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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between James Rocksteady (ranked 817 p4p, 2423 weight class) and Stephen Steve (ranked 35 p4p, 292 weight class). Rocksteady comes to the ring accompanied by Red Right Hand. Stephen Steve has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with James Rocksteady's chin.
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Very quick
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, James Rocksteady!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stephen Steve!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Steve.
Rocksteady throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Decent striking displayed by Rocksteady there.
Rocksteady tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Steve paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rocksteady looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rocksteady scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Steve forces Rocksteady back against the ropes and clinches.
Rocksteady doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rocksteady misses with the head strike.
Rocksteady misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rocksteady scores with a shoulder strike.
Rocksteady misses with a body punch.
Rocksteady pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Rocksteady lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Steve.
A right handed body shot lands from Rocksteady.
Steve is leaning against Rocksteady and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rocksteady lands a nice shot to the body.
Steve tries to stall but Rocksteady uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocksteady looking to slow down the pace here.
Steve tries to break the clinch but Rocksteady is controlling the position.
Steve misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rocksteady throws a punch but it's blocked by Steve.
Rocksteady misses with a punch to the body.
Steve gets through Rocksteady's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rocksteady tries to work over Steve's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Steve working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Steve lands a left hand.
Steve prevents a body shot from Rocksteady.
Steve scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Steve misses with some punches.
Steve prevents a body shot from Rocksteady.
Rocksteady misses with a hook to the ribs.
Steve breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve just misses with a punch to the body.
Rocksteady fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Steve on the side of the head.
Rocksteady missing with a left hand there. Steve was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Steve takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rocksteady closes the distance but Steve moves to the side
and Steve counters with a slapping leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steve throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rocksteady throws an overhand right that lands on Steve's shoulder, as Steve tries to avoid the shot.
Rocksteady with a jab.
Rocksteady clobbers Steve with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Steve keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rocksteady.
Rocksteady instigates a clinch.
Rocksteady taking a breather.
Rocksteady scores with a nice hook to the head.
Steve scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rocksteady on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rocksteady tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Steve's elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James Rocksteady 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.
Rocksteady looks to land a left hand but Steve moved out of range nicely.
Rocksteady throws a looping overhand right but Steve ducks down to avoid it.
Rocksteady is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Steve can do to turn this around?
Steve uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rocksteady.
Nice body kick from Steve.
Steve steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rocksteady.
Nice straight punches there by Steve. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Steve.
Rocksteady throws a body shot but no joy.
Steve avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rocksteady misses with a body shot.
Steve throws a nice outside leg kick.
Steve tries a low kick but Rocksteady avoids it.
Rocksteady pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steve ducks under a wild hook from Rocksteady.
Steve with a nice calf kick.
Steve with a nice calf kick.
Steve lands a nice looking kick to the body. Rocksteady takes a step back to recover.
Rocksteady tries to clinch but Steve moves out of range.
James Rocksteady seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rocksteady misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocksteady lands a head shot.
Rocksteady gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rocksteady is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nice jab there from Steve.
Rocksteady lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rocksteady misses with a body shot.
Rocksteady scores with a crisp jab that stopped Steve in his tracks.
Rocksteady throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rocksteady tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A swing and a miss from Rocksteady.
Steve ducks under a wild hook from Rocksteady.
A big right from Rocksteady misses.
Rocksteady throws a lazy uppercut
and Steve counters with a straight right hand.
Steve tries to work over Rocksteady's front leg with a kick but Rocksteady checks it.
Steve gets a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steve lands a knee to the body.
Rocksteady throws a head punch that misses.
Steve scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rocksteady tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Steve tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Steve doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Steve using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rocksteady has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rocksteady prevents a body shot from Steve.
A right hook to the body lands for Steve.
Rocksteady lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Steve.
Rocksteady throws a punch but it's blocked by Steve.
Steve pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rocksteady thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rocksteady looks to land a right hand but Steve moved out of range.
Good shot there by Rocksteady.
Steve jabs at Rocksteady's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rocksteady fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Steve is out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Steve checks a leg kick.
Rocksteady throws a body shot but no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Stephen Steve will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rocksteady has Steve up against the ropes in a clinch.
Rocksteady misses with a body punch.
Rocksteady struggles to land a body shot inside as Steve controls his hands.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Steve tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Steve wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rocksteady has him pressed against the ropes.
Steve struggles to land a body shot inside as Rocksteady controls his hands.
Steve pushes Rocksteady back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Rocksteady tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rocksteady stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Steve lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steve misses with a hook from the clinch.
Steve throws a head punch that misses.
Steve misses with a punch to the body.
Rocksteady tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rocksteady lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Steve is trying to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rocksteady is trying to stall.
Rocksteady scores with a hook to the body.
Rocksteady misses with a hook from the clinch.
Steve working aggressively here.
Rocksteady lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rocksteady as Steve tries to tie him up.
Rocksteady working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Stephen Steve seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Steve misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rocksteady.
Steve prevents a body shot from Rocksteady.
Steve blocks a body shot from Rocksteady.
Rocksteady is pushing Steve up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A shot in the inside from Rocksteady.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve tries a body shot but Rocksteady blocks it.
Rocksteady misses with a hook to the ribs.
Steve lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Steve lands with a left to the head.
Steve tries to circle away but Rocksteady has him pinned against the ropes.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Rocksteady is struggling to control the position.
Rocksteady seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Steve misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Rocksteady scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rocksteady blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rocksteady blocking some punches.
Steve tries to throw a body punch but Rocksteady avoids it by throwing Steve back against the ropes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but James Rocksteady did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Rocksteady throws a lazy uppercut
and Steve counters with a left to the body.
James Rocksteady is winning the standup battle so far.
Rocksteady throws a looping overhand right but Steve ducks down to avoid it.
Rocksteady loads up on a big right hand but Steve slips the punch.
Steve lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Good standup being displayed there by Rocksteady as he connects with a hook.
