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GAMMA MT 26 - Kane Vs Moans PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Tahar Heart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustav Gustavsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gustavsson has chosen Van Halen - Aint Talkin' Bout Love as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Tahar Heart has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Lethal high kicks
KO power
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tahar Heart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gustav Gustavsson!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gustavsson blocks a head kick by Heart.
Gustavsson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Heart tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gustavsson throws a counter combo.
Gustavsson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gustavsson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Heart is looking to land body kicks.
Gustavsson misses with a series of wild punches.
Heart bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heart moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Heart connects with a leg kick. Gustavsson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heart thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gustavsson if he has to take too many more of those.
Heart avoids a punch combination nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Heart.
Gustavsson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Heart misses with a body kick.
Heart scores with a push kick.
Heart scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Heart pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Heart.
Heart throws a sloppy head kick
and Heart takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heart cracks Gustavsson with an open hand slap.
Gustavsson avoids a kick to the body.
Gustavsson misses with an uppercut. Heart saw that one coming.
Gustavsson throws a series of punches but Heart avoids them all with ease.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gustavsson misses with a lunging right hand
and Heart counters with a thumping low kick.
Heart lands with a kick to the temple. Gustavsson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Heart lands with a kick to the ribs.
Gustavsson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Heart counters with a low kick, right behind Gustavsson 's knee.
Heart fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gustavsson on the side of the head.
Gustavsson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tahar Heart dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Heart lunges at Gustavsson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gustavsson's hand.
Gustavsson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Heart throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gustavsson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Heart.
As Gustavsson backs away, Heart returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Gustavsson throws an overhand right that lands on Heart's shoulder, as Heart tries to avoid the shot.
Heart thows a body kick. Gustavsson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Some wild striking there from Gustavsson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heart thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gustavsson if he has to take too many more of those.
Gustavsson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Heart.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Heart.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Heart.
Gustavsson misses with a lunging right hand
and Heart counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Gustavsson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Both fighters circling a little - Heart finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Heart goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Heart throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gustavsson throws a poor cross that misses
and Heart makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Heart looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Heart is looking to slow Gustavsson down with leg kicks.
Heart changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heart misses with a body kick.
Gustavsson needs to keep his hands up - Heart had a free shot at his head there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heart fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gustavsson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Decent striking displayed by Heart there.
Gustavsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Heart sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Heart lands a glancing blow to the side of Gustavsson's head.
Gustavsson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gustavsson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Heart counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
An inside leg kick lands from Heart.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tahar Heart dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Heart lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gustavsson's sensitive parts.
Gustavsson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Heart showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gustavsson.
Heart tries to land a front kick but Gustavsson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gustavsson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Heart counters with a nice leg kick.
Heart feints and then cracks Gustavsson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gustavsson down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heart swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gustavsson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Heart scores with a nice right hand.
Heart throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heart thuds a left hand into Gustavsson's body.
Gustavsson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Heart connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gustavsson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gustavsson moves out of range of the body kick.
Gustavsson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Gustavsson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Heart throws a head kick that misses
and Gustavsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gustavsson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Gustavsson throws a series of punches but Heart avoids them all with ease.
Heart scores with a jab. Gustavsson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heart fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heart scores with a kick to the midsection.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Heart.
Heart throws a nice inside leg kick.
Heart fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gustavsson.
Gustavsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Heart half committed to a counter leg kick.
Heart throws a sloppy head kick and Gustavsson moves out of range easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Heart.
Heart keeps Gustavsson at a distance using the push kick.
Heart is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gustavsson can do to turn this around?
Heart scores with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tahar Heart clearly takes 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.
Gustavsson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gustavsson throws a counter combo.
Heart lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Tahar Heart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gustavsson moves forwards but Heart connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gustavsson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gustavsson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gustavsson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gustavsson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Heart looks to land a body kick but Gustavsson moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heart scores with a push kick.
Gustavsson misses with a two punch combination.
Gustav Gustavsson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Heart lands a leg kick that knocks Gustavsson off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heart feints and then cracks Gustavsson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gustavsson down.
Heart gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Gustavsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Heart connects with a high kick.
Tahar Heart is winning the standup battle so far.
Heart scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Heart lands a front kick.
Heart lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gustavsson's sensitive parts.
A jab from Heart misses.
Heart lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gustavsson will feel that in the morning.
Heart lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustavsson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gustavsson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Heart scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gustavsson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Heart throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gustavsson! But no joy.
Gustavsson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Heart counters with a nice body shot.
Heart lands with a thumping leg kick.
Heart with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gustavsson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tahar Heart had his way with Gustav Gustavsson in that round.
That's time! Heart's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Heart scores with a jab to the head.
Nice body kick from Heart.
Heart throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Gustavsson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Heart fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gustavsson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Heart.
Gustavsson throws a poor cross that misses
and Heart counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gustavsson thinking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gustavsson walks into a stiff left hand from Heart.
Gustavsson is rocked!
Heart lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heart lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gustavsson will feel that in the morning.
Gustavsson is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Heart lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gustavsson is still on wobbly legs! Can Heart finish him?
Nice uppercut there from Heart.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Heart.
Heart turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gustavsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Heart.
Gustavsson seems to have recovered his senses.
Gustavsson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Heart counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gustavsson's knee momentarily.
Gustavsson throws a poor cross that misses
and Heart counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heart throws a wild body kick that Gustavsson sees coming a mile off.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gustavsson! But no joy.
Gustav Gustavsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gustavsson misses the body punch
and Heart counters with an inside leg kick.
Gustavsson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A head kick misses from Heart.
Heart scores with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gustavsson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Heart keeps Gustavsson at a distance using the push kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Heart.
An inside leg kick lands from Heart.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tahar Heart showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Heart 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 50:44
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 50:44
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 50:44
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tahar Heart!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between James Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samuel Fredrico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fredrico has chosen Somewhere In The Between - Streetlight Manifesto as his entrance music. James Riley had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 146.3lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. The key to victory for James Riley has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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150 lbs
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Cardio machine
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James Riley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Samuel Fredrico!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fredrico drives through and clinches with Riley against the ropes.
Fredrico can't find room to land a body shot as Riley controls the action.
Fredrico looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Fredrico throws a head punch that misses.
A bit of stalling here from Fredrico.
Riley wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Riley is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Riley blocking some punches.
Riley blocks an uppercut.
