Dynasty 226: Friday Fire PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jimmy Braves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Braves comes into the arena with I Want War by Pastor Troy blaring out of the sound system. Jones has chosen Dear Agony as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Braves
vs
Jones

187 cm
26
255 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

195 cm
28
265 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

World class MT
Very quick

World class MT
Granite chin

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 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jimmy Braves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anderson Jones!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones scores with a body shot.
Jones fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Braves uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A head kick misses from Braves.
Jones connects with a solid leg kick.
Jones misses with a double jab.
Braves avoids the head kick by Jones.
Jones avoids the head kick by Braves.
Braves takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Braves moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jones throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Braves stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Braves is breathing heavily.
Braves takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Jones throws a leg kick but Braves sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jones lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

It looks like Jimmy Braves has been cut.
Braves blocks a head kick by Jones.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Braves backs up against the ropes.
Jones is looking to land body kicks.
Jones checks the leg kick.
Braves throws a hook but Jones blocks it.
Braves has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Outer Heaven Dojo - PIT Inc. in the buildup to the fight.
Jones throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Jones throws a nice looking combination but Braves bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones throws a front kick that sends Braves stumbling back into the ropes.
Braves takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

Jimmy Braves's cut is getting worse.
Jones tries to score with a low kick but Braves moves his leg out of the way.
Jones fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jones throws a right and a left that Braves avoids nicely.
Jones throws a solid leg kick but Braves takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jones.
Braves walks forward, straight into a front kick from Jones.
Jones moves into range and connects with a jab.
Braves throws a hook but Jones avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braves throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.
Braves takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Braves moves out of range of the body kick.
Jones lands a nice shot to the body.
Jones jabs Braves to the body, keeping him at a distance.
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jones throws a wild body kick that Braves sees coming a mile off.
Jones slips a jab and a cross from Braves.
Jones lets loose with a powerful body kick. Braves will feel that in the morning.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Braves.
Jones changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones connects with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anderson Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Braves's cut.
That's time! Braves's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Jones throws out a head kick that Braves doesn't see coming - it connects and sends Braves crashing to the mat face first! He's bounced up to his knees and is scrambling to get back to his feet and beat the count. He's up on 5 but still looks a bit groggy; will the referee allow it to continue??? He's taking a good look into Braves's eyes and has decided to let it go on!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Braves has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Jones.
A slapping body kick lands there for Jones.
Braves will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Jones lands with a hook. Braves tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

Jimmy Braves's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Jones scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jones scores with a spinning back kick!
Jones is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Braves rather than just go for the knockout.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jones connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of Braves's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked Braves - is he going to beat the count??? 4,5,6,7,8,9.....10 - he's not made it - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Anderson Jones!
Anderson Jones seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Alexander Zalachenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitkhun Chakraborti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zalachenko comes to the ring accompanied by Fistfull of Credit Cards. Chakraborti has chosen Marilyn manson - The fight song as his entrance music. On his way into the ring it seems that Alexander Zalachenko has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Alexander Zalachenko seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Zalachenko
vs
Chakraborti

211 cm
32
270 lbs
15 - 12 - 0

200 cm
32
260 lbs
18 - 11 - 0

World class MT
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

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 15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Zalachenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mitkhun Chakraborti!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chakraborti avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Zalachenko fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Chakraborti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A head kick misses from Zalachenko.
Zalachenko throws a jab when Chakraborti was well out of range.
Zalachenko throws a push kick but Chakraborti slaps the foot to one side.
Chakraborti throws a right hand that misses
and Zalachenko counters with a solid body kick.
Chakraborti throws a head kick that misses.
Zalachenko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zalachenko throws a sloppy head kick and Chakraborti moves out of range easily.
Zalachenko connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Chakraborti momentarily.
A jab from Chakraborti misses.
Chakraborti misses with an uppercut. Zalachenko saw that one coming.
Chakraborti blocks a jab.
A lazy left from Zalachenko finds it's target.
Zalachenko pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Zalachenko throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Chakraborti on the side of the head.
Zalachenko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chakraborti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chakraborti uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Zalachenko throws a wild body kick that Chakraborti sees coming a mile off.
Zalachenko takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Zalachenko ducks under a wild hook from Chakraborti.
Chakraborti throws a hook to the side of Zalachenko's head but Zalachenko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zalachenko scores with a hook to the body. Chakraborti takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Zalachenko looks to throw the jab but Chakraborti is out of range.
Zalachenko lands a right hook to the body.
Zalachenko slips under a jab from Chakraborti.
Chakraborti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zalachenko.
Zalachenko tries to land a front kick but Chakraborti steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Zalachenko looks to land a body kick but Chakraborti moved away.

Zalachenko rushes Chakraborti and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Zalachenko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Zalachenko lands a good knee to the midsection. Chakraborti won't want to take too many of those.
Chakraborti working aggressively here.
Zalachenko pressing his opponent against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chakraborti.
Chakraborti blocking some punches.
Zalachenko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zalachenko will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Chakraborti up against the ropes.
Chakraborti lands with a light punch inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zalachenko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chakraborti avoids the elbow strike from Zalachenko, against the ropes.
Chakraborti has had enough of the clinch but Zalachenko keeps him there for the moment.
Zalachenko stalling against the ropes.
Chakraborti lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zalachenko backwards.
A short right from Zalachenko.
Zalachenko tries a knee to the head but Chakraborti blocks it.
Zalachenko misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chakraborti.
Chakraborti scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chakraborti misses with a punch on the inside.
Zalachenko misses with a knee to the head.

Chakraborti breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zalachenko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chakraborti misses with a hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A telegraphed right hand from Chakraborti misses the target.
Chakraborti waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zalachenko.
Mitkhun Chakraborti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chakraborti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zalachenko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chakraborti moves out of range as Zalachenko throws a body kick.
Zalachenko throws a wild body kick that Chakraborti sees coming a mile off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Zalachenko throws a wild body kick that Chakraborti sees coming a mile off.
Zalachenko wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Chakraborti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chakraborti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chakraborti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chakraborti slips under a jab from Zalachenko.
Zalachenko lands with a slapping head kick.
Chakraborti looks to land a right hand but Zalachenko moved out of range.
Chakraborti clobbers Zalachenko with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Chakraborti loads up on a big right hand but Zalachenko slips the punch.
Zalachenko misses with a body shot.
Chakraborti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zalachenko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zalachenko tries to bum rush Chakraborti with a series of wild strikes but Chakraborti uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zalachenko throws a head kick that misses.
Chakraborti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chakraborti misses with a straight left.
Chakraborti throws a sloppy head kick and Zalachenko moves out of range easily.
Chakraborti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zalachenko missing with a left hand there. Chakraborti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A punch lands to the side of Zalachenko 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chakraborti throws a shot from downtown. Zalachenko moves away and avoids it.
Chakraborti misses with a looping right.
Chakraborti throws a head kick but Zalachenko moves out of range.
Chakraborti connects with the punch.
Chakraborti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chakraborti tries a head kick but it misses.
A big left from Chakraborti misses.
Chakraborti drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Zalachenko blocks a head kick by Chakraborti.
Chakraborti walks into a jab.
Chakraborti 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.
Chakraborti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Zalachenko. Chakraborti shrugs it off though.
Chakraborti throws the left hand but Zalachenko avoids the punch easily.
Chakraborti shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Zalachenko tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab, jab by Zalachenko - just one landing.
Zalachenko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zalachenko ducks under a wild hook from Chakraborti.
A big right from Chakraborti misses.
Chakraborti misses with a looping left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Chakraborti misses
and Zalachenko counters with a head kick.
Chakraborti is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Chakraborti cracks Zalachenko with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Zalachenko avoids the head kick by Chakraborti.
Zalachenko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chakraborti.
Zalachenko fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Zalachenko lands a nice shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Zalachenko. Those never looked like landing.
Chakraborti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zalachenko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chakraborti slips a jab from Zalachenko.
Chakraborti scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Chakraborti misses with an uppercut.
Zalachenko misses with a body shot.
Zalachenko throws a head kick but Chakraborti moves out of range.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Zalachenko throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Chakraborti stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Chakraborti misses with a looping right.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zalachenko fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Chakraborti has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Zalachenko misses with a kick to the body.
Zalachenko tries to land a front kick but Chakraborti steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Zalachenko throws a head kick that misses.
Alexander Zalachenko is winning the standup battle so far.
Chakraborti scores with a punch to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A telegraphed right hand from Chakraborti misses the target.
The fighters circling - Chakraborti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zalachenko wants to slow Chakraborti down by chopping away at his legs.
Chakraborti throws a sloppy head kick and Zalachenko moves out of range easily.
Zalachenko takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Zalachenko slips under a jab from Chakraborti.
Zalachenko throws a push kick but Chakraborti slaps the foot to one side.
Zalachenko swings for the body but Chakraborti moves out of range.
Chakraborti walks into a left hand.
Chakraborti throws a head kick that misses.
The fighters circling - Chakraborti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chakraborti misses with a hook.
A slow jab from Chakraborti misses its intended target.
Zalachenko misses with an uppercut. Chakraborti saw that one coming.
Chakraborti waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zalachenko.
Zalachenko tries to clinch up.
Chakraborti plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Chakraborti throws a hook to the side of Zalachenko's head but Zalachenko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zalachenko does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Chakraborti sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chakraborti misses with a looping right.
Zalachenko fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A slow jab from Chakraborti misses its intended target.
A swing and a miss from Chakraborti.
Nice defenses there by Zalachenko.
Zalachenko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Chakraborti misses the target.
Chakraborti scores with a nice strike.
A head kick misses from Zalachenko.
Zalachenko tries to clinch there but Chakraborti circles away.
Zalachenko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chakraborti manages to avoid it.
Zalachenko thows a body shot but no joy.
Zalachenko moves out of range as Chakraborti strikes.
Chakraborti checks a leg kick nicely.
Chakraborti throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Chakraborti throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chakraborti waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zalachenko.
Zalachenko throws a head kick that misses.
Chakraborti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chakraborti moves out of range of the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chakraborti scores with a crisp jab that stopped Zalachenko in his tracks.
Zalachenko throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Chakraborti's head.
Chakraborti throws a sloppy head kick and Zalachenko moves out of range easily.
Zalachenko throws a big shot that misses.
Zalachenko dips to his left and cracks Chakraborti with an uppercut!
Zalachenko throws a wild body kick that Chakraborti sees coming a mile off.
Chakraborti lands the left hand.
Zalachenko misses with a hook.
Zalachenko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zalachenko swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Chakraborti.
Chakraborti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chakraborti throws a big shot that misses.
Zalachenko tries a head kick but it misses.
Chakraborti throws a sloppy head kick
and Zalachenko counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chakraborti throws a hook but Zalachenko blocks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zalachenko. Chakraborti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zalachenko ducks under a wild hook from Chakraborti.
Zalachenko closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Zalachenko misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Alexander Zalachenko did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Chakraborti misses with a looping left.
Chakraborti shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A swing and a miss from Chakraborti.
Zalachenko lands an overhand right.
Zalachenko slips under a jab from Chakraborti.
Chakraborti misses with a head kick.

