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Dynasty 225 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Ricardo Awa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karen Darabedyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Darabedyan has chosen KDB Highlights as his entrance music. Karen Darabedyan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Ricardo Awa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Karen Darabedyan!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darabedyan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Awas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Darabedyan.
Awa wants to clinch up but Darabedyan keeps it at a distance.
Darabedyan 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.
Awa has closed the distance and engaged Darabedyan in a clinch.
Awa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Darabedyan backwards.
Awa really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Awa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Darabedyan's elbow.
Darabedyan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Darabedyan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Awa.
Awa looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Awa lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Darabedyan backs up against the ropes.
Darabedyan missing with a left hand there. Awa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Awa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Darabedyan lands with a right to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Darabedyan wants to stall.
Awa working hard to break the clinch.
Darabedyan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Darabedyan breaks the clinch.
Awa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Awa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Darabedyan clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darabedyan manages to break the clinch.
Darabedyan tries to bum rush Awa with a series of wild strikes but Awa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Awa tries to clinch up.
Darabedyan misses with a double jab.
Karen Darabedyan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Darabedyan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Awa misses with a body punch.
Darabedyan is trying to push Awa away but Awa has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Awa lands a right hand.
Darabedyan lands an elbow that stopped Awa in his tracks for a moment.
Awa manages to break the clinch.
Darabedyan misses with a body shot.
Darabedyan scores with the left hand. Awa knows he should have avoided that one.
Awa is looking to clinch.
Awa rushes Darabedyan and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Darabedyan breaks from the clinch.
Darabedyan throws a one two combo.
Awa is rocked!
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!
Darabedyan misses with a two punch combination.
Oh Awa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darabedyan misses with a series of wild punches.
Darabedyan throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Awa counters with a two punch combo.
Some wild striking there from Darabedyan.
Awa seems to have got his legs back now.
Darabedyan gets tackled into the ropes by Awa. Awa maintains the clinch.
Darabedyan trying to land knees to the body.
Awa manages to break the clinch.
Darabedyan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Awa.
Awa wants to clinch up but Darabedyan keeps it at a distance.
Awa has taken the fight to the clinch.
Darabedyan is trying to break the clinch but Awa is controlling him.
Stalling in the clinch from Darabedyan.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Darabedyan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Awa's efforts to push away.
Awa is trying to push Darabedyan away but Darabedyan has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Awa throws an elbow but it misses.
Awa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Karen Darabedyan will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Darabedyan throws a nice looking combination but Awa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Darabedyan moves into range and clinches up with Awa.
Darabedyan wants to get back to striking at distance but Awa won't allow it.
Darabedyan tries to break free but Awa pushes him back against the ropes.
Awa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Awa throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Darabedyan.
Darabedyan throws a head kick but Awa moves out of range.
Darabedyan tries to work over Awa's front leg with a kick but Awa checks it.
Darabedyan swinging wildly here.
Darabedyan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Awa steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Darabedyan. That one must have hurt.
A punch combination from Darabedyan misses.
Awa tries to clinch but Darabedyan is having none of it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Awa!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Darabedyan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Awa counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Darabedyan is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darabedyan misses with a few strikes there.
Awa has Darabedyan up against the ropes in a clinch.
Darabedyan takes a shot to the head.
Darabedyan is trying to break the clinch but Awa is controlling him.
Darabedyan tries to break free but Awa pushes him back against the ropes.
Darabedyan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Awa keeps the fight on the outside.
Awa dodges the punch combination from Darabedyan.
Darabedyan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Awa momentarily.
Darabedyan throws a right hand that Awa ducks under and follows up with a left that Awa also avoids with ease.
Awa is looking to clinch.
Awa moves into the clinch.
Awa throws a head punch that misses.
Darabedyan tries to break free but Awa pushes him back against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Awa working aggressively here.
Darabedyan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Awa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Darabedyan throws a series of punches but Awa moves out of range.
Darabedyan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Darabedyan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Awa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Darabedyan misses with a double jab.
Awa is looking to clinch.
Darabedyan looks to land a combination but Awa avoids it well.
Darabedyan darts in and clinches Awa up against the ropes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Awa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Awa checks a low kick from Darabedyan.
Awa tries to clinch but Darabedyan moves away
and Darabedyan counters with a series of strikes. Awa will be more careful next time no doubt.
Darabedyan throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Karen Darabedyan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Darabedyan clinches up against the ropes.
Awa unloads a knee to the mid-section. Darabedyan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Awa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Darabedyan is trying to force a seperation but Awa has the dominant position.
Awa lands a knee to the body.
Darabedyan wants to get back to striking at distance but Awa won't allow it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Awa.
Darabedyan tries to stall but Awa uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Awa scores with a shoulder strike.
Awa misses with a punch to the body.
Awa is trying to force a seperation but Darabedyan has the dominant position.
Awa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Darabedyan's defenses.
Awa lands a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Darabedyan breaks the clinch.
No joy there for Darabedyan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Darabedyan's corner calls for a 1-2. Darabedyan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Darabedyan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Darabedyan misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Awa tries to clinch but Darabedyan is having none of it.
Darabedyan has closed the distance and engaged Awa in a clinch.
Darabedyan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Awa prevents Darabedyan from breaking the clinch.
Awa lands an elbow inside that Darabedyan shrugs off.
Darabedyan is trying to stall.
Awa misses with a punch to the body.
Awa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Darabedyan trying to stall but Awa improves his position.
Awa throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Awa tries to throw a body punch but Darabedyan avoids it by throwing Awa back against the ropes.
Awa keeps control of Darabedyan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Darabedyan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Awa is trying to break free.
Darabedyan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Awa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Awa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Darabedyan's elbow.
Darabedyan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ricardo Awa has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Awa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Darabedyan.
Awa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Darabedyan backwards.
Awa gets through Darabedyan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darabedyan misses with a knee to the head.
Awa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Awa.
Awa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Darabedyan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Darabedyan misses with a double jab
and Awa counters with a left and a right that stings Darabedyan.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Darabedyan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Karen Darabedyan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Awa moves out of range of the body kick.
Darabedyan is looking to clinch but Awa is avoiding it.
Awa avoids a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Awa clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Darabedyan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A nice combination there by Darabedyan.
Darabedyan misses with a double jab
and Awa counters with a thumping low kick.
Awa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Darabedyan.
Darabedyan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Darabedyan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Awa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from Awa.
Awa tries to close the distance and clinch but Darabedyan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Darabedyan takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Awa is looking to clinch.
Darabedyan throws a series of punches but Awa moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Awa tries to close the distance and clinch but Darabedyan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Darabedyan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Awa lands with a slapping head kick.
Darabedyan circles away from the clinch attempt.
A combination from Darabedyan does no damage.
Awa throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Darabedyan tries to clinch up.
Awa tries to clinch but Darabedyan moves out of range.
Darabedyan throws a right hand that Awa ducks under and follows up with a left that Awa also avoids with ease.
Darabedyan throws a right and a left that Awa avoids nicely.
Darabedyan is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Awa displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Awa gets tackled into the ropes by Darabedyan. Darabedyan maintains the clinch.
Darabedyan has had enough of the clinch but Awa keeps him there for the moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Awa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Awa has Darabedyan up against the ropes in a clinch.
Awa pushes Darabedyan back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Darabedyan has had enough of the clinch but Awa keeps him there for the moment.
Darabedyan tries to stall but Awa uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Awa misses with some punches.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Darabedyan throws an elbow but misses.
Darabedyan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Darabedyan wants to break free but Awa has control.
