Dynasty 106: Winter Blast PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Leif Ericson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karen Darabedyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Darabedyan is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by KDB Highlights. Karen Darabedyan acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.

Ericson
vs
Darabedyan

181 cm
26
167 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

170 cm
34
167 lbs
12 - 15 - 0

Solid boxing
Good chin

Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leif Ericson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Karen Darabedyan!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ericson lands a body shot.
Darabedyan fails to land with a series of punches.
Darabedyan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ericson. Ericson obviously looking to wear him down.
Ericson moves out of range of the body kick from Darabedyan.
Ericson avoids the head kick by Darabedyan.
Ericson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Darabedyan scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

It looks like Leif Ericson has been cut.
Ericson throws a half hearted mid kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Darabedyan throws a nice looking combination but Ericson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Some wild striking there from Darabedyan.
Darabedyan avoids a kick to the body.
Darabedyan misses with a few strikes there.
Darabedyan missing with a left hand there. Ericson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Darabedyan throws a nice looking combination but Ericson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ericson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Darabedyan. That did some damage!
Darabedyan misses with a double jab.
Ericson throws a chopping leg kick but Darabedyan manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ericson avoids a punch combination nicely.
A right-left combo lands from Darabedyan.
Darabedyan throws a right and a left that Ericson avoids nicely.
Ericson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ericson tries a low kick but Darabedyan avoids it.
Ericson throws a sloppy head kick and Darabedyan moves out of range easily.
Ericson throws a front kick that sends Darabedyan stumbling back into the ropes.
Darabedyan looks gassed!
Ericson delivers a nice body kick.
Darabedyan on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A looping hook to the body misses from Ericson. Darabedyan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ericson is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Darabedyan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ericson is looking to score with low kicks.
Darabedyan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
No joy there for Ericson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darabedyan misses with a combination
and Ericson counters with a one-two to the body.
Ericson lands a nice shot to the body.
Ericson slips under a jab.
Darabedyan throws a looping overhand right but Ericson ducks down to avoid it.
Karen Darabedyan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ericson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Darabedyan was well out of range. Poor timing from Ericson.
Ericson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ericson slips a jab and a cross from Darabedyan.
Darabedyan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ericson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Darabedyan connects with a crisp jab.
Ericson with a nice cross.
Darabedyan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ericson.
Darabedyan misses with a few strikes there.
Darabedyan tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darabedyan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Darabedyan tries to bum rush Ericson with a series of wild strikes but Ericson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Darabedyan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Darabedyan tries to bum rush Ericson with a series of wild strikes but Ericson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Darabedyan misses with a few strikes there.
Ericson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ericson punishes Darabedyan's body with a nice straight punch.
Darabedyan misses with a series of wild punches.
Darabedyan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ericson can pounce on him.
Darabedyan throws a hook but Ericson avoids it easily.
Darabedyan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ericson.
A solid body kick from Ericson.
Ericson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A solid body kick from Ericson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ericson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Darabedyan.
Good leg kick by Ericson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A shot to the liver by Ericson. Beautiful body shot.
Darabedyan takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ericson throws a leg kick which misses Darabedyan's front leg but catches the back leg as Darabedyan tries to avoid it.
Darabedyan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ericson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ericson. That's going to slow Darabedyan down.
Ericson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ericson throws a head kick that Darabedyan semi-blocks.
Ericson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Darabedyan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ericson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Darabedyan momentarily.
Darabedyan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ericson.
Ericson lands a really nice looking cross but Darabedyan seems unphased.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leif Ericson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leif Ericson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Darabedyan throws a combination that misses
and Ericson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Darabedyan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ericson.
Darabedyan misses with a combination
and Ericson counters with a leg kick.
Ericson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Darabedyan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Darabedyan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ericson counters with an inside leg kick.
Darabedyan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ericson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

Ericson gets a clinch.
Ericson pushes Darabedyan back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Ericson.
Darabedyan is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Darabedyan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Darabedyan wants to break free but Ericson has control.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ericson.
Ericson tries to throw a body punch but Darabedyan avoids it by throwing Ericson back against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ericson prevents Darabedyan from breaking the clinch.
Ericson misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Darabedyan fails to land.
Darabedyan is trying to push Ericson away but Ericson has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Darabedyan tries to circle away but Ericson has him pinned against the ropes.
A short left from Ericson.
Ericson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Darabedyan working hard to break the clinch.
Darabedyan wants to stall.
Ericson lands a nice shot to the body.
Darabedyan has a couple of punches blocked by Ericson.

Darabedyan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ericson lands with a slapping head kick.
A head kick misses from Darabedyan.
Ericson swings for the body but Darabedyan moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ericson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ericson blocks a head kick by Darabedyan.
Darabedyan tries to clinch there but Ericson circles away.
Ericson lands with a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ericson throws a head kick that Darabedyan semi-blocks.

Darabedyan is rocked!
Ericson connects with a quick right hand that sends Darabedyan tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the ropes, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Leif Ericson!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Alexander Smirnov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kristofer Hong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hong has chosen It's my time as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Smirnov
vs
Hong

173 cm
23
140 lbs
18 - 6 - 1

159 cm
24
147 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

World class MT
Cardio machine

World class MT
Granite chin

Legion of Pain Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Alexander Smirnov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kristofer Hong!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hong throws a leg kick which misses Smirnov's front leg but catches the back leg as Smirnov tries to avoid it.
Smirnov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hong looks to land a left hand but Smirnov moved out of range nicely.
Smirnov misses with a body kick.
A clash of legs there as Hong blocks the low kick.
Hong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smirnov manages to avoid it.
Hong scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hong throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Smirnov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hong. Smirnov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hong throws the kick towards the body but Smirnov avoids it.
Smirnov throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A good leg kick by Smirnov.
A head kick misses from Smirnov.
Hong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smirnov cracks the inside of Hong's front leg.
Hong on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Smirnov. Smirnov obviously looking to wear him down.
Hong misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smirnov lands a jab.
Smirnov delivers a nice body kick.
Smirnov fakes the leg kick and cracks Hong in the body.
Smirnov misses with a leg kick
and Hong counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Smirnov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hong.
Smirnov throws a right hand that Hong ducks under and follows up with a left that Hong also avoids with ease.
Smirnov misses with a double jab.
Smirnov scores with a nice body kick.
Smirnov is looking to score with low kicks.
Smirnov checks a low kick from Hong.
Hong misses the shot to the body.

Smirnov moves into the clinch successfully.
Hong misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hong on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Hong's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hong on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smirnov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hong in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees 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!
Hong with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hong lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hong avoiding damage as Smirnov throws knees to the body.
Smirnov throws an elbow that misses.
Smirnov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hong's face.
Hong misses with some punches.
Hong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smirnov.
Smirnov looking to throw knees to the head but Hong is blocking nicely.
Smirnov takes an elbow to the temple.
Smirnov tries a knee to the head but Hong blocks it.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Smirnov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hong's brow.
Smirnov tries a knee to the head but Hong blocks it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hong obliges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov misses with a knee to the head.
Smirnov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hong.
Smirnov tries to land knees in the clinch but Hong avoids the damage to the body.
Hong lands a shot to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Smirnov.
Hong has a couple of punches blocked by Smirnov.
Hong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smirnov misses with a knee to the head.
Hong avoiding damage as Smirnov throws knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Hong's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Smirnov misses with a knee to the head.
Smirnov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hong blocks it with crossed arms.
Hong with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hong tries to land knees in the clinch but Smirnov avoids the damage to the body.
Hong scores with a shot to the side of Smirnov's head.
Hong lands a hook that snaps the head of Smirnov backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hong putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Smirnov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hong scores with a shoulder strike.
Smirnov tries to land a knee to the head but Hong blocks with his arms.
A head punch on the inside from Hong fails to land.
Hong wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Smirnov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Smirnov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smirnov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smirnov controlling the action here for a moment.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hong.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smirnov looking to throw knees to the head but Hong is blocking nicely.
Hong working aggressively here.
Hong throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Smirnov avoids a wild elbow strike from Hong.
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 Alexander Smirnov will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Smirnov thows a body kick. Hong tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hong slips a jab and a cross from Smirnov.
Smirnov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hong.
Hong takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Smirnov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hong.

Smirnov clinches up with Hong and pushes him back against the ropes.
Hong with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Smirnov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hong avoids it.
Smirnov landing knees to the body.
Hong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smirnov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hong blocks it with crossed arms.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hong obliges.
Smirnov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hong blocks it with crossed arms.
Hong lands a right hand that snaps the head of Smirnov backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smirnov with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hong misses with the head strike.
Smirnov wants to stall.
Smirnov with a knee to the head.
Hong on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Smirnov.
Hong dodges an elbow strike from Smirnov.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Smirnov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hong working aggressively here.
Hong working aggressively here.
Hong misses with the head strike.
Hong blocks an elbow strike.
Smirnov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hong tries to throw a body punch but Smirnov avoids it by throwing Hong back against the ropes.
Hong lands a damaging elbow.
Smirnov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Smirnov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Smirnov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hong's brow.
Smirnov tries to land a knee to the head but Hong blocks with his arms.
Hong is working Smirnov over against the ropes.
Hong is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Hong is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Smirnov obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hong avoiding damage as Smirnov throws knees to the body.
Smirnov prevents a body shot from Hong.
Smirnov misses with a knee to the head.
A short body shot lands from Hong as the two fighters clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hong tries a knee to the head but Smirnov blocks it.
Hong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smirnov is defending well for now.
Smirnov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hong is working Smirnov over against the ropes.
Hong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smirnov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smirnov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hong misses with a punch to the body.
Hong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smirnov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Smirnov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smirnov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Smirnov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hong blocks it with crossed arms.
Smirnov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Smirnov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hong blocks an elbow strike.
Hong lands a shot to the body.
Hong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smirnov.
Hong lands an elbow that stopped Smirnov in his tracks for a moment.
Nice body punch from Hong - that landed with a thud.
Hong trying to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smirnov tries a knee to the head but Hong blocks it.
Hong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smirnov prevents Hong from breaking the clinch.
Hong lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Alexander Smirnov has been cut.
Hong lands a right hand.
Kristofer Hong seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hong working Smirnov over with knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hong lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hong takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hong avoiding damage as Smirnov throws knees to the body.
Hong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
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 Alexander Smirnov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alexander Smirnov's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Smirnov takes the fight into the clinch.
Smirnov trying to land knees to the body.
Hong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Smirnov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hong blocks the elbow strike.
Hong can't find room to land a body shot as Smirnov controls the action.
Smirnov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Hong.
Smirnov misses with a knee to the head.
Smirnov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hong has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hong is trying to stall.
Smirnov tries to stall but Hong uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hong managing to block the knees to the body from Smirnov.
Hong lands a nice shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smirnov tries a knee to the head but Hong blocks it.
Hong is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Hong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smirnov trying to control the position but instead, Hong has worked for underhooks and has pushed Smirnov into the ropes.
Smirnov tries a knee to the head but Hong blocks it.
Smirnov with a knee to the head.
Hong misses with a punch to the body.
Smirnov scores a nice knee to the body.
Smirnov landing knees to the head.
Hong throws a punch but it's blocked by Smirnov.

