalixqua avoids it with no problem.
Yalixqua takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Yalixqua takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Justis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A big left from Justis misses.
Logan Justis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yalixqua throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Yalixqua throws a head kick but Justis moves out of range.
Justis doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Justis takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Justis blocks a low kick nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yalixqua throws a nice outside leg kick.
Justis checks a leg kick nicely.
Nice shot by Yalixqua.
Justis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yalixqua.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yalixqua.
Justis takes a swing at Yalixqua's ribcage but misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Yalixqua.
Yalixqua throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It seemed like Justis was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Yalixqua thows a leg kick but Justis checks it
and Justis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yalixqua throws a leg kick which misses Justis's front leg but catches the back leg as Justis tries to avoid it.
Yalixqua is looking to land body kicks.
Iaspero Yalixqua is winning the standup battle so far.
Yalixqua fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Yalixqua fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Justis checks it well.
Yalixqua throws out a loose jab but Justis uses good head movement to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yalixqua.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yalixqua showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Justis.
Justis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Justis on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Yalixqua throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yalixqua throws a quick inside leg kick.
Yalixqua listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Justis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Iaspero Yalixqua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Justis looks to score with a jab to the body but Yalixqua is just out of range.
Yalixqua scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Yalixqua dips to his left and cracks Justis with an uppercut!
Iaspero Yalixqua is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Yalixqua tried to score with a low kick but Justis checks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Iaspero Yalixqua showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Yalixqua 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight for Iaspero Yalixqua!
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Iaspero Yalixqua!
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight for Iaspero Yalixqua!
Iaspero Yalixqua wins by unanimous decision!
Iaspero Yalixqua thanked the fans post fight for their support.
In defeat, Logan Justis stepped up to the mic, saying 'Well shit'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Jason Wysocki (ranked 23340 p4p, 6660 weight class) and Krzysztof Ulatowski (ranked 495 p4p, 466 weight class). Wysocki's entrance music is Joe Exotic Country Music . A fine choice. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jason Wysocki!
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, Krzysztof Ulatowski!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Viktor Lagutenko and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ulatowski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wysocki throws out the jab.
Wysocki staying out of range there.
Ulatowski scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wysocki in his tracks.
Wysocki just misses with a punch to the body.
Ulatowski misses with a leg kick.
Wysocki blocks a jab.
Ulatowski looks to land a right hand but Wysocki moved out of range.
Wysocki lands a right hook to the body.
Ulatowski is looking to clinch but Wysocki is avoiding it.
Ulatowski misses with a hook
and Wysocki counters with a left to the body.
Wysocki misses with a looping right.
Wysocki throws a lazy uppercut
and Ulatowski counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wysocki thinking.
Wysocki has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gunner's School of Combat in the buildup to the fight.
Ulatowski moves out of range of the body kick.
Ulatowski misses with a looping left.
Ulatowski throws out a loose jab but Wysocki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ulatowski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wysocki blocks a head kick by Ulatowski.
Wysocki misses the jab.
Wysocki throws a series of punches but Ulatowski avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ulatowski doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wysocki misses with an uppercut. Ulatowski saw that one coming.
Wysocki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wysocki closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wysocki walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ulatowski fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A big right from Ulatowski misses.
Ulatowski shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Wysocki blocks a leg kick.
Ulatowski will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Wysocki is looking to counter punch.
Wysocki lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Wysocki cracks Ulatowski with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wysocki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ulatowski replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Wysocki blocks it well.
Wysocki misses with a body shot.
Wysocki throws a head kick but Ulatowski moves out of range.
Wysocki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ulatowski throws a looping overhand right but Wysocki ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ulatowski throws a right hand that misses
and Wysocki counters with a straight right hand.
Wysocki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ulatowski manages to avoid it.
Ulatowski throws a leg kick which misses Wysocki's front leg but catches the back leg as Wysocki tries to avoid it.
Wysocki avoids the body shot from Ulatowski.
Wysocki dodges the punch combination from Ulatowski.
Wysocki connects with a jab.
Ulatowski on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ulatowski misses with an uppercut.
Wysocki is looking to counter with head kicks.
Wysocki tries to bum rush Ulatowski with a series of wild strikes but Ulatowski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wysocki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ulatowski tried to score with a low kick but Wysocki checks it.
Wysocki misses with a double jab.
