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Valhalla KT Tournament Final PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Monty Archangel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryuk Mizugaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryuk Mizugaki told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Monty Archangel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryuk Mizugaki!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Archangel throws a hook to the side of Mizugaki's head but Mizugaki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mizugaki scores with the left hand. Archangel knows he should have avoided that one.
Mizugaki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Archangel.
Mizugaki slips under a jab.
Archangel cracks Mizugaki with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Mizugaki throws a hook but Archangel avoids it easily.
Archangel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Archangel takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Archangel moves out of range of the body kick.
Mizugaki blocks a leg kick.
Mizugaki looks to land a combination but Archangel avoids it well.
Mizugaki lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mizugaki fakes the leg kick and cracks Archangel in the body.
Mizugaki tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Archangel counter with a right hand.
Mizugaki darts in trying to clinch
and Archangel counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mizugaki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Archangel connects with a single shot there.
Archangel throws the left hand but Mizugaki avoids the punch easily.
Archangel staying out of range there.
Mizugaki throws the kick towards the body but Archangel avoids it.
Mizugaki scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Archangel looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mizugaki moves in looking to clinch but Archangel pushes him off.
Mizugaki fails to land with a series of punches.
Mizugaki moves to clinch but Archangel breaks away
and Archangel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mizugaki closes the distance but Archangel moves to the side
and Archangel counters with a nice uppercut.
Archangel swings for the body but Mizugaki moves out of range.
Mizugaki misses with a series of wild punches.
Ryuk Mizugaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Archangel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mizugaki finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Archangel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mizugaki drops his hands momentarily and Archangel takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mizugaki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Archangel circles away quickly and effectively.
Mizugaki lands a high kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Archangel punishes Mizugaki's body with a nice straight punch.
Mizugaki is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Archangel checks a leg kick nicely.
Mizugaki lands an overhand right.
Mizugaki blocks a jab.
Mizugaki closes the distance looking to clinch
and Archangel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mizugaki looks to land a combination but Archangel avoids it well.
Good standup being displayed there by Archangel as he connects with a hook.
Mizugaki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Archangel. Those never looked like landing.
Mizugaki moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mizugaki throws a low kick but Archangel moves out of range easily.
Mizugaki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Archangel.
Archangel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Archangel. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Archangel.
Archangel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mizugaki throws a low kick but it's checked well by Archangel.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Archangel fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mizugaki on the side of the head.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mizugaki!
Mizugaki throws a sloppy head kick and Archangel moves out of range easily.
Jab from Mizugaki.
Archangel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mizugaki was well out of range. Poor timing from Archangel.
Mizugaki's jab looks to have found its range, popping Archangel under the eye.
Mizugaki walks into a jab.
Archangel takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
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!
Mizugaki throws a head kick that misses
and Mizugaki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Archangel throws a lazy right hand but Mizugaki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mizugaki misses with a wild combination.
Archangel fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ryuk Mizugaki will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Archangel's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mizugaki under the eye.
Mizugaki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Archangel was well out of range. Poor timing from Mizugaki.
Mizugaki closes the distance looking to clinch
and Archangel counters with a stiff right hand.
Archangel throws a looping overhand right but Mizugaki ducks down to avoid it.
Archangel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mizugaki.
A head kick from Mizugaki lands but Archangel takes it in his stride.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mizugaki.
Archangel lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mizugaki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Archangel tries to bum rush Mizugaki with a series of wild strikes but Mizugaki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice defenses there by Mizugaki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mizugaki fails to land with a series of punches.
Ryuk Mizugaki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mizugaki closes the distance looking to clinch
and Archangel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mizugaki staying out of range there.
Archangel throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mizugaki.
Archangel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Archangel misses with a two punch combination.
Archangel looks to land a right hand but Mizugaki moved out of range.
Mizugaki throws a head kick that misses.
Mizugaki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Archangel misses the target.
Archangel throws a shot from downtown. Mizugaki moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mizugaki doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mizugaki moves in looking to clinch but Archangel pushes him off.
Mizugaki misses with a jab, cross combination.
Archangel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mizugaki moves to clinch but Archangel breaks away
and Archangel counters with a three punch combo that has Mizugaki backing up. Mizugaki nods at Archangel to acknowledge the strikes.
Mizugaki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mizugaki lands a head kick!
Archangel keeps the fight on the outside.
Archangel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mizugaki counters with a nice body kick.
Mizugaki wants to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mizugaki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mizugaki drops his hands momentarily and Archangel takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mizugaki is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Archangel.
Archangel throws an overhand right that lands on Mizugaki's shoulder, as Mizugaki tries to avoid the shot.
Ryuk Mizugaki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Archangel throws a right hand that misses
and Mizugaki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mizugaki tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Archangel counters with a slapping leg kick.
Mizugaki throws a head kick but Archangel moves out of range.
Mizugaki throws a head kick but Archangel moves out of range.
Archangel works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mizugaki takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mizugaki moves out of range of the body kick from Archangel.
Archangel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mizugaki tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Archangel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Archangel fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mizugaki checks it well.
Mizugaki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mizugaki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Archangel throws a looping overhand right but Mizugaki ducks down to avoid it.
Archangel throws a series of strikes that have Mizugaki backpedaling.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mizugaki keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mizugaki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Archangel.
Mizugaki has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Archangel takes one to the chin there.
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 Monty Archangel will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A big left from Archangel misses.
Archangel throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Archangel 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.
Mizugaki misses with a straight left.
Mizugaki tries to clinch but Archangel is having none of it.
Mizugaki lands a high kick!
A punch lands to the side of Mizugaki 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mizugaki throws a head kick but Archangel moves out of range.
Archangel throws a low kick but Mizugaki moves out of range easily.
Mizugaki misses with an uppercut.