Hong breaks from the clinch.
Hong swings for the body but Smirnov moves out of range.
Hong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Smirnov tries to land a front kick but Hong steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Smirnov lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hong lands with a shot to the body.
Hong has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Smirnov.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Smirnov clinches with his opponent.
A short right from Hong on the inside.
Smirnov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Smirnov tries to land knees in the clinch but Hong avoids the damage to the body.
Hong is trying to break the clinch but Smirnov has him pressed against the ropes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hong.
Smirnov lands an elbow just above Hong 's eye.
Smirnov misses with a knee strike.
Smirnov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hong managing to block the knees to the body from Smirnov.
Hong can't find room to land a body shot as Smirnov controls the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hong lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Smirnov looking to throw knees to the head but Hong is blocking nicely.
Smirnov crunches a lovely knee into Hong's ribcage.
Hong scores with a shot to the side of Smirnov's head.
Smirnov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hong in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hong working aggressively here.
Smirnov tries to land knees in the clinch but Hong avoids the damage to the body.
Hong misses with the head strike.
Hong unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hong tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smirnov avoids it.
Smirnov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A shot in the inside from Hong.
Hong lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hong tries a body shot but Smirnov blocks it.
Smirnov avoiding damage as Hong throws knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Hong.
Smirnov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Smirnov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hong's efforts to push away.
Hong works on Smirnov's body with a couple of short punches.
Hong is leaning against Smirnov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smirnov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smirnov managing to block the knees to the body from Hong.
Hong putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Smirnov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hong lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Smirnov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hong has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hong lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hong lands a damaging elbow.
Smirnov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hong's efforts to push away.
Hong throws an elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Kristofer Hong just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Alexander Smirnov's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Smirnov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hong.
Hong lands a nice hook to Smirnov's body. Smirnov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hong throws a leg kick but Smirnov moved away.
Smirnov throws a leg kick but Hong moved away.
Smirnov misses with a leg kick
and Hong counters with a low kick, right behind Smirnov 's knee.
Hong lands a slapping body shot.
Hong throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hong jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Smirnov throws a body kick that misses.
Hong throws a chopping leg kick but Smirnov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hong takes a swing at Smirnov's ribcage but misses.
Smirnov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hong manages to avoid it.
Hong throws a half hearted mid kick.
Smirnov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hong moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smirnov wants to clinch.
Hong avoids a kick to the body.
Smirnov tries to close the distance and clinch but Hong swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hong pivots, looking for a leg kick but Smirnov is out of range and Hong settles back down.
Smirnov misses with a low kick.
Hong's corner calls for a 1-2. Hong obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

Smirnov closes the distance and pushes Hong back into the ropes.
Smirnov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smirnov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hong's face.
Smirnov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Smirnov.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hong misses with a punch on the inside.
Hong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hong trying to control the position but instead, Smirnov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hong into the ropes.
Hong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smirnov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smirnov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hong's defenses.
Smirnov blocks an elbow strike from Hong.
Smirnov taking a breather.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hong avoiding damage as Smirnov throws knees to the body.
Hong avoiding damage as Smirnov throws knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Smirnov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hong's brow.
Smirnov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hong blocks it with crossed arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hong tries to land a knee to the head but Smirnov blocks with his arms.
A right hand to the body from Hong.
Smirnov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hong in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Smirnov misses with a knee strike.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Smirnov throws an elbow but misses.
Smirnov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hong scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hong wants to stall.
Smirnov crunches a lovely knee into Hong's ribcage.
Smirnov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hong.
Smirnov landing knees to the head.
Hong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hong lands a damaging elbow.
Hong crunches a lovely knee into Smirnov's ribcage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Smirnov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hong's brow.
Smirnov missing with knees to the body.
Hong softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Hong's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hong tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smirnov's elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Hong.
Hong is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Smirnov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A knee to the head by Smirnov.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hong tries to work over Smirnov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smirnov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smirnov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Kristofer Hong will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Alexander Smirnov's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Smirnov moves out of range as Hong strikes.
Smirnov throws a push kick but Hong slaps the foot to one side.
Hong tries to bum rush Smirnov with a series of wild strikes but Smirnov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hong lands a jab.
Kristofer Hong seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hong takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A head kick misses from Smirnov.
Hong feints and then cracks Smirnov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Smirnov down.
Smirnov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Smirnov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hong is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Smirnov rather than just go for the knockout.
Smirnov misses with a body shot.
Smirnov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smirnov is looking to slow Hong down with leg kicks.
Smirnov tries to close the distance and clinch but Hong swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hong misses with a wild body shot.
Both fighters circling a little - Smirnov finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Smirnov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hong misses with an uppercut. Smirnov saw that one coming.
Good shot there by Hong.
Smirnov tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Smirnov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smirnov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Smirnov there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hong is looking to chop away at Smirnov's legs.
Both fighters circling a little - Smirnov finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Smirnov tries to clinch but Hong moves out of range.
Hong lands a nice hook to Smirnov's body. Smirnov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hong throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hong feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Smirnov's calf.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Smirnov forces Hong back against the ropes and clinches.
Hong tries to circle away but Smirnov has him pinned against the ropes.
Hong misses with the head strike.
Smirnov misses with a knee strike.
Smirnov misses with a knee strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hong takes an elbow to the temple.
Hong lands a nice shot to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Hong's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Smirnov blocks it with crossed arms.
Hong takes an elbow to the forehead.
Smirnov misses with a knee strike.
Hong avoiding damage as Smirnov throws knees to the body.
Smirnov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hong scores with a shoulder strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Smirnov to work.
Smirnov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Smirnov looking to throw knees to the head but Hong is blocking nicely.
Smirnov tries a knee to the head but Hong blocks it.
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.
Smirnov working Hong over with knees to the body.
Smirnov trying to land knees to the body.
Smirnov blocks a body shot from Hong.
Smirnov misses with a knee strike.
Smirnov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hong lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Smirnov looking to stall.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Smirnov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hong's brow.
Smirnov lands a knee to the head.
Smirnov misses with a knee strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hong.
Hong can't find room to land a body shot as Smirnov controls the action.
Smirnov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Smirnov wants to stall.
Smirnov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smirnov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smirnov lands a nice elbow.
Hong lands an elbow inside that Smirnov shrugs off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smirnov lands a knee to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smirnov misses with a knee to the head.
A hook to the body from Hong.
Smirnov misses with a knee to the head.
Hong misses with some punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Smirnov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Smirnov has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 49:47
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 48:47
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Alexander Smirnov!
Alexander Smirnov decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Antonio Laborina Lim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ikki Minami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laborina Lim kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Here we go. Minami comes into a darkened arena with his song building. I'm Turning Japanese by The Vapors kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Laborina Lim
vs
Minami

173 cm
27
183 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

170 cm
31
183 lbs
15 - 11 - 1

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Antonio Laborina Lim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Ikki Minami!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Laborina Lim closes the distance and pushes Minami back into the ropes.
Minami is looking to break free of the clinch but Laborina Lim has double underhooks.
Laborina Lim misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Laborina Lim just leaning against Minami, taking a breather.
Minami tries to circle away but Laborina Lim has him pinned against the ropes.
Laborina Lim prevents Minami from breaking the clinch.
Laborina Lim trying to land knees to the body.

Minami escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Laborina Lim.

Minami gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Laborina Lim tries a body shot but Minami blocks it.

Minami breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Minami clinches up against the ropes.
Laborina Lim scores with a shot to the side of Minami's head.
Laborina Lim pushes Minami back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Minami wants to break the clinch but can't.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laborina Lim tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Minami wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Laborina Lim tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Minami's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Minami is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Laborina Lim lands a knee to the head.
Minami wants to get back to striking at distance but Laborina Lim won't allow it.
Laborina Lim is pushing Minami up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Minami has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A nice right hand lands inside from Laborina Lim.
Laborina Lim misses with a knee strike.
Minami is looking to break free of the clinch but Laborina Lim has double underhooks.

Minami breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Laborina Lim checks a low kick from Minami.
Laborina Lim stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Laborina Lim is looking to clinch.
Laborina Lim fails with an attempt to clinch.
Minami throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Laborina Lim tries to keep at a distance but Minami has taken the fight into the clinch.

