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Valhalla KT Tournament Rd 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Dutch Tourney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Heke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dutch Tourney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jake Heke!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tourney wants to clinch up but Heke keeps it at a distance.
Tourney tries to clinch up but Heke circles away and keeps his distance.
Tourney tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Heke manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Heke keeps the fight on the outside.
Tourney tries to clinch
and Heke counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tourney lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Heke at a distance.
Heke misses with a hook.
Heke throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Heke circles away from the clinch attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Tourney fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dutch Tourney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tourney slips a jab from Heke.
Tourney closes the distance but Heke moves to the side
and Heke counters with a low kick, right behind Tourney 's knee.
Heke misses with a low kick.
Tourney wants to clinch
and Heke counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tourney throws a body punch but Heke moves out of range.
Tourney has closed the distance and engaged Heke in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heke throws a punch but it's blocked by Tourney.
Heke misses with a knee to the head.
Tourney lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Heke.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Tourney is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Tourney lands a damaging elbow.
Heke dodges an elbow strike from Tourney.
Tourney trying to stall but Heke improves his position.
Heke avoids a wild elbow strike from Tourney.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Heke.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Heke creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Heke blocks an elbow strike from Tourney.
Heke with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tourney taking a breather.
Heke throws a punch but it's blocked by Tourney.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tourney throws an elbow but it misses.
Tourney lands a damaging elbow.
Heke avoids a wild elbow strike from Tourney.
Heke escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Heke throws a leg kick but Tourney moved away.
Tourney moves in looking to clinch but Heke pushes him off.
Tourney tries to close the distance and clinch but Heke swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tourney blocks the body kick.
Tourney gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tourney tries to break the clinch but Heke is controlling the position.
Tourney trying to stall but Heke improves his position.
Heke working aggressively here.
Heke blocks an elbow strike from Tourney.
Tourney pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Heke as Tourney tries to tie him up.
Heke digs a right hand into Tourney's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tourney's gas tank.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tourney creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Heke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Heke misses with a short punch on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Heke.
Heke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Heke connects with a body shot that sends Tourney's belly button to the back.
Heke scores with a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Heke.
Heke misses with a head kick.
Heke throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Heke misses with a body kick.
Heke lands a leg kick that knocks Tourney off balance momentarily.
Some bone on bone action there as Tourney checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tourney darts in trying to clinch
and Heke counters with a head kick. That will keep Tourney thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Tourney tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Heke manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Tourney blocks the low kick.
Heke goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tourney fails in his attempt to clinch.
Heke misses with a head kick.
Heke is looking to score with low kicks.
Heke tries to clinch but Tourney is having none of it.
Tourney drives through and clinches with Heke against the ropes.
Heke tries a knee to the head but Tourney blocks it.
Tourney blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tourney looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Heke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tourney breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tourney is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Heke 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.
Tourney tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Heke dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Heke.
Tourney tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Good leg kick by Heke there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Heke works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tourney forces Heke back against the ropes and clinches.
Tourney misses with an elbow over the top.
Heke lands a nice shot to the body.
Heke blocks the elbow strike.
Tourney avoiding damage as Heke throws knees to the body.
Tourney wants to get back to striking at distance but Heke won't allow it.
Tourney throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Tourney throws an elbow but misses.
Tourney misses with an elbow strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Heke as Tourney tries to tie him up.
Heke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Heke avoids a wild elbow strike from Tourney.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tourney throws an elbow that misses.
Heke takes an elbow to the temple.
Heke with a knee to the head.
It looks like Dutch Tourney has been cut.
Tourney breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tourney tries to clinch
and Heke counters with a nice body kick.
Tourney lands with a nice body punch.
Heke scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tourney doesn't seem bothered though.
Heke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tourney manages to avoid it.
Tourney keeps the fight on the outside.
Tourney moves to clinch but Heke breaks away
and Heke counters with an inside leg kick.
Heke motions for Tourney to come forward. Heke throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Heke tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tourney wants to clinch.
Tourney is looking to clinch but Heke is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tourney tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Heke paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tourney moves out of range of the leg kick from Heke.
Heke looks to throw the jab but Tourney is out of range.
Tourney darts in trying to clinch
and Heke counters with a nice leg kick.
Tourney tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Heke paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Heke tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Heke swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tourney makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Heke smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tourney fails with an attempt to clinch.
Heke swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Heke lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A nice leg kick lands there from Heke.
Dutch Tourney is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tourney takes one to the side of the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Heke. That's going to slow Tourney down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tourney was well out of range. Poor timing from Heke.
Heke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tourney is looking to clinch.
Heke moves in looking to clinch but Tourney pushes him off.