Rocksteady throws a jab but it's blocked by Steve.
Steve pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A jab lands there for Steve.
Rocksteady jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Good exchange - Rocksteady coming out on top.
Rocksteady throws a lazy uppercut
and Steve counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rocksteady tries to clinch up but Steve circles away and keeps his distance.
A big left from Steve misses.
Steve fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice defenses there by Steve.
Stephen Steve has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Steve lands with a right hand.
Rocksteady throws an overhand right that lands on Steve's shoulder, as Steve tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve lands a jab.
Steve fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rocksteady.
Steve drives through and clinches with Rocksteady against the ropes.
Rocksteady tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knees in the clinch landing for Steve.
Rocksteady tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Steve's elbow.
A hook to the body from Rocksteady.
Steve pushes Rocksteady back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Steve.
Rocksteady misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rocksteady goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Steve pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Steve scoring well with a low kick there.
Steve has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Steve slips under a jab from Rocksteady.
Steve lands with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An inside leg kick lands from Steve.
Steve connects with a leg kick.
James Rocksteady is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rocksteady throws a head kick that half lands.
Rocksteady is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steve. Rocksteady does a little dance to reset his feet.
Steve defending well as Rocksteady loads up on a big left hand.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Still in the clinch, Steve scores with a nice short uppercut.
Steve wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rocksteady tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Steve working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rocksteady blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Steve tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rocksteady's elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stephen Steve comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 38:38
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 38:38
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 38:38
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Stony Marciano (ranked 5196 p4p, 24211 weight class) and Akeen Coker (ranked 476 p4p, 605 weight class). Marciano's entrance music is IQ 98. A fine choice. 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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Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Stony Marciano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Akeen Coker!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Coker.
Some wild striking there from Coker.
Marciano throwing a counter right hand but Coker manages to avoid it.
Coker takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Coker throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Marciano's head.
Coker connects with a high kick.
Marciano lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Coker misses with a body punch
enabling Marciano to counter with a crisp jab.
Sloppy strikes from Marciano. Those never looked like landing.
Coker let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Marciano throws a lazy right hand but Coker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Marciano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Coker was well out of range. Poor timing from Marciano.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coker swings for the body but Marciano moves out of range.
Marciano fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Coker looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciano misses with a body shot.
Coker swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sloppy strikes from Coker. Those never looked like landing.
Coker throws a solid leg kick but Marciano takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Coker.
Marciano throws a big counter combination but Coker scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Coker takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Coker swings for the body but Marciano moves out of range.
Coker misses with a looping left.
Marciano swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Marciano takes a swing at Coker's ribcage but misses.
Marciano throws a series of punches but Coker moves out of range.
Coker throws a right and a left that Marciano avoids nicely.
Coker misses with a two punch combination.
Coker throws a head kick that misses.
Marciano seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Marciano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Coker manages to avoid it.
Marciano is looking to wear down Coker with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coker throws a sloppy head kick and Marciano moves out of range easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Marciano misses the target.
Coker lands with a good body shot.
Coker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Marciano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marciano walks into a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Coker thows a leg kick but Marciano checks it
and Marciano counters with a right hand to the body.
Coker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A cross from Marciano lands.
Coker looks to land a body kick but Marciano moved away.
It looked like Marciano wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Marciano looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Marciano looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Stony Marciano will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Coker swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Marciano counters with a three punch combo that has Coker backing up. Coker nods at Marciano to acknowledge the strikes.
Marciano misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Marciano misses the target.
Coker counters with a body kick.
Marciano jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Marciano looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Stony Marciano is winning the standup battle so far.
Marciano pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marciano closes the distance and clinches.
Coker looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Coker keeps control of Marciano as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Coker has Marciano pressed against the ropes, preventing Marciano from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Coker manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Marciano circles away quickly and effectively.
Marciano was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
No joy there for Coker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sloppy strikes from Marciano. Those never looked like landing.
Marciano throws a low kick but Coker avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marciano manages to avoid it.
Marciano swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Marciano lands a nice shot to the body.
Marciano misses with a hook
and Coker counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Marciano has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Coker.
Marciano misses with a jab, cross combination.
Marciano throws a body punch but Coker moves out of range.
Marciano throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Coker misses with a straight right.
Akeen Coker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Coker. Marciano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marciano wants to clinch up but Coker keeps it at a distance.
Coker thows a leg kick but Marciano checks it
and Marciano counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Coker just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Marciano misses.
Coker misses with a jab, cross combination.
Marciano cracks a nice hook into Coker's ribs.
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!
Marciano is looking to score with low kicks.
Marciano showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Coker.
Marciano tests Coker's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Marciano waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Coker.
Coker misses with the body kick
and Marciano counters with a leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Coker lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Marciano has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Marciano and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Marciano punishes Coker's body with a nice straight punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stony Marciano dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Marciano misses with a head kick.
Marciano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Coker moves away.
Coker throws a body punch but Marciano moves out of range.
Marciano went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A lazy left from Coker finds it's target.
Marciano wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Marciano throws a body shot but no joy.
Marciano uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Coker.
Coker tries to work over Marciano's front leg with a kick but Marciano checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marciano tests Coker's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Coker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Marciano is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Coker can do to turn this around?
Marciano looks to land a right hand but Coker moved out of range.
Marciano pushes Coker up against the ropes in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciano is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Marciano is trying to break the clinch but Coker is controlling him.
Coker prevents Marciano from breaking the clinch.
Coker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Marciano misses with a head kick.
Coker throws a sloppy head kick and Marciano moves out of range easily.
Marciano scores with a nice right hand.
Marciano avoids the head kick by Coker.
Coker misses with a head kick.
Coker misses with a head kick.
Coker looks to land a body kick but Marciano moved away.
Marciano misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stony Marciano is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marciano throws out a powerful jab.
Coker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marciano was well out of range. Poor timing from Coker.
