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Dynasty 249: One for Road PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between John MacMillen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake The (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Insanely flexible
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John MacMillen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Jake The!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from MacMillen.
The counters with a body kick.
MacMillen scores with a jab. The acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
MacMillen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before The has time to react.
The throws a head kick but MacMillen moves out of range.
MacMillen misses with a head kick.
The fails to land with a series of punches.
MacMillen throws out a loose jab but The uses good head movement to avoid it.
The steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from MacMillen.
The scores with a nice body kick.
MacMillen lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as The backs up against the ropes.
The tries to move into range but MacMillen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The delivers a nice body kick.
A big right from MacMillen misses.
MacMillen moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but MacMillen is out of range.
MacMillen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The uses good head movement to avoid the hook from MacMillen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
MacMillen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
MacMillen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
MacMillen tests The's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The closes the distance and clinches.
A short uppercut from MacMillen.
MacMillen throws a punch but it's blocked by The.
MacMillen misses with some punches.
The breaks from the clinch.
The misses with a double jab
and MacMillen counters with a nice body shot.
MacMillen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
MacMillen pushes off an throws an elbow but The leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
MacMillen tries to work over The's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but MacMillen is keeping busy.
MacMillen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
The with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
MacMillen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but MacMillen blocks it with crossed arms.
MacMillen working hard to break the clinch.
MacMillen misses with the head strike.
The lands a left hand that snaps the head of MacMillen backwards.
MacMillen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
MacMillen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The lands an elbow that stopped MacMillen in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for MacMillen.
A head punch on the inside from The fails to land.
MacMillen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The throws an elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John MacMillen dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
MacMillen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The slips a straight right by MacMillen.
MacMillen backing away here, and The unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
The walks into a jab.
The thuds his shin into the meat of MacMillen's side.
The pushes MacMillen away with a front kick.
Some bone on bone action there as The checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
MacMillen throws a jab but it's blocked by The.
A punch lands to the side of The 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with MacMillen, pushing him back against the ropes.
MacMillen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The tries a knee to the head but MacMillen blocks it.
The throws an elbow that misses.
MacMillen tries a knee to the head but The blocks it.
Still in the clinch, The scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
MacMillen tries to throw a body punch but The avoids it by throwing MacMillen back against the ropes.
The breaks the clinch.
The misses with a kick to the body.
The lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacMillen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from The.
Jake The seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
MacMillen misses with a wild body shot.
MacMillen takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
MacMillen scores with a three punch combo!
MacMillen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from The.
The rushes MacMillen and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
MacMillen wants to break the clinch but can't.
MacMillen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and The avoids it.
MacMillen working aggressively here.
The breaks from the clinch.
The feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to MacMillen's calf.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as MacMillen throws out the jab.
MacMillen throws a low kick but The moves out of range easily.
The staying out of range there.
MacMillen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
MacMillen takes a swing at The's ribcage but misses.
The unleashes a big counter combination but MacMillen bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from MacMillen.
The tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and MacMillen is able to avoid easily.
A combination from The does no damage.
MacMillen avoids a kick to the body.
MacMillen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
MacMillen throws a good cross that connects.
John MacMillen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The throws a right and a left that MacMillen avoids nicely.
The ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
MacMillen thumps The with a low kick.
The takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The throws a head kick that misses.
The lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as MacMillen backs up against the ropes.
MacMillen misses with a looping right.
The lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
MacMillen misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jake The will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as MacMillen throws out the jab.
The changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
The moves in looking to clinch but MacMillen pushes him off.
MacMillen loads up on a big right hand but The slips the punch.
John MacMillen is winning the standup battle so far.
The keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from MacMillen.
Nice body kick from The.
A low kick from The is predictable there
and MacMillen counters with a nice body shot.
A solid body kick from MacMillen.
MacMillen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to The's calf.
The steps to the side to avoid the strikes from MacMillen.
MacMillen misses with a hook. The ducked under it nicely.
MacMillen blocks a low kick nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MacMillen loads up on a big right hand but The slips the punch.
MacMillen swings widly with a right hand
and The counters with a straight right hand.
The throws a sloppy head kick and MacMillen moves out of range easily.
The fails to land with a series of punches.
MacMillen throws a hook to the side of The's head but The sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by MacMillen as he connects with a hook.
MacMillen scores with a decent looking hook.
The lands a nice leg kick that just misses MacMillen's sensitive parts.
MacMillen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
MacMillen feints and then cracks The's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow The down.
The swinging wildly here.
The keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from MacMillen.
The tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and MacMillen is able to avoid easily.
MacMillen misses with a wild body shot.
MacMillen misses with a wild body shot.
MacMillen looks to land a combination but The avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The throws a series of strikes that have MacMillen backpedaling.
