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Dynasty 137 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Michael Dunlap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rung The Tank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Tank has chosen คนบ้านเดียŪ as his entrance music. Rung The Tank has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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140 lbs
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140 lbs
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Solid Muay Thai
Prefers standup
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael Dunlap!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rung The Tank!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Dunlap looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The Tank scores with a one two! Dunlap had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The Tank misses with an attempted mid kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - The Tank looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The Tank tries to clinch there but Dunlap circles away.
The Tank avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dunlap closes the distance but The Tank moves to the side
and The Tank counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dunlap moves into the clinch.
The Tank looking to stall.
The Tank escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dunlap swats away the attempt to clinch by The Tank.
The Tank keeps the fight on the outside.
Dunlap tries to close the distance and clinch up but The Tank swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dunlap tries to land a leg kick but The Tank saw it coming and moves away.
The Tank is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The Tank rushes Dunlap and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dunlap takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Dunlap takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunlap tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The Tank is looking to control Dunlap's arms but Dunlap gets an underhook and turns him. Now The Tank has his back to the cage.
Dunlap tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and The Tank avoids it.
Dunlap using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dunlap tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and The Tank avoids it.
A hook to the body from The Tank.
Dunlap tries to land knees in the clinch but The Tank avoids the damage to the body.
Dunlap tries to land knees in the clinch but The Tank avoids the damage to the body.
The Tank working hard to break the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. The Tank obliges.
The Tank misses with a hook to the ribs.
The Tank wants to get back to striking at distance but Dunlap won't allow it.
The Tank has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dunlap tries to land a knee to the head but The Tank blocks with his arms.
A short right hand to the side of the head by The Tank.
Dunlap missing with knees to the body.
The Tank is trying to break the clinch but Dunlap has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Tank looking to stall.
Dunlap throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but The Tank blocks it with crossed arms.
The Tank wants to get back to striking at distance but Dunlap won't allow it.
Dunlap missing with knees to the body.
Dunlap goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dunlap tries to work over The Tank's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Tank swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The Tank misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dunlap.
Dunlap misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dunlap tries a knee to the head but The Tank blocks it.
Dunlap's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The Tank blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A body shot lands from Dunlap.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Tank is looking to break free of the clinch but Dunlap has double underhooks.
Dunlap stalling in the clinch but The Tank improves position.
The Tank tries to break the clinch but Dunlap is controlling the position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dunlap as The Tank tries to tie him up.
Dunlap misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rung The Tank dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The Tank tries to clinch but Dunlap moves out of range.
Dunlap scores with a jab. The Tank acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dunlap keeps the fight on the outside.
The Tank clinches up with Dunlap and pushes him back against the cage.
The Tank lands a knee to the body.
Dunlap works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dunlap prevents The Tank from breaking the clinch.
The Tank is looking to break free of the clinch but Dunlap has double underhooks.
The Tank takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dunlap tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and The Tank avoids it.
The Tank trying to stall but Dunlap improves his position.
The Tank creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dunlap misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from The Tank.
The Tank unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The Tank escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dunlap throws a series of punches but The Tank avoids them all with ease.
The Tank tries to land a front kick but Dunlap steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
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!
The Tank circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dunlap avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The Tank misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Tank doesn't manage to clinch there - Dunlap circles away.
The Tank throws a body kick that misses.
Dunlap moves in looking to clinch but The Tank pushes him off.
The Tank tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Dunlap manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The Tank is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The Tank looks for the body kick but Dunlap saw that one coming.
Dunlap drives through and clinches with The Tank against the cage.
Dunlap managing to block the knees to the body from The Tank.
Dunlap misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dunlap tries to stall but The Tank uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The Tank putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dunlap in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The Tank blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The Tank utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by The Tank.
Dunlap keeps control of The Tank as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The Tank wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dunlap has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Tank blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The Tank looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The Tank lands a nice shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Tank managing to block the knees to the body from Dunlap.
Dunlap tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and The Tank avoids it.
The Tank is trying to force a seperation but Dunlap has the dominant position.
The Tank working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dunlap tries to stall but The Tank uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dunlap tries to land knees in the clinch but The Tank avoids the damage to the body.
The Tank avoiding damage as Dunlap throws knees to the body.
The Tank manages to break the clinch.
The Tank throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The Tank moves into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dunlap prevents The Tank from breaking the clinch.
The Tank on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dunlap tries a body shot but The Tank blocks it.
The Tank is looking to control Dunlap's arms but Dunlap gets an underhook and turns him. Now The Tank has his back to the cage.
Dunlap really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The Tank pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rung The Tank showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Dunlap takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The Tank ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The Tank tries to clinch but Dunlap moves out of range.
The Tank keeps the fight on the outside.
Dunlap tries to clinch but The Tank moves out of range.
The Tank tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dunlap swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dunlap tries to clinch up but The Tank circles away and keeps his distance.
Dunlap is looking to clinch but The Tank is avoiding it.
The Tank tries to close the distance and clinch but Dunlap swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dunlap tries to close the distance and clinch up but The Tank swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rung The Tank seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The Tank misses with a head kick.
Dunlap steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from The Tank. That one must have hurt.
Dunlap circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dunlap tries to clinch up.
The Tank throws a head kick but Dunlap moves out of range.
The Tank tries to clinch up.
The Tank wants to clinch up but Dunlap keeps it at a distance.
Dunlap fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with The Tank, pushing him back against the cage.
The Tank wants to break free but Dunlap has control.
The Tank tries to stall but Dunlap uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dunlap is struggling to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunlap tries to land knees in the clinch but The Tank avoids the damage to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The Tank lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rung The Tank is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dunlap tries to land knees in the clinch but The Tank avoids the damage to the body.
The Tank is trying to push Dunlap away but Dunlap has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The Tank stalling in the clinch but Dunlap improves position.
The Tank is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Dunlap has denied him.
Dunlap tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and The Tank avoids it.
The Tank wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dunlap has him pressed against the cage.
The Tank prevents a body shot from Dunlap.
Dunlap is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. The Tank is defending well for now.
The Tank stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The Tank wants to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Tank blocks a body shot from Dunlap.
Dunlap misses with the head strike.
Dunlap lands with a short shot to the head.
Dunlap tries a body shot but The Tank blocks it.
The Tank's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The Tank fails with an attempt to clinch.
The Tank is looking to clinch.
Dunlap wants to clinch up but The Tank keeps it at a distance.
