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GAMT #90 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Constantin Valdor (ranked 5435 p4p, 5164 weight class) and Jason Metcalf (ranked 508 p4p, 494 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Solid boxing
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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Constantin Valdor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jason Metcalf!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Metcalf throws a head kick that misses.
Valdor throws a big shot that misses.
Donk. Valdor catches Metcalf right on the button with a cross.
Valdor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Metcalf uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Valdor.
Metcalf slips a straight right by Valdor.
Metcalf throws a looping overhand right but Valdor ducks down to avoid it.
A slow jab from Metcalf misses its intended target.
Metcalf misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Valdor looks to throw the jab but Metcalf is out of range.
Metcalf blocks a jab.
Metcalf misses with a straight left.
The fighters circling - Valdor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Metcalf is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Metcalf avoids the body shot from Valdor.
Valdor definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Valdor jabs at Metcalf's body.
Metcalf throws a sloppy head kick and Valdor moves out of range easily.
Valdor appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Valdor misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valdor throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big left from Metcalf misses.
Metcalf tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Valdor looks to throw the jab but Metcalf is out of range.
Metcalf fails in his attempt to clinch.
Valdor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Valdor misses the shot to the body.
Metcalf slips under a jab from Valdor.
Metcalf shapes to counter with a head kick.
A big left from Valdor misses.
Valdor jabs Metcalf right on the nose. Metcalf blinks but takes it well.
Metcalf moves away from the strike by Valdor.
Valdor moves out of range of the strikes.
Metcalf jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Metcalf misses the target.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Metcalf.
Valdor misses with an uppercut.
Valdor throws a body punch but Metcalf moves out of range.
Metcalf looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Metcalf takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Valdor misses its intended target.
Valdor avoids the head kick by Metcalf.
Valdor throws out a loose jab but Metcalf uses good head movement to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valdor avoids the body shot from Metcalf.
A swing and a miss from Valdor.
Metcalf is looking for the big counter here.
Metcalf scores with a kick to the body.
Valdor digs a good hook to Metcalf's body.
Metcalf misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Metcalf misses with a double jab.
Valdor tries to move into range but Metcalf moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Valdor. Those never looked like landing.
Valdor throws a body shot but no joy.
Valdor throws a hook to the side of Metcalf's head but Metcalf sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Valdor throws a hook but Metcalf blocks it.
Valdor thows a left - swing and a miss!
Valdor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Valdor misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Metcalf avoids the body shot from Valdor.
Metcalf misses the jab.
Metcalf tried to score with a low kick but Valdor checks it.
Valdor was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Metcalf takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Metcalf needs to keep his hands up - Valdor had a free shot at his head there.
Metcalf throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Valdor takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Metcalf throws a series of punches but Valdor avoids them all with ease.
A big left from Metcalf misses.
Metcalf moves away from the strike by Valdor.
Metcalf jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Valdor blocks a head kick by Metcalf.
Metcalf is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Valdor takes a kick to the side of the head.
Valdor throws a body shot but no joy.
Valdor throws a body shot but no joy.
Valdor throws an overhand right that lands on Metcalf's shoulder, as Metcalf tries to avoid the shot.
A swing and a miss from Valdor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Metcalf smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Valdor looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Metcalf misses with a hook
and Valdor counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Metcalf takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Metcalf misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Valdor throws a hook but Metcalf blocks it.
Metcalf showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Valdor.
Valdor stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We've been informed that Metcalf has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
A jab from Valdor finds it's way through Metcalf's defenses.
Valdor staying out of range there.
Valdor misses with a body shot.
Valdor missing with a left hand there. Metcalf was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Valdor. Metcalf does a little dance to reset his feet.
Valdor digs a good body shot into Metcalf's ribs.
Metcalf uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Valdor.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Constantin Valdor dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nice uppercut there from Metcalf.
The fighters circling - Metcalf throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Valdor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Metcalf! But no joy.
Metcalf misses with a hook
and Metcalf takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab from Valdor misses.
Metcalf 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.
Metcalf takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Metcalf throws a looping overhand right but Valdor ducks down to avoid it.
Metcalf throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Metcalf misses with a hook
and Valdor counters with a nice body shot.
Valdor throws a shot from downtown. Metcalf moves away and avoids it.
Valdor slips a straight right by Metcalf.
Metcalf throws an off balance right hand
enabling Valdor to counter with a crisp jab.
Valdor looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Valdor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Metcalf manages to avoid it.
Metcalf moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Metcalf has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Metcalf there as he acknowledges the shot.
Valdor blocks a head kick by Metcalf.
Valdor fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Constantin Valdor is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Metcalf.