An attempted straight right counter from Marciano misses the target.
Marciano throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Coker.
Coker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Marciano wants to clinch.
Marciano throws a nice looking combination but Coker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Marciano lands a right hook to the body.
Marciano moves out of range of the leg kick from Coker.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marciano throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Coker lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Marciano backs up against the ropes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Stony Marciano did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Sloppy strikes from Marciano. Those never looked like landing.
Coker moves out of range of the strikes.
Coker throws out a counter right but Marciano avoids it with no problem.
Coker looks to land a body kick but Marciano moved away.
Marciano will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A big right from Marciano misses.
Coker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marciano thinks about countering with a head kick.
Coker misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marciano wants to clinch up but Coker keeps it at a distance.
Marciano avoids the body shot from Coker.
Marciano scores with a jab.
Marciano scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coker misses with a two punch combination.
Coker throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Marciano counters with a nice uppercut.
 Coker is rocked!
Coker drops his guard momentarily, allowing Marciano to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Coker! 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! Marciano takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Stony Marciano!
Stony Marciano 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 Lue Randle (ranked 3314 p4p, 19896 weight class) and Darwin Budluvski (ranked 392 p4p, 592 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lue Randle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 28 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Darwin Budluvski!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Budluvski. Beautiful body shot.
Randle looks to land a combination but Budluvski avoids it well.
Randle looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Budluvski works Randle's body with a nice hook.
Budluvski throws a solid leg kick but Randle takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Budluvski.
Randle is looking for a counter combo.
Budluvski misses with a body shot.
Randle throws a combination. Budluvski tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Budluvski misses the shot to the body.
As Budluvski backs away, Randle returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Randle takes a swing at Budluvski's ribcage but misses.
Randle lands with a cross.
Budluvski misses the body punch
letting Randle counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Randle takes the fight into the clinch.
Budluvski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Randle backwards.
Budluvski lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Randle.
Budluvski tries to break free but Randle pushes him back against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Budluvski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Budluvski wants to clinch but Randle slips to the side
and Randle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Randle with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Randle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Budluvski.
Budluvski tried to score with a low kick but Randle checks it.
Budluvski throws a leg kick that is checked
and Randle counters with a big 3 punch combo that drops Budluvski on his ass! Budluvski 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!
Budluvski is rocked!
Budluvski get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Budluvski stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the ropes but Randle runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lue Randle!
A very excited looking Lue Randle 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 middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Antoine Milfort (ranked 2811 p4p, 24475 weight class) and Cornbread Pealike (ranked 327 p4p, 517 weight class). Milfort comes to the ring accompanied by Whiskey Myers - Bar, Guitar and a Honky Tonk Crowd.. Cornbread Pealike is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Antoine Milfort!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cornbread Pealike!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Milfort throws a hook to the side of Pealike's head but Pealike sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pealike slips a straight right by Milfort.
Milfort is looking to slow Pealike down with leg kicks.
Pealike bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pealike throws a jab when Milfort was well out of range.
Milfort keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd cheers as Pealike lands an impressive looking overhand right. Milfort doesn't seem phased though.
Donk. Milfort catches Pealike right on the button with a cross.
Milfort throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Milfort looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Milfort is looking to slow Pealike down with leg kicks.
Antoine Milfort seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pealike bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It seemed like Pealike was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Good work by Pealike as he checks the leg kick.
Pealike has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pealike there as he acknowledges the shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Milfort takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pealike walks into a jab.
Milfort looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Milfort uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pealike.
Pealike feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Milforts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Milfort throws the left hand but Pealike avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pealike misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Milfort wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pealike throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Milfort misses the jab.
Pealike displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Milfort throws out the jab.
Nice defenses there by Pealike.
Milfort displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pealike throws out the jab.
Pealike moves out of range of the strikes.
Pealike takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Pealike bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Milfort waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pealike.
Milfort throws a lazy head kick
and Pealike makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Milfort misses with a hook. Pealike ducked under it nicely.
Pealike counters with a body kick.
Pealike jabs Milfort right on the nose. Milfort blinks but takes it well.
Pealike misses the jab.
Pealike staying out of range there.
Milfort moves out of range of the strikes.
Pealike takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pealike staying out of range there.
Pealike let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Milfort misses with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Pealike.
Milfort throws a jab when Pealike was well out of range.
Pealike unleashes a big counter combination but Milfort bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Milfort connects with a nice looking jab.
Pealike connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Pealike throws a jab but it's blocked by Milfort.
Pealike misses the jab.
Pealike fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Milfort manages to avoid it.
Pealike tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Milfort paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Milfort works over Pealike's head and body with a nice combination.
 It looks like Cornbread Pealike has been cut.
Milfort misses with a straight left.
Pealike looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Milfort throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pealike stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Milfort looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pealike has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Milfort.
Milfort throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pealike sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Milfort uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pealike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Antoine Milfort dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cornbread Pealike's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Milfort lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice cross by Milfort.
Pealike uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Milfort.
Pealike feints a counter leg kick.
Milfort ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pealike tries to clinch but Milfort is having none of it.
Milfort misses with a straight left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pealike! But no joy.
A slow jab from Milfort misses its intended target.
Pealike 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.
Pealike takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Milfort throws a poor cross that misses
and Pealike counters with a nice uppercut.
Pealike scores with a nice right hand.
Antoine Milfort is winning the standup battle so far.
Pealike is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Milfort slips under a jab from Pealike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Milfort misses with a wild body shot.
Milfort tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pealike is able to avoid easily.
Pealike looks to throw the jab but Milfort is out of range.
Milfort uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pealike.
Pealike takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Milfort throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pealike cracks Milfort with a right hand to the side of the head.
Milfort ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Milfort throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Milfort is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pealike can do to turn this around?
Milfort throws a hook to the side of Pealike's head but Pealike sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pealike looks to land a left hand but Milfort moved out of range nicely.