Minami breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Minami dips to his left and cracks Laborina Lim with an uppercut!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Minami.
Minami looks to land a combination but Laborina Lim avoids it well.
Laborina Lim is looking to land body kicks.
Laborina Lim throws a hook to the side of Minami's head but Minami sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Minami takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Laborina Lim connects with a leg kick. Minami looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A shot to the liver by Laborina Lim. Beautiful body shot.
Minami lands a nice looking kick to the body. Laborina Lim takes a step back to recover.
Laborina Lim moves in looking to clinch but Minami pushes him off.

Minami closes the distance and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minami can't break the clinch.
Minami working hard to break the clinch.
Minami wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Laborina Lim misses with a knee to the head.
Laborina Lim trying to land knees to the body.
Minami is trying to break free.
Laborina Lim can't find room to land a body shot as Minami controls the action.
Laborina Lim misses with a knee strike.
Laborina Lim prevents Minami from breaking the clinch.
Minami tries to break the clinch but Laborina Lim is controlling the position.
Minami wants to break the clinch but can't.
Laborina Lim lands a right hand.
Minami blocking some punches.
Minami managing to block the knees to the body from Laborina Lim.
Minami taking a breather.
Minami looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Laborina Lim throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Minami blocks it with crossed arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Minami pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Minami misses with a jab, cross combination.
Minami avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Laborina Lim lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Laborina Lim.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laborina Lim throws a head kick but Minami moves out of range.

Minami pushes Laborina Lim up against the ropes in a clinch.
Laborina Lim keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Minami's efforts to push away.
Laborina Lim misses with a body punch.
Minami wants to break the clinch but can't.

Minami breaks from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Laborina Lim ducks under a wild hook from Minami.
Minami lands a jab to the nose.
Minami misses with an uppercut. Laborina Lim saw that one coming.
Laborina Lim swings for the body but Minami moves out of range.
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 Antonio Laborina Lim will probably get the nod.
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.

Minami has Laborina Lim up against the ropes in a clinch.
Laborina Lim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Minami is defending well for now.
Laborina Lim misses with a hook to the ribs.
Minami is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

Minami breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Laborina Lim cracks a nice hook into Minami's ribs.
Antonio Laborina Lim is winning the standup battle so far.
Laborina Lim thumps Minami with a low kick.
Ikki Minami is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Laborina Lim getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Minami jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Minami moves into the clinch.
Laborina Lim keeps control of Minami as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
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!
Laborina Lim is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Minami unloads a knee to the mid-section. Laborina Lim lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Minami working hard to break the clinch.
Laborina Lim lands a left hand that snaps the head of Minami backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Minami breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Minami cracks Laborina Lim with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A combination from Minami does no damage.
Minami looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Minami moves into the clinch successfully.
Minami has had enough of the clinch but Laborina Lim keeps him there for the moment.
Laborina Lim misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Minami.
Laborina Lim works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Laborina Lim doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Minami tries to break free but Laborina Lim pushes him back against the ropes.
Minami working hard to break the clinch.
Laborina Lim misses with a body punch.

Minami escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Laborina Lim misses with a hook. Minami ducked under it nicely.
Minami misses with a low kick.
Laborina Lim displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Minami throws out the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laborina Lim swinging wildly here.
Laborina Lim throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick misses from Minami.
A decent looking cross lands there for Minami.

Laborina Lim darts in and clinches Minami up against the ropes.
Minami is trying to break the clinch but Laborina Lim is controlling him.

Minami breaks the clinch.
Minami on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Some wild striking there from Minami.
Laborina Lim lands with a shot to the body.
Minami is breathing heavily.
Minami throws a series of punches but Laborina Lim avoids them all with ease.
Laborina Lim tries a head kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minami looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Laborina Lim lands with a thumping leg kick.
Laborina Lim looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Laborina Lim.
Minami misses with a two punch combination.
Laborina Lim lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Minami circles away quickly and effectively.
Danga de danga de dang - Minami scores with a four punch combination!
Laborina Lim keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Minami.
Laborina Lim pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Minami listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Laborina Lim takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Laborina Lim stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Minami.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Minami blocks the body kick.
Minami throws a body kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laborina Lim scores with a body shot.
Laborina Lim jabs at Minami's body.
Laborina Lim keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Laborina Lim darts in and clinches Minami up against the ropes.
Minami wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Laborina Lim has him pressed against the ropes.
Ikki Minami seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Minami wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Laborina Lim can't find room to land a body shot as Minami controls the action.
Minami is trying to force a seperation but Laborina Lim has the dominant position.
Laborina Lim tries to land a knee to the head but Minami blocks with his arms.
Laborina Lim lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Minami backwards.
A knee to the head by Laborina Lim.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Laborina Lim lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Minami is rocked!
Laborina Lim creates a bit of space and fires a knee right up the middle, almost lifting Minami off his feet and sending him crashing to the canvas! Minami is trying to get back to his feet but his equilibrium is completely gone! The referee has called it off! This fight is over! Laborina Lim is jumping up and down like a mad man, celebrating with his cornermen.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Antonio Laborina Lim!
Antonio Laborina Lim thanked the fans post fight for their support.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
52%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Henry Winkler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Razz Sukuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Winkler comes to the ring accompanied by Mortal Kombat. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Winkler
vs
Sukuraba

198 cm
25
176 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

185 cm
23
170 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Excellent boxer
Very quick

Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Henry Winkler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Razz Sukuraba!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winkler thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sukuraba lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Winkler misses with a straight left.
Sukuraba slips under a jab from Winkler.
Sukuraba looks to score with a jab to the body but Winkler is just out of range.
Sukuraba misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sukuraba fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Winkler manages to avoid it.
Razz Sukuraba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sukuraba ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Winkler moves away.
Sukuraba lands a right and a left and another right! Winkler goes down! Oh, he's in big, big trouble! 3,4,5,6,7,8... he's up to one knee... 9,10! He can't beat the count - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Razz Sukuraba!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
42%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Abe Frohman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunnbjorn Ulfsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frohman comes to the ring accompanied by He's Always Abe Frohman. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Frohman
vs
Ulfsson

185 cm
30
185 lbs
16 - 12 - 0

187 cm
26
181 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

World class MT
Cardio machine

World class MT
Good gas tank

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Abe Frohman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gunnbjorn Ulfsson!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Frohman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ulfsson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Frohman - the referee stops the clock and Ulfsson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Frohman. Ulfsson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ulfsson throws a sloppy head kick and Frohman moves out of range easily.
Frohman tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ulfsson counters with a nice body kick.

Ulfsson gets tackled into the ropes by Frohman. Frohman maintains the clinch.
Frohman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Frohman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ulfsson.
Ulfsson stalling in the clinch but Frohman improves position.

Ulfsson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That kick from Ulfsson tenderised Frohman's leg. Frohman is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ulfsson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Frohman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
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!
Ulfsson misses with the combination.
Frohman throws a head kick that half lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frohman wants to clinch.
Ulfsson lands a nice looking body kick.
Frohman darts in trying to clinch
and Ulfsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

It looks like Abe Frohman has been cut.
Frohman tries to clinch up.
Frohman wants to clinch
and Ulfsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Frohman closes the distance but Ulfsson moves to the side
and Ulfsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Frohman on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Frohman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ulfsson can pounce on him.
Ulfsson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ulfsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Frohman clinches up against the ropes.

Ulfsson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Frohman tries to clinch
and Ulfsson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Some bone on bone action there as Frohman checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Frohman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Frohman lands with a kick to the temple. Ulfsson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ulfsson looks for the body kick but Frohman saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ulfsson keeps the fight on the outside.
Ulfsson misses with a double jab
and Frohman counters with a nice uppercut.
Frohman moves to clinch but Ulfsson breaks away
and Ulfsson finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ulfsson. Frohman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Frohman takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ulfsson misses with a wild body shot.
Ulfsson misses with a kick to the body.
Frohman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Abe Frohman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Frohman walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ulfsson.
Frohman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frohman tries to clinch but Ulfsson moves out of range.

Frohman closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Ulfsson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Frohman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Frohman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ulfsson tries a body shot but Frohman blocks it.
Frohman trying to land knees to the body.
Ulfsson misses with a punch on the inside.
Frohman trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Frohman tries a body shot but Ulfsson blocks it.
Ulfsson trying to control the position but instead, Frohman has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ulfsson into the ropes.
Ulfsson has Frohman pressed against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gunnbjorn Ulfsson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Abe Frohman's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Ulfsson lands a really nice looking cross but Frohman seems unphased.