Nice cross by Valdor.
Valdor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Metcalf can do to turn this around?
Metcalf swings for the body but Valdor moves out of range.
Metcalf avoids the body shot from Valdor.
Valdor throws out a loose jab but Metcalf uses good head movement to avoid it.
Valdor lands a really nice looking cross but Metcalf seems unphased.
Valdor connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Metcalf pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Valdor on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Valdor. Metcalf does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice straight punches there by Valdor. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Valdor.
Metcalf walks into a left hand.
Metcalf throws the kick towards the body but Valdor avoids it.
Decent striking displayed by Valdor there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Metcalf throws a head kick that misses.
Metcalf takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Metcalf throws a head kick but Valdor moves out of range.
Metcalf has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Metcalf misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Valdor.
Valdor is looking for a counter combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valdor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Metcalf.
Metcalf staying out of range there.
Metcalf steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Valdor.
Valdor lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Metcalf throws a head kick that misses
and Valdor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Valdor misses with a straight left.
Valdor ducks under a wild hook from Metcalf.
Metcalf misses with a head kick.
Valdor is looking to counter punch.
Valdor connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Metcalf tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Valdor slips a straight right by Metcalf.
Valdor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Metcalf.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Valdor checks a leg kick.
Valdor lands a head shot.
Metcalf takes one to the side of the head.
Valdor misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Valdor misses.
Metcalf misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Valdor counters with a straight right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Valdor. Metcalf does a little dance to reset his feet.
Metcalf misses with an uppercut.
Valdor looks to throw the jab but Metcalf is out of range.
Valdor bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Metcalf's head backwards.
Metcalf uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Valdor.
Metcalf takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
 Metcalf is rocked!
Metcalf tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Metcalf is still on wobbly legs! Can Valdor finish him?
Valdor missing with a left hand there. Metcalf was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Valdor throws a jab but it's blocked by Metcalf.
Metcalf seems to have recovered his senses.
Metcalf misses with a jab, cross combination.
Valdor throws a big shot that misses.
Metcalf takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jab by Valdor.
Valdor throws the left hand but Metcalf avoids the punch easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Metcalf jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Metcalf throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valdor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Metcalf was well out of range. Poor timing from Valdor.
Metcalf steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Valdor.
Metcalf misses with a looping right.
Metcalf avoids the body shot from Valdor.
Metcalf lands with a hook. Valdor tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Metcalf throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Valdor sizes up Metcalf with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Metcalf moves away from the strike by Valdor.
Valdor throws a body shot but no joy.
Valdor scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Valdor connects with a right hand. Metcalf shakes it off.
Valdor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Valdor lands with an uppercut that bounces Metcalf off the cage and back into range.
Metcalf lunges at Valdor with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Valdor's hand.
Valdor misses with a shot to the body
and Metcalf counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Metcalf keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Valdor.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Constantin Valdor dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Metcalf lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Metcalf tries to clinch but Valdor moves out of range.
Metcalf misses with a wild combination.
Metcalf slips a jab from Valdor.
Metcalf lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Metcalf slips under a jab.
Metcalf misses with an uppercut. Valdor saw that one coming.
Metcalf connects with a crisp jab.
Metcalf throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Metcalf waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Valdor.
Left hook, right uppercut from Valdor.
Valdor throws a lazy right hand but Metcalf sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valdor throws a big shot that misses.
A big right from Metcalf misses.
Metcalf uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Valdor.
Valdor misses with a wild body shot.
Valdor misses with an uppercut. Metcalf saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Metcalf moves out of range as Valdor strikes.
A jab from Valdor misses.
Valdor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Metcalf.
Metcalf avoids the body shot from Valdor.
The fighters circling - Metcalf throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Valdor lands a really nice looking cross but Metcalf seems unphased.
Metcalf throws a hook but Valdor avoids it easily.
Metcalf scores with a jab. Valdor acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Valdor. Metcalf does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Valdor misses.
Valdor misses with a hook. Metcalf ducked under it nicely.
Metcalf avoids a punch combination nicely.
Valdor throws a series of punches but Metcalf moves out of range.
Valdor misses with a looping left.
Valdor walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Metcalf takes one to the chin there.
Valdor moves out of range of the strikes.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Metcalf, as that shot connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Metcalf tries to land a front kick but Valdor steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Valdor throws a lazy right hand but Metcalf sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Valdor throws a hook to the side of Metcalf's head but Metcalf sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Valdor is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Metcalf lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Metcalf uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Valdor.
Valdor takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Valdor cracks Metcalf with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Metcalf looks to land a right hand but Valdor moved out of range.