Ulatowski will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wysocki steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ulatowski. That one must have hurt.
Ulatowski scores with a nice body kick.
Ulatowski lands a nice hook to Wysocki's body. Wysocki takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Krzysztof Ulatowski will probably get the nod.
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.
Ulatowski slips under a jab.
Wysocki throws a front kick aimed at Ulatowski's knee but Ulatowski avoids it well.
Wysocki has closed the distance and engaged Ulatowski in a clinch.
Ulatowski pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Wysocki lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wysocki manages to break the clinch.
Jason Wysocki is winning the standup battle so far.
Ulatowski misses with a hook. Wysocki ducked under it nicely.
Wysocki punishes Ulatowski's body with a nice straight punch.
Jab from Wysocki.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ulatowski throws a wild body kick that Wysocki sees coming a mile off.
Ulatowski takes a kick to the side of the head.
Wysocki moves away from the strike by Ulatowski.
Wysocki shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ulatowski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Krzysztof Ulatowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ulatowski misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Ulatowski finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Wysocki with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ulatowski to score with a decent uppercut.
Ulatowski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wysocki appears to be looking for a big counter.
Ulatowski misses with an attempted mid kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ulatowski.
Wysocki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wysocki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wysocki lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Ulatowski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wysocki digs a good hook to Ulatowski's body.
Jab, jab by Wysocki - just one landing.
Wysocki takes a swing at Ulatowski's ribcage but misses.
Wysocki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ulatowski moves away.
Wysocki fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ulatowski misses with a hook
and Wysocki counters with a nice uppercut.
Good leg kick by Wysocki.
Ulatowski throws out a powerful jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wysocki throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ulatowski throws a leg kick
and Wysocki counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ulatowski moves forwards but Wysocki connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ulatowski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wysocki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wysocki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wysocki throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ulatowski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ulatowski paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wysocki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ulatowski misses with a hook.
Ulatowski misses with a hook
and Wysocki makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ulatowski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ulatowski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ulatowski throws out a loose jab but Wysocki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wysocki defending well as Ulatowski loads up on a big left hand.
Wysocki thumps Ulatowski with a low kick.
Wysocki scores with a spinning back kick!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Wysocki dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Wysocki jabs Ulatowski to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Wysocki misses the target.
Ulatowski throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wysocki.
A swing and a miss from Wysocki.
Wysocki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ulatowski was well out of range. Poor timing from Wysocki.
Wysocki walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ulatowski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wysocki fires out a quick counter leg kick but Ulatowski just manages to avoid it.
Wysocki misses the jab.
Wysocki avoids a kick to the body.
Wysocki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wysocki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ulatowski.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wysocki checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wysocki scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ulatowski misses with a few strikes there.
Wysocki throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Wysocki fails to land with a series of punches.
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!
The fighters circling - Ulatowski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Ulatowski misses its intended target.
Wysocki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As Wysocki backs off Ulatowski throws a huge counter combo but Wysocki manages to avoid it all.
Ulatowski digs a good hook to Wysocki's body.
Wysocki fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ulatowski is out of range.
Ulatowski throws out a counter right but Wysocki avoids it with no problem.
Ulatowski throws a looping overhand right but Wysocki ducks down to avoid it.
Ulatowski on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ulatowski tries to clinch but Wysocki moves out of range.
Wysocki dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ulatowski. That did some damage!
Wysocki avoids the head kick by Ulatowski.
Wysocki throws a quick counter head kick but Ulatowski was just out of range.
Ulatowski throws a jab when Wysocki was well out of range.
Ulatowski tries to land a leg kick but Wysocki saw it coming and moves away.
Wysocki checks a leg kick.
Wysocki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ulatowski moves away.
Ulatowski throws a push kick but Wysocki slaps the foot to one side.
Nice defenses there by Wysocki.
Wysocki lands with an overhand left.
Wysocki throws a jab but it's blocked by Ulatowski.
Ulatowski looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wysocki lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jason Wysocki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ulatowski throws a hook but Wysocki blocks it.
A punch lands to the side of Wysocki 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ulatowski misses with a wild body shot.
Ulatowski scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wysocki lands with a nice body punch.
Ulatowski slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ulatowski throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wysocki counters with a left to the body.
Wysocki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ulatowski.
Ulatowski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wysocki digs a good hook to Ulatowski's body.
