Dynasty Fight Night 5 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Hawaiian Kickboxer (ranked 7773 p4p, 577 weight class) and Bimby Supot (ranked 9279 p4p, 618 weight class). Kickboxer comes to the ring accompanied by Hawaiian Kickboxer. Hawaiian Kickboxer has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kickboxer
vs
Supot

180 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
19
145 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Excellent MT
Big right hand

Good kicks
Determined

Freebok (85% Laundry)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hawaiian Kickboxer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bimby Supot!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Taro Takaoka and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kickboxer feints a jab promting Supot to slip. Kickboxer then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Supot slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A cross from Kickboxer lands.

Supot gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A hook to the body from Kickboxer.

Kickboxer breaks the clinch.
A head kick misses from Supot.
Kickboxer takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

Kickboxer lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and Supot goes down! The ref sends Kickboxer to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and Supot is back to his feet. He seems a little groggy but the referee thinks he's OK to continue, so we're back to the action!

Supot is rocked!

It looks like Bimby Supot has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Supot pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kickboxer throws a series of punches but Supot avoids them all with ease.

Kickboxer staggers Supot with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Supot looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! Just in time and the ref is going to let the fight continue!
Supot is still on wobbly legs! Can Kickboxer finish him?
Kickboxer connects with a quick right hand that sends Supot 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 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Hawaiian Kickboxer!
Hawaiian Kickboxer really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Freebok (85% Laundry) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Joe Maverick (ranked 5704 p4p, 288 weight class) and Kurt Shann (ranked 6204 p4p, 317 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Kurt Shann enters the ring!

Maverick
vs
Shann

163 cm
26
134 lbs
0 - 2 - 1

172 cm
21
135 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

Counter fighter
Granite chin

Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Sully's Bar & Grill

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Joe Maverick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kurt Shann!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The crowd cheers as Shann lands an impressive looking overhand right. Maverick doesn't seem phased though.
Jab from Shann.
Shann swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
As Shann tries to get set, Maverick tries to push him back and clinch up but Shann manages to avoid the attempt.
Shann misses with the combination.
Maverick tries to counter by clinching up but Shann breaks away and moves out of range.
Shann lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Maverick circles away quickly and effectively.
We've been hearing reports that Maverick has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Maverick avoids a punch combination nicely.
Maverick is looking to counter the offense by Shann and move into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shann misses with a series of wild punches.
Maverick is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Shann.
Shann misses with the combination.
As Shann tries to get set, Maverick tries to push him back and clinch up but Shann manages to avoid the attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shann waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maverick.
Shann throws a nice looking combination but Maverick bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
As Shann tries to get set, Maverick tries to push him back and clinch up but Shann manages to avoid the attempt.
Kurt Shann seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shann misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Maverick displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shann throws out the jab.
Shann lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Maverick circles away quickly and effectively.
Maverick wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Maverick avoids a punch combination nicely.
Maverick seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
No joy there for Shann, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
As Shann tries to get set, Maverick tries to push him back and clinch up but Shann manages to avoid the attempt.
Shann looks to land a combination but Maverick avoids it well.
Shann throws the left hand but Maverick avoids the punch easily.
Maverick tries to counter by clinching up but Shann breaks away and moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shann misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Maverick tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Shann manages to circle out of the way.
Shann moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
No joy there for Shann, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Maverick wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shann misses with a wild combination.
Maverick is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Shann.
Shann throws a combination that misses

and Maverick counters by moving into the clinch.
Maverick misses with a hook to the ribs.
Maverick misses with a punch on the inside.
Maverick throws a punch but it's blocked by Shann.
Maverick has a couple of punches blocked by Shann.
Maverick misses with a hook to the ribs.
Maverick lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shann backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kurt Shann dominated that round.
That's time! Maverick's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Shann throws a series of punches but Maverick avoids them all with ease.
Shann lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kurt Shann is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shann falls off balance throwing a combination

and Maverick counters by clinching up.
Shann is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Maverick misses with the head strike.
Maverick misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shann is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
A right handed body shot lands from Maverick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maverick struggles to land a body shot inside as Shann controls his hands.
Maverick tries to throw a body punch but Shann avoids it by throwing Maverick back against the ropes.
Shann blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maverick lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Maverick as the two fighters clinch.
Shann tries to break free but Maverick pushes him back against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maverick working aggressively here.
Maverick misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shann.
Shann wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Maverick lands with a short shot to the head.
Shann is trying to break the clinch but Maverick is controlling him.
Shann has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Maverick throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shanns head.
Maverick tries to work over Shann's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Maverick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maverick misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Maverick.
Maverick tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shann trying to stall but Maverick improves his position.
Maverick lands a body punch.
Maverick lands with a right to the head.
Maverick fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shann can't break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Shann's face as he tries to break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maverick.
Maverick misses with a hook from the clinch.
Joe Maverick has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Maverick tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shann's elbow.
Maverick struggles to land a body shot inside as Shann controls his hands.
Maverick throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Maverick fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Maverick fails to land.
Maverick throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shanns head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maverick swings wildly with an uppercut but Shann uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maverick tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Maverick keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Shann's efforts to push away.
Shann prevents a body shot from Maverick.
Maverick misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Maverick dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Shann looks to land a combination. Maverick sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Shann lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Shann will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Maverick wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Shann throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Maverick seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Maverick showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shann.
Maverick seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shann throws a nice looking combination but Maverick bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shann will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maverick slips a jab and a cross from Shann.
Sloppy strikes from Shann. Those never looked like landing.
Shann misses with a few strikes there.
Maverick wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
A combination from Shann does no damage.
Shann is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maverick.
As Shann tries to get set, Maverick tries to push him back and clinch up but Shann manages to avoid the attempt.
Shann throws a big shot that misses.
Shann rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maverick moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Maverick tries to counter by clinching up but Shann breaks away and moves out of range.
Shann scores with a punch to the head.
Maverick ducks under a wild hook from Shann.
Shann throws a series of punches but Maverick avoids them all with ease.
Maverick is looking to counter the offense by Shann and move into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shann rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maverick moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
As Shann tries to get set, Maverick tries to push him back and clinch up but Shann manages to avoid the attempt.
Shann keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A swing and a miss from Shann.
Shann misses with a few strikes there.
Maverick tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Shann manages to circle out of the way.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shann misses with a double jab

and Maverick counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Maverick misses with a punch on the inside.
Maverick struggles to land a body shot inside as Shann controls his hands.
Maverick throws a head punch that misses.
Shann tries to circle away but Maverick has him pinned against the ropes.
Shann blocks an uppercut.
Maverick lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Shann.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kurt Shann comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Shann has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kurt Shann!
Kurt Shann decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
49%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Maxim Vyacheslav Volkov (ranked 2083 p4p, 232 weight class) and Slawomir Schmidt (ranked 19145 p4p, 665 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Vyacheslav Volkov
vs
Schmidt