Metcalf defending well as Valdor loads up on a big left hand.
A thudding body kick lands there by Metcalf!
Metcalf swings widly with a right hand
and Valdor counters with a stiff right hand.
Metcalf tests Valdor's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Metcalf throws a right hand that Valdor ducks under and follows up with a left that Valdor also avoids with ease.
Valdor was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Metcalf looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Metcalf looks to score with a jab to the body but Valdor is just out of range.
Valdor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Valdor rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Metcalf counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Metcalf swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Valdor misses with a hook to the body
and Metcalf counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Metcalf scores with a jab to the head.
Valdor lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Metcalf misses with a hook
and Valdor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Metcalf uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Valdor.
Valdor misses with a left hand
and Metcalf cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Valdor misses with a right hand
and Metcalf counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Metcalf throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Valdor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Valdor throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Valdor fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jason Metcalf has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Metcalf moves out of range as Valdor strikes.
Metcalf jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Valdor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Metcalf.
A telegraphed right hand from Valdor misses the target.
Valdor walks into a stiff left hand from Metcalf.
Metcalf misses with a hook.
Valdor lands a jab to Metcalf's midsection.
Metcalf slips a jab from Valdor.
Metcalf looks to score with a jab to the body but Valdor is just out of range.
Valdor misses with a right hand
and Metcalf counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A jab from Valdor misses.
Nice defenses there by Metcalf.
Valdor throws a jab but it's blocked by Metcalf.
Valdor walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Valdor is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Jason Metcalf!
In his post fight interview, Jason Metcalf started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Dan Rodriguez (ranked 5130 p4p, 5109 weight class) and Chad Armstrong (ranked 492 p4p, 490 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dan Rodriguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Armstrong!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Ackerman and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Armstrong circles away from the clinch attempt.
Armstrong tries to keep at a distance but Rodriguez has taken the fight into the clinch.
Armstrong lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Armstrong.
Stalling in the clinch from Armstrong.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rodriguez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Armstrong's brow.
Armstrong blocks the elbow strike.
Armstrong avoiding damage as Rodriguez throws knees to the body.
Rodriguez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Armstrong is defending well for now.
Armstrong breaks from the clinch.
Armstrong keeps the fight on the outside.
Rodriguez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodriguez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Armstrong on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Armstrong dodges an elbow strike from Rodriguez.
Armstrong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rodriguez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Armstrong's elbow.
Rodriguez tries a body shot but Armstrong blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Armstrong.
Rodriguez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Armstrong.
Armstrong lands a right hand.
Rodriguez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Armstrong.
Armstrong breaks from the clinch.
Armstrong pushes Rodriguez up against the cage in a clinch.
Armstrong pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Armstrong swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rodriguez tries to clinch but Armstrong moves out of range.
Rodriguez rushes Armstrong and presses him up against the cage.
Armstrong avoiding damage.
Armstrong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Armstrong stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Armstrong on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rodriguez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Armstrong's brow.
A frustrated look appears on Rodriguez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez misses with an elbow over the top.
Rodriguez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Armstrong is defending well for now.
Armstrong lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right handed body shot lands from Rodriguez.
Armstrong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rodriguez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rodriguez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rodriguez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rodriguez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Armstrong.
Rodriguez is looking for a counter combo.
Rodriguez checks a leg kick.
Armstrong closes the distance and clinches.
Armstrong lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rodriguez backwards.
A body shot lands from Armstrong.
Rodriguez lands an elbow inside that Armstrong shrugs off.
Armstrong breaks from the clinch.
Rodriguez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Armstrong swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Armstrong paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rodriguez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Armstrong fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Armstrong throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rodriguez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chad Armstrong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rodriguez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rodriguez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Armstrong swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rodriguez wants to clinch.
Armstrong misses with a looping left.
Rodriguez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Armstrong.
Rodriguez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rodriguez drives through and clinches with Armstrong against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez throws an elbow that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Armstrong.
Rodriguez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Armstrong dodges an elbow strike from Rodriguez.
Armstrong taking a breather.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Armstrong.
Rodriguez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rodriguez missing with knees to the body.
Armstrong breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rodriguez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Armstrong paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Armstrong swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
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!
Rodriguez defending well as Armstrong loads up on a big left hand.
Armstrong scores with a one two! Rodriguez had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Rodriguez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Armstrong misses with a series of wild punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Armstrong dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Armstrong misses with a hook.
Armstrong closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rodriguez misses with an elbow strike.
Rodriguez blocking some punches.
Rodriguez lands a nice elbow.
Armstrong lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rodriguez backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Armstrong.
Rodriguez missing with knees to the body.