Nice defenses there by Wysocki.
Wysocki fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ulatowski looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ulatowski sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ulatowski scores with a punch to the head.
Krzysztof Ulatowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ulatowski tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Wysocki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Wysocki showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wysocki 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight for Jason Wysocki!
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Jason Wysocki!
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight for Jason Wysocki!
Jason Wysocki wins by unanimous decision!
Jason Wysocki very nearly forgot to thank ALPHA Nutrition amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Solomon Bundy (ranked 23011 p4p, 5244 weight class) and Uriah Small (ranked 609 p4p, 531 weight class). Uriah Small has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Solomon Bundy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Uriah Small!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksandr Martynov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Small digs a good hook to Bundy's body.
Small scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bundy doesn't seem bothered though.
Bundy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bundy misses with the combination.
Small with a nice calf kick.
Small throws a body punch but Bundy moves out of range.
Bundy moves out of range as Small strikes.
Bundy throwing a counter right hand but Small manages to avoid it.
Bundy blocks a jab.
Small lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A low kick from Small misses
and Bundy counters with a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Small looks to land a left hand but Bundy moved out of range nicely.
A good leg kick by Small.
Bundy checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Small connects with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Small tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bundy was well out of range. Poor timing from Small.
Small throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little feinted left hand from Bundy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bundy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Small scores with a jab to the body.
Small scores with a hook to the body. Bundy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bundy connects with a nice looking jab.
Bundy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Small can pounce on him.
A combination from Bundy does no damage.
Small is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bundy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bundy lands with a shot to the body.
Small lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Small misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bundy counters with a slapping leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Small swings for the body but Bundy moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Small fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Small misses with a leg kick
and Bundy counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Small works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Small moves into range and connects with a jab.
A low kick from Small misses
and Bundy counters with a stiff right hand.
Small connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bundy scores with a head kick.
Nice defenses there by Small.
Small feints a counter leg kick.
Bundy tries to keep at a distance but Small has taken the fight into the clinch.
Small tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bundy's elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Small misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bundy blocks a body shot from Small.
Small throws a head punch that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Uriah Small dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Small throws a leg kick
and Bundy counters with a straight right hand.
Bundy avoids the body shot from Small.
A jab from Small does it's job there.
Small throws a nice inside leg kick.
Small lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bundy's sensitive parts.
Small slips a jab and a cross from Bundy.
A jab from Bundy misses.
Small swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Solomon Bundy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Small tests Bundy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bundy ducks under a wild hook from Small.
Uriah Small seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bundy scores with a jab. Small acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bundy tries to work over Small's front leg with a kick but Small checks it.
Small tries a quick counter leg kick but Bundy is wise to it.
Small throws a leg kick but Bundy sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bundy is looking to counter with head kicks.
A punch combination from Bundy misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Small tries to close the distance and clinch but Bundy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bundy ducks under a wild hook from Small.
Bundy is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bundy avoids the body shot from Small.
Small with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Small throws a leg kick which misses Bundy's front leg but catches the back leg as Bundy tries to avoid it.
Bundy misses with an uppercut
and Small counters with a left and a right that stings Bundy.
Small misses with an uppercut.
Bundy misses with a hook. Small ducked under it nicely.
Bundy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Small keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bundy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Small dodges the punch combination from Bundy.
Small has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Small misses with an uppercut. Bundy saw that one coming.
It looked like Bundy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bundy tries to score with a low kick but Small moves his leg out of the way.
Bundy misses with a double jab.
Small looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Small misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Small has taken the fight to the clinch.
Small struggles to land a body shot inside as Bundy controls his hands.
Bundy'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.
Small misses with a punch to the body.
Small tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Small blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bundy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bundy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bundy swings wildly with an uppercut but Small uses good head movement to avoid it.
Small tries a body shot but Bundy blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Uriah Small showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Bundy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Bundy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Small.
Bundy misses with a left hand
and Small counters with a stiff right hand.
Bundy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Small swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A big left from Small misses.
Bundy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bundy misses with a series of wild punches.
Small fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bundy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bundy throws a nice looking combination but Small bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Small tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Bundy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bundy misses with the combination.
Small swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Small blocks a head kick by Bundy.
Small looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Small connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Small moves into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Small.
Bundy will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Small up against the ropes.
Small misses with a punch on the inside.