Milfort misses with a straight left.
Pealike is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Milfort connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Milfort throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Milfort with a jab.
Pealike misses with a hook. Milfort ducked under it nicely.
Milfort throws a right and a left that both miss.
Milfort misses with a series of wild punches.
Milfort misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pealike fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pealike blocks a jab.
Pealike is trying to counter with his kicks.
Milfort throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Milfort fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Milfort takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Milfort throws a leg kick
and Pealike counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pealike defending well as Milfort loads up on a big left hand.
Nice defenses there by Pealike.
Pealike connects with a jab.
 Milfort is rocked!
Milfort looks to land a left hand but Pealike moved out of range nicely.
Pealike throws out a counter right but Milfort avoids it with no problem.
Oh Milfort is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pealike smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A slow jab from Milfort misses its intended target.
Pealike replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Milfort blocks it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Milfort misses with a left hand
and Pealike counters with a nice uppercut.
Milfort cracks Pealike with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pealike closes the distance and catches Milfort with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Milfort is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Milfort is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Milfort is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Pealike takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Cornbread Pealike!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Colestein Veglin (ranked 1931 p4p, 3467 weight class) and Kron McGregor (ranked 240 p4p, 405 weight class). Kron McGregor has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Insanely flexible
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Colestein Veglin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kron McGregor!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Veglin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McGregor.
Veglin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
McGregor lands a body shot.
McGregor has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Veglin finds it's way round the side to connect with McGregor's head.
Veglin closes the distance and clinches.
Veglin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Veglin lands a jab to the nose.
McGregor stalks Veglin and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Veglin's face. Veglin staggers backwards, shaken.
Veglin moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
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!
McGregor just misses with a punch to the body.
Veglin closes the distance and clinches.
McGregor wants to break free but Veglin has control.
Veglin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGregor lands a jab to the head.
McGregor lands a lovely overhand right.
Veglin scores with a punch to the head.
McGregor scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
McGregor lands a head kick. Veglin smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Veglin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Veglin tries to clinch up but McGregor circles away and keeps his distance.
Veglin tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. McGregor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McGregor tries to bum rush Veglin with a series of wild strikes but Veglin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McGregor scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGregor misses with a body shot.
Veglin tries to clinch there but McGregor circles away.
McGregor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Veglin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A combination from Veglin does no damage.
A head kick misses from McGregor.
McGregor throws a leg kick which misses Veglin's front leg but catches the back leg as Veglin tries to avoid it.
McGregor swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Veglin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McGregor tests Veglin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McGregor throws a series of punches but Veglin avoids them all with ease.
McGregor pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Veglin back to the ropes. McGregor follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Veglin is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kron McGregor dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
McGregor tries to land a body kick
and Veglin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
McGregor pivots, looking for a leg kick but Veglin is out of range and McGregor settles back down.
McGregor slips a jab and a cross from Veglin.
Veglin jabs at McGregor's body.
McGregor tests Veglin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McGregor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McGregor misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGregor moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
McGregor misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGregor doesn't manage to clinch there - Veglin circles away.
McGregor throws a right and a left that Veglin avoids nicely.
Veglin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by McGregor.
Veglin throws a looping overhand right but McGregor ducks down to avoid it.
Veglin misses with the combination.
Veglin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Veglin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
McGregor scores with a punch to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veglin's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Veglin duly obliges.
Veglin is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Veglin shuts the power down on McGregor. Lights out, game over! Veglin is your winner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Colestein Veglin!
After the big win, Colestein Veglin made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Hawaii Nutrition and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Blue Kandle (ranked 5648 p4p, 2447 weight class) and Jaro Lalla (ranked 503 p4p, 298 weight class). Kandle's entrance music is Enosh Kruse. A fine choice. Lalla has chosen IQ 103 as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the middleweight 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, Blue Kandle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 40 - 2, fighting out of London, Jaro Lalla!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lalla looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lalla misses with a leg kick.
Kandle seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Kandle cracks Lalla with an open hand slap.
It looks like Jaro Lalla has been cut.
Kandle paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lalla is rocked!
Lalla tries to clinch
and Kandle counters with a nice uppercut that drops Lalla onto his backside! Lalla bounces straight back to his feet before we have a chance to even start the count. He'll get the standing 8 count anyway before we get back underway.
Lalla is still on wobbly legs! Can Kandle finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lalla swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kandle makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kandle works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lalla thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lalla gets tackled into the ropes by Kandle. Kandle maintains the clinch.
Kandle has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lalla throws a punch but it's blocked by Kandle.
Lalla throws a head punch that misses.
Lalla seems to have recovered his senses.
Lalla prevents Kandle from breaking the clinch.
Lalla wants to get back to striking at distance but Kandle won't allow it.
A frustrated look appears on Kandle's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kandle has Lalla pressed against the ropes, preventing Lalla from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kandle breaks from the clinch.
Kandle fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kandle scores with a jab and follows up with an uppercut that drops Lalla to his knees! He bounces straight back to his feet but is forced to take the mandatory standing 8 count before he's allowed to continue. We're back under way and the fighters meet in the middle of the canvas to re-engage.
Lalla throws an overhand right that lands on Kandle's shoulder, as Kandle tries to avoid the shot.
Lalla fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kandle checks it well.
Kandle showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lalla.
It looked like Kandle was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Kandle scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Blue Kandle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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!
Kandle fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lalla, pushing him back against the ropes.
Lalla working hard to break the clinch.
Kandle has Lalla pressed against the ropes, preventing Lalla from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kandle working hard to break the clinch.
Lalla tries to break free but Kandle pushes him back against the ropes.
Kandle has had enough of the clinch but Lalla keeps him there for the moment.
Lalla scores with a shot to the side of Kandle's head.
Lalla lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kandle backwards.
Kandle wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lalla is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kandle wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lalla is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Lalla has had enough of the clinch but Kandle keeps him there for the moment.