Awa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Darabedyan misses with a double jab
and Awa counters with a low kick, right behind Darabedyan 's knee.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Awa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Darabedyan looks to land a combination but Awa avoids it well.
Darabedyan fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Awa had his way with Karen Darabedyan in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Awa moves into the clinch successfully.
Darabedyan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Awa's efforts to push away.
Awa lands an elbow just above Darabedyan 's eye.
Darabedyan managing to block the knees to the body from Awa.
Darabedyan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Darabedyan tries to break free but Awa pushes him back against the ropes.
Awa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Awa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Awa clinches with his opponent.
Awa throws an elbow that misses.
Darabedyan takes an elbow to the temple.
Awa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Darabedyan backwards.
Awa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Darabedyan throws a shot from downtown. Awa moves away and avoids it.
Darabedyan throws out a loose jab but Awa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darabedyan circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Darabedyan misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Awa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Darabedyan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Awa counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Awa tries to clinch up.
Awa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Awa darts in and clinches Darabedyan up against the ropes.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Darabedyan manages to break the clinch.
Awa moves in looking to clinch but Darabedyan pushes him off.
Darabedyan throws a combination that misses
and Awa counters with a one-two to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Awa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Awa is looking to clinch but Darabedyan is avoiding it.
Ricardo Awa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Awa moves in looking to clinch but Darabedyan pushes him off.
Awa misses with a two punch combination.
Awa avoids the head kick by Darabedyan.
Darabedyan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Awa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Darabedyan thinking.
Darabedyan is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
The fight stays on the outside here - Awa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Darabedyan tries to bum rush Awa with a series of wild strikes but Awa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Awa avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Awa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Awa avoids a kick to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricardo Awa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Awa has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 49:47
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 48:47
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricardo Awa!
Ricardo Awa managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Happy Pills 159Q - Laundry 80%, into his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between John MacMillen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anavar Punch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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214 lbs
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210 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
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Cardio machine
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John MacMillen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anavar Punch!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacMillen misses with a right hand
and Punch counters with a nice uppercut.
MacMillen has been working on his boxing with his coaches at [CBK] Punch-kicker Academy in the buildup to the fight.
Punch throws a leg kick that is checked
and MacMillen counters with a nice body kick.
MacMillen throws the left hand but Punch avoids the punch easily.
Punch fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
MacMillen throws out a loose jab but Punch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Punch misses with a hook
and MacMillen counters with a two punch combo.
Nice body punch from Punch.
Punch tries to move into range but MacMillen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
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 is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by MacMillen.
MacMillen misses with a straight right.
Punch throws a big shot that misses.
MacMillen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
MacMillen lands with a hook. Punch tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A low kick from Punch misses
and MacMillen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Punch is rocked!
It looks like Anavar Punch has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as MacMillen checks a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Punch.
Punch blocks a head kick by MacMillen.
MacMillen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
MacMillen is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The fighters circling - MacMillen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Punch throws a jab when MacMillen was well out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Punch misses the target.
MacMillen moves out of range of the strikes.
MacMillen misses with the combination.
Punch swings for the body but MacMillen moves out of range.
MacMillen throws a nice head kick!
Punch is still on wobbly legs! Can MacMillen finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
MacMillen throws a hook to the side of Punch's head but Punch sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Punch bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacMillen misses with a two punch combination.
Punch misses with a few strikes there.
Punch seems to have recovered his senses.
Punch jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
MacMillen throws a switch kick that catches Punch on the top of the head and drops him to the canvas! Punch looks hurt - I'm not sure he's going to get back up! The referee starts the count but calls it off at seven as Punch flops around on the canvas, clearly in no position to continue! This fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). John MacMillen!
John MacMillen 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Feyd Rautha Harkonnen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artie Quitter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harkonnen comes to the ring accompanied by The Headstones-Heart of Darkness. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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148 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Feyd Rautha Harkonnen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Artie Quitter !
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Quitter crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Harkonnen - the referee stops the clock and Quitter gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Harkonnen. Quitter manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Harkonnen misses with a wild body shot.
Harkonnen takes one to the side of the head.
Harkonnen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Quitter .
Harkonnen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Quitter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harkonnen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Harkonnen swats away the attempt to clinch by Quitter .
Harkonnen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harkonnen looks to throw the jab but Quitter is out of range.
Harkonnen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Harkonnen misses with a head kick.
Quitter is looking to land body kicks.
Harkonnen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Harkonnen connects with a solid leg kick.
Quitter scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harkonnen throws a leg kick but Quitter moved away.
A low kick from Harkonnen misses
and Quitter counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Quitter digs a good body shot into Harkonnen's ribs.
We've been informed that Quitter has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Feyd Rautha Harkonnen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Quitter closes the distance looking to clinch
and Harkonnen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Quitter misses with a low kick.
Harkonnen throws a head kick that misses.
Harkonnen throws a sloppy body shot
and Quitter counters with a left and a right that stings Harkonnen.
Harkonnen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Harkonnen.
Harkonnen misses the body punch
and Quitter counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Harkonnen misses with a body shot.
Harkonnen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Quitter .
Harkonnen misses with a hook to the body
and Quitter counters with a good low kick that Harkonnen was not able to check.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Harkonnen blocks the low kick.
Harkonnen throws a head kick but Quitter moves out of range.
Quitter looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Quitter misses with a straight left.
Harkonnen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Quitter .
Quitter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harkonnen dips to his left and cracks Quitter with an uppercut!
Harkonnen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harkonnen moves out of range of the leg kick from Quitter .
Quitter ducks right into an uppercut from Harkonnen.
Harkonnen throws a head kick that misses
and Harkonnen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Quitter throws a low kick but it's checked well by Harkonnen.
Quitter scores with a kick to the midsection.
Harkonnen with a hook.
Quitter throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Harkonnen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
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 Feyd Rautha Harkonnen will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Harkonnen throws a low kick but Quitter moves out of range easily.
Quitter throws a half hearted mid kick.
Harkonnen misses with a hook
and Quitter makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Harkonnen lands a body shot.
Quitter throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Quitter slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Feyd Rautha Harkonnen is winning the standup battle so far.
Harkonnen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Harkonnen connects with a looping right hand.
Harkonnen dodges the punch combination from Quitter .
Quitter scores with a punch to the head.
Harkonnen slips under a jab.
Harkonnen throws a hook to the side of Quitter 's head but Quitter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Harkonnen throws a low kick but Quitter moves out of range easily.
Quitter has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Harkonnen throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harkonnen throws an overhand right that lands on Quitter 's shoulder, as Quitter tries to avoid the shot.
Quitter closes the distance and pushes Harkonnen back into the ropes.
Harkonnen is trying to maintain a safe position but Quitter gets an underhook and turns Harkonnen into the ropes.
Quitter managing to block the knees to the body from Harkonnen.
Quitter using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Quitter lands a right hand.
Harkonnen breaks from the clinch.
Quitter connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Quitter tries to bum rush Harkonnen with a series of wild strikes but Harkonnen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Quitter misses with an attempted mid kick.
Quitter avoids the head kick by Harkonnen.
A big right from Quitter misses.
Quitter lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Harkonnen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Harkonnen throws an overhand right that lands on Quitter 's shoulder, as Quitter tries to avoid the shot.
Harkonnen lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harkonnen throws a poor cross that misses
and Quitter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Quitter staying out of range there.
Quitter takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Harkonnen.
Quitter connects with an inside leg kick.
Quitter throws a leg kick which misses Harkonnen's front leg but catches the back leg as Harkonnen tries to avoid it.
Quitter takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Harkonnen throws the left hand but Quitter avoids the punch easily.
Harkonnen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Quitter tries to clinch up but Harkonnen circles away and keeps his distance.
