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Dynasty 220: Round #2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Chancelor Bennett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Razz Sukuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bennett comes to the ring accompanied by Smoke Again. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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168 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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chancelor Bennett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Razz Sukuraba!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sukuraba lands with a nice body kick.
A head kick misses from Sukuraba.
Sukuraba lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bennett misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sukuraba throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bennett misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sukuraba throws a series of punches but Bennett avoids them all with ease.
Bennett avoids the head kick by Sukuraba.
Sukuraba swings for the body but Bennett moves out of range.
Sukuraba connects with a crisp jab.
A head kick misses from Sukuraba.
Sukuraba misses with a head kick.
Bennett lands a lovely overhand right.
Sukuraba scores with a leg kick.
Bennett throws the left hand but Sukuraba avoids the punch easily.
Sukuraba throws a nice head kick!
Sukuraba throws a head kick but Bennett moves out of range.
Bennett gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bennett stalling the fight.
Bennett throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sukuraba is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bennett is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sukuraba managing to block the knees to the body from Bennett.
Sukuraba fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bennett with a knee to the head.
Sukuraba lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sukuraba.
Sukuraba misses with a punch to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bennett.
Bennett tries a knee to the head but Sukuraba blocks it.
Bennett managing to block the knees to the body from Sukuraba.
Bennett scores with a shot to the side of Sukuraba's head.
Bennett looking to slow down the pace here.
Bennett makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Bennett.
Bennett prevents a body shot from Sukuraba.
Bennett tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bennett is pushing Sukuraba up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sukuraba fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sukuraba has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Bennett seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Sukuraba can turn it around.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Bennett.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bennett managing to block the knees to the body from Sukuraba.
Bennett stalling in the clinch.
Sukuraba working aggressively here.
Sukuraba misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sukuraba is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bennett is defending well for now.
Come on Bennett - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bennett lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sukuraba tries to work over Bennett's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sukuraba misses with a body punch.
Sukuraba throws a punch but it's blocked by Bennett.
Sukuraba fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short right from Bennett on the inside.
Sukuraba lands a hook that snaps the head of Bennett backwards.
Sukuraba misses with a punch to the body.
Bennett with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sukuraba throws a head punch that misses.
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 Chancelor Bennett will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sukuraba throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sukuraba throws a head kick that half lands.
Sukuraba ducks under a wild hook from Bennett.
Sukuraba tries a head kick but it misses.
Bennett is looking to clinch but Sukuraba is avoiding it.
Sukuraba throws a head kick that half lands.
A head kick misses from Sukuraba.
A head kick misses from Sukuraba.
A combination from Sukuraba does no damage.
Sukuraba pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A slow jab from Bennett misses its intended target.
Sukuraba throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sukuraba tries a head kick but it misses.
Bennett misses with a combination
and Sukuraba counters with a one-two to the body.
Bennett throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sukuraba tries a head kick but it misses.
Sukuraba tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sukuraba throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bennett.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bennett crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sukuraba - the referee stops the clock and Bennett gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sukuraba. Bennett manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sukuraba throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sukuraba throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sukuraba uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bennett.
Bennett wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sukuraba pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bennett drops his hands momentarily and Sukuraba takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A combination from Sukuraba does no damage.
Sukuraba is breathing heavily.
Bennett has managed to clinch.
Sukuraba misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chancelor Bennett has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sukuraba misses with the head strike.
Sukuraba takes a shot to the head.
Bennett blocking some punches.
Sukuraba misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sukuraba.
Sukuraba throws a punch but it's blocked by Bennett.
Bennett is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bennett blocks a body shot from Sukuraba.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sukuraba lands a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Bennett creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sukuraba is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bennett is defending well for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sukuraba misses with the head strike.
Bennett lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Bennett.
Bennett is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Bennett on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bennett avoiding damage as Sukuraba throws knees to the body.
Bennett using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sukuraba has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sukuraba missing with knees to the body.
Sukuraba misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sukuraba misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sukuraba goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sukuraba misses with a punch to the body.
Sukuraba tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bennett avoids it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Razz Sukuraba 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!
Sukuraba throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chancelor Bennett is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bennett misses with a straight right.
Sukuraba looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sukuraba rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bennett moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sukuraba throws a lazy head kick
and Bennett counters with a head kick.
Razz Sukuraba seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sukuraba throws a sloppy head kick and Bennett moves out of range easily.
Sukuraba throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sukuraba tries a head kick but it misses.
Bennett showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sukuraba.
Bennett throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sukuraba.
Bennett pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice shot lands for Bennett.
Bennett tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sukuraba throws a nice looking combination but Bennett bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bennett lands a jab-cross combination.
Sukuraba is rocked!
Sukuraba glances at the clock... BAM! Bennett nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Sukuraba crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Sukuraba is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Chancelor Bennett!
Chancelor Bennett decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Logan McDaniel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Madison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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193 lbs
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198 lbs
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Cardio machine
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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
8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Logan McDaniel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Billy Madison!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDaniel lands a nice shot to the body.
Madison lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Logan McDaniel has been cut.
Madison tests McDaniel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Madison has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Madison dodges the punch combination from McDaniel.
McDaniel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Madison tries to close the distance and clinch but McDaniel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A right-left combo lands from Madison.
A nice leg kick lands there from Madison.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Madison will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Madison lands with an overhand left.
Madison tries to clinch up.
Madison tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. McDaniel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Madison looks to land a combination but McDaniel avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madison on the wrong end of a nice jab.
McDaniel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Madison dodges the punch combination from McDaniel.
Madison tries to close the distance and clinch but McDaniel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McDaniel keeps the fight on the outside.
Madison has managed to clinch.
McDaniel misses with a hook from the clinch.
McDaniel prevents a body shot from Madison.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Madison misses with a hook from the clinch.
McDaniel managing to block the knees to the body from Madison.
Madison lands a nice uppercut.
Madison swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Madison.
Madison keeps control of McDaniel as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Madison lands a nice uppercut.
Madison swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McDaniel dodges an elbow strike from Madison.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McDaniel blocks an elbow strike.
Madison has McDaniel pressed against the ropes, preventing McDaniel from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Madison can't find room to land a body shot as McDaniel controls the action.
McDaniel managing to block the knees to the body from Madison.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McDaniel working aggressively here.
McDaniel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
McDaniel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Madison unloads a knee to the mid-section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Madison dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Logan McDaniel's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
McDaniel looks to land a left hand but Madison moved out of range nicely.
Madison motions for McDaniel to come forward. Madison throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Madison scores with a leg kick.
Madison misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McDaniel throws a right and a left that Madison avoids nicely.
Madison misses with a wild body shot.
Madison misses with a wild combination.
Madison throws a head kick but McDaniel moves out of range.
McDaniel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Madison throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Madison misses with a body kick.
Madison tries to clinch but McDaniel moves out of range.
Madison wants to clinch but McDaniel slips to the side
and McDaniel counters with a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madison wants to clinch up but McDaniel keeps it at a distance.
Madison will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Madison has closed the distance and engaged McDaniel in a clinch.
McDaniel takes an elbow to the temple.
McDaniel dodges an elbow strike from Madison.
Madison throws an elbow but it misses.
McDaniel avoids the elbow strike from Madison, against the ropes.
Madison throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Madison.
Madison tries a body shot but McDaniel blocks it.
Madison lands a left hand that snaps the head of McDaniel backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Madison.
Madison tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McDaniel's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDaniel working aggressively here.
Madison pushes off an throws an elbow but McDaniel leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Madison throws a punch but it's blocked by McDaniel.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Madison misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Madison fails to land.
McDaniel blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Madison.
Madison misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from McDaniel fails to land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Madison lands an elbow inside.
Madison lands a left hand that snaps the head of McDaniel backwards.
Madison lands an elbow inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Madison showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Logan McDaniel's cut.
That's time! McDaniel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
McDaniel swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Madison counters with a lovely shot to the body.
McDaniel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McDaniel throws a body punch but Madison moves out of range.
McDaniel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jab, jab by Madison - just one landing.
McDaniel thows a body shot but no joy.
Madison fails in his attempt to clinch.
McDaniel misses with a looping right.
McDaniel misses with a wild body shot.
Madison has McDaniel up against the ropes in a clinch.
Madison throws a head punch that misses.
Madison lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Madison throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madison tries a body shot but McDaniel blocks it.
Madison struggles to land a body shot inside as McDaniel controls his hands.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A right hook to the body lands for Madison.
McDaniel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McDaniel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Madison gets a clinch.
Madison lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McDaniel or not.
A hook to the body from Madison.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McDaniel.