Zalachenko takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zalachenko.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chakraborti.
Chakraborti managing to block the knees to the body from Zalachenko.
A head punch on the inside from Chakraborti fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Chakraborti.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zalachenko trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chakraborti.
Zalachenko wants to stall.
Chakraborti is trying to break the clinch but Zalachenko is controlling him.
Chakraborti wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Zalachenko scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Zalachenko.
Chakraborti is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zalachenko landing knees to the body.
A short left from Zalachenko.
Zalachenko utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Zalachenko trying to control the position but instead, Chakraborti has worked for underhooks and has pushed Zalachenko into the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chakraborti has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Chakraborti wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Zalachenko misses with a knee strike.
Chakraborti takes an elbow to the forehead.
Chakraborti has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Chakraborti lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Chakraborti managing to block the knees to the body from Zalachenko.

Chakraborti manages to break the clinch.
Zalachenko connects with a high kick.
Chakraborti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chakraborti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zalachenko.
Zalachenko pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zalachenko scores with a jab to the head.
Zalachenko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chakraborti tests Zalachenko's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Chakraborti missing with a left hand there. Zalachenko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zalachenko slips a straight right by Chakraborti.
Zalachenko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A big left from Chakraborti misses.
Zalachenko gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Chakraborti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Chakraborti.
Zalachenko throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chakraborti looks to throw the jab but Zalachenko is out of range.
Chakraborti avoids the body shot from Zalachenko.
Chakraborti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zalachenko ducks under a wild hook from Chakraborti.
Chakraborti misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Zalachenko had his way with Mitkhun Chakraborti in that round.
That's time! Zalachenko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Chakraborti connects with a jab.
Chakraborti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chakraborti throws the left hand but Zalachenko avoids the punch easily.
A head kick misses from Zalachenko.
Zalachenko scores with a decent looking hook.
Chakraborti loads up on a big right hand but Zalachenko slips the punch.
Chakraborti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zalachenko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chakraborti throws a hook to the side of Zalachenko's head but Zalachenko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chakraborti throws a hook to the side of Zalachenko's head but Zalachenko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zalachenko fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Chakraborti looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice jab there from Zalachenko.

Zalachenko clinches up against the ropes.
Zalachenko lands an elbow just above Chakraborti 's eye.
Zalachenko tries to land knees in the clinch but Chakraborti avoids the damage to the body.
Zalachenko misses with a body punch.
Zalachenko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chakraborti lands a right hand.
Chakraborti is looking to break free of the clinch but Zalachenko has double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zalachenko.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zalachenko is trying to maintain a safe position but Chakraborti gets an underhook and turns Zalachenko into the ropes.
Chakraborti misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zalachenko connects with a nasty looking knee right to Chakraborti's face.
Chakraborti is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Chakraborti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chakraborti is trying to break the clinch but Zalachenko has him pressed against the ropes.
Zalachenko landing knees to the head.
Chakraborti misses with the head strike.
Zalachenko landing knees to the head.
Chakraborti misses with some punches.
Chakraborti wants to break free but Zalachenko has control.
Zalachenko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Chakraborti on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Zalachenko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chakraborti working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Chakraborti tries to break free but Zalachenko pushes him back against the ropes.
Chakraborti misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zalachenko tries to land knees in the clinch but Chakraborti avoids the damage to the body.
Chakraborti lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zalachenko comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Zalachenko is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zalachenko tries to land a knee to the head but Chakraborti blocks with his arms.
Chakraborti lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Alexander Zalachenko has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Zalachenko looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Zalachenko prevents Chakraborti from breaking the clinch.

Chakraborti breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chakraborti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zalachenko.
Chakraborti misses with a looping left.
Chakraborti lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Chakraborti throws the left hand but Zalachenko avoids the punch easily.
Zalachenko moves out of range as Chakraborti strikes.
Zalachenko misses with the combination.
Zalachenko looks to throw the jab but Chakraborti is out of range.
Chakraborti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chakraborti moves away from the strike by Zalachenko.
A head kick by Chakraborti misses
and Zalachenko counters with a stiff right hand.
Chakraborti misses with a looping left.
Mitkhun Chakraborti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chakraborti takes a shot to the body in his stride.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Alexander Zalachenko.
Well Zalachenko 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 50:46
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 49:47
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Zalachenko!
Post fight, Alexander Zalachenko stared into the camera and said 'I am pleased and shocked to have won this fight! Hope I can have some more big fights here in Tokyo.'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Grover Dowiyogo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake The (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dowiyogo's entrance music is another life - kano. A fine choice. Grover Dowiyogo is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Dowiyogo
vs
The

178 cm
28
212 lbs
18 - 8 - 1

191 cm
35
221 lbs
22 - 18 - 1

World class MT
Cardio machine

Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Grover Dowiyogo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Jake The!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dowiyogo throws a nice inside leg kick.

The moves into the clinch.
The blocks a body shot from Dowiyogo.
The blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dowiyogo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The avoiding damage as Dowiyogo throws knees to the body.
Dowiyogo lands a knee to the body.
Dowiyogo working The over with knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and The avoids it.
Dowiyogo blocks an elbow strike from The.
Dowiyogo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dowiyogo misses with a body punch.
Dowiyogo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dowiyogo lands a knee to the head.
The tries a body shot but Dowiyogo blocks it.
The managing to block the knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. The is defending well for now.
The wants to stall.
The tries a knee to the head but Dowiyogo blocks it.
Dowiyogo digs a right hand into The's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on The's gas tank.
The misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dowiyogo is trying to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The misses with a knee to the head.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and The avoids it.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and The avoids it.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but The avoids the damage to the body.
The lands a good knee to the midsection. Dowiyogo won't want to take too many of those.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The avoiding damage as Dowiyogo throws knees to the body.
Dowiyogo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dowiyogo throws a knee to the head but misses.
The tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dowiyogo avoids it.
The on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crunches a lovely knee into Dowiyogo's ribcage.
Dowiyogo is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knees in the clinch landing for The.
The struggles to land a body shot inside as Dowiyogo controls his hands.
The blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

The breaks the clinch.
Dowiyogo moves in looking to clinch but The pushes him off.
Nice body kick there by The.
The delivers a nice body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dowiyogo takes a swing at The's ribcage but misses.
The staying out of range there.
The pushes Dowiyogo away with a front kick.
The tries a head kick but it misses.
The throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dowiyogo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dowiyogo lands with a kick to the temple. The shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

The moves into the clinch.
I was talking to Dowiyogo's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
The using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Dowiyogo prevents a body shot from The.
Dowiyogo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. The is defending well for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knees to the body from The.

The escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and The duly obliges.

It looks like Grover Dowiyogo has been cut.
An inside leg kick lands from The.
A nice leg kick lands there from The.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake The dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Grover Dowiyogo's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

The instigates a clinch.
The working Dowiyogo over with knees to the body.

The breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dowiyogo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dowiyogo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dowiyogo wants to slow The down by chopping away at his legs.

The closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
The lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
The lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dowiyogo backwards.

The breaks from the clinch.
Grover Dowiyogo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

The closes the distance and clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, The creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The looking to throw knees to the head but Dowiyogo is blocking nicely.
Dowiyogo missing with knees to the body.
The lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo managing to block the knees to the body from The.
The is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dowiyogo is defending well for now.
The connects with a knee to the head.
The lands on the inside with an uppercut.

The breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

The clinches with his opponent.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as The takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Jake The seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

The manages to break the clinch.

Dowiyogo drives through and clinches with The against the ropes.
The blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The lands a hook that snaps the head of Dowiyogo backwards.
Dowiyogo missing with knees to the body.
Dowiyogo can't find room to land a body shot as The controls the action.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from The.
The scores with a shoulder strike.
The tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dowiyogo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. The is defending well for now.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
The manages to break the clinch.
Dowiyogo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The misses with a double jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for The.
That kick from The tenderised Dowiyogo's leg. Dowiyogo is trying to keep his angry face on.
The moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Grover Dowiyogo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dowiyogo pivots, looking for a leg kick but The is out of range and Dowiyogo settles back down.

The instigates a clinch.
The managing to block the knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo misses with a hook to the ribs.
The looking to throw knees to the head but Dowiyogo is blocking nicely.
The crunches a lovely knee into Dowiyogo's ribcage.

The breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A chopping leg kick lands by The.

The clinches up with Dowiyogo and pushes him back against the ropes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and The avoids it.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from The.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake The showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Grover Dowiyogo's cut.
That's time! Dowiyogo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

The has Dowiyogo up against the ropes in a clinch.
The landing knees to the body.
The unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by The.
The with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

The breaks from the clinch.
Dowiyogo throws a body kick that misses.
That kick from The tenderised Dowiyogo's leg. Dowiyogo is trying to keep his angry face on.
The explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

The darts in and clinches Dowiyogo up against the ropes.
The stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The scores a nice knee to the body.
The lands a hook that snaps the head of Dowiyogo backwards.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The scores with a nice hook to the head.
The lands a nice uppercut.
The avoiding damage as Dowiyogo throws knees to the body.
The landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from The.
Dowiyogo avoiding damage as The throws knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from The.
Dowiyogo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. The is defending well for now.
Dowiyogo misses with a knee strike.

The manages to break the clinch.
Dowiyogo wants to clinch
and The counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dowiyogo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The misses with a low kick as Dowiyogo jumps back.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from The.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dowiyogo letting The take a breather here.
The is leaning against Dowiyogo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from The.
Dowiyogo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. The is defending well for now.
The putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dowiyogo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dowiyogo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The stalls.
The tries a knee to the head but Dowiyogo blocks it.
The digs a right hand underneath Dowiyogo's ribcage. Dowiyogo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

The escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

The clinches up against the ropes.
The has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dowiyogo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The lands a nice knee to the body.
The unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dowiyogo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dowiyogo takes an elbow to the forehead.
The lands a nice uppercut.
Dowiyogo managing to block the knees to the body from The.
The wants to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake The really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Grover Dowiyogo's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Dowiyogo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The avoids the head kick by Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo cracks the inside of The's front leg.
Dowiyogo throws a leg kick but The checks it.
The takes a kick to the side of the head.
Dowiyogo misses with a head kick.

The closes the distance and clinches.
Dowiyogo tries to work over The's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dowiyogo connects with a knee to the head.
The on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dowiyogo can't find room to land a body shot as The controls the action.
Dowiyogo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dowiyogo blocks an elbow strike.
The blocks an elbow strike.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
The lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The lands a nice elbow.
A short body shot lands from The as the two fighters clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
The tries to throw a body punch but Dowiyogo avoids it by throwing The back against the ropes.
The has Dowiyogo pushed against the ropes.
The scores with a shot to the side of Dowiyogo's head.
Dowiyogo stalling in the clinch but The improves position.
Stalling in the clinch from The.

The escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Dowiyogo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dowiyogo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo wants to stall.
The lands a shoulder strike.
The putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dowiyogo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The connects with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The working Dowiyogo over with knees to the body.
Dowiyogo takes a knee to the side of the body.
With the fighters up against the ropes, The throws an elbow but misses.
Nice body punch from The - that landed with a thud.
The lands a damaging elbow.
The lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

The escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dowiyogo throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and The counters with a nice leg kick.
The throws a head kick but Dowiyogo moves out of range.
Dowiyogo tries a head kick but it misses.
The fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dowiyogo.
The throws a head kick but Dowiyogo moves out of range.
Dowiyogo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from The.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The avoids the head kick by Dowiyogo.
The misses with the combination.

The moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake The dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Grover Dowiyogo's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Dowiyogo fails in his attempt to clinch.
The avoids a kick to the body.
Dowiyogo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dowiyogo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The was well out of range. Poor timing from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The connects with a leg kick. Dowiyogo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dowiyogo tries to clinch but The moves out of range.
Dowiyogo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

The closes the distance and clinches.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from The.

The pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

The has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dowiyogo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. The is defending well for now.
The trying to land knees to the body.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from The.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from The.
Dowiyogo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. The is defending well for now.
A short right from The on the inside.
Jake The is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
The scores with a shot to the side of Dowiyogo's head.
The tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dowiyogo avoids it.
Dowiyogo keeps control of The as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dowiyogo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from The.
The stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from The.
Dowiyogo takes an elbow to the forehead.
A left hand lands to the body for The.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from The.
Dowiyogo missing with knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The misses with a knee to the head.
The managing to block the knees to the body from Dowiyogo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dowiyogo unloads a knee to the mid-section. The lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dowiyogo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. The is defending well for now.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but The avoids the damage to the body.
Dowiyogo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. The is defending well for now.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from The.
Dowiyogo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with The's elbow.
Dowiyogo tries a knee to the head but The blocks it.
A short left from The.
The misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and The avoids it.
Grover Dowiyogo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short uppercut from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The.
The working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Grover Dowiyogo.
Well The has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 45:49
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 45:49
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 45:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake The!
Jake The decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Apollo Takamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daemon Blackfyre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blackfyre has chosen Mojo So Dope as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Takamura
vs
Blackfyre

195 cm
28
192 lbs
9 - 17 - 0

191 cm
25
173 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

World class boxer
Cardio machine

World class MT
Good gas tank

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 9 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Apollo Takamura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Daemon Blackfyre!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blackfyre tries to bum rush Takamura with a series of wild strikes but Takamura uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Blackfyre throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Takamura showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blackfyre.
Blackfyre looks to land a combination but Takamura avoids it well.
Blackfyre throws a lazy head kick
and Takamura counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Blackfyre throws a head kick but Takamura moves out of range.
Takamura throws a nice outside leg kick.
Takamura tried to score with a low kick but Blackfyre checks it.
A good leg kick by Blackfyre.
Blackfyre is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Blackfyre jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blackfyre fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blackfyre misses with a body shot.
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!
Takamura cracks a nice hook into Blackfyre's ribs.
Blackfyre throws a head kick that misses.
Blackfyre throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takamura avoids the head kick by Blackfyre.
A jab from Blackfyre misses.
Blackfyre throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Blackfyre thows a body shot but no joy.
Blackfyre cracks Takamura with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Takamura scores with a hook to the body. Blackfyre takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Blackfyre throws a looping overhand right but Takamura ducks down to avoid it.
Blackfyre throws a head kick that misses.
Takamura throws a hook but Blackfyre blocks it.
Takamura steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blackfyre.
We've been informed that Blackfyre 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.
Takamura checks a low kick from Blackfyre.
Blackfyre waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Takamura.
Blackfyre tries to bum rush Takamura with a series of wild strikes but Takamura uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Takamura looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Blackfyre with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Blackfyre darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Blackfyre ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Blackfyre throws a hook to the side of Takamura's head but Takamura sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Blackfyre missing with a left hand there. Takamura was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Takamura ducks under a wild hook from Blackfyre.
Takamura throws a series of punches but Blackfyre avoids them all with ease.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blackfyre throws a right hand that misses
letting Takamura counter with a right hand.
Blackfyre pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blackfyre misses with an uppercut
and Takamura counters with a slapping leg kick.
Takamura uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blackfyre.
Takamura moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blackfyre throws a predictable looking body shot
and Takamura counters with a left and a right that stings Blackfyre.
Nice shot by Takamura.
Blackfyre throws the left hand but Takamura avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daemon Blackfyre dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Takamura misses with a few strikes there.
Blackfyre throws a leg kick
and Takamura counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Blackfyre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blackfyre tries a head kick but it misses.
Blackfyre pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Takamura misses with a two punch combination.
Blackfyre with a hook.
Takamura misses with a body shot.
Blackfyre throws a wild body kick that Takamura sees coming a mile off.
Blackfyre cracks Takamura with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Blackfyre throws a switch kick that catches Takamura on the top of the head and drops him to the canvas! Takamura 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 Takamura flops around on the canvas, clearly in no position to continue! This fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Daemon Blackfyre!
A victorious Daemon Blackfyre thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Ollie Ritch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karol Tarczynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ritch
vs
Tarczynski

193 cm
30
202 lbs
12 - 13 - 0

186 cm
26
200 lbs
11 - 2 - 1

World class boxer
Cardio machine

World class MT
Good gas tank

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 12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ollie Ritch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Karol Tarczynski!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tarczynski takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ritch throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick from Ritch lands but Tarczynski takes it in his stride.