A head kick misses from Harkonnen.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harkonnen is looking to land body kicks.
Harkonnen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Quitter manages to avoid it.
Harkonnen avoids a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Artie Quitter will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Harkonnen lands a glancing blow to the side of Quitter 's head.
Harkonnen throws a leg kick that misses.
Harkonnen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Quitter counters with a nice low kick that buckles Harkonnen's knee momentarily.
Harkonnen throws an off balance right hand
and Quitter counters with a good low kick that Harkonnen was not able to check.
Harkonnen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Quitter .
Harkonnen throws the left hand but Quitter avoids the punch easily.
Harkonnen misses with a right hand
and Quitter counters with a slapping leg kick.
Harkonnen drives through and clinches with Quitter against the ropes.
Quitter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Quitter tries a body shot but Harkonnen blocks it.
Harkonnen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Quitter is defending well for now.
Harkonnen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Quitter .
Harkonnen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Quitter lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Harkonnen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harkonnen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harkonnen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Quitter .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Harkonnen.
Harkonnen tries to bum rush Quitter with a series of wild strikes but Quitter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Harkonnen jabs Quitter to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Quitter tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Harkonnen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Quitter ducks under a wild hook from Harkonnen.
Quitter throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Quitter is looking to clinch.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Harkonnen.
Quitter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harkonnen.
Harkonnen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Quitter counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Harkonnen lands a glancing blow to the side of Quitter 's head.
Harkonnen scores with a hook to the body. Quitter takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Harkonnen lands a nice looking body shot.
Harkonnen throws a lazy head kick
and Quitter counters with a good low kick that Harkonnen was not able to check.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harkonnen tries a low kick but Quitter avoids it.
Harkonnen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Quitter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harkonnen looks to score with a jab to the body but Quitter is just out of range.
Harkonnen connects with a nice looking jab.
A low kick from Quitter is predictable there
and Harkonnen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Quitter lands with a thumping leg kick.
A punch combination from Quitter misses.
Quitter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Harkonnen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Harkonnen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A head kick by Harkonnen misses
and Quitter counters with a nice uppercut.
Harkonnen throws a leg kick which misses Quitter 's front leg but catches the back leg as Quitter tries to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harkonnen gets tackled into the ropes by Quitter . Quitter maintains the clinch.
Harkonnen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Quitter dodges an elbow strike from Harkonnen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Feyd Rautha Harkonnen clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Harkonnen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Quitter moves away.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Quitter !
Harkonnen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Quitter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Quitter throws a leg kick which misses Harkonnen's front leg but catches the back leg as Harkonnen tries to avoid it.
Harkonnen throws a looping overhand right but Quitter ducks down to avoid it.
Harkonnen staying out of range there.
Harkonnen slips under a jab from Quitter .
Harkonnen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Harkonnen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Quitter wants to clinch
and Harkonnen counters with a left to the body.
Harkonnen throws a good cross that connects.
Harkonnen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Harkonnen throws a leg kick
and Quitter counters with an outside leg kick.
Quitter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quitter tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Harkonnen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Quitter drives through and clinches with Harkonnen against the ropes.
Quitter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harkonnen trying to land knees to the body.
Quitter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Quitter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Quitter throws a leg kick but Harkonnen moved away.
Quitter dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Harkonnen. That did some damage!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Quitter .
Harkonnen takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Quitter misses with a low kick.
A cross from Quitter lands.
Harkonnen throws a sloppy head kick and Quitter moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harkonnen looks to score with a jab to the body but Quitter is just out of range.
Quitter wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A low kick from Harkonnen is predictable there
and Quitter counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Quitter avoids the head kick by Harkonnen.
Harkonnen with a jab.
Harkonnen throws the left hand but Quitter avoids the punch easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Quitter lands a right hook to the body.
Harkonnen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Quitter checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Quitter tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice shot by Harkonnen.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Quitter jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Harkonnen tries a head kick but it misses.
Quitter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Harkonnen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Quitter was well out of range. Poor timing from Harkonnen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Artie Quitter dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Quitter motions for Harkonnen to come forward. Quitter throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Quitter stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Harkonnen.
Harkonnen throws a hook but Quitter avoids it easily.
Quitter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harkonnen.
Quitter misses with a straight left.
Quitter closes the distance and clinches.
I was talking to Harkonnen's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Harkonnen.
Harkonnen missing with knees to the body.
Quitter lands a nice uppercut.
Quitter has a couple of punches blocked by Harkonnen.
Harkonnen tries to land knees in the clinch but Quitter avoids the damage to the body.
Quitter swings wildly with an uppercut but Harkonnen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Quitter lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Feyd Rautha Harkonnen has been cut.
Harkonnen is trying to stall.
Harkonnen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quitter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Quitter has Harkonnen pressed against the ropes, preventing Harkonnen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Harkonnen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Quitter lands a knee to the body.
Quitter breaks from the clinch.
Quitter avoids a kick to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Quitter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Quitter jabs at Harkonnen's body.
Harkonnen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Quitter was well out of range. Poor timing from Harkonnen.
Harkonnen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harkonnen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Quitter feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Harkonnen's calf.
Harkonnen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quitter lands a lovely overhand right.
Harkonnen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Quitter tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Harkonnen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Quitter pivots, looking for a leg kick but Harkonnen is out of range and Quitter settles back down.
Quitter lands a nice looking kick to the body. Harkonnen takes a step back to recover.
Quitter with a jab.
Quitter tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Harkonnen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Quitter checks the leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harkonnen scores with a nice head shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harkonnen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Harkonnen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Quitter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harkonnen.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Artie Quitter .
I think Quitter 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 48:48
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 47:48
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 48:48
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Tommy Morrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chancelor Bennett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morrison comes to the ring accompanied by Wu Tang - America. Bennett has chosen Smoke Again as his entrance music. Chancelor Bennett has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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167 lbs
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28
162 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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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
18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tommy Morrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chancelor Bennett!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bennett throws a sloppy head kick and Morrison moves out of range easily.
Morrison takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bennett moves into the clinch successfully.
Morrison escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bennett throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Morrison takes the fight into the clinch.
Bennett misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Morrison.
Morrison escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bennett throws a head kick that misses.
Bennett throws a head kick but Morrison moves out of range.
Bennett takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
It looks like Chancelor Bennett has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morrison attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bennett missing with a left hand there. Morrison was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Morrison lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bennett checks a low kick from Morrison.
Morrison throws a hook but Bennett avoids it easily.
Chancelor Bennett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morrison fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Morrison tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Morrison misses with a low kick as Bennett jumps back.
Bennett tried to score with a low kick but Morrison checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Bennett.
Morrison lands a nice looking body shot.
Morrison avoids the head kick by Bennett.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Morrison with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Morrison misses with a looping right.
Bennett throws an overhand right that lands on Morrison's shoulder, as Morrison tries to avoid the shot.
Bennett scores with a one two! Morrison had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Morrison cracks Bennett with an open hand slap.
Morrison throws an overhand right that lands on Bennett's shoulder, as Bennett tries to avoid the shot.
Morrison moves in looking to clinch but Bennett pushes him off.
Bennett throws a lazy uppercut
and Morrison counters by moving into the clinch.
Morrison wants to break the clinch but can't.
Morrison digs a right hand into Bennett's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bennett's gas tank.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bennett.
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!
Morrison makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Morrison breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Morrison thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bennett if he has to take too many more of those.
Morrison tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bennett was well out of range. Poor timing from Morrison.
Morrison scores with a nice head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Morrison coming out on top.
Bennett misses with a wild combination.
