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Dynasty 18 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Tim Greene (ranked 7355 p4p, 305 weight class) and Kurt Shann (ranked 6939 p4p, 296 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Greene might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Back In Black. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tim Greene!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kurt Shann!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shann takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kurt Shann seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Greene looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Shann throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Shann lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Greene circles away quickly and effectively.
Greene looks for the body kick but Shann saw that one coming.
Shann throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Greene.
Shann throws a right and a left that Greene avoids nicely.
Shann throws a nice looking combination but Greene bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shann misses with a wild combination.
A head kick misses from Greene.
Shann will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shann blocks the body kick.
Shann fails to land with a series of punches.
Shann walks forward, straight into a front kick from Greene.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shann fails to land with a series of punches.
Shann moves out of range as Greene throws a body kick.
Greene looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greene misses with a jab, cross combination.
Greene throws a head kick that half lands.
Shann pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Greene back to the ropes. Shann follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A combination from Shann does no damage.
Shann moves out of range as Greene throws a body kick.
Greene dodges the punch combination from Shann.
Greene appears to be looking for a big counter.
Shann avoids a kick to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Greene.
Greene lands with a kick to the ribs.
Shann moves out of range of the body kick.
Shann tries to bum rush Greene with a series of wild strikes but Greene uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
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!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Greene - that will leave a mark!
No joy there for Shann, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Greene tries to counter by clinching up but Shann breaks away and moves out of range.
A left and a right from Shann both land. Nice combination.
Greene lets loose with a powerful body kick. Shann will feel that in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shann misses with a two punch combination.
A head kick misses from Greene.
Shann avoids a kick to the body.
Shann lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Greene backs up against the ropes.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Greene - that will leave a mark!
Greene avoids a punch combination nicely.
Greene throws a sloppy head kick and Shann moves out of range easily.
Shann fails to land with a series of punches.
Greene showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shann.
Greene throws a big counter combination but Shann scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shann throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Greene.
Shann throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Shann tries to bum rush Greene with a series of wild strikes but Greene uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shann scores with a three punch combo!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kurt Shann dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Shann misses with the combination.
Shann throws a right and a left that Greene avoids nicely.
Shann misses with the combination.
Greene throws a head kick that Shann semi-blocks.
A head kick misses from Greene.
Kurt Shann seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shann throws a series of punches but Greene avoids them all with ease.
Shann lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Greene circles away quickly and effectively.
Greene throws a head kick that misses.
Shann has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Greene.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shann throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sloppy strikes from Shann. Those never looked like landing.
Shann throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Greene.
Greene swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Shann. Those never looked like landing.
Shann is breathing heavily.
Shann throws a right and a left that Greene avoids nicely.
Greene throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Some wild striking there from Shann.
Greene throws a series of punches but Shann avoids them all with ease.
Shann fails to land with a series of punches.
Shann swinging wildly here.
Greene seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Shann throws a right and a left that both miss.
A head kick misses from Greene.
Shann throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Greene.
Greene misses with a jab, cross combination.
Greene goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Shann misses with a wild combination.
Tim Greene is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shann throws a nice looking combination but Greene bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Greene slips a jab and a cross from Shann.
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!
Shann will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shann blocks a head kick by Greene.
Greene tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shann lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Greene circles away quickly and effectively.
Greene quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Greene showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shann.
Shann's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Shann duly obliges.
Shann throws a right and a left that Greene avoids nicely.
Greene misses with a two punch combination.
Shann swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kurt Shann showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Shann dodges the punch combination from Greene.
A right-left combo lands from Shann.
Shann misses with a series of wild punches.
Greene swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Shann looks to land a combination but Greene avoids it well.
Shann throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Shann misses with a wild combination.
Shann misses with a jab, cross combination.
Greene seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Greene tries to bum rush Shann with a series of wild strikes but Shann uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A head kick misses from Greene.
Shann showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Greene.
Shann takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Shann stalks Greene and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Greene's face. Greene staggers backwards, shaken.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greene lands a high kick!