Armstrong avoids a wild elbow strike from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez misses with an elbow over the top.
Armstrong pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rodriguez blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodriguez is looking to clinch.
Armstrong moves into the clinch.
Rodriguez struggles to land a body shot inside as Armstrong controls his hands.
Armstrong dodges an elbow strike from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez throws an elbow but it misses.
Armstrong manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Armstrong moves into the clinch successfully.
Armstrong pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Armstrong throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Armstrong forces Rodriguez back against the cage and clinches.
Armstrong lands an uppercut.
Chad Armstrong seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Armstrong avoids a wild elbow strike from Rodriguez.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rodriguez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Armstrong's brow.
Rodriguez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Armstrong breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Armstrong clinches with his opponent.
Armstrong avoids a wild elbow strike from Rodriguez.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Armstrong has Rodriguez pushed against the cage.
Armstrong blocks an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Armstrong escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Armstrong moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Armstrong misses with a looping left.
Armstrong closes the distance and pushes Rodriguez back into the cage.
Rodriguez tries to throw a body punch but Armstrong avoids it by throwing Rodriguez back against the cage.
Armstrong misses with the head strike.
Armstrong avoids the elbow strike from Rodriguez, against the cage.
Rodriguez throws an elbow but it misses.
Rodriguez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Armstrong avoids it.
Armstrong breaks the clinch.
Rodriguez tries to clinch up.
Rodriguez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Armstrong manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dan Rodriguez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rodriguez tries to clinch but Armstrong is having none of it.
Rodriguez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Armstrong will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rodriguez appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Armstrong swats away the attempt to clinch by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez wants to clinch.
Rodriguez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rodriguez wants to clinch.
Chad Armstrong seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Danga de danga de dang - Armstrong scores with a four punch combination!
Armstrong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez dodges the punch combination from Armstrong.
Rodriguez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Armstrong clinches up with Rodriguez and pushes him back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Armstrong.
Armstrong breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Armstrong closes the distance and clinches.
Rodriguez throws an elbow but it misses.
Rodriguez blocks an uppercut.
Armstrong avoiding damage as Rodriguez throws knees to the body.
Armstrong breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rodriguez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Armstrong keeps the fight on the outside.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Armstrong! But no joy.
Armstrong swats away the attempt to clinch by Rodriguez.
Armstrong looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Armstrong showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Rodriguez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Rodriguez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Armstrong lands an overhand right.
Armstrong circles away from the clinch attempt.
Armstrong staggers Rodriguez with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Rodriguez looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! Just in time and the ref is going to let the fight continue!
Armstrong avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Armstrong forces Rodriguez back against the cage and clinches.
Rodriguez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Armstrong will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Armstrong scores with a one two! Rodriguez had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Armstrong scores with the left hand. Rodriguez knows he should have avoided that one.
 Rodriguez is rocked!
Armstrong has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Armstrong is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Armstrong avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong swats away the attempt to clinch by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Armstrong swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rodriguez tries to clinch up but Armstrong circles away and keeps his distance.
Rodriguez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Armstrong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rodriguez swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Armstrong misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rodriguez went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Rodriguez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Armstrong manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It seemed like Armstrong was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Armstrong clips Rodriguez with a right and a left that makes him do the chicken dance for a couple of seconds. He touched his left hand down on the canvas so the referee steps between the fighters to give Rodriguez a standing 8 count before we can continue the bout.
Oh Rodriguez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Armstrong gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rodriguez seems to have got his legs back now.
Rodriguez tries a body shot but Armstrong blocks it.
Armstrong makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rodriguez misses with an elbow strike.
Rodriguez lands an elbow that stopped Armstrong in his tracks for a moment.
Armstrong escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Armstrong, as that shot connected.
Armstrong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Armstrong fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rodriguez, pushing him back against the cage.
Rodriguez trying to land knees to the body.
Armstrong working aggressively here.
Armstrong manages to break the clinch.
Rodriguez wants to clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by Armstrong as he connects with a hook.
Rodriguez staying out of range there.
Armstrong swats away the attempt to clinch by Rodriguez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez tries to clinch up but Armstrong circles away and keeps his distance.
Rodriguez tries to close the distance and clinch but Armstrong swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Good standup being displayed there by Armstrong as he connects with a hook.
Armstrong misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rodriguez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Armstrong paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rodriguez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rodriguez slips under a jab from Armstrong.
Armstrong throws a series of punches but Rodriguez avoids them all with ease.
Rodriguez appears to be looking for a big counter.
Armstrong keeps the fight on the outside.
Armstrong looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Armstrong misses with the combination.
Rodriguez appears to be looking for a big counter.