175 cm
39
162 lbs
26 - 12 - 2

179 cm
27
169 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

World class boxer
Cardio machine

World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maxim Vyacheslav Volkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Slawomir Schmidt!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schmidt digs a good hook to Volkov's body.
Volkov has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Visionary Athletics in the buildup to the fight.
Volkov takes one to the side of the head.
Volkov misses with a low kick.
Schmidt lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Schmidt moves into the clinch.
Volkov managing to block the knees to the body from Schmidt.
Schmidt is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Schmidt scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Volkov working hard to break the clinch.
Volkov wants to break free but Schmidt has control.
Schmidt pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Schmidt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkov stalling in the clinch but Schmidt improves position.
Schmidt trying to land knees to the body.
Volkov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Schmidt looking to throw knees to the head but Volkov is blocking nicely.
Schmidt tries to work over Volkov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Volkov breaks from the clinch.
Schmidt bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Schmidt misses with a kick to the body.
Schmidt throws a leg kick but Volkov checks it.
Schmidt throws a nice looking combination but Volkov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Schmidt throws a hook but Volkov blocks it.
Schmidt avoids the body shot from Volkov.
Volkov misses with a hook. Schmidt ducked under it nicely.
As Volkov backs off Schmidt throws a huge counter combo but Volkov manages to avoid it all.
Schmidt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Volkov was well out of range. Poor timing from Schmidt.
Volkov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Volkov attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Schmidt checks a leg kick.
Schmidt misses with a double jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schmidt moves in looking to clinch but Volkov pushes him off.
Volkov jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Slawomir Schmidt dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Schmidt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Volkov manages to avoid it.
Volkov misses with a low kick.
Volkov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Volkov ducks under a wild hook from Schmidt.
Volkov is looking to counter the offense by Schmidt and move into the clinch.
Volkov connects with a solid leg kick.
Volkov thumps Schmidt with a low kick.
Schmidt scores with a jab. Volkov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schmidt throws a lazy right hand but Volkov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Volkov blocks a jab.
Volkov tried to counter with a leg kick but Schmidt avoided it.
Volkov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Volkov tries to land a leg kick but Schmidt saw it coming and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkov misses with a leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Schmidt.
Volkov throws a right hand that Schmidt ducks under and follows up with a left that Schmidt also avoids with ease.
Schmidt looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Schmidt tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Volkov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Schmidt avoids a kick to the body.
Schmidt throws a looping overhand right but Volkov ducks down to avoid it.
Schmidt throws a leg kick but Volkov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Schmidt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Volkov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Volkov is looking for a counter combo.
Volkov moves out of range as Schmidt strikes.
Volkov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Volkov throws a low kick, looking for Schmidt's leg but Schmidt calmly moves out of range.
Volkov goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A thudding body kick lands there by Volkov!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Volkov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
No joy there for Schmidt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Slawomir Schmidt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schmidt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Volkov half committed to a counter leg kick.
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 Maxim Vyacheslav Volkov will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Volkov is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Schmidt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Schmidt thuds his right hand into Volkov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Schmidt throws a series of punches but Volkov moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Volkov.
Schmidt throws a looping overhand right but Volkov ducks down to avoid it.
Volkov appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Volkov is looking to chop away at Schmidt's legs.
The fighters circle momentarily. Schmidt darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good work by Schmidt as he checks the leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Schmidt.
Volkov thumps Schmidt with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Volkov scores with a kick to the body.
Schmidt looks to clinch
and Volkov makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Schmidt misses with a double jab

and Volkov holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Schmidt lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Maxim Vyacheslav Volkov has been cut.

Volkov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Schmidt throws a good cross that connects.
Schmidt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Volkov looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volkov misses with a leg kick
and Schmidt counters with a right hand to the body.
Schmidt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Volkov.
Schmidt goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schmidt misses the shot to the body.
Volkov tried to counter with a leg kick but Schmidt avoided it.
Volkov misses with a head kick.
Schmidt avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Volkov defending well as Schmidt loads up on a big left hand.
Schmidt thuds his shin into the meat of Volkov's side.
Volkov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A clash of legs there as Schmidt blocks the low kick.
Schmidt swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

And that's the end of the fight!
Slawomir Schmidt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Schmidt has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Slawomir Schmidt!
Slawomir Schmidt decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
46%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Joey Boss (ranked 23643 p4p, 864 weight class) and Shahar Aharon (ranked 7463 p4p, 696 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.

Boss
vs
Aharon

188 cm
20
196 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

188 cm
18
188 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

Sully's Bar & Grill

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joey Boss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shahar Aharon!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Aharon moves into the clinch.
Aharon misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Aharon.

It looks like Joey Boss has been cut.
Aharon lands with a right to the head.
A short left from Aharon.
Aharon lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Aharon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Aharon scores with a nice short uppercut.
Boss blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boss wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Aharon has him pressed against the ropes.
Aharon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Aharon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Boss backwards.
Aharon lands a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boss tries to circle away but Aharon has him pinned against the ropes.
Boss has a couple of punches blocked by Aharon.
Boss definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Aharon.
Aharon swings wildly with an uppercut but Boss uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aharon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Aharon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bosss head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aharon working aggressively here.
A right hand to the body from Aharon.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Aharon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Aharon misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Aharon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Boss is rocked!
Boss has had enough of the clinch but Aharon keeps him there for the moment.
Aharon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Aharon.
Aharon lands with a short shot to the head.
Aharon lands a nice uppercut.
Aharon scores with a shoulder strike.
Aharon swings wildly with an uppercut but Boss uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Aharon.
Boss takes a shot to the head.
Oh Boss is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
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!
Aharon lands an uppercut.
Aharon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boss seems to have got his legs back now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boss is trying to push Aharon away but Aharon has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Aharon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Boss backwards.
Aharon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Aharon digs a right hand underneath Boss's ribcage. Boss let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Aharon stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Boss is breathing heavily.
Aharon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Aharon pushes Boss back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Aharon.
Aharon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boss.
A right hook to the body lands for Aharon.
A nice left hand lands by Aharon.
Aharon lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aharon blocking some punches.
Aharon scores with a nice hook to the head.
Aharon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Boss backwards.
Aharon lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shahar Aharon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joey Boss's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Boss scores with a punch to the head.
Boss circles away from the clinch attempt.
Boss throwing a counter right hand but Aharon manages to avoid it.
Aharon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Aharon closes the distance and pushes Boss back into the ropes.
Shahar Aharon seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Aharon works on Boss's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right from Aharon on the inside.
Boss tries a knee to the head but Aharon blocks it.
Aharon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A right hook to the body lands for Aharon.
Aharon lands a hook that snaps the head of Boss backwards.
Aharon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Aharon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Aharon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aharon lands a left hand.
Aharon scores with a nice hook to the head.
Aharon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Boss backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Aharon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Aharon cracks Boss with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Boss goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Boss wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Shahar Aharon!
Shahar Aharon really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Sully's Bar & Grill logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
84%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Matsuda Taro (ranked 679 p4p, 79 weight class) and Chan Sung Aoki (ranked 6435 p4p, 527 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Taro
vs
Sung Aoki