Shann throws a series of punches but Greene avoids them all with ease.
Shann avoids the head kick by Greene.
Shann uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Greene.
Greene takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Shann throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Shann throws a right hand that Greene ducks under and follows up with a left that Greene also avoids with ease.
Shann misses with a series of wild punches.
Greene tries to land a front kick but Shann steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Shann misses with a double jab.
Good leg kick by Greene there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Greene misses with a low kick as Shann jumps back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shann misses with a series of wild punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Greene looks to land a body kick but Shann moved away.
Shann lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Greene circles away quickly and effectively.
Shann will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shann swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Greene throws a big counter combination but Shann scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Greene misses with a kick to the body.
Shann fails to land with a series of punches.
It looked like Greene was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Shann avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shann throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Greene misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tim Greene has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kurt Shann is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Shann has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Shann throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Shann misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kurt Shann comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Shann 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kurt Shann!
Kurt Shann was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Cain Jones (ranked 4727 p4p, 408 weight class) and Jesse Pinkman (ranked 22038 p4p, 625 weight class). Jones comes to the ring accompanied by Hell's Bells- AC/DC. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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149 lbs
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143 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine
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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
14 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Cain Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jesse Pinkman!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pinkman.
Jones looks to land a combination. Pinkman sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Pinkman follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
A low kick from Jones is predictable there
and Pinkman makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Jones really felt that one!
Jones throws a sloppy head kick
and Pinkman counters with a nice kick to the body.
A leg kick checked by Pinkman.
Jones lands a head shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pinkman.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jones.
Pinkman moves out of range of the body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones throws a combination. Pinkman tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Pinkman cracks a nice hook into Jones's ribs.
Jones takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pinkman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jones swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pinkman counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Cain Jones has been cut.
Jones throws a poor cross that misses
and Pinkman finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
Jones throws a head kick but Pinkman moves out of range.
Pinkman lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pinkman throws out the jab.
Jones seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Jones throws a body punch but Pinkman moves out of range.
Jones fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pinkman on the side of the head.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Pinkman.
Pinkman pushes Jones away with a front kick.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pinkman.
Jones throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pinkman counters with a nice uppercut.
Pinkman lands a slapping body shot.
Jones misses with a lunging right hand
and Pinkman counters with a nice kick to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pinkman.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Pinkman - that will leave a mark!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pinkman fakes the leg kick and cracks Jones in the body.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Jones takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jones's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pinkman connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jones scrambles back to his feet.
Pinkman looks low and kicks high, catching Jones right on the side of the head, sending him crashing to the canvas! Will he be able to beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's already back to his feet and ready to go! Let's see if he's still with it!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pinkman checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jones swings away with a body shot that misses
and Pinkman counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jones has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pinkman.
Pinkman cracks Jones with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Jones is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Jones is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Jones could not beat the count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Jesse Pinkman!
Jesse Pinkman seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Dutch Creampie (ranked 22236 p4p, 776 weight class) and Thomas Silver Jr (ranked 8386 p4p, 696 weight class). Silver Jr is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Return. Dutch Creampie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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197 lbs
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190 lbs
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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
4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Dutch Creampie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Thomas Silver Jr!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Kenichi Hosakawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silver Jr misses with a kick to the body.
Creampie tries to counter by clinching up but Silver Jr breaks away and moves out of range.
Creampie thumps Silver Jr with a low kick.
Silver Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Silver Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Creampie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jab by Creampie.
Creampie moves out of range as Silver Jr throws a body kick.
Silver Jr jabs Creampie to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Silver Jr avoids the head kick by Creampie.
A nice side step and Silver Jr releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A head kick from Creampie lands but Silver Jr takes it in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silver Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silver Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Creampie forces Silver Jr back against the ropes and clinches.
Creampie with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silver Jr managing to block the knees to the body from Creampie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver Jr avoiding damage as Creampie throws knees to the body.
Silver Jr on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Creampie missing with knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Silver Jr wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Creampie misses with a knee strike.