Armstrong throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rodriguez.
Armstrong 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rodriguez moves in looking to clinch but Armstrong pushes him off.
Armstrong swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A jab from Armstrong misses.
Armstrong gets a clinch.
Rodriguez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Armstrong.
Armstrong has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rodriguez pushes off an throws an elbow but Armstrong leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Armstrong on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Armstrong keeps control of Rodriguez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rodriguez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Armstrong thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rodriguez wants to clinch.
Rodriguez wants to clinch up but Armstrong keeps it at a distance.
Armstrong is looking for the big counter here.
Dan Rodriguez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chad Armstrong is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rodriguez fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chad Armstrong comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Armstrong 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 25:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 25:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chad Armstrong!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jim Teagarden (ranked 5342 p4p, 5546 weight class) and Bruce Lee (ranked 505 p4p, 517 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim Teagarden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bruce Lee!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Sam Margolis and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lee looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Good shot there by Teagarden.
Lee 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.
Teagarden showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lee.
Lee moves out of range as Teagarden throws a body kick.
Teagarden bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lee's head backwards.
Teagarden buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Teagarden throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lee throws a counter combo.
Teagarden catches Lee with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lee takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Lee is rocked!
Teagarden jabs at Lee's body.
Lee is still on wobbly legs! Can Teagarden finish him?
Teagarden is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Teagarden cracks Lee with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lee drops his guard momentarily, allowing Teagarden to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Lee! 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! Teagarden takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Jim Teagarden!
Jim Teagarden decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Juliano Scaletto (ranked 4994 p4p, 5007 weight class) and Rikkert Vastenholt (ranked 467 p4p, 470 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Juliano Scaletto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rikkert Vastenholt!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scaletto drives through and clinches with Vastenholt against the cage.
Scaletto presses Vastenholt against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Scaletto effectively controlling the action here.
Scaletto controlling the action here for a moment.
A right hook to the body lands for Scaletto.
A right handed body shot lands from Scaletto.
Scaletto lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Scaletto lands a body shot in the clinch.
Vastenholt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vastenholt tries to break the clinch but Scaletto is controlling the position.
Vastenholt is trying to force a seperation but Scaletto has the dominant position.
Scaletto lands a nice shot to the body.
Vastenholt looks winded!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vastenholt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Scaletto's elbow.
Vastenholt misses with some punches.
Scaletto displaying some good clinch control by pressing Vastenholt up against the cage.
Vastenholt being controlled against the cage.
Vastenholt letting Scaletto take a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vastenholt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Scaletto controlling the action here for a moment.
Scaletto lands a body shot in the clinch.
Scaletto misses with a body punch.
Scaletto definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Scaletto lands a body shot.
Scaletto manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Scaletto lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vastenholt backwards.
Scaletto scores with a hook to the body.
Scaletto misses with a body punch.
Vastenholt tries a body shot but Scaletto blocks it.
Vastenholt being controlled against the cage.
Scaletto blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Scaletto.
Scaletto lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vastenholt backwards.
Scaletto avoiding damage.
Scaletto has Vastenholt pushed against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Scaletto for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Juliano Scaletto.
Vastenholt looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A slow jab from Scaletto misses its intended target.
Vastenholt feints a counter leg kick.
Vastenholt gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Scaletto.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Scaletto scores with a shoulder strike.
Scaletto lands a hook to the side of the head.
Scaletto lands a right hand.
Scaletto leaning his opponent against the cage.
Scaletto lands a left hand.
Scaletto scores with a hook to the body.
Scaletto lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scaletto lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Scaletto lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Scaletto dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Scaletto - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Vastenholt looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Scaletto avoiding damage.
Scaletto blocks a body shot from Vastenholt.
Scaletto lands a nice uppercut.
Vastenholt wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Scaletto dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Scaletto.
Scaletto lands a body shot.
Scaletto lands with a left to the head.
Scaletto'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.
Vastenholt takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Scaletto.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Juliano Scaletto.
Vastenholt takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Scaletto has Vastenholt up against the cage in a clinch.
Vastenholt tries to work over Scaletto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Scaletto manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Scaletto presses Vastenholt against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vastenholt letting Scaletto take a breather here.
Vastenholt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Scaletto scores with a shot to the side of Vastenholt's head.
Scaletto digs a right hand underneath Vastenholt's ribcage. Vastenholt let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Scaletto works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Scaletto stalling.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Juliano Scaletto dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Scaletto cracks a nice hook into Vastenholt's ribs.
Scaletto misses with a body shot.
Scaletto just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheers as Scaletto lands an impressive looking overhand right. Vastenholt doesn't seem phased though.
