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TFC 20 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between LaDarian Frank (ranked 23718 p4p, 4521 weight class) and Luis Abinader (ranked 574 p4p, 473 weight class). LaDarian Frank 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, LaDarian Frank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luis Abinader!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abinader with a hook.
Frank avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Frank seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Sloppy strikes from Frank. Those never looked like landing.
Frank misses with a jab, cross combination.
Abinader tests Frank's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Frank throws a body punch but Abinader moves out of range.
Abinader wants to counter the offense by Frank and move into the clinch position.
Abinader slips a straight right by Frank.
Abinader swings for the body but Frank moves out of range.
Abinader with a hook.
Decent striking displayed by Frank there.
Abinader misses the shot to the body.
Frank seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Abinader jabs at Frank's body.
Abinader lands with a hook. Frank tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abinader catches Frank with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've been told by Frank's head coaches at Thib's Sweat Shoppe that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Abinader misses with a right hand
and Frank counters with a big 3 punch combo that drops Abinader on his ass! Abinader wobbles back to his feet half way through the count and though looking a bit dazed, the referee is going to allow the fight to continue!
Abinader connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Abinader ducks under a wild hook from Frank.
Frank ducks under a wild hook from Abinader.
Frank pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frank moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Abinader closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Abinader on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Abinader has a couple of punches blocked by Frank.
Frank is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Abinader misses with a body punch.
Frank tries to break the clinch but Abinader is controlling the position.
Frank's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Frank moves out of range as Abinader strikes.
Frank went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Abinader connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Frank slips under a jab.
Abinader changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Frank looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abinader bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Frank's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Frank ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like Frank was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Abinader.
Frank takes a swing at Abinader's ribcage but misses.
Abinader misses with a hook. Frank ducked under it nicely.
Abinader has Frank up against the ropes in a clinch.
Frank blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Abinader fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Abinader fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Abinader fails to land.
Abinader doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Abinader misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Abinader throws a punch but it's blocked by Frank.
Frank is trying to break the clinch but Abinader has him pressed against the ropes.
Frank is trying to push Abinader away but Abinader has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Frank breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Abinader throws a lazy uppercut
and Frank counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abinader misses with an uppercut
and Frank counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Frank ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Frank connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
 Abinader is rocked!
Abinader showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Frank.
Abinader is still on wobbly legs! Can Frank finish him?
Frank throws a series of punches but Abinader moves out of range.
Abinader seems to have recovered his senses.
Frank is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Frank lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Abinader drops his guard momentarily, allowing Frank to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Abinader! Oh, he's in big trouble - I don't like his chances here as the referee's count reaches 5. 6,7,8,9...10! He's out! Frank takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). LaDarian Frank!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Roboute Guilliman (ranked 22996 p4p, 3934 weight class) and Mathew Hayes (ranked 186 p4p, 57 weight class). Guilliman's entrance music is Sabaton- Carolus Rex. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roboute Guilliman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mathew Hayes!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hayes on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Guilliman has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hayes.
Guilliman connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hayes takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hayes moves out of range as Guilliman strikes.
The crowd cheers as Guilliman lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hayes doesn't seem phased though.
Hayes is rocked!
Guilliman blocks a head kick by Hayes.
Hayes is still on wobbly legs! Can Guilliman finish him?
Guilliman connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of Hayes's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked Hayes - is he going to beat the count??? 4,5,6,7,8,9.....10 - he's not made it - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Roboute Guilliman!
Roboute Guilliman decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Maquina Virutal (ranked 4610 p4p, 24238 weight class) and Jesus Camacho (ranked 545 p4p, 648 weight class). 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maquina Virutal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesus Camacho!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camacho tries to clinch there but Virutal circles away.
Camacho gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Camacho swings wildly with an uppercut but Virutal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Virutal throws a head punch that misses.
Virutal can't break the clinch.
Camacho misses with a punch on the inside.
Camacho misses with the head strike.
Virutal misses with a punch to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Camacho.
Camacho misses with a hook from the clinch.
Camacho tries to land knees in the clinch but Virutal avoids the damage to the body.
Camacho misses with some punches.
Virutal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camacho stalling.
Camacho breaks the clinch.
Virutal stuns Camacho with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Virutal jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A lazy body kick from Camacho
and Virutal counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Virutal takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Virutal just misses with a punch to the body.
Camacho shapes to counter with a head kick.