Mizugaki throws a leg kick which misses Archangel's front leg but catches the back leg as Archangel tries to avoid it.
Archangel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mizugaki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mizugaki slips a jab from Archangel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mizugaki looks to clinch
and Archangel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Archangel loads up on a big right hand but Mizugaki slips the punch.
A shot to the body from Archangel misses
and Mizugaki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Archangel walks into a straight right hand from Mizugaki.
Archangel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mizugaki wants to clinch
and Archangel counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Mizugaki throws a sloppy head kick and Archangel moves out of range easily.
Archangel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mizugaki connects with a looping right hand.
Archangel throws a right hand that misses
and Mizugaki counters with a good, hard body kick but Archangel shrugs it off.
Mizugaki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Archangel.
Mizugaki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mizugaki bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Archangel's head.
Archangel takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mizugaki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mizugaki darts in trying to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Archangel lands a nice hook to Mizugaki's body. Mizugaki takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Archangel misses with a leg kick.
Mizugaki pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mizugaki throws a half hearted mid kick.
A lazy left from Archangel finds it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Mizugaki.
Mizugaki keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mizugaki swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Archangel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mizugaki blocks a jab.
Mizugaki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mizugaki loads up on a big right hand but Archangel slips the punch.
Mizugaki throws a lazy head kick
and Archangel counters with a left to the body.
Mizugaki throws a head kick but Archangel moves out of range.
Archangel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mizugaki was well out of range. Poor timing from Archangel.
Mizugaki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mizugaki moves out of range of the body kick from Archangel.
Mizugaki moves out of range as Archangel strikes.
Mizugaki is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Archangel explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A big right from Archangel misses.
Mizugaki tries to clinch but Archangel moves away
enabling Archangel to counter with a crisp jab.
Archangel takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Archangel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mizugaki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Archangel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Archangel misses with a straight right.
Archangel connects with a body shot that sends Mizugaki's belly button to the back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Archangel!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mizugaki throws a sloppy head kick and Archangel moves out of range easily.
Mizugaki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Archangel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mizugaki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Archangel.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Monty Archangel.
Well Archangel 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Monty Archangel!
In his post fight interview, Monty Archangel 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 Dutch Tourney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damian Danzig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dutch Tourney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Damian Danzig!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Sosuke Kotani and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danzig throws a head kick but Tourney moves out of range.
Danzig instigates a clinch.
Danzig connects with a knee to the head.
Danzig blocks an elbow strike.
Tourney pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tourney looks to throw the jab but Danzig is out of range.
Danzig has managed to clinch.
Tourney breaks the clinch.
Damian Danzig seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tourney tries to bum rush Danzig with a series of wild strikes but Danzig uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Danzig closes the distance and clinches.
Tourney managing to block the knees to the body from Danzig.
Tourney is trying to force a seperation but Danzig has the dominant position.
Danzig lands an elbow inside that Tourney shrugs off.
It looks like Dutch Tourney has been cut.
Tourney on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Danzig lands a knee to the head.
Danzig creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tourney breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tourney looks to land a combination but Danzig avoids it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tourney throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tourney throws a series of punches but Danzig avoids them all with ease.
Tourney fails to land with a series of punches.
Danzig throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tourney lands a jab to Danzig's midsection.
Danzig gets tackled into the ropes by Tourney. Tourney maintains the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Tourney's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Danzig looking to stall.
Danzig tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Danzig taking a breather.
Danzig with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A bit of stalling here from Tourney.
Danzig is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Danzig is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Tourney lands an elbow inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tourney lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tourney misses with an elbow over the top.
Danzig using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tourney has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Tourney just misses with a elbow thrown towards Danzig's brow.
Tourney pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Danzig dips to his left and cracks Tourney with an uppercut!
Tourney moves out of range of the body kick from Danzig.
Danzig slips a jab from Tourney.
Tourney swings for the body but Danzig moves out of range.
Danzig throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Danzig throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tourney jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Danzig moves into the clinch successfully.
Nice elbow from Tourney.
Danzig tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Danzig with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danzig tries a body shot but Tourney blocks it.
Tourney throws an elbow that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tourney.
Danzig trying to land knees to the body.
Tourney lands an elbow inside.
Tourney on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Danzig is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tourney is defending well for now.
Danzig lands a good knee to the midsection. Tourney won't want to take too many of those.
Danzig lands with a short shot to the head.
Tourney throws an elbow but it misses.
Danzig tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Danzig tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tourney avoids it.
Danzig lands an elbow that stopped Tourney in his tracks for a moment.
Tourney blocks the elbow strike.
Danzig trying to land knees to the body.
Tourney misses with an elbow strike.
Danzig tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Danzig dodges an elbow strike from Tourney.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tourney pushes off an throws an elbow but Danzig leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Danzig creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Danzig trying to control the position but instead, Tourney has worked for underhooks and has pushed Danzig into the ropes.
Danzig misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tourney.
Danzig lands a knee to the body.
Danzig misses with a knee strike.
Danzig with a knee to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Tourney.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tourney throws an elbow that misses.
Tourney managing to block the knees to the body from Danzig.
Tourney escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tourney closes the distance and clinches.
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 Dutch Tourney will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dutch Tourney's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tourney gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tourney is struggling to control the position.
Tourney pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Danzig.
Tourney stalks Danzig and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Danzig's face. Danzig staggers backwards, shaken.
Danzig throws a head kick that misses.
Danzig moves into range and clinches up with Tourney.
Danzig is trying to maintain a safe position but Tourney gets an underhook and turns Danzig into the ropes.
Tourney escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Danzig dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tourney. That did some damage!
Danzig throws a head kick but Tourney moves out of range.
Tourney throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tourney just misses with a punch to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tourney has managed to clinch.
Danzig with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danzig takes an elbow to the temple.
