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Pit Warriors 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Younger Blood (ranked 1386 p4p, 25137 weight class) and Vorar Helas (ranked 156 p4p, 435 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Younger Blood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vorar Helas!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Chad Campbell and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blood darts in trying to clinch
and Helas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blood moves away from the strike by Helas.
Helas punishes Blood's body with a nice straight punch.
The fighters circling - Helas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blood tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Helas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Blood misses with a head kick.
Helas looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Helas throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Blood on the side of the head.
Helas misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Helas misses.
Blood appears to be looking for a big counter.
Younger Blood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blood pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Helas back to the cage. Blood follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Helas takes the fight into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Helas avoiding damage as Blood throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Blood has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Helas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Helas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knees to the body from Blood.
Helas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Helas landing knees to the body.
Blood missing with knees to the body.
Helas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Helas lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Blood works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Helas lands a right hand that snaps the head of Blood backwards.
Helas gets through Blood's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Blood is trying to break the clinch but Helas has him pressed against the cage.
Blood's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Helas blocks an elbow strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Helas managing to block the knees to the body from Blood.
Good body shot from Helas.
Helas has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Blood seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Helas can turn it around.
Helas is working Blood over against the cage.
Blood tries to break the clinch but Helas is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helas misses with a knee to the head.
Helas throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short left from Helas.
Helas with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Helas lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Blood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blood tries to work over Helas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Helas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blood throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Helas blocks it with crossed arms.
Helas blocks a body shot from Blood.
Blood tries to work over Helas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Helas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Helas putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Blood in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Blood doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Helas.
Helas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Helas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Helas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Blood backwards.
Blood is stalling here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helas gets through Blood's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Helas.
Helas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Helas lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blood breaks from the clinch.
Helas misses with an uppercut. Blood saw that one coming.
Helas avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've been told by Blood's head coaches at Banzai Combat Academy LA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Blood fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Helas, pushing him back against the cage.
Helas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Helas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blood's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Helas is leaning against Blood and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Blood tries to land a knee to the head but Helas blocks with his arms.
Blood is looking to break free of the clinch but Helas has double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blood manages to break the clinch.
Helas changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blood misses with a combination
and Helas counters with a stiff right hand.
Helas rushes Blood and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Blood is stalling here.
Blood escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Helas has taken the fight to the clinch.
Blood misses with some punches.
Blood breaks from the clinch.
Blood thows a leg kick but Helas checks it
and Helas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Helas cracks Blood with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Helas clinches up against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Helas.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vorar Helas 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.
Helas is looking to score with low kicks.
Helas lands a glancing blow to the side of Blood's head.
Blood shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Helas walks into a jab.
Helas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blood.
Helas thuds his right hand into Blood's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Blood fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Helas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Blood wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Blood rushes Helas and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Blood manages to break the clinch.
Blood tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Helas counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Helas misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Helas.
Blood moves out of range of the strikes.
Blood defending well as Helas loads up on a big left hand.
Blood is looking to counter the offense by Helas and move into the clinch.
Helas closes the distance and clinches.
Helas tries to land a knee to the head but Blood blocks with his arms.
Helas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Blood has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Helas throws a knee to the head but misses.
Blood's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blood.
Helas stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Blood is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Helas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Helas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helas gets through Blood's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Helas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Helas managing to block the knees to the body from Blood.
Helas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick misses from Blood.
Blood has Helas up against the cage in a clinch.
Helas scores with a nice hook to the head.
Helas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Blood is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A short body shot lands from Helas as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blood.
Helas scores with a nice hook to the head.
Helas prevents a body shot from Blood.
Helas lands with a right to the head.
A body shot lands from Blood.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Blood pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vorar Helas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Helas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Blood tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Helas lands a glancing blow to the side of Blood's head.
Helas throws a lazy right hand but Blood sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Helas takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Blood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Helas works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Blood forces Helas back against the cage and clinches.
Helas pushes Blood back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Helas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Helas misses with a punch on the inside.
Blood tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Helas with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vorar Helas seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Helas throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bloods head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helas gets through Blood's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Helas lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
 Blood is rocked!
Helas lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Oh Blood is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Blood wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nice body punch from Helas - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Helas has his opponent in a tight Thai clinch and unloads with a massive knee that drops Blood to the canvas! Can Blood beat the count? 3,4,5,6 and he's up... is he? Yes, he's up! The referee is taking a long look at him and he's waved off the fight! He didn't think Blood was in a fit state to continue so this fight is over! Helas is your winner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Vorar Helas!
Our winner, Vorar Helas, 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ralen Tilvur (ranked 3128 p4p, 2752 weight class) and King Crab (ranked 312 p4p, 295 weight class). Crab has chosen Be A King - E-Dubble as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ralen Tilvur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, King Crab!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jonathan Paton and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crab scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Crab throws out a leg kick but Tilvur moves out of range and Crab only half commits.
Tilvur on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Tilvur throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Crab counters with a one-two to the body.
Crab avoids a punch combination nicely.
Crab looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tilvur with a jab.
Crab slips under a jab from Tilvur.
Crab has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tilvur.
Crab has Tilvur up against the cage in a clinch.
Crab throws a head punch that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short body shot lands from Tilvur as the two fighters clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tilvur pushes Crab back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tilvur lands a right hand.
Tilvur lands with a left to the head.
Tilvur lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Crab landing knees to the head.
Tilvur tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Crab's elbow.
Crab misses with a hook from the clinch.
Crab tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tilvur unloads a knee to the mid-section. Crab lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tilvur lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tilvur tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Crab tries to land knees in the clinch but Tilvur avoids the damage to the body.
Crab tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A knee to the head by Tilvur.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tilvur landing knees to the body.
I was talking to Tilvur's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Crab looks winded!
Crab managing to block the knees to the body from Tilvur.
Crab looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Crab throws a punch but it's blocked by Tilvur.
Crab misses with a knee strike.
Crab takes a knee to the side of the body.
Crab tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A nice left hand lands by Tilvur.
Tilvur works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Tilvur - that landed with a thud.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tilvur.
Tilvur lands a right hand that snaps the head of Crab backwards.
A right hand to the body from Tilvur.
Tilvur lands a shoulder strike.
Tilvur works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right from Tilvur on the inside.
Tilvur lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Crab tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A left hand lands to the body for Tilvur.
A hook to the body from Tilvur.
Tilvur lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tilvur lands a shoulder strike.
 Crab is rocked!
Tilvur works on Crab's body with a couple of short punches.
Crab is still on wobbly legs! Can Tilvur finish him?
Tilvur has his opponent in a tight Thai clinch and unloads with a massive knee that drops Crab to the canvas! Can Crab beat the count? 3,4,5,6 and he's up... is he? Yes, he's up! The referee is taking a long look at him and he's waved off the fight! He didn't think Crab was in a fit state to continue so this fight is over! Tilvur is your winner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Ralen Tilvur!
Ralen Tilvur 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 lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Yip Man Iii (ranked 2516 p4p, 22141 weight class) and Gordon Masten (ranked 258 p4p, 444 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 14 - 2, fighting out of New York, Yip Man Iii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gordon Masten!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Kavanagh and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man Iii thows a left - swing and a miss!