Uriah Small is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bundy stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Small.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bundy taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
I was talking to Bundy's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
The referee calls for Bundy to work.
A head punch on the inside from Small fails to land.
Bundy has Small pressed against the ropes.
Bundy is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Solomon Bundy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Solomon Bundy.
A nice inside leg kick there by Small. That's going to slow Bundy down.
And that's the end of the fight!
Uriah Small comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Small has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight for Uriah Small!
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Uriah Small!
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight for Uriah Small!
Uriah Small wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath Uriah Small 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Taz Bandichoo (ranked 22984 p4p, 21959 weight class) and Camulius Talboteasar (ranked 622 p4p, 633 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Insanely flexible
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 32 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Taz Bandichoo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Camulius Talboteasar!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Talboteasar walks into a left hand.
A big left from Talboteasar misses.
Bandichoo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Talboteasar.
Talboteasar throws a right and a left that Bandichoo avoids nicely.
A head kick misses from Bandichoo.
Talboteasar looks to score with a jab to the body but Bandichoo is just out of range.
It looked like Bandichoo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Talboteasar.
Bandichoo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bandichoo misses with a head kick.
Bandichoo misses with a low kick as Talboteasar jumps back.
Bandichoo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Talboteasar avoids the head kick by Bandichoo.
Talboteasar moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bandichoo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Crapollas Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Talboteasar connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bandichoo throws a leg kick but Talboteasar checks it.
Bandichoo lands with an uppercut that bounces Talboteasar off the ropes and back into range.
Bandichoo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Talboteasar.
Bandichoo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bandichoo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bandichoo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Talboteasar moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Talboteasar! But no joy.
Bandichoo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Talboteasar slips a jab from Bandichoo.
Talboteasar swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bandichoo throws a wild body kick that Talboteasar sees coming a mile off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandichoo is looking to chop away at Talboteasar's legs.
Talboteasar has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Talboteasar cracks a nice hook into Bandichoo's ribs.
Talboteasar moves out of range as Bandichoo strikes.
Bandichoo throws a leg kick but Talboteasar sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bandichoo throws a body punch but Talboteasar moves out of range.
Talboteasar throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bandichoo on the side of the head.
Bandichoo ducks under a wild hook from Talboteasar.
Bandichoo loads up on a big right hand but Talboteasar slips the punch.
Talboteasar takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bandichoo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Talboteasar.
Bandichoo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Bandichoo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bandichoo lands a glancing blow to the side of Talboteasar's head.
Bandichoo lands an overhand right.
Bandichoo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Talboteasar.
Bandichoo cracks a nice hook into Talboteasar's ribs.
We've been informed that Talboteasar 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Talboteasar on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Talboteasar blocks the body kick.
Bandichoo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Talboteasar takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Talboteasar throws a jab when Bandichoo was well out of range.
Bandichoo staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talboteasar ducks under a wild hook from Bandichoo.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Talboteasar! But no joy.
Decent striking displayed by Bandichoo there.
Bandichoo throws out a loose jab but Talboteasar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taz Bandichoo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bandichoo walks into a stiff left hand from Talboteasar.
The fighters circling - Bandichoo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Talboteasar works the jab nicely.
Talboteasar misses with a looping left.
Talboteasar misses with a looping left.
Talboteasar lands with a nice body punch.
Bandichoo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Talboteasar has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Talboteasar might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Bandichoo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Talboteasar checks it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bandichoo. Talboteasar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bandichoo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bandichoo misses with a head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bandichoo throws out a powerful jab.
Bandichoo misses the jab.
Talboteasar throws a looping overhand right but Bandichoo ducks down to avoid it.
Talboteasar needs to keep his hands up - Bandichoo had a free shot at his head there.
Talboteasar throws a jab but it's blocked by Bandichoo.
Bandichoo appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Taz Bandichoo dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Talboteasar moves out of range as Bandichoo strikes.
Talboteasar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bandichoo.
Talboteasar misses with a body kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Bandichoo finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bandichoo looks to score with a jab to the body but Talboteasar is just out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Bandichoo. Those never looked like landing.
A nice side step and Talboteasar releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bandichoo throws a big shot that misses.
Bandichoo swings for the body but Talboteasar moves out of range.
Talboteasar swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Talboteasar moves out of range of the body kick.
Taz Bandichoo is winning the standup battle so far.