Kandle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lalla.
Lalla is trying to break the clinch but Kandle is controlling him.
Lalla swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lalla has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lalla tries to break the clinch but Kandle is controlling the position.
Kandle's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kandle fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Blue Kandle takes that one as he scored multiple knockdowns. Jaro Lalla was lucky to get out of the first round.
The cut man is working on Jaro Lalla's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kandle closes the distance and scores with a big combo that sends Lalla crashing to the mat! Lalla uses the ropes to get back to his feet and beat the count. The referee looks concerned but he's going to allow it to continue!
Kandle wants to clinch.
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Kandle moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Lalla! Kandle continues to tee off on Lalla, landing with a left and a right! Kandle connects with a right hand that leaves Lalla sleeping against the ropes! What a finish by Kandle!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Blue Kandle!
Our winner, Blue Kandle, 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 middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Israel Adesanya (ranked 2996 p4p, 2695 weight class) and Cavalho Atunes (ranked 118 p4p, 313 weight class). Adesanya comes to the ring accompanied by Israel Adesanya Entrance Music. Atunes has chosen Makeba as his entrance music. 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 4 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Israel Adesanya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cavalho Atunes!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adesanya scores with a jab to the body.
Adesanya keeps the fight on the outside.
Adesanya appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Atunes throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Adesanya has managed to clinch.
Adesanya manages to break the clinch.
Adesanya ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Atunes looks to land a body kick but Adesanya moved away.
Adesanya throws a body kick that misses.
Adesanya looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Adesanya tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Atunes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adesanya throws a right and a left that Atunes avoids nicely.
Atunes throws out a loose jab but Adesanya uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adesanya tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adesanya is looking to clinch but Atunes is avoiding it.
Adesanya wants to clinch up but Atunes keeps it at a distance.
Atunes lands with a right hand.
Adesanya is looking to land body kicks.
Atunes has taken the fight to the clinch.
Adesanya breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Adesanya tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Adesanya looks for the body kick but Atunes saw that one coming.
Adesanya lands a slapping body shot.
Atunes lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Adesanya tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adesanya is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Adesanya connects with a nice looking jab.
Adesanya scores with a punch to the head.
Atunes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adesanya avoids the body shot from Atunes.
Adesanya takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Adesanya with a hook.
Adesanya throws a half hearted mid kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Atunes misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Israel Adesanya dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Adesanya looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Adesanya is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Atunes can do to turn this around?
Adesanya tries to clinch but Atunes moves out of range.
Adesanya lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Atunes tries to keep at a distance but Adesanya has taken the fight into the clinch.
Atunes keeps control of Adesanya as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Adesanya tries to break the clinch but Atunes is controlling the position.
Atunes scores with a shoulder strike.
Atunes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adesanya wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Adesanya blocking some punches.
Atunes has a couple of punches blocked by Adesanya.
Atunes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Adesanya's efforts to push away.
Atunes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Adesanya's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atunes has Adesanya pressed against the ropes.
Adesanya working aggressively here.
Adesanya wants to get back to striking at distance but Atunes won't allow it.
A short uppercut from Atunes.
Adesanya is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Adesanya is trying to break free.
Atunes lands a hook that snaps the head of Adesanya backwards.
Atunes stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Adesanya's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Adesanya pushes Atunes up against the ropes in a clinch.
Adesanya breaks the clinch.
Adesanya ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A looping hook to the body misses from Atunes. Adesanya does a little dance to reset his feet.
Adesanya wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adesanya tries to close the distance and clinch but Atunes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Atunes closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Atunes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Adesanya appears to be looking for a big counter.
Atunes is looking to slow Adesanya down with leg kicks.
Atunes avoids the head kick by Adesanya.
No joy there for Adesanya, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
It seemed like Atunes was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Adesanya clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Atunes tries a body shot but Adesanya blocks it.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Adesanya is trying to break the clinch but Atunes is controlling him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Israel Adesanya will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Atunes avoids a kick to the body.
Atunes tries to keep at a distance but Adesanya has taken the fight into the clinch.
Atunes is struggling to control the position.
Atunes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Atunes keeps control of Adesanya as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Atunes takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Atunes lands a left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adesanya breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Adesanya lands a nice shot to the body.
Adesanya throws a right hand that Atunes ducks under and follows up with a left that Atunes also avoids with ease.
Adesanya tries to clinch there but Atunes circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atunes is looking to clinch but Adesanya is avoiding it.
Atunes lands a nice looking body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Adesanya. Atunes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Adesanya fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Atunes, pushing him back against the ropes.
Atunes stalling in the clinch but Adesanya improves position.
Adesanya has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Adesanya breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Israel Adesanya is winning the standup battle so far.
Atunes avoids the body shot from Adesanya.
Atunes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Adesanya.
Adesanya looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Atunes tries to clinch but Adesanya is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adesanya moves in looking to clinch but Atunes pushes him off.
Adesanya throws a low kick but Atunes avoids it.
Atunes misses the jab.
Adesanya is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Atunes takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Adesanya misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Atunes counters with a body kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Atunes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Atunes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Adesanya counters with a big head kick but Atunes shrugs it off.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Israel Adesanya clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Atunes throws a hook to the side of Adesanya's head but Adesanya sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Adesanya appears to be looking for a big counter.
Atunes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
An inside leg kick from Adesanya misses.
Adesanya looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Atunes lands with an uppercut that bounces Adesanya off the ropes and back into range.
Adesanya thows a leg kick but Atunes checks it
and Atunes counters with a nice leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Adesanya, as that shot connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adesanya connects with a single shot there.
Adesanya is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cavalho Atunes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adesanya dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Atunes. That did some damage!
Atunes connects with a solid leg kick.
Adesanya tries to close the distance and clinch but Atunes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Israel Adesanya is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Adesanya tries to clinch but Atunes moves out of range.