It looks like John MacMillen has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
MacMillen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of MacMillen's head.
MacMillen misses with a low kick as The jumps back.
MacMillen blocks a head kick by The.
MacMillen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
MacMillen is rocked!
The misses with a wild combination.
Oh MacMillen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The looks for the body kick but MacMillen saw that one coming.
MacMillen seems to have got his legs back now.
The misses with a double jab.
An attempted straight right counter from MacMillen misses the target.
A combination from MacMillen does no damage.
The misses with a head kick.
MacMillen throws a hook to the side of The's head but The sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
MacMillen throws a looping overhand right but The ducks down to avoid it.
The misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Jake The just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on John MacMillen's cut.
That's time! MacMillen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
The clinches.
The's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A head kick misses from The.
MacMillen moves out of range of the body kick from The.
Jake The is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
MacMillen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with MacMillen, pushing him back against the ropes.
A short uppercut from The.
Jake The seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The is trying to force a seperation but MacMillen has the dominant position.
MacMillen 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.
MacMillen misses with some punches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by MacMillen as The tries to tie him up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MacMillen blocks a body shot from The.
The comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice body punch from MacMillen - that landed with a thud.
A nice glancing elbow lands by The.
MacMillen tries to work over The's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacMillen can't find room to land a body shot as The controls the action.
The breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The misses with a combination
and MacMillen counters with a nice body shot.
The showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from MacMillen.
The throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
MacMillen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by The.
MacMillen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but The circles away quickly and effectively.
The dodges the punch combination from MacMillen.
MacMillen blocks a head kick by The.
The keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The rushes MacMillen and presses him up against the ropes.
The lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The throws a leg kick but MacMillen moved away.
The tries to work over MacMillen's front leg with a kick but MacMillen checks it.
The throws a nice looking combination but MacMillen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The doesn't manage to clinch there - MacMillen circles away.
The changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The looks to land a body kick but MacMillen moved away.
The scores with a kick to the body.
The tries a head kick but it misses.
The scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
MacMillen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
MacMillen connects with a good right hand that stumbles The. The circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The tries to clinch but fails miserably
and MacMillen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
MacMillen looks to land a right hand but The moved out of range.
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 John MacMillen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
MacMillen misses with a wild body shot.
The lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
The tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
MacMillen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A looping hook to the body misses from MacMillen. The does a little dance to reset his feet.
The has MacMillen up against the ropes in a clinch.
The manages to break the clinch.
The will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
MacMillen takes a kick to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MacMillen takes a swing at The's ribcage but misses.
The ducks under a wild hook from MacMillen.
MacMillen scores with a jab. The acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
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.
MacMillen scores with a jab.
MacMillen misses with a combination
and The counters with a series of strikes. MacMillen will be more careful next time no doubt.
MacMillen misses with a wild body shot.
The replies with a solid counter kick to the body but MacMillen blocks it well.
The tries to close the distance and clinch but MacMillen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
MacMillen will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
MacMillen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
MacMillen misses with a lunging right hand
and The counters with a left and a right that stings MacMillen.
MacMillen lands a jab to The's midsection.
MacMillen connects with a body shot that sends The's belly button to the back.
The tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. MacMillen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
MacMillen looks to land a left hand but The moved out of range nicely.
The throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The ducks under a wild hook from MacMillen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The throws a combination that misses
and MacMillen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
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!
MacMillen misses with a looping right.
MacMillen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The tries to close the distance and clinch but MacMillen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
MacMillen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
MacMillen throws a big shot that misses.
MacMillen misses with a series of wild punches.
MacMillen ducks under a wild hook from The.
MacMillen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The moves away.
The lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
MacMillen gets tackled into the ropes by The. The maintains the clinch.
The manages to break the clinch.
MacMillen looks to throw the jab but The is out of range.
John MacMillen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The has closed the distance and engaged MacMillen in a clinch.
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 John MacMillen.
I think The 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 47:48
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 48:47
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jake The!
Jake The decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Tyler Crain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tubo Lard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crain comes to the ring accompanied by The Roots - Kool On. Lard has chosen I'm Fat as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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242 lbs
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223 lbs
22 - 15 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tyler Crain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tubo Lard!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crain blocks a jab.
Crain misses with an uppercut
and Lard makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Crain looks to land a combination but Lard avoids it well.
It seemed like Lard was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Crain checks a leg kick.
Lard lands with a nice combination. Crain backs away looking to recover.
Lard misses with a looping left.
Lard tries to keep at a distance but Crain has taken the fight into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lard.
Lard throws an elbow that misses.
Lard unloads a knee to the mid-section. Crain lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lard blocks an uppercut.
Crain lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lard misses with a punch to the body.
Lard manages to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lard just misses with a punch to the body.
Lard throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lard throws a shot to the body.