Bandichoo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Talboteasar.
Talboteasar with a hook.
A big right from Talboteasar misses.
Talboteasar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bandichoo.
Bandichoo misses with the body kick
and Talboteasar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Talboteasar scores with a hook to the body. Bandichoo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Talboteasar moves out of range as Bandichoo strikes.
Talboteasar slips under a jab from Bandichoo.
Bandichoo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bandichoo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Talboteasar jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandichoo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Talboteasar.
Talboteasar replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Bandichoo blocks it well.
Talboteasar staying out of range there.
Bandichoo is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Talboteasar keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bandichoo misses the jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Bandichoo blocks the leg kick.
Talboteasar moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Talboteasar misses with a body shot.
Talboteasar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bandichoo was well out of range. Poor timing from Talboteasar.
Talboteasar throws a hook to the side of Bandichoo's head but Bandichoo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Talboteasar connects with a leg kick.
Bandichoo misses with a wild body shot.
Bandichoo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Talboteasar looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Talboteasar looks to land a left hand but Bandichoo moved out of range nicely.
Bandichoo moves out of range of the strikes.
Talboteasar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bandichoo was well out of range. Poor timing from Talboteasar.
Bandichoo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Talboteasar.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Talboteasar lands with a nice combination. Bandichoo backs away looking to recover.
Nice defenses there by Bandichoo.
Nice uppercut lands for Talboteasar. That snapped Bandichoo's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talboteasar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bandichoo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Talboteasar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bandichoo just misses with a punch to the body.
Bandichoo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Talboteasar connects with a crisp jab.
Bandichoo swings for the body but Talboteasar moves out of range.
Talboteasar lands a jab to the nose.
Talboteasar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bandichoo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Talboteasar at a distance.
Bandichoo throws a hook but Talboteasar avoids it easily.
Bandichoo tests Talboteasar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Talboteasar walks into a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Talboteasar throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bandichoo on the side of the head.
Bandichoo throws a push kick but Talboteasar slaps the foot to one side.
Bandichoo tests Talboteasar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bandichoo moves out of range as Talboteasar strikes.
Bandichoo throws a half hearted mid kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Talboteasar! But no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Camulius Talboteasar will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Talboteasar scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nice uppercut lands for Bandichoo. That snapped Talboteasar's head back.
Talboteasar moves out of range of the strikes.
Talboteasar lands a jab to the nose.
Bandichoo throws a body punch but Talboteasar moves out of range.
Talboteasar fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Talboteasar swinging wildly here.
Bandichoo tried to score with a low kick but Talboteasar checks it.
Talboteasar throws out a counter right but Bandichoo avoids it with no problem.
Bandichoo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bandichoo throws a hook to the side of Talboteasar's head but Talboteasar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bandichoo just misses with a punch to the body.
Talboteasar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bandichoo misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Talboteasar moves out of range as Bandichoo strikes.
Good exchange - Talboteasar coming out on top.
Talboteasar scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bandichoo in his tracks.
Talboteasar is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bandichoo explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Bandichoo throws a head kick but Talboteasar moves out of range.
Talboteasar cracks a nice hook into Bandichoo's ribs.
Talboteasar cracks Bandichoo with an open hand slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talboteasar takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bandichoo throws a body shot but no joy.
A countering left hand to the body from Talboteasar misses.
Bandichoo throws a body shot but no joy.
Talboteasar replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Bandichoo blocks it well.
Talboteasar avoids the body shot from Bandichoo.
Bandichoo cracks a nice hook into Talboteasar's ribs.
Bandichoo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bandichoo misses with a double jab
and Bandichoo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Talboteasar lands a jab to the nose.
Talboteasar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Talboteasar misses.
Bandichoo's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bandichoo duly obliges.
A slow jab from Talboteasar misses its intended target.
Bandichoo is looking to counter punch.
Bandichoo throws out a loose jab but Talboteasar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bandichoo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Talboteasar is out of range.
Talboteasar blocks a jab.
Bandichoo misses with a lunging right hand
and Talboteasar counters with a right hand to the body.
Bandichoo moves forwards but Talboteasar connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talboteasar connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bandichoo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bandichoo throws a hook to the side of Talboteasar's head but Talboteasar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Talboteasar looks to land a right hand but Bandichoo moved out of range.
Bandichoo moves away from the strike by Talboteasar.