The Tank moves into the clinch successfully.
The Tank tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dunlap avoids it.
The Tank avoiding damage as Dunlap throws knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A bit of stalling here from Dunlap.
Dunlap misses with some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Tank lands an elbow inside that Dunlap shrugs off.
Michael Dunlap has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The Tank avoiding damage as Dunlap throws knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rung The Tank comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well The Tank has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rung The Tank!
Rung The Tank bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Dan Church (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodney Ruxin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruxin has chosen Hero as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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135 lbs
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143 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine
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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
3 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Dan Church!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rodney Ruxin!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Sosuke Kotani and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Church dodges the punch combination from Ruxin.
Church wants to clinch.
Church is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Church tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ruxin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Church, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ruxin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Church tries to clinch up but Ruxin circles away and keeps his distance.
Dan Church seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Church wants to clinch.
Ruxin throws a right hand that Church ducks under and follows up with a left that Church also avoids with ease.
Ruxin lands a nice shot to the body.
Church walks into a jab.
Ruxin throws a hook but Church avoids it easily.
Church wants to clinch up but Ruxin keeps it at a distance.
Church tries to close the distance and clinch but Ruxin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ruxin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Church is looking to slow Ruxin down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Church is looking to clinch.
Church has taken the fight to the clinch.
Church breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Church drives through and clinches with Ruxin against the cage.
Church has Ruxin pressed against the cage, preventing Ruxin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ruxin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Church looks to clinch
and Ruxin counters with a series of strikes. Church will be more careful next time no doubt.
Church tries to clinch but Ruxin is having none of it.
Ruxin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Church wants to clinch but Ruxin slips to the side
and Ruxin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ruxin scores with the left hand. Church knows he should have avoided that one.
Church slips a jab and a cross from Ruxin.
Ruxin circles away from the clinch attempt.
A punch combination from Church misses.
Ruxin misses with a wild combination.
Church tries to clinch up.
Church wants to clinch.
Church tries to clinch but Ruxin moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Church tries to clinch there but Ruxin circles away.
Church tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ruxin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ruxin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Church.
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!
Church tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ruxin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Church slips a jab and a cross from Ruxin.
Ruxin just misses with a punch to the body.
Church missing with a left hand there. Ruxin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Church throws a body kick that misses.
Church swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ruxin. Church does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ruxin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Church takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ruxin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ruxin feints a jab promting Church to slip. Ruxin then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Church slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Church dodges the punch combination from Ruxin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rodney Ruxin will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Church moves into the clinch.
Ruxin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Church's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Church throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ruxin looks to land a combination but Church avoids it well.
Church takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ruxin takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Church is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ruxin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Church circles away quickly and effectively.
Ruxin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Church moves away.
Ruxin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Church sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Church tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ruxin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ruxin fails to land with a series of punches.
Church doesn't manage to clinch there - Ruxin circles away.
Ruxin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dan Church is winning the standup battle so far.
Ruxin sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Church tries to clinch
and Ruxin counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Church is looking to land body kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Ruxin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Church tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ruxin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Church moves in looking to clinch but Ruxin pushes him off.
Ruxin misses with a wild combination.
Church doesn't manage to clinch there - Ruxin circles away.
Church tries to clinch up but Ruxin circles away and keeps his distance.
Church wants to clinch
and Ruxin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Church tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Church closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ruxin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Ruxin.
Church avoids a punch combination nicely.
Church throws a sloppy head kick and Ruxin moves out of range easily.
Church closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Church working Ruxin over with knees to the body.
Church tries a knee to the head but Ruxin blocks it.
Church tries a body shot but Ruxin blocks it.
Ruxin breaks the clinch.
Church throws a wild body kick that Ruxin sees coming a mile off.
Church throws a sloppy head kick and Ruxin moves out of range easily.
Ruxin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Church is looking to clinch but Ruxin is avoiding it.
Church tries to clinch up.
Ruxin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Church throws a front kick that sends Ruxin stumbling back into the cage.
Church looks to land a combination but Ruxin avoids it well.
Church tries to clinch up
and Ruxin counters with a stiff right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Church tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ruxin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Church closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ruxin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Church dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Church thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ruxin if he has to take too many more of those.
Dan Church is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Church throws a combination. Ruxin tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ruxin pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Church back to the cage. Ruxin follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Ruxin connects with a crisp jab.
Church wants to clinch.
Church misses with a double jab.
Church fails with an attempt to clinch.
A cross from Ruxin lands.
Ruxin looks to land a left hand but Church moved out of range nicely.
Ruxin connects with a body shot.
Ruxin keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Church 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!
Ruxin has had enough of the clinch but Church keeps him there for the moment.
Ruxin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ruxin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruxin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Church misses with a body punch.
Church prevents Ruxin from breaking the clinch.
Church escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ruxin throws a right and a left that Church avoids nicely.
Ruxin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Church on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Church closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ruxin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Church tries to clinch up.
Church tries to close the distance and clinch but Ruxin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ruxin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Church.
Ruxin connects with a nice looking jab.
Church tries to work over Ruxin's front leg with a kick but Ruxin checks it.
Church tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Ruxin to counter with a crisp jab.
Church showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ruxin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Church tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ruxin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Church moves to clinch but Ruxin breaks away
and Ruxin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ruxin misses with a double jab.
Ruxin circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ruxin counters with a left and a right that stings Church.
Ruxin scores with a jab to the head.
Church tries to clinch up.
Church walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ruxin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ruxin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Church tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ruxin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Church tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ruxin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ruxin gets tackled into the cage by Church. Church maintains the clinch.
Ruxin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Church clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ruxin keeps the fight on the outside.
Church throws the kick towards the body but Ruxin avoids it.
Church tries to close the distance and clinch but Ruxin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Church fails in his attempt to clinch.
Church tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ruxin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
No joy there for Ruxin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Church avoids the body shot from Ruxin.
Ruxin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Church avoids a punch combination nicely.
Church looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ruxin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Church scores with a nice body kick.
Ruxin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Church circles away quickly and effectively.
Church is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ruxin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Church moves into the clinch.
Church lands a damaging elbow.
A bit of stalling here from Ruxin.
Church missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Church is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ruxin is trying to break the clinch but Church has him pressed against the cage.
Church tries to land knees in the clinch but Ruxin avoids the damage to the body.
Ruxin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ruxin trying to stall but Church improves his position.
Ruxin struggles to land a body shot inside as Church controls his hands.