Silver Jr is trying to break the clinch but Creampie has him pressed against the ropes.
Silver Jr tries to break free but Creampie pushes him back against the ropes.
Silver Jr managing to block the knees to the body from Creampie.
Silver Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silver Jr throws a nice looking combination but Creampie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A head kick misses from Creampie.
We've been informed that Silver Jr 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.
Silver Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Silver Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Creampie looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Creampie throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Silver Jr.
Creampie looks to land a combination but Silver Jr avoids it well.
A head kick misses from Creampie.
Silver Jr lands a leg kick that knocks Creampie off balance momentarily.
Creampie tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Silver Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dutch Creampie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silver Jr throws a body punch but Creampie moves out of range.
Creampie is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Silver Jr.
Creampie tries to close the distance and clinch but Silver Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Creampie misses with an uppercut. Silver Jr saw that one coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silver Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
A low kick from Creampie misses
and Silver Jr counters with an outside leg kick.
Silver Jr pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Creampie misses with a series of wild punches.
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 Dutch Creampie will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Creampie darts in trying to clinch
and Silver Jr counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Silver Jr throws a body punch but Creampie moves out of range.
Silver Jr misses with a body kick.
Silver Jr avoids the head kick by Creampie.
A countering left hand to the body from Silver Jr misses.
Creampie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silver Jr throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Creampie stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Creampie takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Creampie is looking to clinch.
Creampie throws a head kick but Silver Jr moves out of range.
Silver Jr misses with a body kick.
Creampie throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Creampie misses with a body kick.
Silver Jr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver Jr lands a nice leg kick that just misses Creampie's sensitive parts.
Creampie throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Creampie scoring well with a low kick there.
Thomas Silver Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Creampie tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Silver Jr finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Silver Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Creampie throws a half hearted mid kick.
Silver Jr tries a quick counter leg kick but Creampie is wise to it.
Creampie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silver Jr doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Creampie closes the distance and pushes Silver Jr back into the ropes.
Silver Jr wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Creampie trying to land knees to the body.
Silver Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Creampie misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Creampie checks a leg kick.
Silver Jr thuds a left hand into Creampie's body.
Silver Jr connects with a body shot.
Silver Jr ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Silver Jr lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A low kick from Creampie misses
and Silver Jr counters with a nice leg kick.
Silver Jr throws a body punch but Creampie moves out of range.
Silver Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Silver Jr is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Creampie rather than just go for the knockout.
Creampie misses with an attempted mid kick.
Creampie with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Silver Jr swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Creampie moves into the clinch.
Creampie tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silver Jr avoids it.
Creampie is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silver Jr is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Silver Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Creampie fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silver Jr, pushing him back against the ropes.
Silver Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Creampie misses with a leg kick
and Silver Jr counters with a slapping leg kick.
Creampie misses with a body punch
and Silver Jr counters with a one-two to the body.
Silver Jr lands a leg kick that knocks Creampie off balance momentarily.
Silver Jr motions for Creampie to come forward. Silver Jr throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Creampie is looking to counter the offense by Silver Jr and move into the clinch.
Creampie misses with a body kick.
Silver Jr let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Creampie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silver Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Creampie checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silver Jr stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Creampie.
Silver Jr misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Creampie counters by clinching up.
Creampie throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silver Jr blocks it with crossed arms.
Creampie tries to land knees in the clinch but Silver Jr avoids the damage to the body.
Silver Jr tries to break free but Creampie pushes him back against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Creampie keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Silver Jr's efforts to push away.
Silver Jr is trying to break free.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Silver Jr.
Silver Jr wants to break free but Creampie has control.
Silver Jr wants to get back to striking at distance but Creampie won't allow it.
Silver Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Creampie throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Silver Jr walks into a left hand.
Silver Jr wants to land a leg kick but Creampie is out of range.
Creampie throws a low kick but Silver Jr avoids it.
A head kick by Creampie misses
and Silver Jr counters with a nice body shot.
Silver Jr tries to land a front kick but Creampie steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Creampie avoids the body shot from Silver Jr.