Camacho swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Camacho looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Camacho connects with the punch.
Virutal misses with a looping right.
Virutal connects with a nice looking jab.
Virutal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Camacho was well out of range. Poor timing from Virutal.
A nice leg kick lands there from Camacho.
Nice jab there from Virutal.
Virutal misses with a looping right.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Virutal tests Camacho's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Camacho connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Virutal thuds a left hand into Camacho's body.
Virutal lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Virutal thuds a left hand into Camacho's body.
Virutal misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camacho throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Camacho fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Virutal manages to avoid it.
Camacho misses with a body shot.
Virutal connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Camacho's hands.
Camacho closes the distance and clinches.
Virutal blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Virutal is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Camacho can't find room to land a body shot as Virutal controls the action.
Virutal avoiding damage as Camacho throws knees to the body.
Camacho is trying to maintain a safe position but Virutal gets an underhook and turns Camacho into the ropes.
Virutal lands a right hand.
Camacho struggles to land a body shot inside as Virutal controls his hands.
Camacho goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Virutal.
Virutal swings wildly with an uppercut but Camacho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Camacho tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Virutal avoids it.
Virutal lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camacho misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Virutal misses with a hook from the clinch.
Virutal misses with a short punch on the inside.
Camacho misses with a punch to the body.
Camacho's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Camacho uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Virutal.
Virutal dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Virutal lands with a cross.
Camacho throws a poor cross that misses
and Virutal counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Camacho thinking.
Virutal scores with a jab to the jaw.
Camacho throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Camacho ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Camacho swings for the body but Virutal moves out of range.
Virutal scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Camacho doesn't seem bothered though.
Virutal connects with a jab.
Camacho is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice jab there from Virutal.
Camacho is still on wobbly legs! Can Virutal finish him?
Camacho jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Camacho misses with a head kick.
Virutal is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Camacho misses the body punch
and Virutal counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Virutal lands a head shot.
Camacho on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Virutal knocks out Camacho with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Virutal before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Virutal picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Maquina Virutal!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Rory Roshi (ranked 24215 p4p, 24232 weight class) and Russell I Wanna Tussle (ranked 670 p4p, 628 weight class). Russell I Wanna Tussle will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rory Roshi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Russell I Wanna Tussle!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roshi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
I Wanna Tussle looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Roshi checks a leg kick nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Roshi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Roshi darts in and clinches I Wanna Tussle up against the ropes.
Roshi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
I Wanna Tussle wants to get back to striking at distance but Roshi won't allow it.
I Wanna Tussle tries to break free but Roshi pushes him back against the ropes.
Roshi has a couple of punches blocked by I Wanna Tussle.
Roshi lands a right hand.
Roshi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Roshi avoids a kick to the body.
Roshi avoids the head kick by I Wanna Tussle.
I Wanna Tussle paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Roshi misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roshi wants to clinch
and I Wanna Tussle makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Roshi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
I Wanna Tussle swinging wildly here.
Roshi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roshi avoids the body shot from I Wanna Tussle.
I Wanna Tussle dips to his left and cracks Roshi with an uppercut!
I Wanna Tussle is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Roshi scores with a body shot.
Roshi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
I Wanna Tussle scores with a nice right hand.
I Wanna Tussle throws out a powerful jab.
 Roshi is rocked!
I Wanna Tussle closes the distance and lands a lead uppercut that stumbles Roshi back against the ropes! I Wanna Tussle follows up with a jab and a huge straight right that knocks Roshi out cold! What a finish! I Wanna Tussle looks absolutely delighted, as he should do! Congratulations that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Russell I Wanna Tussle!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Duannis Frank (ranked 5199 p4p, 24262 weight class) and London Rowdy (ranked 546 p4p, 647 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Duannis Frank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, London Rowdy!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rowdy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice jab there from Frank.
Frank cracks a nice hook into Rowdy's ribs.
Frank has been working on his boxing with his coaches at For Pride and Prodigies in the buildup to the fight.
Rowdy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Frank is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Rowdy takes a swing at Frank's ribcage but misses.
Rowdy looks to throw the jab but Frank is out of range.
Frank moves into the clinch successfully.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Frank.
Frank lands with a right to the head.
Frank lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
 It looks like London Rowdy has been cut.
Rowdy tries to land a knee to the head but Frank blocks with his arms.
Rowdy avoids the elbow strike from Frank, against the ropes.