Ruxin trying to stall but Church improves his position.
Church looking to throw knees to the head but Ruxin is blocking nicely.
Church tries a knee to the head but Ruxin blocks it.
Ruxin is looking to break free of the clinch but Church has double underhooks.
Church misses with a knee strike.
Church lands an elbow inside.
Ruxin is rocked!
A knee to the head by Church.
Ruxin is still on wobbly legs! Can Church finish him?
Church lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ruxin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ruxin trying to control the position but instead, Church has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ruxin into the cage.
Ruxin tries to break free but Church pushes him back against the cage.
Ruxin is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Church throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ruxin blocks it with crossed arms.
Church crunches a lovely knee into Ruxin's ribcage.
Church throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ruxin blocks it with crossed arms.
Church misses with a knee strike.
Church lands an elbow inside.
Church with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ruxin looking to slow down the pace here.
Church tries a knee to the head but Ruxin blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruxin can't break the clinch.
Ruxin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Church comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Church comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Church throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ruxin blocks it with crossed arms.
Church unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ruxin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Church tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ruxin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Church closes the distance and clinches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Church.
Ruxin is trying to force a seperation but Church has the dominant position.
Ruxin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Church pushes Ruxin up against the cage in a clinch.
Ruxin tries to circle away but Church has him pinned against the cage.
Church tries a knee to the head but Ruxin blocks it.
Church tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Church with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Church misses with a knee strike.
Ruxin working hard to break the clinch.
Ruxin looking to slow down the pace here.
Church misses with a knee strike.
Church throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ruxin is trying to force a seperation but Church has the dominant position.
Ruxin tries to break the clinch but Church is controlling the position.
Church comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Church crunches a lovely knee into Ruxin's ribcage.
Ruxin stalling in the clinch but Church improves position.
Ruxin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Church lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Church obliges.
Ruxin tries to break the clinch but Church is controlling the position.
Ruxin is looking to break free of the clinch but Church has double underhooks.
Church lands a nice elbow.
Church has Ruxin pressed against the cage, preventing Ruxin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Church lands an elbow that stopped Ruxin in his tracks for a moment.
Church tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ruxin tries to circle away but Church has him pinned against the cage.
Church looking to throw knees to the head but Ruxin is blocking nicely.
Ruxin dodges an elbow strike from Church.
Church throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ruxin blocks it with crossed arms.
Church with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Church tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Church throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ruxin blocks it with crossed arms.
Church with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ruxin can't break the clinch.
Church using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ruxin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Church throws an elbow but misses.
Ruxin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Church tries to land a knee to the head but Ruxin blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Church had his way with Rodney Ruxin in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ruxin connects with a nice looking jab.
Rodney Ruxin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ruxin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ruxin throws a right and a left that Church avoids nicely.
Ruxin cracks a nice hook into Church's ribs.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Church - that will leave a mark!
Church pushes Ruxin up against the cage in a clinch.
Knees to the body from Church.
Church effectively controlling the action here.
Church tries to land knees in the clinch but Ruxin avoids the damage to the body.
Church misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ruxin.
Ruxin is trying to break the clinch but Church is controlling him.
Ruxin tries to circle away but Church has him pinned against the cage.
Church has Ruxin pressed against the cage, preventing Ruxin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dan Church has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Church tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ruxin avoids it.
Ruxin tries to break free but Church pushes him back against the cage.
Ruxin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Church lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ruxin circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Church wants to clinch.
Ruxin moves out of range as Church strikes.
Ruxin digs a good hook to Church's body.
Church tries to clinch up but Ruxin circles away and keeps his distance.
Dan Church is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Church closes the distance but Ruxin moves to the side
and Church takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ruxin seems to have recovered his senses.
Church fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ruxin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Church moves in looking to clinch but Ruxin pushes him off.
Church closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Ruxin counter with a right hand.
Ruxin misses the shot to the body.
Church throws a head kick that Ruxin semi-blocks.
Ruxin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruxin misses with the combination.
Church wants to clinch but Ruxin slips to the side
and Ruxin counters with a straight right hand.
Church throws a head kick that misses.
Church feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ruxin's calf.
Church pushes Ruxin up against the cage in a clinch.
Church putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ruxin 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!
Church landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ruxin is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
A right handed body shot lands from Church.
Church tries to land knees in the clinch but Ruxin avoids the damage to the body.
Church breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ruxin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Church uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ruxin.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Church throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Church fails in his attempt to clinch.
Church tries to close the distance and clinch but Ruxin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Church showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Church 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 49:46
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 50:45
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Church!
A relieved looking Dan Church thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Mitchell Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shiva Red Gym (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by Everything Zen- Bush. Red Gym has chosen Big Gun as his entrance music. Mitchell Jones had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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166 lbs
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167 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mitchell Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Shiva Red Gym!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones throws a leg kick
and Red Gym cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Red Gym stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jones.
Jones lands with a nice combination. Red Gym backs away looking to recover.
Jones wants to slow Red Gym down by chopping away at his legs.
A low kick from Jones misses
and Red Gym connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jones throws a series of punches but Red Gym moves out of range.
Jones throws a leg kick but Red Gym sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jones tests Red Gym's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jones lands a really nice looking cross but Red Gym seems unphased.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones misses with a combination
and Red Gym counters with a nice uppercut.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jones fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jones, right into the meat.
Red Gym throws a lazy right hand but Jones sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Red Gym with a jab.
Jones misses with a wild combination.
Mitchell Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones 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.
Red Gym avoids the head kick by Jones.
Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
Red Gym uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Jones throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Some wild striking there from Jones.
Jones throws a head kick that misses
and Red Gym counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jones wants to land a leg kick but Red Gym is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Red Gym.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones throws a series of punches but Red Gym avoids them all with ease.
Red Gym misses with a double jab.
Jones misses with a few strikes there.
Red Gym throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.
Red Gym lands with a right hand.
Red Gym misses with a kick to the body.
Red Gym swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A combination from Jones does no damage.
Red Gym bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones throws a half hearted mid kick.
Red Gym slips a straight right by Jones.
Red Gym lands a head shot.
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 Mitchell Jones will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jones fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Red Gym looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jones throws a left and a right that both miss
and Red Gym counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jones scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jones drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jones misses with a body kick.
Red Gym ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Red Gym swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jones throws a series of punches but Red Gym avoids them all with ease.
Red Gym checks a leg kick nicely.
Some wild striking there from Jones.