Frohman gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Frohman tries a body shot but Ulfsson blocks it.
Ulfsson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ulfsson blocks the elbow strike.
Frohman works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Frohman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Ulfsson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Frohman tries a body shot but Ulfsson blocks it.
Ulfsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Frohman.
Frohman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ulfsson is defending well for now.
Frohman looking to throw knees to the head but Ulfsson is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frohman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Frohman blocking some punches.
Ulfsson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ulfsson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ulfsson blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Frohman throws an elbow but misses.
Frohman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ulfsson avoids it.
Frohman misses with a punch to the body.
Ulfsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Frohman's elbow.
Frohman managing to block the knees to the body from Ulfsson.
Ulfsson crunches a lovely knee into Frohman's ribcage.
Frohman misses with the head strike.
Ulfsson is struggling to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frohman misses with a knee to the head.
Ulfsson avoiding damage as Frohman throws knees to the body.
Frohman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Frohman tries a knee to the head but Ulfsson blocks it.
Frohman missing with knees to the body.
Ulfsson avoids a wild elbow strike from Frohman.
Ulfsson trying to control the position but instead, Frohman has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ulfsson into the ropes.
Frohman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ulfsson avoids the elbow strike from Frohman, against the ropes.
Frohman lands an elbow just above Ulfsson 's eye.
Frohman misses with a knee strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frohman missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Frohman throws an elbow but misses.
Frohman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Frohman works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ulfsson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Frohman misses with a knee strike.
Frohman trying to land knees to the body.
Frohman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ulfsson avoids it.
Frohman lands an elbow just above Ulfsson 's eye.
Frohman throws an elbow but it misses.
Frohman missing with knees to the body.
Frohman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frohman trying to land knees to the body.
Frohman prevents a body shot from Ulfsson.
Frohman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ulfsson blocks it with crossed arms.
Ulfsson avoiding damage as Frohman throws knees to the body.
Ulfsson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Frohman up against the ropes.
Frohman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Ulfsson prevents a body shot from Frohman.
Frohman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Frohman lands a nice elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ulfsson blocks the elbow strike.
Abe Frohman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ulfsson is trying to maintain a safe position but Frohman gets an underhook and turns Ulfsson into the ropes.
Frohman takes a knee to the side of the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abe Frohman dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Abe Frohman's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Ulfsson fails to land with a series of punches.
Frohman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ulfsson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Frohman wants to clinch
and Ulfsson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Frohman tries to clinch up
and Ulfsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Frohman tries to close the distance and clinch but Ulfsson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ulfsson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ulfsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Frohman was well out of range. Poor timing from Ulfsson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frohman tries to clinch up but Ulfsson circles away and keeps his distance.
Frohman wants to clinch up but Ulfsson keeps it at a distance.
Frohman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Frohman misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ulfsson throws a lazy right hand but Frohman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ulfsson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Frohman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Frohman tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Ulfsson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ulfsson tries a head kick but it misses.
Frohman takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ulfsson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Frohman.
Frohman goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ulfsson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ulfsson swats away the attempt to clinch by Frohman.
Frohman tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Ulfsson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Frohman will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Frohman tries to clinch there but Ulfsson circles away.
Frohman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ulfsson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ulfsson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Frohman has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Frohman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gunnbjorn Ulfsson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Frohman darts in trying to clinch
and Ulfsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Ulfsson throws out a head kick that Frohman doesn't see coming - it connects and sends Frohman crashing to the mat face first! He's bounced up to his knees and is scrambling to get back to his feet and beat the count. He's up on 5 but still looks a bit groggy; will the referee allow it to continue??? He's taking a good look into Frohman's eyes and has decided to let it go on!

Frohman is rocked!

Abe Frohman's cut is getting worse.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frohman moves to clinch but Ulfsson breaks away
and as Frohman takes a moment to reset, Ulfsson counters with a massive combo! Right, left, right! Frohman goes down! He's in big trouble, can he recover? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10. He's out! Ulfsson is your winner!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Gunnbjorn Ulfsson!
Gunnbjorn Ulfsson managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, TFP Graphics - Pit Inc, into his post fight interview.

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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Bob Le Bricoleur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roderick Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Le Bricoleur's entrance music is Bob Le Bricoleur. A fine choice. Jenkins comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Uppercut--2pac kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Le Bricoleur
vs
Jenkins

187 cm
29
153 lbs
17 - 16 - 0

178 cm
27
153 lbs
16 - 8 - 0

Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bob Le Bricoleur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roderick Jenkins!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenkins misses with a kick to the body.
Jenkins thows a body kick. Le Bricoleur tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Le Bricoleur connects with a right hand. Jenkins shakes it off.
Le Bricoleur chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jenkins can pounce on him.
Le Bricoleur thows a body shot but no joy.
Le Bricoleur misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jenkins.
Le Bricoleur swings for the body but Jenkins moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jenkins lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Le Bricoleur has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Le Bricoleur and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Le Bricoleur takes a swing at Jenkins's ribcage but misses.
Jenkins throws a series of punches but Le Bricoleur moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Jenkins there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Le Bricoleur really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jenkins misses with a looping right.
Le Bricoleur lands the left hand.
Jenkins tries to work over Le Bricoleur's front leg with a kick but Le Bricoleur checks it.
Le Bricoleur misses with a leg 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!
Le Bricoleur connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jenkins's hands.
Nice cross by Le Bricoleur.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Bricoleur misses with a wild body shot.
Jenkins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jenkins takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Le Bricoleur is looking to wear down Jenkins with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jenkins fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Le Bricoleur checks it well.
Le Bricoleur throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Le Bricoleur swings for the body but Jenkins moves out of range.
Le Bricoleur fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jenkins manages to avoid it.
Le Bricoleur misses with a body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jenkins throws a leg kick that misses.
Jenkins looks to land a body kick but Le Bricoleur moved away.
Le Bricoleur connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jenkins. Jenkins circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Le Bricoleur lands a jab-cross combination.
Le Bricoleur misses the shot to the body.
Le Bricoleur delivers a nice body kick.
Le Bricoleur avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jenkins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Le Bricoleur.
Jenkins tries to bum rush Le Bricoleur with a series of wild strikes but Le Bricoleur uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jenkins takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Le Bricoleur keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jenkins.
Le Bricoleur swings for the body but Jenkins moves out of range.
Jenkins moves forwards but Le Bricoleur connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Le Bricoleur swings for the body but Jenkins moves out of range.
Jenkins misses with a body shot.
Le Bricoleur checks a leg kick.
Le Bricoleur will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jenkins misses the shot to the body.
Le Bricoleur lands with a straight right. Jenkins didn't see that one coming.
Jenkins scoring well with a low kick there.
Le Bricoleur is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Bricoleur scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Le Bricoleur throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice defenses there by Le Bricoleur.
Le Bricoleur throws a lazy right hand but Jenkins sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Le Bricoleur cracks Jenkins with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Jenkins thows a body shot but no joy.
Le Bricoleur misses with a kick to the body.
Jenkins thumps Le Bricoleur with a low kick.
Le Bricoleur connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jenkins momentarily.
Jenkins turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Le Bricoleur looks to score with a jab to the body but Jenkins is just out of range.
Le Bricoleur scores with a jab. Jenkins acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The fighters circling - Jenkins throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jenkins scores with a push kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jenkins takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Jenkins throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Le Bricoleur tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bob Le Bricoleur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Le Bricoleur misses the shot to the body.
Jenkins looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jenkins pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Le Bricoleur throws the kick towards the body but Jenkins avoids it.
Jenkins misses with a hook. Le Bricoleur ducked under it nicely.
Le Bricoleur throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jenkins misses with a body kick.
Le Bricoleur tries to land a front kick but Jenkins steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Some wild striking there from Jenkins.
Le Bricoleur stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jenkins.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Roderick Jenkins will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Jenkins slips under a jab from Le Bricoleur.
Le Bricoleur on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A head kick misses from Jenkins.
Le Bricoleur throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jenkins stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Le Bricoleur lands a really nice looking cross but Jenkins seems unphased.
Le Bricoleur thows a body shot but no joy.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jenkins.
Jenkins bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Le Bricoleur fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jenkins manages to avoid it.
Roderick Jenkins seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Le Bricoleur throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Le Bricoleur cracks Jenkins with an open hand slap.
Le Bricoleur misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jenkins.
Jenkins scores with a shot to the body.
Le Bricoleur is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Le Bricoleur throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Le Bricoleur as he connects with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins throws the kick towards the body but Le Bricoleur avoids it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Le Bricoleur.
Le Bricoleur misses with a body kick.
Le Bricoleur swings for the body but Jenkins moves out of range.
Jenkins throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jenkins takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Le Bricoleur throws a body punch but Jenkins moves out of range.
Le Bricoleur digs a good body shot into Jenkins's ribs.
Jenkins closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Le Bricoleur fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Le Bricoleur misses with a hook. Jenkins ducked under it nicely.
Jenkins takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jenkins lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jenkins is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Le Bricoleur - that will leave a mark!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Bricoleur just misses with a punch to the body.
A shot to the body from Le Bricoleur misses
and Jenkins counters with a nice low kick that buckles Le Bricoleur's knee momentarily.
Jenkins takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jenkins buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jenkins.
Le Bricoleur misses with a wild body shot.
Jenkins misses with a body kick.
Jenkins misses with a low kick.
Le Bricoleur checks a low kick from Jenkins.
Jenkins throws a left and a right that both miss
and Le Bricoleur counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jenkins thinking.
A head kick misses from Le Bricoleur.
Jenkins doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jenkins throws a body kick that misses.
Le Bricoleur dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins tries to land a body kick
and Le Bricoleur counters with a straight right hand.
Nice shot by Le Bricoleur.
Jenkins 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.
Jenkins throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Le Bricoleur on the side of the head.
Jenkins works the jab nicely.
Jenkins looks for the body kick but Le Bricoleur saw that one coming.
Nice straight punches there by Le Bricoleur. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Le Bricoleur.
Jenkins avoids the body shot from Le Bricoleur.
Jenkins tries to land a leg kick but Le Bricoleur saw it coming and moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Jenkins misses the target.
Both fighters circling a little - Le Bricoleur finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Le Bricoleur swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jenkins misses with a wild body shot.
Jenkins misses with a head kick.
Le Bricoleur is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le Bricoleur scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jenkins misses with a wild body shot.
Le Bricoleur looks to throw the jab but Jenkins is out of range.
Le Bricoleur is looking to land body kicks.
Jenkins throws a low kick but Le Bricoleur moves out of range easily.
Nice body punch from Jenkins.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jenkins takes a swing at Le Bricoleur's ribcage but misses.
Jenkins takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Le Bricoleur uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Le Bricoleur pushes Jenkins away with a front kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Le Bricoleur throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Le Bricoleur checks a low kick from Jenkins.
Jenkins blocks a head kick by Le Bricoleur.
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 Bob Le Bricoleur will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Le Bricoleur pushes Jenkins away with a front kick.
Le Bricoleur takes a swing at Jenkins's ribcage but misses.
Jenkins cracks the inside of Le Bricoleur's front leg.
Jenkins misses with a kick to the body.
Jenkins bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jenkins has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Le Bricoleur.
Le Bricoleur throws a body punch but Jenkins moves out of range.
Le Bricoleur lands with a nice body punch.
Le Bricoleur buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jenkins bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Le Bricoleur's head.
Jenkins gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Le Bricoleur.
An inside leg kick lands from Jenkins.
Jenkins throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jenkins has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Le Bricoleur lands the left hand.
Jenkins throws a leg kick
and Le Bricoleur counters with a nice kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins connects with a high kick.