Talboteasar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It seemed like Talboteasar was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bandichoo misses with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Talboteasar.
Talboteasar swings for the body but Bandichoo moves out of range.
Bandichoo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bandichoo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Talboteasar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Talboteasar checks a leg kick.
Bandichoo throws a hook to the side of Talboteasar's head but Talboteasar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bandichoo connects with a body shot.
Talboteasar lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Talboteasar on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bandichoo. Bandichoo obviously looking to wear him down.
Talboteasar swings for the body but Bandichoo moves out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Talboteasar. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Talboteasar.
And that's the end of the fight!
Camulius Talboteasar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Talboteasar 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight for Camulius Talboteasar!
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Camulius Talboteasar!
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight for Camulius Talboteasar!
Camulius Talboteasar wins by unanimous decision!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Raheem Holmes (ranked 6652 p4p, 6301 weight class) and Zacharias Kassicus (ranked 595 p4p, 580 weight class). Raheem Holmes has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raheem Holmes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zacharias Kassicus!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Illya Tyunina and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holmes takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kassicus checks a low kick from Holmes.
Kassicus blocks a low kick nicely.
Kassicus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Holmes.
Kassicus ducks under a wild hook from Holmes.
Holmes takes a swing at Kassicus's ribcage but misses.
Holmes slips under a jab from Kassicus.
Kassicus throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kassicus throws a hook but Holmes blocks it.
Kassicus scores with a nice head shot.
Holmes lands a nice hook to Kassicus's body. Kassicus takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Holmes misses with a straight right.
Kassicus keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kassicus throws a shot from downtown. Holmes moves away and avoids it.
Holmes's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kassicus under the eye.
Holmes smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holmes throws out a loose jab but Kassicus uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes throws the kick towards the body but Kassicus avoids it.
Holmes lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
 It looks like Zacharias Kassicus has been cut.
Holmes misses with a head kick.
Kassicus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Holmes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Holmes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kassicus throws out a loose jab but Holmes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kassicus misses with a looping left.
Holmes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kassicus.
Kassicus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Holmes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kassicus. Holmes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Holmes appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Holmes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kassicus scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kassicus loads up on a big right hand but Holmes slips the punch.
Holmes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kassicus swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes connects with a looping right hand.
Kassicus misses with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice defenses there by Kassicus.
Kassicus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Holmes half committed to a counter leg kick.
Holmes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kassicus.
Kassicus checks a leg kick.
Kassicus might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kassicus misses with a left hand
and Holmes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kassicus misses with a hook
and Holmes counters with a leg kick.
Holmes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kassicus.
Holmes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zacharias Kassicus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holmes walks into a jab.
Kassicus lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Holmes blocks a jab.
Holmes feints and then cracks Kassicus's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kassicus down.
An inside leg kick lands from Holmes.
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 Raheem Holmes will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Zacharias Kassicus's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kassicus throws a shot from downtown. Holmes moves away and avoids it.
Kassicus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Holmes.
Holmes motions for Kassicus to come forward. Holmes throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kassicus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kassicus works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Holmes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kassicus lands a right hook to the body.
Holmes throws a looping overhand right but Kassicus ducks down to avoid it.
Holmes throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Holmes lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holmes takes one to the side of the head.
Kassicus throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Holmes.
Kassicus lands with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slow jab from Holmes misses its intended target.
Holmes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kassicus bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Holmes's head backwards.
Holmes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kassicus has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Holmes wants to land a leg kick but Kassicus is out of range.
Holmes takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kassicus throws a right hand that misses
and Holmes counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kassicus throws a lazy right hand but Holmes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Holmes bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kassicus's head backwards.
Kassicus scores with a punch to the head.
Kassicus looks to land a left hand but Holmes moved out of range nicely.
Holmes went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Kassicus misses with a shot to the body
and Holmes counters with a nice leg kick.
Kassicus throws a lazy uppercut
and Holmes counters with a nice body shot.
Kassicus looks to throw the jab but Holmes is out of range.
Kassicus misses with a right hand
and Holmes counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Holmes is looking to score with low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kassicus misses with an uppercut. Holmes saw that one coming.
Holmes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kassicus takes a swing at Holmes's ribcage but misses.
Holmes misses with a wild body shot.
Kassicus scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kassicus looks to land a right hand but Holmes moved out of range.