Fredrico lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fredrico misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fredrico tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fredrico.
Our sources have told us that Riley has been working on his elbows in the gym.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fredrico.
A head punch on the inside from Fredrico fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Riley.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Riley.
Fredrico misses with a hook from the clinch.
Riley is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Fredrico fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fredrico swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Riley blocking some punches.
Fredrico fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Riley is trying to force a seperation but Fredrico has the dominant position.
Riley is looking to break free of the clinch but Fredrico has double underhooks.
Riley is trying to force a seperation but Fredrico has the dominant position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fredrico.
Fredrico misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riley blocking some punches.
Riley blocks the elbow strike.
Fredrico doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Riley can't break the clinch.
Riley trying to stall but Fredrico improves his position.
Fredrico misses with some punches.
Fredrico misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fredrico throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rileys head.
Riley can't break the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Riley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Riley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fredrico misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samuel Fredrico dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Fredrico has Riley up against the ropes in a clinch.
Riley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Riley blocks an uppercut.
Fredrico misses with the head strike.
Fredrico misses with a punch to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Fredrico.
Fredrico misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fredrico stalls.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riley is trying to break the clinch but Fredrico is controlling him.
Fredrico fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Riley blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fredrico.
Riley blocking some punches.
Fredrico misses with the head strike.
Fredrico gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Riley's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Samuel Fredrico seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Riley blocking some punches.
Fredrico misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fredrico swings wildly with an uppercut but Riley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fredrico misses with a punch to the body.
Fredrico misses with an elbow over the top.
Fredrico has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fredrico fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fredrico misses with a punch on the inside.
Fredrico throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fredrico misses with a punch on the inside.
Fredrico swings wildly with an uppercut but Riley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Fredrico scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fredrico misses with a body punch.
Fredrico tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fredrico tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fredrico misses with some punches.
Fredrico misses with a short punch on the inside.
Riley blocks the elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samuel Fredrico showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Fredrico fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Riley, pushing him back against the ropes.
Fredrico has a couple of punches blocked by Riley.
Fredrico is looking to control Riley's arms but Riley gets an underhook and turns him. Now Fredrico has his back to the ropes.
Fredrico swings wildly with an uppercut but Riley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fredrico pushes off an throws an elbow but Riley leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Fredrico working aggressively here.
Riley is trying to push Fredrico away but Fredrico has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Riley avoids the elbow strike from Fredrico, against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fredrico throws a punch but it's blocked by Riley.
Fredrico misses with a punch on the inside.
Fredrico fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fredrico swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredrico working aggressively here.
Fredrico has Riley pressed against the ropes, preventing Riley from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Riley has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Riley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Riley tries to break the clinch but Fredrico is controlling the position.
Fredrico misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Fredrico as the two fighters clinch.
Fredrico misses with a punch on the inside.
Riley blocks the elbow strike.
Fredrico is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Riley wants to break free but Fredrico has control.
Fredrico misses with an elbow over the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riley's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Riley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fredrico lands with a short shot to the head.
Fredrico lands an uppercut.
Fredrico misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fredrico throws a punch but it's blocked by Riley.
Fredrico keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Riley's efforts to push away.
Riley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fredrico breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Samuel Fredrico seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fredrico is looking to clinch.
Fredrico misses with a combination
and Riley counters with a one-two to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samuel Fredrico really dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Fredrico swings widly with a right hand
and Fredrico takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fredrico moves to clinch but Riley breaks away
and Fredrico takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Riley throws out a powerful jab.
Fredrico moves to clinch but Riley breaks away
and Riley counters with a nice uppercut.
Fredrico tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Riley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fredrico throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Riley counters with a nice uppercut.
Fredrico closes the distance but Riley moves to the side
enabling Riley to counter with a crisp jab.
Fredrico is rocked!
Fredrico tries to clinch but Riley moves away
and Riley counters with a left to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredrico looks to clinch
enabling Riley to counter with a crisp jab.
Riley throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fredrico stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fredrico tries to clinch
and Riley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fredrico is still on wobbly legs! Can Riley finish him?
Fredrico gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fredrico seems to have recovered his senses.
Fredrico lands a damaging elbow.
A frustrated look appears on Riley's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Riley is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Fredrico misses with a punch to the body.
Fredrico misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fredrico manages to break the clinch.
Fredrico tries to clinch but Riley moves away
and Riley counters with a stiff right hand.
Fredrico moves to clinch but Riley breaks away
and Riley counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riley scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fredrico looks to clinch
and Riley counters with a big uppercut that drops Fredrico face first to the mat! Will he beat the count?! He's struggled up to his knees on 7 but it doesn't look like he's going to make it... he's been counted out! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). James Riley!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Rustam Khabilov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yut Chepkauw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chepkauw has chosen Sublime Frequencies: Shadow Music Of Thailand as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rustam Khabilov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yut Chepkauw!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chepkauw tries to clinch up.
Khabilov throws a shot from downtown. Chepkauw moves away and avoids it.
Khabilov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chepkauw manages to avoid it.
Khabilov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Khabilov throwing a counter right hand but Chepkauw manages to avoid it.
Chepkauw clinches with his opponent.
Khabilov is trying to break the clinch but Chepkauw has him pressed against the ropes.
Chepkauw tries to land knees in the clinch but Khabilov avoids the damage to the body.
Chepkauw scores with a knee to the head.
Khabilov trying to stall but Chepkauw improves his position.
Khabilov blocks the elbow strike.
Khabilov has Chepkauw pressed against the ropes, preventing Chepkauw from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chepkauw has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Chepkauw has had enough of the clinch but Khabilov keeps him there for the moment.
Chepkauw tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Khabilov is looking to break free of the clinch but Chepkauw has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chepkauw can't break the clinch.
Chepkauw breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Khabilov swats away the attempt to clinch by Chepkauw.
Khabilov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chepkauw sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chepkauw is looking to clinch.
Khabilov misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Chepkauw to counter with a crisp jab.
Khabilov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Khabilov keeps the fight on the outside.
Chepkauw tries to clinch but Khabilov is having none of it.
Chepkauw tries to close the distance and clinch up but Khabilov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chepkauw tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Khabilov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chepkauw slips under a jab.
Rustam Khabilov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khabilov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chepkauw doesn't manage to clinch there - Khabilov circles away.
Khabilov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Khabilov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khabilov misses the jab.