Adesanya backing away here, and Atunes unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Adesanya is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Adesanya misses with a double jab
and Atunes counters with a right hand to the body.
Adesanya looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Atunes throws a counter combo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Adesanya looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Israel Adesanya is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adesanya lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Atunes circles away quickly and effectively.
And Atunes responds with a good body kick, but Adesanya manages to step out the way in time.
Atunes checks a leg kick nicely.
Adesanya motions for Atunes to come forward. Adesanya throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A thudding body kick lands there by Atunes!
Israel Adesanya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adesanya throws a combination that misses
and Atunes counters with a nice body shot.
Atunes avoids the head kick by Adesanya.
Atunes is trying to counter with his kicks.
Adesanya takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Atunes misses with a straight right.
Adesanya throwing a counter right hand but Atunes manages to avoid it.
Atunes misses with a left hand
and Adesanya counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adesanya lands with a cross.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Israel Adesanya.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Adesanya, 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 4 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 40:36
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 40:36
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 40:36
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Israel Adesanya!
Israel Adesanya seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Alexander Vij (ranked 3712 p4p, 21522 weight class) and Jake Demuss (ranked 429 p4p, 593 weight class). Demuss is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Snap Your Fingers, Snap Your Neck. 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 4 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Vij!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jake Demuss!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vij pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Demuss swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Alexander Vij seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vij throws a sloppy head kick and Demuss moves out of range easily.
Demuss looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Vij avoids a kick to the body.
Demuss moves away from the strike by Vij.
Demuss swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Demuss slips a straight right by Vij.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vij closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Vij scores with a shot to the side of Demuss's head.
Demuss struggles to land a body shot inside as Vij controls his hands.
Demuss misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vij.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Vij - that landed with a thud.
Vij doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vij tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vij misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vij tries to land knees in the clinch but Demuss avoids the damage to the body.
Vij lands a right hand that snaps the head of Demuss backwards.
Nice body punch from Vij.
Vij takes a knee to the side of the body.
Vij tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Demuss's elbow.
Demuss blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vij scores with a shoulder strike.
Vij blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vij lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vij.
Vij tries to work over Demuss's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vij using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Vij scores with a hook to the body.
Demuss looks winded!
Vij managing to block the knees to the body from Demuss.
Vij pushes Demuss back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vij lands a body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Vij.
Vij scores a nice knee to the body.
Vij lands a body punch in the clinch.
Vij lands a left hand that snaps the head of Demuss backwards.
Vij utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Vij obliges.
Vij throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Demusss head.
Vij lands a right hand.
Demuss tries to land knees in the clinch but Vij avoids the damage to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Vij obliges.
Vij connects with a nasty looking knee right to Demuss's face.
Demuss's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short left from Vij.
Vij lands a hook that snaps the head of Demuss backwards.
Vij presses Demuss against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Vij pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Vij dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Vij misses with a body kick.
Demuss throws a big counter head kick but Vij avoids it with no problem.
Vij is looking to clinch.
Vij misses the shot to the body.
Demuss throws out a counter right but Vij avoids it with no problem.
Vij wants to clinch but Demuss slips to the side
and Demuss counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vij connects with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vij throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Demuss.
Demuss takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demuss's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Vij connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Demuss scrambles back to his feet.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Vij.
Vij jabs Demuss to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Demuss avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Demuss counters with a body kick.
Vij is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Demuss can do to turn this around?
Demuss uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vij.
Vij looks to score with a jab to the body but Demuss is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demuss takes the fight into the clinch.
Vij crunches a lovely knee into Demuss's ribcage.
Demuss is breathing heavily.
Demuss takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Jake Demuss has been cut.
Vij lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Vij.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vij.
Vij blocks a body shot from Demuss.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vij lands with a short shot to the head.
Vij blocking some punches.
A body shot lands from Vij.
Demuss takes a knee to the side of the body.
Vij tries to throw a body punch but Demuss avoids it by throwing Vij back against the ropes.
Vij lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vij lands a nice uppercut.
Vij utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Vij lands a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Vij dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jake Demuss's cut.
That's time! Vij's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A nice leg kick lands there from Vij.
Vij throws a body punch but Demuss moves out of range.
Vij pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Demuss walks into a stiff left hand from Vij.
Vij closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vij blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vij stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Vij tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Demuss avoiding damage as Vij throws knees to the body.
Demuss scores a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vij softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Vij blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vij trying to land knees to the body.
Vij lands a good knee to the midsection. Demuss won't want to take too many of those.
Demuss takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vij lands a body punch in the clinch.
Vij tries a knee to the head but Demuss blocks it.
Vij lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Demuss backwards.
Vij scores with a hook to the body.
Demuss throws a punch but it's blocked by Vij.
Alexander Vij has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Vij missing with knees to the body.
Vij scores a nice knee to the body.
A right hand to the body from Vij.
A hook to the body from Vij.
Vij lands a body shot in the clinch.
Vij lands with a left to the head.
Vij struggles to land a body shot inside as Demuss controls his hands.
A short left from Vij.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vij misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Demuss.
Vij lands a nice shot to the body.
Vij lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vij misses with a body punch.
Vij lands a body shot in the clinch.
Vij lands a right hand.
Demuss's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vij lands a nice shot to the body.
Demuss misses with a punch to the body.
Vij lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Demuss is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vij is defending well for now.
Vij connects with a nasty looking knee right to Demuss's face.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vij.
Vij lands with a light punch inside.
Demuss is rocked!
Vij makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Demuss is still on wobbly legs! Can Vij finish him?
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Vij obliges.
Vij putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Demuss in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Vij clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Jake Demuss's cut.
That's time! Vij's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Vij lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Demuss seems to have recovered his senses.
Vij jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice straight punches there by Demuss. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Demuss.
Vij getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Demuss is looking to land body kicks.
Vij tried to counter with a leg kick but Demuss avoided it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Demuss looks to land a body kick but Vij moved away.