Holmes throwing a counter right hand but Kassicus manages to avoid it.
A jab from Kassicus misses.
Holmes throws a low kick but Kassicus moves out of range easily.
Kassicus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Holmes tries to work over Kassicus's front leg with a kick but Kassicus checks it.
A slow jab from Kassicus misses its intended target.
A swing and a miss from Kassicus.
A slow jab from Holmes misses its intended target.
Kassicus throws a hook to the side of Holmes's head but Holmes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zacharias Kassicus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Zacharias Kassicus's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Holmes throws a leg kick that misses.
A jab from Holmes misses.
Kassicus misses with a hook. Holmes ducked under it nicely.
Holmes jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Holmes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Holmes slips under a jab from Kassicus.
Kassicus swings for the body but Holmes moves out of range.
Holmes appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kassicus lands a glancing blow to the side of Holmes's head.
Kassicus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A counter left hand to the body from Holmes misses its target.
Kassicus looks to score with a jab to the body but Holmes is just out of range.
A big right from Kassicus misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kassicus connects with a crisp jab.
Kassicus throws a jab when Holmes was well out of range.
Kassicus lands a body shot.
Holmes ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Holmes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kassicus dodges the punch combination from Holmes.
Holmes tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Kassicus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Raheem Holmes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kassicus checks a low kick from Holmes.
A countering left hand to the body from Kassicus misses.
Sloppy strikes from Kassicus. Those never looked like landing.
Nice body punch from Kassicus.
Kassicus throws an overhand right that lands on Holmes's shoulder, as Holmes tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters circling - Kassicus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kassicus avoids the head kick by Holmes.
A big left from Kassicus misses.
Kassicus slips under a jab from Holmes.
Holmes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kassicus. Holmes does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes walks into a stiff left hand from Kassicus.
Kassicus throws a jab when Holmes was well out of range.
Holmes is looking to counter punch.
Decent striking displayed by Kassicus there.
Kassicus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kassicus throws a hook but Holmes blocks it.
Holmes throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Holmes blocks a jab.
Kassicus swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A little feinted left hand from Holmes on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
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!
Holmes misses with a hook. Kassicus ducked under it nicely.
Kassicus avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Holmes wants to clinch.
Kassicus pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Holmes back to the ropes. Kassicus follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zacharias Kassicus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kassicus has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight for Zacharias Kassicus!
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight for Zacharias Kassicus!
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight for Zacharias Kassicus!
Zacharias Kassicus wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Ross Buchanan (ranked 22957 p4p, 6646 weight class) and Back Stabber (ranked 493 p4p, 463 weight class). Buchanan comes to the ring accompanied by Roy Buchanan's Train Blues. Ross Buchanan could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Back Stabber's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 31 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ross Buchanan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Back Stabber!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Valeri Chadov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buchanan doesn't manage to clinch there - Stabber circles away.
Stabber closes the distance and clinches.
We've been informed that Stabber 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.
Stabber blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Buchanan is working Stabber over against the ropes.
Stabber wants to break the clinch but can't.
Stabber escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stabber lands with a straight right. Buchanan didn't see that one coming.
Buchanan misses the shot to the body.
Stabber instigates a clinch.
A body shot lands from Buchanan.
Buchanan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Buchanan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stabber breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Buchanan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stabber fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ross Buchanan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Buchanan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stabber let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Stabber gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buchanan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stabber breaks from the clinch.
Stabber closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Buchanan tries to throw a body punch but Stabber avoids it by throwing Buchanan back against the ropes.
Buchanan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stabber backwards.
Stabber escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Buchanan tries to clinch up.
Buchanan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Buchanan throws a series of punches but Stabber moves out of range.
It seemed like Stabber was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Buchanan moves in looking to clinch but Stabber pushes him off.
Buchanan drives through and clinches with Stabber against the ropes.
Buchanan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Stabber blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stabber wants to break free but Buchanan has control.
Buchanan misses with a body punch.
Buchanan misses with a punch to the body.
Stabber blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Buchanan.
Buchanan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stabber wants to break free but Buchanan has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stabber pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stabber clinches.
Stabber can't break the clinch.
Stabber breaks from the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Stabber. Those never looked like landing.
Stabber has managed to clinch.
Buchanan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Buchanan lands a hook that snaps the head of Stabber backwards.