Rowdy swings wildly with an uppercut but Frank uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rowdy taking a breather.
Rowdy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Frank blocks it with crossed arms.
Frank blocks a body shot from Rowdy.
Frank lands a nice elbow.
Frank lands an elbow inside that Rowdy shrugs off.
Frank throws an elbow but it misses.
Frank tries to work over Rowdy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rowdy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Frank is keeping busy.
Rowdy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rowdy throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Frank lands with a right to the head.
Frank scores with a shot to the side of Rowdy's head.
Frank gets through Rowdy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rowdy is trying to break the clinch but Frank is controlling him.
Rowdy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rowdy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Frank is defending well for now.
A right hook to the body lands for Frank.
Frank's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Frank throws out a head kick that Rowdy doesn't see coming - it connects and sends Rowdy crashing to the mat face first! He's bounced up to his knees and is scrambling to get back to his feet and beat the count. He's up on 5 but still looks a bit groggy; will the referee allow it to continue??? He's taking a good look into Rowdy's eyes and has decided to let it go on!
Rowdy is rocked!
That has opened up London Rowdy's cut even more.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Frank lands with a nice body punch.
Rowdy is still on wobbly legs! Can Frank finish him?
Rowdy looks winded!
Frank misses with a head kick.
Rowdy seems to have recovered his senses.
Frank clinches.
A right hand to the body from Frank.
A nice left hand lands by Rowdy.
Frank lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rowdy backwards.
Frank avoids a wild elbow strike from Rowdy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rowdy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Frank lands a body shot in the clinch.
Frank lands a left hand.
A right hand to the body from Frank.
Nice elbow from Frank.
Frank creates a bit of space and cracks Rowdy with an uppercut that drops him to the canvas! Rowdy is wobbled and seems to be struggling to get back to his feet. 3,4,5. He's up! Phew, his manager will be relieved but they're no doubt wondering whether he'll be able to recover properly and get back in the fight!
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Frank throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Rowdy is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the ropes! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Duannis Frank!
Our winner, Duannis Frank, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Germaine Racicot (ranked 5260 p4p, 5736 weight class) and Imagine Thibodeaux (ranked 547 p4p, 579 weight class). Germaine Racicot 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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Germaine Racicot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Imagine Thibodeaux!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Racicot misses with a head kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Thibodeaux! But no joy.
Racicot misses with a body shot.
Thibodeaux getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Racicot misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Racicot takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
 It looks like Germaine Racicot has been cut.
Thibodeaux tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice uppercut there from Thibodeaux.
A big left from Racicot misses.
A shot to the liver by Racicot. Beautiful body shot.
Thibodeaux throws a head kick that misses.
Racicot throws a body kick that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Racicot misses with a head kick.
Thibodeaux staying out of range there.
Thibodeaux lands with a shot to the body.
Thibodeaux catches Racicot napping and cracks him with a perfect head kick! Racicot goes down! He's bigtime hurt! He's not going to make it back to his feet - the referee has called it off! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Imagine Thibodeaux!
A very excited looking Imagine Thibodeaux made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Fortune Thibodeaux (ranked 3768 p4p, 5958 weight class) and Dick Tator (ranked 441 p4p, 589 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fortune Thibodeaux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dick Tator!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thibodeaux throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tator digs a good hook to Thibodeaux's body.
Thibodeaux on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tator has closed the distance and engaged Thibodeaux in a clinch.
Tator lands with a light punch inside.
Tator lands an elbow that stopped Thibodeaux in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Fortune Thibodeaux has been cut.
Thibodeaux avoids a wild elbow strike from Tator.
Tator lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short uppercut from Tator.
Tator avoids a wild elbow strike from Thibodeaux.
Tator scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tator lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thibodeaux backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Tator creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Thibodeaux fails to land.
Tator lands with a short shot to the head.
Thibodeaux is breathing heavily.
A shot in the inside from Tator.
Thibodeaux lands an elbow inside.
Thibodeaux takes a shot to the head.
Tator lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Thibodeaux throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tator cracks Thibodeaux with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Tator.
Tator working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tator lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tator lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Thibodeaux looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tator lands an elbow inside that Thibodeaux shrugs off.
Tator creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tator lands an elbow just above Thibodeaux 's eye.
A short right from Tator.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tator.
Tator lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Tator works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
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!
Tator lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thibodeaux backwards.
Tator lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tator stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tator lands a nice uppercut.