Morrison has closed the distance and engaged Bennett in a clinch.
Morrison has a couple of punches blocked by Bennett.
Morrison is trying to break the clinch but Bennett has him pressed against the ropes.
Morrison breaks from the clinch.
Morrison fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Morrison dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bennett tries to land a front kick but Morrison steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bennett, right into the meat.
Morrison cracks Bennett with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Morrison tries to clinch up but Bennett circles away and keeps his distance.
Bennett has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Morrison.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morrison waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bennett.
Bennett throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bennett misses with a wild body shot.
Morrison slips a jab and a cross from Bennett.
Morrison throws a leg kick but Bennett sees it coming and moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Morrison dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chancelor Bennett's cut.
That's time! Morrison's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Morrison moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bennett misses with a head kick.
Morrison misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Morrison throws a nice inside leg kick.
Morrison lands with a thumping leg kick.
Morrison avoids the head kick by Bennett.
Bennett moves away from the strike by Morrison.
Bennett throws a head kick but Morrison moves out of range.
Bennett misses with a looping left.
Bennett misses with a head kick.
Morrison cracks the inside of Bennett's front leg.
Chancelor Bennett is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bennett lands with a slapping head kick.
Bennett closes the distance and clinches.
A right hook to the body lands for Morrison.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morrison breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bennett takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bennett moves forwards but Morrison connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bennett ducks right into an uppercut from Morrison.
Bennett looks to land a right hand but Morrison moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bennett's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Morrison is looking to slow Bennett down with leg kicks.
Morrison blocks a head kick by Bennett.
Morrison fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bennett.
Morrison fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bennett checks it well.
Bennett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bennett is breathing heavily.
Bennett takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bennett is rocked!
Morrison ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Bennett out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tommy Morrison!
Tommy Morrison tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Zbigniew Ciosek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sexy Julian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Julian has chosen Right Said Fred - I'm too Sexy as his entrance music. Zbigniew Ciosek has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
17 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Zbigniew Ciosek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sexy Julian!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some bone on bone action there as Julian checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ciosek throws a sloppy head kick and Julian moves out of range easily.
Ciosek throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Julian lands a slapping body shot.
Ciosek looks for the body kick but Julian saw that one coming.
Julian takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ciosek fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ciosek moves out of range of the leg kick from Julian.
Ciosek pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jab by Ciosek.
Ciosek closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Ciosek's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Julian.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ciosek 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.
Ciosek looks for the body kick but Julian saw that one coming.
Julian swats away the attempt to clinch by Ciosek.
Ciosek misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Julian scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ciosek tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Julian was well out of range. Poor timing from Ciosek.
Julian bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Ciosek is breathing heavily.
Julian throws a hook but Ciosek blocks it.
Julian throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
An inside leg kick lands from Julian.
Jab from Julian.
It looks like Zbigniew Ciosek has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Julian. That's going to slow Ciosek down.
Ciosek has Julian up against the ropes in a clinch.
Julian manages to break the clinch.
Jab by Ciosek.
Julian misses with a wild combination.
Ciosek misses with a body kick.
Ciosek keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Julian.
Ciosek works Julian's body with a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ciosek misses with the combination.
Ciosek rushes Julian and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Ciosek trying to land knees to the body.
Ciosek breaks the clinch.
Julian lands a front kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ciosek, as that shot connected.
Ciosek is looking to land body kicks.
Julian throws a head kick but Ciosek moves out of range.
Zbigniew Ciosek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Julian plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ciosek checks the leg kick nicely there.
The fighters circling - Ciosek throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Julian buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Julian scores a flash knockdown with a right hook that drops Ciosek to his hands and knees! The ref pushes Julian away as he looks to land an illegal blow. Ciosek got an extra few seconds to recover there, which could have made all the differences as he stumbles back to his feet. The referee looks into his eyes and decides to allow the bout to continue. Can he survive?!
Zbigniew Ciosek's cut is getting worse.
Ciosek drops his guard momentarily, allowing Julian to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Ciosek! Oh, he's in big trouble - I don't like his chances here as the referee's count reaches 5. 6,7,8,9...10! He's out! Julian takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Sexy Julian!
An out of breath Sexy Julian thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Abu Papu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boxxing Pro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Papu comes to the ring accompanied by abu theme. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Abu Papu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Boxxing Pro!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pro jabs Papu right on the nose. Papu blinks but takes it well.
A punch lands to the side of Pro 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Pro lands a nice shot that snaps Papu's head back.
Papu with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pro fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Papu checks it well.
Papu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Papu slips a straight right by Pro.
Pro misses with a series of wild punches.
Good exchange - Pro coming out on top.
Papu throws a front kick that sends Pro stumbling back into the ropes.
Papu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Papu lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pro misses with an uppercut. Papu saw that one coming.
Pro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice shot lands for Papu.
Papu throws a head kick that Pro semi-blocks.
It looks like Boxxing Pro has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pro. Papu does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pro throws an overhand right that lands on Papu's shoulder, as Papu tries to avoid the shot.
Pro on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pro misses the jab.
Papu misses with a wild body shot.
Papu misses with a hook. Pro ducked under it nicely.
Papu lands with a cross.
Pro has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Papu tried to score with a low kick but Pro checks it.
Papu lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Papu.
Pro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Papu moves away.
Papu scores with a jab and follows up with an uppercut that drops Pro to his knees! He bounces straight back to his feet but is forced to take the mandatory standing 8 count before he's allowed to continue. We're back under way and the fighters meet in the middle of the canvas to re-engage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pro just misses with a punch to the body.
Papu checks a leg kick.
Pro checks a low kick from Papu.
A big left from Pro misses.
Pro fails to land with a series of punches.
Papu moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papu connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Papu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pro.
Papu throws a leg kick which misses Pro's front leg but catches the back leg as Pro tries to avoid it.
Papu connects with an inside leg kick.
Pro chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Papu can pounce on him.
Papu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pro has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Papu.
Pro looks winded!
Pro finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Papu definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nice uppercut there from Papu.
Pro takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pro throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Papu punishes Pro's body with a nice straight punch.
Papu thuds a left hand into Pro's body.
Papu lands with a shot to the body.
Papu connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abu Papu should take that round, based on the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Boxxing Pro's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Papu lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Papu throws a head kick but Pro moves out of range.
Papu jabs at Pro's body.
Pro misses with a low kick.
Papu misses with a kick to the body.
Papu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pro lands with an uppercut that bounces Papu off the ropes and back into range.
Papu takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Papu jabs Pro to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pro thows a left - swing and a miss!
Abu Papu is winning the standup battle so far.
Papu checks a low kick from Pro.
A nice inside leg kick there by Papu. That's going to slow Pro down.
Papu takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pro takes a swing at Papu's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from Pro misses its intended target.
Pro doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pro is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papu takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Papu misses the shot to the body.
Pro wants to slow Papu down by chopping away at his legs.
A good leg kick by Papu.
Papu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Papu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pro.
Papu looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Papu ducks under a wild hook from Pro.
Papu lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Pro's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Papu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pro on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Papu. Papu obviously looking to wear him down.
Pro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Papu gets a clinch.
Papu pushes Pro back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Papu stalls.
Papu is working Pro over against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Papu feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pro's calf.
Papu lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Papu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Decent striking displayed by Papu there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Papu.
Pro misses the shot to the body.
Papu throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pro stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pro chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Papu can pounce on him.
Pro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Papu.
Abu Papu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Papu lands a front kick to the face, that drops Pro to the canvas! Is he dazed or just shocked? He's back to his feet and the referee is going to allow him to continue the fight!