A quick step to the side and Vij tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vij clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vij trying to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Vij.
Demuss is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Demuss tries to stall but Vij uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Vij lands a knee to the head.
Vij makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vij tries a body shot but Demuss blocks it.
Vij working Demuss over with knees to the body.
Vij lands a knee to the body.
Vij lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Demuss.
Vij lands with a light punch inside.
Vij misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vij breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Demuss with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Demuss looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Demuss get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Alexander Vij!
Alexander Vij seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Toke Axelsen (ranked 3352 p4p, 4979 weight class) and Eron Saunders (ranked 396 p4p, 513 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Axelsen might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Slipknot - The Virus of Life. 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 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Toke Axelsen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eron Saunders!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Saunders closes the distance but Axelsen moves to the side
and Axelsen counters with a straight right hand.
Saunders looks to clinch
enabling Axelsen to counter with a crisp jab.
Saunders 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.
Saunders misses with a leg kick
and Axelsen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Saunders closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saunders misses with a hook to the ribs.
Saunders tries to throw a body punch but Axelsen avoids it by throwing Saunders back against the ropes.
Saunders scores with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saunders misses with a punch to the body.
Axelsen dodges an elbow strike from Saunders.
Saunders misses with an elbow over the top.
Saunders throws an elbow that misses.
Saunders struggles to land a body shot inside as Axelsen controls his hands.
Saunders breaks from the clinch.
Saunders misses with a leg kick
and Axelsen counters with a stiff right hand.
Saunders wants to clinch
and Axelsen counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saunders clinches.
Saunders is trying to break the clinch but Axelsen is controlling him.
Saunders taking a breather.
Saunders breaks from the clinch.
Saunders swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Axelsen counters with a straight right hand.
Eron Saunders is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Saunders closes the distance but Axelsen moves to the side
and Axelsen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A shot to the body from Saunders misses
letting Axelsen counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Saunders.
Saunders closes the distance but Axelsen moves to the side
and Axelsen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Saunders wants to clinch but Axelsen slips to the side
and Axelsen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Saunders is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Saunders misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Axelsen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Saunders fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Axelsen on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saunders looks to clinch
and Axelsen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Axelsen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Saunders has closed the distance and engaged Axelsen in a clinch.
Saunders misses with an elbow over the top.
Nice elbow from Saunders.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A frustrated look appears on Saunders's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Saunders lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Axelsen prevents a body shot from Saunders.
Saunders gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Toke Axelsen will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Saunders misses with an uppercut
enabling Axelsen to counter with a crisp jab.
Saunders swings widly with a right hand
and Axelsen counters with a stiff right hand.
Saunders tries to clinch up
and Axelsen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saunders throws a combination that misses
enabling Axelsen to counter with a crisp jab.
Saunders closes the distance and pushes Axelsen back into the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Axelsen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Saunders avoids it.
Saunders throws an elbow that misses.
Saunders looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Saunders struggles to land a body shot inside as Axelsen controls his hands.
Saunders creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Axelsen's defenses.
 It looks like Toke Axelsen has been cut.
Saunders is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Axelsen is keeping busy.
Saunders misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Saunders breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Saunders wants to clinch
and Axelsen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Saunders's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Saunders closes the distance looking to clinch
and Axelsen counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Axelsen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Saunders.
Saunders misses with a kick to the body
and Axelsen counters with a stiff right hand.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Saunders darts in trying to clinch
and Saunders takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Axelsen is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Saunders lands a jab to Axelsen's midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saunders throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Axelsen counter with a right hand.
Eron Saunders seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saunders gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Axelsen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Saunders moves to clinch but Axelsen breaks away
and Saunders takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Saunders misses with a lunging right hand
and Axelsen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Saunders has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Saunders misses with a double jab
and Axelsen counters with a stiff right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Toke Axelsen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Toke Axelsen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Axelsen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Axelsen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Saunders swings widly with a right hand
and Axelsen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saunders closes the distance and pushes Axelsen back into the ropes.
Eron Saunders seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Saunders on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Saunders tries to work over Axelsen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Saunders throws an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saunders pushes off an throws an elbow but Axelsen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Axelsen landing knees to the body.
Axelsen avoids the elbow strike from Saunders, against the ropes.
Axelsen trying to land knees to the body.
Saunders's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Saunders misses with a left hand
and Axelsen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Saunders throws a leg kick that is checked
and Axelsen counters with a straight right hand.
Saunders wants to clinch but Axelsen slips to the side
and Axelsen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Axelsen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Saunders can do to turn this around?
Saunders swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Axelsen counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saunders throws a lazy uppercut
and Axelsen counters with a nice uppercut.
Saunders tries to clinch but Axelsen moves away
and Axelsen counters with a stiff right hand.
Saunders closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Axelsen counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saunders lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Toke Axelsen is winning the standup battle so far.
Saunders pushes Axelsen up against the ropes in a clinch.
Saunders breaks from the clinch.
Saunders darts in trying to clinch
and Axelsen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Axelsen tries to keep at a distance but Saunders has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saunders's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Saunders thows a leg kick but Axelsen checks it
and Axelsen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Saunders connects with a single shot there.
Saunders wants to clinch
and Axelsen counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Saunders scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Axelsen doesn't seem bothered though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Toke Axelsen clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Toke Axelsen's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Saunders wants to clinch
and Axelsen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Saunders darts in trying to clinch
and Saunders takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saunders rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Saunders takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saunders looks to clinch
and Axelsen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Saunders closes the distance but Axelsen moves to the side
letting Axelsen counter with a right hand.
Saunders swings away with a body shot that misses
and Axelsen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Saunders wants to clinch but Axelsen slips to the side
and Saunders takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Saunders misses with a double jab
and Axelsen counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Axelsen walks into a jab.
Saunders falls off balance throwing a combination
and Axelsen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Saunders clinches.