Danzig throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Danzig lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Damian Danzig seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nice elbow from Tourney.
Tourney avoiding damage as Danzig throws knees to the body.
Tourney is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Danzig tries to land a knee to the head but Tourney blocks with his arms.
Tourney misses with an elbow over the top.
Danzig keeps control of Tourney as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Danzig pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Danzig creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Danzig looking to slow down the pace here.
Tourney throws an elbow that misses.
Danzig missing with knees to the body.
Tourney managing to block the knees to the body from Danzig.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danzig is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Danzig connects with a knee to the head.
Danzig with a knee to the head.
Tourney throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tourney lands an elbow inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tourney is trying to break free.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Tourney just misses with a elbow thrown towards Danzig's brow.
Danzig tries to land a knee to the head but Tourney blocks with his arms.
Tourney comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tourney as Danzig tries to tie him up.
Tourney managing to block the knees to the body from Danzig.
Danzig working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Danzig scores with a knee to the head.
Dutch Tourney's cut is getting worse.
Tourney's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tourney takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Danzig lands but Tourney takes it in his stride.
Tourney lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks Danzig out cold! Danzig is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the ropes! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Dutch Tourney!
Our winner, Dutch Tourney, 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 middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Travis Lucas Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Apollo Takamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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KO power
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Travis Lucas Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Apollo Takamura!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takamura fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lucas Jr has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lucas Jr is looking to chop away at Takamura's legs.
Lucas Jr blocks a head kick by Takamura.
Takamura takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Takamura throws a hook but Lucas Jr blocks it.
A punch combination from Lucas Jr misses.
Lucas Jr scoring well with a low kick there.
Takamura 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 throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Lucas Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Takamura misses with a wild body shot.
Takamura takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lucas Jr bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Takamura's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Takamura scores with a head kick.
It looks like Travis Lucas Jr has been cut.
Lucas Jr staying out of range there.
Lucas Jr tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucas Jr takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lucas Jr blocks a leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Takamura blocks the leg kick.
Takamura scores with a nice strike.
Lucas Jr is rocked!
Takamura connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of Lucas Jr's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked Lucas Jr - is he going to beat the count??? 4,5,6,7,8,9.....10 - he's not made it - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Apollo Takamura!
After winning the bout, Apollo Takamura thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Leroy Weiser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alistair Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Leroy Weiser!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alistair Overeem!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weiser avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Overeem tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Weiser manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Weiser circles away from the clinch attempt.
Overeem fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Weiser, pushing him back against the ropes.
Overeem misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Weiser.
Overeem with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Overeem scores with a knee to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Weiser lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Weiser doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Overeem escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Overeem throws a head kick that Weiser semi-blocks.
Overeem rushes Weiser and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overeem misses with a knee strike.
Overeem lands a right hand that snaps the head of Weiser backwards.
Overeem tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Overeem stalls.
Weiser lands a left hand that snaps the head of Overeem backwards.
Overeem misses with a knee to the head.
Overeem with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Overeem's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Overeem is looking to clinch.
Overeem rushes Weiser and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Overeem misses with a knee to the head.
Overeem stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Overeem pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weiser throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Overeem tries to clinch but Weiser is having none of it.
A swing and a miss from Overeem.
Weiser goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Weiser scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Weiser listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Weiser keeps the fight on the outside.
Weiser keeps the fight on the outside.
Overeem scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Weiser doesn't seem bothered though.
Overeem tries to clinch but Weiser moves out of range.
Overeem wants to clinch up but Weiser keeps it at a distance.
Overeem wants to clinch up but Weiser keeps it at a distance.
Weiser fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Overeem looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Weiser connects with a jab.
Weiser blocks a head kick by Overeem.
Overeem tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Weiser manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weiser showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Overeem.
Weiser feints a jab promting Overeem to slip. Weiser then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Overeem slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Alistair Overeem has been cut.
Weiser misses with a jab, cross combination.
Weiser misses with the combination.
Overeem pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Overeem throws a sloppy head kick
and Weiser counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Overeem takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Overeem looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Overeem throws a sloppy head kick and Weiser moves out of range easily.
Weiser avoids the head kick by Overeem.
Overeem tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Overeem drives through and clinches with Weiser against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weiser can't break the clinch.
Overeem keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Weiser's efforts to push away.
Overeem misses with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Overeem.
Weiser throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Overeems head.
Overeem misses with some punches.
Overeem looking to throw knees to the head but Weiser is blocking nicely.
Overeem tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Weiser has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Overeem misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Weiser avoids a wild elbow strike from Overeem.
Overeem misses with a knee strike.
Overeem with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Weiser with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
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 Leroy Weiser will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alistair Overeem's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Weiser ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Weiser lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Overeem circles away quickly and effectively.
Overeem goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Overeem moves into the clinch.
Weiser is trying to maintain a safe position but Overeem gets an underhook and turns Weiser into the ropes.
Overeem with a knee to the head.
Overeem throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Weiser blocks it with crossed arms.
A shot in the inside from Overeem.
Weiser is looking to break free of the clinch but Overeem has double underhooks.
Overeem escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Weiser scores with a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Overeem throws a head kick that misses
and Weiser counters with a two punch combo.
Overeem is breathing heavily.
Weiser goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Alistair Overeem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Weiser feints and then cracks Overeem's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Overeem down.
Weiser lands a head kick!
Overeem moves in looking to clinch but Weiser pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weiser lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Weiser avoids the head kick by Overeem.
Overeem throws a sloppy head kick and Weiser moves out of range easily.
Weiser will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Weiser scores with a sloppy right hand. Overeem should have avoided that one.
Weiser throws a head kick that misses.
Weiser throws a shot to the body.