That has opened up Boxxing Pro's cut even more.
Pro fails to land with a series of punches.
Pro misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abu Papu will take that round after scoring the only knockdown of the round.
The cut man is working on Boxxing Pro's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A looping hook to the body misses from Pro. Papu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Papu takes a swing at Pro's ribcage but misses.
Papu is looking to wear down Pro with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Papu connects with a jab.
Pro ducks into a a hook from Papu and goes down! He looks in a bit of a mess; will he beat the count?! 4,5,6,7,8 - he's up and looking to carry on! The referee looks into his eyes and sees that he's OK to continue!
Pro is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pro 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.
Pro is still on wobbly legs! Can Papu finish him?
Papu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pro seems to have recovered his senses.
Papu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Papu stuns Pro with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pro takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pro steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Papu. That one must have hurt.
Pro takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pro tries to move into range but Papu moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Pro takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Papu ducks under a wild hook from Pro.
Papu drops a shoulder and throws a biiiig uppercut that drops Pro onto his butt! Pro pops straight back to his feet to convince the referee that he's OK to continue.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papu lands a right hook to the body.
Pro on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Papu ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Papu and Pro are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Papu throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Pro into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Papu knows it - he's on the ropes flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Abu Papu!
An out of breath Abu Papu thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Jakobi Smithy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smithy's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Korn- Freak on a Leash. Robinson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Lost In Space kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jakobi Smithy could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Will Robinson's chin.
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166 lbs
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169 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
19 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Jakobi Smithy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Will Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smithy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Smithy takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A combination from Robinson does no damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Robinson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Robinson. Smithy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Robinson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smithy.
Robinson throws out a powerful jab.
Robinson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Robinson throws a right hand that misses
and Smithy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Smithy swings for the body but Robinson moves out of range.
Robinson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Smithy counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Robinson misses with a hook. Smithy ducked under it nicely.
Smithy misses with a hook. Robinson ducked under it nicely.
Smithy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A slapping leg kick lands for Smithy.
Robinson throws a lazy right hand but Smithy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Smithy connects with a leg kick. Robinson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Smithy swings for the body but Robinson moves out of range.
Smithy thuds his shin into the meat of Robinson's side.
A jab from Smithy does it's job there.
Robinson swings widly with a right hand
and Smithy counters with a good low kick that Robinson was not able to check.
Smithy is looking to wear down Robinson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Smithy scores with a jab to the jaw.
Will Robinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smithy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Robinson.
Robinson throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Smithy to counter with a crisp jab.
Robinson looks winded!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Robinson ducks right into an uppercut from Smithy.
Smithy scores with a leg kick.
Smithy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Robinson. That did some damage!
Smithy lands with a shot to the body.
Robinson missing with a left hand there. Smithy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Robinson is rocked!
Robinson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Robinson misses with a combination
and Smithy counters with an outside leg kick.
Robinson swings widly with a right hand
and Smithy counters with a thumping low kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Smithy.
Smithy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Robinson misses with a straight left.
Robinson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Robinson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Smithy. Smithy circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Robinson misses with a double jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smithy stuns Robinson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Smithy moves away from the strike by Robinson.
Robinson misses with a hook
and Smithy counters with an outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jakobi Smithy 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.
Robinson fails with an attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Robinson.
Smithy scores with a spinning back kick!
That kick from Smithy tenderised Robinson's leg. Robinson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Smithy thuds a left hand into Robinson's body.
A big right from Robinson misses.
Smithy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Robinson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Smithy.
Robinson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Robinson throws a sloppy head kick
and Smithy counters with a leg kick.
Robinson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Smithy connects with a good right hand that stumbles Robinson. Robinson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Robinson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Smithy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Robinson's hands.
Robinson is still on wobbly legs! Can Smithy finish him?
Robinson is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Smithy just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Robinson has gone limp and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jakobi Smithy!
After winning the bout, Jakobi Smithy thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Sergei Dimitrovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marko Hanttonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dimitrovich kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Wai Khru ram muay. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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204 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sergei Dimitrovich!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marko Hanttonen!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dimitrovich checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dimitrovich clinches up with Hanttonen and pushes him back against the ropes.
Hanttonen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Sergei Dimitrovich has been cut.
Dimitrovich tries to circle away but Hanttonen has him pinned against the ropes.
Hanttonen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A head punch on the inside from Hanttonen fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Dimitrovich fails to land.
Dimitrovich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hanttonen.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dimitrovich.
A left hand lands to the body for Dimitrovich.
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.
Dimitrovich takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Dimitrovich.
It looks like Marko Hanttonen has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
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 tries a knee to the head but Hanttonen blocks it.
Hanttonen breaks from the clinch.
Dimitrovich throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hanttonen is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimitrovich slips a jab from Hanttonen.
Hanttonen misses with a head kick.
Hanttonen takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hanttonen cracks a nice hook into Dimitrovich's ribs.
Dimitrovich takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dimitrovich looks to score with a jab to the body but Hanttonen is just out of range.
Hanttonen misses with a kick to the body.
Dimitrovich tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hanttonen throws a nice looking combination but Dimitrovich bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hanttonen.
Dimitrovich throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dimitrovich uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hanttonen.
Hanttonen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanttonen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dimitrovich.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dimitrovich lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hanttonen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hanttonen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dimitrovich throws a leg kick
letting Hanttonen counter with a right hand.
Dimitrovich connects with a nice looking jab.
Hanttonen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dimitrovich with a hook.
That has opened up Marko Hanttonen's cut even more.
A swing and a miss from Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich blocks a head kick by Hanttonen.
Hanttonen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dimitrovich momentarily.
Hanttonen moves into the clinch.
A short right from Hanttonen on the inside.
Dimitrovich tries to break the clinch but Hanttonen is controlling the position.
Dimitrovich lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dimitrovich digs a right hand into Hanttonen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hanttonen's gas tank.
Dimitrovich's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanttonen pushes Dimitrovich up against the ropes in a clinch.
Hanttonen tries to land knees in the clinch but Dimitrovich avoids the damage to the body.
Hanttonen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hanttonen gets through Dimitrovich's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hanttonen blocking some punches.
Dimitrovich is looking to break free of the clinch but Hanttonen has double underhooks.
Hanttonen digs a right hand into Dimitrovich's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dimitrovich's gas tank.
Dimitrovich can't find room to land a body shot as Hanttonen controls the action.
Hanttonen blocking some punches.
A short left from Hanttonen.
Hanttonen tries to land a knee to the head but Dimitrovich blocks with his arms.
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 missing with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dimitrovich misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hanttonen.
Dimitrovich misses with the head strike.
Dimitrovich blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dimitrovich is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Hanttonen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dimitrovich lands a hook to the side of the head.
The cut above Marko Hanttonen's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Hanttonen blocks an elbow strike from Dimitrovich.
Hanttonen lands a good knee to the midsection. Dimitrovich won't want to take too many of those.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dimitrovich obliges.
Dimitrovich can't find room to land a body shot as Hanttonen controls the action.
Hanttonen misses with a body punch.
Hanttonen lands a shot to the body.
Dimitrovich lands a nice knee to the body.
Dimitrovich lands with a left to the head.
Dimitrovich lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hanttonen backwards.
Hanttonen blocks an elbow strike from Dimitrovich.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dimitrovich lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hanttonen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Hanttonen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Dimitrovich dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Dimitrovich fakes the leg kick and cracks Hanttonen in the body.
Hanttonen throws a leg kick but Dimitrovich moved away.
Sergei Dimitrovich is winning the standup battle so far.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hanttonen.
Hanttonen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dimitrovich. That did some damage!