Tourney looks to clinch
enabling Heke to counter with a crisp jab.
Good exchange - Tourney coming out on top.
Jake Heke seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tourney misses the jab.
Tourney tries to close the distance and clinch up but Heke swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Heke misses with a low kick.
Tourney tries to close the distance and clinch up but Heke swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Heke feints and then cracks Tourney's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tourney down.
Heke throws a low kick, looking for Tourney's leg but Tourney calmly moves out of range.
Heke tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tourney is able to avoid easily.
Tourney tries to clinch up
letting Heke counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tourney closes the distance but Heke moves to the side
and Heke counters with a nice leg kick.
Heke fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tourney is out of range.
Tourney fails in his attempt to clinch.
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!
Heke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tourney tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Heke paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tourney wants to clinch.
Tourney tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Heke paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tourney wants to clinch
and Heke cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Heke keeps Tourney at a distance using the push kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Heke.
Tourney is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Heke. That's going to slow Tourney down.
A left lands for Tourney.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Heke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dutch Tourney's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Heke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tourney moves away.
Heke punishes Tourney's body with a nice straight punch.
Tourney misses the shot to the body.
Tourney darts in trying to clinch
and Heke counters with a nice body kick.
Heke moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Heke scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Heke slips a jab and a cross from Tourney.
Heke circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tourney closes the distance and clinches.
Tourney prevents a body shot from Heke.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heke using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tourney has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tourney blocks a body shot from Heke.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Heke misses with a knee to the head.
Tourney blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Heke makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tourney throws an elbow but it misses.
Heke with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tourney manages to break the clinch.
Tourney blocks the body kick.
Heke fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Heke is looking to land body kicks.
Heke throws a sloppy head kick and Tourney moves out of range easily.
Heke looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Heke is looking to score with low kicks.
Tourney wants to clinch but Heke slips to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tourney looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tourney throws a shot from downtown. Heke moves away and avoids it.
Tourney wants to clinch
letting Heke counter with a right hand.
Dutch Tourney has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Heke lands a high kick!
Tourney tries to clinch but Heke moves out of range.
Tourney takes a swing at Heke's ribcage but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick misses from Heke.
Heke is looking to chop away at Tourney's legs.
Heke is looking to slow Tourney down with leg kicks.
Heke with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Heke misses with an attempted mid kick.
Heke throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tourney sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Heke circles away from the clinch attempt
and Heke makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tourney throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tourney tries to clinch there but Heke circles away.
A shot to the liver by Heke. Beautiful body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tourney lands with an overhand left.
Tourney tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Heke counters with a good low kick that Tourney was not able to check.
Tourney rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Heke counters with a low kick, right behind Tourney 's knee.
Heke lands a nice looking body kick.
Heke throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tourney takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tourney tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Heke counters with an outside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Heke.
Tourney throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Heke thuds his right hand into Tourney's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Heke throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heke darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Heke tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Heke scores with a nice right hand.
Tourney takes a swing at Heke's ribcage but misses.
Tourney throws a jab when Heke was well out of range.
Heke throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Heke works the jab nicely.
Jake Heke is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tourney swings widly with a right hand
and Heke counters with a nice uppercut.
Heke connects with a high kick.
A head kick from Heke lands but Tourney takes it in his stride.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tourney. Heke does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Heke digs a good body shot into Tourney's ribs.
Heke lands a nice looking body shot.
Tourney throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tourney takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Heke comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Heke winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Heke!
A very excited looking Jake Heke made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Damian Danzig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Damian Danzig!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jason Lee!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danzig buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Danzig uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Danzig forces Lee back against the ropes and clinches.
Lee avoiding damage as Danzig throws knees to the body.
Danzig breaks the clinch.
Danzig scoring well with a low kick there.
Danzig fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lee, pushing him back against the ropes.
Lee trying to control the position but instead, Danzig has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lee into the ropes.
Lee working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Danzig tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Lee manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lee instigates a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee lands a nice knee to the body.
Lee lands a good knee to the midsection. Danzig won't want to take too many of those.
Danzig is breathing heavily.
Lee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lee pushes Danzig up against the ropes in a clinch.
Lee tries to stall but Danzig uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Danzig looking to throw knees to the head but Lee is blocking nicely.
A knee to the head by Lee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danzig looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lee wants to stall.
Danzig is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lee breaks the clinch.
Lee rushes Danzig and presses him up against the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lee unloads a knee to the mid-section. Danzig lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Danzig takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lee throws a leg kick but Danzig sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lee clinches up with Danzig and pushes him back against the ropes.