It looks like Karol Tarczynski has been cut.
Tarczynski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ritch scores with a decent looking hook.
Tarczynski slips under a jab.

Tarczynski fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ritch, pushing him back against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tarczynski.
Ritch pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Tarczynski lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ritch lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ritch lands with a short shot to the head.
Tarczynski misses with the head strike.
Ritch fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tarczynski misses with a punch to the body.
Tarczynski scores with a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarczynski is looking to control Ritch's arms but Ritch gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tarczynski has his back to the ropes.
I was talking to Ritch's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Tarczynski leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Tarczynski lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tarczynski scores with a shoulder strike.
Tarczynski taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Tarczynski looking to stall.
Ritch blocks an uppercut.
Ritch with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Tarczynski is trying to maintain a safe position but Ritch gets an underhook and turns Tarczynski into the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Karol Tarczynski.
Ritch avoids the head kick by Tarczynski.
Tarczynski has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tarczynski there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tarczynski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ritch throws out the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Tarczynski lands but Ritch takes it in his stride.
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!
Ritch is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tarczynski connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ritch. Ritch circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tarczynski throws a series of punches but Ritch moves out of range.
Ollie Ritch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ritch throws a series of strikes that have Tarczynski backpedaling.
Tarczynski blocks a head kick by Ritch.
Tarczynski scoring well with a low kick there.
Ritch throws a sloppy head kick and Tarczynski moves out of range easily.
Tarczynski avoids the head kick by Ritch.
Ritch misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tarczynski fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ritch.
Tarczynski throws a combination that misses
and Ritch counters with a straight right hand.
Tarczynski looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ritch doesn't manage to clinch there - Tarczynski circles away.
Tarczynski buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tarczynski throws a shot from downtown. Ritch moves away and avoids it.
Tarczynski fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Karol Tarczynski will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Karol Tarczynski'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.

Ritch tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tarczynski lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sloppy strikes from Ritch. Those never looked like landing.
Ritch drops his hands momentarily and Tarczynski takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ritch is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ritch walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ritch throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ritch tries to clinch there but Tarczynski circles away.
A punch lands to the side of Ritch 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ritch looks to land a combination but Tarczynski avoids it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ritch throws a lazy right hand but Tarczynski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ritch steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tarczynski.

Tarczynski darts in and clinches Ritch up against the ropes.
Tarczynski lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ritch backwards.
Tarczynski misses with a knee to the head.

Tarczynski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ritch throws a hook to the side of Tarczynski's head but Tarczynski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ritch swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ritch takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ritch tries a head kick but it misses.
Ritch swats away the attempt to clinch by Tarczynski.
Tarczynski misses with a two punch combination.
Nice jab there from Tarczynski.
Tarczynski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ritch tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tarczynski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tarczynski looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ritch pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ritch scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ritch tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tarczynski.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tarczynski throws a shot to the body.
Ritch lands a jab to Tarczynski's midsection.
Ritch thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarczynski misses with a body kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tarczynski checks a leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ritch 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 Tarczynski has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tarczynski and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ritch gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tarczynski throws out a loose jab but Ritch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tarczynski throws a low kick but Ritch avoids it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Tarczynski!
Tarczynski turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Karol Tarczynski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tarczynski scoring well with a low kick there.
Ritch throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tarczynski's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ritch under the eye.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tarczynski, right into the meat.
Tarczynski throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ritch walks into a left hand.
Ritch is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karol Tarczynski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Karol Tarczynski's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Tarczynski is looking to slow Ritch down with leg kicks.
Ritch looks to land a right hand but Tarczynski moved out of range.
Tarczynski blocks a head kick by Ritch.
Ritch waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tarczynski.
Ritch connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ritch throws a head kick but Tarczynski moves out of range.
Tarczynski moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ritch throws a head kick that misses
and Tarczynski counters with a leg kick.
Tarczynski fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ritch has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A solid body kick from Tarczynski.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Tarczynski looks low and kicks high, catching Ritch right on the side of the head, sending him crashing to the canvas! Will he be able to beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's already back to his feet and ready to go! Let's see if he's still with it!

Ritch is rocked!
Ritch takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Oh Ritch is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tarczynski throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ritch seems to have got his legs back now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tarczynski stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ritch walks straight into devastating uppercut and drops to the floor, clearly wobbled! Can he beat the count? 4,5,6,7... he's up! And he's down again! The ref steps in and calls an end to the fight! What a punch that was!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Karol Tarczynski!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Tommy Grunge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ten Red Gym (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grunge comes to the ring accompanied by Temple of the Dog - Say Hello To Heaven. Red Gym has chosen Eye of the Tiger as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Grunge
vs
Red Gym

184 cm
25
191 lbs
14 - 0 - 0

190 cm
35
201 lbs
23 - 16 - 4

World class boxer
Cardio machine

World class boxer
Granite chin

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 14 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Grunge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 16 - 4, fighting out of Tokyo, Ten Red Gym!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Red Gym throws a leg kick but Grunge sees it coming and moves out of range.
Grunge keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A head kick misses from Grunge.
Red Gym slips a jab from Grunge.
Red Gym throws a leg kick that is checked
and Grunge counters with a nice low kick that buckles Red Gym's knee momentarily.
A big left from Red Gym misses.
Grunge has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Nelson Fight Camp in the buildup to the fight.
Sloppy strikes from Red Gym. Those never looked like landing.
Grunge throws a jab when Red Gym was well out of range.
Red Gym throws a right hand that Grunge ducks under and follows up with a left that Grunge also avoids with ease.
Grunge misses with a right hand
and Red Gym connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Grunge has managed to clinch.
Grunge blocks a body shot from Red Gym.
Grunge misses with a knee to the head.
Red Gym lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Grunge lands a hook that snaps the head of Red Gym backwards.
Red Gym goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Red Gym tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Red Gym tries a body shot but Grunge blocks it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grunge misses with a short punch on the inside.
Red Gym misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Red Gym tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Grunge comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice left hand lands by Grunge.
Grunge lands an elbow that stopped Red Gym in his tracks for a moment.
Red Gym misses with the head strike.
Red Gym pushes Grunge back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Grunge blocks a body shot from Red Gym.
Grunge blocks an uppercut.
Grunge can't find room to land a body shot as Red Gym controls the action.
Grunge landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Grunge throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Red Gym doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grunge pushes off an throws an elbow but Red Gym leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Red Gym tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Grunge lands a knee to the head.
A short right from Grunge.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grunge.
Red Gym digs a right hand underneath Grunge's ribcage. Grunge let out a lung full of air as it connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A frustrated look appears on Red Gym's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Red Gym misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grunge blocks a body shot from Red Gym.
A short left from Grunge.
A short right from Red Gym.
Grunge has a couple of punches blocked by Red Gym.
Red Gym takes a knee to the side of the body.
Red Gym is trying to break the clinch but Grunge is controlling him.
Nice elbow from Grunge.
Red Gym lands a nice uppercut.
Grunge keeps control of Red Gym as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A hook to the body from Grunge.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Red Gym.
Grunge using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Red Gym has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Red Gym.
Grunge lands a shoulder strike.
Grunge lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Grunge gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Grunge pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Grunge fails to land.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Grunge.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Red Gym.
Red Gym misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knees to the body from Grunge.
Grunge creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Red Gym's defenses.
Grunge scores with a shoulder strike.
Red Gym tries to work over Grunge's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grunge landing knees to the body.
Red Gym managing to block the knees to the body from Grunge.
Grunge gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Red Gym misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Grunge creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Red Gym misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grunge tries to land knees in the clinch but Red Gym avoids the damage to the body.
Grunge blocks an uppercut.
Grunge stalling in the clinch.
Grunge lands with a short shot to the head.
Red Gym scores with a nice hook to the head.
Grunge blocks a body shot from Red Gym.
Red Gym tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Red Gym tries to throw a body punch but Grunge avoids it by throwing Red Gym back against the ropes.
Grunge prevents a body shot from Red Gym.
Grunge blocking some punches.
Grunge tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Grunge pushes Red Gym back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Grunge creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Grunge throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Red Gym tries to circle away but Grunge has him pinned against the ropes.
Grunge lands a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Grunge scores with a nice short uppercut.
Grunge lands an elbow that stopped Red Gym in his tracks for a moment.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Red Gym lands a right hand.
Grunge lands a body punch in the clinch.
Red Gym misses with a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Red Gym tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Red Gym misses with a hook to the ribs.
Grunge lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Ten Red Gym has been cut.
Red Gym takes an elbow to the temple.
Grunge taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Grunge dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ten Red Gym's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Red Gym lands a nice leg kick that just misses Grunge's sensitive parts.
Red Gym lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Red Gym works Grunge's body with a nice hook.
Grunge scores with a leg kick.
Red Gym scores with the left hand. Grunge knows he should have avoided that one.
Red Gym pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Red Gym darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Donk. Grunge catches Red Gym right on the button with a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grunge displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Red Gym throws out the jab.
Red Gym walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Red Gym.
Nice defenses there by Grunge.
Red Gym throws a low kick but it's checked well by Grunge.
An inside leg kick lands from Grunge.
A low kick from Red Gym misses

and Grunge counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Red Gym is trying to push Grunge away but Grunge has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Red Gym goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Red Gym working aggressively here.
Grunge lands a body shot in the clinch.
Red Gym throws a punch but it's blocked by Grunge.
Red Gym tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grunge's elbow.
Grunge blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grunge lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Grunge stalling against the ropes.
Grunge landing knees to the head.
Red Gym is trying to push Grunge away but Grunge has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Grunge lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Red Gym swings wildly with an uppercut but Grunge uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grunge.