Crain checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crain moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lard throws a head kick that half lands.
Lard takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lard buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Crain takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Crain jabs Lard right on the nose. Lard blinks but takes it well.
Crain avoids a kick to the body.
Lard throws a hook to the side of Crain's head but Crain sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lard fakes the leg kick and cracks Crain in the body.
Lard ducks under a wild hook from Crain.
Some wild striking there from Crain.
Lard blocks a head kick by Crain.
Lard lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A big right from Crain misses.
Lard connects with an inside leg kick.
Lard connects with a leg kick. Crain looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lard.
Tyler Crain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lard cracks the inside of Crain's front leg.
Crain blocks a leg kick.
Crain is looking to counter punch.
Crain takes a jab right on the kisser.
Crain pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lard tries a head kick but it misses.
Good leg kick by Lard there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lard goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Crain swings widly with a right hand
and Lard counters with a nice uppercut.
Lard shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lard throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lard walks into a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big left from Crain misses.
Lard throws a shot from downtown. Crain moves away and avoids it.
The crowd cheers as Lard lands an impressive looking overhand right. Crain doesn't seem phased though.
Crain takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tubo Lard dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Crain checks a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lard.
Crain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crain bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A head kick misses from Crain.
Lard tries a quick counter leg kick but Crain is wise to it.
Crain throws a nice head kick!
Lard misses the shot to the body.
Crain uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Crain rushes Lard and presses him up against the ropes.
A right handed body shot lands from Crain.
Lard blocking some punches.
Crain using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lard has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lard has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Crain is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Crain throws a punch but it's blocked by Lard.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Lard creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Crain pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crain stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lard.
Lard avoids the body shot from Crain.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lard closes the distance looking to clinch
and Crain counters with a right hand to the body.
Lard feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Crains jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Crain on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lard. Lard obviously looking to wear him down.
It looks like Crain has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Crain takes a swing at Lard's ribcage but misses.
That kick from Lard tenderised Crain's leg. Crain is trying to keep his angry face on.
Crain's corner calls for a 1-2. Crain obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Crain misses with a hook. Lard ducked under it nicely.
Lard has managed to clinch.
Crain breaks the clinch.
Crain throws a series of punches but Lard avoids them all with ease.
Lard throws a leg kick
and Crain cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lard avoids the head kick by Crain.
Crain ducks under a wild hook from Lard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lard is looking to clinch but Crain is avoiding it.
Crain drives through and clinches with Lard against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Crain pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Crain looking to stall.
Lard throws an elbow but it misses.
Lard presses Crain against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crain.
Crain tries to throw a body punch but Lard avoids it by throwing Crain back against the ropes.
Lard can't find room to land a body shot as Crain controls the action.
Lard throws an elbow that misses.
Lard breaks from the clinch.
Lard lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Crain slips a jab from Lard.
Lard connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A swing and a miss from Crain.
Crain fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A leg kick checked by Crain.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyler Crain dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Crain misses with a looping left.
An inside leg kick from Lard misses.
Lard has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Crain throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lard appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Lard connects with a solid leg kick.
Lard lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A jab from Lard misses.
Lard moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Crain tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Lard manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lard misses with a leg kick
and Lard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lard.
Crain is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Crain misses with a double jab.
Crain takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Crain ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lard closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Crain throws a head kick that misses
and Lard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crain tries to bum rush Lard with a series of wild strikes but Lard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lard throws out a counter right but Crain avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lard thows a body kick. Crain tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Crain cracks Lard with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
An inside leg kick from Lard misses.
Lard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Crain tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lard throws out a loose jab but Crain uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lard lands a leg kick that knocks Crain off balance momentarily.
Tubo Lard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lard ducks under a wild hook from Crain.
Crain misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Crain lands a jab to the nose.
Crain tries a head kick but it misses.
Crain looks to score with a jab to the body but Lard is just out of range.
Lard moves away from the strike by Crain.
Crain cracks Lard with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Some bone on bone action there as Lard checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lard will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Crain forces Lard back against the ropes and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Lard on the inside.
Crain lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Crain wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Crain scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lard misses with a punch on the inside.
Lard lands a nice elbow.
Lard gets through Crain's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lard struggles to land a body shot inside as Crain controls his hands.
Lard lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lard throws an elbow that misses.
Crain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Crain chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lard can pounce on him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sloppy strikes from Lard. Those never looked like landing.
Lard scores with a hook.
Lard scores with a hook.
Crain rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lard moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Tubo Lard just about did enough to take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lard.
Lard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Crain.
Crain throws an off balance right hand
and Lard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lard delivers a nice body kick.
Lard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Crain misses with a lunging right hand
and Lard makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lard throws a leg kick which misses Crain's front leg but catches the back leg as Crain tries to avoid it.