164 cm
26
145 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

181 cm
33
157 lbs
10 - 13 - 0

World class boxer
Cardio machine

World class MT
Fast

Sully's Bar & Grill

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matsuda Taro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Chan Sung Aoki!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taro shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Aoki eats them both and turns towards Taro to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

It looks like Chan Sung Aoki has been cut.
Aoki with a nice cross.
Taro lands the left hand.
Taro catches Aoki with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Aoki throws the kick towards the body but Taro avoids it.

Taro rushes Aoki and presses him up against the ropes.
Taro throws a head punch that misses.
Taro is trying to maintain a safe position but Aoki gets an underhook and turns Taro into the ropes.
Taro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Taro prevents a body shot from Aoki.
Aoki misses with a punch on the inside.
Taro is trying to stall.
Taro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Taro lands a hook that snaps the head of Aoki backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aoki tries to work over Taro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Taro working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Taro lands with a short shot to the head.
Taro struggles to land a body shot inside as Aoki controls his hands.
Taro tries to work over Aoki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Taro working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taro tries to work over Aoki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Taro throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Taro.
Taro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Taro throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Aokis head.
Taro misses with a punch to the body.
Taro misses with a punch to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Taro.
Taro managing to block the knees to the body from Aoki.
Aoki lands with a right to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Taro.
Taro takes an elbow to the forehead.
Aoki softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Stalling in the clinch from Taro.

Taro breaks the clinch.
Taro misses with an uppercut.
Aoki moves out of range as Taro throws a body kick.
Aoki takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aoki with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Taro to score with a decent uppercut.
Matsuda Taro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Aoki clinches up against the ropes.
Taro lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Aoki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Taro's elbow.
A shot in the inside from Taro.
Taro stalling against the ropes.
Taro is working Aoki over against the ropes.
Taro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Aoki tries to land knees in the clinch but Taro avoids the damage to the body.
Taro's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Taro works on Aoki's body with a couple of short punches.
Aoki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Taro.
Taro is leaning against Aoki and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taro stalling in the clinch.
Aoki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Taro's elbow.
Aoki throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Aoki looking to throw knees to the head but Taro is blocking nicely.
Aoki misses with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matsuda Taro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chan Sung Aoki's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

An inside leg kick lands from Taro.
Taro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aoki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Taro.
A bone on bone clash there as Taro blocks the leg kick.
Taro throws a quick counter kick to the body but Aoki avoids it.
Aoki getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Aoki connects with a crisp jab.
Taro misses the jab.
Aoki tries to close the distance and clinch but Taro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
As Aoki backs away, Taro returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Taro tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Aoki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Aoki unleashes a big counter combination but Taro bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Taro looks to score with a jab to the body but Aoki is just out of range.
Aoki looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Taro looks to throw the jab but Aoki is out of range.
Taro misses with a hook.
Taro moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromAoki.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Taro misses.
Taro lands with a hook. Aoki tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Aoki takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Taro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Aoki checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aoki scores with a jab.
Taro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Aoki can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Aoki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Taro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Taro throws a low kick but Aoki moves out of range easily.

Aoki clinches.
Aoki misses with the head strike.
Taro's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Aoki blocks an uppercut.
I was talking to Taro's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Taro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Aoki lands a right hand.
Taro is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Aoki throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Taro tries a body shot but Aoki blocks it.
Aoki misses with a hook from the clinch.
Taro taking a breather.
Aoki prevents a body shot from Taro.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taro gets through Aoki's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Taro tries to work over Aoki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Aoki connects with a nasty looking knee right to Taro's face.
A short left from Aoki.
Taro wants to stall.
Aoki has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Taro seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Aoki can turn it around.
Aoki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Taro throws a punch but it's blocked by Aoki.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aoki lands with a light punch inside.
Taro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Aoki looking to throw knees to the head but Taro is blocking nicely.
Taro managing to block the knees to the body from Aoki.
A right handed body shot lands from Aoki.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Aoki tries to work over Taro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Taro misses with a punch to the body.
Aoki prevents a body shot from Taro.
Aoki lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Chan Sung Aoki will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Chan Sung Aoki's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Aoki slips a jab from Taro.
Aoki appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Taro pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Aoki throws a body shot but no joy.
Taro throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Aoki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice straight punches there by Taro. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Taro.
Aoki slips a jab from Taro.
Aoki lands a really nice looking cross but Taro seems unphased.
A chopping leg kick lands by Taro.
Aoki lands a nice hook to Taro's body. Taro takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Aoki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Taro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Aoki is looking to clinch but Taro is avoiding it.
Taro just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aoki throws a sloppy head kick and Taro moves out of range easily.
Taro was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Aoki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Taro throws out the jab.
Taro looks to land a right hand but Aoki moved out of range.
Aoki scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Taro has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Taro.
Aoki throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Taro blocks it with crossed arms.

Taro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Aoki lands a nice shot to the body.
Taro misses the shot to the body.
Aoki now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Taro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A big left from Aoki misses.
Taro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Taro misses the shot to the body.
Aoki gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Taro counters with a nice uppercut.
Aoki ducks right into an uppercut from Taro.
Nice body punch from Aoki.
Aoki looks to score with a jab to the body but Taro is just out of range.
Aoki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Aoki on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taro misses with a hook.
Aoki moves out of range as Taro strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aoki takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Aoki with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Taro to score with a decent uppercut.
Aoki takes one to the chin there.