Le Bricoleur is rocked!
A nice inside leg kick there by Jenkins. That's going to slow Le Bricoleur down.
Oh Le Bricoleur is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jenkins throws a jab but it's blocked by Le Bricoleur.
Le Bricoleur lands a two punch combo.
Le Bricoleur throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jenkins lands a really nice looking cross but Le Bricoleur seems unphased.
Jenkins cracks Le Bricoleur with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Le Bricoleur is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Le Bricoleur is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Le Bricoleur could not beat the count!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Roderick Jenkins!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Roderick Jenkins waved his t-shirt featuring >>> Blitzkrieg Formula 5000 (159++ Recovery $35)'s logo in front of the cameras.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Clark Griswold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthew White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matthew White 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!

Griswold
vs
White

178 cm
28
147 lbs
15 - 3 - 0

174 cm
24
154 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

World class MT
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Clark Griswold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matthew White!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Griswold keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from White.
White moves into range and connects with a jab.
White with a jab.
White misses with a kick to the body.
That kick from Griswold tenderised White's leg. White is trying to keep his angry face on.
White lands with a cross.
White looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Griswold checks the leg kick nicely there.
Griswold throws the left hand but White avoids the punch easily.
Griswold keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from White.
White lands with a nice body punch.
Griswold tries to score with a low kick but White moves his leg out of the way.
Matthew White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Griswold uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by White.
That kick from Griswold tenderised White's leg. White is trying to keep his angry face on.
Griswold throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Griswold. White shrugs it off though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Griswold dips to his left and cracks White with an uppercut!
Griswold wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
White lands a jab-cross combination.
Griswold wants to slow White down by chopping away at his legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griswold is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Griswold keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Griswold throws a shot from downtown. White moves away and avoids it.
Griswold tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and White is able to avoid easily.
White moves out of range of the body kick from Griswold.
Griswold takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Griswold throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
White moves out of range of the strikes.
Griswold looks to land a combination but White avoids it well.
Griswold scores with a nice right hand.
White scores with a nice head shot.
White is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Griswold.
Good work by White as he checks the leg kick.
White scores with a shot to the body.
White jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Griswold on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Griswold moves out of range as White throws a body kick.
Griswold throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griswold avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Griswold misses with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White avoids a kick to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as White checks a leg kick.
Griswold pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Griswold blocks the body kick.
Griswold throws a leg kick
and White counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Griswold thinking.
Griswold tries to land a front kick but White steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
White lands a nice hook to Griswold's body. Griswold takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Griswold with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling White to score with a decent uppercut.
White delivers a nice body kick.
A swing and a miss from White.
Griswold works the jab nicely.
White shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Griswold will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
White slips a straight right by Griswold.
Griswold checks a low kick from White.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Griswold finds it's target.
White throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Griswold throws a chopping leg kick but White manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
White misses with a low kick as Griswold jumps back.
White misses with a body shot.
Griswold throws a head kick that misses.

Griswold clinches with his opponent.
White is looking to control Griswold's arms but Griswold gets an underhook and turns him. Now White has his back to the ropes.
White lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
White takes a shot to the head.
White lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Griswold blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
White lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Griswold backwards.
White avoiding damage as Griswold throws knees to the body.
White misses with a body punch.
White blocks an uppercut.
White lands a shoulder strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White looking to slow down the pace here.
White on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Griswold blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White avoids the elbow strike from Griswold, against the ropes.
White is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
White wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Griswold gets through White's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Griswold works on White's body with a couple of short punches.
Griswold lands an elbow just above White 's eye.
White misses with a shot to the kidneys.
White avoiding damage as Griswold throws knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for White.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
White throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
White doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
White misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Griswold.
White blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matthew White dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

White tries to land a leg kick but Griswold saw it coming and moves away.
White misses with a left hand
and Griswold makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Griswold pushes White away with a front kick.
White cracks a nice hook into Griswold's ribs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Griswold.
White on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Griswold. Griswold obviously looking to wear him down.
White misses with a low kick.
White walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Griswold throws an overhand right that lands on White's shoulder, as White tries to avoid the shot.
Griswold throws a hook but White blocks it.
Griswold dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on White. That did some damage!
White misses with a looping left.
White throws a push kick but Griswold slaps the foot to one side.
Griswold throws a looping overhand right but White ducks down to avoid it.
White moves away from the strike by Griswold.
White misses with a straight right.
A slapping leg kick lands for White.
Griswold thumps White with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Griswold manages to avoid it.
Griswold throws a body kick that misses.
Griswold's corner calls for a 1-2. Griswold obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Griswold slips a straight right by White.
Griswold throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
White swings and misses with a hook to the body.
White misses with a low kick.
An inside leg kick from Griswold misses.
Griswold throws a push kick but White slaps the foot to one side.
White lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Griswold throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Griswold uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by White.
Griswold tries to work over White's front leg with a kick but White checks it.
White throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Griswold lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Griswold.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sloppy strikes from Griswold. Those never looked like landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griswold tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and White is able to avoid easily.
White looks for the body kick but Griswold saw that one coming.
White connects with the punch.
Griswold checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
White misses with an uppercut
and Griswold counters with a straight right hand.
Matthew White seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good exchange - Griswold coming out on top.
A leg kick checked by White.
A left lands for Griswold.
White slips under a jab.
White throws a solid leg kick but Griswold takes the impact on his shin and smiles at White.
White throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Griswold sees it coming and avoids it easily.
White throws a jab when Griswold was well out of range.
White misses with a low kick.
White takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
White throws the left hand but Griswold avoids the punch easily.
White throws a nice inside leg kick.
Griswold scores with a nice strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griswold takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
White thows a leg kick but Griswold checks it
and Griswold counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Griswold takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
White throws a big shot that misses.
Nice defenses there by Griswold.
White tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
White takes a jab right on the kisser.
White's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
White turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
White walks forward, straight into a front kick from Griswold.
White slips under a jab from Griswold.
White throws a low kick, looking for Griswold's leg but Griswold calmly moves out of range.
Griswold lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
White thows a body shot but no joy.
Griswold getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A leg kick checked by Griswold.
Griswold misses with a hook. White ducked under it nicely.
Griswold chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griswold lands a nice looking body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Griswold missing with a left hand there. White was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Griswold swings widly with a right hand
and White counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Griswold moves out of range of the leg kick from White.
Griswold pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Griswold takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Griswold with a hook.
Griswold misses with a straight left.
White misses with a body shot.
Griswold misses with a hook. White ducked under it nicely.
White takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
White tries to score with a low kick but Griswold moves his leg out of the way.
Griswold loads up on a big right hand but White slips the punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Griswold keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
White is looking to score with low kicks.
Griswold misses with a head kick.
Griswold fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clark Griswold dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Some bone on bone action there as Griswold checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A low kick from Griswold is predictable there
and White counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice body kick from White.
Griswold ducks down and throws a hook to the body but White moves away.
White delivers a nice body kick.
White attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Griswold takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
White slips under a jab from Griswold.
Griswold goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Griswold avoids a kick to the body.
White thows a leg kick but Griswold checks it
and Griswold counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. White is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Griswold throws a low kick but it's checked well by White.
Griswold tried to score with a low kick but White checks it.
A cross from White lands.
White lunges at Griswold with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Griswold's hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by White. That's going to slow Griswold down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Griswold lands a high kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
White avoids a kick to the body.
Griswold takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Griswold stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from White.
White lands with a nice body punch.
Griswold lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
White misses with a low kick.
Griswold uses good head movement to avoid the hook from White.
Griswold lands with a right hand.
A lazy body kick from White
and Griswold counters with a left to the body.
White has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Griswold.
Griswold misses with an uppercut.
Griswold chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Griswold looks for the body kick but White saw that one coming.
White walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Griswold checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

Griswold rushes White and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
White misses with a punch on the inside.
Griswold blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

White manages to break the clinch.
White throws a shot from downtown. Griswold moves away and avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice inside leg kick there by Griswold. That's going to slow White down.
White keeps the fight on the outside.
Griswold throws a nice head kick!
Griswold checks a low kick from White.
White throws a low kick but Griswold moves out of range easily.
Nice cross by Griswold.
A leg kick checked by White.
Griswold pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Griswold ducks under a wild hook from White.
Griswold misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
White throws an overhand right that lands on Griswold's shoulder, as Griswold tries to avoid the shot.
Griswold throws the left hand but White avoids the punch easily.
White keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
White connects with a solid leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griswold slips a jab from White.
Griswold takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
White's jab looks to have found its range, popping Griswold under the eye.
Griswold is looking to chop away at White's legs.
Griswold throws a chopping leg kick but White manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
White misses with a body kick.
White throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Griswold throws a head kick that misses.
Griswold tries to work over White's front leg with a kick but White checks it.
White tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice defenses there by Griswold.
Griswold buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
White throws out a powerful jab.
White scores with a leg kick.
Griswold explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Griswold blocks a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griswold tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and White is able to avoid easily.
White throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
White connects with the punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
White misses with an attempted mid kick.
Griswold connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
White attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Griswold is looking to score with low kicks.
Griswold cracks the inside of White's front leg.
White throws a leg kick but Griswold sees it coming and checks it nicely.
White misses with a hook. Griswold ducked under it nicely.
White lands a head kick. Griswold smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Griswold lands a nice leg kick that just misses White's sensitive parts.
Griswold sizes up White with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Griswold throws the left hand but White avoids the punch easily.
White tries to land a front kick but Griswold steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Matthew White just about did enough to take it.
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.