Danzig takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's two 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!
Knees to the body from Lee.
Danzig wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lee has him pressed against the ropes.
Lee digs a right hand into Danzig's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Danzig's gas tank.
Lee digs a right hand into Danzig's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Danzig's gas tank.
Lee missing with knees to the body.
Danzig tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lee scores with a hook to the body.
Lee lands a nice knee to the body.
Lee putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Danzig in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Danzig avoids the damage to the body.
Lee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lee scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lee lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Danzig walks into a left hand.
Danzig is rocked!
Danzig takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Oh Danzig is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Danzig glances at the clock... BAM! Lee nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Danzig crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Danzig is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jason Lee!
In his post fight interview, Jason Lee started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Brendan Conlon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy McCusker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brendan Conlon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andy McCusker!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCusker thows a body shot but no joy.
Conlon wants to clinch up but McCusker keeps it at a distance.
Conlon misses with a head kick.
McCusker fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Conlon blocks a head kick by McCusker.
McCusker looks for the body kick but Conlon saw that one coming.
Andy McCusker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Conlon closes the distance looking to clinch
and McCusker makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Conlon really felt that one!
Conlon avoids a kick to the body.
McCusker scores with a kick to the body.
Conlon takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCusker misses with an attempted mid kick.
McCusker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A kick lands to the mid section there for McCusker.
McCusker lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Conlon throws a right hand that McCusker ducks under and follows up with a left that McCusker also avoids with ease.
Conlon takes a swing at McCusker's ribcage but misses.
Conlon is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCusker throws a push kick but Conlon slaps the foot to one side.
Conlon tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. McCusker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Conlon tries to clinch but McCusker is having none of it.
McCusker lands a head kick. Conlon smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
McCusker misses with a body kick.
McCusker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McCusker misses with a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Conlon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McCusker throws a head kick that misses.
Andy McCusker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McCusker looks to land a body kick but Conlon moved away.
McCusker throws a head kick but Conlon moves out of range.
McCusker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Conlon moves away.
Conlon throws a wild body kick that McCusker sees coming a mile off.
McCusker pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
McCusker just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conlon moves out of range of the body kick.
McCusker tries a head kick but it misses.
Conlon misses with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McCusker dodges the punch combination from Conlon.
McCusker misses with a head kick.
McCusker looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
McCusker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Conlon.
Conlon walks forward, straight into a front kick from McCusker.
McCusker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McCusker gets tackled into the ropes by Conlon. Conlon maintains the clinch.
McCusker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Conlon is defending well for now.
Conlon pressing his opponent against the ropes.
McCusker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Conlon avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conlon is trying to push McCusker away but McCusker has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
McCusker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Conlon tries to close the distance and clinch but McCusker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McCusker throws a half hearted mid kick.
McCusker has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Conlon.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Conlon crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from McCusker - the referee stops the clock and Conlon gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says McCusker. Conlon manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
McCusker lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
McCusker tries a head kick but it misses.
Conlon throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCusker scores with a kick to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCusker throws a head kick but Conlon moves out of range.
McCusker clips Conlon with a right and a left that makes him do the chicken dance for a couple of seconds. He touched his left hand down on the canvas so the referee steps between the fighters to give Conlon a standing 8 count before we can continue the bout.
McCusker scores with a kick to the body.
McCusker explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
McCusker throws a sloppy head kick and Conlon moves out of range easily.
McCusker thuds his shin into the meat of Conlon's side.
McCusker bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Conlon on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
McCusker throws out a head kick that Conlon doesn't see coming - it connects and sends Conlon crashing to the mat face first! He's bounced up to his knees and is scrambling to get back to his feet and beat the count. He's up on 5 but still looks a bit groggy; will the referee allow it to continue??? He's taking a good look into Conlon's eyes and has decided to let it go on!
Conlon is rocked!
McCusker scoring well with a low kick there.
Oh Conlon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters circling a little - McCusker finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
McCusker throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Both fighters circling a little - McCusker finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
McCusker scores with a spinning back kick!
McCusker throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Conlon seems to have got his legs back now.
Nice body kick from McCusker.
McCusker is looking to land body kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy McCusker will get the nod in that round, having scored multiple knockdowns.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Conlon sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Conlon will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
McCusker delivers a nice body kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for McCusker.
McCusker tries a head kick but it misses.
McCusker throws a head kick but Conlon moves out of range.
McCusker pushes Conlon away with a front kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McCusker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Conlon.
McCusker lands with a nice body kick.
McCusker throws a wild body kick that Conlon sees coming a mile off.
McCusker throws a head kick that Conlon semi-blocks.
McCusker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A head kick misses from McCusker.