And Masten responds with a good body kick, but Man Iii manages to step out the way in time.
Masten is looking to chop away at Man Iii's legs.
Man Iii lands a nice looking body shot.
Masten lands a leg kick that knocks Man Iii off balance momentarily.
Man Iii throws a low kick but Masten avoids it.
Man Iii misses with an uppercut. Masten saw that one coming.
Man Iii ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Masten moves away.
Masten keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Masten swings for the body but Man Iii moves out of range.
Masten fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Man Iii on the side of the head.
Masten looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Masten throws a low kick but it's checked well by Man Iii.
Masten lands a slapping body shot.
Man Iii looks to score with a jab to the body but Masten is just out of range.
Man Iii throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Man Iii chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Masten can pounce on him.
Masten throws a leg kick but Man Iii checks it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Man Iii lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Man Iii's jab looks to have found its range, popping Masten under the eye.
Man Iii swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Masten counters with a nice kick to the body.
Man Iii checks a leg kick nicely.
Man Iii throws a looping overhand right but Masten ducks down to avoid it.
Masten throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Man Iii half committed to a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man Iii moves away from the strike by Masten.
A jab from Man Iii misses.
Man Iii lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Masten moves out of range of the strikes.
Masten feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Man Iiis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A telegraphed right hand from Man Iii misses the target.
A little jabbing left from Masten on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Man Iii throws a hook but Masten blocks it.
An inside leg kick lands from Masten.
Man Iii throws a body shot but no joy.
Masten 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.
Masten misses with a low kick.
Masten is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Man Iii.
Man Iii tried to counter with a leg kick but Masten avoided it.
Man Iii lands a nice leg kick that just misses Masten's sensitive parts.
Yip Man Iii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Masten throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Man Iii displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Masten throws out the jab.
Man Iii takes one to the chin there.
Masten misses with a low kick.
Nice shot lands for Man Iii.
Man Iii steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Masten.
Masten avoids the body shot from Man Iii.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Man Iii throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Masten sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Masten cracks Man Iii with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masten scores with a leg kick.
Masten with a nice calf kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Man Iii.
Good work by Masten as he checks the leg kick.
Man Iii has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Man Iii throws a body shot but no joy.
Masten keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Man Iii.
Man Iii throws out a leg kick but Masten moves out of range and Man Iii only half commits.
Masten connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Masten lands an impressive looking overhand right. Man Iii doesn't seem phased though.
Masten fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Man Iii checks it well.
Man Iii keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Man Iii is looking to chop away at Masten's legs.
Masten now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Man Iii scores with a jab to the jaw.
Masten fakes the leg kick and cracks Man Iii in the body.
Masten lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The fighters circling - Man Iii throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Masten cracks Man Iii with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Masten moves out of range of the strikes.
Man Iii keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Masten.
Masten avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Masten appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Masten throws a jab when Man Iii was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man Iii cracks Masten with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Masten lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Man Iii misses the shot to the body.
Man Iii throws a big shot that misses.
Man Iii cracks Masten with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Masten scores with a kick to the body.
Man Iii pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Man Iii moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Man Iii chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Masten can pounce on him.
Man Iii lands a jab to Masten's midsection.
Man Iii misses with a body shot.
Masten tries a quick counter leg kick but Man Iii is wise to it.
Masten avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A telegraphed right hand from Man Iii misses the target.
Man Iii takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Masten misses with a wild body shot.
Man Iii is looking to counter punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Man Iii ducks right into an uppercut from Masten.
Masten is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Man Iii had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
A big left from Masten misses.
Masten turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice body kick from Masten.
Man Iii avoids the head kick by Masten.
An attempted straight right counter from Man Iii misses the target.
Man Iii is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Man Iii takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man Iii takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Masten with a nice cross.
Man Iii keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Masten.
Man Iii fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Masten manages to avoid it.
Masten steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Masten lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Masten tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Masten goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Man Iii throws a lazy right hand but Masten sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Masten is looking to slow Man Iii down with leg kicks.
Man Iii throws a hook but Masten blocks it.
Masten misses with a low kick.
Masten ducks under a wild hook from Man Iii.
Nice body punch from Man Iii.
Masten takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Man Iii darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Masten.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Masten uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Man Iii.
Masten bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Man Iii looks to score with a jab to the body but Masten is just out of range.
Man Iii takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Good work by Masten as he checks the leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gordon Masten dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A cross from Masten lands.
Masten bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Man Iii takes a swing at Masten's ribcage but misses.
Masten dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Masten swings for the body but Man Iii moves out of range.
Masten misses with a body shot.
Masten uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Man Iii.
A slapping leg kick lands for Man Iii.
Some bone on bone action there as Man Iii checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Masten bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Man Iii's head.
Man Iii throws a body punch but Masten moves out of range.
Masten throws a leg kick that misses.
Masten on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Man Iii. Man Iii obviously looking to wear him down.
Masten lands a jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Masten blocks the leg kick.
Masten throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Decent striking displayed by Masten there.
Man Iii jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Man Iii blocks a jab.
Masten takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Masten moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man Iii moves into range and connects with a jab.
Man Iii misses with a straight left.
Masten tries a quick counter leg kick but Man Iii is wise to it.
Man Iii fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Masten manages to avoid it.
A bone on bone clash there as Man Iii blocks the leg kick.
Man Iii throws a low kick, looking for Masten's leg but Masten calmly moves out of range.
Man Iii moves out of range of the strikes.
Man Iii uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Masten.
Masten throws a chopping leg kick but Man Iii manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Masten connects with a leg kick.
Masten takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Man Iii pivots, looking for a leg kick but Masten is out of range and Man Iii settles back down.
Masten looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Masten shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Man Iii lands with a straight right. Masten didn't see that one coming.
Man Iii throws a nice outside leg kick.
Masten clobbers Man Iii with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Man Iii wants to slow Masten down by chopping away at his legs.
Man Iii throws a front kick that sends Masten stumbling back into the cage.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Masten. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Man Iii throws the left hand but Masten avoids the punch easily.
Man Iii is looking to slow Masten down with leg kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Man Iii is looking to score with low kicks.
Man Iii takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gordon Masten seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man Iii throws a solid leg kick but Masten takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Man Iii.
Masten moves out of range of the strikes.
A big left from Man Iii misses.
Man Iii blocks a low kick nicely.
Man Iii swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Masten!
Man Iii just misses with a punch to the body.
Masten flicks out a counter leg kick but Man Iii steps away.
Masten is looking to land body kicks.
Man Iii scores with a leg kick.
Masten is looking to slow Man Iii down with leg kicks.
A big right from Man Iii misses.
Man Iii lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Masten scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Man Iii on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Masten. Masten obviously looking to wear him down.
Masten tries a low kick but Man Iii avoids it.
Masten moves out of range as Man Iii strikes.
Man Iii throws out a powerful jab.
Masten moves away from the strike by Man Iii.
Masten finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Man Iii bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Masten's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masten misses with a hook. Man Iii ducked under it nicely.
It looked like Man Iii was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Masten.
Masten with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Masten thuds his shin into the meat of Man Iii's side.
Masten scores with a nice body kick.