White moves out of range of the strikes.
A head kick from Griswold lands but White takes it in his stride.
Griswold moves out of range as White throws a body kick.
Griswold misses with an uppercut. White saw that one coming.
White throws an overhand right that lands on Griswold's shoulder, as Griswold tries to avoid the shot.
White loads up on a big right hand but Griswold slips the punch.
White tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
White walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Griswold throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
White throws a wild body kick that Griswold sees coming a mile off.
White throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
White slips under a jab from Griswold.
Griswold fails with an attempt to clinch.
White throws a head kick but Griswold moves out of range.
White wants to slow Griswold down by chopping away at his legs.
A telegraphed right hand from Griswold misses the target.
Griswold misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griswold wants to slow White down by chopping away at his legs.
White lets loose with a powerful body kick. Griswold will feel that in the morning.
Griswold tries to close the distance and clinch but White swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
White buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Griswold fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but White is out of range.
Griswold gets cracked there but stands up to it.
White uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Griswold.
White has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A solid leg kick lands there for Griswold.
White throws a shot to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as White checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Griswold walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. White checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
White swings for the body but Griswold moves out of range.
Griswold throws a right hand that White ducks under and follows up with a left that White also avoids with ease.
White chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Griswold can pounce on him.
White looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
White throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griswold connects with an inside leg kick.
Donk. Griswold catches White right on the button with a cross.
Griswold lands a nice looking kick to the body. White takes a step back to recover.
White misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
White throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Griswold counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White cracks the inside of Griswold's front leg.
Griswold fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
White throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
White misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Griswold.
Griswold darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
White jabs Griswold to the body, keeping him at a distance.
White has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Griswold.
Griswold looks to land a right hand but White moved out of range.
Griswold keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Griswold fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White moves out of range as Griswold strikes.
That kick from Griswold tenderised White's leg. White is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Griswold crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from White - the referee stops the clock and Griswold gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says White. Griswold manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
White defending well as Griswold loads up on a big left hand.
Griswold takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Griswold throws a quick inside leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by White as he connects with a hook.
Griswold with a hook.
Good leg kick by White there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Griswold fails with an attempt to clinch.
Griswold swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Griswold scores with a push kick.
White throws a leg kick which misses Griswold's front leg but catches the back leg as Griswold tries to avoid it.
White keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Griswold.
White waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Griswold.
White scores with a kick to the midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
White misses with a low kick.
Griswold takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some bone on bone action there as White checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
White throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Griswold just misses with a punch to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for White.
Griswold looks to score with a jab to the body but White is just out of range.
Griswold bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps White's head backwards.
Griswold looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Griswold is looking to clinch but White is avoiding it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
White lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
White throws a sloppy head kick
and Griswold counters with a thumping low kick.
Griswold with a hook.
White tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Griswold was well out of range. Poor timing from White.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Clark Griswold will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Griswold throws a head kick that half lands.
White goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Griswold pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
White moves forwards but Griswold connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Good standup being displayed there by White as he connects with a hook.
White throws an off balance right hand
and Griswold counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Griswold takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
White checks a leg kick.
White ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
White lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Griswold looks to score with a jab to the body but White is just out of range.
Griswold tries to clinch up.
White's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Griswold connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! White scrambles back to his feet.
A nice leg kick lands there from Griswold.
A low kick from Griswold is predictable there
and White counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Griswold moves out of range as White throws a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
White throws a body kick, spinning off balance
letting Griswold counter with a right hand.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Griswold lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and White has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from White and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
White scores with a decent looking hook.
White slips under a jab from Griswold.
White scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
White blocks a leg kick.
White scores with a hook to the body. Griswold takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
White connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
White goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
White is looking to slow Griswold down with leg kicks.
Griswold keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
White avoids the head kick by Griswold.
Griswold scores with a hook to the body. White takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Griswold misses with a low kick.
White connects with an inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griswold scores with a kick to the body.
White needs to keep his hands up - Griswold had a free shot at his head there.
White fakes the leg kick and cracks Griswold in the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for White.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Griswold takes a head kick and keeps coming.
White wants to slow Griswold down by chopping away at his legs.
Griswold throws a low kick but White avoids it.
Griswold lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Griswold lets loose with a powerful body kick. White will feel that in the morning.
White connects with a solid leg kick.
White throws a big shot that misses.
Nice shot by White.
White swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
White tries to land a leg kick but Griswold saw it coming and moves away.
Griswold lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White throws a low kick but Griswold avoids it.
White tries to work over Griswold's front leg with a kick but Griswold checks it.
Crunch! White slams his shin into Griswold's torso.
White avoids a kick to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from White.
Griswold throws a low kick but White moves out of range easily.
Griswold throws a push kick but White slaps the foot to one side.
Griswold uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by White.
A lazy body kick from White
and Griswold counters with a slapping leg kick.
White throws a body punch but Griswold moves out of range.
Griswold chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before White can pounce on him.
A jab from White misses.
White throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Griswold counters with an inside leg kick.
Griswold lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
White looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Griswold scores with a decent looking hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griswold scores with a jab. White acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Griswold tried to score with a low kick but White checks it.
Griswold swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Griswold looks for the body kick but White saw that one coming.
Nice shot by White.
White loads up on a big right hand but Griswold slips the punch.
White on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Griswold. Griswold obviously looking to wear him down.
White checks a leg kick.
Griswold dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on White. That did some damage!
White throws a big shot that misses.
White throws a leg kick that is checked
and Griswold counters with a good low kick that White was not able to check.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Griswold tries to score with a low kick but White moves his leg out of the way.
Griswold throws a low kick, looking for White's leg but White calmly moves out of range.
White feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Griswold's calf.
White feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Griswold's calf.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Matthew White.
Well White 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 47:48
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 47:48
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 47:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matthew White!

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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Naughtius Maximus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kamikaze Sazuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Naughtius Maximus had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Maximus
vs
Sazuki

173 cm
28
168 lbs
20 - 4 - 0

178 cm
26
160 lbs
12 - 6 - 1

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Naughtius Maximus!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kamikaze Sazuki!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maximus doesn't manage to clinch there - Sazuki circles away.
Maximus blocks a head kick by Sazuki.
Sazuki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Maximus.
Sazuki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maximus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sazuki.
Sazuki misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Maximus buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Maximus defending well as Sazuki loads up on a big left hand.
Sazuki misses with a looping left.
Maximus jabs Sazuki to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kamikaze Sazuki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sazuki lands with a shot to the body.
Sazuki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maximus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sazuki throws a big shot that misses.
Maximus scores with a hook to the body. Sazuki takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Maximus lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sazuki has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sazuki and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
An inside leg kick from Sazuki misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sazuki ducks right into an uppercut from Maximus.
Sazuki throws a combination that misses
and Maximus counters with a head kick.
Sazuki blocks the body kick.
A jab from Maximus does it's job there.
Sazuki avoids the body shot from Maximus.
Maximus stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Maximus tries a low kick but Sazuki avoids it.
Maximus looks to throw the jab but Sazuki is out of range.
Sazuki swinging wildly here.
No joy there for Sazuki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Maximus lands a jab to the nose.
Sazuki takes a kick to the side of the head.
Sazuki lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sazuki.

It looks like Naughtius Maximus has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sazuki buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Maximus fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sazuki is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maximus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sazuki misses the shot to the body.

Maximus darts in and clinches Sazuki up against the ropes.
Maximus using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sazuki has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short uppercut from Maximus.
Sazuki is trying to force a seperation but Maximus has the dominant position.
Maximus keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sazuki's efforts to push away.
Maximus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maximus scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sazuki is trying to break the clinch but Maximus is controlling him.
Sazuki's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Maximus tries to throw a body punch but Sazuki avoids it by throwing Maximus back against the ropes.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Maximus takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Maximus.
Maximus lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sazuki or not.
Maximus scores with a hook to the body.
Maximus lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Maximus lands a body punch.
Maximus lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Maximus lands a shoulder strike.
Maximus manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Maximus throws a punch but it's blocked by Sazuki.
Maximus working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Maximus creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Maximus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Maximus working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maximus prevents Sazuki from breaking the clinch.
Maximus has Sazuki pressed against the ropes, preventing Sazuki from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Maximus lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Maximus tries to throw a body punch but Sazuki avoids it by throwing Maximus back against the ropes.
A right handed body shot lands from Maximus.
Sazuki wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short right from Maximus.
Sazuki is trying to break the clinch but Maximus is controlling him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maximus lands a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Maximus.
Maximus tries a body shot but Sazuki blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Naughtius Maximus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Naughtius Maximus's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Sazuki connects with a crisp jab.
Maximus fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sazuki.
Sazuki misses with a kick to the body.
Sazuki misses with a few strikes there.
Sazuki takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Maximus throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sazuki steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Maximus. That one must have hurt.
Sazuki swinging wildly here.
Maximus cracks a nice hook into Sazuki's ribs.
Naughtius Maximus is winning the standup battle so far.
Sazuki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sazuki throws a looping overhand right but Maximus ducks down to avoid it.
Sazuki takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sazuki throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A thudding body kick lands there by Maximus!
Sazuki is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maximus pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sazuki tries to work over Maximus's front leg with a kick but Maximus checks it.
Sazuki throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Sazuki will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sazuki misses with a jab, cross combination.

