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Valhalla KT: Fight Night 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Leroy Weiser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damian Danzig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Leroy Weiser!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Damian Danzig!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by Danzig misses
and Weiser counters with a three punch combo that has Danzig backing up. Danzig nods at Weiser to acknowledge the strikes.
Weiser throws a series of punches but Danzig moves out of range.
Danzig tries to clinch up.
A cross from Danzig lands.
Danzig throws a looping overhand right but Weiser ducks down to avoid it.
Weiser looks to land a body kick but Danzig moved away.
Danzig avoids the head kick by Weiser.
A head kick by Weiser misses
and Danzig counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Weiser showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Danzig.
Weiser throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Weiser, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Danzig wants to clinch up but Weiser keeps it at a distance.
Danzig lands a nice shot that snaps Weiser's head back.
Weiser throws a head kick that misses
and Danzig counters with a body kick.
Danzig fails with an attempt to clinch.
Weiser throws a right and a left that Danzig avoids nicely.
Danzig tries to score with a low kick but Weiser moves his leg out of the way.
Weiser throws a quick inside leg kick.
Damian Danzig is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Danzig lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Weiser backs up against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weiser looks to throw the jab but Danzig is out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Weiser throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Weiser swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Weiser swats away the attempt to clinch by Danzig.
Danzig scores with a leg kick.
Weiser misses with a jab, cross combination.
Danzig takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Danzig connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Danzig will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weiser fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Danzig is out of range.
Weiser swats away the attempt to clinch by Danzig.
Danzig swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice jab there from Weiser.
A punch combination from Weiser misses.
Sloppy strikes from Danzig. Those never looked like landing.
Weiser scores with the left hand. Danzig knows he should have avoided that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weiser misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Weiser tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Weiser blocks a jab.
Weiser takes a swing at Danzig's ribcage but misses.
Danzig fails with an attempt to clinch.
Danzig scores with a sloppy right hand. Weiser should have avoided that one.
Nice shot lands for Danzig.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Danzig throws a sloppy head kick and Weiser moves out of range easily.
Danzig misses with the combination.
Danzig throws a right and a left that Weiser avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damian Danzig dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Danzig lands a front kick.
Danzig tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Weiser paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Weiser tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Leroy Weiser is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice uppercut lands for Danzig. That snapped Weiser's head back.
Danzig is looking to clinch but Weiser is avoiding it.
Weiser scores with a one two! Danzig had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Weiser throws a right hand that Danzig ducks under and follows up with a left that Danzig also avoids with ease.
Danzig jabs Weiser right on the nose. Weiser blinks but takes it well.
Danzig is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Danzig tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Weiser throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danzig throws a leg kick
and Weiser counters with a left and a right that stings Danzig.
Weiser throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Danzig tries to clinch
and Danzig takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Danzig is rocked!
Look low, kick high! Weiser uses the oldest trick in the book to send Danzig tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Weiser is absolutely delighted - when Danzig wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Leroy Weiser!
Leroy Weiser seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Andy McCusker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Apollo Takamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Apollo Takamura has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Dangerous knees
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andy McCusker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Apollo Takamura!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takamura is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McCusker.
McCusker lands a right hook to the body.
Takamura pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McCusker misses with a head kick.
Takamura pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Takamura misses with a head kick.
Takamura tries a low kick but McCusker avoids it.
McCusker lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
McCusker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Takamura looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Takamura lands a nice leg kick that just misses McCusker's sensitive parts.
Takamura falls off balance throwing a combination
and McCusker counters with a left to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
McCusker tries to clinch up.
McCusker fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
McCusker avoids the body shot from Takamura.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCusker tries to land a front kick but Takamura steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Takamura circles away from the clinch attempt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by McCusker.
McCusker throws a head kick that misses.
McCusker scoring well with a low kick there.
Takamura moves into range and connects with a jab.
McCusker goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Takamura throws a shot from downtown. McCusker moves away and avoids it.
McCusker feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Takamura's calf.
McCusker cracks the inside of Takamura's front leg.
Takamura lands with a kick to the temple. McCusker shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Andy McCusker has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Takamura pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McCusker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McCusker throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCusker tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Takamura manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McCusker connects with a solid leg kick.
Takamura takes a head kick and keeps coming.
McCusker throws a body kick that misses.
Takamura tries a head kick but it misses.
McCusker misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nice body kick from McCusker.
McCusker throws a head kick that half lands.
Takamura is rocked!
McCusker lands a front kick.
Takamura looks gassed!
McCusker scores with a push kick.
Takamura takes a jab right on the kisser.
Takamura is still on wobbly legs! Can McCusker finish him?