Madison is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
McDaniel breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDaniel misses with a wild body shot.
Billy Madison seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Madison looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Madison tries to close the distance and clinch but McDaniel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Madison fails with an attempt to clinch.
Madison tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Madison looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McDaniel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Madison.
McDaniel avoids the head kick by Madison.
A head kick misses from Madison.
McDaniel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Madison.
Logan McDaniel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McDaniel swings for the body but Madison moves out of range.
Madison tries to clinch but McDaniel moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from McDaniel. Madison does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Madison really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Logan McDaniel's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
McDaniel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McDaniel avoids the head kick by Madison.
McDaniel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Billy Madison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McDaniel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Madison looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Madison dodges the punch combination from McDaniel.
Madison has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Madison fails to land with a series of punches.
McDaniel blocks a low kick nicely.
Madison fails in his attempt to clinch.
Madison misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madison scores with a jab to the body.
McDaniel swats away the attempt to clinch by Madison.
Left hook, right uppercut from Madison.
Madison tries to clinch there but McDaniel circles away.
McDaniel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Madison moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Madison looks to land a combination but McDaniel avoids it well.
Madison with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Madison misses with a head kick.
Madison tries to clinch but McDaniel is having none of it.
Madison has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McDaniel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Madison swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madison tries to clinch but McDaniel is having none of it.
Madison misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Madison throws a head kick that misses.
A shot to the liver by McDaniel. Beautiful body shot.
Madison misses with a jab, cross combination.
Madison tries to clinch but McDaniel moves out of range.
McDaniel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Madison moves away.
Madison misses with a low kick.
Madison connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Madison throws a right and a left that McDaniel avoids nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Madison misses with a leg kick.
Madison throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Madison misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Madison dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Logan McDaniel's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
McDaniel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Madison moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McDaniel gets cracked there but stands up to it.
McDaniel throws a body punch but Madison moves out of range.
Madison moves out of range of the strikes.
McDaniel is looking to wear down Madison with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Madison doesn't manage to clinch there - McDaniel circles away.
Madison throws a nice looking combination but McDaniel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McDaniel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Madison.
McDaniel with a nice cross.
McDaniel takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as McDaniel checks a leg kick.
Madison is looking to clinch but McDaniel is avoiding it.
Madison connects with a single shot there.
McDaniel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Madison.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madison throws a hook but McDaniel avoids it easily.
McDaniel has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Madison.
Madison is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McDaniel keeps the fight on the outside.
Madison uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McDaniel.
Madison uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McDaniel.
Madison works over McDaniel's head and body with a nice combination.
A combination from Madison does no damage.
Madison swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Madison.
Logan McDaniel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A big left from McDaniel misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madison tries to clinch there but McDaniel circles away.
McDaniel scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Madison misses with a wild combination.
Madison tries to clinch but McDaniel moves out of range.
Madison explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Madison fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Madison misses with a wild combination.
Madison looks to land a combination but McDaniel avoids it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Madison throws a jab but it's blocked by McDaniel.
Madison throws a nice looking combination but McDaniel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Madison swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Madison comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Madison has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 45:50
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 45:50
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Madison!
A relieved looking Billy Madison 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 light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Grover Dowiyogo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John MacMillen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dowiyogo comes into the arena with another life - kano blaring out of the sound system. John MacMillen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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212 lbs
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214 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Grover Dowiyogo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John MacMillen!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dowiyogo tries to clinch but MacMillen moves out of range.
Dowiyogo throws a lazy head kick
and MacMillen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dowiyogo tries to close the distance and clinch up but MacMillen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dowiyogo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dowiyogo takes a swing at MacMillen's ribcage but misses.
A head kick misses from Dowiyogo.
MacMillen misses with a double jab.
Dowiyogo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dowiyogo tries to clinch there but MacMillen circles away.
Dowiyogo throws a head kick that misses.
MacMillen has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A combination from MacMillen does no damage.
Dowiyogo misses with a head kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dowiyogo.
MacMillen throws a hook but Dowiyogo blocks it.
Dowiyogo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
MacMillen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dowiyogo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
MacMillen keeps the fight on the outside.
A shot to the body from Dowiyogo misses
and MacMillen counters with a three punch combo that has Dowiyogo backing up. Dowiyogo nods at MacMillen to acknowledge the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dowiyogo wants to clinch up but MacMillen keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dowiyogo lands with a slapping head kick.
MacMillen misses the shot to the body.
MacMillen lands a nice looking body shot.
MacMillen lands with a shot to the body.
Dowiyogo lands a nice looking body kick.
Dowiyogo rushes MacMillen and presses him up against the ropes.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the body.
Dowiyogo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
MacMillen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
MacMillen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dowiyogo's face.
Dowiyogo misses with a knee strike.
A short right from MacMillen on the inside.
Dowiyogo is struggling to control the position.
MacMillen lands a hook that snaps the head of Dowiyogo backwards.
Dowiyogo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but MacMillen blocks it with crossed arms.
Dowiyogo throws a knee to the head but misses.
MacMillen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dowiyogo thows a leg kick but MacMillen checks it
and MacMillen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dowiyogo throws a sloppy head kick and MacMillen moves out of range easily.
Dowiyogo slips a straight right by MacMillen.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo throws a head kick but MacMillen moves out of range.
MacMillen throws a shot from downtown. Dowiyogo moves away and avoids it.
Nice shot by MacMillen.
Dowiyogo defending well as MacMillen loads up on a big left hand.
Dowiyogo tries a head kick but it misses.
MacMillen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as MacMillen blocks the leg kick.
MacMillen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head kick misses from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo throws a front kick aimed at MacMillen's knee but MacMillen avoids it well.
MacMillen thows a body shot but no joy.
MacMillen takes a swing at Dowiyogo's ribcage but misses.
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 Grover Dowiyogo will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
An inside leg kick from Dowiyogo misses.
Dowiyogo looks to score with a jab to the body but MacMillen is just out of range.
Dowiyogo tries to clinch up but MacMillen circles away and keeps his distance.
Dowiyogo tries to clinch but MacMillen moves out of range.
MacMillen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dowiyogo. Dowiyogo obviously looking to wear him down.
Dowiyogo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dowiyogo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
MacMillen throws a right hand that Dowiyogo ducks under and follows up with a left that Dowiyogo also avoids with ease.
Dowiyogo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
MacMillen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dowiyogo's calf.
Dowiyogo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and MacMillen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dowiyogo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
MacMillen missing with a left hand there. Dowiyogo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Grover Dowiyogo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dowiyogo misses with the body kick
and MacMillen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dowiyogo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dowiyogo ducks under a wild hook from MacMillen.
No joy there for MacMillen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Grover Dowiyogo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for MacMillen.
MacMillen blocks a head kick by Dowiyogo.
John MacMillen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
MacMillen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dowiyogo throws a head kick that misses.
MacMillen just misses with a punch to the body.
Dowiyogo motions for MacMillen to come forward. Dowiyogo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dowiyogo throws a head kick that misses.
Dowiyogo throws a wild body kick that MacMillen sees coming a mile off.
Dowiyogo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and MacMillen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dowiyogo scrambles back to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dowiyogo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dowiyogo lands a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dowiyogo moves into the clinch successfully.
Dowiyogo missing with knees to the body.
Dowiyogo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and MacMillen avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacMillen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dowiyogo backwards.
MacMillen pushes off an throws an elbow but Dowiyogo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Dowiyogo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt MacMillen or not.
MacMillen is breathing heavily.
Dowiyogo missing with knees to the body.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the body.
MacMillen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dowiyogo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
MacMillen misses with a body punch.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the body.
Dowiyogo stalls.
Grover Dowiyogo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
MacMillen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
MacMillen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dowiyogo lands a good knee to the midsection. MacMillen won't want to take too many of those.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dowiyogo obliges.
Dowiyogo crunches a lovely knee into MacMillen's ribcage.
MacMillen takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like John MacMillen has been cut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dowiyogo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grover Dowiyogo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John MacMillen's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Dowiyogo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on MacMillen if he has to take too many more of those.
MacMillen swats away the attempt to clinch by Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dowiyogo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dowiyogo has closed the distance and engaged MacMillen in a clinch.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the head.
Dowiyogo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
MacMillen blocks a body shot from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo takes a knee right on the jaw!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and MacMillen avoids it.
MacMillen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dowiyogo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but MacMillen is keeping busy.
MacMillen managing to block the knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
MacMillen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and MacMillen avoids it.
MacMillen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
MacMillen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacMillen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
MacMillen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dowiyogo missing with knees to the body.
MacMillen lands with a right to the head.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
Dowiyogo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
MacMillen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
MacMillen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dowiyogo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dowiyogo lands a knee to the body.