Creampie doesn't manage to clinch there - Silver Jr circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver Jr misses with a looping right.
Silver Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Creampie is just out of range.
Creampie tries to clinch up.
A countering left hand to the body from Silver Jr misses.
Silver Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Creampie moves away.
Creampie needs to keep his hands up - Silver Jr had a free shot at his head there.
Creampie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Creampie darts in and clinches Silver Jr up against the ropes.
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!
Silver Jr wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Creampie prevents Silver Jr from breaking the clinch.
Creampie misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silver Jr.
Silver Jr can't break the clinch.
Silver Jr avoiding damage as Creampie throws knees to the body.
Creampie keeps control of Silver Jr as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silver Jr managing to block the knees to the body from Creampie.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Thomas Silver Jr.
I think Silver Jr 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Silver Jr!
Thomas Silver Jr very nearly forgot to thank Sully's Bar & Grill amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Biggy Highway (ranked 22108 p4p, 820 weight class) and Sao Galileo (ranked 2852 p4p, 383 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Biggy Highway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sao Galileo !
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Sano and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Highway lands with a nice body kick.
Galileo takes a swing at Highway's ribcage but misses.
Highway tries a low kick but Galileo avoids it.
Highway connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Highway throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Highway lands a nice looking kick to the body. Galileo takes a step back to recover.
Galileo throws a lazy uppercut
and Highway makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Galileo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Highway can pounce on him.
Highway is looking to chop away at Galileo 's legs.
Highway takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Highway needs to keep his hands up - Galileo had a free shot at his head there.
Highway misses with a body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Galileo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Highway.
Highway keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Highway pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Highway swats away the attempt to clinch by Galileo .
Highway tries to land a leg kick but Galileo saw it coming and moves away.
Highway turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Highway throws a leg kick
and Galileo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Galileo .
Galileo misses with some punches.
Galileo blocks an elbow strike from Highway.
A short left from Galileo .
Highway lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Sao Galileo has been cut.
Highway tries to break the clinch but Galileo is controlling the position.
Highway's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Galileo misses with a body punch
and Highway counters with a good low kick that Galileo was not able to check.
Highway throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Galileo looks to throw the jab but Highway is out of range.
Galileo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Highway.
Galileo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Highway can pounce on him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Highway throws a low kick but it's checked well by Galileo .
Galileo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
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!
Highway showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Galileo .
Galileo lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Biggy Highway has been cut.
Biggy Highway seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Galileo checks a leg kick.
Highway turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A solid body kick from Highway.
Galileo connects with a looping right hand.
Galileo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Galileo throws a head kick that misses
and Highway counters with an outside leg kick.
Galileo misses the body punch
and Highway counters with a nice kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Biggy Highway dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Highway misses with a low kick.
Highway throws a body kick that misses
and Galileo counters with a straight right hand.
Highway misses with a leg kick.
Highway checks a low kick from Galileo .
Galileo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Galileo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Highway throws a leg kick but Galileo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Highway thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Galileo if he has to take too many more of those.
Galileo checks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Highway pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Highway buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Highway misses with a low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Highway.
Biggy Highway is winning the standup battle so far.
Galileo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Highway misses with a body kick.
Galileo unleashes a big counter combination but Highway bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Highway throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Highway throws a leg kick
letting Galileo counter with a right hand.
Highway on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Highway thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Galileo if he has to take too many more of those.
Highway throws a solid leg kick but Galileo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Highway.
Galileo now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Galileo , right into the meat.
A chopping leg kick lands by Highway.
Galileo throws a jab when Highway was well out of range.
Highway buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Highway misses with a low kick as Galileo jumps back.
A slapping leg kick lands for Highway.
Good work by Galileo as he checks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Galileo as he checks the leg kick.
Galileo has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Highway.
A head kick misses from Galileo .
Highway looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Galileo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Galileo connects with a body shot.
Galileo looks to score with a jab to the body but Highway is just out of range.
Highway tried to counter with a leg kick but Galileo avoided it.
Highway scores with a spinning back kick!
Highway misses with a kick to the body.