Red Gym bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jones's head backwards.
Jones swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Red Gym counters with a stiff right hand.
Red Gym lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jones's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Red Gym.
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jones throws a leg kick that is checked
and Red Gym counters with a two punch combo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Red Gym closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut.
Jones throws a leg kick that is checked
and Red Gym counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jones's knee momentarily.
Red Gym lands a head kick that sends Jones down! Jones is flopping around the mat trying to get back up, leaving the referee no choice but to wave off the fight! Red Gym is victorious!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Shiva Red Gym!
Shiva Red Gym made sure to mention his sponsor, CEC Nutrition Q160 & Loans in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Brian Riddle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Van Wilder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brian Riddle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Van Wilder!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Taro Takaoka and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilder takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Riddle takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Riddle closes the distance and clinches.
Riddle digs a right hand into Wilder's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wilder's gas tank.
Wilder looking to stall.
Riddle misses with a punch to the body.
Wilder tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wilder.
Wilder tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Riddle lands a body punch in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Riddle throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wilders head.
It looks like Van Wilder has been cut.
Wilder is trying to force a seperation but Riddle has the dominant position.
Wilder struggles to land a body shot inside as Riddle controls his hands.
Wilder's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wilder is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Wilder pushes Riddle back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Riddle tries to throw a body punch but Wilder avoids it by throwing Riddle back against the cage.
Riddle tries a body shot but Wilder blocks it.
Riddle manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Riddle pushes Wilder back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riddle is working Wilder over against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Riddle.
Wilder looks winded!
Riddle lands a body shot.
Riddle lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wilder backwards.
Wilder's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wilder is rocked!
Riddle creates a bit of distance and cracks Wilder with a big uppercut! Wilder goes down! The referee pushes Riddle away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Wilder make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Riddle takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Brian Riddle!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between John Schmidt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Tomlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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140 lbs
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Schmidt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jeff Tomlin!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schmidt scores with a push kick.
Tomlin throws a jab but it's blocked by Schmidt.
Tomlin fails to land with a series of punches.
Tomlin moves out of range of the strikes.
Schmidt fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tomlin, pushing him back against the cage.
Schmidt lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Jeff Tomlin has been cut.
Tomlin takes an elbow to the temple.
Tomlin trying to control the position but instead, Schmidt has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tomlin into the cage.
Schmidt will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tomlin up against the cage.
Schmidt lands with a light punch inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Schmidt throws an elbow but misses.
Schmidt gets through Tomlin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Schmidt has Tomlin pressed against the cage, preventing Tomlin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Schmidt lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Schmidt stalling the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmidt lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tomlin backwards.
Nice elbow from Schmidt.
Schmidt creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tomlin's defenses.
Schmidt landing knees to the body.
Schmidt lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tomlin backwards.
Tomlin is looking to break free of the clinch but Schmidt has double underhooks.
Tomlin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Schmidt landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Schmidt lands a damaging elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Schmidt.
That has opened up Jeff Tomlin's cut even more.
Nice elbow from Schmidt.
Schmidt scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Schmidt.
Schmidt lands a nice elbow.
Schmidt creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tomlin's defenses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schmidt lands a body punch.
Schmidt comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Schmidt creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tomlin's defenses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Schmidt.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Schmidt as Tomlin tries to tie him up.
Tomlin tries to break the clinch but Schmidt is controlling the position.
A right handed body shot lands from Schmidt.
Tomlin is looking to break free of the clinch but Schmidt has double underhooks.
Nice elbow from Schmidt.
Schmidt prevents Tomlin from breaking the clinch.
Schmidt working Tomlin over with knees to the body.
Tomlin looks winded!
Schmidt lands a nice elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Schmidt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Schmidt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tomlin backwards.
Tomlin taking a breather.
Tomlin 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.
John Schmidt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jeff Tomlin's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Schmidt feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tomlins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tomlin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Schmidt scoring well with a low kick there.
Schmidt throws a shot from downtown. Tomlin moves away and avoids it.
Good leg kick by Schmidt there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Schmidt lands with a thumping leg kick.
Schmidt throws a hook to the side of Tomlin's head but Tomlin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Schmidt clobbers Tomlin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Schmidt ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tomlin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Schmidt.
Schmidt throws a low kick but Tomlin avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Schmidt. Tomlin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Schmidt clinches up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schmidt lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tomlin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Schmidt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmidt comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Schmidt.
Stalling in the clinch from Schmidt.
Tomlin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Schmidt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Schmidt lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Schmidt gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tomlin tries to break free but Schmidt pushes him back against the cage.
John Schmidt has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tomlin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Schmidt gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tomlin wants to get back to striking at distance but Schmidt won't allow it.
Tomlin wants to get back to striking at distance but Schmidt won't allow it.
Schmidt lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Schmidt unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Schmidt lands with a light punch inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Schmidt.
Tomlin is breathing heavily.
Tomlin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomlin wants to get back to striking at distance but Schmidt won't allow it.
Schmidt lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Schmidt lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tomlin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Still in the clinch, Schmidt scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tomlin is trying to break the clinch but Schmidt has him pressed against the cage.
Schmidt lands an elbow inside that Tomlin shrugs off.
Schmidt scores a nice knee to the body.
Schmidt lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Schmidt.
Schmidt taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Schmidt lands with a light punch inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Schmidt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tomlin takes an elbow to the temple.
A body shot lands from Schmidt.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Schmidt.
Tomlin working hard to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Schmidt dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jeff Tomlin's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Tomlin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Schmidt fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tomlin on the side of the head.
A good leg kick by Schmidt.
Schmidt bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nice shot by Schmidt.
Tomlin is rocked!
Decent striking displayed by Schmidt there.
Tomlin is still on wobbly legs! Can Schmidt finish him?
John Schmidt is winning the standup battle so far.
Tomlin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tomlin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tomlin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A lazy body kick from Schmidt
and Tomlin counters with a right hand to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tomlin throws a series of punches but Schmidt avoids them all with ease.
Tomlin seems to have recovered his senses.
Schmidt darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Schmidt throws an overhand right that lands on Tomlin's shoulder, as Tomlin tries to avoid the shot.
Tomlin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Schmidt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tomlin manages to avoid it.
Crunch! Schmidt slams his shin into Tomlin's torso.
Schmidt misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmidt throws the left hand but Tomlin avoids the punch easily.
Schmidt throws a body kick that misses.
Tomlin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Schmidt.
Schmidt tests Tomlin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Schmidt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tomlin.