MacMillen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
MacMillen misses with the head strike.
Dowiyogo lands a nice shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dowiyogo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. MacMillen is defending well for now.
MacMillen managing to block the knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo scores a nice knee to the body.
Dowiyogo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dowiyogo looking to slow down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dowiyogo digs a right hand underneath MacMillen's ribcage. MacMillen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by MacMillen as Dowiyogo tries to tie him up.
Dowiyogo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Dowiyogo.
MacMillen avoiding damage as Dowiyogo throws knees to the body.
MacMillen swings wildly with an uppercut but Dowiyogo uses good head movement to avoid it.
MacMillen managing to block the knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo missing with knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by MacMillen as Dowiyogo tries to tie him up.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and MacMillen avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
MacMillen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
MacMillen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Dowiyogo just misses with a elbow thrown towards MacMillen's brow.
John MacMillen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
MacMillen avoiding damage as Dowiyogo throws knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Grover Dowiyogo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dowiyogo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grover Dowiyogo!
Grover Dowiyogo was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jake The (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anavar Punch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anavar Punch has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jake The'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
20 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Jake The!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anavar Punch!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Punch lands with an uppercut that bounces The off the ropes and back into range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from The.
The lands a jab to Punch's midsection.
The steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Punch.
Punch misses with an uppercut.
The slips under a jab from Punch.
The on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Punch thows a body shot but no joy.
Good exchange - Punch coming out on top.
Punch waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract The.
Punch has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Punch misses with a body kick.
The slips a jab from Punch.
The tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The pushes Punch up against the ropes in a clinch.
Punch misses with a punch to the body.
Punch tried to land a shot to the body but connects with The's elbow.
Punch misses with a punch to the body.
The lands with a short head shot on the inside.
It looks like Anavar Punch has been cut.
The tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Punch's elbow.
Punch makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The prevents a body shot from Punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Punch turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Punch goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Punch slips a jab and a cross from The.
The moves into the clinch successfully.
A short right from Punch.
The is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Punch is defending well for now.
Punch misses with a hook to the ribs.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Punch tries to throw a body punch but The avoids it by throwing Punch back against the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Punch scores with a nice hook to the head.
Our sources have told us that The has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
A short uppercut from Punch.
Punch tries a body shot but The blocks it.
The looking to throw knees to the head but Punch is blocking nicely.
Punch on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The gets through Punch's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Punch is trying to break the clinch but The is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punch prevents a body shot from The.
Punch tries to break the clinch but The is controlling the position.
Punch misses with a body punch.
The breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A leg kick checked by The.
The moves away from the strike by Punch.
The lands a nice hook to Punch's body. Punch takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The connects with a high kick.
Punch lands a leg kick that knocks The off balance momentarily.
Punch throws the kick towards the body but The avoids it.
Punch throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The staggers Punch with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Punch looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! Just in time and the ref is going to let the fight continue!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Punch scores with a crisp jab that stopped The in his tracks.
The looks low and kicks high, catching Punch 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!
Punch is rocked!
The slips under a jab from Punch.
Punch is still on wobbly legs! Can The finish him?
Anavar Punch is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Punch throws a right and a left that The avoids nicely.
Punch seems to have recovered his senses.
Punch misses with a hook
and The counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake The takes that one as he scored multiple knockdowns. Anavar Punch was lucky to get out of the first round.
The cut man is working on Anavar Punch's cut.
That's time! The's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Punch throws a right hand that misses
and The counters with an outside leg kick.
Punch thows a body shot but no joy.
Punch scores with a hook.
Punch scores with a jab. The acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Punch misses the target.
The keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Punch.
Punch throws a big shot that misses.
Punch fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches The on the side of the head.
Punch throws an ugly left hook that misses
and The counters with an outside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Punch fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches The on the side of the head.
The has managed to clinch.
The with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Punch wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but The has him pressed against the ropes.
The lands a shot to the body.
Punch's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The manages to break the clinch.
The takes one to the chin there.
Jake The is winning the standup battle so far.
The slips under a jab from Punch.
Punch throws a series of punches but The moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punch dodges the punch combination from The.
Sloppy strikes from The. Those never looked like landing.
Punch misses with a left hand
and The counters with a thumping low kick.
Punch scores with a nice body kick.
The lands a nice looking body kick.
Punch scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The connects with a crisp jab.
Punch throws a leg kick
and The counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Punch tries to throw a body punch but The avoids it by throwing Punch back against the ropes.
Punch misses with a punch to the body.
The using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Punch has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The blocks an uppercut.
Punch throws a head punch that misses.
The trying to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Punch tried to land a shot to the body but connects with The's elbow.
The misses with a hook to the ribs.
Punch tried to land a shot to the body but connects with The's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punch has a couple of punches blocked by The.
The lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for The.
Punch is breathing heavily.
Punch can't find room to land a body shot as The controls the action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Punch.
The landing knees to the body.
The scores a nice knee to the body.
The unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The scores a nice knee to the body.
The escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The lands a front kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from The.
Nice body kick there by The.
The instigates a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Punch misses with a kick to the body.
The drives through and clinches with Punch against the ropes.
Punch goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake The dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Anavar Punch's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
The swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A lazy body kick from Punch
and The holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The looking to slow down the pace here.
The lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Punch tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Punch tried to land a shot to the body but connects with The's elbow.
The escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The staying out of range there.
Punch moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Punch walks into a stiff left hand from The.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Punch throws a leg kick that is checked
and The counters by moving into the clinch.
The with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short right from The on the inside.
The breaks from the clinch.
The tries to clinch but Punch is having none of it.
The throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A shot to the liver by Punch. Beautiful body shot.
Punch thuds a left hand into The's body.
Punch thows a left - swing and a miss!
Punch throws an ugly left hook that misses
and The counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The throws a sloppy head kick and Punch moves out of range easily.
Punch throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and The moves into the clinch.
The throws a knee to the head but misses.
Punch misses with the head strike.
Punch digs a right hand underneath The's ribcage. The let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Punch blocks an elbow strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Punch.
Punch misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jake The has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Punch scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The blocks a body shot from Punch.
Punch lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The tries to land a knee to the head but Punch blocks with his arms.
The's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
An inside leg kick from Punch misses.
Punch dips to his left and cracks The with an uppercut!
Punch misses the jab.
Punch takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Punch.
The misses with a low kick.
The pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The moves in looking to clinch but Punch pushes him off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Punch throws an off balance right hand
and The counters with a thumping low kick.
Punch throws out a loose jab but The uses good head movement to avoid it.
Punch throws a one two combo.
The throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anavar Punch really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anavar Punch's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Punch checks a leg kick.
Punch throws a leg kick but The sees it coming and moves out of range.
Punch rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and The counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Punch buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That has opened up Anavar Punch's cut even more.
Punch throws a body kick that misses.
A bone on bone clash there as The blocks the leg kick.
The tries to close the distance and clinch up but Punch swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The throws a front kick aimed at Punch's knee but Punch avoids it well.
The moves in looking to clinch but Punch pushes him off.
Punch throws a lazy uppercut
and The counters with a thumping low kick.
The scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The is looking to clinch but Punch is avoiding it.
Punch fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt The.
Punch avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punch swinging wildly here.
Punch walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. The checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Punch.
Punch looks to throw the jab but The is out of range.
The throws a quick inside leg kick.
The throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Punch manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The tries to clinch up but Punch circles away and keeps his distance.
Punch takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Punch throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The drops his hands momentarily and Punch takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Punch fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and The has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punch misses with a body shot
and The counters with an outside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Punch will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Punch swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The feints and then cracks Punch's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Punch down.
A low kick from Punch misses
and The counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Punch is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Punch lands a jab to the head.
A jab from Punch misses.
Punch has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from The.
The cracks Punch with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Punch throws the left hand but The avoids the punch easily.
Punch misses with a low kick as The jumps back.
A swing and a miss from Punch.
Punch throws a leg kick but The sees it coming and moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake The had his way with Anavar Punch in that round.
The cut man is working on Anavar Punch's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A head kick from The lands but Punch takes it in his stride.
The tries to clinch but Punch is having none of it.
The catches Punch napping and connects with a fantastic 3 punch combination that sends Punch crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but he's all over the place - can he beat the count?!? 4,5,6,7,8...9...10! He didn't make it back to his feet! The raises both arms skywards and takes in the roar from the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jake The!
Jake The decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Anderson Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Zalachenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Dear Agony. Zalachenko has chosen Fistfull of Credit Cards as his entrance music. Alexander Zalachenko acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anderson Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Zalachenko!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones throws a lazy head kick
and Zalachenko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Zalachenko tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
Zalachenko lands with a cross.