Maximus gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A right hand to the body from Maximus.
Maximus lands a right hand.
Maximus scores with a hook to the body.
A short body shot lands from Maximus as the two fighters clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Maximus.
Maximus tries to throw a body punch but Sazuki avoids it by throwing Maximus back against the ropes.
Sazuki looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Maximus keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sazuki's efforts to push away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maximus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sazuki's elbow.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Maximus obliges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maximus misses with a punch to the body.
Sazuki is looking to break free of the clinch but Maximus has double underhooks.
Maximus tries a body shot but Sazuki blocks it.
A body shot lands from Maximus.
Maximus holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sazuki prevents a body shot from Maximus.
Maximus lands a body shot.
Maximus holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Maximus lands a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sazuki is trying to break the clinch but Maximus has him pressed against the ropes.
Sazuki takes a knee to the side of the body.
Maximus lands a body shot in the clinch.
Maximus struggles to land a body shot inside as Sazuki controls his hands.
Maximus lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Maximus presses Sazuki against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Maximus gets through Sazuki's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Maximus goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Naughtius Maximus has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sazuki prevents a body shot from Maximus.
Maximus working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Maximus has Sazuki pressed against the ropes, preventing Sazuki from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A frustrated look appears on Sazuki's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Maximus working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sazuki looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sazuki blocks a body shot from Maximus.
Maximus scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sazuki wants to break free but Maximus has control.
A short left from Maximus.
Maximus lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Maximus tries a body shot but Sazuki blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Maximus.
Maximus lands a body punch in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Maximus.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maximus prevents Sazuki from breaking the clinch.
Sazuki has had enough of the clinch but Maximus keeps him there for the moment.
Maximus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sazuki can do to turn this around?
Maximus working Sazuki over with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Naughtius Maximus dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Naughtius Maximus's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Sazuki ducks right into an uppercut from Maximus.
Maximus goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Good leg kick by Maximus there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Maximus throws a head kick but Sazuki moves out of range.
Sazuki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maximus was well out of range. Poor timing from Sazuki.
Maximus lands with a hook. Sazuki tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sazuki throws out a loose jab but Maximus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maximus with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Maximus tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Maximus.
Sazuki throws a series of punches but Maximus avoids them all with ease.

Maximus pushes Sazuki up against the ropes in a clinch.
Sazuki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Maximus lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sazuki backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maximus lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sazuki backwards.
Maximus softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maximus lands a shoulder strike.

Sazuki is rocked!
Maximus has Sazuki pressed against the ropes, preventing Sazuki from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Maximus keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sazuki's efforts to push away.
Maximus goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Maximus misses with a punch to the body.
Maximus lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Maximus lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sazuki backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Maximus.
Sazuki is still on wobbly legs! Can Maximus finish him?
Sazuki takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sazuki seems to have recovered his senses.
A frustrated look appears on Sazuki's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Maximus with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maximus works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Maximus.
Maximus lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sazuki backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body punch from Maximus.
Maximus lands an uppercut.
Maximus lands a hook to the side of the head.
Maximus is working Sazuki over against the ropes.
Maximus using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Maximus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Maximus lands an uppercut.
Maximus tries to work over Sazuki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Maximus lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sazuki backwards.
Maximus lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maximus keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sazuki's efforts to push away.
Sazuki takes a shot to the head.
Maximus lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short left from Maximus.
Maximus using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sazuki has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Maximus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Maximus.
Maximus lands with a short shot to the head.
Maximus lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sazuki.
Maximus lands a body punch in the clinch.
Maximus scores with a shot to the side of Sazuki's head.
Good body shot from Maximus.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maximus working Sazuki over with knees to the body.
Sazuki prevents a body shot from Maximus.
A short body shot lands from Maximus as the two fighters clinch.
Maximus makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Maximus creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Maximus gets through Sazuki's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Maximus pushes Sazuki back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Maximus misses with a hook to the ribs.
Maximus lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sazuki is looking to break free of the clinch but Maximus has double underhooks.
Maximus lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Maximus throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Naughtius Maximus clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Naughtius Maximus's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Maximus misses with a body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Maximus.
Sazuki misses with a body kick.
Sazuki misses with a series of wild punches.

Maximus pushes Sazuki up against the ropes in a clinch.
Maximus lands a body shot in the clinch.
Maximus scores with a shot to the side of Sazuki's head.
Maximus pushes Sazuki back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Maximus.
Sazuki wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Maximus has him pressed against the ropes.
Maximus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sazuki's elbow.
A body shot lands from Maximus.
Sazuki is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Maximus lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sazuki backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maximus digs a right hand into Sazuki's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sazuki's gas tank.
Maximus working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Maximus content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Maximus lands a hook that snaps the head of Sazuki backwards.
Maximus lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Maximus on the inside.
Maximus scores with a hook to the body.
Maximus digs a right hand into Sazuki's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sazuki's gas tank.
Maximus lands a body punch.
Maximus can't find room to land a body shot as Sazuki controls the action.
Maximus lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sazuki.
Maximus avoiding damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Maximus.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maximus misses with a hook to the ribs.
Maximus scores with a hook to the body.
Maximus works on Sazuki's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right from Maximus on the inside.
Maximus misses with a body punch.
Maximus lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sazuki or not.
Sazuki is trying to force a seperation but Maximus has the dominant position.
Maximus lands a hook to the side of the head.
Maximus lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sazuki backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Maximus.
Maximus avoiding damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maximus lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Maximus goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Maximus scores with a shoulder strike.
Maximus looking to throw knees to the head but Sazuki is blocking nicely.
Maximus lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sazuki backwards.
Sazuki wants to break the clinch but can't.
Maximus scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Maximus.
Maximus misses with a hook to the ribs.
Maximus tries to work over Sazuki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Maximus.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maximus lands with a light punch inside.
Sazuki is trying to break the clinch but Maximus has him pressed against the ropes.
Maximus lands with a right to the head.
Maximus lands a right hand.
Maximus throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Maximus scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice left hand lands by Maximus.
Sazuki takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sazuki tries to break free but Maximus pushes him back against the ropes.
Maximus digs a right hand into Sazuki's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sazuki's gas tank.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maximus lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sazuki backwards.
Maximus is working Sazuki over against the ropes.
A short left from Maximus.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Naughtius Maximus had his way with Kamikaze Sazuki in that round.
The cut man is working on Naughtius Maximus's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Maximus throws a front kick to the face that drops Sazuki face first to the mat! Oh, he's in big trouble! He's stumbling all over the place and has face planted into the ropes, causing the referee to call an end to the fight! What a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Front Kick). Naughtius Maximus!
Naughtius Maximus retains his lightweight title!
Our winner, Naughtius Maximus, 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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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Pat Barry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alistair Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Overeem comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Since the Flood- kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Barry
vs
Overeem

182 cm
22
198 lbs
11 - 0 - 0

195 cm
29
195 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Great elbows
Granite chin

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 11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pat Barry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alistair Overeem!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shigeki Sano and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Overeem wants to clinch but Barry slips to the side
letting Barry counter with a right hand.
Overeem walks into a straight right hand from Barry.
Overeem tries to bum rush Barry with a series of wild strikes but Barry uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A left and a right from Barry both land. Nice combination.
Overeem throws a sloppy head kick and Barry moves out of range easily.
Overeem throws a shot from downtown. Barry moves away and avoids it.
Barry lands a head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Overeem wants to clinch.
Barry digs a good hook to Overeem's body.
Overeem lands a right hook to the body.
Overeem misses with a hook.
Barry keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Overeem.
Barry scores with a head kick. Overeem tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Barry lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Overeem throws a hook but Barry avoids it easily.
Overeem is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barry scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Overeem tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Barry manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Barry scores with a body shot.
Overeem pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A shot to the liver by Barry. Beautiful body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Barry.
Barry misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barry misses with a body shot.
Barry blocks a jab.

Barry pushes Overeem up against the ropes in a clinch.
Barry lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Barry tries to land a knee to the head but Overeem blocks with his arms.
Overeem lands a shoulder strike.
Barry with a knee to the head.
Barry blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Barry obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barry lands a knee to the head.
Barry prevents a body shot from Overeem.
Barry tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Overeem avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overeem avoids a wild elbow strike from Barry.
Overeem is trying to force a seperation but Barry has the dominant position.
Barry lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Barry is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Overeem is keeping busy.
Barry tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Overeem avoids it.
Barry landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Barry throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Overeem wants to break the clinch but can't.
Barry lands a shot to the body.
Barry lands a body shot in the clinch.
Barry scores with a knee to the head.
Overeem fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Overeem lands an elbow inside.
Overeem working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Barry throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Overeem fails to land.
Overeem has a couple of punches blocked by Barry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overeem lands with a light punch inside.
Overeem wants to break free but Barry has control.
Barry lands a right hand that snaps the head of Overeem backwards.
Barry throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