Lard wants to slow Crain down by chopping away at his legs.
Crain fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Crain misses with a few strikes there.
Lard slips under a jab from Crain.
Crain misses with an uppercut.
Lard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Crain tries to clinch there but Lard circles away.
Crain looks to land a left hand but Lard moved out of range nicely.
Lard fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Crain checks it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crain throws a jab but it's blocked by Lard.
Crain fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Crain takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Some bone on bone action there as Crain checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Crain is looking to counter punch.
Crain lands with an overhand left.
Crain's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Lard bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Crain's head.
Crain misses the shot to the body.
Lard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Crain looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Crain throws a low kick but Lard moves out of range easily.
A low kick from Lard is predictable there
letting Crain counter with a right hand.
Lard throws a lazy uppercut
and Crain counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lard takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Crain clobbers Lard with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
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!
Lard dips to his left and cracks Crain with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lard slips a jab from Crain.
Lard connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lard takes a swing at Crain's ribcage but misses.
Crain swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lard pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Crain chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lard can pounce on him.
A good leg kick by Lard.
Crain misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lard counters with an inside leg kick.
Crain takes one on the button.
Lard tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Crain throwing a counter right hand but Lard manages to avoid it.
Lard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Crain walks forward, straight into a front kick from Lard.
Crain throws a series of punches but Lard moves out of range.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Lard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Crain.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lard lands a glancing blow to the side of Crain's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tubo Lard dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Crain walks into a jab.
Lard throws a looping overhand right but Crain ducks down to avoid it.
Crain was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Crain avoids the head kick by Lard.
Crain tries to land a front kick but Lard steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lard. Crain does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lard is looking to score with low kicks.
An attempted straight right counter from Crain misses the target.
Crain throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Crain moves into the clinch.
Lard misses with a punch to the body.
Lard manages to break the clinch.
Lard throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Crain stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lard keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A swing and a miss from Crain.
Good exchange - Lard coming out on top.
Crain throws a big shot that misses.
Lard takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lard thumps Crain with a low kick.
Lard with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Crain takes one to the side of the head.
Crain chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lard can pounce on him.
Crain avoids the body shot from Lard.
Crain thows a left - swing and a miss!
Crain looks to land a right hand but Lard moved out of range.
Crain misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lard misses with a looping left.
A head kick by Crain misses
and Lard counters with a nice kick to the body.
Lard cracks Crain with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Lard scores with a head kick. Crain tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Crain misses with a head kick.
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.
Crain on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A punch lands to the side of Lard 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tyler Crain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tubo Lard 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.
Lard throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lard darts in trying to clinch
and Crain counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Crain throws a hook but Lard blocks it.
Crain is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Crain fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lard is looking to slow Crain down with leg kicks.
Crain looks to land a right hand but Lard moved out of range.
Donk. Lard catches Crain right on the button with a cross.
Crain gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Crain pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lard! But no joy.
Lard scores with a push kick.
Lard scores with a nice body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lard chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tubo Lard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lard 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 Fujiwara scores the fight 46:49
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 46:49
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tubo Lard!
A victorious Tubo Lard thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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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). DeBramalo comes to the ring accompanied by Monty Python - Spam. Marciano has chosen DEAD MAN'S GUN as his entrance music. Garson DeBramalo had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
52 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Garson DeBramalo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
49 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Don Marciano!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeBramalo throws a head kick but Marciano moves out of range.
Marciano connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
It looks like Garson DeBramalo has been cut.
DeBramalo tried to score with a low kick but Marciano checks it.
Marciano instigates a clinch.
Marciano blocks an elbow strike from DeBramalo.
A head punch on the inside from DeBramalo fails to land.
DeBramalo blocks an elbow strike.
Marciano works on DeBramalo's body with a couple of short punches.
DeBramalo is trying to break free.
DeBramalo prevents a body shot from Marciano.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Marciano obliges.
DeBramalo is breathing heavily.
DeBramalo takes a shot to the head.
DeBramalo takes an elbow to the temple.
DeBramalo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Marciano throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marciano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with DeBramalo's elbow.
Marciano tries to stall but DeBramalo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A nice left hand lands by Marciano.
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.
DeBramalo takes a shot to the head.
DeBramalo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
DeBramalo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
DeBramalo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marciano's elbow.
DeBramalo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeBramalo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marciano tries to land a knee to the head but DeBramalo blocks with his arms.
Marciano lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Marciano lands a nice uppercut.
DeBramalo tries to circle away but Marciano has him pinned against the ropes.
Marciano scores with a knee to the head.
Marciano lands a left hand that snaps the head of DeBramalo backwards.
Marciano can't find room to land a body shot as DeBramalo controls the action.
A shot in the inside from Marciano.