Axelsen blocks an elbow strike.
Saunders manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saunders closes the distance looking to clinch
and Axelsen counters with a stiff right hand.
Saunders misses with a hook
and Saunders takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Saunders tries to clinch up
and Saunders takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saunders throws a combination that misses
and Axelsen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Saunders looks to clinch
and Axelsen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Saunders misses with a right hand
and Axelsen counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Saunders throws a predictable looking body shot
and Saunders takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Saunders wants to clinch but Axelsen slips to the side
and Axelsen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Toke Axelsen had his way with Eron Saunders in that round.
The cut man is working on Toke Axelsen's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Saunders tries to clinch but Axelsen moves away
and Axelsen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Saunders tries to clinch but Axelsen moves away
and Axelsen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Saunders misses with a combination
letting Axelsen counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saunders misses with a left hand
and Axelsen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Saunders tries to clinch
and Axelsen counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saunders tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Axelsen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Saunders looks to clinch
and Axelsen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Saunders clinches up with Axelsen and pushes him back against the ropes.
Saunders throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Saunders tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Axelsen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Saunders avoids it.
Axelsen tries to land knees in the clinch but Saunders avoids the damage to the body.
Axelsen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Saunders lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Axelsen tries to land knees in the clinch but Saunders avoids the damage to the body.
Saunders doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Saunders misses with an elbow over the top.
Saunders misses with a body punch.
Saunders tries to throw a body punch but Axelsen avoids it by throwing Saunders back against the ropes.
Axelsen trying to land knees to the body.
Saunders on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Saunders breaks from the clinch.
Saunders looks to clinch
letting Axelsen counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saunders throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Axelsen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Saunders misses with a hook to the body
and Axelsen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Saunders tries to clinch
and Axelsen counters with a nice uppercut.
Toke Axelsen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Saunders tries to clinch
letting Axelsen counter with a right hand.
Saunders has managed to clinch.
Eron Saunders has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saunders's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Saunders tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Axelsen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Saunders tries to clinch but Axelsen moves away
and Axelsen counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Saunders misses the body punch
and Axelsen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A low kick from Saunders misses
and Axelsen counters with a stiff right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Toke Axelsen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Axelsen, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 50:45
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 50:46
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Toke Axelsen!
Toke Axelsen is the new heavyweight champion!
After the fight, Toke Axelsen 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 middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Roberto Congo (ranked 2673 p4p, 2388 weight class) and Jonathan Archer (ranked 310 p4p, 95 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Roberto Congo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jonathan Archer!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Congo moves into the clinch successfully.
Archer misses with a punch to the body.
Congo missing with knees to the body.
Archer trying to control the position but instead, Congo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Archer into the ropes.
Congo blocking some punches.
Archer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Congo blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Archer fails to land.
A bit of stalling here from Congo.
Congo blocking some punches.
Archer tries to throw a body punch but Congo avoids it by throwing Archer back against the ropes.
Archer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Congo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Archer throws a punch but it's blocked by Congo.
Congo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Archer avoids it.
Congo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Congo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Congo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Congo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Archer blocks it with crossed arms.
Archer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Archer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Congo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Archer's elbow.
Archer working aggressively here.
Congo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Congo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Archer.
Congo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Congo.
Archer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Archer managing to block the knees to the body from Congo.
Congo lands an elbow that stopped Archer in his tracks for a moment.
Archer has a couple of punches blocked by Congo.
Archer throws a punch but it's blocked by Congo.
Archer throws a head punch that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Archer working aggressively here.
Archer tries a body shot but Congo blocks it.
Congo trying to control the position but instead, Archer has worked for underhooks and has pushed Congo into the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Congo misses with a knee strike.
Congo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Archer is defending well for now.
Congo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Archer avoids it.
Archer avoiding damage as Congo throws knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Archer.
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!
Knees to the body from Congo.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Congo trying to control the position but instead, Archer has worked for underhooks and has pushed Congo into the ropes.
Archer is looking to control Congo's arms but Congo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Archer has his back to the ropes.
Congo tries to land knees in the clinch but Archer avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Archer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Archer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Congo lands a good knee to the midsection. Archer won't want to take too many of those.
Archer can't find room to land a body shot as Congo controls the action.
Congo tries to land knees in the clinch but Archer avoids the damage to the body.
Archer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Archer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Archer is looking to control Congo's arms but Congo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Archer has his back to the ropes.
Congo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Congo missing with knees to the body.
Congo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Archer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Congo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Congo tries to land knees in the clinch but Archer avoids the damage to the body.
Congo tries to land knees in the clinch but Archer avoids the damage to the body.
Congo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Archer.
Congo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Archer avoids it.
A short right from Archer.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Congo obliges.
Congo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Archer throws a punch but it's blocked by Congo.
Archer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Archer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot in the inside from Congo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Archer.
Archer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Congo.
Congo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Archer is defending well for now.
Archer avoiding damage as Congo throws knees to the body.
Archer gets through Congo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Archer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Archer tries to work over Congo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A body shot lands from Congo.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Congo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Archer avoids it.
Congo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Congo lands a good knee to the midsection. Archer won't want to take too many of those.
Archer looks winded!
Congo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Archer in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Congo gets through Archer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Congo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Archer avoiding damage as Congo throws knees to the body.
Congo trying to land knees to the body.
Archer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roberto Congo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A slapping leg kick lands for Congo.
Congo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Archer can do to turn this around?
Archer gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Congo.
Congo with a hook.
Archer is rocked!
Archer throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Archer is still on wobbly legs! Can Congo finish him?
Archer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Archer slips a jab from Congo.
Archer walks straight into a solid jab from Congo. Oh, it looks like it's stumbled him! Congo follows up with a big combo - a right followed by a left that knocks Archer out cold! Archer toppled like a tree, face planting on the canvas. Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Roberto Congo!
Roberto Congo retains his middleweight title!
Roberto Congo was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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