Aoki has managed to clinch.
Aoki takes a shot to the head.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Aoki misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Taro.
Taro misses with a body punch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Aoki throws an elbow but misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Taro.
Aoki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Taro misses with a body punch.
Taro lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Aoki backwards.

And that's the end of the fight!
Matsuda Taro showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Taro 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matsuda Taro!
Matsuda Taro 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.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
72%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ugor Makinwa (ranked 2639 p4p, 391 weight class) and Andriy Pavlyuchenko (ranked 18351 p4p, 915 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Makinwa might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Beast - Tech N9ne. Pavlyuchenko has chosen Mushroomhead-Soltaire Unraveling as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Makinwa
vs
Pavlyuchenko

195 cm
40
210 lbs
44 - 19 - 1

190 cm
29
217 lbs
10 - 4 - 1

World class boxer
Cardio machine

Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Sully's Bar & Grill

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 44 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Ugor Makinwa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andriy Pavlyuchenko!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pavlyuchenko lands a really nice looking cross but Makinwa seems unphased.
Makinwa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pavlyuchenko throws out a counter right but Makinwa avoids it with no problem.
Makinwa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pavlyuchenko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Makinwa.
Pavlyuchenko tried to score with a low kick but Makinwa checks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pavlyuchenko. Makinwa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Makinwa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pavlyuchenko.
Pavlyuchenko moves away from the strike by Makinwa.
Pavlyuchenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Makinwa moves away.
Pavlyuchenko throws a leg kick but Makinwa sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Makinwa throws a poor cross that misses
and Pavlyuchenko counters with a left to the body.
Makinwa takes a kick to the side of the head.
Makinwa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pavlyuchenko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pavlyuchenko tries to clinch but Makinwa moves out of range.
Pavlyuchenko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Makinwa.
Makinwa lands with a hook. Pavlyuchenko tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pavlyuchenko throws a hook to the side of Makinwa's head but Makinwa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pavlyuchenko avoids the head kick by Makinwa.

Pavlyuchenko rushes Makinwa and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavlyuchenko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Makinwa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Makinwa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ugor Makinwa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pavlyuchenko slips under a jab from Makinwa.
Makinwa scores with a nice head shot.
Pavlyuchenko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Makinwa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Makinwa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pavlyuchenko throws out the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Makinwa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Makinwa looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pavlyuchenko throws a body punch but Makinwa moves out of range.
Makinwa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pavlyuchenko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Makinwa lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Makinwa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Makinwa lands with a good body shot.
Makinwa misses with a series of wild punches.
Pavlyuchenko scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pavlyuchenko attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Pavlyuchenko goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pavlyuchenko misses with a body kick.
Crunch! Makinwa slams his shin into Pavlyuchenko's torso.
Pavlyuchenko lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pavlyuchenko fakes the leg kick and cracks Makinwa in the body.
Makinwa misses with an uppercut
and Pavlyuchenko counters with a thumping low kick.
Pavlyuchenko fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Makinwa misses with a hook.
Pavlyuchenko misses with a series of wild punches.
Makinwa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pavlyuchenko swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Pavlyuchenko lands with a good body shot.
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 Pavlyuchenko.
Pavlyuchenko with a hook.
Pavlyuchenko dips to his left and cracks Makinwa with an uppercut!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Makinwa tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pavlyuchenko throws a body punch but Makinwa moves out of range.
Makinwa is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Makinwa scores with a kick to the midsection.
Makinwa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pavlyuchenko moves away.
Pavlyuchenko walks into a left hand.
Pavlyuchenko jabs Makinwa to the body, keeping him at a distance.

Makinwa forces Pavlyuchenko back against the ropes and clinches.
Makinwa lands a right hand.
Makinwa struggles to land a body shot inside as Pavlyuchenko controls his hands.
Pavlyuchenko misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Makinwa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pavlyuchenko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pavlyuchenko.
Makinwa just misses with a punch to the body.
Makinwa walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pavlyuchenko checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Pavlyuchenko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pavlyuchenko buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pavlyuchenko lands with a nice body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavlyuchenko throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Pavlyuchenko throws a leg kick which misses Makinwa's front leg but catches the back leg as Makinwa tries to avoid it.
Pavlyuchenko connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pavlyuchenko misses with a body kick.
Makinwa is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Pavlyuchenko.
Makinwa misses with an attempted mid kick.
Makinwa lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pavlyuchenko loads up on a big right hand but Makinwa slips the punch.
Makinwa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pavlyuchenko misses with a wild body shot.
Makinwa lands a really nice looking cross but Pavlyuchenko seems unphased.
Makinwa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Pavlyuchenko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Makinwa.
Makinwa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pavlyuchenko connects with a crisp jab.
Makinwa misses with a looping left.
Pavlyuchenko unleashes a big counter combination but Makinwa bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Makinwa scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pavlyuchenko lunges at Makinwa with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Makinwa's hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makinwa lands a nice shot that snaps Pavlyuchenko's head back.
Pavlyuchenko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pavlyuchenko misses with a straight right.
Pavlyuchenko just misses with a punch to the body.
Makinwa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pavlyuchenko throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Makinwa scores with a decent looking hook.
Makinwa swinging wildly here.
Pavlyuchenko looks to land a body kick but Makinwa moved away.
Pavlyuchenko doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Makinwa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pavlyuchenko moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pavlyuchenko throws a push kick but Makinwa slaps the foot to one side.
Makinwa throwing a counter right hand but Pavlyuchenko manages to avoid it.
Pavlyuchenko feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Makinwas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Pavlyuchenko works the jab nicely.
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 Ugor Makinwa will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. 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.