Red Gym escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Grunge displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Red Gym throws out the jab.
Red Gym lands a leg kick that knocks Grunge off balance momentarily.
Grunge walks into a stiff left hand from Red Gym.
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!

Grunge forces Red Gym back against the ropes and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Red Gym goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Grunge lands with a short shot to the head.
Grunge prevents a body shot from Red Gym.
Red Gym working aggressively here.
Tommy Grunge has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Grunge lands a left hand that snaps the head of Red Gym backwards.
Grunge working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Grunge obliges.
Red Gym tries to circle away but Grunge has him pinned against the ropes.
Red Gym doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Red Gym fails to land.
Red Gym goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Red Gym wants to break the clinch but can't.
Grunge is struggling to control the position.
Grunge landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Red Gym misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grunge throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Red Gyms head.
Grunge misses with a knee strike.
Red Gym is looking to break free of the clinch but Grunge has double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grunge prevents a body shot from Red Gym.
Red Gym wants to break the clinch but can't.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Red Gym creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Grunge just leaning against Red Gym, taking a breather.
A body shot lands from Grunge.
Grunge landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Red Gym is breathing heavily.
Grunge lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Grunge blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Red Gym doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grunge lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Grunge keeps control of Red Gym as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Red Gym misses with a hook to the ribs.
Grunge throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Red Gym misses with a hook to the ribs.
Red Gym throws a head punch that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Red Gym's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Grunge lands a nice elbow.
Red Gym wants to get back to striking at distance but Grunge won't allow it.
Red Gym throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Grunges head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grunge misses with a knee to the head.
Red Gym wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Red Gym avoiding damage as Grunge throws knees to the body.
Grunge lands a shoulder strike.
Red Gym tries to break the clinch but Grunge is controlling the position.
Grunge lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Red Gym backwards.
Grunge lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Grunge lands a knee to the body.
Grunge looking to stall.
Grunge lands a right hand.
Grunge blocks a body shot from Red Gym.
Red Gym misses with a punch to the body.
Red Gym tries a body shot but Grunge blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grunge scores a nice knee to the body.
Grunge landing knees to the body.
Grunge lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Grunge blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Grunge dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ten Red Gym's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Red Gym misses with an uppercut. Grunge saw that one coming.
Grunge lands a leg kick that knocks Red Gym off balance momentarily.
Grunge waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Red Gym.
Grunge moves out of range as Red Gym strikes.
Red Gym throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Grunge.
Red Gym bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Grunge's head backwards.
Red Gym motions for Grunge to come forward. Red Gym throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Red Gym misses with a right hand
and Grunge cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Grunge scores with a body shot.
Grunge scores with a kick to the midsection.
Grunge with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Donk. Grunge catches Red Gym right on the button with a cross.
Grunge connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Grunge closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Red Gym has a couple of punches blocked by Grunge.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Grunge.
Red Gym takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Red Gym lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Grunge backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Red Gym.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Red Gym misses with a body punch.
Grunge lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A head punch on the inside from Red Gym fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Red Gym.
Red Gym stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Grunge tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Red Gym avoids it.
Red Gym takes a shot to the head.
Grunge working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Red Gym takes a knee right on the jaw!
Grunge lands a right hand that snaps the head of Red Gym backwards.
Grunge lands an elbow that stopped Red Gym in his tracks for a moment.

Red Gym is rocked!
Grunge is trying to maintain a safe position but Red Gym gets an underhook and turns Grunge into the ropes.
Red Gym is still on wobbly legs! Can Grunge finish him?
Grunge lands an elbow inside.
Grunge stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Grunge landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Red Gym seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grunge lands an elbow inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Grunge.
Grunge throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Red Gyms head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Grunge.
Grunge lands a damaging elbow.
Grunge working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Red Gym misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grunge pushes Red Gym back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Red Gym's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Grunge lands with a left to the head.
Grunge scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Grunge.
Red Gym misses with a punch to the body.
Red Gym misses with a body punch.
Red Gym misses with a hook to the ribs.
Red Gym tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Grunge keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Red Gym's efforts to push away.
Red Gym lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Grunge lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grunge lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Red Gym lands a shoulder strike.
Red Gym wants to break the clinch but can't.
Red Gym being controlled against the ropes.
Red Gym misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Red Gym struggles to land a body shot inside as Grunge controls his hands.
A short left from Grunge.
Grunge lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Grunge throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Grunge throws a knee to the head but misses.
A shot in the inside from Grunge.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grunge lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right hand to the body from Grunge.
Red Gym goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Red Gym can't find room to land a body shot as Grunge controls the action.
Grunge tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grunge lands with a left to the head.
Red Gym throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Grunges head.
Red Gym takes an elbow to the forehead.

That has opened up Ten Red Gym's cut even more.
Grunge lands an elbow that stopped Red Gym in his tracks for a moment.
Red Gym scores with a nice hook to the head.
Still in the clinch, Grunge scores with a nice short uppercut.
Grunge lands a shot to the body.
Grunge creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Red Gym crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Red Gym face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Grunge takes it with a brutal technical knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Tommy Grunge!
Tommy Grunge seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Ebrahim Azhari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kung Fu Master (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Azhari comes into the arena with Jedi Mind Tricks - Blood in Blood out blaring out of the sound system. Master has chosen Shaolin Monastic chanting as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Azhari
vs
Fu Master

171 cm
28
152 lbs
13 - 10 - 1

179 cm
24
150 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Granite chin

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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 13 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Ebrahim Azhari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kung Fu Master!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yuuki Gou and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Master looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Azhari throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Azhari misses with a head kick.
Azhari with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Master lands a nice uppercut.
Master lands a nice uppercut.
Azhari lands a knee to the head.
Azhari takes a knee to the side of the body.
Azhari lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Azhari dodges an elbow strike from Master.
Master tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Azhari avoids it.
Master working aggressively here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Master taking a breather.
Master takes a knee to the side of the body.
Master blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Master lands with a left to the head.
Azhari misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Master.
Master connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Ebrahim Azhari has been cut.
Azhari lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Kung Fu Master has been cut.
Master utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A short uppercut from Azhari.
Master missing with knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Master.
Master is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Nice body punch from Master.
Azhari misses with a punch on the inside.
Azhari misses with a body punch.
Azhari misses with a punch on the inside.
Master landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Master pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Master missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azhari misses with an elbow over the top.
Master gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Master blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Azhari fails to land.
Master is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Master with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Master creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Master throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Master putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Azhari in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Azhari.
Azhari lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A knee to the head by Master.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Master.
Come on Master - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Knees to the body from Master.
Master makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kung Fu Master dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Master's corner calls for a 1-2. Master obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Master fails with an attempt to clinch.
Azhari moves out of range of the strikes.
Azhari looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Azhari throws a front kick aimed at Master's knee but Master avoids it well.
Azhari scores with a spinning back kick!
Azhari connects with a jab.
Donk. Master catches Azhari right on the button with a cross.
Master pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Azhari ducks under a wild hook from Master.
Nice defenses there by Master.
Azhari lands with a kick to the ribs.
Azhari throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Master connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Azhari misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Azhari.
Azhari throws a low kick, looking for Master's leg but Master calmly moves out of range.
Azhari gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Master.
Master tries to clinch there but Azhari circles away.
Azhari takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kung Fu Master seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Azhari blocks the body kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Master.
Azhari blocks a head kick by Master.
Azhari thows a body shot but no joy.
Master misses with a body shot.
Master lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Azhari circles away quickly and effectively.
Azhari lands an overhand right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Master loads up on a big right hand but Azhari slips the punch.
Azhari missing with a left hand there. Master was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Master lands with a hook. Azhari tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Master misses with a wild body shot.
Master throws a front kick aimed at Azhari's knee but Azhari avoids it well.
Master throws a right hand that misses
and Azhari counters with an inside leg kick.
Master tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Azhari tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Master.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Azhari keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Master scores with a shot to the body.
Azhari throws a lazy right hand but Master sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Master lands a head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kung Fu Master showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Master tries to close the distance and clinch but Azhari swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Master throws a low kick but Azhari avoids it.
No joy there for Azhari, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Azhari throws a sloppy head kick and Master moves out of range easily.
Master scores with a crisp jab that stopped Azhari in his tracks.