Tator lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Thibodeaux is rocked!
Tator comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Oh Thibodeaux is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tator breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Thibodeaux with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Thibodeaux looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Thibodeaux get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? Yes, he's struggled back up to his feet and seems OK to continue. The referee agrees so we're back to the action!
Tator looks to throw the jab but Thibodeaux is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tator throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thibodeaux thinks about countering with a head kick.
Thibodeaux seems to have got his legs back now.
Thibodeaux slips under a jab.
Tator misses with a hook. Thibodeaux ducked under it nicely.
Tator just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromThibodeaux.
Tator closes the distance and clinches.
Tator lands a body shot.
Tator lands with a right to the head.
A right hand to the body from Tator.
Tator lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tator.
We've been informed that Tator 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.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tator.
Tator presses Thibodeaux against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short body shot lands from Tator as the two fighters clinch.
Good body shot from Tator.
Tator lands a hook that snaps the head of Thibodeaux backwards.
Tator scores with a hook to the body.
Tator lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tator lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tator creates a bit of space and cracks Thibodeaux with an uppercut that drops him to the canvas! Thibodeaux is wobbled and seems to be struggling to get back to his feet. 3,4,5. He's up! Phew, his manager will be relieved but they're no doubt wondering whether he'll be able to recover properly and get back in the fight!
Thibodeaux moves away from the strike by Tator.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux slips a jab from Tator.
Tator weaves into range and cracks Thibodeaux right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Thibodeaux goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Tator is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dick Tator!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Shiro Toushiro (ranked 4892 p4p, 5799 weight class) and Plebian Franco (ranked 522 p4p, 582 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shiro Toushiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Plebian Franco!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franco clinches with his opponent.
Toushiro wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Franco just misses with a elbow thrown towards Toushiro's brow.
Franco stalling in the clinch but Toushiro improves position.
Toushiro misses with a knee to the head.
Toushiro is trying to break the clinch but Franco is controlling him.
Franco misses with a hook to the ribs.
Toushiro tries to land knees in the clinch but Franco avoids the damage to the body.
Franco landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Franco working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Toushiro tries a body shot but Franco blocks it.
Franco lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Toushiro comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Franco tries to work over Toushiro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Franco trying to stall but Toushiro improves his position.
Toushiro has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Toushiro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Franco trying to land knees to the body.
Toushiro is looking to break free of the clinch but Franco has double underhooks.
Franco lands an uppercut.
Toushiro tries to circle away but Franco has him pinned against the ropes.
Toushiro tries to land knees in the clinch but Franco avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Franco doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Toushiro wants to break the clinch but can't.
Franco blocks a body shot from Toushiro.
I was talking to Toushiro's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Toushiro is trying to break the clinch but Franco has him pressed against the ropes.
Toushiro is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Franco tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Toushiro's elbow.
Toushiro wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Franco has him pressed against the ropes.
Franco trying to control the position but instead, Toushiro has worked for underhooks and has pushed Franco into the ropes.
Franco has a couple of punches blocked by Toushiro.
Franco throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Toushiro blocks it with crossed arms.
Franco unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Franco wants to stall.
Toushiro prevents a body shot from Franco.
Franco taking a breather.
Franco tries to land knees in the clinch but Toushiro avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franco tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Toushiro tries to break the clinch but Franco is controlling the position.
Franco missing with knees to the body.
Franco with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Franco wants to stall.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Toushiro obliges.
Toushiro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Toushiro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Toushiro misses with a double jab.
Toushiro scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Franco doesn't seem bothered though.
Toushiro instigates a clinch.
Toushiro is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Franco is defending well for now.
Toushiro lands a shot to the body.
Franco looks winded!
Good body shot from Toushiro.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Toushiro lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Toushiro breaks the clinch.
Toushiro throws a good cross that connects.
Franco walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick lands for Toushiro.
Franco moves into the clinch.
Toushiro manages to break the clinch.
Good shot there by Toushiro.
Toushiro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Toushiro scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Franco tries a head kick but it misses.
Franco pushes Toushiro up against the ropes in a clinch.
Toushiro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Toushiro throws a wild body kick that Franco sees coming a mile off.
Toushiro throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Franco drives through and clinches with Toushiro against the ropes.
Toushiro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Toushiro closes the distance and clinches.
Franco has a couple of punches blocked by Toushiro.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Franco misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Toushiro.
Toushiro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Toushiro.
Franco steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Toushiro.