Our sources have told us that DeBramalo has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Marciano lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down DeBramalo.
Marciano unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A hook to the body from Marciano.
Marciano lands with a left to the head.
Marciano lands a hook to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A nice right hand lands inside from Marciano.
Marciano lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Marciano unloads a knee to the mid-section. DeBramalo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Marciano is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. DeBramalo is defending well for now.
A hook to the body from Marciano.
Marciano with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Marciano scores with a shot to the side of DeBramalo's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marciano softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
DeBramalo cracks Marciano with a nice body shot.
Marciano unloads a knee to the mid-section. DeBramalo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Marciano lands a hook to the side of the head.
Marciano digs a right hand into DeBramalo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on DeBramalo's gas tank.
Marciano throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Marciano lands an elbow just above DeBramalo 's eye.
Marciano misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marciano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with DeBramalo's elbow.
DeBramalo blocks a body shot from Marciano.
Marciano avoiding damage as DeBramalo throws knees to the body.
Marciano stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Marciano lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Marciano scores with a hook to the body.
Marciano tries to land knees in the clinch but DeBramalo avoids the damage to the body.
Marciano lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of DeBramalo backwards.
Marciano taking a breather.
DeBramalo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short right from Marciano.
DeBramalo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeBramalo is trying to break the clinch but Marciano is controlling him.
DeBramalo blocks a body shot from Marciano.
Marciano blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Marciano.
Marciano on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
DeBramalo tries to break free but Marciano pushes him back against the ropes.
Marciano misses with a hook to the ribs.
DeBramalo working aggressively here.
DeBramalo misses with a punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from DeBramalo.
DeBramalo misses with the head strike.
Marciano struggles to land a body shot inside as DeBramalo controls his hands.
DeBramalo lands an elbow inside that Marciano shrugs off.
It looks like Don Marciano has been cut.
Marciano with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
DeBramalo takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice left hand lands by Marciano.
DeBramalo blocks a body shot from Marciano.
A nice left hand lands by DeBramalo.
A short uppercut from Marciano.
Marciano lands a body punch in the clinch.
Come on Marciano - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marciano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nice body punch from Marciano.
Marciano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with DeBramalo's elbow.
Marciano lands a shoulder strike.
Marciano lands with a short shot to the head.
DeBramalo takes a knee to the side of the body.
A short uppercut from Marciano.
Marciano misses with a body punch.
Marciano comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Marciano working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Marciano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with DeBramalo's elbow.
Marciano tries to throw a body punch but DeBramalo avoids it by throwing Marciano back against the ropes.
Marciano throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but DeBramalo blocks it with crossed arms.
Marciano landing knees to the body.
Marciano lands a knee to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knees to the body from Marciano.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Marciano creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Marciano gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Marciano lands a nice elbow.
DeBramalo is rocked!
Marciano digs a right hand into DeBramalo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on DeBramalo's gas tank.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Marciano dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Marciano tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but DeBramalo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Marciano fails with an attempt to clinch.
Marciano pushes DeBramalo up against the ropes in a clinch.
DeBramalo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Marciano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marciano missing with knees to the body.
DeBramalo dodges an elbow strike from Marciano.
DeBramalo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
DeBramalo lands a shoulder strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Marciano.
DeBramalo tries to circle away but Marciano has him pinned against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marciano misses with a knee strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Marciano lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Marciano stalling.
Marciano scores with a nice hook to the head.
Marciano misses with a punch to the body.
DeBramalo has had enough of the clinch but Marciano keeps him there for the moment.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, DeBramalo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeBramalo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Marciano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with DeBramalo's elbow.
Marciano lands a nice uppercut.
DeBramalo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knees to the body from Marciano.
Marciano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Marciano.
DeBramalo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marciano on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Marciano tries to work over DeBramalo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marciano lands a hook to the side of the head.
Marciano misses with a hook to the ribs.
Don Marciano seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nice body punch from Marciano - that landed with a thud.
Nice body punch from Marciano - that landed with a thud.
DeBramalo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Marciano has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Marciano scores with a nice hook to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Marciano.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marciano throws a blind hook that connects with the side of DeBramalos head.
Knees to the body from Marciano.
Marciano lands a right hand that snaps the head of DeBramalo backwards.
Oh DeBramalo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marciano lands a nice elbow.
Marciano crunches a lovely knee into DeBramalo's ribcage.
Nice body punch from Marciano - that landed with a thud.
A hook to the body from Marciano.
Marciano cracks DeBramalo with a big uppercut, right up the middle and DeBramalo goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! DeBramalo wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Don Marciano!
Don Marciano is the new heavyweight champion!
An intense looking Don Marciano took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: '"Garson DeBramalo - get your ass back in this ring with me. Winner gets a title shot. I've got a million says I kick your ass."'.