McCusker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McCusker throws a body kick that misses.
Conlon has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by McCusker.
McCusker throws a head kick but Conlon moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCusker lands a leg kick that knocks Conlon off balance momentarily.
Conlon takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
McCusker misses with a head kick.
McCusker tries a head kick but it misses.
Conlon doesn't manage to clinch there - McCusker circles away.
Conlon gets cracked with a nice right hand there by McCusker.
McCusker looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Conlon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McCusker lands a front kick.
Conlon blocks a head kick by McCusker.
McCusker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A decent looking cross lands there for McCusker.
McCusker throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
McCusker throws a head kick but Conlon moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCusker throws a head kick that misses.
Conlon throws a series of punches but McCusker moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McCusker catches Conlon napping and connects with a fantastic 3 punch combination that sends Conlon crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but he's all over the place - can he beat the count?!? 4,5,6,7,8...9...10! He didn't make it back to his feet! McCusker raises both arms skywards and takes in the roar from the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Andy McCusker!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Tai Kiki Tangata Kohuru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Monty Archangel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tangata Kohuru comes to the ring accompanied by ACID TRIP. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tai Kiki Tangata Kohuru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Monty Archangel!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Archangel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Archangel looks to land a body kick but Tangata Kohuru moved away.
Tangata Kohuru loads up on a big right hand but Archangel slips the punch.
Tangata Kohuru throws a hook but Archangel avoids it easily.
Archangel digs a good body shot into Tangata Kohuru's ribs.
Archangel misses with a looping left.
Tangata Kohuru waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Archangel.
Nice defenses there by Archangel.
Archangel misses the shot to the body.
Archangel misses with a shot to the body
and Tangata Kohuru counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tangata Kohuru tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Archangel counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Tangata Kohuru misses.
Tangata Kohuru slips under a jab.
Archangel lands a head shot.
Archangel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tangata Kohuru listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Archangel throws a low kick but Tangata Kohuru avoids it.
Archangel misses with a hook.
Archangel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Archangel throws a wild body kick that Tangata Kohuru sees coming a mile off.
Tangata Kohuru throws a big shot that misses.
Tangata Kohuru avoids the head kick by Archangel.
Tangata Kohuru moves away from the strike by Archangel.
Archangel swings widly with a right hand
and Tangata Kohuru counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tangata Kohuru tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Archangel is able to avoid easily.
A slow jab from Archangel misses its intended target.
Tangata Kohuru fails in his attempt to clinch.
Archangel throws a jab but it's blocked by Tangata Kohuru.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Archangel 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 Tangata Kohuru has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tangata Kohuru and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Monty Archangel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Archangel.
Tangata Kohuru tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Archangel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tangata Kohuru takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Archangel checks a leg kick.
Tangata Kohuru throws a jab but it's blocked by Archangel.
Archangel throws a low kick but Tangata Kohuru moves out of range easily.
A big left from Archangel misses.
An inside leg kick from Archangel misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tangata Kohuru uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Archangel.
Archangel is looking to score with low kicks.
Archangel tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tangata Kohuru tries to clinch there but Archangel circles away.
Archangel looks to land a right hand but Tangata Kohuru moved out of range.
Tangata Kohuru checks the leg kick nicely there.
Archangel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tangata Kohuru.
Tangata Kohuru ducks under a wild hook from Archangel.
Archangel misses with a hook
and Archangel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Monty Archangel dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Archangel swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tangata Kohuru throws a looping overhand right but Archangel ducks down to avoid it.
Archangel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tangata Kohuru throws a lazy right hand but Archangel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A leg kick checked by Tangata Kohuru.
Archangel tries to work over Tangata Kohuru's front leg with a kick but Tangata Kohuru checks it.
Tangata Kohuru lands a right hook to the body.
Archangel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tangata Kohuru uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Archangel.
Archangel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tangata Kohuru.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Archangel takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Archangel misses with a low kick.
Tangata Kohuru tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Archangel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tangata Kohuru 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.
Archangel throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tangata Kohuru looks to clinch
and Archangel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A clash of legs there as Tangata Kohuru blocks the low kick.
Archangel avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Archangel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tangata Kohuru.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Archangel cracks Tangata Kohuru with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Archangel wants to land a leg kick but Tangata Kohuru is out of range.
Archangel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Archangel looks to throw the jab but Tangata Kohuru is out of range.
Tangata Kohuru misses with a hook. Archangel ducked under it nicely.
Archangel throws a sloppy body shot
and Tangata Kohuru counters with a nice uppercut.
Some bone on bone action there as Tangata Kohuru checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tangata Kohuru tries to clinch there but Archangel circles away.