Schmidt connects with a jab.
Schmidt slips a straight right by Tomlin.
Schmidt looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Schmidt keeps Tomlin at a distance using the push kick.
Schmidt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tomlin can do to turn this around?
Tomlin tries a head kick but it misses.
Schmidt throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Tomlin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Schmidt.
Schmidt bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tomlin's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt misses with a looping right.
Tomlin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schmidt throws a looping overhand right but Tomlin ducks down to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Schmidt there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Schmidt scoring well with a low kick there.
Tomlin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tomlin moves out of range as Schmidt throws a body kick.
Schmidt cracks a nice hook into Tomlin's ribs.
Schmidt throws a good cross that connects.
Tomlin blocks a jab.
Tomlin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Schmidt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Schmidt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Schmidt throws a head kick that misses.
John Schmidt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schmidt slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Schmidt clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Jeff Tomlin's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tomlin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Schmidt misses with a low kick.
Tomlin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tomlin swinging wildly here.
Schmidt is looking to slow Tomlin down with leg kicks.
Schmidt punishes Tomlin's body with a nice straight punch.
Schmidt connects with a solid leg kick.
Schmidt bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tomlin's head backwards.
Schmidt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tomlin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Schmidt throws a big shot that misses.
Tomlin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tomlin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Schmidt lands with a shot to the body.
Donk. Schmidt catches Tomlin right on the button with a cross.
Tomlin is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Tomlin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Schmidt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmidt lands a nice hook to Tomlin's body. Tomlin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Schmidt misses with a straight left.
Schmidt cracks Tomlin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tomlin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Schmidt.
A lazy left from Schmidt finds it's target.
Tomlin misses with a body kick.
Tomlin ducks right into an uppercut from Schmidt.
Tomlin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Schmidt.
Schmidt scores with the left hand. Tomlin knows he should have avoided that one.
Schmidt throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tomlin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Some wild striking there from Schmidt.
Schmidt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tomlin was well out of range. Poor timing from Schmidt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jab from Schmidt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schmidt takes the fight into the clinch.
Schmidt lands a damaging elbow.
Schmidt working Tomlin over with knees to the body.
Tomlin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tomlin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Schmidt keeps control of Tomlin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Schmidt is working Tomlin over against the cage.
Schmidt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tomlin backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knees to the body from Schmidt.
Good body shot from Schmidt.
Schmidt lands with a light punch inside.
Schmidt slows down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Schmidt had his way with Jeff Tomlin in that round.
The cut man is working on Jeff Tomlin's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Schmidt is looking to slow Tomlin down with leg kicks.
Schmidt gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Schmidt missing with knees to the body.
Tomlin is trying to break the clinch but Schmidt is controlling him.
Schmidt lands a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Schmidt.
Schmidt lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Schmidt.
Schmidt lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Schmidt - that landed with a thud.
Tomlin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Schmidt lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tomlin is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Schmidt gets through Tomlin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Schmidt stalling in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Schmidt creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Schmidt has control of Tomlin and unloads with a rapid fire barage of elbows, sending Tomlin crashing to the mat! Tomlin looks in big trouble - I don't think he's going to beat the count! He hasn't! The referee has reached 10 and this fight is all over! Schmidt looks delighted, as well he should.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Elbows). John Schmidt!
John Schmidt really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Prestige Nutrition (160!) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Kickboxing Jobber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Razz Sukuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Razz Sukuraba enters the cage!
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178 lbs
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kickboxing Jobber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Razz Sukuraba!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Sosuke Kotani and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sukuraba closes the distance and pushes Jobber back into the cage.
Sukuraba misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sukuraba struggles to land a body shot inside as Jobber controls his hands.
Sukuraba misses with a body punch.
Jobber prevents a body shot from Sukuraba.
Sukuraba tries to work over Jobber's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jobber tries a knee to the head but Sukuraba blocks it.
Sukuraba tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sukuraba swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sukuraba struggles to land a body shot inside as Jobber controls his hands.
Sukuraba tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jobber trying to stall but Sukuraba improves his position.
Sukuraba throws a head punch that misses.
Sukuraba lands with a left to the head.
Sukuraba lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jobber with a knee to the head.
It looks like Razz Sukuraba has been cut.
Jobber trying to stall but Sukuraba improves his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jobber prevents a body shot from Sukuraba.
Sukuraba misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jobber tries to land a knee to the head but Sukuraba blocks with his arms.
Sukuraba misses with a punch to the body.
Jobber misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sukuraba.
Jobber lands a knee to the head.
Jobber is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sukuraba throws a punch but it's blocked by Jobber.
Jobber missing with knees to the body.
Sukuraba throws a head punch that misses.
Sukuraba misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sukuraba throws a punch but it's blocked by Jobber.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sukuraba goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sukuraba has a couple of punches blocked by Jobber.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sukuraba creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sukuraba misses with the head strike.
Jobber blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sukuraba swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sukuraba.
Jobber crunches a lovely knee into Sukuraba's ribcage.
Jobber connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sukuraba's face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sukuraba misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sukuraba misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sukuraba working aggressively here.
Sukuraba misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Razz Sukuraba dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Razz Sukuraba's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sukuraba throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jobber stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jobber just misses with a punch to the body.
Sukuraba rushes Jobber and presses him up against the cage.
Jobber trying to land knees to the body.
Sukuraba misses with a short punch on the inside.
A knee to the head by Jobber.
Sukuraba can't find room to land a body shot as Jobber controls the action.
Jobber looking to stall.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sukuraba.
Jobber looking to stall.
Knees to the body from Jobber.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Sukuraba.
Sukuraba goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sukuraba on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sukuraba tries to work over Jobber's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sukuraba tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jobber blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sukuraba goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sukuraba struggles to land a body shot inside as Jobber controls his hands.
Sukuraba misses with a body punch.
Jobber wants to stall.
Jobber connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sukuraba's face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sukuraba goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jobber with a knee to the head.
Sukuraba is rocked!
Jobber dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Sukuraba is still on wobbly legs! Can Jobber finish him?
Jobber creates a bit of space and fires a knee right up the middle, almost lifting Sukuraba off his feet and sending him crashing to the canvas! Sukuraba is trying to get back to his feet but his equilibrium is completely gone! The referee has called it off! This fight is over! Jobber is jumping up and down like a mad man, celebrating with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Kickboxing Jobber!