Master gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Master lands with a short shot to the head.
Azhari working aggressively here.
Master blocks an elbow strike.
Azhari misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Master.
Master blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Azhari lands a nice uppercut.
Azhari blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Azhari with a knee to the head.
Azhari blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Master.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Master on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Azhari.
Kung Fu Master seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Master trying to land knees to the body.
Azhari avoids a wild elbow strike from Master.
Azhari blocks a body shot from Master.
Master throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Azhari blocks it with crossed arms.
Master avoids the elbow strike from Azhari, against the ropes.
Master has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Master misses with a knee to the head.
Master tries a knee to the head but Azhari blocks it.
Azhari blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Azhari blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Azhari misses with an elbow strike.
Master misses with a punch on the inside.
Azhari is looking to break free of the clinch but Master has double underhooks.
Azhari blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nice elbow from Master.
Nice body punch from Master - that landed with a thud.
Master with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azhari comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Azhari.
Azhari letting Master take a breather here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Master misses with a knee to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Master dodges an elbow strike from Azhari.
A right handed body shot lands from Master.
Master is struggling to control the position.
Azhari avoids a wild elbow strike from Master.
Azhari creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Master holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
A short uppercut from Master.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Azhari looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Master tries a knee to the head but Azhari blocks it.
Azhari is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Master is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kung Fu Master really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A solid body kick from Azhari.
Master turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Master tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Master looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Azhari.
A combination from Azhari does no damage.
Master throws a body kick that misses.
Azhari misses with a low kick as Master jumps back.
Master tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Azhari scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Master throws a low kick but Azhari avoids it.
Azhari lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Master looks to clinch
and Azhari counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Master tries to clinch up.
Master lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Azhari looks to land a right hand but Master moved out of range.
Azhari throws a head kick but Master moves out of range.
Master misses with an uppercut.
Azhari fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Master.
Some wild striking there from Azhari.
Azhari looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Master throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Azhari sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Master lands with a cross.
Azhari scores with a kick to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azhari staying out of range there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Azhari throws the left hand but Master avoids the punch easily.
Azhari slips under a jab from Master.
Master lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Master misses with a wild body shot.
Master misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Azhari slips a jab from Master.
Master misses with a hook. Azhari ducked under it nicely.

Azhari gets tackled into the ropes by Master. Master maintains the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Master digs a right hand underneath Azhari's ribcage. Azhari let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Azhari.
Azhari throws an elbow but it misses.
Azhari managing to block the knees to the body from Master.
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 Ebrahim Azhari will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

That kick from Azhari tenderised Master's leg. Master is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ebrahim Azhari has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Azhari pushes Master away with a front kick.
Azhari moves out of range as Master strikes.
Master throws a head kick that misses.
A clash of legs there as Master blocks the low kick.
Master's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The fight stays on the outside here - Master looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Master throws the kick towards the body but Azhari avoids it.
Master throws a half hearted mid kick.
Master avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Azhari has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Master.
Master looks to land a body kick but Azhari moved away.
Azhari throws a lazy head kick
and Master counters with a low kick, right behind Azhari 's knee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Azhari throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Azhari dips to his left and cracks Master with an uppercut!
Master jabs at Azhari's body.
Azhari shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Good leg kick by Master there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Azhari scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Azhari on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Master throws a jab when Azhari was well out of range.
Azhari connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ebrahim Azhari is winning the standup battle so far.
Master fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Azhari throws a head kick that misses.
Master walks forward, straight into a front kick from Azhari.
Kung Fu Master is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the 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.
Azhari lands a leg kick that knocks Master off balance momentarily.
Master throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Master uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Azhari.
Master misses with a wild body shot.
Master throws a leg kick that misses.
Master keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Azhari throws the kick towards the body but Master avoids it.
Azhari takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Master tries to clinch but Azhari moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Azhari paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nice body kick from Master.
Azhari throws a leg kick but Master checks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ebrahim Azhari showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Master 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 47:48
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 47:48
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kung Fu Master!
Kung Fu Master made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Hey old man Chavez, YOUR NEXT! '.

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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Alexander Smirnov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dark Dutch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dutch has chosen feuer frei as his entrance music. Alexander Smirnov had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Smirnov
vs
Dutch

173 cm
30
144 lbs
25 - 15 - 1

168 cm
30
141 lbs
19 - 8 - 0

World class boxer
Cardio machine

World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Alexander Smirnov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dark Dutch!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Dutch looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dutch darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dutch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smirnov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Smirnov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dutch manages to avoid it.
Dutch on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dutch fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smirnov throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Donk. Smirnov catches Dutch right on the button with a cross.
Smirnov misses the jab.
Smirnov misses with a low kick.

Dutch has managed to clinch.
Smirnov pushes Dutch back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.

Dutch breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dutch slips a straight right by Smirnov.
Dutch wants to clinch up but Smirnov keeps it at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smirnov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Smirnov moves away from the strike by Dutch.
Dutch takes a swing at Smirnov's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dutch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smirnov moves away.
Smirnov misses with an uppercut.
Smirnov misses with a hook. Dutch ducked under it nicely.
Alexander Smirnov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dutch tries a head kick but it misses.
Smirnov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dutch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smirnov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Smirnov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A swing and a miss from Smirnov.
Smirnov misses with a double jab.

Dutch has managed to clinch.

Dutch escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dutch ducks under a wild hook from Smirnov.
Dutch swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Dutch takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smirnov. Dutch does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dutch misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dutch scores with a body shot.
Dutch throws a sloppy head kick and Smirnov moves out of range easily.
Smirnov looks to score with a jab to the body but Dutch is just out of range.
Dutch pulls out of a head kick attempt.
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!
Smirnov misses with a hook. Dutch ducked under it nicely.
Dutch tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Smirnov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dutch displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smirnov throws out the jab.
Smirnov throws a hook but Dutch blocks it.
Dutch goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dutch walks into a left hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dutch. That's going to slow Smirnov down.
Smirnov throws a nice looking combination but Dutch bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dutch tries to close the distance and clinch but Smirnov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smirnov keeps the fight on the outside.
Dutch throws a hook but Smirnov avoids it easily.
Dutch jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Alexander Smirnov will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Smirnov slips under a jab.
Smirnov keeps the fight on the outside.
Smirnov defending well as Dutch loads up on a big left hand.
Dutch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smirnov moves away.
Smirnov throws a leg kick which misses Dutch's front leg but catches the back leg as Dutch tries to avoid it.
Smirnov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dutch in his tracks.
Dutch dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dutch misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dutch fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smirnov looks to land a combination but Dutch avoids it well.
Dutch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smirnov manages to avoid it.
Dutch is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Smirnov rather than just go for the knockout.
Smirnov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dutch moves out of range as Smirnov strikes.
Dutch throws a body kick that misses.
Smirnov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dutch tries to move into range but Smirnov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Smirnov blocks a head kick by Dutch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smirnov throws a lazy uppercut
and Dutch counters with a straight right hand.
Dutch checks the leg kick.
Smirnov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dutch was well out of range. Poor timing from Smirnov.
Alexander Smirnov is winning the standup battle so far.
Smirnov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dutch moves out of range as Smirnov strikes.
Jab, jab by Smirnov - just one landing.
Smirnov scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Smirnov scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Smirnov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Smirnov throws a leg kick but Dutch checks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smirnov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Dutch takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Smirnov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dutch tries to land a front kick but Smirnov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Smirnov cracks Dutch with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dutch looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Smirnov misses the shot to the body.
Smirnov is looking to land body kicks.

Dutch drives through and clinches with Smirnov against the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dutch.