The defeated Garson DeBramalo had this to say: 'When we was in the shower your buttcheeks was warm
When I touch you my hands smell like ham'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Ukyo Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Bird (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Ukyo Sato!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, William Bird!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bird tries to clinch up.
A bone on bone clash there as Sato blocks the leg kick.
Bird has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Sato is landing a low percentage of strikes.
William Bird seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bird throws out a powerful jab.
Bird moves out of range of the body kick from Sato.
Bird wants to counter with a clinch but Sato pushes him away.
Sato throws a body shot but no joy.
Sato throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bird. Sato does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bird tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sato feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Sato uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bird.
A head kick misses from Sato.
Bird misses with a lunging right hand
and Sato counters with a left to the body.
Bird will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sato fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bird manages to avoid it.
Bird looks to score with a jab to the body but Sato is just out of range.
Sato lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bird moves forwards but Sato connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bird drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sato fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato throws a wild body kick that Bird sees coming a mile off.
Bird swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bird takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Sato uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bird.
Sato connects with a high kick.
Bird tries to land a leg kick but Sato saw it coming and moves away.
Bird avoids the head kick by Sato.
Bird ducks under a wild hook from Sato.
Sato takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sato missing with a left hand there. Bird was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A left lands for Bird.
Bird is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sato.
Sato throws a hook but Bird avoids it easily.
Bird lands a high kick!
Bird misses with a body kick.
Sato was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sato moves out of range of the leg kick from Bird.
Bird fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sato checks it well.
Bird loads up on a big right hand but Sato slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sato looks to land a left hand but Bird moved out of range nicely.
Sato misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bird throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bird takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bird moves out of range as Sato strikes.
Bird takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bird has managed to clinch.
Sato misses with some punches.
Sato misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bird softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Knees to the body from Sato.
Sato managing to block the knees to the body from Bird.
Bird takes a knee to the side of the body.
Our sources have told us that Sato has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Bird prevents a body shot from Sato.
Sato trying to land knees to the body.
Bird can't find room to land a body shot as Sato controls the action.
Sato tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sato can't find room to land a body shot as Bird controls the action.
Bird swings wildly with an uppercut but Sato uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Bird.
Sato dodges an elbow strike from Bird.
Good body shot from Bird.
Bird is trying to stall.
Sato throws a punch but it's blocked by Bird.
Sato lands a damaging elbow.
Bird using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sato looking to stall.
A right handed body shot lands from Bird.
Bird is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bird lands with a right to the head.
Sato swings wildly with an uppercut but Bird uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sato blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sato blocks the elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sato landing knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Bird.
Bird has a couple of punches blocked by Sato.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bird trying to stall but Sato improves his position.
Sato lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bird working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short uppercut from Bird.
Bird doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sato lands a good knee to the midsection. Bird won't want to take too many of those.
Sato swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sato lands an elbow inside.
Sato lands a nice shot to the body.
Bird lands a knee to the head.
Bird lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sato backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sato lands an uppercut.
Bird lands a good knee to the midsection. Sato won't want to take too many of those.
Sato working Bird over with knees to the body.
Bird avoids a wild elbow strike from Sato.
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 Ukyo Sato will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sato misses with a body kick.
Bird tries to close the distance and clinch but Sato swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bird throws a hook but Sato avoids it easily.
Sato lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bird takes a step back to recover.
Sato connects with a jab.
Bird staying out of range there.
Sato on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bird uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sato.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bird, as that shot connected.
Bird connects with a body shot that sends Sato's belly button to the back.
Bird throws the left hand but Sato avoids the punch easily.
Sato thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sato moves away from the strike by Bird.
Sato looks to land a right hand but Bird moved out of range.
Sato takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bird jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sato takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bird throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sato scores with a kick to the midsection.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bird checks a leg kick.
Sato bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bird takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bird.
Bird blocks a head kick by Sato.
Bird smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bird tries to land a leg kick but Sato saw it coming and moves away.
Bird lands a head kick!
Sato thuds his right hand into Bird's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nice body kick from Sato.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sato has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bird.
Sato throws a wild body kick that Bird sees coming a mile off.
Bird throws a body kick that misses
enabling Sato to counter with a crisp jab.
A swing and a miss from Sato.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bird catches Sato with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bird tests Sato's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bird with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A big right from Sato misses.
Bird misses with a body shot.
Sato darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sato just misses with a punch to the body.
Bird throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sato is looking to land body kicks.
Sato fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bird has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bird ducks under a wild hook from Sato.
Nice body kick there by Sato.
Bird looks for the body kick but Sato saw that one coming.
Sato will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bird misses the shot to the body.
Donk. Bird catches Sato right on the button with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bird waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sato.