Khabilov lands a nice shot that snaps Chepkauw's head back.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chepkauw looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chepkauw fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Khabilov, pushing him back against the ropes.
Chepkauw wants to break the clinch but can't.
Chepkauw keeps control of Khabilov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Chepkauw trying to stall but Khabilov improves his position.
Chepkauw landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chepkauw is looking to break free of the clinch but Khabilov has double underhooks.
Chepkauw misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chepkauw is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Chepkauw tries to stall but Khabilov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Yut Chepkauw will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Khabilov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chepkauw fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chepkauw wants to clinch.
Chepkauw tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Khabilov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chepkauw has closed the distance and engaged Khabilov in a clinch.
Khabilov avoiding damage.
Chepkauw breaks the clinch.
Chepkauw moves in looking to clinch but Khabilov pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chepkauw moves out of range as Khabilov strikes.
Khabilov misses with a left hand
and Chepkauw counters with a one-two to the body.
Rustam Khabilov is winning the standup battle so far.
Khabilov swats away the attempt to clinch by Chepkauw.
Khabilov keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khabilov looks to throw the jab but Chepkauw is out of range.
Khabilov with a nice cross.
Khabilov swings widly with a right hand
and Chepkauw counters with a one-two to the body.
Chepkauw is looking to clinch but Khabilov is avoiding it.
Khabilov swats away the attempt to clinch by Chepkauw.
Khabilov swats away the attempt to clinch by Chepkauw.
Khabilov connects with a looping right hand.
Chepkauw wants to clinch.
Chepkauw fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chepkauw tries to close the distance and clinch up but Khabilov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Khabilov throws a big shot that misses.
Khabilov is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khabilov looks to throw the jab but Chepkauw is out of range.
Khabilov misses the jab.
Khabilov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chepkauw moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yut Chepkauw is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Khabilov throws the left hand but Chepkauw avoids the punch easily.
Chepkauw is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khabilov. Chepkauw does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chepkauw fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chepkauw tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Khabilov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Khabilov throws a jab but it's blocked by Chepkauw.
Chepkauw fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chepkauw bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Khabilov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Khabilov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Khabilov throws a jab but it's blocked by Chepkauw.
A telegraphed right hand from Khabilov misses the target.
Chepkauw throws a counter combo.
A slow jab from Khabilov misses its intended target.
Chepkauw takes one to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rustam Khabilov dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Chepkauw moves to clinch but Khabilov breaks away
enabling Khabilov to counter with a crisp jab.
Khabilov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Khabilov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chepkauw counters with a big head kick but Khabilov shrugs it off.
Chepkauw tries to clinch there but Khabilov circles away.
Chepkauw fails with an attempt to clinch.
Khabilov is looking to counter punch.
Chepkauw wants to clinch up but Khabilov keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chepkauw looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Khabilov misses with a hook.
Khabilov throws an off balance right hand
and Chepkauw counters with a low kick, right behind Khabilov 's knee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chepkauw wants to clinch.
Khabilov is looking to counter punch.
Chepkauw steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Khabilov.
Chepkauw tries to clinch there but Khabilov circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chepkauw tries to close the distance and clinch up but Khabilov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chepkauw tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chepkauw moves in looking to clinch but Khabilov pushes him off.
Chepkauw darts in trying to clinch
enabling Khabilov to counter with a crisp jab.
Chepkauw moves out of range as Khabilov strikes.
Khabilov misses with a straight right.
Chepkauw tries to clinch but Khabilov moves out of range.
Khabilov misses with a right hand
and Chepkauw counters with a three punch combo that has Khabilov backing up. Khabilov nods at Chepkauw to acknowledge the strikes.
The fighters circling - Khabilov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chepkauw slips a straight right by Khabilov.
Chepkauw staying out of range there.
Chepkauw tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Khabilov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chepkauw tries to clinch up but Khabilov circles away and keeps his distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Khabilov misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chepkauw has taken the fight to the clinch.
Khabilov has Chepkauw pressed against the ropes, preventing Chepkauw from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Khabilov is trying to break free.
Khabilov tries to break free but Chepkauw pushes him back against the ropes.
Khabilov is trying to break the clinch but Chepkauw has him pressed against the ropes.
Chepkauw looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Khabilov is trying to stall.
Khabilov has Chepkauw pressed against the ropes, preventing Chepkauw from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Chepkauw creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Chepkauw keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Khabilov's efforts to push away.
Chepkauw stalls.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rustam Khabilov clearly takes 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.
Khabilov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Khabilov throws a hook but Chepkauw avoids it easily.
Khabilov throws a looping overhand right but Chepkauw ducks down to avoid it.
Chepkauw fails in his attempt to clinch.
Khabilov misses with an uppercut.
Khabilov cracks Chepkauw with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Khabilov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chepkauw can do to turn this around?
Chepkauw slips under a jab.
Chepkauw is looking for the big counter here.
Khabilov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chepkauw was well out of range. Poor timing from Khabilov.
Khabilov misses with a right hand
and Chepkauw counters with a good low kick that Khabilov was not able to check.
Chepkauw is looking to clinch but Khabilov is avoiding it.
Khabilov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Khabilov throws a body punch but Chepkauw moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khabilov misses with a hook
and Chepkauw counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chepkauw fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chepkauw tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Khabilov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chepkauw closes the distance and clinches.
Khabilov avoiding damage as Chepkauw throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khabilov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Chepkauw pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Khabilov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chepkauw wants to get back to striking at distance but Khabilov won't allow it.
A frustrated look appears on Khabilov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Khabilov blocks an elbow strike from Chepkauw.
Chepkauw pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chepkauw tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Khabilov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Khabilov misses.
Khabilov keeps the fight on the outside.
Chepkauw tries to clinch there but Khabilov circles away.
Chepkauw fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chepkauw tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Khabilov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khabilov throws a hook but Chepkauw blocks it.
Chepkauw tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chepkauw has managed to clinch.
Chepkauw pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
A knee to the head by Chepkauw.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Knees to the body from Chepkauw.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Chepkauw throws an elbow but misses.
Chepkauw is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Chepkauw is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Khabilov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chepkauw looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Khabilov wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Yut Chepkauw will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Chepkauw wants to clinch.
Chepkauw tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Khabilov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A big left from Khabilov misses.
Chepkauw tries to clinch but Khabilov is having none of it.