Jones scores with a spinning back kick!
Zalachenko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zalachenko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jones avoids the head kick by Zalachenko.
Zalachenko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jones thumps Zalachenko with a low kick.
Zalachenko connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jones fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Zalachenko.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zalachenko throws a leg kick but Jones checks it.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zalachenko thows a body shot but no joy.
Good work by Zalachenko as he checks the leg kick.
Jones scores with a kick to the midsection.
Jones misses with a body kick.
Jones looks for the body kick but Zalachenko saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zalachenko thuds his shin into the meat of Jones's side.
Jones steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Zalachenko. That one must have hurt.
Jones throws a low kick but Zalachenko avoids it.
Jones shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Zalachenko throws a head kick that misses.
Zalachenko misses with a head kick.
Zalachenko scores with a jab. Jones acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nice body punch from Zalachenko.
Zalachenko throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.
Zalachenko throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jones throws a leg kick but Zalachenko sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jones takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones throws a chopping leg kick but Zalachenko manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Zalachenko is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Zalachenko lands a leg kick that knocks Jones off balance momentarily.
Zalachenko scoring well with a low kick there.
Zalachenko looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Zalachenko throws a nice head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zalachenko avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jones avoids the head kick by Zalachenko.
Zalachenko steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Jones. That one must have hurt.
Zalachenko misses with a body shot.
Zalachenko 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.
Jones throws a head kick that misses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Jones - that will leave a mark!
Jones tried to score with a low kick but Zalachenko checks it.
Zalachenko throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jones throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Zalachenko has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Zalachenko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zalachenko misses with a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zalachenko takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Zalachenko checks a leg kick.
Zalachenko throws a lazy right hand but Jones sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zalachenko throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Zalachenko dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
A head kick misses from Jones.
Jones throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Jones throws a quick inside leg kick.
Zalachenko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jones misses with a straight left.
Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zalachenko avoids a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Zalachenko.
Zalachenko throws a jab but it's blocked by Jones.
Zalachenko has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Jones.
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zalachenko throws a push kick but Jones slaps the foot to one side.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zalachenko feints and then cracks Jones's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jones down.
Jones dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zalachenko. That did some damage!
Jones takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jones looks to land a combination but Zalachenko avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A big right from Zalachenko misses.
Alexander Zalachenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zalachenko moves out of range as Jones throws a body kick.
Alexander Zalachenko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zalachenko lands with a nice body kick.
Nice body punch from Jones.
Jones takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Zalachenko.
Jones throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zalachenko fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jones, pushing him back against the ropes.
Zalachenko scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jones lands a hook that snaps the head of Zalachenko backwards.
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
Jones is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zalachenko wants to stall.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zalachenko.
Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A cross from Zalachenko lands.
Zalachenko misses with a head kick.
Zalachenko has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Jones.
Jones lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A clash of legs there as Zalachenko blocks the low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zalachenko lands a nice shot that snaps Jones's head back.
Jones throws a head kick that Zalachenko semi-blocks.
Zalachenko moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
Zalachenko turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Jones dominated that second round.
That's time! Jones's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Zalachenko wants to clinch.
A clash of legs there as Zalachenko blocks the low kick.
Jones walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Zalachenko connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Zalachenko scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jones doesn't seem bothered though.
Zalachenko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zalachenko jabs Jones right on the nose. Jones blinks but takes it well.
Nice shot by Zalachenko.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zalachenko jabs Jones to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Zalachenko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zalachenko looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Jones throws a push kick but Zalachenko slaps the foot to one side.
Jones throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zalachenko tries to work over Jones's front leg with a kick but Jones checks it.
Zalachenko throws out a loose jab but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zalachenko tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jones swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Zalachenko counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zalachenko scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Zalachenko.
Zalachenko lands a jab to Jones's midsection.
Jones misses with a head kick.
Zalachenko punishes Jones's body with a nice straight punch.
Zalachenko lands with a nice body kick.
Zalachenko stuns Jones with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jones takes one to the side of the head.
Jones tries to move into range but Zalachenko moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones swings for the body but Zalachenko moves out of range.
Zalachenko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Zalachenko moved out of range nicely.
Zalachenko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Zalachenko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones scores with a decent looking hook.
Zalachenko darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Zalachenko as he connects with a hook.
Jones throws a chopping leg kick but Zalachenko manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Zalachenko moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Zalachenko bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jones's head.
Jones throws a nice looking combination but Zalachenko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zalachenko misses with a head kick.
Jones misses with a body kick.
Zalachenko cracks Jones with an open hand slap.
Jones throws a hook to the side of Zalachenko's head but Zalachenko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zalachenko wants to clinch.
Zalachenko lands a jab to the nose.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Zalachenko really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zalachenko jabs Jones right on the nose. Jones blinks but takes it well.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Zalachenko.
Zalachenko throws a head kick that misses.
Jones throws the kick towards the body but Zalachenko avoids it.
Zalachenko fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jones.
Zalachenko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jones circles away quickly and effectively.
Jones misses with a body kick.
Zalachenko turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jones looks to land a body kick but Zalachenko moved away.
Zalachenko connects with a looping right hand.
Jones takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zalachenko scores with a shot to the body.
That kick from Zalachenko tenderised Jones's leg. Jones is trying to keep his angry face on.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Zalachenko lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zalachenko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zalachenko lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jones takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Zalachenko lands with a hook. Jones tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A lazy body kick from Jones
and Zalachenko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jones drops his hands momentarily and Zalachenko takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Zalachenko lands with a good body shot.
Jones walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jones walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Zalachenko scores with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zalachenko with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jones is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jones ducks right into an uppercut from Zalachenko.
Zalachenko scores with a push kick.
Zalachenko fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Zalachenko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zalachenko scores with a nice body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Zalachenko.
Zalachenko lands a jab to the head.
Zalachenko throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jones misses with a leg kick
and Zalachenko counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jones doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Zalachenko scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Zalachenko's corner calls for a 1-2. Zalachenko obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Zalachenko connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Zalachenko lands a nice looking body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Zalachenko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zalachenko throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jones on the side of the head.
Zalachenko looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Zalachenko dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Jones throws a push kick but Zalachenko slaps the foot to one side.
Zalachenko jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jones avoids the head kick by Zalachenko.
Zalachenko throws a half hearted mid kick.
Zalachenko slips under a jab.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zalachenko tries to clinch but Jones moves away
and Jones counters with a slapping leg kick.
Zalachenko scores with a head kick. Jones tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Anderson Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones slips a straight right by Zalachenko.
Zalachenko throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Zalachenko checks a leg kick.
Zalachenko misses with a head kick.
Jones buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Zalachenko lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jones at a distance.
Jones is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Zalachenko's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Zalachenko is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Zalachenko lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zalachenko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a nice head kick!
Zalachenko looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
An inside leg kick from Jones misses.
Zalachenko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Zalachenko tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Zalachenko throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Zalachenko smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Zalachenko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jones swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Zalachenko throws a jab but it's blocked by Jones.
Zalachenko lands with a shot to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jones.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones thuds his right hand into Zalachenko's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jones throws a push kick but Zalachenko slaps the foot to one side.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Zalachenko as he connects with a hook.
Jones throws the kick towards the body but Zalachenko avoids it.
Zalachenko lunges at Jones with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jones's hand.
Zalachenko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Zalachenko.
Jones lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jones goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jones looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zalachenko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zalachenko catches Jones with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Zalachenko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones throws out the jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Alexander Zalachenko.
I think Zalachenko has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 46:49
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 46:49
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Zalachenko!
An intense looking Alexander Zalachenko took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'I am pleased and shocked to have won this fight! Hope I can have some more big fights here in Tokyo.'.
In defeat, Anderson Jones stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'll be back i shouldnt have lost to this piece of shit.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Daemon Blackfyre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ollie Ritch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blackfyre comes to the ring accompanied by Mojo So Dope. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Ollie Ritch enters the ring!
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Daemon Blackfyre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ollie Ritch!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blackfyre throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Blackfyre lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ritch circles away quickly and effectively.
Blackfyre misses with a looping right.
Blackfyre closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ritch takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ritch throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Blackfyre slips under a jab from Ritch.
Blackfyre throws a combination. Ritch tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ritch connects with a right hand. Blackfyre shakes it off.
Blackfyre throws a body punch but Ritch moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Blackfyre.
Blackfyre misses with a hook.
Blackfyre on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ritch clinches with his opponent.
Blackfyre tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ritch avoids it.