And Sato counters with a quick kick to the body but Bird blocks it.
Bird throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sato.
Bird defending well as Sato loads up on a big left hand.
Sato scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bird doesn't seem bothered though.
Sato throws a wild body kick that Bird sees coming a mile off.
Bird wants to counter the offense by Sato and move into the clinch position.
Bird looks to throw a body kick
enabling Sato to counter with a crisp jab.
Sato misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sato misses with a straight right.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sato.
Sato keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sato misses with a body shot.
Bird slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bird throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sato counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sato moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A big right from Sato misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bird misses with a hook
enabling Sato to counter with a crisp jab.
Sato throws a head kick but Bird moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sato is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bird.
Bird lands a slapping body shot.
Sato throws a body punch but Bird moves out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bird!
Bird moves out of range of the body kick from Sato.
Sato tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick from Bird misses.
Sato checks the leg kick nicely there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bird.
Bird scores with a leg kick.
Sato scores with a nice right hand.
Bird checks a low kick from Sato.
Bird tries to counter by closing the distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sato takes a swing at Bird's ribcage but misses.
Bird steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sato.
Sato connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bird momentarily.
Bird uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sato.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ukyo Sato will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bird scores with a decent looking hook.
Sato lands with a cross.
Bird ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bird moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bird slips a straight right by Sato.
Bird punishes Sato's body with a nice straight punch.
A solid body kick from Sato.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sato.
Sato throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sato throws a leg kick but Bird moved away.
Bird wants to clinch up but Sato keeps it at a distance.
Bird is looking to slow Sato down with leg kicks.
Sato misses with an uppercut. Bird saw that one coming.
A jab from Sato misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bird takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bird misses with a wild combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Sato misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bird ducks under a wild hook from Sato.
Sato slips a straight right by Bird.
Bird misses with a low kick as Sato jumps back.
Bird connects with a solid leg kick.
Sato blocks a low kick nicely.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sato - that will leave a mark!
Sato with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sato moves out of range as Bird throws a body kick.
Bird takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Sato fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A telegraphed right hand from Bird misses the target.
Bird just misses with a punch to the body.
Sato throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sato fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bird.
Sato looks to land a right hand but Bird moved out of range.
Sato lands an overhand right.
Bird misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sato.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bird takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bird ducks under a wild hook from Sato.
Bird tries to counter by closing the distance.
Sato fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sato.
Sato moves out of range as Bird throws a body kick.
Sato fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bird on the side of the head.
Bird throws a nice inside leg kick.
A jab from Sato finds it's way through Bird's defenses.
Sato throws a hook but Bird blocks it.
Ukyo Sato is winning the standup battle so far.
Bird walks into a jab.
A cross from Bird lands.
Bird has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sato throws an elbow that misses.
Bird landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sato missing with knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Bird.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bird struggles to land a body shot inside as Sato controls his hands.
Bird has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sato misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bird has Sato pressed against the ropes, preventing Sato from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bird lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sato backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sato.
Sato has a couple of punches blocked by Bird.
William Bird seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sato throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bird missing with knees to the body.
Sato lands a nice elbow.
Sato manages to break the clinch.
Sato thows a leg kick but Bird checks it
and Bird counters by clinching up.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sato.
Sato lands an elbow inside that Bird shrugs off.
Bird throws an elbow but it misses.
Bird looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bird blocking some punches.
Bird lands an elbow just above Sato 's eye.
It looks like Ukyo Sato has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sato blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sato throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sato scores with a shot to the side of Bird's head.
Bird blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sato tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bird avoids it.
A short uppercut from Bird.
Bird is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Sato softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Bird tries a body shot but Sato blocks it.
Sato lands an elbow that stopped Bird in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sato misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bird content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bird blocking some punches.
Sato trying to stall but Bird improves his position.
Sato lands with a light punch inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ukyo Sato clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Ukyo Sato's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bird staying out of range there.
Bird keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sato.
Sato throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bird.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sato lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bird has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bird and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bird throws the kick towards the body but Sato avoids it.
Sato throws a series of punches but Bird moves out of range.
Bird pushes Sato up against the ropes in a clinch.
Sato escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bird blocks the body kick.
Sato throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sato thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sato on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bird. Bird obviously looking to wear him down.
Bird has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Sato.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bird fakes the leg kick and cracks Sato in the body.
Sato pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sato throws a jab but it's blocked by Bird.
Sato throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bird throws a leg kick but Sato checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bird cracks Sato with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bird is looking to slow Sato down with leg kicks.
Bird throws a leg kick which misses Sato's front leg but catches the back leg as Sato tries to avoid it.
Bird walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The fighters circling - Sato throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bird on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sato. Sato obviously looking to wear him down.