Chepkauw tries to close the distance and clinch up but Khabilov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Khabilov loads up on a big right hand but Chepkauw slips the punch.
Chepkauw fails in his attempt to clinch.
Khabilov misses with a hook.
Khabilov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chepkauw tries to clinch up but Khabilov circles away and keeps his distance.
Chepkauw fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chepkauw fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chepkauw is looking to clinch but Khabilov is avoiding it.
Chepkauw moves in looking to clinch but Khabilov pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khabilov throws a hook but Chepkauw blocks it.
Khabilov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Khabilov misses with a left hand
and Chepkauw counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Khabilov throws a hook but Chepkauw blocks it.
Khabilov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Chepkauws jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Khabilov misses with a series of wild punches.
Khabilov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Khabilov throws a big shot that misses.
Khabilov misses with a hook. Chepkauw ducked under it nicely.
Chepkauw moves out of range of the strikes.
Chepkauw tries to clinch there but Khabilov circles away.
Khabilov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Chepkauw wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chepkauw moves away from the strike by Khabilov.
Khabilov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chepkauw.
Khabilov lands a slapping body shot.
Khabilov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chepkauw sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chepkauw fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chepkauw fails with an attempt to clinch.
Khabilov throws a shot from downtown. Chepkauw moves away and avoids it.
Chepkauw tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A slow jab from Khabilov misses its intended target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khabilov swats away the attempt to clinch by Chepkauw.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Khabilov swats away the attempt to clinch by Chepkauw.
Chepkauw has closed the distance and engaged Khabilov in a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rustam Khabilov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Khabilov has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 50:45
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 49:47
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rustam Khabilov!
Yut Chepkauw was interviewed post fight and said 'Xụ thī̀ keid k̄hụ̂n'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Terry Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tei Yeily (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes to the ring accompanied by Hans Zimmer - The Last Samurai Theme. Tei Yeily has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Terry Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tei Yeily!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson avoids a kick to the body.
The fighters circling - Johnson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johnson is looking to land body kicks.
Yeily fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Johnson.
Yeily has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Johnson is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Yeily keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yeily checks a low kick from Johnson.
Yeily misses with a combination
and Johnson counters with a slapping leg kick.
A lazy body kick from Yeily
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yeily scores with a body shot.
Johnson defending well as Yeily loads up on a big left hand.
Johnson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Johnson throws a leg kick that misses.
Yeily looks for the body kick but Johnson saw that one coming.
As Yeily looks to move away, Johnson throws a big counter combo but Yeily just gets out of the way.
Yeily throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johnson half committed to a counter leg kick.
A head kick misses from Johnson.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Yeily moves out of range easily.
Yeily looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson misses with a head kick.
Yeily digs a good hook to Johnson's body.
Yeily goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Yeily misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yeily fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Good work by Johnson as he checks the leg kick.
Yeily throws a nice inside leg kick.
Yeily throws a leg kick but Johnson moved away.
Yeily connects with a right hand. Johnson shakes it off.
Johnson lands a jab to the head.
Good leg kick by Johnson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Yeily tries to land a leg kick but Johnson saw it coming and moves away.
Johnson throws a head kick but Yeily moves out of range.
Yeily ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Johnson is looking to chop away at Yeily's legs.
Johnson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Johnson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yeily. Yeily obviously looking to wear him down.
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Yeily was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johnson is looking to land body kicks.
Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yeily flicks out a counter leg kick but Johnson steps away.
Yeily throws out a loose jab but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yeily looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yeily throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Johnson throws a hook but Yeily avoids it easily.
Yeily lands a really nice looking cross but Johnson seems unphased.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice body kick from Yeily.
Johnson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Yeily lands a leg kick that knocks Johnson off balance momentarily.
Yeily smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Yeily with a hook.
Yeily checks a low kick from Johnson.
Yeily misses with the combination.
A decent looking cross lands there for Yeily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Johnson.
Johnson throws out a loose jab but Yeily uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson scores with a jab.
Johnson slips under a jab from Yeily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tei Yeily dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yeily.
Yeily looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yeily cracks a nice hook into Johnson's ribs.
Johnson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yeily can pounce on him.
Johnson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Yeily misses with a body kick.
Yeily cracks Johnson with a good jab.
Johnson misses with a few strikes there.
Johnson checks a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yeily. That's going to slow Johnson down.
Johnson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tei Yeily seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yeily, right into the meat.
A big right from Yeily misses.
Yeily pivots, looking for a leg kick but Johnson is out of range and Yeily settles back down.
Yeily misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Yeily throws a half hearted mid kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yeily throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Johnson on the side of the head.
Yeily uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yeily looks to land a right hand but Johnson moved out of range.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson gets tackled into the ropes by Yeily. Yeily maintains the clinch.
I was talking to Johnson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yeily misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yeily misses with some punches.
Johnson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Yeily breaks the clinch.
Yeily thumps Johnson with a low kick.
Yeily looks to throw the jab but Johnson is out of range.
Johnson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yeily.
Yeily throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Yeily on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Yeily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Johnson checks a leg kick.
Yeily tries a low kick but Johnson avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yeily cracks Johnson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Yeily checks a leg kick.
Johnson 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.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson throws a low kick but Yeily avoids it.
Yeily moves out of range of the leg kick from Johnson.
The fighters circling - Yeily throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johnson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Yeily misses with a low kick.
Yeily blocks a head kick by Johnson.
Yeily ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a low kick as Yeily jumps back.
Yeily rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Johnson lands a head kick!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yeily can pounce on him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tei Yeily showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Yeily scores with a nice body kick.
Yeily scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Johnson scores with a push kick.
Johnson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yeily circles away quickly and effectively.
Johnson slips a jab from Yeily.
Yeily ducks right into an uppercut from Johnson.
Yeily chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yeily takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Yeily swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Johnson.
Terry Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yeily throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.
Yeily throws a body kick that misses
and Johnson counters with an inside leg kick.
Johnson slips a jab from Yeily.
Johnson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yeily tried to score with a low kick but Johnson checks it.
Yeily throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Yeily pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A bone on bone clash there as Johnson blocks the leg kick.
Good leg kick by Yeily there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Yeily cracks Johnson with an open hand slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
Johnson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Johnson lands a jab to the nose.
Johnson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yeily. That did some damage!
Yeily catches Johnson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Yeily pushes Johnson up against the ropes in a clinch.