Vastenholt throws a right and a left that both miss.
Scaletto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vastenholt manages to avoid it.
Scaletto pushes Vastenholt up against the cage in a clinch.
Scaletto working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vastenholt is trying to push Scaletto away but Scaletto has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A frustrated look appears on Vastenholt's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Vastenholt wants to break the clinch but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scaletto slowing the pace effectively.
Scaletto effectively controlling the action here.
Scaletto seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Vastenholt is breathing heavily.
Stalling in the clinch from Scaletto.
Scaletto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vastenholt can do to turn this around?
Scaletto cracks Vastenholt with a nice body shot.
Scaletto lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scaletto stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Scaletto lands a shot to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Scaletto just leaning against Vastenholt, taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Juliano Scaletto.
Vastenholt ducks under a wild hook from Scaletto.
Rikkert Vastenholt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Scaletto scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Vastenholt doesn't seem bothered though.
Scaletto looks to score with a jab to the body but Vastenholt is just out of range.
Vastenholt counters with a body kick.
Scaletto fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rikkert Vastenholt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scaletto gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Scaletto stalling.
Scaletto lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Scaletto throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Vastenholt letting Scaletto take a breather here.
A short body shot lands from Scaletto as the two fighters clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scaletto avoiding damage.
Scaletto working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Juliano Scaletto has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Scaletto controlling the action here for a moment.
Scaletto lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Scaletto effectively controlling the action here.
Scaletto works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Good body shot from Scaletto.
Nice body punch from Scaletto - that landed with a thud.
Scaletto lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Vastenholt or not.
Scaletto is struggling to control the position.
Scaletto lands a body shot in the clinch.
The referee calls for Scaletto to work.
Scaletto taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Juliano Scaletto.
Nice shot by Scaletto.
Vastenholt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vastenholt closes the distance and pushes Scaletto back into the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Scaletto.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Scaletto controlling the action here for a moment.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Scaletto.
Scaletto lands a right hand.
Scaletto lands a shot to the body.
Scaletto cracks Vastenholt with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Vastenholt goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Vastenholt wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Juliano Scaletto!
After the fight, Juliano Scaletto was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Teddy Dalrymple (ranked 5205 p4p, 5319 weight class) and Bruce Banner (ranked 498 p4p, 503 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Teddy Dalrymple!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruce Banner!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Andrew Berry and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banner blocks a low kick nicely.
Banner throws a lazy uppercut
and Dalrymple counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Banner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dalrymple sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dalrymple tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Banner is able to avoid easily.
Banner takes a body punch but keeps moving.
No joy there for Banner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Banner closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dalrymple looks to land a body kick but Banner moved away.
Banner scores with a nice body kick.
Banner takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dalrymple throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Banner lands with a nice body punch.
Dalrymple ducks under a wild hook from Banner.
It looked like Dalrymple wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Banner moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Banner throws a looping overhand right but Dalrymple ducks down to avoid it.
Banner misses with a hook. Dalrymple ducked under it nicely.
Banner misses with a right hand
and Dalrymple counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Banner throws a jab when Dalrymple was well out of range.
Banner misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dalrymple scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dalrymple throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Banner cracks Dalrymple with a good jab.
Dalrymple throws a solid leg kick but Banner takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dalrymple.
Banner swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dalrymple moves out of range of the strikes.
Dalrymple takes one on the button.
We've been informed that Banner 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 bone on bone clash there as Dalrymple blocks the leg kick.
Banner throws a combination that misses
and Dalrymple counters with a straight right hand.
Banner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dalrymple tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Banner was well out of range. Poor timing from Dalrymple.
Banner lands a head shot.
Dalrymple walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Banner checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dalrymple is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Banner throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dalrymple counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A cross from Dalrymple lands.
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!
Banner cracks Dalrymple with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dalrymple throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bruce Banner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dalrymple takes a swing at Banner's ribcage but misses.
Banner's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dalrymple under the eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banner misses with a looping right.
Dalrymple was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Banner throws an overhand right that lands on Dalrymple's shoulder, as Dalrymple tries to avoid the shot.
Some wild striking there from Banner.
Dalrymple appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Dalrymple lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Dalrymple scores a knockdown with a big right hand! Banner beats the count and gets back to his feet. The referee asks him to walk forwards and it appears he is OK so we'll continue the bout.
Banner with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Banner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Banner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dalrymple sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Banner throws an off balance right hand
and Dalrymple counters with a stiff right hand.
Banner takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Banner checks the leg kick.
Banner checks the leg kick.
Dalrymple definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Banner throws a nice looking combination but Dalrymple bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A combination from Banner does no damage.