Sato misses with a few strikes there.
Bird takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sato throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sato goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bird connects with a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bird.
Bird misses with an uppercut.
Sato throwing a counter right hand but Bird manages to avoid it.
Sato tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sato throws a head kick that misses.
Bird tries to counter by closing the distance.
Bird slips under a jab from Sato.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bird moves out of range of the body kick.
Sato is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bird with a jab.
Sato throws the left hand but Bird avoids the punch easily.
Sato takes a swing at Bird's ribcage but misses.
Sato scores with a hook to the body. Bird takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice jab there from Bird.
Sato uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bird.
Sato throws a wild body kick that Bird sees coming a mile off.
Bird chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sato ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bird moves away.
Sato fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bird manages to avoid it.
Bird throws a sloppy head kick and Sato moves out of range easily.
Sato keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bird.
Sato lands a leg kick that knocks Bird off balance momentarily.
Sato throws out a loose jab but Bird uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sato takes one to the chin there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bird checks a low kick from Sato.
Sato connects with a nice looking jab.
Bird slips under a jab.
Bird bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bird throws a wild body kick that Sato sees coming a mile off.
Sato throws a leg kick but Bird checks it.
Bird avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bird swings for the body but Sato moves out of range.
Bird has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sato.
Sato slips under a jab from Bird.
Sato lands a high kick!
Bird clinches up against the ropes.
Sato throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sato misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bird misses with a punch to the body.
Bird blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sato pushes off an throws an elbow but Bird leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Sato misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sato lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bird unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sato lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sato lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bird backwards.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bird.
Bird tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sato's elbow.
Bird tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sato avoids it.
A head punch on the inside from Sato fails to land.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bird.
Bird 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 Bird.
Sato fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bird makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bird crunches a lovely knee into Sato's ribcage.
Sato doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
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 Ukyo Sato will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ukyo Sato'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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Sato throws a hook to the side of Bird's head but Bird sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bird misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sato.
And Sato counters with a quick kick to the body but Bird blocks it.
Sato scores with a spinning back kick!
Bird looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bird takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sato lands a front kick.
Sato scores with a nice head shot.
Bird lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bird misses with a looping left.
Bird is looking to slow Sato down with leg kicks.
Bird is looking to land body kicks.
Sato throws a counter high kick but Bird was just alert enough to avoid it.
Sato throws a sloppy head kick and Bird moves out of range easily.
Bird tries to counter by closing the distance.
Bird throws a body punch but Sato moves out of range.
Sato throws a leg kick but Bird moved away.
Bird throws a leg kick
and Sato counters with a solid body kick.
Bird does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bird scores with a punch to the head.
Bird scores with a push kick.
Sato looks to land a right hand but Bird moved out of range.
Sato scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sato lands a jab to the head.
Bird pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sato is out of range and Bird settles back down.
Sato throws a jab but it's blocked by Bird.
Bird tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sato swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sato looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sato is looking to land body kicks.
Sato takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bird misses with a straight left.
Bird looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sato swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bird.
Sato throws the kick towards the body but Bird avoids it.
Bird lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sato will feel that in the morning.
William Bird has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sato tries a head kick but it misses.
Bird throws a shot from downtown. Sato moves away and avoids it.
Bird moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sato throws a sloppy head kick and Bird moves out of range easily.
Bird is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sato jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sato dodges the punch combination from Bird.
Bird misses with a looping right.
Sato misses the jab.
Bird steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sato. That one must have hurt.
Bird moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bird avoids a kick to the body.
Bird scores with a jab. Sato acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bird avoids the head kick by Sato.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sato fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bird on the side of the head.
Sato misses with a body kick.
Bird feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sato's calf.
Bird is looking to clinch.
Bird wants to clinch.
Sato turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bird ducks under a wild hook from Sato.
Sato throws a body punch but Bird moves out of range.
Sato lands a head shot.
Bird keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sato tries to land a front kick but Bird steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jab, jab by Bird - just one landing.
Bird is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sato.
A jab from Sato misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sato uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bird.
Sato lands a two punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bird takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sato.
Sato clobbers Bird with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bird lands with a kick to the temple. Sato shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bird takes one to the chin there.
Bird works the jab nicely.
Sato is rocked!
Sato buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Oh Sato is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sato just misses with a punch to the body.
Sato seems to have got his legs back now.
Sato connects with a body shot.
Bird fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sato is out of range.
Sato throws a body kick that misses.
Bird steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sato.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bird throws a hook but Sato avoids it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ukyo Sato showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sato, 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 50:45
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 50:45
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 50:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ukyo Sato!
Ukyo Sato retains his bantamweight title!
William Bird was interviewed post fight and said 'You proved you were the better fighter tonight.'.
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