Weiser tries to bum rush Overeem with a series of wild strikes but Overeem uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Overeem looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Overeem throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Leroy Weiser is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overeem fails in his attempt to clinch.
Weiser fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Overeem throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Weiser scores with a hook to the body. Overeem takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Weiser lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Weiser throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Weiser tests Overeem's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Leroy Weiser is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Weiser misses with a jab, cross combination.
Weiser moves out of range as Overeem strikes.
Weiser throws a head kick that misses.
Weiser throws a head kick but Overeem moves out of range.
Overeem tries to clinch up.
Weiser thows a body kick. Overeem tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overeem instigates a clinch.
Overeem breaks the clinch.
Overeem tries to close the distance and clinch but Weiser swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Overeem tries to close the distance and clinch but Weiser swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Weiser looks to land a combination but Overeem avoids it well.
The fight stays on the outside here - Overeem looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A combination from Weiser does no damage.
Weiser throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Weiser throws a right and a left that both miss.
Overeem tries a head kick but it misses.
Overeem tries to close the distance and clinch up but Weiser swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Weiser fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Overeem looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weiser fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Overeem looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Overeem gets a clinch.
Weiser avoids a wild elbow strike from Overeem.
Overeem lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Overeem is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Overeem escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Overeem is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Weiser throws a head kick but Overeem moves out of range.
Weiser is looking to wear down Overeem with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Overeem wants to clinch up but Weiser keeps it at a distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Overeem swings for the body but Weiser moves out of range.
A left and a right from Weiser both land. Nice combination.
Overeem misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leroy Weiser dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alistair Overeem's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - 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.
Overeem throws a sloppy head kick and Weiser moves out of range easily.
Overeem takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Overeem misses with a double jab.
Overeem tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Overeem clinches.
Overeem tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Overeem tries to throw a body punch but Weiser avoids it by throwing Overeem back against the ropes.
Overeem prevents Weiser from breaking the clinch.
Overeem keeps control of Weiser as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Weiser blocks the elbow strike.
Overeem pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Overeem looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Weiser blocks a head kick by Overeem.
Overeem takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Overeem falls off balance throwing a combination
and Weiser counters with a three punch combo that has Overeem backing up. Overeem nods at Weiser to acknowledge the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weiser works over Overeem's head and body with a nice combination.
Overeem tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Overeem doesn't manage to clinch there - Weiser circles away.
Weiser lands with an overhand left.
Overeem tries to clinch there but Weiser circles away.
Weiser lands with a kick to the temple. Overeem shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Overeem tries a head kick but it misses.
Sloppy strikes from Weiser. Those never looked like landing.
Weiser digs a good body shot into Overeem's ribs.
Overeem throws a lazy uppercut
and Weiser counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Weiser scores with a jab to the jaw.
Overeem doesn't manage to clinch there - Weiser circles away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Overeem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overeem tries to clinch up.
Weiser closes the distance and scores with a big combo that sends Overeem crashing to the mat! Overeem uses the ropes to get back to his feet and beat the count. The referee looks concerned but he's going to allow it to continue!
Weiser scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Overeem is rocked!
Overeem tries a head kick but it misses.
Overeem is still on wobbly legs! Can Weiser finish him?
Weiser scores with a nice body kick.
Overeem tries to move into range but Weiser moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Weiser throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Weiser throws a sloppy head kick and Overeem moves out of range easily.
Weiser scores with a jab and follows up with an uppercut that drops Overeem to his knees! He bounces straight back to his feet but is forced to take the mandatory standing 8 count before he's allowed to continue. We're back under way and the fighters meet in the middle of the canvas to re-engage.
Overeem throws a lazy head kick
and Weiser counters with a nice body kick.
Overeem showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Weiser.
Weiser throws a right and a left that both miss.
Overeem seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overeem tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Weiser manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Weiser throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Weiser fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Overeem throws a lazy head kick
and Overeem takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Weiser misses with a series of wild punches.
Weiser swats away the attempt to clinch by Overeem.
Overeem tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Weiser paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Weiser blocks a head kick by Overeem.
Overeem tries to close the distance and clinch but Weiser swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Overeem tries to close the distance and clinch up but Weiser swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Weiser tries a head kick but it misses.
Alistair Overeem has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Overeem looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Weiser tries a head kick but it misses.
Overeem tries to clinch up but Weiser circles away and keeps his distance.
A head kick misses from Overeem.
Weiser blocks a head kick by Overeem.
Overeem tries to close the distance and clinch but Weiser swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Overeem misses with a head kick.
Weiser lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Weiser.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Weiser scores with a three punch combo!
Weiser is working the combinations to good effect here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Overeem fails with an attempt to clinch.
Weiser lands a right hook to the body.
Leroy Weiser is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Overeem swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Weiser counters with a nice body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leroy Weiser showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Weiser, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:25
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:25
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leroy Weiser!
Leroy Weiser decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Andy McCusker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shon Orne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Orne has chosen P.O.D- Boom as his entrance music. Shon Orne is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andy McCusker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shon Orne!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCusker closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Orne misses with a short punch on the inside.
McCusker throws a knee to the head but misses.
McCusker avoids a wild elbow strike from Orne.
Orne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Orne tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but McCusker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McCusker throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Orne.
A clash of legs there as McCusker blocks the low kick.
Orne throws a body kick that misses.
Orne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McCusker tries to clinch up but Orne circles away and keeps his distance.
McCusker lands with a thumping leg kick.
Orne misses with a two punch combination.
An inside leg kick lands from Orne.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Orne is looking to clinch.
McCusker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Orne.
Orne throws a sloppy head kick and McCusker moves out of range easily.
Orne is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Orne throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCusker tries to clinch but Orne moves out of range.
Orne throws a head kick but McCusker moves out of range.
Orne throws a head kick that misses.