Man Iii checks a low kick from Masten.
Masten will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Masten connects with a body shot.
Masten does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Masten uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Man Iii.
Man Iii takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Man Iii takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Man Iii waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Masten.
Masten throws a body shot but no joy.
Man Iii scores with a jab to the jaw.
An inside leg kick from Masten misses.
Masten with a nice cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Masten checks a leg kick.
Man Iii stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Man Iii throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Both fighters circling a little - Masten finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man Iii loads up on a big right hand but Masten slips the punch.
Masten thinks about the counter body kick.
Man Iii blocks a head kick by Masten.
Man Iii will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A jab from Masten misses.
Masten looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Man Iii misses with a body shot.
A cross from Masten lands.
Masten scores with a leg kick.
Man Iii throws a solid leg kick but Masten takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Man Iii.
Masten thinks about the counter body kick.
Masten lands with a thumping leg kick.
Good leg kick by Masten.
Masten throws a leg kick that misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Masten 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 Man Iii has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Man Iii and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Masten throws a body punch but Man Iii moves out of range.
Masten lands with a nice body kick.
A big left from Man Iii misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Masten connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Man Iii's hands.
Man Iii connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Man Iii tried to score with a low kick but Masten checks it.
Man Iii throws a low kick but it's checked well by Masten.
Man Iii misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Masten.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gordon Masten will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A big left from Masten misses.
Yip Man Iii has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Masten throws a low kick but Man Iii moves out of range easily.
Masten uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Man Iii.
Man Iii throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Man Iii ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Masten checks the leg kick nicely there.
Masten shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Masten connects with a solid leg kick.
Masten on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Masten moves away from the strike by Man Iii.
Man Iii on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Man Iii swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Man Iii attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Masten takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Masten avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Masten swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Masten on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Man Iii swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Masten counters with a body kick.
Man Iii takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Man Iii chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A solid body kick from Masten.
Masten connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Man Iii crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Masten - the referee stops the clock and Man Iii gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Masten. Man Iii manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Man Iii moves out of range of the body kick from Masten.
An attempted straight right counter from Man Iii misses the target.
Masten ducks under a wild hook from Man Iii.
Masten lands a leg kick that knocks Man Iii off balance momentarily.
Masten scores with a jab to the jaw.
Man Iii throws a leg kick but Masten checks it.
Masten throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Masten throws a nice inside leg kick.
Man Iii throws a shot from downtown. Masten moves away and avoids it.
Man Iii throws a leg kick
and Masten connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Man Iii lands with a hook. Masten tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Masten moves away from the strike by Man Iii.
Man Iii scores with a jab.
Masten lands a jab to Man Iii's midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Man Iii misses with a wild body shot.
Masten on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Masten throws a quick inside leg kick.
A low kick lands for Man Iii.
Man Iii slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man Iii throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Masten counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Man Iii takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A slow jab from Man Iii misses its intended target.
Man Iii takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Man Iii slips under a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Masten.
Masten scores with a leg kick.
Masten keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Man Iii.
Man Iii doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Donk. Masten catches Man Iii right on the button with a cross.
Man Iii misses with a hook to the body
and Masten connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Masten with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Masten checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gordon Masten is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Masten connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice body punch from Masten.
Man Iii misses the jab.
Masten avoids the body shot from Man Iii.
Masten lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Masten scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Man Iii does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masten lands a leg kick that knocks Man Iii off balance momentarily.
Man Iii scores with the left hand. Masten knows he should have avoided that one.
Man Iii misses with an uppercut. Masten saw that one coming.
Masten moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Man Iii attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Masten works the jab nicely.
Masten connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Man Iii.
Masten avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Man Iii misses with a hook to the body
and Masten counters with a slapping leg kick.
Masten changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Masten has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Man Iii motions for Masten to come forward. Man Iii throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Masten looks to land a left hand but Man Iii moved out of range nicely.
A quick step to the side and Man Iii tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Masten moves out of range of the strikes.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Man Iii crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Masten - the referee stops the clock and Man Iii gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Masten. Man Iii manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Masten looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Masten throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Man Iii throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Man Iii misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man Iii takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Masten has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Masten lands with a nice body kick.
Masten scores with a body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Masten, as that shot connected.
Masten throws a lazy right hand but Man Iii sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Man Iii tries to score with a low kick but Masten moves his leg out of the way.
Masten slips under a jab.
Masten scores with a nice right hand.
Masten connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Masten.
Masten throws a low kick but Man Iii moves out of range easily.
Masten with a nice calf kick.
Masten scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Man Iii throws a low kick but Masten moves out of range easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from Man Iii misses.
Masten throws a leg kick which misses Man Iii's front leg but catches the back leg as Man Iii tries to avoid it.
Man Iii takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Masten connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That kick from Masten tenderised Man Iii's leg. Man Iii is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gordon Masten comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Masten has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gordon Masten!
An out of breath Gordon Masten thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Russell Northrop (ranked 3771 p4p, 22382 weight class) and Torsten Mjölnir (ranked 369 p4p, 457 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Russell Northrop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 25 - 0, fighting out of New York, Torsten Mjölnir!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Joseph Jones and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mjölnir throws a body kick that misses.
A jab from Northrop misses.
Northrop throws a head kick that misses.
Mjölnir misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Northrop.
Mjölnir throws a head kick that misses
and Mjölnir takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Northrop throws a hook but Mjölnir blocks it.
Northrop throws a hook but Mjölnir avoids it easily.
Mjölnir moves out of range as Northrop strikes.
Mjölnir closes the distance but Northrop moves to the side
and Mjölnir takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mjölnir is rocked!
Russell Northrop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mjölnir tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Northrop manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Northrop misses with a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Northrop moves into range and clinches up with Mjölnir.
Northrop blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Northrop misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mjölnir misses with the head strike.
Northrop misses with a punch on the inside.
Northrop lands a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Northrop is working Mjölnir over against the cage.
Mjölnir misses with a shot to the kidneys.
I was talking to Northrop's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A short left from Northrop.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mjölnir blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Northrop breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Mjölnir with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Mjölnir looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Mjölnir get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? Yes, he's struggled back up to his feet and seems OK to continue. The referee agrees so we're back to the action!
Mjölnir is still on wobbly legs! Can Northrop finish him?
Northrop connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Mjölnir out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Russell Northrop!
Russell Northrop decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between John Fisher (ranked 930 p4p, 2721 weight class) and Roko Matijevic (ranked 107 p4p, 278 weight class). John Fisher could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Roko Matijevic's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 10 - 2, fighting out of New York, John Fisher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roko Matijevic!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Bruno Lombardi and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from Fisher finds it's target.
Fisher throws a sloppy body shot
and Matijevic counters with a nice uppercut that drops Fisher onto his backside! Fisher 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.
Fisher is rocked!
John Fisher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fisher dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Oh Fisher is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fisher scores with a jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Fisher darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fisher seems to have got his legs back now.
Matijevic throws a body punch but Fisher moves out of range.
Matijevic misses with an uppercut.
Matijevic looks for the body kick but Fisher saw that one coming.