Toushiro has closed the distance and engaged Franco in a clinch.
Toushiro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Toushiro wants to get back to striking at distance but Franco won't allow it.
Toushiro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Toushiro throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Toushiro pushes Franco up against the ropes in a clinch.
Toushiro breaks from the clinch.
Toushiro drives through and clinches with Franco against the ropes.
Toushiro misses with a body punch.
Franco gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Toushiro working hard to break the clinch.
Franco working aggressively here.
Toushiro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Toushiro works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Toushiro checks a leg kick nicely.
An inside leg kick from Franco misses.
Toushiro throws a big counter combination but Franco scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Franco rushes Toushiro and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shiro Toushiro dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Franco has closed the distance and engaged Toushiro in a clinch.
Toushiro avoiding damage as Franco throws knees to the body.
Toushiro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Toushiro gets tackled into the ropes by Franco. Franco maintains the clinch.
Toushiro tries to break the clinch but Franco is controlling the position.
Franco looking to throw knees to the head but Toushiro is blocking nicely.
Toushiro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circling - Toushiro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Franco throws a wild body kick that Toushiro sees coming a mile off.
Plebian Franco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Franco darts in and clinches Toushiro up against the ropes.
Franco using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Toushiro has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Toushiro has had enough of the clinch but Franco keeps him there for the moment.
Franco tries a knee to the head but Toushiro blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franco presses Toushiro against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Toushiro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Franco moves out of range as Toushiro throws a body kick.
Toushiro throws a body shot but no joy.
Toushiro works over Franco's head and body with a nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Franco slips a straight right by Toushiro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toushiro throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Toushiro throws a big shot that misses.
Franco takes one to the side of the head.
Franco rushes Toushiro and presses him up against the ropes.
Franco throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Toushiro blocks it with crossed arms.
Franco pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Franco tries a knee to the head but Toushiro blocks it.
Toushiro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Toushiro rushes Franco and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Franco tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Toushiro avoids it.
Toushiro tries to break free but Franco pushes him back against the ropes.
Toushiro landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Toushiro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Toushiro takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Franco takes a kick to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd cheers as Toushiro lands an impressive looking overhand right. Franco doesn't seem phased though.
A head kick misses from Franco.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franco takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Franco has taken the fight to the clinch.
Toushiro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice body punch from Franco.
Shiro Toushiro is winning the standup battle so far.
Toushiro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Toushiro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Franco throws a body kick that misses.
Toushiro misses with a head kick.
Toushiro looks to land a body kick but Franco moved away.
Toushiro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Toushiro fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Franco looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Toushiro thuds a left hand into Franco's body.
Franco throws a looping overhand right but Toushiro ducks down to avoid it.
Franco moves out of range as Toushiro throws a body kick.
Toushiro ducks under a wild hook from Franco.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franco closes the distance and clinches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Toushiro tries to break free but Franco pushes him back against the ropes.
Franco using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Toushiro has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Toushiro lands an elbow that stopped Franco in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Plebian Franco has been cut.
Toushiro looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Franco misses with a short punch on the inside.
Toushiro misses with a knee to the head.
Toushiro working hard to break the clinch.
Toushiro blocks a body shot from Franco.
Toushiro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Toushiro.
Toushiro connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Toushiro tries to keep at a distance but Franco has taken the fight into the clinch.
Toushiro wants to break the clinch but can't.
Toushiro blocks the elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franco swings wildly with an uppercut but Toushiro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Franco keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Toushiro's efforts to push away.
Franco throws a knee to the head but misses.
Toushiro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Franco misses the shot to the body.
Toushiro appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Toushiro clinches.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Toushiro just misses with a elbow thrown towards Franco's brow.
Toushiro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Franco can do to turn this around?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Franco misses with a punch on the inside.
Toushiro using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Franco has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Toushiro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Franco has Toushiro up against the ropes in a clinch.
Toushiro is trying to push Franco away but Franco has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Franco swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Franco is leaning against Toushiro and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Toushiro wants to break free but Franco has control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shiro Toushiro dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Plebian Franco's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Franco looks to score with a jab to the body but Toushiro is just out of range.
Toushiro throws a push kick but Franco slaps the foot to one side.
Toushiro instigates a clinch.
Franco has a couple of punches blocked by Toushiro.
Franco managing to block the knees to the body from Toushiro.
Toushiro is trying to push Franco away but Franco has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Franco managing to block the knees to the body from Toushiro.