Buchanan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Stabber breaks from the clinch.
Buchanan closes the distance but Stabber moves to the side
and Stabber counters with a right hand to the body.
Buchanan tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Stabber manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stabber lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Buchanan is looking to clinch.
Buchanan clinches.
Stabber escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Buchanan moves into the clinch successfully.
Buchanan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stabber's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Back Stabber will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Stabber takes the fight into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Stabber's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Buchanan misses with a body punch.
Buchanan misses with a punch to the body.
Buchanan swings wildly with an uppercut but Stabber uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stabber breaks from the clinch.
Buchanan wants to clinch.
Buchanan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stabber.
Buchanan tries to clinch but Stabber is having none of it.
Buchanan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ross Buchanan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buchanan tries to clinch but Stabber is having none of it.
Stabber lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Stabber swats away the attempt to clinch by Buchanan.
Stabber takes the fight into the clinch.
Ross Buchanan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Buchanan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Stabber's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buchanan swings wildly with an uppercut but Stabber uses good head movement to avoid it.
Buchanan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Buchanan has a couple of punches blocked by Stabber.
Stabber breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Buchanan tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Stabber manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stabber throws a solid leg kick but Buchanan takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Stabber.
The fight stays on the outside here - Buchanan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stabber clinches.
Stabber is looking to break free of the clinch but Buchanan has double underhooks.
Stabber blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Buchanan misses with the head strike.
Stabber escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stabber pushes Buchanan up against the ropes in a clinch.
Buchanan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Stabber's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Stabber looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Stabber's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stabber darts in and clinches Buchanan up against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Buchanan fails to land.
Stabber breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stabber lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Stabber closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stabber breaks the clinch.
Stabber moves into the clinch successfully.
Stabber breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stabber is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Buchanan tries to clinch up but Stabber circles away and keeps his distance.
Stabber tries to counter by closing the distance.
Stabber scores with a three punch combo!
Buchanan gets tackled into the ropes by Stabber. Stabber maintains the clinch.
Buchanan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stabber's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Buchanan lands with an uppercut that bounces Stabber off the ropes and back into range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Back Stabber showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Buchanan instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Buchanan.
Stabber breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stabber throws a nice looking combination but Buchanan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Buchanan fails to land with a series of punches.
Stabber is looking for the big counter here.
Stabber has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stabber fails in his attempt to clinch.
A quick step to the side and Buchanan tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Buchanan misses with a double jab.
Stabber has closed the distance and engaged Buchanan in a clinch.
Stabber breaks from the clinch.
Buchanan moves in looking to clinch but Stabber pushes him off.
Stabber tries to counter by closing the distance.
Stabber pushes Buchanan up against the ropes in a clinch.
Buchanan working aggressively here.
Stabber breaks the clinch.
Buchanan clinches up with Stabber and pushes him back against the ropes.
Stabber tries to circle away but Buchanan has him pinned against the ropes.
Buchanan lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stabber pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Buchanan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Stabber fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Buchanan, pushing him back against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stabber blocking some punches.
Stabber wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stabber breaks from the clinch.
Buchanan tries to clinch but Stabber moves away
and Stabber counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Buchanan tries to clinch there but Stabber circles away.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Stabber. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Buchanan tries to clinch up.
Stabber is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Ross Buchanan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stabber forces Buchanan back against the ropes and clinches.
Stabber is trying to force a seperation but Buchanan has the dominant position.
Buchanan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Stabber's efforts to push away.
Buchanan swings wildly with an uppercut but Stabber uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stabber breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Back Stabber seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stabber avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stabber closes the distance and clinches.
Stabber wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stabber breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stabber clinches up with Buchanan and pushes him back against the ropes.
Stabber blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stabber breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stabber moves into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Stabber's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Buchanan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stabber is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Stabber breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Buchanan tries to clinch up
and Stabber counters with a series of strikes. Buchanan will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stabber clinches.
Stabber is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Stabber breaks the clinch.
Stabber uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Buchanan.
A nice leg kick lands there from Buchanan.
Stabber closes the distance and clinches.
Buchanan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stabber looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Buchanan throws a punch but it's blocked by Stabber.
Buchanan misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Back Stabber comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Stabber has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight for Back Stabber!
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight for Back Stabber!
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Back Stabber!
Back Stabber wins by unanimous decision!
Back Stabber got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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