The fighters circling - Fisher throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Matijevic lands a front kick to the face, that drops Fisher to the canvas! Is he dazed or just shocked? He's back to his feet and the referee is going to allow him to continue the fight!
Fisher has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Matijevic has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Fisher finds it's way round the side to connect with Matijevic's head.
Matijevic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Matijevic throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A big right from Matijevic misses.
Fisher fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Matijevic looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fisher. Matijevic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Matijevic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fisher avoids the head kick by Matijevic.
Matijevic fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fisher has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisher rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Matijevic counters with a nice uppercut.
Fisher bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Matijevic's head backwards.
Matijevic misses with a kick to the body.
Fisher avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fisher looks to score with a jab to the body but Matijevic is just out of range.
Fisher lands a jab to Matijevic's midsection.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fisher.
Matijevic looks to score with a jab to the body but Fisher is just out of range.
Fisher digs a good body shot into Matijevic's ribs.
Fisher ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matijevic moves away.
Fisher moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMatijevic.
Fisher getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Fisher jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Matijevic misses with a hook. Fisher ducked under it nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fisher lands a head shot.
Matijevic on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fisher changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fisher slips a straight right by Matijevic.
Matijevic takes one to the chin there.
Fisher connects with a good right hand that stumbles Matijevic. Matijevic circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fisher lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fisher throws a predictable looking body shot
and Fisher takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fisher tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A telegraphed right hand from Matijevic misses the target.
Fisher throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fisher bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Matijevic's head backwards.
Fisher fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Matijevic.
Matijevic throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A quick step to the side and Fisher tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Matijevic tries to land a front kick but Fisher steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Fisher catches Matijevic with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fisher with a nice calf kick.
Matijevic misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fisher throws a series of punches but Matijevic avoids them all with ease.
Matijevic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fisher lands with a good body shot.
Fisher throws a series of punches but Matijevic avoids them all with ease.
Fisher throws a body punch but Matijevic moves out of range.
Fisher blocks a head kick by Matijevic.
Fisher is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Matijevic gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fisher lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fisher defending well as Matijevic loads up on a big left hand.
Matijevic misses with a looping right.
Matijevic avoids the body shot from Fisher.
It seemed like Matijevic was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Fisher displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Matijevic throws out the jab.
Fisher scores with a hook to the body. Matijevic takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Matijevic misses with a body kick.
Matijevic walks into a jab.
Matijevic throws a wild body kick that Fisher sees coming a mile off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Matijevic throws a push kick but Fisher slaps the foot to one side.
Fisher throws out a powerful jab.
Matijevic connects with a looping right hand.
Fisher dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Matijevic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fisher.
Fisher lands with a straight right. Matijevic didn't see that one coming.
Fisher misses with a wild body shot.
Fisher ducks under a wild hook from Matijevic.
Fisher misses with a jab to the body
and Matijevic counters with a straight right hand.
Fisher blocks the body kick.
Matijevic misses with a head kick.
Fisher is looking to wear down Matijevic with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Matijevic throws a shot from downtown. Fisher moves away and avoids it.
Matijevic scores with a push kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good exchange - Fisher coming out on top.
Fisher tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matijevic was well out of range. Poor timing from Fisher.
Matijevic lands with a kick to the ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roko Matijevic will get the nod in that round, having scored multiple knockdowns.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Fisher comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Matijevic throws a sloppy head kick and Fisher moves out of range easily.
Fisher dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Matijevic. That did some damage!
A telegraphed right hand from Matijevic misses the target.
Fisher connects with a leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Matijevic finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Fisher lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Matijevic looks to throw the jab but Fisher is out of range.
Matijevic is looking to land body kicks.
Fisher blocks the body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Fisher.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fisher lunges at Matijevic with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Matijevic's hand.
Fisher throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Roko Matijevic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fisher lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Fisher throws a right hand that misses
and Fisher takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fisher lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisher lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Matijevic at a distance.
Fisher takes a swing at Matijevic's ribcage but misses.
Matijevic's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fisher. Matijevic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fisher throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fisher throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fisher works Matijevic's body with a nice hook.
Fisher throws a hook to the side of Matijevic's head but Matijevic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab from Fisher does it's job there.
Matijevic just misses with a punch to the body.
Matijevic swings for the body but Fisher moves out of range.
Fisher connects with a jab.
Fisher avoids a kick to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Fisher misses its target.
Matijevic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Matijevic misses with a hook. Fisher ducked under it nicely.
Matijevic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fisher.
Matijevic throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Fisher.
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!
Matijevic needs to keep his hands up - Fisher had a free shot at his head there.
Fisher lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Matijevic misses with a body kick.
Matijevic misses with a body kick.
Matijevic slips a jab from Fisher.
Fisher scores with a nice right hand.
Matijevic takes a swing at Fisher's ribcage but misses.
Matijevic throws a looping overhand right but Fisher ducks down to avoid it.
Fisher appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Fisher bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Matijevic's head.
Fisher misses with a hook
and Matijevic counters with a straight right hand.
Good shot there by Fisher.
Fisher stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Matijevic takes a swing at Fisher's ribcage but misses.
Fisher connects with a solid leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fisher sizes up Matijevic with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fisher scores with a hook.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fisher, as that shot connected.
Matijevic misses the shot to the body.
Fisher rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Matijevic counters with a lead uppercut that lands right on the button! Fisher goes down! Will Fisher beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's up! No problem. Let's get back to the action!
Nice body kick there by Matijevic.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A looping hook to the body misses from Fisher. Matijevic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Matijevic takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Matijevic fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Matijevic connects with a beautiful left hand that drops Fisher onto his butt! Fisher bounces straight back up though - he's OK. After the ref checks him out, we're back to the action.
Fisher throws a leg kick but Matijevic moved away.
Matijevic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Matijevic has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Fisher finds it's way round the side to connect with Matijevic's head.
Matijevic throws out a loose jab but Fisher uses good head movement to avoid it.
It looked like Fisher wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fisher throws the left hand but Matijevic avoids the punch easily.
Fisher misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matijevic.
Matijevic let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fisher misses with a left hand
and Matijevic counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Fisher thinking.
Matijevic throws a big shot that misses.
Fisher pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fisher misses with a body shot
and Matijevic counters with a nice uppercut.
Fisher bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fisher swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Fisher fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Matijevic checks a low kick from Fisher.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fisher. Matijevic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Matijevic throws out a counter right but Fisher avoids it with no problem.
Fisher lands with a shot to the body.
Matijevic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fisher lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from Matijevic misses.
Matijevic moves out of range as Fisher strikes.
Fisher scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Matijevic doesn't seem bothered though.
Fisher with a hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roko Matijevic will take that one after putting his opponent down more than once in the round.
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. This is the final round!
Fisher misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matijevic.
Fisher lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fisher lands with a shot to the body.
Fisher swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Matijevic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fisher. Matijevic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fisher listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fisher throws a leg kick but Matijevic sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Matijevic is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Matijevic throws a hook but Fisher avoids it easily.
A good leg kick by Fisher.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fisher comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fisher slips a straight right by Matijevic.
Matijevic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A jab from Matijevic misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fisher.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matijevic bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Matijevic has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Matijevic just misses with a punch to the body.