McCusker feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Takamura collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Andy McCusker!
A relieved looking Andy McCusker thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Main event
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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's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, ACID TRIP. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
4 - 1 - 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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jason Lee!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tangata Kohuru throws a jab but it's blocked by Lee.
Lee tries to clinch but Tangata Kohuru moves out of range.
Lee wants to clinch
and Tangata Kohuru counters with a nice uppercut.
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.
Lee smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tangata Kohuru connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lee momentarily.
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 closes the distance and clinches.
Lee is working Tangata Kohuru over against the ropes.
Lee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tangata Kohuru avoids it.
Tangata Kohuru throws an elbow that misses.
Tangata Kohuru on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tangata Kohuru creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lee tries to throw a body punch but Tangata Kohuru avoids it by throwing Lee back against the ropes.
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 right hook to the body lands for Lee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tangata Kohuru creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lee blocks an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Tangata Kohuru throws an elbow but misses.
Lee blocks the elbow strike.
Tangata Kohuru on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lee landing knees to the body.
Tangata Kohuru is breathing heavily.
Lee avoids the elbow strike from Tangata Kohuru, against the ropes.
Tangata Kohuru blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tangata Kohuru misses with a punch on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lee.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Tangata Kohuru blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Good body shot from Lee.
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lee tries a body shot but Tangata Kohuru blocks it.
Tangata Kohuru throws an elbow but it misses.
Lee misses with a knee strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee trying to land knees to the body.
Tangata Kohuru lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Lee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tangata Kohuru avoids it.
Tangata Kohuru blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tangata Kohuru throws an elbow that misses.
Tangata Kohuru softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Tangata Kohuru managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.
Tangata Kohuru throws an elbow but it misses.
Lee scores a nice knee to the body.
Lee stalling in the clinch but Tangata Kohuru improves position.
Lee avoids the elbow strike from Tangata Kohuru, against the ropes.
Lee landing knees to the head.
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lee throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lee throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lee looking to slow down the pace here.
Tangata Kohuru lands an elbow inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee looking to throw knees to the head but Tangata Kohuru is blocking nicely.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Tangata Kohuru avoids the damage to the body.
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.
Tangata Kohuru lands an elbow inside.
Lee tries a body shot but Tangata Kohuru blocks it.
Tangata Kohuru avoiding damage as Lee throws knees to the body.
Lee tries a body shot but Tangata Kohuru blocks it.
Tangata Kohuru swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee avoids a wild elbow strike from Tangata Kohuru.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Tangata Kohuru throws an elbow but misses.
Lee trying to land knees to the body.
Tangata Kohuru pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Tangata Kohuru avoids the damage 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 a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tangata Kohuru avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tangata Kohuru misses with an elbow strike.
Tangata Kohuru on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lee missing with knees to the body.
Tangata Kohuru managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.
Tangata Kohuru creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lee's defenses.
Lee takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lee works on Tangata Kohuru's body with a couple of short punches.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tangata Kohuru.
Tangata Kohuru creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lee tries to work over Tangata Kohuru's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tangata Kohuru's elbow.
Lee avoids the elbow strike from Tangata Kohuru, 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!
Lee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Tangata Kohuru throws an elbow but misses.
Lee lands a body shot in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Lee 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.
Tangata Kohuru misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lee counters with a straight right hand.
Lee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tangata Kohuru cracks Lee with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Lee clinches up against the ropes.
Tangata Kohuru creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Tangata Kohuru throws an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Tangata Kohuru throws an elbow but misses.
Tangata Kohuru lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tangata Kohuru avoids it.
Tangata Kohuru blocks a body shot from Lee.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Tangata Kohuru throws an elbow but misses.
Tangata Kohuru lands a nice elbow.
Tangata Kohuru on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tangata Kohuru working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lee missing with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
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.
Lee lands a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Tangata Kohuru avoids the damage to the body.
Lee avoids a wild elbow strike from Tangata Kohuru.
Tangata Kohuru throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tangata Kohuru throws an elbow that misses.
Lee blocks the elbow strike.
Lee dodges an 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.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lee landing knees to the body.
Tangata Kohuru throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee scores with a knee to the head.
Lee with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lee landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lee scores a nice knee to the body.
Lee tries to throw a body punch but Tangata Kohuru avoids it by throwing Lee back against the ropes.
Lee unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tangata Kohuru managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Tangata Kohuru blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lee landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tangata Kohuru.
Lee trying to land knees to the body.
Lee will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tangata Kohuru up against the ropes.