Dalrymple seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Dalrymple lands a slapping body shot.
Dalrymple connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Banner's hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dalrymple lands a nice hook to Banner's body. Banner takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Banner looks winded!
Dalrymple connects with a quick right hand that sends Banner tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the cage, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Teddy Dalrymple!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Elit En (ranked 4995 p4p, 5620 weight class) and Michael Venom (ranked 468 p4p, 521 weight class). Elit En is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Elit En!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Venom !
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
En misses with a jab to the body
and Venom counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Elit En seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
En doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Venom staggers En with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! En looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! Just in time and the ref is going to let the fight continue!
 It looks like Elit En has been cut.
A head kick by En misses
letting Venom counter with a right hand.
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!
En throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Venom counters with a right hand to the body.
En is breathing heavily.
Venom scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. En doesn't seem bothered though.
En leaves his chin hanging out and Venom seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! En crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Michael Venom !
A very excited looking Michael Venom 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 Liam Deegan (ranked 5021 p4p, 5151 weight class) and Lyndon Knowles (ranked 473 p4p, 493 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Liam Deegan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Lyndon Knowles!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Phil Schofield and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deegan misses with a body punch
and Knowles counters with a stiff right hand.
Knowles throws the left hand but Deegan avoids the punch easily.
Deegan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knowles misses with a left hand
and Deegan counters with a right hand to the body.
Deegan circles away from the clinch attempt
and Deegan counters with a nice uppercut.
Knowles is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Deegan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Deegan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Deegan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Deegan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Deegan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knowles. Deegan does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Deegan misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knowles misses with a straight right.
Knowles displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Deegan throws out the jab.
Knowles thows a left - swing and a miss!
Deegan misses with a straight right.
Knowles doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Knowles slips under a jab.
Knowles lands a slapping body shot.
Knowles misses with a straight right.
Deegan misses with a straight left.
Knowles swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knowles misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deegan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Deegan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knowles was well out of range. Poor timing from Deegan.
Deegan looks to score with a jab to the body but Knowles is just out of range.
Knowles gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Deegan lands a shoulder strike.
Deegan misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Knowles.
Knowles misses with a punch on the inside.
Deegan misses with a body punch.
Deegan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knowles pushes Deegan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Knowles.
Still in the clinch, Deegan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Deegan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Deegan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knowles lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Deegan backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Deegan.
Deegan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Deegan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Deegan lands a hook that snaps the head of Knowles backwards.
Knowles takes a shot to the head.
Deegan misses with the head strike.
Deegan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Deegan prevents a body shot from Knowles.
Knowles struggles to land a body shot inside as Deegan controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knowles.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Knowles.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Deegan.
Deegan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Deegan throws a head punch that misses.
Deegan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Knowles goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Knowles.
Knowles has a couple of punches blocked by Deegan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Deegan misses with a body punch.
Deegan can't find room to land a body shot as Knowles controls the action.
Deegan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Deegan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Deegan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Deegan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Knowles.
Deegan struggles to land a body shot inside as Knowles controls his hands.
Deegan lands a nice shot to the body.
Knowles tries to work over Deegan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Deegan misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Knowles fails to land.
Deegan tries to work over Knowles's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Deegan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knowles tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Deegan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Deegan.
Deegan misses with a punch on the inside.
Knowles blocks a body shot from Deegan.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Liam Deegan dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Deegan missing with a left hand there. Knowles was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Deegan misses with a straight left.
Knowles let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Deegan missing with a left hand there. Knowles was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Knowles looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Deegan misses with a right hand
and Knowles counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jab from Deegan.
Deegan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Deegan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knowles.
Deegan misses with a body shot
and Knowles counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Knowles lands a slapping body shot.
Deegan just misses with a punch to the body.
Knowles throws out a counter right but Deegan avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deegan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Knowles.
Knowles scores with a jab to the body.
Knowles uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Deegan.
Knowles tests Deegan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Knowles swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Deegan ducks under a wild hook from Knowles.
Lyndon Knowles seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Knowles swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Deegan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Deegan throws a looping overhand right but Knowles ducks down to avoid it.
Knowles ducks under a wild hook from Deegan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deegan throws a body shot but no joy.
Deegan misses with a left hand
and Knowles cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Liam Deegan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Deegan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Deegan looks to score with a jab to the body but Knowles is just out of range.
Knowles lands with a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Knowles throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Deegan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knowles feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Deegans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Deegan misses with a hook to the body
and Knowles connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Knowles staggers Deegan with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Deegan looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! Just in time and the ref is going to let the fight continue!