Dimitrovich lands a body shot.
Dimitrovich takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dimitrovich throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hanttonen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dimitrovich bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dimitrovich throws out a leg kick but Hanttonen moves out of range and Dimitrovich only half commits.
Dimitrovich 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.
Marko Hanttonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hanttonen misses the jab.
Dimitrovich connects with the punch.
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 swings for the body but Hanttonen moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanttonen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dimitrovich thows a body shot but no joy.
Hanttonen missing with a left hand there. Dimitrovich was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dimitrovich thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hanttonen swinging wildly here.
Dimitrovich ducks under a wild hook from Hanttonen.
Hanttonen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dimitrovich misses with a two punch combination.
Hanttonen walks into a left hand.
Hanttonen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Dimitrovich paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dimitrovich buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hanttonen tries to clinch but Dimitrovich is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanttonen wants to clinch.
Hanttonen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hanttonen wants to clinch up but Dimitrovich keeps it at a distance.
Dimitrovich takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dimitrovich darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hanttonen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hanttonen pushes Dimitrovich up against the ropes in a clinch.
Hanttonen blocks a body shot from Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Dimitrovich using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hanttonen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dimitrovich takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hanttonen has a couple of punches blocked by Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimitrovich throws a head punch that misses.
Dimitrovich lands an uppercut.
Marko Hanttonen's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Hanttonen trying to control the position but instead, Dimitrovich has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hanttonen into the ropes.
Hanttonen swings wildly with an uppercut but Dimitrovich uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hook to the body lands for Dimitrovich.
Hanttonen tries to land a knee to the head but Dimitrovich blocks with his arms.
Dimitrovich throws an elbow that misses.
Dimitrovich blocks an elbow strike from Hanttonen.
Dimitrovich pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hanttonen throws a combination that misses
and Dimitrovich cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Sergei Dimitrovich!
Sergei Dimitrovich is the new light heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Pat Barry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mustafa Guseinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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178 lbs
13 - 11 - 0 |
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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
24 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Pat Barry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mustafa Guseinov!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shigeki Sano and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barry slips a jab from Guseinov.
Guseinov scores with a head kick. Barry tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Barry tries to clinch but Guseinov moves out of range.
Barry definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Barry fails with an attempt to clinch.
Barry misses with a double jab.
Guseinov lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Guseinov swats away the attempt to clinch by Barry.
Barry blocks a head kick by Guseinov.
Barry moves into the clinch.
Guseinov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Guseinov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Barry backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Barry.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barry gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Guseinov blocking some punches.
Barry misses with some punches.
Guseinov is trying to force a seperation but Barry has the dominant position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Guseinov.
Guseinov working aggressively here.
Guseinov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barry lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short left from Barry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guseinov misses with a punch to the body.
Guseinov tries to break free but Barry pushes him back against the ropes.
Barry throws a head punch that misses.
Barry softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Barry misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Barry.
Barry scores with a knee to the head.
Guseinov is trying to break the clinch but Barry has him pressed against the ropes.
Barry working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Guseinov.
Barry misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Guseinov.
Barry misses with a short punch on the inside.
Guseinov working aggressively here.
Guseinov has had enough of the clinch but Barry keeps him there for the moment.
Barry lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Guseinov breaks from the clinch.
Guseinov throws a leg kick but Barry sees it coming and moves out of range.
Guseinov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Barry checks it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Guseinov lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guseinov thumps Barry with a low kick.
Barry closes the distance and clinches.
Guseinov is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Barry lands a left hand that snaps the head of Guseinov backwards.
Barry misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barry lands a left hand that snaps the head of Guseinov backwards.
Still in the clinch, Barry scores with a nice short uppercut.
Guseinov is rocked!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barry.
Guseinov is still on wobbly legs! Can Barry finish him?
Barry prevents Guseinov from breaking the clinch.
Barry prevents Guseinov from breaking the clinch.
Guseinov seems to have recovered his senses.
Barry lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Barry.
Guseinov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Guseinov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Guseinov keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Guseinov lands with an uppercut that bounces Barry off the ropes and back into range.
Guseinov tries a head kick but it misses.
Barry is looking to clinch.
Guseinov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barry.
Barry moves out of range as Guseinov strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pat Barry dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Guseinov throws a head kick but Barry moves out of range.
Guseinov has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Barry is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Barry slips under a jab from Guseinov.
Guseinov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barry misses with the combination.
Barry tries to close the distance and clinch up but Guseinov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Barry fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barry explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Guseinov tries to bum rush Barry with a series of wild strikes but Barry uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Guseinov scores with a jab.
Barry tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Guseinov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Barry tries to clinch there but Guseinov circles away.
Barry checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Barry fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barry tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Guseinov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Barry needs to keep his hands up - Guseinov had a free shot at his head there.
Guseinov lands a jab to the nose.
Guseinov just misses with a punch to the body.
Barry avoids the head kick by Guseinov.
Barry misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guseinov gets tackled into the ropes by Barry. Barry maintains the clinch.
Good body shot from Barry.
Guseinov takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Guseinov.
Guseinov tries to circle away but Barry has him pinned against the ropes.
Guseinov has had enough of the clinch but Barry keeps him there for the moment.
Guseinov tries a body shot but Barry blocks it.
Guseinov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick misses from Guseinov.
Pat Barry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barry tries to close the distance and clinch up but Guseinov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Barry closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Barry blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Guseinov.
Barry lands a shoulder strike.
Guseinov tries a body shot but Barry blocks it.
Guseinov tries to circle away but Barry has him pinned against the ropes.
Barry swings wildly with an uppercut but Guseinov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Guseinov working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Guseinov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Barry has him pressed against the ropes.
Guseinov misses with a body punch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Barry swings wildly with an uppercut but Guseinov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Guseinov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Guseinov presses Barry against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Guseinov lands with a right to the head.
Barry scores with a shoulder strike.
Barry keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Guseinov's efforts to push away.
Barry throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Barry.
Guseinov breaks from the clinch.
Barry has Guseinov up against the ropes in a clinch.
Pat Barry has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Barry lands a left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barry creates a bit of distance and cracks Guseinov with a big uppercut! Guseinov goes down! The referee pushes Barry away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Guseinov make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Barry takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Pat Barry!
An out of breath Pat Barry thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between William Bird (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Li Xiaolong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, William Bird!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Li Xiaolong!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xiaolong misses with a kick to the body.
Xiaolong throws a nice head kick!
Xiaolong misses with a leg kick
and Bird counters with a nice body kick.
Xiaolong stuns Bird with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Xiaolong scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Xiaolong misses with a body kick.
Li Xiaolong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bird looks to land a left hand but Xiaolong moved out of range nicely.
Bird looks to score with a jab to the body but Xiaolong is just out of range.
A good leg kick by Bird.
Xiaolong scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bird checks the leg kick.
Xiaolong takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Xiaolong ducks right into an uppercut from Bird.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Xiaolong lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bird has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bird and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bird drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bird lands a slapping body shot.
Bird throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Xiaolong misses with a body shot.
Xiaolong scores with a nice body kick.
Xiaolong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bird.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xiaolong moves out of range of the body kick from Bird.
Xiaolong goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Xiaolong 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.
Xiaolong takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bird throws a wild body kick that Xiaolong sees coming a mile off.
Decent striking displayed by Bird there.
Bird with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Xiaolong to score with a decent uppercut.
Bird ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Good leg kick by Xiaolong there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Xiaolong fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bird has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Xiaolong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Xiaolong attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Xiaolong on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Xiaolong misses with an attempted mid kick.