Lee has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tangata Kohuru blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lee digs a right hand underneath Tangata Kohuru's ribcage. Tangata Kohuru let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lee avoids the elbow strike from Tangata Kohuru, against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lee crunches a lovely knee into Tangata Kohuru's ribcage.
Lee just leaning against Tangata Kohuru, taking a breather.
Lee softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Lee trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lee.
Lee trying to land knees to the body.
Lee misses with a knee to the head.
Lee blocks an uppercut.
Tangata Kohuru takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tangata Kohuru looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tangata Kohuru lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jason Lee seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lee dodges an elbow strike from Tangata Kohuru.
Tangata Kohuru gets through Lee's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lee tries a knee to the head but Tangata Kohuru blocks it.
Tangata Kohuru scores with a shoulder strike.
Tangata Kohuru on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tangata Kohuru lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tangata Kohuru doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tangata Kohuru avoids it.
Lee avoids the elbow strike from Tangata Kohuru, against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
Tangata Kohuru softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tangata Kohuru managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.
Lee blocks an elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Tangata Kohuru.
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but Tangata Kohuru blocks with his arms.
Lee blocking some punches.
Lee blocks an elbow strike.
Lee can't find room to land a body shot as Tangata Kohuru controls the action.
Tangata Kohuru lands with a short shot to the head.
Lee missing with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tangata Kohuru throws an elbow but it misses.
Tangata Kohuru doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lee unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tangata Kohuru lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lee trying to stall but Tangata Kohuru improves his position.
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.
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.
Tangata Kohuru takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lee throws an off balance right hand
and Tangata Kohuru counters with a left to the body.
Lee looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lee throws a hook but Tangata Kohuru blocks it.
Lee tries to clinch but Tangata Kohuru moves out of range.
Lee tries to clinch there but Tangata Kohuru circles away.
Lee tries to clinch
and Tangata Kohuru counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lee stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jason Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Tangata Kohuru, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lee tries to clinch up.
Tangata Kohuru moves out of range as Lee strikes.
Tangata Kohuru circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tangata Kohuru gets a clinch.
Tangata Kohuru managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Tangata Kohuru just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lee's brow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tangata Kohuru.
Tangata Kohuru managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.
Tangata Kohuru avoiding damage as Lee throws knees to the body.
Lee tries a body shot but Tangata Kohuru blocks it.
Lee utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Tangata Kohuru scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lee unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tangata Kohuru lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Tangata Kohuru avoids the damage to the body.
Tangata Kohuru throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lee missing with knees to the body.
Tangata Kohuru takes a shot to the head.
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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee lands with a short shot to the head.
Tangata Kohuru letting Lee take a breather here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee trying to land knees to the body.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tangata Kohuru.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.
Lee is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Lee throws a head punch that misses.
Tangata Kohuru scores with a shoulder strike.
A right hand to the body from Lee.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Tangata Kohuru throws an elbow but misses.
Lee blocks an elbow strike from Tangata Kohuru.
Lee blocks the elbow strike.
Tangata Kohuru throws an elbow but it misses.
Lee looking to throw knees to the head but Tangata Kohuru is blocking nicely.
Lee landing knees to the body.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Tangata Kohuru avoids the damage 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Tangata Kohuru throws an elbow but misses.
Lee blocks an elbow strike from Tangata Kohuru.
Tangata Kohuru managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.
Lee misses with a body punch.
Lee with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tangata Kohuru on the defensive, avoiding the 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.
Tangata Kohuru throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tangata Kohuru.
Lee dodges an elbow strike from Tangata Kohuru.
Tangata Kohuru throws an elbow but it misses.
Lee with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tangata Kohuru throws a head punch that misses.
Lee blocks the elbow strike.
Tangata Kohuru blocking some punches.
Lee lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tangata Kohuru managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.
Tangata Kohuru lands an elbow just above Lee 's eye.
Tangata Kohuru comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tangata Kohuru throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
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 avoids a wild elbow strike from Tangata Kohuru.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Tangata Kohuru avoids the damage to the body.
Lee trying to control the position but instead, Tangata Kohuru has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lee into the ropes.
Tangata Kohuru gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lee lands a knee to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Tangata Kohuru just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lee's brow.
Tangata Kohuru lands a right hand.
Tangata Kohuru blocks a body shot from Lee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Lee really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lee tries to clinch but Tangata Kohuru moves out of range.
Lee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Tangata Kohuru throws an elbow but misses.
Tangata Kohuru avoiding damage as Lee throws knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Tangata Kohuru scores with a nice short uppercut.
A body shot lands from Lee.
Lee lands a good knee to the midsection. Tangata Kohuru won't want to take too many of those.