A big right from Archangel misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Archangel.
Archangel tries to land a leg kick but Tangata Kohuru saw it coming and moves away.
Archangel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tangata Kohuru manages to avoid it.
Archangel misses with a right hand
and Tangata Kohuru makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tangata Kohuru jabs Archangel right on the nose. Archangel blinks but takes it well.
Archangel throws a big shot that misses.
Tangata Kohuru throws a combination. Archangel tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Tangata Kohuru slips under a jab from Archangel.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Tangata Kohuru throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Archangel misses with an uppercut. Tangata Kohuru saw that one coming.
Tangata Kohuru uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Archangel.
Tangata Kohuru scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tangata Kohuru takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tangata Kohuru staying out of range there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tangata Kohuru is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Archangel.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Archangel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tai Kiki Tangata Kohuru will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Archangel works over Tangata Kohuru's head and body with a nice combination.
Archangel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tangata Kohuru.
Tangata Kohuru takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Archangel misses with a few strikes there.
Tangata Kohuru lands with an overhand left.
Archangel with a hook.
A slow jab from Archangel misses its intended target.
Archangel slips under a jab.
Tangata Kohuru doesn't manage to clinch there - Archangel circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tangata Kohuru looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tangata Kohuru misses with a leg kick.
Tangata Kohuru tries to clinch there but Archangel circles away.
Archangel lands a nice looking body shot.
Archangel misses with a hook.
Tangata Kohuru moves away from the strike by Archangel.
Tangata Kohuru throws a shot from downtown. Archangel moves away and avoids it.
Archangel lands with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tangata Kohuru wants to clinch.
Archangel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tangata Kohuru.
Tangata Kohuru misses with a low kick.
Archangel looks to score with a jab to the body but Tangata Kohuru is just out of range.
Tangata Kohuru tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Archangel was well out of range. Poor timing from Tangata Kohuru.
Archangel keeps the fight on the outside.
Tangata Kohuru darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Archangel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Archangel fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tangata Kohuru uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Archangel.
Archangel swinging wildly here.
Archangel throws a jab but it's blocked by Tangata Kohuru.
Tangata Kohuru misses with a looping left.
Tangata Kohuru scores with a jab.
Archangel throws a jab but it's blocked by Tangata Kohuru.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tangata Kohuru tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tangata Kohuru moves away from the strike by Archangel.
Archangel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Archangel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Archangel jabs Tangata Kohuru to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Archangel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tangata Kohuru.
Tangata Kohuru wants to clinch but Archangel slips to the side
enabling Archangel to counter with a crisp jab.
Archangel moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Monty Archangel.
Well Archangel 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tai Kiki Tangata Kohuru!
Post fight, an emotional Tai Kiki Tangata Kohuru said 'I want to thank the little mushroom that took me by the hand and brought me to this place, Sorry another acid flash back. I think I should go and have a smoke an bang some hookers.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Jiro Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fou Fighter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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186 lbs
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185 lbs
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jiro Kane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fou Fighter!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fighter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fighter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kane lands with a nice combination. Fighter backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Fou Fighter has been cut.
Fighter throws a head kick that misses.
Kane swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kane is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kane jabs Fighter right on the nose. Fighter blinks but takes it well.
Kane scores a knockdown with a big right hand! Fighter beats the count and gets back to his feet. The referee asks him to walk forwards and it appears he is OK so we'll continue the bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kane cracks Fighter with a left hand that drops him to the canvas, up against the ropes! Can Fighter get back up in time? 3, 4, 5, 6, 7... he's on one knee... 8, 9... he's up! 'Walk towards me' says the referee. Fighter looks steady enough to continue so we're going to continue!
Fighter is rocked!
Kane closes the distance and pushes Fighter back into the ropes.
Fighter is still on wobbly legs! Can Kane finish him?
Kane doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fighter seems to have recovered his senses.
Kane manages to break the clinch.
Kane takes a kick to the side of the head.
Fighter throws a big shot that misses.
Fighter throws a head kick that misses.
Fighter misses with a body kick.
Kane throws a lazy right hand but Fighter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kane thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane lands a really nice looking cross but Fighter seems unphased.
Kane avoids the head kick by Fighter.
Kane avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fighter looks gassed!
Fighter keeps the fight on the outside.
A left lands for Fighter.
Fighter takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fighter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kane misses with a right hand
and Fighter counters with a left and a right that stings Kane.
Kane circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Fighter tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Kane wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jiro Kane!
Jiro Kane thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Ryuk Mizugaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leroy Weiser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryuk Mizugaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Leroy Weiser!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mizugaki looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mizugaki misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Weiser avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mizugaki throws a right hand that Weiser ducks under and follows up with a left that Weiser also avoids with ease.