Orne misses with a low kick as McCusker jumps back.
Orne takes a kick to the side of the head.
McCusker avoids the head kick by Orne.
Orne wants to slow McCusker down by chopping away at his legs.
McCusker throws a head kick but Orne moves out of range.
McCusker throws a head kick that Orne semi-blocks.
Orne dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Orne on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McCusker. McCusker obviously looking to wear him down.
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!
McCusker is looking to clinch.
McCusker throws a head kick that Orne semi-blocks.
McCusker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from McCusker - that will leave a mark!
Some wild striking there from Orne.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCusker takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Orne swats away the attempt to clinch by McCusker.
Orne moves into the clinch.
Orne managing to block the knees to the body from McCusker.
Orne manages to break the clinch.
Orne throws a right hand that McCusker ducks under and follows up with a left that McCusker also avoids with ease.
Orne takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
McCusker lands with a kick to the ribs.
Orne throws a head kick but McCusker moves out of range.
McCusker lands a high kick!
Some wild striking there from Orne.
McCusker lands a really nice looking cross but Orne seems unphased.
Orne throws a low kick but it's checked well by McCusker.
Orne misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orne pushes McCusker up against the ropes in a clinch.
Orne wants to break the clinch but can't.
McCusker displaying some good clinch control by pressing Orne up against the ropes.
Orne's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A head kick from McCusker lands but Orne takes it in his stride.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Orne rushes McCusker and presses him up against the ropes.
Orne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McCusker scores with a head kick.
McCusker avoids the head kick by Orne.
Orne lands a nice looking body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McCusker bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
McCusker takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Orne dodges the punch combination from McCusker.
A telegraphed right hand from Orne misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orne looking to land some kicks to the body here.
McCusker clinches up against the ropes.
McCusker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Orne blocks it with crossed arms.
Orne with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Orne manages to break the clinch.
A slapping body kick lands there for McCusker.
Crunch! Orne slams his shin into McCusker's torso.
Orne is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McCusker gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Orne waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McCusker.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McCusker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McCusker avoids the head kick by Orne.
Nice defenses there by McCusker.
Orne lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McCusker circles away quickly and effectively.
Orne tries to close the distance and clinch but McCusker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy McCusker 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.
Orne misses the shot to the body.
McCusker lands with a slapping head kick.
Orne looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A good leg kick by McCusker.
Orne is looking to clinch.
McCusker throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
McCusker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Orne throws a sloppy head kick and McCusker moves out of range easily.
McCusker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McCusker takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McCusker keeps the fight on the outside.
McCusker just misses with a punch to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for McCusker.
Andy McCusker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McCusker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Orne 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 slips a jab and a cross from Orne.
Orne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Orne is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down McCusker rather than just go for the knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orne misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Orne is breathing heavily.
A solid leg kick lands there for McCusker.
McCusker lands a front kick.
Orne tries a head kick but it misses.
McCusker looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
McCusker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McCusker clinches up with Orne and pushes him back against the ropes.
McCusker lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as McCusker takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
McCusker lands a knee to the head.
McCusker lands a nice knee to the body.
McCusker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Orne is defending well for now.
Orne breaks the clinch.
McCusker throws a front kick that sends Orne stumbling back into the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from McCusker tenderised Orne's leg. Orne is trying to keep his angry face on.
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!
McCusker thumps Orne with a low kick.
Orne misses with a series of wild punches.
Orne steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McCusker.
McCusker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Orne moves away.
McCusker connects with a leg kick. Orne looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
McCusker slips under a jab from Orne.
McCusker fails with an attempt to clinch.
McCusker lands a head kick. Orne smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A decent looking body kick lands there for McCusker.
McCusker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Orne tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but McCusker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McCusker lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by McCusker.
Orne has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from McCusker.
Orne thuds a left hand into McCusker's body.
McCusker avoids the head kick by Orne.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCusker misses with a head kick.
Orne throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McCusker throws the kick towards the body but Orne avoids it.
Andy McCusker is winning the standup battle so far.
McCusker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Orne manages to avoid it.
Orne lands a nice looking body shot.
McCusker tries to clinch but Orne moves out of range.
McCusker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Orne wants to clinch up but McCusker keeps it at a distance.
McCusker takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Orne throws a sloppy head kick and McCusker moves out of range easily.
Orne misses with a head kick.
McCusker throws a sloppy head kick and Orne moves out of range easily.
Orne looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Orne throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCusker scores with a head kick. Orne tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
McCusker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Orne closes the distance and clinches.
Orne on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McCusker unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Orne breaks from the clinch.
McCusker scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Orne takes a head kick and keeps coming.
McCusker tries to close the distance and clinch but Orne swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Orne pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Orne tries to clinch but McCusker is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Orne tries to clinch up.
A nice inside leg kick there by Orne. That's going to slow McCusker down.
Orne looks to score with a jab to the body but McCusker is just out of range.
McCusker fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy McCusker dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
McCusker keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Orne looking to land some kicks to the body here.
McCusker with a body punch. A glancing blow.
McCusker instigates a clinch.
Orne breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Orne misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Orne's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Orne misses with a head kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for McCusker.
McCusker tries a head kick but it misses.
Orne misses with a low kick.
McCusker blocks a head kick by Orne.
McCusker scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
McCusker throws a head kick that misses.
Orne takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Orne takes a head kick and keeps coming.
McCusker scores with a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McCusker takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCusker lands with a nice body punch.
Orne throws a leg kick but McCusker sees it coming and checks it nicely.
McCusker lands a nice looking kick to the body. Orne takes a step back to recover.
Orne blocks a head kick by McCusker.
A nice inside leg kick there by McCusker. That's going to slow Orne down.
McCusker takes a body punch but keeps moving.