Ritch avoiding damage.
Ritch taking a breather.
Blackfyre pushes Ritch back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blackfyre has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Ritch makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ritch blocks an uppercut.
Blackfyre tries to work over Ritch's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, Ritch scores with a nice short uppercut.
Blackfyre doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ritch blocks a body shot from Blackfyre.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ritch.
Ritch dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Blackfyre misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Blackfyre.
Blackfyre works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Blackfyre misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ritch lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ritch blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ritch taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ritch misses with a hook from the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Blackfyre throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ritchs head.
Blackfyre scores with a shot to the side of Ritch's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ritch lands with a left to the head.
Ritch on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Blackfyre as Ritch tries to tie him up.
Blackfyre swings wildly with an uppercut but Ritch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blackfyre looking to throw knees to the head but Ritch is blocking nicely.
Ritch blocks an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Ritch just leaning against Blackfyre, taking a breather.
Ritch takes a shot to the head.
Blackfyre tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ritch avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blackfyre misses with a punch on the inside.
Blackfyre lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blackfyre.
Blackfyre with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daemon Blackfyre dominated that round.
That's time! Blackfyre's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A punch combination from Blackfyre misses.
Blackfyre lands a right hook to the body.
Ritch pushes Blackfyre away with a front kick.
Blackfyre looks to land a right hand but Ritch moved out of range.
Blackfyre takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
It looks like Daemon Blackfyre has been cut.
Blackfyre avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ritch avoids the body shot from Blackfyre.
Ritch tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Daemon Blackfyre is winning the standup battle so far.
Ritch lands with a shot to the body.
Blackfyre moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A chopping leg kick lands by Blackfyre.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ritch throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blackfyre fails to land with a series of punches.
Ritch takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ritch pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blackfyre dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ritch. That did some damage!
Blackfyre lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ritch is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackfyre looks to score with a jab to the body but Ritch is just out of range.
Ritch lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Blackfyre connects with a body shot that sends Ritch's belly button to the back.
Ritch throws a hook to the side of Blackfyre's head but Blackfyre sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A left lands for Ritch.
Ritch slips a straight right by Blackfyre.
Decent striking displayed by Blackfyre there.
Ritch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blackfyre throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ritch scores with a sloppy right hand. Blackfyre should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blackfyre works over Ritch's head and body with a nice combination.
Ritch lands with a nice combination. Blackfyre backs away looking to recover.
Blackfyre thuds a left hand into Ritch's body.
Ritch has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Blackfyre lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Blackfyre throws a leg kick which misses Ritch's front leg but catches the back leg as Ritch tries to avoid it.
Blackfyre paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackfyre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ritch was well out of range. Poor timing from Blackfyre.
Blackfyre closes the distance and scores with a big combo that sends Ritch crashing to the mat! Ritch uses the ropes to get back to his feet and beat the count. The referee looks concerned but he's going to allow it to continue!
Ritch uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blackfyre.
Blackfyre scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Blackfyre lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Blackfyre.
Blackfyre throws a head kick but Ritch moves out of range.
A lazy left from Blackfyre finds it's target.
Ritch is rocked!
Ritch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blackfyre.
Ritch is still on wobbly legs! Can Blackfyre finish him?
Blackfyre misses with a looping left.
Ritch seems to have recovered his senses.
Ritch misses with a combination
and Blackfyre counters with a really nice, stiff jab that drops Ritch onto his ass. He'll have to take the mandatory count from the referee but he's back on his feet and he seems OK to continue.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A jab lands there for Blackfyre.
Some bone on bone action there as Ritch checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Blackfyre throws a series of punches but Ritch moves out of range.
Blackfyre throws a hook but Ritch blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daemon Blackfyre takes the second round thanks to the knockdowns.
The cut man is working on Daemon Blackfyre'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.
Blackfyre clips Ritch with a right and a left that makes him do the chicken dance for a couple of seconds. He touched his left hand down on the canvas so the referee steps between the fighters to give Ritch a standing 8 count before we can continue the bout.
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!
Blackfyre with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ritch to score with a decent uppercut.
Blackfyre is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ritch can do to turn this around?
Blackfyre throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Blackfyre takes one on the button.
Blackfyre blocks a head kick by Ritch.
Blackfyre throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Blackfyre bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ritch's head.
Blackfyre waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ritch.
Blackfyre throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ritch.
Blackfyre connects with a right hand. Ritch shakes it off.
Blackfyre fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Blackfyre pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ritch scores with a decent looking hook.
Blackfyre takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Blackfyre darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Blackfyre avoids the head kick by Ritch.
Blackfyre cracks the inside of Ritch's front leg.
Ritch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackfyre swats away the attempt to clinch by Ritch.
Blackfyre throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Blackfyre throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A slow jab from Ritch misses its intended target.
Daemon Blackfyre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blackfyre throws an overhand right that lands on Ritch's shoulder, as Ritch tries to avoid the shot.
Blackfyre lands a high kick!
A jab lands there for Blackfyre.
Blackfyre avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ritch throws a sloppy head kick and Blackfyre moves out of range easily.
Ritch gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Blackfyre.
Ritch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blackfyre.
Blackfyre is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ritch.
Ritch misses the jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Blackfyre connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ritch's hands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ritch avoids the body shot from Blackfyre.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ritch tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ritch throws a sloppy head kick and Blackfyre moves out of range easily.
Blackfyre lands with a shot to the body.
Ritch takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Blackfyre scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ritch in his tracks.
Ritch tries to clinch up.
Blackfyre misses with an uppercut.
Ritch wants to clinch.
Blackfyre drops a shoulder and throws a biiiig uppercut that drops Ritch onto his butt! Ritch pops straight back to his feet to convince the referee that he's OK to continue.
Ritch tries to clinch but Blackfyre is having none of it.
Blackfyre connects with a nice cross there... Ritch is looking wobbly and Blackfyre recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Ritch to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Blackfyre jumps onto the ropes to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Daemon Blackfyre!
Daemon Blackfyre decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Pejro Karesky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arroyo Malavino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pejro Karesky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arroyo Malavino!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karesky looks to land a combination but Malavino avoids it well.
Malavino clinches up against the ropes.
Come on Karesky - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Karesky is trying to maintain a safe position but Malavino gets an underhook and turns Karesky into the ropes.
A left hand lands to the body for Malavino.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Malavino.
Karesky looking to slow down the pace here.
Karesky takes a shot to the head.
Malavino has Karesky pushed against the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Karesky is trying to maintain a safe position but Malavino gets an underhook and turns Karesky into the ropes.
Karesky being controlled against the ropes.
Malavino throws a punch but it's blocked by Karesky.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Malavino.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karesky missing with knees to the body.
Malavino managing to block the knees to the body from Karesky.
A nice left hand lands by Malavino.
Karesky tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Malavino's elbow.
Malavino misses with a body punch.
Malavino lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Malavino connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Pejro Karesky has been cut.
Karesky on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Malavino is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Karesky takes a shot to the head.
Malavino is pushing Karesky up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Karesky avoids the elbow strike from Malavino, against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karesky lands a hook to the side of the head.
Karesky on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Malavino comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Karesky tries a body shot but Malavino blocks it.
Malavino lands a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Malavino swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Malavino.
Malavino misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Karesky.
Malavino using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Karesky has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Malavino.
Karesky lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Malavino backwards.
Karesky is stalling here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Malavino scores a nice knee to the body.
Malavino lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Malavino misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arroyo Malavino dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pejro Karesky's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Karesky feints a jab promting Malavino to slip. Karesky then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Malavino slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Karesky sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Malavino keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Karesky looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Karesky wants to clinch but Malavino slips to the side
and Malavino counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Malavino throws a half hearted mid kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Malavino.
Karesky tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Malavino manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Malavino uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Karesky has time to react.
Karesky is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Malavino works Karesky's body with a nice hook.
Oh Karesky is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Malavino lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Karesky at a distance.
Malavino cracks Karesky with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Karesky is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Karesky is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Karesky could not beat the count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Arroyo Malavino!
A relieved looking Arroyo Malavino 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 light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Tubo Lard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hideki Matsuyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lard comes to the ring accompanied by I'm Fat. Matsuyama has chosen Eminem feat. Nate Dogg - Till I Collapse as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tubo Lard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hideki Matsuyama!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Ren Mimura and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matsuyama falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Lard to counter with a crisp jab.
Matsuyama lands a jab-cross combination.
Matsuyama fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lard checks it well.
Lard misses with a straight right.
Matsuyama fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Matsuyama misses with a jab, cross combination.
Matsuyama displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Matsuyama throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Matsuyama.