Johnson is trying to force a seperation but Yeily has the dominant position.
Yeily working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yeily misses with the head strike.
Yeily misses with some punches.
Yeily goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yeily swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yeily misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yeily working aggressively here.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yeily lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Yeily lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yeily has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Yeily lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Johnson or not.
Yeily struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
Yeily throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
Johnson is trying to push Yeily away but Yeily has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
A head punch on the inside from Yeily fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tei Yeily really dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Yeily throws a nice inside leg kick.
Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yeily paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Yeily lands an overhand right.
Yeily wants to slow Johnson down by chopping away at his legs.
Johnson looks to throw the jab but Yeily is out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Yeily. Johnson shrugs it off though.
Yeily misses with a body shot.
Yeily fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Johnson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yeily.
Yeily moves into the clinch.
Yeily working aggressively here.
Yeily tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Yeily.
Yeily throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
Yeily keeps control of Johnson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yeily misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yeily has him pressed against the ropes.
Yeily scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Yeily breaks from the clinch.
Yeily ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Yeily fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Johnson is out of range.
Yeily closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yeily.
Yeily misses with a punch to the body.
Yeily makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Yeily misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yeily.
Yeily lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Johnson is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oh Johnson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yeily misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yeily.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yeily working aggressively here.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yeily has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yeily breaks from the clinch.
Yeily moves out of range of the body kick from Johnson.
Yeily cracks Johnson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Yeily connects with a quick right hand that sends Johnson tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the ropes, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Tei Yeily!
Tei Yeily was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Brian Fforestfach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Philippe Leclair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leclair has chosen Drowning Pool - One Finger and a Fist as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brian Fforestfach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Philippe Leclair!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leclair scores with a hook to the body. Fforestfach takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
No joy there for Leclair, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fforestfach seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Fforestfach feints and then cracks Leclair's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Leclair down.
Leclair tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fforestfach was well out of range. Poor timing from Leclair.
Fforestfach walks into a straight right hand from Leclair.
Fforestfach walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Leclair takes a swing at Fforestfach's ribcage but misses.
Fforestfach lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Leclair's coach down at Heart Cave (8 elites, 4 double-elites, 1 triple) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Leclair's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Leclair lands a nice shot that snaps Fforestfach's head back.
Leclair smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A punch combination from Fforestfach misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fforestfach misses with an uppercut
and Leclair counters with a left to the body.
Leclair stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fforestfach.
Fforestfach takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Leclair misses with a shot to the body
and Fforestfach counters with a nice leg kick.
Fforestfach shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The crowd cheers as Leclair lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fforestfach doesn't seem phased though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leclair swings for the body but Fforestfach moves out of range.
Fforestfach looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fforestfach keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fforestfach throws the left hand but Leclair avoids the punch easily.
Leclair let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Fforestfach keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leclair lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fforestfach circles away quickly and effectively.
Fforestfach moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Leclair swings away with a body shot that misses
and Fforestfach counters with a nice low kick that buckles Leclair's knee momentarily.
Leclair lands a jab-cross combination.
Fforestfach throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Fforestfach thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fforestfach slips under a jab.
Fforestfach thumps Leclair with a low kick.
Leclair is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Fforestfach takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fforestfach misses with an uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Fforestfach misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leclair 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.
Leclair jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Leclair is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Fforestfach rather than just go for the knockout.
Leclair fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fforestfach manages to avoid it.
Leclair has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Fforestfach ducks under a wild hook from Leclair.
Leclair misses with a hook.
Fforestfach looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Leclair throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fforestfach misses with an attempted mid kick.
Leclair looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fforestfach swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fforestfach misses with a body punch
and Leclair cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fforestfach ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leclair takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Fforestfach throws a head kick that misses
and Leclair counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fforestfach lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Philippe Leclair dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Fforestfach throws a body kick that misses
letting Leclair counter with a right hand.
Fforestfach uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leclair.
Leclair lands a nice hook to Fforestfach's body. Fforestfach takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Leclair throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fforestfach takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Leclair moves out of range as Fforestfach throws a body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fforestfach.
Leclair swats away the attempt to clinch by Fforestfach.
Leclair is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Leclair swings for the body but Fforestfach moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick from Fforestfach misses.
Leclair throws a hook but Fforestfach avoids it easily.
Fforestfach looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Some bone on bone action there as Leclair checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Philippe Leclair seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Leclair ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fforestfach tries to clinch up.
It seemed like Leclair was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leclair feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fforestfachs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Leclair misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fforestfach.
Fforestfach throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fforestfach is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Leclair's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Fforestfach staying out of range there.
A jab from Leclair does it's job there.
Leclair throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fforestfach takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Leclair lands a nice looking body shot.
Fforestfach lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Leclair digs a good body shot into Fforestfach's ribs.
Fforestfach drops his hands momentarily and Leclair takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Leclair connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fforestfach lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fforestfach ducks under a wild hook from Leclair.
Leclair avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leclair checks a leg kick.
Fforestfach pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Fforestfach has closed the distance and engaged Leclair in a clinch.
Fforestfach misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fforestfach misses with a punch on the inside.
Fforestfach keeps control of Leclair as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Leclair prevents a body shot from Fforestfach.
Leclair wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fforestfach misses with a punch on the inside.
Leclair manages to break the clinch.
Leclair cracks Fforestfach with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fforestfach closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Leclair breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Leclair keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fforestfach throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Philippe Leclair showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.
Fforestfach keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fforestfach scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Leclair doesn't seem bothered though.
Leclair fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fforestfach manages to avoid it.
Fforestfach takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Leclair smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Leclair takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fforestfach avoids a punch combination nicely.
A leg kick checked by Leclair.
A nice combination there by Leclair.
Leclair bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Leclair throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Leclair takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fforestfach.
Leclair misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leclair connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Leclair slips a straight right by Fforestfach.
Fforestfach looks to land a right hand but Leclair moved out of range.
Leclair swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Leclair's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fforestfach tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fforestfach lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fforestfach chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fforestfach tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leclair was well out of range. Poor timing from Fforestfach.
Leclair takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Fforestfach moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Leclair misses with a body shot.
Brian Fforestfach seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fforestfach looks to score with a jab to the body but Leclair is just out of range.