Xiaolong misses with a shot to the body
and Bird counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bird swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bird scores with a sloppy right hand. Xiaolong should have avoided that one.
Xiaolong moves out of range of the body kick from Bird.
Xiaolong connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good leg kick by Xiaolong there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Decent striking displayed by Bird there.
Xiaolong moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bird doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Xiaolong fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bird looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Xiaolong checks a leg kick nicely.
Xiaolong fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Xiaolong wants to land a leg kick but Bird is out of range.
Bird misses the jab.
Crunch! Bird slams his shin into Xiaolong's torso.
Xiaolong looks to land a left hand but Bird moved out of range nicely.
Bird keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Xiaolong.
Xiaolong attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Xiaolong throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Xiaolong throws a low kick but Bird moves out of range easily.
Bird on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bird tries a low kick but Xiaolong avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xiaolong misses with a wild body shot.
Bird connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Xiaolong misses with a wild body shot.
Bird scores with a jab. Xiaolong acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bird on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Crunch! Xiaolong slams his shin into Bird's torso.
Bird wants to slow Xiaolong down by chopping away at his legs.
Xiaolong gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bird.
Bird ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bird scores with a push kick.
Xiaolong throws a head kick that misses.
Bird looks to score with a jab to the body but Xiaolong is just out of range.
Bird jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Xiaolong takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Xiaolong throws a shot from downtown. Bird moves away and avoids it.
Xiaolong stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bird misses with a hook.
Xiaolong moves forwards but Bird connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bird misses the jab.
Bird with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Xiaolong to score with a decent uppercut.
That kick from Xiaolong tenderised Bird's leg. Bird is trying to keep his angry face on.
A looping hook to the body misses from Xiaolong. Bird does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bird connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bird defending well as Xiaolong loads up on a big left hand.
Bird pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Xiaolong misses with a wild body shot.
Xiaolong shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bird avoids the body shot from Xiaolong.
A head kick misses from Xiaolong.
Bird displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Xiaolong throws out the jab.
Xiaolong lands a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bird checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Xiaolong moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bird ducks under a wild hook from Xiaolong.
Xiaolong walks into a straight right hand from Bird.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Li Xiaolong will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Xiaolong looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Xiaolong misses the shot to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Xiaolong.
Xiaolong takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Xiaolong scores with a kick to the body.
Bird is looking to slow Xiaolong down with leg kicks.
Xiaolong connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
No joy there for Xiaolong, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bird tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Xiaolong connects with a solid leg kick.
Xiaolong throws a nice outside leg kick.
Xiaolong lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Xiaolong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bird takes one to the side of the head.
Bird connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Xiaolong blocks a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bird moves out of range as Xiaolong throws a body kick.
Bird works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bird takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Li Xiaolong seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bird moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A swing and a miss from Xiaolong.
Bird throws a head kick but Xiaolong moves out of range.
Bird wants to land a leg kick but Xiaolong is out of range.
Xiaolong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bird manages to avoid it.
Bird lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Xiaolong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Xiaolong pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bird sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Xiaolong keeps the fight on the outside.
Xiaolong scores with a hook to the body. Bird takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Xiaolong finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bird checks a low kick from Xiaolong.
Xiaolong has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bird finds it's way round the side to connect with Xiaolong's head.
Bird throws a combination. Xiaolong tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Li Xiaolong has been cut.
Xiaolong tried to score with a low kick but Bird checks it.
Xiaolong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bird was well out of range. Poor timing from Xiaolong.
Bird is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Xiaolong throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bird is looking to slow Xiaolong down with leg kicks.
A head kick misses from Bird.
Xiaolong throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bird.
That kick from Bird tenderised Xiaolong's leg. Xiaolong is trying to keep his angry face on.
Xiaolong looks to score with a jab to the body but Bird is just out of range.
Xiaolong lands a nice looking body shot.
Bird takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Xiaolong misses with a body kick.
A big right from Xiaolong misses.
Bird moves out of range of the body kick from Xiaolong.
Xiaolong lands a front kick.
Xiaolong lands the left hand.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bird moves away from the strike by Xiaolong.
Crunch! Bird slams his shin into Xiaolong's torso.
Bird needs to keep his hands up - Xiaolong had a free shot at his head there.
Bird gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xiaolong throws a low kick but Bird moves out of range easily.
Bird gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Our sources have told us that Bird has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Xiaolong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Xiaolong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bird is defending well for now.
Xiaolong lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bird tries a body shot but Xiaolong blocks it.
Xiaolong lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bird is pushing Xiaolong up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Bird misses with an elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Xiaolong.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bird.
Xiaolong scores with a shoulder strike.
Bird scores with a shoulder strike.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Xiaolong just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bird's brow.
Bird lands a nice elbow.
Xiaolong breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bird slips a jab and a cross from Xiaolong.
Xiaolong throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Xiaolong scores with a jab. Bird acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Xiaolong moves out of range of the body kick from Bird.
Xiaolong tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bird is able to avoid easily.
Bird looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bird chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bird tries to close the distance and clinch up but Xiaolong swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bird, right into the meat.
Xiaolong will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bird with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bird wants to slow Xiaolong down by chopping away at his legs.
Bird throws a chopping leg kick but Xiaolong manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Xiaolong misses with a low kick.
Bird walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Xiaolong checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Xiaolong tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bird is able to avoid easily.
Xiaolong takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Li Xiaolong will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Li Xiaolong's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Donk. Bird catches Xiaolong right on the button with a cross.
Xiaolong misses with an uppercut. Bird saw that one coming.
Xiaolong moves away from the strike by Bird.
Xiaolong tries a head kick but it misses.
Bird ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Xiaolong takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bird moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bird takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Xiaolong getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Xiaolong will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bird blocks a jab.
Xiaolong throws a half hearted mid kick.
Xiaolong throws a jab when Bird was well out of range.
Bird lands a nice leg kick that just misses Xiaolong's sensitive parts.
Bird wants to land a leg kick but Xiaolong is out of range.
Xiaolong has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bird.
Bird throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Xiaolong throws a body kick that misses.
Xiaolong throws a leg kick but Bird checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bird fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bird checks the leg kick nicely there.
An inside leg kick lands from Xiaolong.
Xiaolong throws a sloppy head kick
and Bird counters with a head kick. That will keep Xiaolong thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Xiaolong takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Xiaolong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bird sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Xiaolong misses with a low kick.
Xiaolong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bird.
Xiaolong misses with a head kick.
Bird throws a head kick that Xiaolong semi-blocks.
Xiaolong throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Xiaolong tries to land a leg kick but Bird saw it coming and moves away.
Bird scores with a leg kick.
Bird stuns Xiaolong with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bird bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Xiaolong's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bird on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Xiaolong connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Xiaolong misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Xiaolong does no damage.
Bird bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Xiaolong's head.
Bird takes a swing at Xiaolong's ribcage but misses.
Xiaolong throws a nice looking combination but Bird bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bird sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Xiaolong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good work by Bird as he checks the leg kick.
Bird slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bird misses with a body kick.
Xiaolong misses with a straight left.
Xiaolong shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Xiaolong on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bird scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Xiaolong connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Xiaolong lands a front kick.
Xiaolong looks to score with a jab to the body but Bird is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xiaolong swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bird thumps Xiaolong with a low kick.
Xiaolong throws a low kick but Bird moves out of range easily.
Bird lands the left hand.
Xiaolong throws a wild body kick that Bird sees coming a mile off.
Xiaolong throws a body kick that misses
enabling Bird to counter with a crisp jab.