Matsuyama bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lard lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matsuyama jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lard swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Matsuyama lands a nice shot that snaps Lard's head back.
Lard throws a shot from downtown. Matsuyama moves away and avoids it.
Matsuyama thows a leg kick but Lard checks it
and Lard makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Matsuyama really felt that one!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Matsuyama. Lard shrugs it off though.
Lard throws a solid leg kick but Matsuyama takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left and a right from Matsuyama both land. Nice combination.
Matsuyama fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lard has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Matsuyama avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lard misses with a body kick.
Lard looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lard throws a low kick, looking for Matsuyama's leg but Matsuyama calmly moves out of range.
Matsuyama wants to land a leg kick but Lard is out of range.
Lard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Matsuyama.
Matsuyama tries to work over Lard's front leg with a kick but Lard checks it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Matsuyama checks a leg kick.
Matsuyama misses with an uppercut. Lard saw that one coming.
Matsuyama throws a lazy body kick
and Lard counters with a nice uppercut.
Matsuyama throws a jab when Lard was well out of range.
Matsuyama blocks a leg kick.
Matsuyama is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matsuyama throws a nice inside leg kick.
Matsuyama keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Matsuyama.
Lard connects with a leg kick. Matsuyama looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A slow jab from Lard misses its intended target.
Lard tries a low kick but Matsuyama avoids it.
Matsuyama jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lard throws a low kick, looking for Matsuyama's leg but Matsuyama calmly moves out of range.
Matsuyama misses with a left hand
and Lard counters with a stiff right hand.
Hideki Matsuyama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matsuyama throws a head kick but Lard moves out of range.
Lard throws a looping overhand right but Matsuyama ducks down to avoid it.
Lard blocks a low kick nicely.
Matsuyama misses with a right hand
and Lard counters with a straight right hand.
Matsuyama fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lard checks it well.
Matsuyama looks to land a left hand but Lard moved out of range nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lard has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Matsuyama.
Lard slips a jab from Matsuyama.
A big right from Matsuyama misses.
Matsuyama is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Matsuyama, right into the meat.
Matsuyama throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hideki Matsuyama dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lard blocks a head kick by Matsuyama.
Matsuyama 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.
Matsuyama dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Matsuyama throws a push kick but Lard slaps the foot to one side.
A clash of legs there as Matsuyama blocks the low kick.
Matsuyama checks a leg kick nicely.
A head kick misses from Lard.
Lard lands a body shot.
Matsuyama jabs Lard right on the nose. Lard blinks but takes it well.
Lard takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lard looks for the body kick but Matsuyama saw that one coming.
A leg kick checked by Matsuyama.
Matsuyama with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A solid leg kick lands there for Matsuyama.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A leg kick checked by Lard.
Lard lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Matsuyama throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Matsuyama throws out a loose jab but Lard uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsuyama tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Matsuyama chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lard can pounce on him.
Matsuyama swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lard throws a looping overhand right but Matsuyama ducks down to avoid it.
Lard takes a swing at Matsuyama's ribcage but misses.
A swing and a miss from Lard.
Matsuyama lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Matsuyama connects with a solid leg kick.
Matsuyama connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Matsuyama throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Matsuyama checks a leg kick.
Matsuyama throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lard on the side of the head.
A jab from Matsuyama misses.
Lard bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Matsuyama's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matsuyama throws a leg kick but Lard checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Lard tenderised Matsuyama's leg. Matsuyama is trying to keep his angry face on.
Matsuyama connects with a jab.
Matsuyama listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Matsuyama throws a jab when Lard was well out of range.
Lard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Matsuyama.
Matsuyama throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Matsuyama misses with an uppercut.
Good exchange - Matsuyama coming out on top.
Matsuyama takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Hideki Matsuyama has been cut.
Hideki Matsuyama seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Matsuyama misses the jab.
Lard throws a body punch but Matsuyama moves out of range.
Lard throws a head kick that misses.
Matsuyama darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lard cracks Matsuyama with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Matsuyama misses with a straight right.
Matsuyama doesn't manage to clinch there - Lard circles away.
Lard throws a hook to the side of Matsuyama's head but Matsuyama sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Hideki Matsuyama will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Hideki Matsuyama's cut.
That's time! Lard's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matsuyama was well out of range. Poor timing from Lard.
Lard jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Matsuyama motions for Lard to come forward. Matsuyama throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Matsuyama's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Matsuyama duly obliges.
Lard keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lard throws a chopping leg kick but Matsuyama manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Matsuyama lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Matsuyama lands a really nice looking cross but Lard seems unphased.
Matsuyama sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Matsuyama throws a jab when Lard was well out of range.
Lard avoids the body shot from Matsuyama.
Matsuyama throws a big shot that misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Matsuyama.
Nice defenses there by Lard.
Matsuyama missing with a left hand there. Lard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lard shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsuyama misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lard.
Matsuyama lands a jab to the nose.
Matsuyama is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lard.
Lard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Matsuyama takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Matsuyama motions for Lard to come forward. Matsuyama throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lard chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Matsuyama can pounce on him.
Lard moves out of range of the body kick from Matsuyama.
Lard scores with a jab. Matsuyama acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lard lands a nice looking body shot.
A lazy left from Lard finds it's target.
Matsuyama rushes Lard and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Lard creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Matsuyama throws a punch but it's blocked by Lard.
A nice right hand lands inside from Matsuyama.
Lard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsuyama blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Matsuyama misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lard.
A shot in the inside from Lard.
Lard is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Matsuyama misses with a knee to the head.
Lard blocks a body shot from Matsuyama.
Matsuyama misses with a punch on the inside.
Matsuyama using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lard has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lard scores a nice knee to the body.
Matsuyama takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Matsuyama with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Still in the clinch, Matsuyama scores with a nice short uppercut.
Matsuyama struggles to land a body shot inside as Lard controls his hands.
Lard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Matsuyama looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lard scores with a crisp jab that stopped Matsuyama in his tracks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matsuyama checks a leg kick.
Lard scores with a crisp jab that stopped Matsuyama in his tracks.
Lard bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Matsuyama's head.
Lard cracks the inside of Matsuyama's front leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tubo Lard clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Hideki Matsuyama's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lard blocks a jab.
Matsuyama throws a shot to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lard.
Lard takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Matsuyama waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lard.
Matsuyama throws a right hand that misses
and Lard counters with a nice kick to the body.
Lard blocks a jab.
Lard moves away from the strike by Matsuyama.
Matsuyama misses with a right hand
and Lard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Matsuyama avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lard swats away the attempt to clinch by Matsuyama.
A nice leg kick lands there from Matsuyama.
Lard scores with a hook to the body. Matsuyama takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lard 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.
Lard moves away from the strike by Matsuyama.
A telegraphed right hand from Matsuyama misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsuyama connects with an inside leg kick.
Matsuyama throws a right hand that misses
and Lard makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lard is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Lard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lard throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lard looks for the body kick but Matsuyama saw that one coming.
Matsuyama slips under a jab from Lard.
Lard checks the leg kick nicely there.
Matsuyama throws a leg kick but Lard moved away.
A big left from Lard misses.
Lard connects with an inside leg kick.
Matsuyama pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lard's corner calls for a 1-2. Lard obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lard throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That kick from Lard tenderised Matsuyama's leg. Matsuyama is trying to keep his angry face on.
Matsuyama connects with a solid leg kick.
Matsuyama tries to clinch but Lard is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Lard lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matsuyama tries to land a leg kick but Lard saw it coming and moves away.
Matsuyama scores with a sloppy right hand. Lard should have avoided that one.
Matsuyama has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lard.
Lard throws a leg kick but Matsuyama moved away.
Matsuyama paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lard tests Matsuyama's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Matsuyama loads up on a big right hand but Lard slips the punch.
Lard checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lard fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Matsuyama is out of range.
Matsuyama rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lard counters with a big head kick but Matsuyama shrugs it off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matsuyama slips under a jab from Lard.
Matsuyama missing with a left hand there. Lard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lard lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Matsuyama pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lard is out of range and Matsuyama settles back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tubo Lard had his way with Hideki Matsuyama in that round.
The cut man is working on Hideki Matsuyama'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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Matsuyama scores with the left hand. Lard knows he should have avoided that one.
Lard throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Matsuyama jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lard connects with a leg kick. Matsuyama looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Matsuyama misses with an uppercut. Lard saw that one coming.
Lard works the jab nicely.
Matsuyama cracks Lard with an open hand slap.
An inside leg kick lands from Lard.
Nice cross by Lard.
Lard feints and then cracks Matsuyama's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Matsuyama down.