Mizugaki really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Weiser ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ryuk Mizugaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mizugaki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Weiser.
Weiser is looking to clinch.
Weiser blocks the body kick.
Weiser takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mizugaki misses with a jab, cross combination.
Weiser darts in and clinches Mizugaki up against the ropes.
Mizugaki is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Weiser breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mizugaki scores with a push kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weiser closes the distance and pushes Mizugaki back into the ropes.
Mizugaki is trying to break free.
Mizugaki lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mizugaki wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Weiser escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Weiser scores with the left hand. Mizugaki knows he should have avoided that one.
Mizugaki instigates a clinch.
Weiser lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Weiser as Mizugaki tries to tie him up.
Mizugaki trying to land knees to the body.
Mizugaki wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Weiser has him pressed against the ropes.
Weiser prevents Mizugaki from breaking the clinch.
Mizugaki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Weiser avoids it.
Weiser breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mizugaki tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Weiser moves into the clinch successfully.
Mizugaki is trying to maintain a safe position but Weiser gets an underhook and turns Mizugaki into the ropes.
Mizugaki swings wildly with an uppercut but Weiser uses good head movement to avoid it.
Weiser escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Weiser tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mizugaki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Weiser smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mizugaki throws a head kick that misses
and Weiser counters with a thumping low kick.
Mizugaki is breathing heavily.
Some wild striking there from Mizugaki.
Weiser has closed the distance and engaged Mizugaki in a clinch.
Weiser will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mizugaki up against the ropes.
Mizugaki can't break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Mizugaki tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Weiser displaying some good clinch control by pressing Mizugaki up against the ropes.
Weiser gets through Mizugaki's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Weiser looking to throw knees to the head but Mizugaki is blocking nicely.
Mizugaki is trying to break the clinch but Weiser is controlling him.
Weiser dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Weiser breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mizugaki misses with a leg kick
and Weiser moves into the clinch.
Mizugaki looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mizugaki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weiser swats away the attempt to clinch by Mizugaki.
Mizugaki throws the left hand but Weiser avoids the punch easily.
Weiser avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Weiser dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mizugaki misses with a hook
and Weiser counters with a big 3 punch combo that drops Mizugaki on his ass! Mizugaki wobbles back to his feet half way through the count and though looking a bit dazed, the referee is going to allow the fight to continue!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Weiser avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mizugaki walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Mizugaki is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Leroy Weiser!
During a confident post fight interview, Leroy Weiser thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Circum Flex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Lucas Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flex comes to the ring accompanied by TUF. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Circum Flex!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Travis Lucas Jr!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flex lands a head kick!
Lucas Jr throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lucas Jr lands with a kick to the ribs.
Flex is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lucas Jr.
Flex blocks a head kick by Lucas Jr.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Flex crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Lucas Jr - the referee stops the clock and Flex gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Lucas Jr. Flex manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Flex really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lucas Jr misses with a kick to the body.
Lucas Jr lands with a thumping leg kick.
A solid body kick from Lucas Jr.
Lucas Jr feints and then cracks Flex's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Flex down.
Flex takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Circum Flex seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Flex misses with a head kick.
Lucas Jr clobbers Flex with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Good leg kick by Lucas Jr there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lucas Jr fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lucas Jr misses with a low kick.
Lucas Jr scores with a nice strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flex tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lucas Jr throws a head kick but Flex moves out of range.
Lucas Jr scores with a kick to the midsection.
Flex takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lucas Jr. That's going to slow Flex down.
Flex is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lucas Jr is looking to land body kicks.
Flex throws a lazy head kick
and Lucas Jr counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Flex on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lucas Jr looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lucas Jr feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Flex's calf.
Lucas Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lucas Jr throws a series of punches but Flex moves out of range.
Flex misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lucas Jr turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lucas Jr misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucas Jr moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lucas Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Flex circles away quickly and effectively.
Lucas Jr wants to land a leg kick but Flex is out of range.
Lucas Jr fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Flex has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lucas Jr thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Flex if he has to take too many more of those.
Lucas Jr looks for the body kick but Flex saw that one coming.
Lucas Jr wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lucas Jr fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Flex is out of range.
Flex misses with an uppercut. Lucas Jr saw that one coming.
Lucas Jr is looking to land body kicks.
Lucas Jr thuds his shin into the meat of Flex's side.
Lucas Jr is looking to chop away at Flex's legs.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lucas Jr.
Flex chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lucas Jr can pounce on him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucas Jr moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Lucas Jr explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Lucas Jr lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lucas Jr with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lucas Jr.