Pavlyuchenko lands with a right hand.
A slapping body kick lands there for Makinwa.
Pavlyuchenko attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Pavlyuchenko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pavlyuchenko misses with a few strikes there.
Makinwa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Makinwa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Makinwa misses with an uppercut. Pavlyuchenko saw that one coming.
Pavlyuchenko throws a hook but Makinwa avoids it easily.
Makinwa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Makinwa cracks the inside of Pavlyuchenko's front leg.
Pavlyuchenko looks to land a right hand but Makinwa moved out of range.
Makinwa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pavlyuchenko.
Makinwa tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makinwa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pavlyuchenko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Makinwa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Makinwa swings away with a body shot that misses
and Pavlyuchenko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pavlyuchenko tries to land a leg kick but Makinwa saw it coming and moves away.
Pavlyuchenko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Makinwa.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavlyuchenko misses with a looping right.
Pavlyuchenko lands with a shot to the body.
Makinwa feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pavlyuchenkos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Makinwa lands with a kick to the temple. Pavlyuchenko shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Pavlyuchenko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Makinwa looks to land a right hand but Pavlyuchenko moved out of range.
Pavlyuchenko scores with a jab to the jaw.
Makinwa lands a slapping body shot.
A jab from Makinwa misses.
Pavlyuchenko cracks Makinwa with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Pavlyuchenko scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Makinwa throws the kick towards the body but Pavlyuchenko avoids it.
Andriy Pavlyuchenko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Makinwa crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Pavlyuchenko - the referee stops the clock and Makinwa gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Pavlyuchenko. Makinwa manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pavlyuchenko throws a push kick but Makinwa slaps the foot to one side.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Pavlyuchenko crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Makinwa - the referee stops the clock and Pavlyuchenko gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Makinwa. Pavlyuchenko manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A decent looking cross lands there for Makinwa.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pavlyuchenko lands a nice shot to the body.
Makinwa throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Pavlyuchenko's head.
A swing and a miss from Makinwa.
Makinwa throws a shot from downtown. Pavlyuchenko moves away and avoids it.
Pavlyuchenko looks for the body kick but Makinwa saw that one coming.
Makinwa slips under a jab from Pavlyuchenko.

Makinwa closes the distance and clinches.
Makinwa digs a right hand underneath Pavlyuchenko's ribcage. Pavlyuchenko let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pavlyuchenko struggles to land a body shot inside as Makinwa controls his hands.
Pavlyuchenko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Makinwa blocking some punches.

Makinwa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice shot by Makinwa.
A swing and a miss from Pavlyuchenko.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pavlyuchenko misses with a hook. Makinwa ducked under it nicely.
Nice body punch from Makinwa.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ugor Makinwa.
I think Makinwa 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Andriy Pavlyuchenko!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Andriy Pavlyuchenko waved his t-shirt featuring Sully's Bar & Grill's logo in front of the cameras.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
77%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Kenuichio Harada (ranked 4579 p4p, 511 weight class) and Bonesaw McGraw (ranked 4137 p4p, 463 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Bonesaw McGraw was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Harada
vs
McGraw

199 cm
29
250 lbs
15 - 8 - 0

188 cm
29
237 lbs
8 - 7 - 1

World class MT
Cardio machine

World class MT
Good gas tank

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Kenuichio Harada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bonesaw McGraw!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGraw cracks Harada with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
McGraw fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Harada is out of range.
Harada throws a sloppy head kick and McGraw moves out of range easily.
McGraw on the wrong end of a nice jab.

It looks like Bonesaw McGraw has been cut.
McGraw throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McGraw throws a head kick but Harada moves out of range.
We've been informed that McGraw has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Harada feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits McGraws jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Harada chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Harada has been working on his boxing with his coaches at FIERCE in the buildup to the fight.
A nice inside leg kick there by McGraw. That's going to slow Harada down.
McGraw scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
McGraw looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Harada tries to work over McGraw's front leg with a kick but McGraw checks it.
McGraw steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harada.
McGraw scores with a sloppy right hand. Harada should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harada takes one on the button.
Harada scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
McGraw just misses with a punch to the body.
Harada throwing a counter right hand but McGraw manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGraw throws a shot from downtown. Harada moves away and avoids it.
Harada was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A lazy left from McGraw finds it's target.
McGraw lands with a right hand.

McGraw forces Harada back against the ropes and clinches.
Harada takes a shot to the head.
McGraw tries a knee to the head but Harada blocks it.
Harada tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McGraw tries a body shot but Harada blocks it.
A right handed body shot lands from Harada.
McGraw throws a punch but it's blocked by Harada.
Harada avoids a wild elbow strike from McGraw.
McGraw softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Harada lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McGraw lands a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGraw throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McGraw.
Harada misses with a hook to the ribs.
McGraw scores with a shot to the side of Harada's head.
Harada prevents a body shot from McGraw.
McGraw blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGraw doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harada dodges an elbow strike from McGraw.
McGraw swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McGraw lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A body shot lands from McGraw.
McGraw tries to throw a body punch but Harada avoids it by throwing McGraw back against the ropes.
Harada misses with a punch on the inside.
McGraw misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right handed body shot lands from McGraw.
Harada misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harada lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Harada throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Harada creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McGraw makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McGraw misses with a hook to the ribs.
McGraw lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McGraw blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harada lands a left hand that snaps the head of McGraw backwards.
Harada cracks McGraw with a nice body shot.
Harada has a couple of punches blocked by McGraw.
McGraw throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Harada's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

McGraw jabs Harada right on the nose. Harada blinks but takes it well.
Bonesaw McGraw seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A head kick misses from McGraw.
Harada tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McGraw has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Harada tries to clinch but McGraw is having none of it.
Harada scoring well with a low kick there.
McGraw throws a hook but Harada blocks it.
Harada blocks the body kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Harada misses the target.
McGraw lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
McGraw checks a leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Harada.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Harada.
A swing and a miss from McGraw.
Harada blocks a head kick by McGraw.
McGraw scores with a head kick.
Harada on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harada moves away from the strike by McGraw.
Harada tries to clinch up.
McGraw moves out of range of the body kick.
McGraw throws a nice inside leg kick.