Kickboxing Jobber spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Dave Stimpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Lewis St Clair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Clair has chosen Ready to Die as his entrance music. Dave Stimpson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jon Lewis St Clair's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dave Stimpson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jon Lewis St Clair!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stimpson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
St Clair blocks the body kick.
St Clair is looking to clinch but Stimpson is avoiding it.
A right-left combo lands from Stimpson.
It looks like Jon Lewis St Clair has been cut.
St Clair pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Stimpson takes one on the button.
Stimpson is looking to clinch.
Stimpson misses with a double jab
and St Clair makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Stimpson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and St Clair counters with a nice low kick that buckles Stimpson's knee momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stimpson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
St Clair lands with a nice body punch.
Stimpson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Stimpson swats away the attempt to clinch by St Clair.
Stimpson takes one to the side of the head.
St Clair throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Clair works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A punch lands to the side of Stimpson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Stimpson blocks a low kick nicely.
Stimpson tests St Clair's chin there with a solid looking shot.
St Clair catches Stimpson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from St Clair. Stimpson shrugs it off though.
Stimpson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from St Clair.
Stimpson throws a leg kick that is checked
and St Clair counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stimpson misses with a combination
and St Clair counters with a two punch combo.
Stimpson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
St Clair stuns Stimpson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Good work by St Clair as he checks the leg kick.
St Clair lands a nice shot that snaps Stimpson's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Clair lands with a thumping leg kick.
St Clair ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stimpson moves away.
Stimpson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stimpson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dave Stimpson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Clair moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
St Clair dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
St Clair throws a good cross that connects.
St Clair lands a jab to the head.
Stimpson misses with a right hand
and St Clair counters with a left and a right that stings Stimpson.
Stimpson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stimpson falls off balance throwing a combination
and St Clair counters with a leg kick.
Stimpson is breathing heavily.
St Clair throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Dave Stimpson has been cut.
St Clair throws a wild body kick that Stimpson sees coming a mile off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Lewis St Clair dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Stimpson throws a left and a right that both miss
and St Clair counters quickly with a head kick that drops Stimpson to the mat! The referee starts the count at 3 - will Stimpson 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!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St Clair avoids the head kick by Stimpson.
Stimpson throws a right hand that St Clair ducks under and follows up with a left that St Clair also avoids with ease.
Dave Stimpson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
St Clair darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Stimpson takes the fight into the clinch.
Stimpson is trying to break the clinch but St Clair is controlling him.
Stimpson breaks from the clinch.
Stimpson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and St Clair counters with a body kick that stops Stimpson in his tracks momentarily.
St Clair fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Good leg kick by St Clair there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
St Clair throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stimpson.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
St Clair ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
St Clair connects with an inside leg kick.
St Clair throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from St Clair.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stimpson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and St Clair counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stimpson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Stimpson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Stimpson there as he acknowledges the shot.
St Clair looks low and kicks high, catching Stimpson right on the side of the head, sending him crashing to the canvas! Will he be able to beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's already back to his feet and ready to go! Let's see if he's still with it!
St Clair has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stimpson blocks a head kick by St Clair.
Stimpson misses with a double jab.
Stimpson throws a jab when St Clair was well out of range.
Stimpson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
St Clair lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Stimpson at a distance.
St Clair is stalking his opponent - BOOM! Switch kick out of nowhere! Stimpson is not moving; he is out cold!! Wow, what a quick finish that was.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jon Lewis St Clair!
Our winner, Jon Lewis St Clair, 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Tim Capone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tim Capone has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tim Capone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Victor Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Capone lands a right hook to the body.
Ortiz moves out of range of the strikes.
Capone dodges the punch combination from Ortiz.
Ortiz tests Capone's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Capone takes a swing at Ortiz's ribcage but misses.
Ortiz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Capone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ortiz works the jab nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Capone tries to keep at a distance but Ortiz has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ortiz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Capone throws a punch but it's blocked by Ortiz.
Ortiz gets through Capone's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Capone has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A body shot lands from Ortiz.
Capone's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Some wild striking there from Capone.
Capone throws a right and a left that Ortiz avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Capone misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ortiz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Capone misses with a two punch combination.
Capone is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ortiz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Capone paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Capone takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Capone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Capone swats away the attempt to clinch by Ortiz.
Ortiz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Capone swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ortiz thuds a left hand into Capone's body.
Ortiz tries to clinch but Capone moves out of range.
Ortiz lands a body shot.
Tim Capone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Capone is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ortiz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Capone moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ortiz moves into range and clinches up with Capone.
Capone blocks an uppercut.
Ortiz is looking to break free of the clinch but Capone has double underhooks.
Ortiz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Capone fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Capone misses with an elbow over the top.
Capone throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ortiz cracks Capone with a nice body shot.
Ortiz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Capone tries to stall but Ortiz uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Capone's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Capone blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ortiz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ortiz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Capone backwards.
Nice body punch from Ortiz - that landed with a thud.
A right handed body shot lands from Ortiz.
Ortiz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ortiz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body punch from Ortiz - that landed with a thud.
Ortiz is working Capone over against the cage.
Ortiz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short uppercut from Ortiz.
Capone stalling in the clinch but Ortiz improves position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Ortiz dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ortiz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Capone, pushing him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ortiz.
Ortiz misses with a punch to the body.
Capone swings wildly with an uppercut but Ortiz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ortiz manages to break the clinch.
Capone rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ortiz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Victor Ortiz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ortiz gets a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ortiz lands a shoulder strike.
Ortiz scores with a shot to the side of Capone's head.
Ortiz digs a right hand into Capone's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Capone's gas tank.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ortiz as Capone tries to tie him up.
Ortiz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ortiz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice shot by Ortiz.
It looks like Tim Capone has been cut.
Ortiz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Capone walks into a jab.
Capone is rocked!
Capone leaves his chin hanging out and Ortiz seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Capone crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Victor Ortiz!
An out of breath Victor Ortiz thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Rich Aces High (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fat Face two (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aces High comes to the cage accompanied by Aces High. Face two has chosen Cake 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!
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189 lbs
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196 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rich Aces High!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fat Face two!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aces High ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Aces High swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Face two cracks the inside of Aces High's front leg.
A thudding body kick lands there by Face two!
Aces High takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Face two goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Face two fakes the leg kick and cracks Aces High in the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice inside leg kick there by Aces High. That's going to slow Face two down.
Face two fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Aces High misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Face two lands with a hook. Aces High tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Aces High looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Aces High loads up on a big right hand but Face two slips the punch.