Leclair lands a nice shot to the body.
Leclair takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Leclair misses with a two punch combination.
Leclair has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fforestfach keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Leclair.
Fforestfach half committed to a counter leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fforestfach takes the fight into the clinch.
Fforestfach with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fforestfach is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Leclair is keeping busy.
Leclair breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Leclair checks a leg kick nicely.
Fforestfach looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Donk. Leclair catches Fforestfach right on the button with a cross.
Leclair looks to score with a jab to the body but Fforestfach is just out of range.
Fforestfach misses with the combination.
Leclair throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fforestfach takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Philippe Leclair just about did enough to take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Leclair has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fforestfach.
Leclair takes a swing at Fforestfach's ribcage but misses.
Fforestfach misses with a leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Leclair checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Leclair misses with a hook.
Leclair misses the shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Leclair.
Leclair throws out a loose jab but Fforestfach uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fforestfach seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Leclair throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fforestfach is looking to slow Leclair down with leg kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fforestfach misses with a few strikes there.
Fforestfach with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Leclair swings away with a body shot that misses
and Fforestfach counters with an outside leg kick.
Leclair closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leclair misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fforestfach.
Fforestfach throws a lazy uppercut
and Leclair makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Leclair lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fforestfach circles away quickly and effectively.
Leclair throws a body shot but no joy.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fforestfach, right into the meat.
Leclair with a hook.
Fforestfach will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Fforestfach tries to clinch but Leclair moves out of range.
Leclair jabs Fforestfach right on the nose. Fforestfach blinks but takes it well.
A low kick from Fforestfach is predictable there
and Leclair counters with a left to the body.
Leclair misses with a wild combination.
Leclair is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fforestfach.
Fforestfach lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fforestfach throws a front kick that sends Leclair stumbling back into the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from Fforestfach.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fforestfach. That's going to slow Leclair down.
Leclair throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leclair. Fforestfach does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fforestfach throws a leg kick but Leclair moved away.
Leclair throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fforestfach on the side of the head.
Fforestfach keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slow jab from Leclair misses its intended target.
An attempted straight right counter from Fforestfach misses the target.
Fforestfach swinging wildly here.
Leclair moves forwards but Fforestfach connects with a nice, crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Philippe Leclair will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Fforestfach walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Leclair checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Brian Fforestfach has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Philippe Leclair is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Leclair shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Fforestfach eats them both and turns towards Leclair to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Fforestfach looks to clinch
and Leclair counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fforestfach throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Leclair to counter with a crisp jab.
Leclair takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fforestfach fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Leclair checks it well.
Fforestfach throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fforestfach throws a lazy right hand but Leclair sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Leclair. Those never looked like landing.
Fforestfach appears to be looking for a big counter.
Fforestfach throws a leg kick
and Leclair counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Leclair swings for the body but Fforestfach moves out of range.
Fforestfach throws a lazy uppercut
and Leclair cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fforestfach avoids the body shot from Leclair.
Fforestfach drops his hands momentarily and Leclair takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fforestfach thows a leg kick but Leclair checks it
and Leclair counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fforestfach throws the left hand but Leclair avoids the punch easily.
Leclair rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fforestfach moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Leclair throws a series of punches but Fforestfach moves out of range.
Fforestfach appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Leclair checks a low kick from Fforestfach.
Fforestfach gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Leclair slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Leclair scores with a hook to the body. Fforestfach takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fforestfach moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Leclair is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
The fighters circling - Leclair throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Leclair, as that shot connected.
Fforestfach jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Leclair fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fforestfach manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fforestfach 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.
Fforestfach throws a front kick aimed at Leclair's knee but Leclair avoids it well.
Fforestfach throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fforestfach throws a low kick but it's checked well by Leclair.
Fforestfach scores with a jab to the head.
Leclair uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fforestfach.
Fforestfach scores with a jab. Leclair acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
You can see that Leclair has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Leclair takes a swing at Fforestfach's ribcage but misses.
Fforestfach throws a shot from downtown. Leclair moves away and avoids it.
Fforestfach doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fforestfach showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Leclair.
Fforestfach swings widly with a right hand
and Leclair counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Philippe Leclair comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Leclair winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 45:50
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 46:50
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Philippe Leclair!
Philippe Leclair was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Harry Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shaq Moans (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry Kane!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shaq Moans!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Moans.
Moans throws a good cross that connects.
Moans moves out of range of the body kick from Kane.
Moans throws a leg kick but Kane moved away.
Moans moves out of range as Kane throws a body kick.
Moans stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kane lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Moans circles away quickly and effectively.
Moans misses with a low kick.
Kane throws a chopping leg kick but Moans manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Moans takes one on the button.
Moans takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kane throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Moans counters with a nice body kick.
Moans throws a sloppy head kick and Kane moves out of range easily.
Kane has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Moans.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kane scores with a jab to the body.
Shaq Moans seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moans throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Kane cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kane throws a jab when Moans was well out of range.
Moans fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kane checks it well.
Kane is looking to counter punch.
Moans throws a low kick, looking for Kane's leg but Kane calmly moves out of range.
Kane checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kane appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moans throws an overhand right that lands on Kane's shoulder, as Kane tries to avoid the shot.
Kane throws a hook to the side of Moans's head but Moans sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kane backing away here, and Moans unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Moans keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Moans doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kane!
Moans displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kane throws out the jab.
Moans lands a nice shot that snaps Kane's head back.
Moans blocks a jab.
Kane cracks Moans with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Moans steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kane.
Moans slips a jab from Kane.
Kane has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kane misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Moans goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kane pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Moans moves out of range of the body kick.
Moans keeps Kane at a distance using the push kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A low kick from Moans misses
letting Kane counter with a right hand.
Moans buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Moans throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kane.
Moans connects with an inside leg kick.
Kane misses the shot to the body.
Kane connects with an inside leg kick.
Kane connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Moans slips a straight right by Kane.
Kane digs a good body shot into Moans's ribs.
Moans throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Moans scores with a head kick. Kane tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Moans throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Kane counters with a left to the body.
Moans tries to score with a low kick but Kane moves his leg out of the way.
Good standup being displayed there by Kane as he connects with a hook.
Moans throws a low kick but Kane avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body kick from Kane.
Moans throws a head kick that misses.
Kane keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Moans ducks right into an uppercut from Kane.