Harada closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Harada working aggressively here.
McGraw working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harada.
McGraw misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McGraw.
McGraw lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Harada lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Harada tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McGraw's elbow.
McGraw misses with some punches.
McGraw lands with a light punch inside.
Harada scores with a hook to the body.
McGraw misses with the head strike.
McGraw tries to work over Harada's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harada fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harada throws a head punch that misses.
Harada lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harada lands with a light punch inside.
McGraw lands with a light punch inside.
McGraw stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Harada gets through McGraw's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That has opened up Bonesaw McGraw's cut even more.
McGraw is breathing heavily.
Harada goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Harada fails to land.
Harada lands an uppercut.
McGraw gets through Harada's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harada.
McGraw lands with a short punch from the clinch.
McGraw misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harada tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McGraw throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McGraw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harada blocks an uppercut.
Harada swings wildly with an uppercut but McGraw uses good head movement to avoid it.
McGraw blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McGraw misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Bonesaw McGraw will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Bonesaw McGraw's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

McGraw scores with a jab. Harada acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A left lands for Harada.
McGraw wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Harada misses with a body kick.
A leg kick checked by McGraw.
A punch lands to the side of Harada 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Harada is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A head kick misses from McGraw.
McGraw tests Harada's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Harada tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but McGraw paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McGraw swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Harada counters with a stiff right hand.
McGraw misses with a right hand
and Harada counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Harada.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harada misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McGraw pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGraw misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harada.
It looked like Harada wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
McGraw 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.
Harada keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
McGraw feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Harada's calf.
McGraw throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Harada counters with a beautiful hook that drops McGraw to the mat! Will McGraw be able to recover his senses? The referee starts the count at 3 having sent Harada to a neutral corner. 4,5,6 and McGraw is up. He looks OK to continue.

The cut above Bonesaw McGraw's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
McGraw looks to land a combination but Harada avoids it well.
Harada tries to clinch but McGraw moves away
and McGraw counters with a head kick.
Harada on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McGraw. McGraw obviously looking to wear him down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harada jabs at McGraw's body.
McGraw takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Harada closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McGraw.
A left hand lands to the body for McGraw.
McGraw blocks a body shot from Harada.
McGraw misses with the head strike.
McGraw fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harada misses with a punch to the body.
Kenuichio Harada has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Harada.
Harada digs a right hand into McGraw's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McGraw's gas tank.
Harada swings wildly with an uppercut but McGraw uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harada swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McGraw tries to throw a body punch but Harada avoids it by throwing McGraw back against the ropes.
McGraw lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Harada lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Harada lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McGraw backwards.

Bonesaw McGraw's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Nice body punch from Harada.
McGraw blocks an uppercut.
Harada lands a nice uppercut.
Harada misses with a punch on the inside.
Harada misses with a punch on the inside.
Harada tries to work over McGraw's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McGraw misses with the head strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McGraw blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harada lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Harada lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McGraw backwards.
Harada throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Harada creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kenuichio Harada showed his dominance in that final round.
I think McGraw has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:28

The fight is ruled a majority draw!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
84%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Halfdan Lodbrok (ranked 3044 p4p, 391 weight class) and Karol Tarczynski (ranked 2140 p4p, 286 weight class). Lodbrok's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Killing in the name of.... Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lodbrok
vs
Tarczynski

180 cm
34
201 lbs
21 - 8 - 0

186 cm
40
185 lbs
34 - 15 - 1

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

Sully's Bar & Grill

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Halfdan Lodbrok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Karol Tarczynski!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lodbrok throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tarczynski is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Tarczynski misses with a hook.
Lodbrok throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tarczynski throws a sloppy head kick and Lodbrok moves out of range easily.
Lodbrok feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tarczynski's calf.
Lodbrok fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tarczynski has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lodbrok swings for the body but Tarczynski moves out of range.
Lodbrok ducks under a wild hook from Tarczynski.
Lodbrok misses with a body kick.
Lodbrok misses with a leg kick
and Tarczynski makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lodbrok throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lodbrok throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tarczynski stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Lodbrok moves into the clinch.
Lodbrok lands a nice shot to the body.
Lodbrok lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tarczynski backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lodbrok.
Lodbrok comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Karol Tarczynski has been cut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tarczynski.
Tarczynski lands a body punch.
Tarczynski softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Tarczynski trying to control the position but instead, Lodbrok has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tarczynski into the ropes.
Lodbrok blocking some punches.
Tarczynski blocks a body shot from Lodbrok.
We've been informed that Tarczynski has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Tarczynski wants to get back to striking at distance but Lodbrok won't allow it.
Lodbrok works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lodbrok avoiding damage as Tarczynski throws knees to the body.
Lodbrok landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tarczynski looks winded!
Tarczynski lands a nice uppercut.
Lodbrok is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Tarczynski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Tarczynski breaks from the clinch.
Tarczynski throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lodbrok has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lodbrok lands with a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lodbrok throws a leg kick but Tarczynski moved away.
Good standup being displayed there by Lodbrok as he connects with a hook.
Lodbrok with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lodbrok delivers a nice body kick.
Lodbrok throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lodbrok doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lodbrok looks to score with a jab to the body but Tarczynski is just out of range.
Tarczynski takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tarczynski moves out of range of the body kick from Lodbrok.
Lodbrok scoring well with a low kick there.
Lodbrok bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tarczynski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lodbrok.
Lodbrok half committed to a counter leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Halfdan Lodbrok dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Karol Tarczynski's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Lodbrok dips to his left and cracks Tarczynski with an uppercut!
A good leg kick by Lodbrok.
Lodbrok's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Lodbrok duly obliges.
Lodbrok misses with the body kick
and Tarczynski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lodbrok misses with a double jab
and Lodbrok takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lodbrok misses with a wild body shot.
Lodbrok connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lodbrok with a hook.
Lodbrok misses with a looping right.
Lodbrok avoids the body shot from Tarczynski.
Lodbrok tried to counter with a leg kick but Tarczynski avoided it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab by Lodbrok.
A jab from Lodbrok does it's job there.
Tarczynski throws a leg kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lodbrok throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tarczynski avoids the head kick by Lodbrok.
Tarczynski moves out of range of the body kick from Lodbrok.
A little jabbing left from Tarczynski on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tarczynski lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lodbrok swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tarczynski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tarczynski tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Lodbrok manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lodbrok tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tarczynski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tarczynski goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lodbrok jabs at Tarczynski's body.
Tarczynski buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tarczynski throws a low kick but Lodbrok moves out of range easily.
Tarczynski looks to land a body kick but Lodbrok moved away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarczynski doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lodbrok is looking to wear down Tarczynski with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tarczynski missing with a left hand there. Lodbrok was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lodbrok tries to counter by clinching up but Tarczynski breaks away and moves out of range.
Lodbrok tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tarczynski was well out of range. Poor timing from Lodbrok.
Lodbrok lands with a straight right. Tarczynski didn't see that one coming.
Halfdan Lodbrok is winning the standup battle so far.
Lodbrok scores with a jab. Tarczynski acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lodbrok fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tarczynski looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tarczynski on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A jab from Tarczynski finds it's way through Lodbrok's defenses.
Lodbrok is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tarczynski can do to turn this around?
Tarczynski throws the left hand but Lodbrok avoids the punch easily.
Crunch! Lodbrok slams his shin into Tarczynski's torso.
Lodbrok throws a solid leg kick but Tarczynski takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lodbrok.
Lodbrok throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Tarczynski counters with a low kick, right behind Lodbrok 's knee.
A leg kick checked by Lodbrok.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Halfdan Lodbrok dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Karol Tarczynski's cut.
That's time! Lodbrok's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