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tangata Kohuru avoiding damage as Lee throws knees to the body.
Tangata Kohuru throws an elbow but it's blocked.
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 tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Lee is stalling here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Lee.
Lee tries to stall but Tangata Kohuru uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lee throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tangata Kohuru blocks it with crossed arms.
Tangata Kohuru gets through Lee's defenses to land a nice punch 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 landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tangata Kohuru looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Tangata Kohuru throws an elbow but misses.
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 avoids the elbow strike from Tangata Kohuru, against the ropes.
Tangata Kohuru misses with an elbow over the top.
Lee landing knees to the body.
Lee tries a knee to the head but Tangata Kohuru blocks it.
Lee trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tangata Kohuru looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lee dodges an elbow strike from Tangata Kohuru.
Lee trying to control the position but instead, Tangata Kohuru has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lee into the ropes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee tries to throw a body punch but Tangata Kohuru avoids it by throwing Lee back against the ropes.
Lee missing with knees to the body.
Lee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tangata Kohuru avoids it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tangata Kohuru blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lee trying to land knees to the body.
Tangata Kohuru lands an elbow inside that Lee shrugs off.
Lee trying to control the position but instead, Tangata Kohuru has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lee into the ropes.
Tangata Kohuru creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tangata Kohuru's elbow.
Tangata Kohuru misses with an elbow over the top.
Lee's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tangata Kohuru throws an elbow but it misses.
Lee avoids the elbow strike from Tangata Kohuru, against the ropes.
Tangata Kohuru lands a nice elbow.
Lee missing with 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 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 looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lee blocks an elbow strike.
Lee blocks an elbow strike from Tangata Kohuru.
Lee unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tangata Kohuru lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tangata Kohuru.
Tangata Kohuru throws an elbow but it misses.
Tangata Kohuru managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee controlling the action here for a moment.
Lee's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lee tries to throw a body punch but Tangata Kohuru avoids it by throwing Lee back against the ropes.
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 managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.
Tangata Kohuru lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tangata Kohuru lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
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 throws an elbow but it misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tangata Kohuru lands an elbow that stopped Lee in his tracks for a moment.
Tangata Kohuru prevents a body shot from Lee.
Tangata Kohuru throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Lee dominated that fourth round.
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!
Tangata Kohuru staying out of range there.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Tangata Kohuru paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lee scores with a jab to the body.
Lee catches Tangata Kohuru with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tangata Kohuru tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Lee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tangata Kohuru takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tangata Kohuru ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Tangata Kohuru throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lee on the side of the head.
Lee throws a shot from downtown. Tangata Kohuru moves away and avoids it.
Lee's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tangata Kohuru under the eye.
Jason Lee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tangata Kohuru circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee throws a combination. Tangata Kohuru tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Lee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tangata Kohuru.
Lee might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Lee tries to clinch up but Tangata Kohuru circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tangata Kohuru lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lee throws a right and a left that Tangata Kohuru avoids nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Lee misses the target.
Some wild striking there from Tangata Kohuru.
Lee tries to clinch up but Tangata Kohuru circles away and keeps his distance.
Lee slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A big left from Lee misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lee throws a jab but it's blocked by Tangata Kohuru.
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.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tangata Kohuru.
Lee instigates a clinch.
Lee misses with a knee strike.
Tangata Kohuru gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Tangata Kohuru throws an elbow but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee tries to work over Tangata Kohuru's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Tangata Kohuru just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lee's brow.
Tangata Kohuru lands an uppercut.
Tangata Kohuru has a couple of punches blocked by Lee.
Lee unloads a knee to the mid-section.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tangata Kohuru looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lee trying to land knees to the body.
Tangata Kohuru blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tangata Kohuru throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.
Lee's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Tangata Kohuru on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Tangata Kohuru avoids the damage 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 lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tangata Kohuru looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lee missing with knees to the body.
Tangata Kohuru lands with a short shot to the head.
Lee with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tangata Kohuru swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee scores with a knee to the head.
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but Tangata Kohuru blocks with his arms.
A short left 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.
Lee trying to land knees to the body.
Jason Lee is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tangata Kohuru lands a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tangata Kohuru.
Tangata Kohuru misses with an elbow over the top.
Lee blocks an elbow strike from Tangata Kohuru.
Lee scores a nice knee to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lee misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tangata Kohuru managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.
Tangata Kohuru pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Tai Kiki Tangata Kohuru has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tangata Kohuru throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lee avoids a wild elbow strike from Tangata Kohuru.
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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 45:50
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 45:50
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Lee! Jason Lee retains his middleweight title!
A less than humble Jason Lee misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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