Fisher misses with an uppercut. Matijevic saw that one coming.
Matijevic looks to land a body kick but Fisher moved away.
Fisher getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Fisher throws a body punch but Matijevic moves out of range.
Fisher misses with a jab, cross combination.
Matijevic throws a head kick but Fisher moves out of range.
Matijevic throws a hook but Fisher avoids it easily.
Fisher scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Matijevic doesn't seem bothered though.
Fisher throws a right hand that misses
and Matijevic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice straight punches there by Fisher. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Fisher.
Fisher lands a body shot.
Matijevic thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fisher throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matijevic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fisher moves away.
Matijevic missing with a left hand there. Fisher was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fisher defending well as Matijevic loads up on a big left hand.
Fisher bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jab, jab by Fisher - just one landing.
Matijevic misses with a head kick.
Fisher is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Matijevic takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fisher looks to score with a jab to the body but Matijevic is just out of range.
Matijevic is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Fisher with a body shot.
Matijevic connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Matijevic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Matijevic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Matijevic's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Fisher connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Matijevic scrambles back to his feet.
Fisher dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Matijevic looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Fisher tenderised Matijevic's leg. Matijevic is trying to keep his angry face on.
Matijevic moves forwards but Fisher connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fisher scores with a hook.
Matijevic misses with a straight left.
Fisher swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Matijevic on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fisher.
A head kick misses from Matijevic.
Matijevic misses with an uppercut.
A quick step to the side and Fisher tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big right from Fisher misses.
A lazy left from Fisher finds it's target.
Fisher moves out of range as Matijevic throws a body kick.
Fisher bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Matijevic avoids the body shot from Fisher.
Matijevic tries to land a front kick but Fisher steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Fisher misses with a wild body shot.
Matijevic follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fisher jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Matijevic tries to move into range but Fisher moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fisher lands with an overhand left.
Matijevic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fisher. Matijevic does a little dance to reset his feet.
And Matijevic responds with a good body kick, but Fisher manages to step out the way in time.
Matijevic takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fisher with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Good exchange - Fisher coming out on top.
Fisher lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Matijevic throws a body kick that misses.
Nice jab there from Fisher.
Fisher connects with an inside leg kick.
Fisher misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Matijevic counter with a right hand.
A big right from Fisher misses.
Fisher jabs Matijevic to the body, keeping him at a distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Fisher showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fisher has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 24:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 24:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 24:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roko Matijevic!
Roko Matijevic 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 middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Hector Berlioz (ranked 24339 p4p, 24399 weight class) and Roy Jones Jr (ranked 477 p4p, 483 weight class). Berlioz's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, March to the Scaffold. Hector Berlioz could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Roy Jones Jr's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Hector Berlioz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roy Jones Jr!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Columbo Gatti and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berlioz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jones Jr swings for the body but Berlioz moves out of range.
Berlioz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Berlioz feints a jab promting Jones Jr to slip. Berlioz then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Jones Jr slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
 It looks like Roy Jones Jr has been cut.
Jones Jr scores with the left hand. Berlioz knows he should have avoided that one.
Berlioz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jones Jr misses with a low kick as Berlioz jumps back.
Berlioz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jones Jr misses with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Berlioz.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Berlioz is working Jones Jr over against the cage.
Berlioz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Berlioz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Berlioz.
Berlioz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Berlioz lands a body shot.
Jones Jr tries to throw a body punch but Berlioz avoids it by throwing Jones Jr back against the cage.
Jones Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jones Jr explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Berlioz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones Jr.
Jones Jr throws a shot from downtown. Berlioz moves away and avoids it.
Berlioz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones Jr misses the target.
Berlioz is looking for a counter combo.
Jones Jr checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A slow jab from Berlioz misses its intended target.
Berlioz throws a leg kick but Jones Jr sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jones Jr has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Berlioz finds it's way round the side to connect with Jones Jr's head.
Berlioz takes one to the side of the head.
Jones Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
An inside leg kick from Berlioz misses.
Jones Jr misses with a low kick.
Jones Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berlioz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Berlioz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Berlioz thuds a left hand into Jones Jr's body.
Berlioz misses with a low kick.
Berlioz throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Berlioz avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jones Jr fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Berlioz.
Jones Jr explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Jones Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It looked like Berlioz wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jones Jr wants to land a leg kick but Berlioz is out of range.
Berlioz looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones Jr is just out of range.
Jones Jr scores with a nice strike.
Berlioz bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jones Jr's head.
Berlioz lands with an uppercut that bounces Jones Jr off the cage and back into range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berlioz looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Berlioz avoids a kick to the body.
Jones Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Berlioz.
Berlioz went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Berlioz throws a quick inside leg kick.
Berlioz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Berlioz instigates a clinch.
Berlioz misses with a punch to the body.
Berlioz blocks an uppercut.
Berlioz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Berlioz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Jones Jr fails to land.
Berlioz scores with a shot to the side of Jones Jr's head.
Berlioz blocks an uppercut.
Berlioz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jones Jr is looking to break free of the clinch but Berlioz has double underhooks.
Jones Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jones Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Berlioz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A swing and a miss from Jones Jr.
Jones Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
As Jones Jr tries to get set, Berlioz tries to push him back and clinch up but Jones Jr manages to avoid the attempt.
Jones Jr throws a head kick that misses.
Berlioz closes the distance and clinches.
Jones Jr blocks a body shot from Berlioz.
A short left from Berlioz.
Berlioz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Berlioz scores with a shoulder strike.
Jones Jr is rocked!
A hook to the body from Berlioz.
Jones Jr is still on wobbly legs! Can Berlioz finish him?
Nice body punch from Berlioz.
Jones Jr seems to have recovered his senses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Berlioz.
Berlioz gets through Jones Jr's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Berlioz blocking some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Jones Jr.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Berlioz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones Jr's elbow.
Berlioz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Berlioz creates a bit of distance and cracks Jones Jr with a big uppercut! Jones Jr goes down! The referee pushes Berlioz away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Jones Jr make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Berlioz takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Hector Berlioz!
Hector Berlioz thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Lee Murray (ranked 23907 p4p, 24066 weight class) and The Devils Outlaw Ii (ranked 463 p4p, 448 weight class). Outlaw Ii has chosen For The Outlawz by Moonshine Bandits as his entrance music. Lee Murray has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Lee Murray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, The Devils Outlaw Ii!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Dean Styles and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Outlaw Ii misses the shot to the body.
Murray looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Murray tries to close the distance and clinch up but Outlaw Ii swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Outlaw Ii takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Murray scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Murray lands with a good body shot.
Murray avoids the head kick by Outlaw Ii.
Murray seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Murray takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Murray uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Outlaw Ii.
Murray is looking to counter punch.
Outlaw Ii connects with a solid leg kick.
Murray lands with a hook. Outlaw Ii tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Outlaw Ii scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Murray doesn't seem bothered though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Outlaw Ii waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Murray.
Outlaw Ii lands with a right hand.
The Devils Outlaw Ii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick lands for Murray.
Murray checks a low kick from Outlaw Ii.
Murray keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Outlaw Ii.