A low kick from Lodbrok misses
and Tarczynski counters with a stiff right hand.
Tarczynski throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Lodbrok to counter with a crisp jab.
Lodbrok scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lodbrok misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tarczynski.
Lodbrok lands a jab to the nose.
Karol Tarczynski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lodbrok is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tarczynski has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tarczynski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lodbrok.
Lodbrok fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lodbrok swats away the attempt to clinch by Tarczynski.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarczynski throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lodbrok drops his hands momentarily and Tarczynski takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tarczynski needs to keep his hands up - Lodbrok had a free shot at his head there.
Lodbrok lands with a straight right. Tarczynski didn't see that one coming.
A clash of legs there as Lodbrok blocks the low kick.
Lodbrok throws a body kick that misses.
Lodbrok bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tarczynski's head backwards.
Tarczynski 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.
Lodbrok connects with a leg kick. Tarczynski looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lodbrok lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Tarczynski has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tarczynski and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

Lodbrok moves into range and clinches up with Tarczynski.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tarczynski.
Tarczynski lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tarczynski blocks an elbow strike from Lodbrok.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Lodbrok.
Halfdan Lodbrok has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lodbrok lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lodbrok taking a breather.
Tarczynski trying to stall but Lodbrok improves his position.
Lodbrok lands a nice shot to the body.
A shot in the inside from Tarczynski.
Tarczynski's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tarczynski lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tarczynski can't find room to land a body shot as Lodbrok controls the action.
Lodbrok lands a damaging elbow.
Lodbrok lands a good knee to the midsection. Tarczynski won't want to take too many of those.
Tarczynski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lodbrok tries to land knees in the clinch but Tarczynski avoids the damage to the body.
Lodbrok lands a right hand.
A knee to the head by Lodbrok.
Lodbrok lands an elbow inside that Tarczynski shrugs off.
Tarczynski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tarczynski takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tarczynski struggles to land a body shot inside as Lodbrok controls his hands.
Lodbrok lands a knee to the body.
Lodbrok lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tarczynski lands with a short punch from the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Halfdan Lodbrok showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lodbrok 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Halfdan Lodbrok!
During a confident post fight interview, Halfdan Lodbrok thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

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FIGHT
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Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Carson West (ranked 17170 p4p, 920 weight class) and Krzysztof Szczęsny (ranked 18041 p4p, 961 weight class). Szczęsny comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Immortal Technique-Obnoxious kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

West
vs
Szczęsny

186 cm
35
208 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

201 cm
30
223 lbs
20 - 7 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

Sully's Bar & Grill

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carson West!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Krzysztof Szczęsny!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Szczęsny tries to keep at a distance but West has taken the fight into the clinch.
Szczęsny blocking some punches.

Szczęsny's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

West rushes Szczęsny and presses him up against the ropes.
A short right from West on the inside.

Szczęsny manages to break the clinch.

West has managed to clinch.
West utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
West throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Szczęsny misses with a short punch on the inside.

Szczęsny's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Szczęsny scores with a nice head shot.
West fails in his attempt to clinch.
Szczęsny is trying to counter with his kicks.
West tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Szczęsny paws at him with a jab and circles away.

West has managed to clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Szczęsny blocks an uppercut.
Szczęsny has a couple of punches blocked by West.

Szczęsny pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
West lands a nice leg kick that just misses Szczęsny's sensitive parts.
Szczęsny buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
West tries to clinch but Szczęsny is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
West lands with an uppercut that bounces Szczęsny off the ropes and back into range.

West darts in and clinches Szczęsny up against the ropes.
Szczęsny lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Szczęsny on the inside.
West blocks a punch to the side of the head.
West lands an elbow that stopped Szczęsny in his tracks for a moment.
Szczęsny goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Szczęsny working hard to break the clinch.
Szczęsny's coach down at Mr.Js crib was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Szczęsny's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
West scores with an uppercut up the middle.
West lands a nice uppercut.
West tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
West scores a nice knee to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Szczęsny.
West has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Szczęsny breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Szczęsny looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Szczęsny tries to keep at a distance but West has taken the fight into the clinch.
Szczęsny has a couple of punches blocked by West.
Szczęsny pushes West back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, West just misses with a elbow thrown towards Szczęsny's brow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
West swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Szczęsny wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Szczęsny lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt West or not.
West lands with a right to the head.
Szczęsny tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Szczęsny presses West against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
West is breathing heavily.
Szczęsny softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
West is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Szczęsny is defending well for now.
Szczęsny tries a body shot but West blocks it.
West throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Szczęsny lands a hook to the side of the head.
Szczęsny blocks an elbow strike from West.
West lands a left hand that snaps the head of Szczęsny backwards.
Szczęsny misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hand to the body from Szczęsny.
Szczęsny avoids a wild elbow strike from West.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Szczęsny avoids a wild elbow strike from West.
West putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Szczęsny in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Szczęsny on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
West tries to land knees in the clinch but Szczęsny avoids the damage to the body.
Good body shot from Szczęsny.
Szczęsny tries to work over West's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

West avoids the body shot from Szczęsny.
West throws out a leg kick but Szczęsny moves out of range and West only half commits.
Szczęsny throws a counter combo.
Szczęsny ducks down and throws a hook to the body but West moves away.
Szczęsny avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Szczęsny looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Szczęsny throws a leg kick which misses West's front leg but catches the back leg as West tries to avoid it.

West closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.

Szczęsny breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
West checks the leg kick nicely there.
West displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Szczęsny throws out the jab.
West connects with a good right hand that stumbles Szczęsny. Szczęsny circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
West tried to score with a low kick but Szczęsny checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Szczęsny looks to score with a jab to the body but West is just out of range.
Szczęsny misses with a straight left.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from West. Szczęsny shrugs it off though.