Deegan is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Knowles engages and cracks Deegan with a massive lead left hook - Deegan tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Knowles is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lyndon Knowles!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Franko Jackson (ranked 3345 p4p, 5082 weight class) and Ray Robinson (ranked 354 p4p, 482 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Franko Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ray Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Robinson circles away quickly and effectively.
Jackson 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.
Jackson tries to bum rush Robinson with a series of wild strikes but Robinson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Robinson.
Robinson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jackson.
Jackson scores a knockdown with a big right hand! Robinson beats the count and gets back to his feet. The referee asks him to walk forwards and it appears he is OK so we'll continue the bout.
Robinson is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Robinson drops his guard momentarily, allowing Jackson to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Robinson! 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! Jackson takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Franko Jackson!
A relieved looking Franko Jackson 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Les Winwood (ranked 5188 p4p, 5074 weight class) and Oscar Vogels (ranked 496 p4p, 486 weight class). Winwood's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Let The Bodies Hit The Floor. 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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Les Winwood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oscar Vogels!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Paul Tew and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winwood throws a right and a left that Vogels avoids nicely.
Vogels with the inside leg kick.
Vogels looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Winwood throws a body punch but Vogels moves out of range.
Vogels tries a head kick but it misses.
It looked like Winwood wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Winwood throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vogels looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Vogels lands a front kick to the face, that drops Winwood to the canvas! Is he dazed or just shocked? He's back to his feet and the referee is going to allow him to continue the fight!
Winwood is rocked!
It looks like Les Winwood has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vogels knocks out Winwood with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Vogels before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Vogels picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Oscar Vogels!
After winning the bout, Oscar Vogels 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 heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Nero Vogels (ranked 5056 p4p, 4852 weight class) and Ichigho Kurosaki (ranked 478 p4p, 461 weight class). Nero Vogels 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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nero Vogels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ichigho Kurosaki!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Sam Margolis and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vogels connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kurosaki closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kurosaki looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kurosaki throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Vogels's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kurosaki misses with a wild combination.
Kurosaki on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Vogels tries to land a leg kick but Kurosaki saw it coming and moves away.
Vogels connects with a solid leg kick.
Kurosaki lands a glancing blow to the side of Vogels's head.
A low kick from Vogels is predictable there
and Kurosaki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vogels lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kurosaki's sensitive parts.
Vogels blocks a leg kick.
Vogels fires out a quick counter leg kick but Kurosaki just manages to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kurosaki misses with a straight left.
Vogels fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kurosaki has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kurosaki scores with a nice right hand.
Kurosaki throws a body kick that misses.
Vogels definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Kurosaki misses.
Vogels feints and then cracks Kurosaki's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kurosaki down.
Vogels throws out a leg kick but Kurosaki moves out of range and Vogels only half commits.
Kurosaki's corner calls for a 1-2. Kurosaki obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Vogels displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kurosaki throws out the jab.
Kurosaki scores with a body shot.
Vogels throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kurosaki clinches up against the cage.
Kurosaki lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vogels's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vogels misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kurosaki lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vogels throws a head punch that misses.
Kurosaki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kurosaki throws a hook to the side of Vogels's head but Vogels sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Vogels.
Kurosaki looks to land a right hand but Vogels moved out of range.
Kurosaki ducks under a wild hook from Vogels.
A head kick misses from Kurosaki.
Vogels is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kurosaki.
A big left from Kurosaki misses.
Vogels pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vogels missing with a left hand there. Kurosaki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kurosaki gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Vogels lands a right hand.
Vogels manages to break the clinch.
Vogels motions for Kurosaki to come forward. Vogels throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kurosaki throws a nice head kick!
A nice leg kick from Vogels, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vogels tries to work over Kurosaki's front leg with a kick but Kurosaki checks it.
A swing and a miss from Kurosaki.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vogels looks to score with a jab to the body but Kurosaki is just out of range.
A good leg kick by Vogels.
Kurosaki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It looked like Vogels wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kurosaki throws a leg kick that misses.
Kurosaki blocks a jab.
Vogels jabs Kurosaki to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kurosaki doesn't manage to clinch there - Vogels circles away.
Kurosaki takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Vogels throws a leg kick that misses.
Vogels cracks Kurosaki with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Kurosaki is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Kurosaki is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9, he's up! Wow, he cut that one a bit fine!
Kurosaki is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kurosaki swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Vogels counters with a beautiful head kick that sends Kurosaki crashing to the mat! Oh, he's out! He's out! Vogels is jumping up and down like a maniac, spit streaming from his mouthpiece, shouting and screaming at his corner. Wow, this obviously means a hell of a lot to him! What an outpouring of emotion.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Nero Vogels!
Our winner, Nero Vogels, 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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