Kane lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Kane dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Moans lands a nice shot to the body.
Moans misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Moans throws a head kick that Kane semi-blocks.
Moans looks to land a body kick but Kane moved away.
Kane was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kane scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Moans is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kane.
Kane just misses with a punch to the body.
Moans fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kane manages to avoid it.
Kane checks a leg kick.
Kane misses with a straight left.
Moans throws a hook but Kane avoids it easily.
Kane delivers a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kane slips a straight right by Moans.
Kane misses the jab.
Kane pivots, looking for a leg kick but Moans is out of range and Kane settles back down.
Moans throws a head kick but Kane moves out of range.
Kane misses the shot to the body.
Kane takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Moans misses.
Kane is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Moans.
Moans moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A jab from Kane misses.
Moans throws a chopping leg kick but Kane manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kane fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Moans manages to avoid it.
Moans connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kane checks a leg kick.
Kane fails to land with a series of punches.
Kane throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kane tries a low kick but Moans avoids it.
Moans takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kane just misses with a punch to the body.
Kane wants to clinch.
Moans throws a push kick but Kane slaps the foot to one side.
Kane throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moans fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kane has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice shot lands for Kane.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kane misses with a straight left.
Kane ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Moans jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kane seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Moans misses the jab.
Harry Kane is winning the standup battle so far.
Kane moves to clinch but Moans breaks away
and Moans counters with a leg kick.
Moans staying out of range there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Moans, right into the meat.
Moans throws a leg kick which misses Kane's front leg but catches the back leg as Kane tries to avoid it.
Kane misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moans.
Moans misses with a body kick.
Moans throws a leg kick but Kane sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kane paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A good leg kick by Moans.
Kane is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kane checks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Shaq Moans will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Kane's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Moans tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kane bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Kane ducks under a wild hook from Moans.
Moans plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jab by Kane.
Moans with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Moans staying out of range there.
Kane swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kane chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Moans closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A jab from Kane does it's job there.
Kane misses with a low kick.
Kane lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kane throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kane uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Moans has time to react.
A telegraphed right hand from Kane misses the target.
Moans scores with a head kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kane. That's going to slow Moans down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane throws a nice looking combination but Moans bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice body kick there by Kane.
Kane chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Moans can pounce on him.
Kane has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Moans.
Kane takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Moans tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kane is able to avoid easily.
Kane misses with a body kick.
Kane looks to throw the jab but Moans is out of range.
Kane backing away here, and Moans unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Moans attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kane throws out a loose jab but Moans uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Moans.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kane. Moans does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kane checks a low kick from Moans.
It looked like Kane wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Moans lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Moans tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kane is able to avoid easily.
A thudding body kick lands there by Moans!
Kane uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Moans.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane throws a big shot that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moans cracks Kane with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes from Kane. Those never looked like landing.
Moans throws a leg kick
and Kane counters with an outside leg kick.
Moans feints and then cracks Kane's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kane down.
Nice uppercut there from Kane.
A low kick from Moans misses
and Kane counters with a straight right hand.
Kane fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Moans looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kane throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kane lands a nice hook to Moans's body. Moans takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Moans scores with a leg kick.
Kane takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kane is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kane checks a low kick from Moans.
Kane lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kane loads up on a big right hand but Moans slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Kane clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kane misses with a jab to the body
and Moans counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Moans throws a leg kick but Kane sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kane appears to be looking for a big counter.
Kane tries to clinch up but Moans circles away and keeps his distance.
Moans misses with a shot to the body
and Kane counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Moans avoids a kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Moans. Kane does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kane has taken the fight to the clinch.
Moans wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Moans misses with a hook from the clinch.
Moans has had enough of the clinch but Kane keeps him there for the moment.
Kane breaks from the clinch.
Kane uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Moans.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moans ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kane moves away.
Moans feints and then cracks Kane's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kane down.
Moans shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Moans tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kane is able to avoid easily.
Kane has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Moans.
Moans throws a front kick aimed at Kane's knee but Kane avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moans avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Moans uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kane.
A looping hook to the body misses from Moans. Kane does a little dance to reset his feet.
Moans throws a jab but it's blocked by Kane.
Kane fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Moans displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kane throws out the jab.
Moans looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A big right from Moans misses.
Kane missing with a left hand there. Moans was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Moans throws a nice outside leg kick.
Moans explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kane with a nice cross.
Kane swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Kane blocks the leg kick.
Kane takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Kane throws a series of punches but Moans moves out of range.
Kane checks a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Kane misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moans throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kane was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Moans.
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!
Moans throws a leg kick which misses Kane's front leg but catches the back leg as Kane tries to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Moans there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Moans cracks the inside of Kane's front leg.
Moans chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kane can pounce on him.
Moans takes a jab right on the kisser.
Moans gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Moans, right into the meat.
Moans lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kane's sensitive parts.
Kane lands a slapping body shot.
Kane fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Moans, pushing him back against the ropes.
Moans escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Moans has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kane finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Moans takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kane moves out of range of the body kick from Moans.
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 Harry Kane will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. 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.
Kane scoring well with a low kick there.
Shaq Moans has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Moans scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kane lands a head shot.
Moans throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kane swings for the body but Moans moves out of range.
Kane misses with a hook.
Moans misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Kane wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A nice leg kick lands there from Moans.
Moans tries to keep at a distance but Kane has taken the fight into the clinch.
Moans tries to break free but Kane pushes him back against the ropes.
Moans is trying to push Kane away but Kane has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kane tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Moans can't break the clinch.
Kane pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kane throws a front kick that sends Moans stumbling back into the ropes.
Moans lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kane takes a step back to recover.
Kane misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moans lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kane will feel that in the morning.
Moans tries to land a leg kick but Kane saw it coming and moves away.
Kane waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Moans.
Moans throws a head kick but Kane moves out of range.
Kane quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Moans throws a leg kick but Kane checks it.
Kane connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Moans's hands.
Kane moves forwards but Moans connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Moans moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Moans throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kane ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moans moves away.
Moans looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Moans bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Moans throws a nice outside leg kick.
Moans tries to land a leg kick but Kane saw it coming and moves away.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Moans crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kane - the referee stops the clock and Moans gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kane. Moans manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moans slips a jab and a cross from Kane.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick misses from Kane.