Outlaw Ii misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Outlaw Ii blocks a head kick by Murray.
Good exchange - Murray coming out on top.
Outlaw Ii doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Murray ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Murray uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Outlaw Ii.
Outlaw Ii ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Outlaw Ii throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Murray displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Outlaw Ii throws out the jab.
Outlaw Ii takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Crunch! Outlaw Ii slams his shin into Murray's torso.
Murray takes one on the button.
Murray is rocked!
Outlaw Ii closes the distance and lands a lead uppercut that stumbles Murray back against the cage! Outlaw Ii follows up with a jab and a huge straight right that knocks Murray out cold! What a finish! Outlaw Ii looks absolutely delighted, as he should do! Congratulations that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). The Devils Outlaw Ii!
An out of breath The Devils Outlaw Ii thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Iaspero Yalixqua (ranked 3826 p4p, 24591 weight class) and Serul Dathren (ranked 366 p4p, 439 weight class). Yalixqua comes to the cage accompanied by Stop This Flame. Serul Dathren will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 52 - 29 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Iaspero Yalixqua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 2, fighting out of New York, Serul Dathren!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Russell Pearce and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Dathren as he connects with a hook.
Dathren lands a head shot.
 It looks like Iaspero Yalixqua has been cut.
Yalixqua clinches.
Dathren with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dathren blocking some punches.
Dathren doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yalixqua avoiding damage as Dathren throws knees to the body.
Yalixqua throws a punch but it's blocked by Dathren.
Dathren scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Yalixqua blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dathren looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dathren tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yalixqua avoids it.
Yalixqua lands a right hand.
Dathren blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yalixqua.
Yalixqua misses with a punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dathren makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dathren swings wildly with an uppercut but Yalixqua uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yalixqua will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Dathren up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yalixqua creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dathren.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yalixqua throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yalixqua swings wildly with an uppercut but Dathren uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yalixqua lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dathren backwards.
Yalixqua blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yalixqua scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dathren lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dathren tries to land knees in the clinch but Yalixqua avoids the damage to the body.
Yalixqua prevents a body shot from Dathren.
Dathren with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dathren takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dathren with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yalixqua misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yalixqua working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Yalixqua.
Dathren misses with a punch to the body.
Yalixqua misses with a punch on the inside.
Yalixqua makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yalixqua lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yalixqua swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dathren lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yalixqua backwards.
Yalixqua digs a right hand underneath Dathren's ribcage. Dathren let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Yalixqua misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yalixqua lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dathren backwards.
Dathren missing with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Yalixqua.
Yalixqua lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dathren backwards.
Dathren missing with knees to the body.
Yalixqua scores with a shot to the side of Dathren's head.
Yalixqua goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yalixqua lands with a left to the head.
Dathren tries to work over Yalixqua's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yalixqua swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dathren's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yalixqua tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yalixqua scores a nice knee to the body.
Yalixqua blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dathren creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yalixqua doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yalixqua lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dathren trying to land knees to the body.
Yalixqua throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Yalixqua throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dathren throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yalixqua blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dathren crunches a lovely knee into Yalixqua's ribcage.
A head punch on the inside from Yalixqua fails to land.
Dathren takes a knee to the side of the body.
Yalixqua lands with a left to the head.
Yalixqua lands a shoulder strike.
Yalixqua misses with some punches.
Dathren missing with knees to the body.
Yalixqua lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dathren tries to work over Yalixqua's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yalixqua lands with a left to the head.
Dathren lands an uppercut.
Yalixqua swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dathren tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dathren scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yalixqua lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Yalixqua lands a hook that snaps the head of Dathren backwards.
Dathren is rocked!
Yalixqua misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dathren is still on wobbly legs! Can Yalixqua finish him?
Yalixqua lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dathren tries to throw a body punch but Yalixqua avoids it by throwing Dathren back against the cage.
Yalixqua lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yalixqua blocks a body shot from Dathren.
Dathren throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yalixqua blocks it with crossed arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yalixqua lands a shoulder strike.
Dathren tries to land a knee to the head but Yalixqua blocks with his arms.
Dathren is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yalixqua is defending well for now.
Dathren tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dathren misses with some punches.
A short right from Yalixqua on the inside.
Dathren misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Dathren.
Dathren misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yalixqua lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A shot in the inside from Yalixqua.
Yalixqua lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Yalixqua has a couple of punches blocked by Dathren.
Dathren fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yalixqua throws a punch but it's blocked by Dathren.
Yalixqua lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dathren backwards.
Dathren trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dathren.
Dathren misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yalixqua.
Yalixqua presses Dathren against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dathren blocks a body shot from Yalixqua.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yalixqua lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Yalixqua scores with a hook to the body.
Dathren looks winded!
Yalixqua connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dathren's face.
Still in the clinch, Yalixqua scores with a nice short uppercut.
Yalixqua landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Yalixqua can't find room to land a body shot as Dathren controls the action.
Yalixqua scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Iaspero Yalixqua dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Iaspero Yalixqua's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
A nice leg kick lands there from Yalixqua.
Yalixqua moves in looking to clinch but Dathren pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yalixqua looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dathren avoids a kick to the body.
Dathren misses with a left hand
and Yalixqua counters with a perfect left hook, dropping Dathren to the canvas. He tries to get back up quickly but his equilibrium is all over the place! He's up... he's back down again! There's no need for a count as the referee calls off the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Iaspero Yalixqua!
Iaspero Yalixqua 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Alexander Vij (ranked 23697 p4p, 2682 weight class) and Darius Thibodeaux (ranked 480 p4p, 289 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 8 - 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 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darius Thibodeaux!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Chad Campbell and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vij ducks under a wild hook from Thibodeaux.
Vij is looking to counter with a body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux misses with a body kick.
Thibodeaux catches Vij with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nice body punch from Thibodeaux.
Vij throws a jab but it's blocked by Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vij lands a head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick lands from Thibodeaux.
Vij moves into the clinch.
Vij throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thibodeauxs head.
Vij working aggressively here.
A hook to the body from Thibodeaux.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vij misses with the head strike.
Vij's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thibodeaux swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thibodeaux throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Vij avoids the head kick by Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux throws an overhand right that lands on Vij's shoulder, as Vij tries to avoid the shot.
Thibodeaux throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Thibodeaux misses with a wild body shot.
Vij is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Vij looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Vij on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Vij doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A cross from Thibodeaux lands.
Thibodeaux fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vij manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux walks into a jab.
Thibodeaux throws a chopping leg kick but Vij manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Thibodeaux misses with a head kick.
Vij was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vij lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Thibodeaux 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.
Vij misses with a leg kick.
Thibodeaux is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Vij rather than just go for the knockout.
Vij slips a straight right by Thibodeaux.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thibodeaux. Vij does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thibodeaux misses with a body kick.
Thibodeaux lands with a kick to the temple. Vij shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A looping hook to the body misses from Thibodeaux. Vij does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thibodeaux throws a body kick that misses
and Vij counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Vij.
Thibodeaux misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vij moves into the clinch successfully.
Vij working Thibodeaux over with knees to the body.
Thibodeaux trying to land knees to the body.