Toushiro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Franco misses with a low kick.
Toushiro throws a quick counter kick to the body but Franco avoids it.
Franco ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Toushiro tries to land knees in the clinch but Franco avoids the damage to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franco using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Toushiro has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Toushiro avoiding damage as Franco throws knees to the body.
Toushiro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Franco gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Franco looking to throw knees to the head but Toushiro is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toushiro working hard to break the clinch.
Franco misses with a punch to the body.
Toushiro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Franco's elbow.
Franco doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Toushiro can't break the clinch.
Franco missing with knees to the body.
Franco takes an elbow to the temple.
Franco missing with knees to the body.
Toushiro is trying to force a seperation but Franco has the dominant position.
Toushiro wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Toushiro can't break the clinch.
Toushiro blocks an uppercut.
Toushiro manages to break the clinch.
Franco keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Franco rushes Toushiro and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Franco blocks a body shot from Toushiro.
Toushiro breaks the clinch.
Toushiro throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Plebian Franco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shiro Toushiro is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toushiro scores with a head kick. Franco tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A looping hook to the body misses from Franco. Toushiro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Toushiro rushes Franco and presses him up against the ropes.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Toushiro.
Franco takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Franco trying to land knees to the body.
Toushiro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Toushiro comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Toushiro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Franco.
Franco avoids the head kick by Toushiro.
Franco wants to counter the offense by Toushiro and move into the clinch position.
Franco on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Toushiro closes the distance and clinches.
Toushiro blocks an elbow strike from Franco.
Franco can't find room to land a body shot as Toushiro controls the action.
Franco missing with knees to the body.
Franco misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Franco.
Franco misses with the head strike.
Franco struggles to land a body shot inside as Toushiro controls his hands.
Toushiro is trying to break free.
Toushiro lands an uppercut.
Toushiro is trying to break free.
Franco can't find room to land a body shot as Toushiro controls the action.
Franco tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Toushiro avoids it.
Franco looking to throw knees to the head but Toushiro is blocking nicely.
Toushiro has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Toushiro comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Franco tries to land knees in the clinch but Toushiro avoids the damage to the body.
Toushiro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Franco takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franco rushes Toushiro and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Franco using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Toushiro has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Franco missing with knees to the body.
Franco looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Franco lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Franco is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Toushiro tries to break the clinch but Franco is controlling the position.
Toushiro breaks from the clinch.
Toushiro connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Franco's hands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Toushiro slips a jab from Franco.
Toushiro lands a really nice looking cross but Franco seems unphased.
Franco closes the distance and pushes Toushiro back into the ropes.
Toushiro softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shiro Toushiro showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Toushiro, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shiro Toushiro!
A victorious Shiro Toushiro thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Stefan Pantovic (ranked 3818 p4p, 5355 weight class) and Raja Ramirez (ranked 467 p4p, 553 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stefan Pantovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raja Ramirez!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pantovic closes the distance and clinches.
Pantovic wants to stall.
Ramirez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ramirez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ramirez stalling in the clinch but Pantovic improves position.
Ramirez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pantovic scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Ramirez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pantovic's brow.
Ramirez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ramirez misses with a knee to the head.
Ramirez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pantovic lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ramirez is leaning against Pantovic and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pantovic pushes Ramirez back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Ramirez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pantovic misses with a body punch.
Pantovic stalling against the ropes.
A hook to the body from Pantovic.
Ramirez tries to land a knee to the head but Pantovic blocks with his arms.
I was talking to Pantovic's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pantovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pantovic trying to control the position but instead, Ramirez has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pantovic into the ropes.
Pantovic stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ramirez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ramirez missing with knees to the body.
Pantovic can't find room to land a body shot as Ramirez controls the action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pantovic.
Ramirez missing with knees to the body.
Pantovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ramirez tries to work over Pantovic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ramirez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ramirez working aggressively here.
Pantovic lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ramirez or not.
Ramirez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pantovic blocks it with crossed arms.
Ramirez lands a good knee to the midsection. Pantovic won't want to take too many of those.
Pantovic lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pantovic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ramirez's elbow.
Pantovic tries to throw a body punch but Ramirez avoids it by throwing Pantovic back against the ropes.
Pantovic lands a body shot.
Pantovic lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ramirez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ramirez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pantovic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pantovic trying to stall but Ramirez improves his position.
Pantovic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ramirez misses with a punch on the inside.