Aces High lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Face two circles away quickly and effectively.
Face two lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Face two connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Aces High 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.
Aces High misses with an uppercut
and Face two counters with a three punch combo that has Aces High backing up. Aces High nods at Face two to acknowledge the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aces High connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Face two lands with a nice body punch.
Aces High is breathing heavily.
A good leg kick by Aces High.
Aces High on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Face two. Face two obviously looking to wear him down.
Face two misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Face two lands with a nice body kick.
Aces High chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Face two can pounce on him.
A combination from Aces High does no damage.
Face two with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aces High throws an off balance right hand
and Face two counters with a straight right hand.
Aces High looks for the body kick but Face two saw that one coming.
Face two lands a nice shot to the body.
Face two connects with a solid leg kick.
Face two blocks a jab.
Face two moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Aces High misses with a leg kick
and Face two counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Face two misses with a head kick.
Aces High fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Face two manages to avoid it.
Aces High throws the left hand but Face two avoids the punch easily.
Face two throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Face two fakes the leg kick and cracks Aces High in the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Face two.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Face two.
Aces High takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Aces High takes one to the side of the head.
Face two is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Face two steps in and throws a big head kick that drops Aces High to the mat! Aces High looks in trouble, can he beat the count? Face two is bouncing in a neutral corner joining in with the referee '4,5,6' they both chant. 7,8,9... he's not going to make it! 10! He's out! Face two jumps onto the cage and takes in the acclaim from the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Fat Face two! Fat Face two retains his middleweight title!
An out of breath Fat Face two thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Matthew White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Bird (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matthew White has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Matthew White!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, William Bird!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bird avoids a kick to the body.
White lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bird fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
White throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
White jabbing away but nothing is landing.
White keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
White lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
White takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bird blocks a leg kick.
Bird misses with a body shot.
White fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bird checks it well.
White pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bird is out of range and White settles back down.
Bird scores with a head kick.
Bird connects with an inside leg kick.
White misses with a low kick as Bird jumps back.
Bird thuds his right hand into White's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This has been an exciting period of action!
White throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bird sees it coming and avoids it easily.
White moves out of range as Bird strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White scores with a leg kick.
White misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bird cracks a nice hook into White's ribs.
White shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
White misses with a head kick.
White lands a nice shot to the body.
Bird moves away from the strike by White.
White slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
White moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bird pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bird throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
White misses with a straight left.
Bird has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bird lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bird tried to land a shot to the body but connects with White's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White tries a body shot but Bird blocks it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bird throws an elbow but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bird tries a body shot but White blocks it.
Bird lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bird tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bird lands an elbow inside that White shrugs off.
Bird lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bird works on White's body with a couple of short punches.
White tries a body shot but Bird blocks it.
Bird struggles to land a body shot inside as White controls his hands.
Bird misses with a punch on the inside.
White swings wildly with an uppercut but Bird uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bird putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has White in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bird blocks a body shot from White.
Bird lands a good knee to the midsection. White won't want to take too many of those.
White swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bird stalling against the cage.
A short right from Bird.
White managing to block the knees to the body from Bird.
White takes an elbow to the forehead.
White tries to work over Bird's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bird tries to work over White's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
White prevents a body shot from Bird.
Bird goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bird lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
White lands with a light punch inside.
White pushes Bird back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bird blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
White digs a right hand into Bird's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bird's gas tank.
White blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bird misses with an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bird landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bird tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and White avoids it.
Bird throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bird lands a right hand that snaps the head of White backwards.
White blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bird lands with a right to the head.
Bird lands a knee to the head.
White wants to break free but Bird has control.
Bird tries to land a knee to the head but White blocks with his arms.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bird.
White works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice right hand lands inside from White.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bird lands an elbow inside that White shrugs off.
White blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
White has a couple of punches blocked by Bird.
White throws a punch but it's blocked by Bird.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Bird dominated that round.
That's time! White's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
White looks to land a right hand but Bird moved out of range.
White looks to land a right hand but Bird moved out of range.
Bird uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bird scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
White throws a nice outside leg kick.
No joy there for White, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bird takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The fighters circling - White throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
White dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bird. That did some damage!
White throws a shot from downtown. Bird moves away and avoids it.
White doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
White throws a leg kick but Bird checks it.
Bird defending well as White loads up on a big left hand.
White misses with a body kick.
Bird throws a solid leg kick but White takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bird.
Bird thumps White with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bird connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed White momentarily.
White throws a leg kick
letting Bird counter with a right hand.
White lands a jab to the nose.
White throws a shot from downtown. Bird moves away and avoids it.
White cracks Bird with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bird lands with a hook. White tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bird waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract White.
Bird cracks White with a good jab.
White throws an overhand right that lands on Bird's shoulder, as Bird tries to avoid the shot.
Bird tries to clinch up.
A lazy left from White finds it's target.
Bird delivers a nice body kick.
Bird jabs at White's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
White misses with a hook.
White avoids a kick to the body.
Bird lands a jab to the head.
White thows a leg kick but Bird checks it
and Bird counters with a right hand to the body.
White pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bird blocks a low kick nicely.
White scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bird scores with the left hand. White knows he should have avoided that one.
White throws a front kick that sends Bird stumbling back into the cage.
Bird avoids the head kick by White.
White lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bird's sensitive parts.
Bird jabbing away but nothing is landing.
An inside leg kick lands from Bird.
White cracks the inside of Bird's front leg.
White just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bird connects with a nice looking jab.
White tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bird was well out of range. Poor timing from White.
A swing and a miss from White.
Bird scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. White doesn't seem bothered though.
Bird throws a low kick, looking for White's leg but White calmly moves out of range.
Bird checks a leg kick.
Bird with a jab.
A low kick from Bird is predictable there
letting White counter with a right hand.
White uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bird.
Bird clobbers White with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bird feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to White's calf.
White thows a left - swing and a miss!
White connects with an inside leg kick.
White misses with an uppercut. Bird saw that one coming.
Bird fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
White tries to land a leg kick but Bird saw it coming and moves away.
William Bird seems to be getting the better of the standup.
White wants to land a leg kick but Bird is out of range.
Bird is looking to clinch but White is avoiding it.
Bird closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bird lands a really nice looking cross but White seems unphased.
White scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
White looks to throw the jab but Bird is out of range.
Bird is looking to slow White down with leg kicks.
Bird buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
White circles away from the clinch attempt.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bird!