Thibodeaux blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vij tries to land knees in the clinch but Thibodeaux avoids the damage to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux misses with a knee strike.
Thibodeaux trying to land knees to the body.
Thibodeaux misses with some punches.
Vij working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Thibodeaux working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vij.
Vij has Thibodeaux pressed against the cage.
Vij crunches a lovely knee into Thibodeaux's ribcage.
Thibodeaux looks winded!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thibodeaux tries to break free but Vij pushes him back against the cage.
Thibodeaux lands a knee to the head.
Vij lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vij escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vij tries to land a body kick
and Thibodeaux counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Vij takes the fight into the clinch.
Thibodeaux tries to break the clinch but Vij is controlling the position.
Thibodeaux misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Thibodeaux scores with a nice short uppercut.
Thibodeaux misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux scores with a shoulder strike.
Thibodeaux tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Thibodeaux wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Vij unloads a knee to the mid-section. Thibodeaux lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Vij blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Darius Thibodeaux dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Thibodeaux misses with an uppercut
and Vij counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A jab from Vij misses.
Thibodeaux throws a body kick that misses
and Vij counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Darius Thibodeaux seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thibodeaux misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vij.
A jab from Vij finds it's way through Thibodeaux's defenses.
Thibodeaux tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A quick step to the side and Vij tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thibodeaux jabs Vij right on the nose. Vij blinks but takes it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vij lands with an uppercut that bounces Thibodeaux off the cage and back into range.
Vij connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Thibodeaux misses with a shot to the body
and Vij makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vij dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vij closes the distance and clinches.
Vij swings wildly with an uppercut but Thibodeaux uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thibodeaux blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thibodeaux pushes Vij back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Thibodeaux working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vij blocking some punches.
Thibodeaux takes a shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Vij scores with a nice short uppercut.
Alexander Vij has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Vij avoiding damage as Thibodeaux throws knees to the body.
Thibodeaux 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 lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vij scores with a nice hook to the head.
Thibodeaux blocking some punches.
Vij is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Thibodeaux is breathing heavily.
Vij scores a nice knee to the body.
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!
Vij missing with knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Vij.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vij lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vij lands a hook that snaps the head of Thibodeaux backwards.
A short right from Vij.
Vij landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Vij utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Vij using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thibodeaux has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vij scores a nice knee to the body.
Vij landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Vij lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Vij trying to land knees to the body.
Vij makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vij.
A shot in the inside from Vij.
Vij misses with a knee strike.
Vij makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Thibodeaux wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Thibodeaux tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vij avoids it.
Vij lands a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vij lands a left hand.
Vij is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thibodeaux can do to turn this around?
A short uppercut from Vij.
Vij landing knees to the body.
Vij working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Vij.
Vij missing with knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vij.
Thibodeaux fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thibodeaux blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vij lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Vij landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Vij unloads a knee to the mid-section.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short left from Vij.
A short right from Vij.
Vij lands a hook that snaps the head of Thibodeaux backwards.
Vij lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vij.
Vij lands a good knee to the midsection. Thibodeaux won't want to take too many of those.
Vij using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thibodeaux has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vij lands a hook that snaps the head of Thibodeaux backwards.
Vij trying to land knees to the body.
Vij lands a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Vij.
A short right from Vij.
Vij on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Vij.
Still in the clinch, Vij scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vij lands with a light punch inside.
Vij breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vij lands a slapping body shot.
Vij throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from Vij.
Thibodeaux keeps the fight on the outside.
Vij closes the distance and clinches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Vij dominated that second round.
That's time! Vij's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Vij has managed to clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Thibodeaux blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vij utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Vij landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Vij putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Thibodeaux in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Vij crunches a lovely knee into Thibodeaux's ribcage.
Vij tries to land knees in the clinch but Thibodeaux avoids the damage to the body.
Vij escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thibodeaux keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thibodeaux throws a front kick aimed at Vij's knee but Vij avoids it well.
Vij is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Vij is looking to clinch.
Thibodeaux misses with a straight left.
A little feinted left hand from Vij on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vij throws a counter high kick but Thibodeaux was just alert enough to avoid it.
Thibodeaux takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Thibodeaux misses with a jab to the body
and Vij counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thibodeaux has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Thibodeaux there as he acknowledges the shot.
Vij pushes Thibodeaux up against the cage in a clinch.
Thibodeaux tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thibodeaux wants to break free but Vij has control.
Thibodeaux blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thibodeaux on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vij softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Vij obliges.
Vij has Thibodeaux pressed against the cage, preventing Thibodeaux from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vij makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Thibodeaux blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vij lands a good knee to the midsection. Thibodeaux won't want to take too many of those.
Vij lands a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short left from Vij.
Vij landing knees to the body.
Vij gets through Thibodeaux's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Vij using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Vij lands a hook that snaps the head of Thibodeaux backwards.
Vij lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thibodeaux backwards.
Vij drops Thibodeaux on his ass with a big knee up the middle! Thibodeaux bounces straight back to his feet before the referee can even start a count. We'll have to wait a moment to see if that actually hurt him or not, as he takes the standing 8 count.
Thibodeaux is rocked!
Vij scores with a nice strike.
Thibodeaux is still on wobbly legs! Can Vij finish him?
Vij punishes Thibodeaux's body with a nice straight punch.
Thibodeaux takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Vij scores with a jab to the body.
Vij scores with a punch to the head.
Thibodeaux tries to get into range but Vij steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Thibodeaux! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Vij scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alexander Vij!
Alexander Vij decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Nero Vogels (ranked 23849 p4p, 3534 weight class) and Jacques Durand Jr (ranked 458 p4p, 353 weight class). Durand Jr is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Birdman & Lil Wayne - Stuntin' Like My Daddy. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Nero Vogels!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacques Durand Jr!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Chad Campbell and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vogels scores a flash knockdown with a right hook that drops Durand Jr to his hands and knees! The ref pushes Vogels away as he looks to land an illegal blow. Durand Jr got an extra few seconds to recover there, which could have made all the differences as he stumbles back to his feet. The referee looks into his eyes and decides to allow the bout to continue. Can he survive?!
It looks like Jacques Durand Jr has been cut.
Durand Jr connects with a body shot that sends Vogels's belly button to the back.
Durand Jr 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.
Vogels has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Durand Jr.
Durand Jr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Durand Jr looks for the body kick but Vogels saw that one coming.
Vogels throws a nice looking combination but Durand Jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vogels misses with a lunging right hand
and Durand Jr makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Vogels really felt that one!
Vogels looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Vogels misses with a hook.
Vogels misses with an attempted mid kick.
Durand Jr works over Vogels's head and body with a nice combination.
Vogels needs to keep his hands up - Durand Jr had a free shot at his head there.
Durand Jr moves out of range of the body kick from Vogels.
Vogels gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Vogels pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Vogels.
Durand Jr rushes Vogels and presses him up against the cage.
Vogels lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice elbow from Durand Jr.
It looks like Nero Vogels has been cut.
A knee to the head by Durand Jr.
Durand Jr landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Durand Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Durand Jr scores with a crisp jab that stopped Vogels in his tracks.