McCusker lands a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Orne looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Orne tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Orne throws a head kick but McCusker moves out of range.
McCusker connects with a body shot that sends Orne's belly button to the back.
Orne chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McCusker can pounce on him.
McCusker throws a sloppy head kick and Orne moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from McCusker.
McCusker avoids the head kick by Orne.
A kick lands to the mid section there for McCusker.
McCusker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Orne will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McCusker scores with a head kick. Orne tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Orne misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for McCusker.
Orne on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
McCusker turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
McCusker throws a head kick but Orne moves out of range.
Orne tried to score with a low kick but McCusker checks it.
Orne wants to slow McCusker down by chopping away at his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orne has McCusker up against the ropes in a clinch.
Orne is looking to break free of the clinch but McCusker has double underhooks.
McCusker has Orne pushed against the ropes.
Orne escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McCusker closes the distance and pushes Orne back into the ropes.
McCusker tries to throw a body punch but Orne avoids it by throwing McCusker back against the ropes.
Orne on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McCusker taking a breather.
Orne's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Orne takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Orne steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from McCusker. That one must have hurt.
McCusker throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Orne pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orne misses with a jab, cross combination.
A slapping leg kick lands for McCusker.
McCusker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Orne avoids the head kick by McCusker.
Orne throws a half hearted mid kick.
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!
Orne avoids the head kick by McCusker.
Orne pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Orne attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
McCusker looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The fight stays on the outside here - McCusker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McCusker checks a low kick from Orne.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Orne moves in looking to clinch but McCusker pushes him off.
Shon Orne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McCusker avoids a kick to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andy McCusker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well McCusker 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andy McCusker!
Andy McCusker thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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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 Jason Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tangata Kohuru comes to the ring accompanied by ACID TRIP. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tai Kiki Tangata Kohuru!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jason Lee!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tangata Kohuru tries to clinch up
and Lee counters by moving into the clinch.
Tangata Kohuru has a couple of punches blocked by Lee.
Tangata Kohuru looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lee dodges an elbow strike from Tangata Kohuru.
Tangata Kohuru throws an elbow but it misses.
Lee is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tangata Kohuru is keeping busy.
Lee is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Tangata Kohuru has denied him.
Lee takes an elbow to the temple.
Lee has a couple of punches blocked by Tangata Kohuru.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Tangata Kohuru avoids the damage to the body.
Lee trying to land knees to the body.
Lee blocks an elbow strike from Tangata Kohuru.
Lee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tangata Kohuru is defending well for now.
Tangata Kohuru lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Tangata Kohuru avoids the damage to the body.
Tangata Kohuru creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tangata Kohuru looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tangata Kohuru lands an elbow inside that Lee shrugs off.
Tangata Kohuru blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lee blocks an elbow strike from Tangata Kohuru.
Lee blocks the elbow strike.
Lee missing with knees to the body.
Lee landing knees to the body.
Lee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tangata Kohuru avoids it.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Tangata Kohuru avoids the damage to the body.
Tangata Kohuru on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tangata Kohuru throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lee blocks an elbow strike from Tangata Kohuru.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tangata Kohuru.
Tangata Kohuru creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tangata Kohuru avoids it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Tangata Kohuru just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lee's brow.
Lee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tangata Kohuru is defending well for now.
Tangata Kohuru pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee avoids the elbow strike from Tangata Kohuru, against the ropes.
Tangata Kohuru managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tangata Kohuru.
Lee trying to land knees to the body.
Lee missing with knees to the body.
Lee lands a body punch.
Lee crunches a lovely knee into Tangata Kohuru's ribcage.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Tangata Kohuru avoids the damage to the body.
Tangata Kohuru tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tangata Kohuru creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tangata Kohuru misses with an elbow strike.
Lee lands with a right to the head.
Tangata Kohuru throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tangata Kohuru managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.
Lee struggles to land a body shot inside as Tangata Kohuru controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.
Tangata Kohuru avoiding damage as Lee throws knees to the body.
Lee blocks an elbow strike.
Lee blocks an elbow strike from Tangata Kohuru.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tangata Kohuru avoids it.
Tangata Kohuru pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Tangata Kohuru managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.
Tangata Kohuru throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lees head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lee takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Tangata Kohuru lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tangata Kohuru lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tangata Kohuru.
Tangata Kohuru managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.
Tangata Kohuru fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tangata Kohuru managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.
Tangata Kohuru lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lee misses with a body punch.
Tangata Kohuru creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lee's defenses.
Tangata Kohuru avoiding damage as Lee throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tangata Kohuru throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Tangata Kohuru avoids the damage to the body.
Tangata Kohuru avoiding damage as Lee throws knees to the body.
Lee avoids a wild elbow strike from Tangata Kohuru.
Lee missing with knees to the body.
Tangata Kohuru managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.
Lee missing with knees to the body.
Tangata Kohuru misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tangata Kohuru avoiding damage as Lee throws knees to the body.
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but Tangata Kohuru blocks with his arms.
Lee missing with knees to the body.
Tangata Kohuru's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lee dodges an elbow strike from Tangata Kohuru.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee avoids the elbow strike from Tangata Kohuru, against the ropes.
Lee using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tangata Kohuru lands a nice elbow.
Tangata Kohuru avoiding damage as Lee throws knees to the body.
Tangata Kohuru managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Lee 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.
Lee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lee misses with a two punch combination.
Lee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tangata Kohuru misses with a body shot.
Tangata Kohuru misses with a straight right.
Tangata Kohuru keeps the fight on the outside.
Lee takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tangata Kohuru lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lee sizes up Tangata Kohuru with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lee has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lee obliges.
Tangata Kohuru lands a nice elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee missing with knees to the body.
Lee works on Tangata Kohuru's body with a couple of short punches.