Dutch's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dutch throws the kick towards the body but Smirnov avoids it.
Dutch tries to clinch but Smirnov moves out of range.
Dutch throws a head kick that misses.
Smirnov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dutch turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dutch connects with a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dutch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dutch has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Smirnov finds it's way round the side to connect with Dutch's head.
Smirnov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dutch slips a straight right by Smirnov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Smirnov dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Smirnov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dutch at a distance.
Smirnov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dutch looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dutch fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smirnov throws out a loose jab but Dutch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smirnov lands with a straight right. Dutch didn't see that one coming.
Dutch swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dutch fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Smirnov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Smirnov.
Smirnov blocks the body kick.
Dutch takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nice shot by Smirnov.
Some wild striking there from Dutch.
Dutch tries to clinch up but Smirnov circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dutch scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Smirnov doesn't seem bothered though.
Smirnov lands with a shot to the body.
Dutch pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smirnov explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Dutch looks to land a right hand but Smirnov moved out of range.
Smirnov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Smirnov lands a nice looking kick to the body. Dutch takes a step back to recover.
Dutch throws a head kick but Smirnov moves out of range.
Smirnov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dutch walks into a straight right hand from Smirnov.
Smirnov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dutch.
Smirnov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dutch.
Smirnov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dutch looks to score with a jab to the body but Smirnov is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Smirnov.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice uppercut lands for Smirnov. That snapped Dutch's head back.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Smirnov.
Dutch fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smirnov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dutch is out of range and Smirnov settles back down.
Smirnov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Smirnov checks a low kick from Dutch.
A big right from Smirnov misses.
Smirnov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Smirnov throws a wild body kick that Dutch sees coming a mile off.
Smirnov scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dutch lands with an overhand left.
Dutch misses with a looping right.
Dutch misses with the combination.
Dutch moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Smirnov clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Smirnov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dutch checks it well.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dutch.
Smirnov misses with a straight left.
Dutch keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dutch lands a high kick!

It looks like Alexander Smirnov has been cut.
Smirnov tries to bum rush Dutch with a series of wild strikes but Dutch uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A head kick misses from Dutch.
Dutch doesn't manage to clinch there - Smirnov circles away.
A big right from Dutch misses.
Smirnov throws a low kick but Dutch avoids it.

Dutch pushes Smirnov up against the ropes in a clinch.
Dutch looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dutch misses with a knee strike.
Smirnov looking to throw knees to the head but Dutch is blocking nicely.
The referee calls for Smirnov to work.

Dutch pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dutch lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dutch rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Smirnov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dutch takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Smirnov throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dutch.
Smirnov misses with a body kick.
Smirnov throws a shot from downtown. Dutch moves away and avoids it.
Dutch tries to bum rush Smirnov with a series of wild strikes but Smirnov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Smirnov, right into the meat.
Smirnov throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Smirnov lands with a right hand.
Dutch has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Smirnov lands a nice shot that snaps Dutch's head back.
Smirnov misses with a hook
and Dutch counters with an inside leg kick.
Dutch tries to close the distance and clinch but Smirnov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smirnov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dutch manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Smirnov misses the body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dutch tries to clinch but Smirnov is having none of it.
Dutch throws a head kick but Smirnov moves out of range.
Dutch uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smirnov.
Smirnov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dutch looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dutch thows a body shot but no joy.
Smirnov takes a swing at Dutch's ribcage but misses.
Smirnov keeps the fight on the outside.
Smirnov walks into a straight right hand from Dutch.
Smirnov lands a nice shot that snaps Dutch's head back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smirnov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

Dutch moves into the clinch.
Dutch has a couple of punches blocked by Smirnov.
Smirnov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dutchs head.
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 Alexander Smirnov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alexander Smirnov's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Smirnov clobbers Dutch with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Smirnov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dutch doesn't manage to clinch there - Smirnov circles away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dutch gets through Smirnov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Smirnov.
Dutch can't find room to land a body shot as Smirnov controls the action.
Dutch lands an elbow just above Smirnov 's eye.
Dutch tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dutch goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Smirnov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dutch waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smirnov.
Smirnov throws a leg kick that misses.
Dutch misses with a body shot.
Smirnov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dutch.
Dark Dutch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Dutch.
Smirnov tried to score with a low kick but Dutch checks it.
Nice shot lands for Smirnov.
Dutch stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Smirnov.
Smirnov avoids the body shot from Dutch.
A swing and a miss from Dutch.
Smirnov feints and then cracks Dutch's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dutch down.
Smirnov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dutch.
Dutch throws a good cross that connects.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Smirnov.
Dutch misses with a looping right.
Smirnov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dutch.
Dutch misses with an uppercut.
Dutch avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov swinging wildly here.
Smirnov avoids a kick to the body.
Dutch swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Smirnov scores with a nice strike.
Smirnov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A bone on bone clash there as Smirnov blocks the leg kick.
Smirnov slips under a jab from Dutch.
Smirnov moves out of range of the body kick.
Smirnov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dutch throws a head kick but Smirnov moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A leg kick checked by Dutch.
Smirnov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Smirnov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dutch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Smirnov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Smirnov, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 50:46
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 50:45
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Smirnov!
Alexander Smirnov spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.

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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Luka Modric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edward Richtofen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Modric
vs
Richtofen

180 cm
31
186 lbs
14 - 2 - 0

190 cm
29
195 lbs
16 - 6 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luka Modric!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Edward Richtofen!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richtofen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Modric looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Richtofen motions for Modric to come forward. Richtofen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Richtofen misses with a kick to the body.
Modric walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Richtofen throws a body punch but Modric moves out of range.
Richtofen moves out of range as Modric throws a body kick.
Richtofen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Modric tries to move into range but Richtofen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Richtofen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Modric.
A swing and a miss from Modric.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Modric thows a left - swing and a miss!
Edward Richtofen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Richtofen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Modric is looking to chop away at Richtofen's legs.
Richtofen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Modric takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Modric ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Modric ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Richtofen throws a front kick aimed at Modric's knee but Modric avoids it well.
Richtofen misses with a low kick as Modric jumps back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richtofen throws a jab but it's blocked by Modric.
Modric misses with a head kick.
Richtofen misses with a body shot
and Modric counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Richtofen throws a leg kick that misses.
Modric misses with a body kick.
Richtofen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Modric. That did some damage!
Modric throws a leg kick which misses Richtofen's front leg but catches the back leg as Richtofen tries to avoid it.
Some bone on bone action there as Modric checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A slapping leg kick lands for Modric.
Richtofen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Richtofen is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Modric stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Richtofen.
Modric connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

It looks like Edward Richtofen has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Modric smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Modric fakes the leg kick and cracks Richtofen in the body.
Modric just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richtofen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Modric connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Richtofen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Modric.
Modric takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Modric throws a push kick but Richtofen slaps the foot to one side.
A jab from Modric misses.
Richtofen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Richtofen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Richtofen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Richtofen throws a front kick that sends Modric stumbling back into the ropes.
Richtofen ducks right into an uppercut from Modric.
A jab from Richtofen misses.
Modric moves out of range of the body kick from Richtofen.
Modric misses the shot to the body.
Modric keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Richtofen.
Richtofen scores with a nice body kick.
Richtofen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Richtofen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Modric moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Modric jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Richtofen connects with a solid leg kick.
Richtofen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Richtofen throws a lazy uppercut
and Modric counters with a leg kick.
Richtofen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Modric looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Modric is breathing heavily.
Richtofen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
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!
Modric takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Modric lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Richtofen misses with a wild body shot.
Richtofen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Richtofen misses with a low kick.
Richtofen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Modric moves away.
Modric misses with the body kick
and Richtofen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Richtofen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Modric.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richtofen scores with the left hand. Modric knows he should have avoided that one.
Richtofen misses with a looping left.
Modric slips under a jab from Richtofen.
Modric throws a poor cross that misses
and Richtofen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Richtofen throws a leg kick
and Modric counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Modric loads up on a big right hand but Richtofen slips the punch.
Richtofen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Modric shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice defenses there by Richtofen.
Richtofen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Richtofen is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Modric had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Richtofen connects with an inside leg kick.
Modric uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Richtofen.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Modric uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Richtofen.
Richtofen tests Modric's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Richtofen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A looping hook to the body misses from Richtofen. Modric does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Richtofen, right into the meat.
Modric jabs Richtofen right on the nose. Richtofen blinks but takes it well.
Richtofen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Modric manages to avoid it.
Modric is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Richtofen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A punch lands to the side of Richtofen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Richtofen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Modric's head.
Richtofen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Richtofen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Richtofen feints and then cracks Modric's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Modric down.
Donk. Richtofen catches Modric right on the button with a cross.
Richtofen avoids the body shot from Modric.
Nice body kick there by Richtofen.
Richtofen clobbers Modric with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

Modric is rocked!
Richtofen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Modric connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Richtofen lands a nice looking kick to the body. Modric takes a step back to recover.
Donk. Richtofen catches Modric right on the button with a cross.
Oh Modric is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richtofen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Modric seems to have got his legs back now.
Edward Richtofen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Richtofen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Modric stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice shot by Modric.
Richtofen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Richtofen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Richtofen throws out a leg kick but Modric moves out of range and Richtofen only half commits.
Modric tries a head kick but it misses.
Modric throws a hook to the side of Richtofen's head but Richtofen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Richtofen cracks the inside of Modric's front leg.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Richtofen misses with a head kick.
Richtofen scores with a sloppy right hand. Modric should have avoided that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Modric throws a hook to the side of Richtofen's head but Richtofen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Modric throws a hook but Richtofen avoids it easily.