Vogels takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Durand Jr turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Durand Jr sizes up Vogels with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Durand Jr, as that shot connected.
Durand Jr lands with a hook. Vogels tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Durand Jr rushes Vogels and presses him up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Durand Jr.
A short uppercut from Durand Jr.
Durand Jr manages to break the clinch.
Durand Jr scores with a spinning back kick!
Durand Jr throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Vogels lands a head kick that bluckles Durand Jr and drops him to the canvas. He's still conscious but it looks like it's going to take him the full 10 seconds to get back his senses! He's up on 9 and seems to be just about OK to continue.... the referee agrees and we're back to the action with Vogels no doubt looking to push for a finish!
Vogels misses with a head kick.
Durand Jr throws a head kick but Vogels moves out of range.
Durand Jr throws a nice inside leg kick.
Durand Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Durand Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durand Jr misses with an uppercut.
Vogels misses with a jab to the body
and Durand Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Vogels lands a jab.
Vogels walks into a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Durand Jr.
Durand Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Vogels misses with an uppercut. Durand Jr saw that one coming.
Vogels avoids the body shot from Durand Jr.
Vogels quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Durand Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Durand Jr lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jacques Durand Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vogels throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Durand Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durand Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vogels throws a sloppy head kick and Durand Jr moves out of range easily.
Vogels loads up on a big right hand but Durand Jr slips the punch.
Durand Jr with a jab.
Both fighters circling a little - Durand Jr finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Durand Jr cracks Vogels with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Durand Jr lands with a nice body punch.
Vogels throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Durand Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vogels manages to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Vogels.
Vogels scores with a jab to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nero Vogels takes that one as he scored multiple knockdowns. Jacques Durand Jr was lucky to get out of the first round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Durand Jr lands with an uppercut that bounces Vogels off the cage and back into range.
Durand Jr throws a low kick but Vogels moves out of range easily.
Durand Jr fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vogels swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Vogels throws a hook but Durand Jr blocks it.
Durand Jr digs a good body shot into Vogels's ribs.
Durand Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Durand Jr bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Vogels's head backwards.
Durand Jr lands a right hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durand Jr moves out of range of the body kick from Vogels.
Durand Jr lands a nice shot that snaps Vogels's head back.
Durand Jr throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Durand Jr thows a body kick. Vogels tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durand Jr looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Vogels is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Durand Jr.
Durand Jr is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Vogels with a body shot.
Durand Jr lands with a shot to the body.
Vogels misses with a wild body shot.
Durand Jr throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Vogels counters with a body kick that stops Durand Jr in his tracks momentarily.
Durand Jr misses the body punch
and Vogels counters with a left to the body.
Durand Jr is breathing heavily.
Vogels throws a looping overhand right but Durand Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Durand Jr throws a counter combo.
Both fighters circling a little - Vogels finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Vogels misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Durand Jr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vogels misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Durand Jr moves into the clinch.
Vogels trying to land knees to the body.
Vogels will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Durand Jr blocks a body shot from Vogels.
Durand Jr lands a knee to the body.
Durand Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
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!
Vogels dodges an elbow strike from Durand Jr.
Vogels tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Durand Jr avoids it.
Vogels will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Durand Jr up against the cage.
Durand Jr misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vogels.
Vogels blocking some punches.
Durand Jr lands a body shot.
Vogels lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Durand Jr tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vogels fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vogels blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vogels trying to land knees to the body.
Durand Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Durand Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Durand Jr fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vogels, pushing him back against the cage.
Durand Jr lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Vogels scores with a shot to the side of Durand Jr's head.
Vogels lands a right hand.
Vogels misses with some punches.
Vogels avoids the elbow strike from Durand Jr, against the cage.
Vogels blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Durand Jr is working Vogels over against the cage.
Vogels is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Durand Jr tries a knee to the head but Vogels blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vogels.
Vogels tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Durand Jr avoids it.
Vogels swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Durand Jr trying to land knees to the body.
Durand Jr is stalling here.
Vogels lands a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Durand Jr fails to land.
Durand Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vogels tries to land a knee to the head but Durand Jr blocks with his arms.
Vogels with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Vogels landing knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vogels creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vogels missing with knees to the body.
Vogels just leaning against Durand Jr, taking a breather.
Vogels with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Durand Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Durand Jr throws a looping overhand right but Vogels ducks down to avoid it.
A big left from Vogels misses.
Durand Jr connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Vogels's hands.
Vogels just misses with a punch to the body.
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 Nero Vogels will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Durand Jr lands with a nice body punch.
Durand Jr scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Vogels throws a sloppy head kick and Durand Jr moves out of range easily.
Durand Jr takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Vogels throws the kick towards the body but Durand Jr avoids it.
Durand Jr swings away with a body shot that misses
and Vogels counters with a nice body kick.
Vogels fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Durand Jr manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vogels throws a lazy body kick
and Durand Jr counters with a nice body kick.
Durand Jr lands a slapping body shot.
Jacques Durand Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Durand Jr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Durand Jr avoids the head kick by Vogels.
Durand Jr tries to clinch but Vogels is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vogels lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Vogels's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Durand Jr connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Vogels scrambles back to his feet.
A head kick misses from Vogels.
Durand Jr forces Vogels back against the cage and clinches.
Jacques Durand Jr seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Knees to the body from Durand Jr.
Durand Jr tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short uppercut from Durand Jr.
Durand Jr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Durand Jr.
Durand Jr lands a good knee to the midsection. Vogels won't want to take too many of those.
Vogels takes a knee right on the jaw!
Vogels dodges an elbow strike from Durand Jr.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vogels misses with the head strike.
Vogels trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vogels working aggressively here.
A short left from Durand Jr.
Durand Jr tries to throw a body punch but Vogels avoids it by throwing Durand Jr back against the cage.
Durand Jr is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vogels is defending well for now.
A knee to the head by Durand Jr.
Durand Jr blocking some punches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Durand Jr.
Vogels looking to throw knees to the head but Durand Jr is blocking nicely.
Durand Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vogels misses with a left hand
and Durand Jr counters with an outside leg kick.
Durand Jr has taken the fight to the clinch.
Durand Jr with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Durand Jr tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Durand Jr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Good body shot from Durand Jr.
A short uppercut from Durand Jr.
Durand Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durand Jr tries to clinch up.
Vogels misses with an uppercut. Durand Jr saw that one coming.
Vogels moves out of range of the body kick.
Vogels takes one to the chin there.
Durand Jr cracks Vogels with an open hand slap.
Durand Jr looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Durand Jr punishes Vogels's body with a nice straight punch.
Durand Jr slips under a jab.
Durand Jr takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Durand Jr was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Vogels throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vogels lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Durand Jr throws a jab when Vogels was well out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Durand Jr.
Durand Jr scores with a head kick. Vogels tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Vogels misses with the body kick
and Durand Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vogels takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Durand Jr throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Vogels takes a swing at Durand Jr's ribcage but misses.
Durand Jr's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Vogels connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Durand Jr scrambles back to his feet.
A lazy left from Durand Jr finds it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jacques Durand Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Durand Jr has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:26
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:26
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nero Vogels!
Nero Vogels is the new heavyweight champion!
Nero Vogels 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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