Xiaolong misses with a body shot
and Xiaolong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bird throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bird slips under a jab from Xiaolong.
Xiaolong misses with a low kick.
Xiaolong has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bird turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bird misses with a body kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Xiaolong checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Xiaolong 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.
Bird takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A low kick from Bird misses
and Xiaolong counters with a straight right hand.
Bird fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Xiaolong is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bird misses with a two punch combination.
Xiaolong throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bird throws a leg kick but Xiaolong moved away.
Bird is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Xiaolong.
A jab from Xiaolong misses.
Bird keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Xiaolong swings for the body but Bird moves out of range.
Xiaolong dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bird. That did some damage!
Bird misses with a body shot.
Bird connects with a right hand. Xiaolong shakes it off.
Xiaolong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bird was well out of range. Poor timing from Xiaolong.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bird.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bird keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Xiaolong.
Xiaolong tries a head kick but it misses.
Xiaolong throws a low kick, looking for Bird's leg but Bird calmly moves out of range.
Xiaolong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bird sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but William Bird did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Li Xiaolong's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Xiaolong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bird doesn't manage to clinch there - Xiaolong circles away.
Bird 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.
Xiaolong lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bird circles away quickly and effectively.
Xiaolong misses with a body kick.
Bird needs to keep his hands up - Xiaolong had a free shot at his head there.
Bird throws a hook but Xiaolong blocks it.
Xiaolong lands a head shot.
Xiaolong misses with a leg kick
and Bird counters with a left to the body.
Xiaolong misses with a wild body shot.
Bird connects with a right hand. Xiaolong shakes it off.
Xiaolong throws a body kick that misses.
A combination from Xiaolong does no damage.
Xiaolong looks to land a left hand but Bird moved out of range nicely.
Xiaolong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bird throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bird tries to land a leg kick but Xiaolong saw it coming and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xiaolong misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bird checks a low kick from Xiaolong.
Bird throws a sloppy head kick
and Xiaolong counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab from Bird misses.
Bird scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A low kick from Xiaolong is predictable there
and Bird counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Xiaolong with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bird to score with a decent uppercut.
Xiaolong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bird uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Xiaolong.
Bird thuds his shin into the meat of Xiaolong's side.
Bird takes a swing at Xiaolong's ribcage but misses.
A good leg kick by Xiaolong.
Xiaolong blocks a jab.
Xiaolong throws a head kick that misses.
Bird takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Xiaolong throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bird on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xiaolong throws a push kick but Bird slaps the foot to one side.
Bird 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.
Bird scores with a nice right hand.
Xiaolong misses with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bird lands a right hook to the body.
Xiaolong misses with a double jab.
Bird ducks under a wild hook from Xiaolong.
Xiaolong finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Xiaolong.
Xiaolong fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Xiaolong takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Xiaolong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bird.
Xiaolong ducks under a wild hook from Bird.
Bird is looking to slow Xiaolong down with leg kicks.
Bird walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Xiaolong checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bird looks to throw a body kick
and Xiaolong counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Xiaolong thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bird throws a looping overhand right but Xiaolong ducks down to avoid it.
Xiaolong thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bird scores with a leg kick.
Bird ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Xiaolong sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bird's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Xiaolong connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bird scrambles back to his feet.
Xiaolong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bird.
A swing and a miss from Bird.
Bird jabs Xiaolong to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Xiaolong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice defenses there by Xiaolong.
Xiaolong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bird was well out of range. Poor timing from Xiaolong.
Xiaolong throws a head kick that misses
and Bird counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Xiaolong lands a jab to the nose.
Xiaolong lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bird at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xiaolong stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bird.
An inside leg kick from Xiaolong misses.
Xiaolong throws the kick towards the body but Bird avoids it.
Bird takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Xiaolong scores with a push kick.
Sloppy strikes from Xiaolong. Those never looked like landing.
Xiaolong is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Bird ducks under a wild hook from Xiaolong.
Xiaolong throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bird.
Bird chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bird finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bird connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Xiaolong's hands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Xiaolong buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bird slips under a jab from Xiaolong.
Bird tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bird pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that William Bird will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Li Xiaolong'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. This is the final round!
A head kick misses from Xiaolong.
Bird takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Xiaolong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bird manages to avoid it.
Bird sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bird tries to land a front kick but Xiaolong steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bird misses the jab.
Bird looks for the body kick but Xiaolong saw that one coming.
Xiaolong thows a leg kick but Bird checks it
and Bird counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bird.
Bird blocks an elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Xiaolong.
Bird blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Xiaolong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bird pushes Xiaolong back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Bird is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Xiaolong is defending well for now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bird.
Knees to the body from Bird.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xiaolong breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Xiaolong scores with a decent looking hook.
Bird throws a leg kick but Xiaolong moved away.
Bird displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Xiaolong throws out the jab.
Xiaolong misses with a leg kick
and Bird counters with a nice low kick that buckles Xiaolong's knee momentarily.
Xiaolong scores with a kick to the midsection.
Bird throws a body kick that misses.
Xiaolong throws a sloppy head kick and Bird moves out of range easily.
Xiaolong scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bird avoids a kick to the body.
Xiaolong fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bird.
Bird moves out of range of the leg kick from Xiaolong.
A bone on bone clash there as Bird blocks the leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Xiaolong.
Xiaolong slips under a jab from Bird.
Bird avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xiaolong swings widly with a right hand
and Bird counters with a straight right hand.
Bird throws a leg kick but Xiaolong sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bird throws a push kick but Xiaolong slaps the foot to one side.
Xiaolong throws a solid leg kick but Bird takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Xiaolong.
Xiaolong wants to land a leg kick but Bird is out of range.
A leg kick checked by Xiaolong.
A clash of legs there as Bird blocks the low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Xiaolong throws a leg kick
and Bird counters with a straight right hand.
Bird uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Xiaolong.
Xiaolong misses the jab.
Bird throws a looping overhand right but Xiaolong ducks down to avoid it.
Xiaolong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bird scores with a sloppy right hand. Xiaolong should have avoided that one.
Bird avoids a kick to the body.
Good leg kick by Bird there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bird wants to clinch up but Xiaolong keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xiaolong moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Xiaolong jabs Bird right on the nose. Bird blinks but takes it well.
Xiaolong thows a leg kick but Bird checks it
and Bird counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Xiaolong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bird.
Xiaolong checks a leg kick nicely.
Bird throws a low kick but it's checked well by Xiaolong.
A clash of legs there as Bird blocks the low kick.
Bird takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bird checks the leg kick nicely there.
Xiaolong takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Xiaolong misses with a looping left.
Xiaolong blocks a low kick nicely.
Bird slips under a jab.
Xiaolong throws a leg kick
and Bird counters with a nice leg kick.
Bird throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Xiaolong takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bird has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Xiaolong.
Bird fakes the leg kick and cracks Xiaolong in the body.
Bird pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Xiaolong misses with a kick 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!
Xiaolong swinging wildly here.
Xiaolong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bird.
Bird motions for Xiaolong to come forward. Bird throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Xiaolong throws a sloppy head kick and Bird moves out of range easily.
Xiaolong throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bird throws a chopping leg kick but Xiaolong manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bird displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Xiaolong throws out the jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Xiaolong staying out of range there.
Xiaolong throws a jab when Bird was well out of range.
Xiaolong takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Li Xiaolong.
I think Xiaolong 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 47:48
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 47:48
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 47:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Li Xiaolong!
Li Xiaolong is the new featherweight champion!
Li Xiaolong decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated William Bird had this to say: 'You proved you were the better fighter tonight.'.
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