Richtofen looks low and kicks high, catching Modric right on the side of the head, sending him crashing to the canvas! Will he be able to beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's already back to his feet and ready to go! Let's see if he's still with it!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Modric throws a right hand that misses
and as Modric tries to reset, Richtofen cracks him with a perfect counter right hand that drops him to the mat! Modric is trying to get up but he's doing the chicken dance and face plants back to the floor - that's enough for the referee and he's called the bout! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Edward Richtofen!
Edward Richtofen is the new middleweight champion!
Edward Richtofen decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Garson DeBramalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Marciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marciano is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: DEAD MAN'S GUN. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

DeBramalo
vs
Marciano

199 cm
36
252 lbs
46 - 16 - 1

191 cm
36
257 lbs
47 - 14 - 2

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

Conquer

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 46 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Garson DeBramalo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 47 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Don Marciano!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marciano scores with a push kick.
Marciano takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Marciano looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
DeBramalo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Don Marciano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marciano fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
DeBramalo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Marciano.
DeBramalo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Marciano.
The fight stays on the outside here - Marciano looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Marciano throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marciano works DeBramalo's body with a nice hook.
Marciano bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
DeBramalo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Marciano.
Marciano throws a sloppy body shot
and DeBramalo counters with a thumping low kick.
DeBramalo jabs Marciano right on the nose. Marciano blinks but takes it well.
An inside leg kick from DeBramalo misses.
DeBramalo cracks Marciano with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
DeBramalo misses with a leg kick.
Marciano looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
DeBramalo walks into a jab.
DeBramalo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Marciano is able to avoid easily.
Marciano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but DeBramalo moves away.
Marciano doesn't manage to clinch there - DeBramalo circles away.
Marciano scores with a decent looking hook.
Marciano throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marciano misses with a series of wild punches.
DeBramalo scores with a leg kick.
Marciano connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nice body kick there by Marciano.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marciano tries to clinch but DeBramalo moves out of range.
DeBramalo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marciano moves away.
An inside leg kick lands from Marciano.
Marciano drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
DeBramalo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Marciano moves out of range as DeBramalo throws a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marciano misses with a low kick.
DeBramalo looks to land a left hand but Marciano moved out of range nicely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by DeBramalo.
DeBramalo staying out of range there.
DeBramalo looks to score with a jab to the body but Marciano is just out of range.
DeBramalo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marciano moves away.
We've been informed that Marciano 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.
Marciano fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Marciano misses with an attempted mid kick.
DeBramalo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Marciano uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from DeBramalo.
DeBramalo scores with a nice head shot.
DeBramalo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marciano.
DeBramalo scores with a nice body kick.
DeBramalo keeps Marciano at a distance using the push kick.
DeBramalo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
DeBramalo is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
DeBramalo lands a really nice looking cross but Marciano seems unphased.
DeBramalo circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeBramalo with a hook.
Marciano blocks a head kick by DeBramalo.
Marciano throws a big shot that misses.
DeBramalo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

DeBramalo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
DeBramalo misses with the head strike.
Marciano misses with a knee to the head.
Marciano throws a punch but it's blocked by DeBramalo.
Marciano scores with a shot to the side of DeBramalo's head.
Marciano trying to land knees to the body.
Marciano tries to land a knee to the head but DeBramalo blocks with his arms.
A left hand lands to the body for Marciano.
Marciano lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nice elbow from DeBramalo.
A short left from Marciano.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
DeBramalo misses with a short punch on the inside.
DeBramalo misses with a short punch on the inside.
DeBramalo lands with a right to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marciano lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
DeBramalo working aggressively here.
DeBramalo tries a body shot but Marciano blocks it.
DeBramalo avoiding damage as Marciano throws knees to the body.
DeBramalo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Marciano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with DeBramalo's elbow.
A short uppercut from Marciano.
A head punch on the inside from DeBramalo fails to land.
Marciano prevents a body shot from DeBramalo.
DeBramalo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
DeBramalo throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Marciano fails to land.
DeBramalo lands with a right to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Marciano.
DeBramalo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marciano working DeBramalo over with knees to the body.
Marciano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marciano lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Marciano misses with a punch to the body.
DeBramalo misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Don Marciano will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Marciano thuds a left hand into DeBramalo's body.
Don Marciano seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A solid leg kick lands there for DeBramalo.
Marciano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marciano wants to clinch up but DeBramalo keeps it at a distance.
Marciano scores with a jab.
DeBramalo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Marciano stuns DeBramalo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Marciano uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
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!
Marciano tries to land a front kick but DeBramalo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
DeBramalo staying out of range there.
Marciano swings for the body but DeBramalo moves out of range.
Marciano throws an off balance right hand
and DeBramalo counters with a good low kick that Marciano was not able to check.
Marciano goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

It looks like Garson DeBramalo has been cut.
Marciano misses with a hook
and DeBramalo counters with a nice kick to the body.
Marciano drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Marciano tries to close the distance and clinch but DeBramalo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciano throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Marciano takes one to the side of the head.
Marciano pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Marciano.
Marciano throws a hook but DeBramalo avoids it easily.
DeBramalo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Marciano.
DeBramalo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Marciano is breathing heavily.
DeBramalo lands with a cross.
DeBramalo missing with a left hand there. Marciano was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
DeBramalo cracks the inside of Marciano's front leg.

DeBramalo closes the distance and scores with a big combo that sends Marciano crashing to the mat! Marciano uses the ropes to get back to his feet and beat the count. The referee looks concerned but he's going to allow it to continue!

It looks like Don Marciano has been cut.
DeBramalo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
DeBramalo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marciano was well out of range. Poor timing from DeBramalo.
DeBramalo scores with a kick to the body.
DeBramalo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeBramalo misses the shot to the body.
DeBramalo lands with a hook. Marciano tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
DeBramalo misses with a low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from DeBramalo.
DeBramalo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Marciano's calf.
DeBramalo lands a glancing blow to the side of Marciano's head.
Marciano tries to clinch there but DeBramalo circles away.
DeBramalo lands with an overhand left.
DeBramalo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

Marciano is rocked!
Marciano misses with a hook. DeBramalo ducked under it nicely.
DeBramalo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Marciano misses with a kick to the body.
DeBramalo lands a leg kick that knocks Marciano off balance momentarily.
Marciano misses with a straight right.
DeBramalo works the jab nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeBramalo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
DeBramalo dodges the punch combination from Marciano.
Marciano is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
DeBramalo scores with a nice strike.
Marciano is still on wobbly legs! Can DeBramalo finish him?
Marciano stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from DeBramalo.
Marciano seems to have recovered his senses.
DeBramalo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Marciano misses with a double jab.
DeBramalo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Marciano at a distance.
Marciano throws a head kick that misses.
DeBramalo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
DeBramalo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from DeBramalo. Marciano does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marciano. DeBramalo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
DeBramalo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - DeBramalo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Marciano's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Marciano looks to score with a jab to the body but DeBramalo is just out of range.
DeBramalo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Marciano checks the leg kick nicely there.
DeBramalo cracks Marciano with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
DeBramalo thumps Marciano with a low kick.
Marciano moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
DeBramalo connects with a solid leg kick.
Marciano throws a body punch but DeBramalo moves out of range.
Marciano avoids a kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
DeBramalo tests Marciano's chin there with a solid looking shot.
DeBramalo checks a low kick from Marciano.
DeBramalo throws out a loose jab but Marciano uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Garson DeBramalo will take that round after scoring the only knockdown of the round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A lazy body kick from Marciano
and DeBramalo counters with a body kick that stops Marciano in his tracks momentarily.
DeBramalo misses with a hook. Marciano ducked under it nicely.
Marciano tries to clinch there but DeBramalo circles away.
DeBramalo thows a left - swing and a miss!
DeBramalo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Marciano 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.
Jab by Marciano.
DeBramalo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Marciano wants to land a leg kick but DeBramalo is out of range.
DeBramalo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
DeBramalo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marciano wants to clinch.
Marciano moves in looking to clinch but DeBramalo pushes him off.
DeBramalo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
DeBramalo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Marcianos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Marciano takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
DeBramalo scores with a punch to the head.
DeBramalo looks to score with a jab to the body but Marciano is just out of range.
Marciano moves out of range of the body kick.
Marciano throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marciano tries to clinch but DeBramalo is having none of it.
DeBramalo works Marciano's body with a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marciano takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
DeBramalo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Marciano. That did some damage!
DeBramalo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
DeBramalo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
DeBramalo cracks the inside of Marciano's front leg.
DeBramalo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Marciano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
DeBramalo looks for the body kick but Marciano saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marciano takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Marciano misses with a telegraphed body shot
and DeBramalo counters with a stiff right hand.
DeBramalo scores with a big combo that sends Marciano crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but the referee has seen enough as Marciano flops around uncontrollably and he's called an end to the fight! DeBramalo jumps onto the ropes and throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Gross.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Garson DeBramalo!
Garson DeBramalo retains his heavyweight title!
An intense looking Garson DeBramalo took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'When we was in the shower your buttcheeks was warm When I touch you my hands smell like ham'.
Don Marciano was interviewed post fight and said 'Broken old man syndrome.'.

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