A telegraphed right hand from Bird misses the target.
White takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Bird showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bird lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
White slips a straight right by Bird.
White connects with a leg kick. Bird looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A leg kick checked by White.
White lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
White moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
White takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
White throws a lazy right hand but Bird sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bird tries a head kick but it misses.
White blocks the body kick.
White lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bird takes a step back to recover.
Bird throws a body punch but White moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from White.
White throws a leg kick but Bird moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bird. White shrugs it off though.
Bird cracks White with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bird misses with a kick to the body
and White counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
White throws a hook to the side of Bird's head but Bird sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bird cracks White with a good jab.
White looks for the body kick but Bird saw that one coming.
Bird lands with a cross.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from White, right into the meat.
Donk. Bird catches White right on the button with a cross.
Bird drives through and clinches with White against the cage.
Bird lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Matthew White has been cut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bird.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White being controlled against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White wants to get back to striking at distance but Bird won't allow it.
White avoids the elbow strike from Bird, against the cage.
White on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
White working aggressively here.
Bird looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bird.
White breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bird throws a hook to the side of White's head but White sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That kick from Bird tenderised White's leg. White is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bird lands a jab to the nose.
Bird pulls out of a head kick attempt.
White throws a head kick but Bird moves out of range.
A jab from Bird does it's job there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bird. That one must have hurt.
White throws a leg kick
and Bird makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bird lands a nice hook to White's body. White takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bird moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
White is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A kick lands to the mid section there for White.
Bird dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
White jabbing away but nothing is landing.
White just misses with a punch to the body.
White explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
White ducks under a wild hook from Bird.
Bird lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bird misses with a wild combination.
Bird bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bird rushes White and presses him up against the cage.
Bird lands a nice elbow.
Bird is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. White is defending well for now.
White dodges an elbow strike from Bird.
White looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bird gets through White's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bird lands a left hand that snaps the head of White backwards.
White throws a head punch that misses.
White tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Bird.
Bird is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. White is defending well for now.
William Bird seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
White throws a punch but it's blocked by Bird.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bird.
A short right from White.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Bird really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matthew White's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Bird throws a half hearted mid kick.
A jab from Bird finds it's way through White's defenses.
White takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bird looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bird lands a jab.
That kick from White tenderised Bird's leg. Bird is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bird checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bird jabs White right on the nose. White blinks but takes it well.
Bird misses with a body kick.
White moves out of range of the leg kick from Bird.
White checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bird tries to clinch there but White circles away.
Bird looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bird checks a leg kick.
White is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bird.
Bird scores with a leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of White 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bird fails with an attempt to clinch.
White misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bird.
Bird has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from White.
White throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bird connects with a good right hand that stumbles White. White circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
White throws a low kick, looking for Bird's leg but Bird calmly moves out of range.
White staying out of range there.
Bird throws out a powerful jab.
A head kick misses from White.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from White, right into the meat.
A shot to the body from White misses
and Bird counters with a solid body kick.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bird scoring well with a low kick there.
White throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bird sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bird misses with an uppercut. White saw that one coming.
White takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab lands there for Bird.
White looks to land a left hand but Bird moved out of range nicely.
White gets tackled into the cage by Bird. Bird maintains the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for White.
Bird is working White over against the cage.
Bird lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bird is leaning against White and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
White takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bird tried to land a shot to the body but connects with White's elbow.
White is trying to force a seperation but Bird has the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bird blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bird content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bird misses with a punch on the inside.
Bird swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bird throws an elbow but it misses.
Bird lands a shoulder strike.
Bird lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
White misses with a punch on the inside.
Bird lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bird pushes off an throws an elbow but White leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bird scores with a shot to the side of White's head.
Bird creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bird tries to land a knee to the head but White blocks with his arms.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bird throws an elbow but misses.
Bird comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White misses with the head strike.
White swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bird tries a knee to the head but White blocks it.
Bird has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bird can't find room to land a body shot as White controls the action.
White misses with a hook to the ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White can't find room to land a body shot as Bird controls the action.
White manages to break the clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as Bird checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
White misses with a combination
and Bird makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A jab lands there for Bird.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
White swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bird avoids a kick to the body.
White checks a low kick from Bird.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Bird dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Matthew White's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Bird steps to the side to avoid the strikes from White.
A looping hook to the body misses from White. Bird does a little dance to reset his feet.
A decent looking body kick lands there for White.
Bird's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bird tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bird with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling White to score with a decent uppercut.
White misses with a body shot.
Bird tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and White is able to avoid easily.
Bird slips under a jab.
White avoids a kick to the body.
Bird fakes high and swings low for a body shot but White manages to avoid it.
White lands a head kick!
White cracks Bird with a right hand to the side of the head.
White throws a hook to the side of Bird's head but Bird sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bird takes the fight into the clinch.
Bird misses with an elbow over the top.
Bird can't find room to land a body shot as White controls the action.
Bird throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Whites head.
White lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Bird scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bird landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
White misses with a hook from the clinch.
White misses with a punch on the inside.
Bird lands with a left to the head.
White misses with a punch to the body.
Bird misses with a hook from the clinch.
White misses with the head strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Matthew White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bird works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bird creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through White's defenses.
Bird with an attempt at a knee that misses.
White goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
White misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bird lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
White working aggressively here.
Bird makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
White misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bird manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
White can't find room to land a body shot as Bird controls the action.
A right hook to the body lands for Bird.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bird throws an elbow that misses.
Bird landing knees to the head.
Bird using the Thai plumb to throw knees but White has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bird softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
White tries to work over Bird's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bird scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bird misses with a punch to the body.
White dodges an elbow strike from Bird.
White avoiding damage as Bird throws knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by White.
Bird lands with a left to the head.
Bird working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bird comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bird lands a left hand that snaps the head of White backwards.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Bird fails to land.
White works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
White on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
White misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bird.
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!
White has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
White scores with a shoulder strike.
White tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bird misses with a hook to the ribs.
White dodges an elbow strike from Bird.
A short right from White on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Bird.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bird lands a damaging elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bird.
Bird utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
White tries a body shot but Bird blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
William Bird comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bird 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 45:50
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 45:50
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Bird! William Bird retains his featherweight title!
William Bird looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'I am the greatest KT fighter of all time! There is noone in 135 lbs or 145 lbs that even come close to my level. If you disagree, I welcome you into the ring where you will receive a fistful of pain!'.
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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