Overeem escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barry misses the shot to the body.
Alistair Overeem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barry scores with a hook to the body. Overeem takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Overeem throws a head kick but Barry moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Overeem misses the target.
Barry throws a nice inside leg kick.
Barry cracks Overeem with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Barry throws a combination. Overeem tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barry cracks Overeem with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Barry scores with a kick to the midsection.
Overeem looks gassed!
Barry stuns Overeem with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Barry throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Overeem wants to clinch

and Barry moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barry prevents Overeem from breaking the clinch.
Barry is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Overeem is defending well for now.
Barry lands a good knee to the midsection. Overeem won't want to take too many of those.
Barry tries to land knees in the clinch but Overeem avoids the damage to the body.
Barry lands a shot to the body.
Barry lands an elbow just above Overeem 's eye.
Overeem wants to get back to striking at distance but Barry won't allow it.
Overeem has had enough of the clinch but Barry keeps him there for the moment.
Barry tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Barry obliges.
Barry putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Overeem in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Barry digs a right hand into Overeem's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Overeem's gas tank.
Barry lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barry unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Barry lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Barry is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Barry.
Barry scores with a shot to the side of Overeem's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pat Barry dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Nice shot by Barry.
Overeem takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Barry scores with a kick to the body.
Overeem throws the left hand but Barry avoids the punch easily.
Barry thows a body shot but no joy.
Barry darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Overeem throws a hook to the side of Barry's head but Barry sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barry keeps the fight on the outside.
Overeem rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barry counters with a body kick.
A good leg kick by Barry.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barry wants to clinch up but Overeem keeps it at a distance.
Overeem swings widly with a right hand
enabling Barry to counter with a crisp jab.
Barry throws out a powerful jab.
Barry with a hook.
Overeem thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barry misses with the combination.
Pat Barry is winning the standup battle so far.
Barry lands a nice shot to the body.
Overeem is breathing heavily.
Overeem misses with a leg kick
and Barry counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Overeem fails in his attempt to clinch.
Overeem throws a poor cross that misses
and Barry counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Barry is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Overeem can do to turn this around?

Barry lands a head kick that bluckles Overeem and drops him to the canvas. He's still conscious but it looks like it's going to take him the full 10 seconds to get back his senses! He's up on 9 and seems to be just about OK to continue.... the referee agrees and we're back to the action with Barry no doubt looking to push for a finish!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice jab there from Barry.
Overeem doesn't manage to clinch there - Barry circles away.
Barry lands with an uppercut that bounces Overeem off the ropes and back into range.
Overeem walks into a left hand.

Overeem is rocked!
Overeem cracks Barry with a right hand to the side of the head.
Barry ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Overeem fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barry scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Overeem.
Overeem misses with a hook
and Barry finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Barry, right into the meat.
A slapping body kick lands there for Barry.
Barry's corner calls for a 1-2. Barry obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Overeem has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Barry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barry lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Barry smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Barry with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Barry closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Overeem has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Barry.
A short left from Barry.
Barry pushes Overeem back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Overeem lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Barry backwards.
Barry trying to land knees to the body.
Barry dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Overeem is trying to break free.
Barry lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Overeem takes an elbow to the temple.
Barry lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Pat Barry has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Overeem misses with a short punch on the inside.
Overeem has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Barry tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Barry softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overeem lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Overeem tries to circle away but Barry has him pinned against the ropes.
Barry utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Barry.
Barry lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Overeem's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Barry.
Barry lands a body punch in the clinch.
Barry tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Barry lands with a left to the head.
Barry lands a right hand that snaps the head of Overeem backwards.
Barry lands an elbow inside.
Barry lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Overeem misses with some punches.
Overeem wants to break free but Barry has control.
Overeem blocks a body shot from Barry.
A short uppercut from Barry.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Overeem doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Overeem swings wildly with an uppercut but Barry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barry using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Barry lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Barry blocks an uppercut.
Barry scores a nice knee to the body.
Barry misses with a knee strike.
Barry utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Barry landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Overeem's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barry works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Barry has Overeem pressed against the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Barry.
Barry keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Overeem's efforts to push away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pat Barry will take that round after scoring the only knockdown of the round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Thud! ouch! good body kick from Barry - that will leave a mark!
A nice inside leg kick there by Barry. That's going to slow Overeem down.
Barry lunges at Overeem with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Overeem's hand.
Barry lands with a good body shot.
Overeem throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Barry counters with a good low kick that Overeem was not able to check.
Barry changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A shot to the liver by Barry. Beautiful body shot.
Overeem tries a head kick but it misses.
Overeem misses with a hook

and Barry counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Barry prevents Overeem from breaking the clinch.
Overeem throws a head punch that misses.
Barry putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Overeem in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Overeem takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barry using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Barry comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Barry lands a nice elbow.
Barry lands a right hand.
Overeem takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barry scores with a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Barry scores with a nice short uppercut.
Barry lands an elbow inside that Overeem shrugs off.
Barry scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Barry unloads a knee to the mid-section. Overeem lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Barry connects with a knee to the head.
Barry looking to slow down the pace here.
Nice body punch from Barry - that landed with a thud.
Barry will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Overeem up against the ropes.
Barry gets through Overeem's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Barry lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Barry.
A nice left hand lands by Barry.
Barry tries to land knees in the clinch but Overeem avoids the damage to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barry looking to throw knees to the head but Overeem is blocking nicely.
Overeem tries to circle away but Barry has him pinned against the ropes.
Overeem has had enough of the clinch but Barry keeps him there for the moment.
Overeem wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Barry has him pressed against the ropes.
Barry comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Overeem is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Barry lands a body punch.
Barry lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Barry throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Barry obliges.
Barry dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Barry lands an elbow inside that Overeem shrugs off.
Alistair Overeem has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barry blocks an elbow strike.
Barry is trying to stall.
Overeem has a couple of punches blocked by Barry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barry missing with knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Barry.
Barry gets through Overeem's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Overeem misses with an elbow over the top.
Barry lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Overeem or not.
Barry lands an elbow inside that Overeem shrugs off.
Barry unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Barry lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Barry landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Barry lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Overeem.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Overeem takes an elbow to the temple.
Barry scores with a knee to the head.
Barry lands a nice elbow.
Barry lands with a light punch inside.
Barry landing knees to the body.
Barry lands with a right to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barry lands a knee to the body.
Barry landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Barry lands a knee to the head.
Barry lands an elbow inside that Overeem shrugs off.
Barry tries to land a knee to the head but Overeem blocks with his arms.
Barry lands a hook to the side of the head.
Overeem misses with a hook from the clinch.
Overeem looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Barry tries to land a knee to the head but Overeem blocks with his arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Overeem.
Barry lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Overeem is trying to break the clinch but Barry is controlling him.
Barry trying to stall but Overeem improves his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barry blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Overeem working hard to break the clinch.

Overeem breaks from the clinch.
Overeem misses with a looping left.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pat Barry showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Barry 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 30:26
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:26
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pat Barry!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Pat Barry made sure he mentioned FinnSubs, along with how happy he was to win his fight.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Buck Naked (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruben Wiki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Naked's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, It Won't Suck Itself. The crowd seem to be enjoying Wiki's choice of entrance music: Reuben James . Buck Naked could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ruben Wiki's chin.

Naked
vs
Wiki

184 cm
32
177 lbs
27 - 10 - 1

173 cm
30
182 lbs
19 - 8 - 1

World class MT
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

Non-Stop Nutrition
TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Buck Naked!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Ruben Wiki!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wiki missing with a left hand there. Naked was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wiki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Naked throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wiki uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Naked has time to react.
Naked throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Naked lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Naked blocks the body kick.
Wiki looks to land a left hand but Naked moved out of range nicely.
Wiki misses with a looping right.
Naked throws a sloppy head kick
and Wiki counters with a nice low kick that buckles Naked's knee momentarily.
Wiki misses the jab.
Naked misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A combination from Naked does no damage.
Naked throws the left hand but Wiki avoids the punch easily.
Naked with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wiki scoring well with a low kick there.
Wiki just misses with a punch to the body.
Wiki connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Naked's hands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Naked chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wiki can pounce on him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Wiki.
Wiki throws a shot from downtown. Naked moves away and avoids it.
Naked looks to land a combination but Wiki avoids it well.
Naked on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wiki. Wiki obviously looking to wear him down.
Naked loads up on a big right hand but Wiki slips the punch.
Wiki missing with a left hand there. Naked was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wiki blocks a head kick by Naked.
Naked cracks Wiki with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wiki takes a swing at Naked's ribcage but misses.
Wiki misses the jab.
Wiki sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Wiki blocks a jab.
Wiki avoids the body shot from Naked.
Crunch! Wiki slams his shin into Naked's torso.
Sloppy strikes from Wiki. Those never looked like landing.
A big left from Naked misses.
Wiki throws out a leg kick but Naked moves out of range and Wiki only half commits.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Naked takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Naked misses the jab.
A solid body kick from Naked.
Wiki slips a straight right by Naked.
Naked moves out of range as Wiki throws a body kick.
Wiki misses with a body kick.
Naked scores with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Naked.
Wiki connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wiki misses with a leg kick

and Naked counters quickly with a head kick that drops Wiki to the mat! The referee starts the count at 3 - will Wiki be able to get back to his feet in time? 4,5,6, he's up. He looks OK so we'll continue the action!
Wiki is looking to chop away at Naked's legs.
Wiki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wiki lands a jab to the nose.
Naked scores with a spinning back kick!
A head kick misses from Wiki.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naked throws a head kick but Wiki moves out of range.
Wiki throws a lazy head kick

and whilst Wiki still has his hands down, Naked counters with a perfectly aimed head kick that sends Wiki crashing to the mat! Will he recover? 3,4,5,6,7 - he's back up! The referee looks into his eyes and asks him to walk forwards. He's going to allow this one to continue but will Wiki be able to survive another onslaught?

Wiki is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Naked misses with a head kick.
Wiki is still on wobbly legs! Can Naked finish him?
Naked throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Wiki to counter with a crisp jab.
Wiki tries to get into range but Naked steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Wiki! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Naked scores the big KO victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Buck Naked!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Buck Naked waved his t-shirt featuring Non-Stop Nutrition's logo in front of the cameras.