Ramirez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pantovic avoids it.
Ramirez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pantovic's elbow.
Ramirez lands a right hand.
Ramirez swings wildly with an uppercut but Pantovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pantovic tries to throw a body punch but Ramirez avoids it by throwing Pantovic back against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pantovic.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez prevents a body shot from Pantovic.
Ramirez throws an elbow that misses.
Ramirez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pantovic avoids it.
Pantovic misses with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Pantovic.
Pantovic struggles to land a body shot inside as Ramirez controls his hands.
Good body shot from Ramirez.
Ramirez lands with a short shot to the head.
Ramirez tries to throw a body punch but Pantovic avoids it by throwing Ramirez back against the ropes.
Ramirez misses with a knee to the head.
Pantovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ramirez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ramirez tries to land a knee to the head but Pantovic blocks with his arms.
Pantovic misses with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Pantovic scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pantovic managing to block the knees to the body from Ramirez.
Ramirez misses with an elbow strike.
Pantovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ramirez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez misses with a knee to the head.
Ramirez tries to throw a body punch but Pantovic avoids it by throwing Ramirez back against the ropes.
Pantovic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ramirez.
Ramirez looks winded!
Pantovic lands a shot to the body.
Ramirez throws a head punch that misses.
Pantovic gets through Ramirez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pantovic lands a body shot.
Pantovic managing to block the knees to the body from Ramirez.
Pantovic digs a right hand into Ramirez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ramirez's gas tank.
Ramirez taking a breather.
Ramirez prevents a body shot from Pantovic.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pantovic.
Pantovic lands a right hand.
Pantovic stalling against the ropes.
Pantovic lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ramirez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pantovic misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stefan Pantovic dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Pantovic closes the distance and clinches.
Pantovic lands a body punch.
Pantovic scores with a shot to the side of Ramirez's head.
Pantovic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pantovic taking a breather.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pantovic.
Pantovic struggles to land a body shot inside as Ramirez controls his hands.
Ramirez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pantovic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ramirez's elbow.
Ramirez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pantovic.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pantovic stalling the fight.
Pantovic lands a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramirez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ramirez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pantovic avoids it.
A hook to the body from Pantovic.
Ramirez is breathing heavily.
Ramirez missing with knees to the body.
Ramirez prevents a body shot from Pantovic.
Pantovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Pantovic - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ramirez.
Ramirez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ramirez takes a shot to the head.
Pantovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ramirez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pantovic lands a nice shot to the body.
Pantovic scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Pantovic.
Ramirez misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Pantovic.
Stefan Pantovic has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pantovic looking to stall.
Pantovic is trying to stall.
Maybe Pantovic would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
A short body shot lands from Pantovic as the two fighters clinch.
Pantovic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ramirez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pantovic digs a right hand underneath Ramirez's ribcage. Ramirez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pantovic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ramirez can do to turn this around?
Pantovic cracks Ramirez with a nice body shot.
Pantovic is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pantovic.
Pantovic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ramirez's elbow.
Pantovic digs a right hand underneath Ramirez's ribcage. Ramirez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pantovic is leaning against Ramirez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pantovic tries a body shot but Ramirez blocks it.
Ramirez takes a shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pantovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pantovic struggles to land a body shot inside as Ramirez controls his hands.
A short body shot lands from Pantovic as the two fighters clinch.
Pantovic misses with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pantovic.
Pantovic struggles to land a body shot inside as Ramirez controls his hands.
Pantovic works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pantovic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Pantovic - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Pantovic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pantovic has Ramirez pressed against the ropes.
Pantovic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ramirez misses with some punches.
Pantovic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pantovic lands a nice shot to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pantovic.
Pantovic presses Ramirez against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pantovic lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pantovic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ramirez's elbow.
Pantovic tries to stall but Ramirez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ramirez tries to work over Pantovic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pantovic avoiding damage.
Ramirez looking to throw knees to the head but Pantovic is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Ramirez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pantovic's brow.
Pantovic digs a right hand into Ramirez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ramirez's gas tank.
Pantovic lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short uppercut from Pantovic.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pantovic is working Ramirez over against the ropes.
Pantovic lands a shot to the body.
Pantovic is looking to control Ramirez's arms but Ramirez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pantovic has his back to the ropes.
Ramirez can't find room to land a body shot as Pantovic controls the action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pantovic.
Pantovic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ramirez backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ramirez as Pantovic tries to tie him up.