Matsuyama misses with a looping right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matsuyama tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lard fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Matsuyama is out of range.
Matsuyama motions for Lard to come forward. Matsuyama throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Matsuyama tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Lard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lard blocks a jab.
Matsuyama scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lard doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsuyama swings widly with a right hand
and Lard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lard lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lard feints and then cracks Matsuyama's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Matsuyama down.
Lard moves away from the strike by Matsuyama.
Matsuyama throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Matsuyama staying out of range there.
Lard throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Lard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Matsuyama misses the target.
Matsuyama thows a left - swing and a miss!
A swing and a miss from Matsuyama.
Matsuyama takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Matsuyama is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Some bone on bone action there as Lard checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lard wants to slow Matsuyama down by chopping away at his legs.
A good leg kick by Matsuyama.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsuyama lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lard is looking to slow Matsuyama down with leg kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lard throws a low kick but it's checked well by Matsuyama.
A big right from Lard misses.
Matsuyama throws a lazy uppercut
and Lard counters with a thumping low kick.
Decent striking displayed by Lard there.
Lard moves out of range of the strikes.
Lard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lard tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Matsuyama is able to avoid easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Matsuyama.
Lard throws a sloppy head kick and Matsuyama moves out of range easily.
Lard throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lard takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Matsuyama dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lard. That did some damage!
Lard looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Matsuyama looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Matsuyama keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tubo Lard showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lard has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 48:47
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 48:47
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tubo Lard!
Tubo Lard decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Sergei Dimitrovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marko Hanttonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dimitrovich comes to the ring accompanied by Wai Khru ram muay. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sergei Dimitrovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marko Hanttonen!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dimitrovich moves forwards but Hanttonen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hanttonen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hanttonen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dimitrovich stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dimitrovich is looking to chop away at Hanttonen's legs.
Dimitrovich has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dimitrovich scores with a shot to the side of Hanttonen's head.
Hanttonen looking to throw knees to the head but Dimitrovich is blocking nicely.
Our sources have told us that Dimitrovich has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Hanttonen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dimitrovich landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dimitrovich blocks the elbow strike.
Dimitrovich misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hanttonen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dimitrovich scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hanttonen misses with a punch on the inside.
Dimitrovich misses with the head strike.
Hanttonen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dimitrovich in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dimitrovich is breathing heavily.
A short uppercut from Dimitrovich.
Hanttonen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hanttonen landing knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hanttonen.
Dimitrovich takes a knee to the side of the body.
A short right from Hanttonen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dimitrovich avoids the elbow strike from Hanttonen, against the ropes.
Hanttonen told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Hanttonen tries to land knees in the clinch but Dimitrovich avoids the damage to the body.
Hanttonen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hanttonen.
Dimitrovich has a couple of punches blocked by Hanttonen.
A right hook to the body lands for Hanttonen.
Hanttonen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dimitrovich's elbow.
Dimitrovich throws an elbow but it misses.
Hanttonen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dimitrovich lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dimitrovich can't find room to land a body shot as Hanttonen controls the action.
Dimitrovich throws a punch but it's blocked by Hanttonen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimitrovich avoiding damage as Hanttonen throws knees to the body.
Hanttonen tries to work over Dimitrovich's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hanttonen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knees to the body from Hanttonen.
Hanttonen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hanttonen scores with a shoulder strike.
Hanttonen lands a shoulder strike.
Hanttonen scores a nice knee to the body.
Dimitrovich doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hanttonen blocks an elbow strike from Dimitrovich.
Hanttonen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dimitrovich blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Hanttonen.
Hanttonen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hanttonen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hanttonen crunches a lovely knee into Dimitrovich's ribcage.
Hanttonen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hanttonen misses with a knee strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanttonen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Hanttonen lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Dimitrovich fails to land.
Hanttonen scores with a shot to the side of Dimitrovich's head.
Dimitrovich tries a body shot but Hanttonen blocks it.
Hanttonen can't find room to land a body shot as Dimitrovich controls the action.
Dimitrovich tries a body shot but Hanttonen blocks it.
Dimitrovich on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hanttonen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hanttonen prevents a body shot from Dimitrovich.
Hanttonen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hanttonen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dimitrovich avoiding damage as Hanttonen throws knees to the body.
Dimitrovich blocks a body shot from Hanttonen.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Dimitrovich creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hanttonen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dimitrovich avoiding damage as Hanttonen throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dimitrovich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hanttonen misses with a knee strike.
Hanttonen throws a head punch that misses.
Dimitrovich blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dimitrovich misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dimitrovich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hanttonen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hanttonen swings wildly with an uppercut but Dimitrovich uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hanttonen lands an uppercut.
Dimitrovich lands a good knee to the midsection. Hanttonen won't want to take too many of those.
Hanttonen tries to throw a body punch but Dimitrovich avoids it by throwing Hanttonen back against the ropes.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Dimitrovich scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dimitrovich blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dimitrovich scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hanttonen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dimitrovich's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marko Hanttonen dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A thudding body kick lands there by Dimitrovich!
Sergei Dimitrovich is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dimitrovich takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dimitrovich lands a head kick. Hanttonen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Marko Hanttonen has been cut.
Hanttonen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dimitrovich, pushing him back against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Dimitrovich.
Hanttonen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hanttonen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hanttonen swings wildly with an uppercut but Dimitrovich uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dimitrovich cracks Hanttonen with a nice body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dimitrovich blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hanttonen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dimitrovich is defending well for now.
Dimitrovich struggles to land a body shot inside as Hanttonen controls his hands.
Dimitrovich digs a right hand into Hanttonen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hanttonen's gas tank.
Hanttonen can't find room to land a body shot as Dimitrovich controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanttonen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dimitrovich can't find room to land a body shot as Hanttonen controls the action.
Hanttonen tries to work over Dimitrovich's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dimitrovich.
Hanttonen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dimitrovich is defending well for now.
Hanttonen scores with a hook to the body.
Dimitrovich managing to block the knees to the body from Hanttonen.
Hanttonen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dimitrovich misses with a body punch.
Hanttonen tries to land a knee to the head but Dimitrovich blocks with his arms.
Hanttonen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dimitrovich backwards.
Dimitrovich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Dimitrovich on the inside.
Hanttonen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hanttonen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hanttonen swings wildly with an uppercut but Dimitrovich uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dimitrovich tries to throw a body punch but Hanttonen avoids it by throwing Dimitrovich back against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimitrovich throws a head punch that misses.
Hanttonen swings wildly with an uppercut but Dimitrovich uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hanttonen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hanttonen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hanttonen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dimitrovich on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dimitrovich takes a knee to the side of the body.
Marko Hanttonen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hanttonen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dimitrovich misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hanttonen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hanttonen scores with a shot to the side of Dimitrovich's head.
Dimitrovich misses with a punch on the inside.
Dimitrovich lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hanttonen or not.
Dimitrovich doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimitrovich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Dimitrovich.
Hanttonen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dimitrovich misses with a body punch.
Hanttonen swings wildly with an uppercut but Dimitrovich uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hanttonen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hanttonen tries a knee to the head but Dimitrovich blocks it.
Hanttonen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dimitrovich blocks it with crossed arms.
Dimitrovich takes a shot to the head.
Hanttonen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hanttonen throws a punch but it's blocked by Dimitrovich.
Hanttonen blocks an elbow strike.
Hanttonen cracks Dimitrovich with a nice body shot.
Dimitrovich lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hanttonen works on Dimitrovich's body with a couple of short punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hanttonen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dimitrovichs head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dimitrovich pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Hanttonen lands a nice shot to the body.
Dimitrovich swings wildly with an uppercut but Hanttonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hanttonen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dimitrovich backwards.
Hanttonen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dimitrovich avoids the elbow strike from Hanttonen, against the ropes.
Hanttonen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dimitrovich.
Hanttonen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dimitrovich is defending well for now.
Dimitrovich pushes Hanttonen back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hanttonen blocking some punches.
Dimitrovich throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hanttonen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dimitrovich misses with a punch on the inside.
Hanttonen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hanttonen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marko Hanttonen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Marko Hanttonen's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hanttonen misses with a head kick.
Hanttonen forces Dimitrovich back against the ropes and clinches.
A right handed body shot lands from Hanttonen.
Dimitrovich prevents a body shot from Hanttonen.
Dimitrovich working aggressively here.
Hanttonen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hanttonen tries to throw a body punch but Dimitrovich avoids it by throwing Hanttonen back against the ropes.
Dimitrovich scores with a shoulder strike.
Dimitrovich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hanttonen lands with a left to the head.
Dimitrovich blocks a body shot from Hanttonen.
Dimitrovich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hanttonen lands with a light punch inside.