Lucas Jr throws a leg kick which misses Flex's front leg but catches the back leg as Flex tries to avoid it.
Flex avoids the head kick by Lucas Jr.
Lucas Jr connects with a solid leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good leg kick by Lucas Jr there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lucas Jr.
Lucas Jr connects with a jab.
Lucas Jr lands with a good body shot.
Lucas Jr scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lucas Jr looking to land some kicks to the body here.
An inside leg kick lands from Lucas Jr.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flex walks forward, straight into a front kick from Lucas Jr.
Lucas Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
Lucas Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Flex moves out of range easily.
Lucas Jr scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lucas Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Lucas Jr connects with a nice looking jab.
Flex takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lucas Jr misses with a body kick.
Flex will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Lucas Jr throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lucas Jr lands a nice leg kick that just misses Flex's sensitive parts.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Flex takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Lucas Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lucas Jr. Flex shrugs it off though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Lucas Jr dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Lucas Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Flex moves out of range easily.
Travis Lucas Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lucas Jr avoids the head kick by Flex.
Lucas Jr lands with a nice body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lucas Jr.
Lucas Jr goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Lucas Jr throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Flex chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lucas Jr can pounce on him.
A thudding body kick lands there by Lucas Jr!
Lucas Jr throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Lucas Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Lucas Jr buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lucas Jr turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lucas Jr tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lucas Jr lands a head kick. Flex smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A thudding body kick lands there by Lucas Jr!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucas Jr works the jab nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lucas Jr lands a high kick!
Lucas Jr connects with a right hand. Flex shakes it off.
Lucas Jr scores with a spinning back kick!
Lucas Jr throws a low kick but Flex avoids it.
Lucas Jr feints and then cracks Flex's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Flex down.
Lucas Jr misses with a low kick as Flex jumps back.
Lucas Jr buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Flex wants to clinch.
Lucas Jr throws a low kick, looking for Flex's leg but Flex calmly moves out of range.
Flex takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lucas Jr cracks the inside of Flex's front leg.
Lucas Jr chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Flex walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lucas Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lucas Jr looks to land a body kick but Flex moved away.
Lucas Jr scoring well with a low kick there.
Lucas Jr throws a nice head kick!
Lucas Jr looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lucas Jr.
Lucas Jr thows a leg kick but Flex checks it
and Flex counters by clinching up.
Flex misses with an elbow strike.
Flex working aggressively here.
A body shot lands from Lucas Jr.
Lucas Jr is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Lucas Jr working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucas Jr blocks an uppercut.
Flex has had enough of the clinch but Lucas Jr keeps him there for the moment.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lucas Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lucas Jr has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Flex can't break the clinch.
Flex missing with knees to the body.
Flex tries to land a knee to the head but Lucas Jr blocks with his arms.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lucas Jr.
Lucas Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
Lucas Jr is looking to control Flex's arms but Flex gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lucas Jr has his back to the ropes.
Lucas Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lucas Jr wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lucas Jr's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucas Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Flex misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lucas Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Flex moves out of range easily.
Lucas Jr blocks a head kick by Flex.
Lucas Jr throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Lucas Jr looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Flex 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lucas Jr chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lucas Jr throws a wild body kick that Flex sees coming a mile off.
Flex takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Flex checks a leg kick nicely.
Flex stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lucas Jr.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Lucas Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Lucas Jr lands a nice leg kick that just misses Flex's sensitive parts.
Lucas Jr throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lucas Jr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Flex.
Flex throws a sloppy head kick
and Lucas Jr counters with a nice low kick that buckles Flex's knee momentarily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lucas Jr.
Lucas Jr turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Flex sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Lucas Jr feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Flex's calf.
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!
Lucas Jr throws a head kick but Flex moves out of range.
A cross from Lucas Jr lands.
Lucas Jr scores with a nice body kick.
Flex fails in his attempt to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Lucas Jr - that will leave a mark!
Lucas Jr throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lucas Jr, right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucas Jr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lucas Jr throws the kick towards the body but Flex avoids it.
Flex takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Flex steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Lucas Jr. That one must have hurt.
A head kick from Lucas Jr lands but Flex takes it in his stride.
Flex tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lucas Jr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lucas Jr lands with a cross.
Lucas Jr moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Flex checks a low kick from Lucas Jr.
Lucas Jr scores with a kick to the body.
Lucas Jr throws a head kick that Flex semi-blocks.
Lucas Jr feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Flex's calf.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Flex connects with a right hand. Lucas Jr shakes it off.
Some wild striking there from Flex.