Ramirez misses with a body punch.
Pantovic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ramirez.
A short right from Pantovic.
Ramirez throws a punch but it's blocked by Pantovic.
Pantovic is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stefan Pantovic dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Pantovic clinches up with Ramirez and pushes him back against the ropes.
Ramirez using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Ramirez.
A short left from Pantovic.
Pantovic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ramirez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ramirez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pantovic avoids it.
Pantovic lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Pantovic is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Pantovic misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pantovic avoiding damage as Ramirez throws knees to the body.
Ramirez misses with a knee strike.
Pantovic can't find room to land a body shot as Ramirez controls the action.
Ramirez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pantovic.
Pantovic struggles to land a body shot inside as Ramirez controls his hands.
Ramirez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ramirez trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pantovic blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pantovic dodges an elbow strike from Ramirez.
Pantovic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pantovic can't find room to land a body shot as Ramirez controls the action.
Ramirez throws an elbow that misses.
A short right from Pantovic on the inside.
Ramirez struggles to land a body shot inside as Pantovic controls his hands.
Pantovic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ramirez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ramirez tries to land knees in the clinch but Pantovic avoids the damage to the body.
Pantovic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right from Pantovic on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Pantovic.
Pantovic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ramirez backwards.
Ramirez prevents a body shot from Pantovic.
Ramirez tries to land knees in the clinch but Pantovic avoids the damage to the body.
Pantovic tries to work over Ramirez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Pantovic.
Raja Ramirez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pantovic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pantovic struggles to land a body shot inside as Ramirez controls his hands.
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!
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Ramirez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pantovic's brow.
Pantovic tries to throw a body punch but Ramirez avoids it by throwing Pantovic back against the ropes.
Pantovic lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ramirez misses with a punch to the body.
Pantovic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pantovic struggles to land a body shot inside as Ramirez controls his hands.
Pantovic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ramirez.
Stefan Pantovic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ramirez tries to land knees in the clinch but Pantovic avoids the damage to the body.
Pantovic is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ramirez is keeping busy.
Pantovic managing to block the knees to the body from Ramirez.
Pantovic tries a body shot but Ramirez blocks it.
Ramirez tries a body shot but Pantovic blocks it.
Ramirez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pantovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Pantovic.
Pantovic lands a body shot.
Pantovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ramirez tries to land knees in the clinch but Pantovic avoids the damage to the body.
Pantovic misses with a punch to the body.
Ramirez tries a body shot but Pantovic blocks it.
Ramirez tries to throw a body punch but Pantovic avoids it by throwing Ramirez back against the ropes.
Ramirez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ramirez can't find room to land a body shot as Pantovic controls the action.
Ramirez lands a damaging elbow.
Ramirez trying to land knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Pantovic scores with a shot to the side of Ramirez's head.
Pantovic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ramirez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez struggles to land a body shot inside as Pantovic controls his hands.
A short right from Pantovic on the inside.
Pantovic avoiding damage as Ramirez throws knees to the body.
Pantovic lands an uppercut.
Ramirez trying to land knees to the body.
A short right from Ramirez.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ramirez working Pantovic over with knees to the body.
Pantovic lands a body shot.
Ramirez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pantovic avoids it.
A right hand to the body from Ramirez.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Pantovic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ramirez struggles to land a body shot inside as Pantovic controls his hands.
Ramirez prevents a body shot from Pantovic.
Pantovic is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pantovic misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stefan Pantovic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pantovic 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stefan Pantovic!
An out of breath Stefan Pantovic 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 light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Dakota Thibodeaux Jr. (ranked 3693 p4p, 5737 weight class) and TyQuinton Babers (ranked 453 p4p, 573 weight class). Dakota Thibodeaux Jr. could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to TyQuinton Babers's chin.
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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dakota Thibodeaux Jr.!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, TyQuinton Babers!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thibodeaux Jr. throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thibodeaux Jr. blocks a jab.
Thibodeaux Jr. moves away from the strike by Babers.
Thibodeaux Jr. avoids the head kick by Babers.
TyQuinton Babers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thibodeaux Jr. keeps the fight on the outside.
A jab from Babers misses.
Thibodeaux Jr. cracks Babers with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
It looks like TyQuinton Babers has been cut.
Babers takes one on the button.
Thibodeaux Jr. cracks Babers with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dakota Thibodeaux Jr.!
A relieved looking Dakota Thibodeaux Jr. 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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