Hanttonen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hanttonen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hanttonen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
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!
Dimitrovich misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanttonen missing with knees to the body.
Hanttonen can't find room to land a body shot as Dimitrovich controls the action.
Dimitrovich tries to land a knee to the head but Hanttonen blocks with his arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hanttonen.
Hanttonen blocks an elbow strike.
Dimitrovich blocking some punches.
Dimitrovich misses with the head strike.
Hanttonen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hanttonen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hanttonen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Dimitrovich creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dimitrovich lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dimitrovich has a couple of punches blocked by Hanttonen.
Dimitrovich misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hanttonen has a couple of punches blocked by Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanttonen struggles to land a body shot inside as Dimitrovich controls his hands.
Dimitrovich lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dimitrovich tries to land knees in the clinch but Hanttonen avoids the damage to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dimitrovich tries to throw a body punch but Hanttonen avoids it by throwing Dimitrovich back against the ropes.
Hanttonen lands a body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hanttonen scores a nice knee to the body.
Hanttonen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dimitrovich has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hanttonen presses Dimitrovich against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hanttonen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dimitrovich's face.
Hanttonen lands a good knee to the midsection. Dimitrovich won't want to take too many of those.
Hanttonen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dimitrovichs head.
Hanttonen misses with an elbow strike.
A short body shot lands from Hanttonen as the two fighters clinch.
Hanttonen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dimitrovich blocks it with crossed arms.
Dimitrovich blocking some punches.
Dimitrovich blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanttonen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hanttonen has a couple of punches blocked by Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hanttonen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich throws a punch but it's blocked by Hanttonen.
Hanttonen avoiding damage as Dimitrovich throws knees to the body.
Dimitrovich managing to block the knees to the body from Hanttonen.
Hanttonen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Hanttonen.
Dimitrovich misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dimitrovich is leaning against Hanttonen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dimitrovich lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hanttonen backwards.
Hanttonen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dimitrovich fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hanttonen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dimitrovich is defending well for now.
A short uppercut from Hanttonen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hanttonen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hanttonen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hanttonen lands a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Hanttonen.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hanttonen.
A right hook to the body lands for Hanttonen.
Hanttonen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hanttonen trying to land knees to the body.
Hanttonen tries to land a knee to the head but Dimitrovich blocks with his arms.
Hanttonen scores with a shoulder strike.
Dimitrovich swings wildly with an uppercut but Hanttonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hanttonen scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hanttonen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hanttonen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Hanttonen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marko Hanttonen really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marko Hanttonen'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.
Hanttonen clinches.
Hanttonen blocks a body shot from Dimitrovich.
A short right from Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich dodges an elbow strike from Hanttonen.
Dimitrovich fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dimitrovich lands with a short shot to the head.
Hanttonen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Dimitrovich swings wildly with an uppercut but Hanttonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hanttonen missing with knees to the body.
Dimitrovich using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hanttonen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch on the inside from Hanttonen fails to land.
Hanttonen misses with a punch on the inside.
Hanttonen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hanttonen.
Dimitrovich missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimitrovich throws a punch but it's blocked by Hanttonen.
Hanttonen tries to land a knee to the head but Dimitrovich blocks with his arms.
Hanttonen connects with a knee to the head.
Dimitrovich scores with a shoulder strike.
Dimitrovich blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dimitrovich lands a nice uppercut.
Dimitrovich throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hanttonen blocks it with crossed arms.
A right hand to the body from Hanttonen.
Dimitrovich pushes Hanttonen back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Dimitrovich tries a body shot but Hanttonen blocks it.
Dimitrovich is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hanttonen is defending well for now.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hanttonen.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dimitrovich lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hanttonen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dimitrovich digs a right hand into Hanttonen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hanttonen's gas tank.
Hanttonen misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimitrovich lands a knee to the body.
Hanttonen is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Hanttonen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dimitrovich tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dimitrovich throws a punch but it's blocked by Hanttonen.
Dimitrovich lands a nice knee to the body.
Hanttonen looking to throw knees to the head but Dimitrovich is blocking nicely.
Dimitrovich unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hanttonen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dimitrovich lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dimitrovich lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hanttonen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dimitrovich misses with a body punch.
Dimitrovich with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dimitrovich lands an elbow inside that Hanttonen shrugs off.
Hanttonen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dimitrovich lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimitrovich is leaning against Hanttonen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hanttonen backwards.
Dimitrovich lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dimitrovich throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hanttonens head.
That has opened up Marko Hanttonen's cut even more.
Dimitrovich fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hanttonen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dimitrovich is leaning against Hanttonen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dimitrovich looking to throw knees to the head but Hanttonen is blocking nicely.
Dimitrovich on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hanttonen pushes Dimitrovich back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hanttonen has a couple of punches blocked by Dimitrovich.
Hanttonen working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanttonen tries to land knees in the clinch but Dimitrovich avoids the damage to the body.
Hanttonen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hanttonen.
Hanttonen looking to throw knees to the head but Dimitrovich is blocking nicely.
A short right from Dimitrovich on the inside.
Dimitrovich blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dimitrovich misses with the head strike.
Dimitrovich presses Hanttonen against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hanttonen.
Nice body punch from Hanttonen.
Hanttonen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dimitrovich.
Hanttonen has a couple of punches blocked by Dimitrovich.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dimitrovich blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dimitrovich blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dimitrovich tries to throw a body punch but Hanttonen avoids it by throwing Dimitrovich back against the ropes.
Dimitrovich blocks a body shot from Hanttonen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Dimitrovich had his way with Marko Hanttonen in that round.
The cut man is working on Marko Hanttonen's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Hanttonen avoids the head kick by Dimitrovich.
Hanttonen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hanttonen closes the distance and pushes Dimitrovich back into the ropes.
Hanttonen lands an uppercut.
Hanttonen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hanttonen tries to land a knee to the head but Dimitrovich blocks with his arms.
Dimitrovich lands an uppercut.
Dimitrovich utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hanttonen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hanttonen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dimitrovich is defending well for now.
Hanttonen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hanttonen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dimitrovich's face.
Hanttonen is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimitrovich lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hanttonen backwards.
Hanttonen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dimitrovich's elbow.
Hanttonen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dimitrovich lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hanttonen blocks an elbow strike.
Hanttonen has a couple of punches blocked by Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dimitrovich misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hanttonen.
Hanttonen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hanttonen misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dimitrovich.
Hanttonen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dimitrovich blocks it with crossed arms.
Hanttonen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hanttonen works on Dimitrovich's body with a couple of short punches.
Hanttonen tries to land knees in the clinch but Dimitrovich avoids the damage to the body.
Sergei Dimitrovich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Hanttonen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dimitrovich's brow.
Dimitrovich blocks a punch to the side of the head.
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!
Dimitrovich working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The cut above Marko Hanttonen's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A short left from Dimitrovich.
Hanttonen misses with the head strike.
Hanttonen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dimitrovich misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hanttonen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Dimitrovich fails to land.
Hanttonen misses with a knee strike.
Hanttonen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hanttonen presses Dimitrovich against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dimitrovich misses with the head strike.
Hanttonen can't find room to land a body shot as Dimitrovich controls the action.
Dimitrovich scores with a hook to the body.
A body shot lands from Dimitrovich.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dimitrovich scores with a shoulder strike.
Hanttonen tries to land knees in the clinch but Dimitrovich avoids the damage to the body.
Hanttonen throws a punch but it's blocked by Dimitrovich.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich throws a punch but it's blocked by Hanttonen.
Dimitrovich throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hanttonens head.
A short body shot lands from Dimitrovich as the two fighters clinch.
Dimitrovich softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Dimitrovich with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dimitrovich pushes Hanttonen back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Marko Hanttonen's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Dimitrovich blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dimitrovich lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dimitrovich scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dimitrovich lands with a short shot to the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Marko Hanttonen's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Sergei Dimitrovich!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jayden Ray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bernie Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jayden Ray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bernie Hart!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hart moves out of range of the strikes.
Hart lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Jayden Ray has been cut.
Ray avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ray throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hart works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
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!
Ray throws a nice looking combination but Hart bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hart throws a looping overhand right but Ray ducks down to avoid it.
Ray avoids the body shot from Hart.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ray. Hart does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ray takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd cheers as Hart lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ray doesn't seem phased though.
Jayden Ray's cut is getting worse.
Hart connects with a beautiful left hand that drops Ray onto his butt! Ray bounces straight back up though - he's OK. After the ref checks him out, we're back to the action.
Ray swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hart ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ray lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hart circles away quickly and effectively.
Hart wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hart connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Ray out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bernie Hart!
A relieved looking Bernie Hart 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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