Kane jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kane scores with a decent looking hook.
Moans walks into a left hand.
Kane lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Moans attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Moans throws a head kick that Kane semi-blocks.
Harry Kane is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kane lands with an uppercut that bounces Moans off the ropes and back into range.
That kick from Kane tenderised Moans's leg. Moans is trying to keep his angry face on.
Moans has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kane.
Moans blocks a jab.
Moans needs to keep his hands up - Kane had a free shot at his head there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kane checks a leg kick.
Moans gets tackled into the ropes by Kane. Kane maintains the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kane breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kane lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Moans circles away quickly and effectively.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harry Kane showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kane 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 49:46
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 49:46
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 50:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harry Kane!
Harry Kane retains his lightweight title!
After the fight, Harry Kane was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Tae Larkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuki Shojo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yuki Shojo told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tae Larkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuki Shojo!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larkin lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Shojo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Larkin misses the shot to the body.
Larkin looks to land a left hand but Shojo moved out of range nicely.
And Shojo responds with a good body kick, but Larkin manages to step out the way in time.
Larkin connects with a looping right hand.
Larkin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Larkin avoiding damage.
Larkin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shojo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Larkin can't find room to land a body shot as Shojo controls the action.
Shojo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Larkin backwards.
Larkin throws a punch but it's blocked by Shojo.
Larkin can't find room to land a body shot as Shojo controls the action.
A short right from Shojo.
Shojo misses with a knee strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shojo lands a body punch.
Larkin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shojo backwards.
Larkin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Larkin.
Shojo can't find room to land a body shot as Larkin controls the action.
Larkin misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shojo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Shojo tries a knee to the head but Larkin blocks it.
Larkin lands with a left to the head.
It looks like Yuki Shojo has been cut.
Shojo is struggling to control the position.
Larkin takes a knee to the side of the body.
Shojo blocks an uppercut.
Shojo looking to slow down the pace here.
Larkin working aggressively here.
Shojo scores a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Shojo.
Shojo is working Larkin over against the ropes.
Larkin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shojo tries a knee to the head but Larkin blocks it.
Larkin trying to control the position but instead, Shojo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Larkin into the ropes.
Shojo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larkin tries to clinch but Shojo moves out of range.
Shojo looks to land a right hand but Larkin moved out of range.
Some wild striking there from Shojo.
Shojo lands an overhand right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shojo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Shojo.
Shojo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shojo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Larkin is looking to counter punch.
Larkin has Shojo up against the ropes in a clinch.
Larkin scores with a shoulder strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shojo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Larkin lands with a light punch inside.
Shojo trying to land knees to the body.
Shojo just leaning against Larkin, taking a breather.
Larkin scores with a shot to the side of Shojo's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Yuki Shojo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yuki Shojo's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Larkin lands a right hook to the body.
Shojo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Larkin.
Shojo throws a shot from downtown. Larkin moves away and avoids it.
Larkin tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Shojo manages to circle out of the way.
Larkin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shojo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Larkin avoids a kick to the body.
Larkin moves out of range of the body kick from Shojo.
Larkin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Shojo at a distance.
Shojo scores with a nice head shot.
Shojo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Shojo moves forwards but Larkin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Larkin throws the left hand but Shojo avoids the punch easily.
Larkin tries to clinch there but Shojo circles away.
Shojo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Larkin.
Jab by Shojo.
Tae Larkin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shojo shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Larkin eats them both and turns towards Shojo to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Larkin misses the shot to the body.
Shojo is looking for the big counter here.
Larkin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Larkin's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Larkin duly obliges.
Shojo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Larkin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larkin moves into the clinch.
Shojo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Larkin misses with a wild body shot.
Shojo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shojo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Larkin throws a body punch but Shojo moves out of range.
Shojo replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Larkin blocks it well.
Shojo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Shojo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Larkin dips to his left and cracks Shojo with an uppercut!
Larkin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Larkin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shojo misses with a head kick.
Shojo scores with a leg kick.
Larkin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice shot by Larkin.
Shojo is looking to chop away at Larkin's legs.
Shojo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Larkin.
Larkin checks a leg kick nicely.
Tae Larkin is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Larkin.
A big left from Shojo misses.
Larkin misses with an uppercut. Shojo saw that one coming.
Shojo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A jab from Larkin does it's job there.
Larkin has Shojo up against the ropes in a clinch.
Larkin tries to work over Shojo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shojo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shojo misses with a body kick.
Larkin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Shojo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shojo swinging wildly here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Larkin scores with a hook to the body. Shojo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Shojo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Larkin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tae Larkin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yuki Shojo's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Shojo swats away the attempt to clinch by Larkin.
Larkin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Shojo. Shojo obviously looking to wear him down.
A bone on bone clash there as Larkin blocks the leg kick.
Larkin tries to counter by clinching up but Shojo breaks away and moves out of range.
Larkin with a hook.
Shojo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Larkin.
Larkin moves out of range of the strikes.
Shojo throws out a leg kick but Larkin moves out of range and Shojo only half commits.
Shojo needs to keep his hands up - Larkin had a free shot at his head there.
Shojo keeps the fight on the outside.
Shojo 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.
Larkin misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shojo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Shojo moves out of range of the strikes.
Shojo throws a leg kick but Larkin moved away.
A cross from Larkin lands.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Larkin!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Larkin stuns Shojo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larkin walks forward, straight into a front kick from Shojo.
The fighters circling - Shojo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shojo moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Shojo closes the distance and clinches.
Larkin tries to work over Shojo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Larkin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Shojo landing knees to the head.
It looks like Tae Larkin has been cut.
Shojo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shojo throws a body kick that misses.
Shojo throws a right and a left that Larkin avoids nicely.
Larkin checks the leg kick nicely there.
Shojo has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Larkin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Shojo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shojo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Larkin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shojo throws a head kick that Larkin semi-blocks.
Larkin is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shojo forces Larkin back against the ropes and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larkin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shojo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Larkin will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Shojo up against the ropes.
Shojo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Larkin misses with a punch to the body.
Larkin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Shojo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Oh Larkin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shojo is controlling Larkin's neck. Shojo unleashes a big knee up the middle! And another! Larkin goes down! Can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6... he's not going to make it! 9,10. It's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Yuki Shojo!
Yuki Shojo managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Lion Fightwear, into his post fight interview.
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| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
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S |
C |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
77% |
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