Jason Lee seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lee can't find room to land a body shot as Tangata Kohuru controls the action.
Tangata Kohuru scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Tangata Kohuru avoids the damage to the body.
Lee is struggling to control the position.
Tangata Kohuru blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tangata Kohuru misses with an elbow strike.
Tangata Kohuru lands with a right to the head.
Lee is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tangata Kohuru is keeping busy.
Lee trying to land knees to the body.
Tangata Kohuru pushes Lee back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tangata Kohuru pushes off an throws an elbow but Lee leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Lee tries a knee to the head but Tangata Kohuru blocks it.
Tangata Kohuru avoiding damage as Lee throws knees to the body.
Lee dodges an elbow strike from Tangata Kohuru.
Tangata Kohuru looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tangata Kohuru lands an elbow just above Lee 's eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee blocks the elbow strike.
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tangata Kohuru blocks a body shot from Lee.
Tangata Kohuru blocks a body shot from Lee.
Lee tries to throw a body punch but Tangata Kohuru avoids it by throwing Lee back against the ropes.
Lee with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stalling in the clinch from Lee.
Lee missing with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lee obliges.
Lee avoids a wild elbow strike from Tangata Kohuru.
Lee takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lee tries a knee to the head but Tangata Kohuru blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tangata Kohuru.
Lee blocks an elbow strike from Tangata Kohuru.
Tangata Kohuru throws a head punch that misses.
Tangata Kohuru pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Tangata Kohuru throws an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tangata Kohuru misses with an elbow over the top.
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but Tangata Kohuru blocks with his arms.
Lee trying to land knees to the body.
Lee is trying to maintain a safe position but Tangata Kohuru gets an underhook and turns Lee into the ropes.
Lee takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tangata Kohuru managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.
Tangata Kohuru misses with an elbow strike.
Tangata Kohuru throws an elbow but it misses.
Tangata Kohuru lands a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Tangata Kohuru creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tangata Kohuru misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tangata Kohuru throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lee tries to throw a body punch but Tangata Kohuru avoids it by throwing Lee back against the ropes.
Tangata Kohuru throws an elbow that misses.
Lee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tangata Kohuru is defending well for now.
Lee looking to throw knees to the head but Tangata Kohuru is blocking nicely.
Tangata Kohuru lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee scores a nice knee to the body.
Lee is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tangata Kohuru is keeping busy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Tangata Kohuru throws an elbow but misses.
Lee landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Tangata Kohuru just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lee's brow.
Tangata Kohuru blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lee blocks the elbow strike.
Lee blocks an elbow strike.
Lee tries to work over Tangata Kohuru's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lee wants to stall.
Lee takes a shot to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tangata Kohuru misses with an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Tangata Kohuru just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lee's brow.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Tangata Kohuru avoids the damage to the body.
Lee putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tangata Kohuru in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Lee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lee tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Tangata Kohuru manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tangata Kohuru keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lee.
Tangata Kohuru circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lee moves in looking to clinch but Tangata Kohuru pushes him off.
Lee closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tangata Kohuru counters with a straight right hand.
Tangata Kohuru clinches up against the ropes.
Tangata Kohuru throws an elbow but it misses.
Lee can't find room to land a body shot as Tangata Kohuru controls the action.
Lee tries to throw a body punch but Tangata Kohuru avoids it by throwing Lee back against the ropes.
Lee blocks an elbow strike from Tangata Kohuru.
Lee dodges an elbow strike from Tangata Kohuru.
Lee is trying to maintain a safe position but Tangata Kohuru gets an underhook and turns Lee into the ropes.
Lee misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee blocking some punches.
Lee tries to stall but Tangata Kohuru uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tangata Kohuru swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee with a knee to the head.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tangata Kohuru.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lee takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Tangata Kohuru lands a left hand.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Tangata Kohuru avoids the damage to the body.
Tangata Kohuru takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lee blocks an elbow strike from Tangata Kohuru.
Tangata Kohuru misses with an elbow over the top.
Tangata Kohuru avoiding damage as Lee throws knees to the body.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Tangata Kohuru avoids the damage to the body.
Lee trying to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lee obliges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Tangata Kohuru avoids the damage to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lee.
A short body shot lands from Lee as the two fighters clinch.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tangata Kohuru.
Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lee misses with a knee strike.
Lee looking to stall.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Tangata Kohuru just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lee's brow.
Tangata Kohuru misses with an elbow strike.
Lee displaying some good clinch control by pressing Tangata Kohuru up against the ropes.
Lee tries a knee to the head but Tangata Kohuru blocks it.
Tangata Kohuru throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lee blocks an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tangata Kohuru managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.
Tangata Kohuru lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Lee lands with a left to the head.
Tangata Kohuru pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Tangata Kohuru pushes off an throws an elbow but Lee leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Tangata Kohuru avoiding damage as Lee throws knees to the body.
Tangata Kohuru lands a damaging elbow.
Lee missing with knees to the body.
Lee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tangata Kohuru is defending well for now.
Lee landing knees to the head.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tangata Kohuru.
A head punch on the inside from Tangata Kohuru fails to land.
Tangata Kohuru looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tangata Kohuru is defending well for now.
Tangata Kohuru blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tangata Kohuru lands an elbow that stopped Lee in his tracks for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tangata Kohuru lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Lee tries to throw a body punch but Tangata Kohuru avoids it by throwing Lee back against the ropes.
Lee wants to stall.
Tangata Kohuru blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tangata Kohuru.
Lee is pushing Tangata Kohuru up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Tangata Kohuru lands a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tangata Kohuru lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tangata Kohuru is defending well for now.
Tangata Kohuru blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A right hook to the body lands for Lee.
Tangata Kohuru managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.
Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lee trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Lee really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tangata Kohuru gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lee takes an elbow to the temple.
Tangata Kohuru pushes off an throws an elbow but Lee leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Lee landing knees to the head.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tangata Kohuru.
Lee missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Tangata Kohuru throws an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Tangata Kohuru just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lee's brow.
Tangata Kohuru pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Tangata Kohuru fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Tangata Kohuru just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lee's brow.
Tangata Kohuru creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tangata Kohuru managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.
Tangata Kohuru misses with an elbow strike.
Knees to the body from Lee.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tangata Kohuru throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lee with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tangata Kohuru comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tangata Kohuru gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lee missing with knees to the body.
Tangata Kohuru fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tangata Kohuru lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tangata Kohuru avoiding damage as Lee throws knees to the body.
Lee lands a knee to the head.
Lee struggles to land a body shot inside as Tangata Kohuru controls his hands.
Lee connects with a knee to the head.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tangata Kohuru.
A head punch on the inside from Tangata Kohuru fails to land.
Tangata Kohuru misses with some punches.
Lee unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tangata Kohuru lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lee lands a good knee to the midsection. Tangata Kohuru won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tangata Kohuru is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tangata Kohuru managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.
Tangata Kohuru creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tangata Kohuru lands an elbow just above Lee 's eye.
Tangata Kohuru blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Tangata Kohuru avoids the damage to the body.
Lee stalling in the clinch but Tangata Kohuru improves position.
Tangata Kohuru lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tangata Kohuru blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lee scores a nice knee to the body.
Lee using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tangata Kohuru pushes off an throws an elbow but Lee leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Lee missing with knees to the body.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Tangata Kohuru avoids the damage to the body.
Tangata Kohuru throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lee dodges an elbow strike from Tangata Kohuru.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tangata Kohuru's face.
Lee avoids a wild elbow strike from Tangata Kohuru.
Tangata Kohuru on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lee's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tangata Kohuru looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lee is leaning against Tangata Kohuru and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Tangata Kohuru avoids the damage to the body.
Tangata Kohuru blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lee with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tangata Kohuru is defending well for now.
Lee landing knees to the head.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Tangata Kohuru avoids the damage to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Tangata Kohuru just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lee's brow.
Tangata Kohuru throws an elbow that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Tangata Kohuru just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lee's brow.
Lee trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee trying to land knees to the body.
Lee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tangata Kohuru avoids it.
Tangata Kohuru on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lee with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lee takes an elbow to the temple.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee dodges an elbow strike from Tangata Kohuru.
Tangata Kohuru lands an elbow inside.
Tangata Kohuru on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tangata Kohuru doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tangata Kohuru is defending well for now.
Tangata Kohuru looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tangata Kohuru scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tangata Kohuru.
Tangata Kohuru avoiding damage as Lee throws knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Lee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Lee dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Tangata Kohuru throws a hook to the side of Lee's head but Lee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jason Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tangata Kohuru circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tangata Kohuru tries to close the distance and clinch but Lee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lee is looking to clinch.
Tangata Kohuru moves in looking to clinch but Lee pushes him off.
Lee tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tangata Kohuru counters with a straight right hand.
Tangata Kohuru moves into range and clinches up with Lee.
A nice left hand lands by Tangata Kohuru.
Lee avoids a wild elbow strike from Tangata Kohuru.
Lee putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tangata Kohuru in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Tangata Kohuru managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Tangata Kohuru throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tangata Kohuru scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lee landing knees to the body.
Lee trying to land knees to the body.
Tangata Kohuru pushes Lee back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lee avoids a wild elbow strike from Tangata Kohuru.
Tangata Kohuru misses with an elbow strike.
Tangata Kohuru lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Tangata Kohuru creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tangata Kohuru comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tangata Kohuru throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tangata Kohuru blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lee is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lee.
Lee cracks Tangata Kohuru with a nice body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee landing knees to the body.
Lee lands a good knee to the midsection. Tangata Kohuru won't want to take too many of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tangata Kohuru.
Lee lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tangata Kohuru or not.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lee.
Lee lands a body shot.
Lee lands a body punch.
Lee trying to land knees to the body.
Tangata Kohuru on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tangata Kohuru is defending well for now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Tangata Kohuru avoids the damage to the body.
Tangata Kohuru creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tangata Kohuru on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lee is trying to maintain a safe position but Tangata Kohuru gets an underhook and turns Lee into the ropes.
Tangata Kohuru pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Tangata Kohuru blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tangata Kohuru lands a hook that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Tangata Kohuru throws an elbow but it misses.
Lee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lee using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tangata Kohuru has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tangata Kohuru creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tangata Kohuru is defending well for now.
Tangata Kohuru lands an elbow just above Lee 's eye.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tangata Kohuru as Lee tries to tie him up.
Tangata Kohuru looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tangata Kohuru on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lee working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lee trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Tangata Kohuru throws an elbow but misses.
Tangata Kohuru throws an elbow that misses.
A hook to the body from Lee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tangata Kohuru lands an elbow inside that Lee shrugs off.
Lee blocks the elbow strike.
Lee lands with a right to the head.
Lee avoids a wild elbow strike from Tangata Kohuru.
Tangata Kohuru prevents a body shot from Lee.
Jason Lee is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
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!
Lee missing with knees to the body.
Lee takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lee swings wildly with an uppercut but Tangata Kohuru uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tangata Kohuru fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tangata Kohuru softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Lee using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tangata Kohuru has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
With the fighters up against the ropes, Tangata Kohuru throws an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Tangata Kohuru just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lee's brow.
Tai Kiki Tangata Kohuru has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lee connects with a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Lee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lee 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 45:50
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 45:50
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Lee!
Jason Lee is the new middleweight champion!
Jason Lee spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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