West darts in and clinches Szczęsny up against the ropes.
West pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
West goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Szczęsny tried to land a shot to the body but connects with West's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
West putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Szczęsny in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Szczęsny has a couple of punches blocked by West.
West unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A short body shot lands from Szczęsny as the two fighters clinch.
West tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Szczęsny avoids it.
West blocks an uppercut.
Szczęsny avoids a wild elbow strike from West.
Carson West has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short uppercut from Szczęsny.
West pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
West lands a knee to the body.
Szczęsny is breathing heavily.
West misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Szczęsny.
West landing knees to the body.
Szczęsny avoiding damage as West throws knees to the body.
Szczęsny is trying to force a seperation but West has the dominant position.
Szczęsny scores with a nice hook to the head.
West pushes off an throws an elbow but Szczęsny leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Szczęsny lands with a right to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
West fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
West lands a shoulder strike.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
West lands a jab to the nose.
West on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
West tries to clinch but Szczęsny is having none of it.
As West backs off Szczęsny throws a huge counter combo but West manages to avoid it all.
West 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.
Carson West is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
West tries to clinch up but Szczęsny circles away and keeps his distance.
Szczęsny wants to slow West down by chopping away at his legs.
Szczęsny fakes high and swings low for a body shot but West manages to avoid it.
Szczęsny misses with a wild body shot.
West moves out of range of the leg kick from Szczęsny.
West tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Szczęsny paws at him with a jab and circles away.
West is looking to clinch but Szczęsny is avoiding it.
West tries to land a leg kick but Szczęsny saw it coming and moves away.
West tries to clinch up but Szczęsny circles away and keeps his distance.
West is looking to clinch.
West tries to clinch up but Szczęsny circles away and keeps his distance.
West avoids the body shot from Szczęsny.
West cracks Szczęsny with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
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 Carson West will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

West is looking to clinch but Szczęsny is avoiding it.
Szczęsny throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
West tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Szczęsny connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
West misses with the combination.
West slips a straight right by Szczęsny.
West tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Szczęsny only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Carson West seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
West misses with an uppercut. Szczęsny saw that one coming.
Szczęsny throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Szczęsny is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down West rather than just go for the knockout.
West tries to clinch up but Szczęsny circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
West avoids a kick to the body.
West keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Szczęsny just misses with a punch to the body.
West wants to clinch up but Szczęsny keeps it at a distance.
West rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Szczęsny moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Szczęsny misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts West, as that shot connected.
West tries to clinch there but Szczęsny circles away.

West has managed to clinch.
West lands an elbow inside that Szczęsny shrugs off.
A nice left hand lands by Szczęsny.
Szczęsny misses with a punch to the body.
Szczęsny tries to work over West's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
West pushes off an throws an elbow but Szczęsny leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.

Szczęsny breaks from the clinch.
Szczęsny connects with a jab.
Krzysztof Szczęsny seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Szczęsny throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Szczęsny takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
West is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A little jabbing left from Szczęsny on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
West tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Szczęsny manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
West throws a head kick that Szczęsny semi-blocks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
West takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
West tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Szczęsny paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Szczęsny doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Szczęsny is looking to chop away at West's legs.
Szczęsny lands with a right hand.
Szczęsny tries to land a leg kick but West saw it coming and moves away.
West tries to clinch up.
West doesn't manage to clinch there - Szczęsny circles away.
West tries to clinch there but Szczęsny circles away.
Szczęsny fakes the leg kick and cracks West in the body.
West fails in his attempt to clinch.
West tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Szczęsny paws at him with a jab and circles away.
West tries to close the distance and clinch up but Szczęsny swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Szczęsny throws a right and a left that both miss.
Szczęsny circles away from the clinch attempt.
West throws a right and a left that Szczęsny avoids nicely.
Szczęsny ducks down and throws a hook to the body but West moves away.
West tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Szczęsny paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Szczęsny is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Krzysztof Szczęsny really dominated that round.
That's time! West's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

West moves in looking to clinch but Szczęsny pushes him off.
Szczęsny shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
An inside leg kick from Szczęsny misses.
West tries to clinch but Szczęsny moves out of range.
Szczęsny takes a swing at West's ribcage but misses.
Szczęsny scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
West is looking to clinch but Szczęsny is avoiding it.
Szczęsny now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
West moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
West fails in his attempt to clinch.
West stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Szczęsny.
West is looking to clinch.
West tries to clinch but Szczęsny is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Szczęsny swings and misses with a hook to the body.
West is looking to clinch.
Szczęsny ducks down and throws a hook to the body but West moves away.
Nice uppercut there from West.
West checks a leg kick nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by West there.
Szczęsny lands a front kick.
West tries a head kick but it misses.
Szczęsny thumps West with a low kick.
Szczęsny keeps the fight on the outside.
West is looking to clinch.
Szczęsny now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Szczęsny misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It looked like West was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Szczęsny.
Szczęsny throws a leg kick but West checks it.
A swing and a miss from Szczęsny.
West tries to close the distance and clinch but Szczęsny swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Szczęsny doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Szczęsny throws a lazy body kick
and West counters with a good low kick that Szczęsny was not able to check.
Szczęsny buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
West checks a leg kick.
Szczęsny lands with a straight right. West didn't see that one coming.
West will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
West tries to close the distance and clinch but Szczęsny swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
West throws a sloppy head kick and Szczęsny moves out of range easily.
West throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
West tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Szczęsny counters with a lovely straight right hand!
West is looking to clinch but Szczęsny is avoiding it.
West misses the jab.
Szczęsny swats away the attempt to clinch by West.
Szczęsny throws out a counter right but West avoids it with no problem.
Szczęsny circles away from the clinch attempt.
West fails in his attempt to clinch.
Szczęsny is looking for the big counter here.
West is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Szczęsny avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Szczęsny swats away the attempt to clinch by West.
Nice defenses there by West.
A little feinted left hand from West on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
West scores with a jab to the body.
West tries to clinch but fails miserably
and West takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

West closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Krzysztof Szczęsny dominated that fourth round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

West tries to clinch but Szczęsny is having none of it.

West walks into a straight right hand and goes down! Szczęsny rushes to a neutral corner so the count doesn't get delayed but West has made it back to his feet on 5. He's OK so we're back to the action.

West is rocked!
West scores with a jab to the jaw.
West is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Szczęsny scores with a spinning back kick!
Szczęsny connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of West's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked West - is he going to beat the count??? 4,5,6,7,8,9.....10 - he's not made it - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Krzysztof Szczęsny!
Krzysztof Szczęsny is the new light heavyweight champion!
A victorious Krzysztof Szczęsny thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.