Lucas Jr looks for the body kick but Flex saw that one coming.
Lucas Jr lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lucas Jr scores with a sloppy right hand. Flex should have avoided that one.
Lucas Jr feints and then cracks Flex's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Flex down.
Lucas Jr connects with a solid leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lucas Jr. Flex shrugs it off though.
Lucas Jr misses with a low kick.
Flex misses with a head kick.
Lucas Jr throws a head kick that half lands.
Lucas Jr throws a chopping leg kick but Flex manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flex scores with a head kick. Lucas Jr tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Flex avoids the head kick by Lucas Jr.
Flex pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lucas Jr lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Flex throws a sloppy head kick
and Lucas Jr counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Flex is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Flex takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Flex blocks a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Lucas Jr.
Lucas Jr throws a head kick that misses.
Flex lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Lucas Jr scores with a punch to the head.
Flex checks a leg kick nicely.
Lucas Jr throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Lucas Jr throws a leg kick but Flex moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flex tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Flex pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lucas Jr misses with a head kick.
Flex throws a head kick but Lucas Jr moves out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Lucas Jr!
A jab from Flex misses.
Lucas Jr scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Flex throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lucas Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Flex.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lucas Jr throws a half hearted mid kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lucas Jr throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Circum Flex has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Flex checks a leg kick.
Flex tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Travis Lucas Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lucas 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 26:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 26:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Travis Lucas Jr!
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Marcus Herado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Apollo Takamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marcus Herado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Apollo Takamura!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takamura fails to land with a series of punches.
Takamura misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Herado has closed the distance and engaged Takamura in a clinch.
Takamura has Herado pressed against the ropes, preventing Herado from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Herado is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Takamura is keeping busy.
Takamura is trying to break the clinch but Herado is controlling him.
Herado tries to circle away but Takamura has him pinned against the ropes.
Herado is trying to break the clinch but Takamura has him pressed against the ropes.
Herado is trying to maintain a safe position but Takamura gets an underhook and turns Herado into the ropes.
Herado tries to land knees in the clinch but Takamura avoids the damage to the body.
Herado is trying to force a seperation but Takamura has the dominant position.
Herado has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Herado tries to circle away but Takamura has him pinned against the ropes.
Herado is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Takamura pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Takamura is looking to slow Herado down with leg kicks.
Herado gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Takamura throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Takamura swats away the attempt to clinch by Herado.
Takamura avoids the head kick by Herado.
Takamura throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Decent striking displayed by Takamura there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herado tries to close the distance and clinch up but Takamura swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A head kick misses from Takamura.
Herado slips a jab and a cross from Takamura.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Herado misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Takamura.
Takamura throws the left hand but Herado avoids the punch easily.
Herado throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Herado wants to clinch up but Takamura keeps it at a distance.
Takamura misses with a head kick.
Herado throws a head kick but Takamura moves out of range.
Herado closes the distance and clinches.
Takamura blocks a body shot from Herado.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herado misses with a body punch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Herado is trying to push Takamura away but Takamura has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Herado wants to get back to striking at distance but Takamura won't allow it.
Herado can't break the clinch.
Takamura pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Herado rushes Takamura and presses him up against the ropes.
Herado using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Takamura has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Herado.
Herado is looking to break free of the clinch but Takamura has double underhooks.
Takamura blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takamura prevents Herado from breaking the clinch.
Takamura breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Herado.
Herado is looking to clinch but Takamura is avoiding it.
Herado is looking to clinch.
Takamura takes a swing at Herado's ribcage but misses.
Takamura takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Apollo Takamura is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Herado is looking to clinch but Takamura is avoiding it.
Herado throws a head kick but Takamura moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Takamura throws a series of punches but Herado moves out of range.
Herado has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Herado there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Herado moves out of range as Takamura strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Marcus Herado will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Herado tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Takamura connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Takamura throws a right and a left that both miss.
Herado takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Takamura.
Herado tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Takamura connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Takamura will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Herado pivots, looking for a leg kick but Takamura is out of range and Herado settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Herado tries to clinch there but Takamura circles away.
Herado misses with a head kick.
Herado just misses with a punch to the body.
Marcus Herado is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Herado wants to clinch
enabling Takamura to counter with a crisp jab.
Takamura misses with a low kick.
Herado tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Takamura counters with a big head kick but Herado shrugs it off.
Herado tries to clinch there but Takamura circles away.
Herado tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Takamura manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Herado falls off balance throwing a combination
and Takamura counters with a stiff right hand.
Herado is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Herado leaves his chin hanging out and Takamura seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Herado crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Apollo Takamura!
An out of breath Apollo Takamura 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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