Highway takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Galileo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Highway misses with a leg kick.
Galileo misses with a low 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 Biggy Highway will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A swing and a miss from Galileo .
Highway appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sao Galileo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Highway defending well as Galileo loads up on a big left hand.
Highway half committed to a counter leg kick.
Galileo looks to land a left hand but Highway moved out of range nicely.
Highway lets loose with a powerful body kick. Galileo will feel that in the morning.
Highway thows a leg kick but Galileo checks it
and Galileo counters with a straight right hand.
Highway walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Galileo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Galileo swings widly with a right hand
and Highway counters with a nice low kick that buckles Galileo 's knee momentarily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Highway.
Galileo blocks a low kick nicely.
Galileo 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Highway throws a leg kick
and Galileo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Highway misses with a leg kick
and Galileo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Highway scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Galileo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Highway keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Highway looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A low kick from Highway misses
and Galileo counters with a two punch combo.
Highway lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Highway throws a quick inside leg kick.
Highway scores with a spinning back kick!
Highway throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Galileo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Galileo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Galileo has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Highway fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Galileo .
Highway fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Galileo is out of range.
Highway blocks a jab.
Biggy Highway is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Highway fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Galileo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Highway throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Highway scores with a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Highway pushes Galileo away with a front kick.
Highway fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Galileo is out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Galileo crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Highway - the referee stops the clock and Galileo gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Highway. Galileo manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Highway is looking to slow Galileo down with leg kicks.
Galileo moves out of range of the body kick from Highway.
Highway finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Galileo lands with a shot to the body.
Galileo throws a sloppy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Highway connects with a leg kick. Galileo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Galileo lands a jab to Highway's midsection.
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 Biggy Highway.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Highway, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Biggy Highway!
As Biggy Highway got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: GET ON DEEZ NUTS KING!!!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Marcus Santiago (ranked 22314 p4p, 825 weight class) and Mickey Clark (ranked 22226 p4p, 784 weight class). Mickey Clark has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Marcus Santiago's chin.
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250 lbs
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270 lbs
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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
8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Marcus Santiago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mickey Clark!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santiago jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mickey Clark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clark scores with a jab and follows up with an uppercut that drops Santiago to his knees! He bounces straight back to his feet but is forced to take the mandatory standing 8 count before he's allowed to continue. We're back under way and the fighters meet in the middle of the canvas to re-engage.
It looks like Marcus Santiago has been cut.
Clark throws the left hand but Santiago avoids the punch easily.
A slow jab from Santiago misses its intended target.
Santiago is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Clark doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Santiago crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Santiago's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mickey Clark!
After winning the bout, Mickey Clark thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Hawaiian Kickboxer (ranked 8066 p4p, 538 weight class) and Soa Silva (ranked 2986 p4p, 291 weight class). Kickboxer comes to the ring accompanied by Hawaiian Kickboxer. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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155 lbs
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150 lbs
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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
3 - 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
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Soa Silva!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Sosuke Kotani and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kickboxer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Kickboxer.
Silva looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kickboxer throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Good exchange - Kickboxer coming out on top.
Kickboxer misses with a hook
and Silva makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Kickboxer.
Silva cracks Kickboxer with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Silva takes a jab right on the kisser.
Silva scores with a jab to the head.
Kickboxer misses with a body shot.
Silva swinging wildly here.
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kickboxer thuds a left hand into Silva's body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Silva avoids the head kick by Kickboxer.
Silva clinches.
Kickboxer is trying to break free.
Kickboxer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kickboxer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kickboxer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kickboxer.
Kickboxer throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kickboxer.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kickboxer looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Kickboxer fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kickboxer walks into a straight right hand from Silva.
Silva takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Silva has Kickboxer up against the ropes in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
Kickboxer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kickboxer looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Silva misses with the head strike.
Kickboxer breaks the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kickboxer misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kickboxer's head backwards.
Silva misses with a straight right.
Kickboxer was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Silva misses with a shot to the body
and Kickboxer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kickboxer throws an off balance right hand
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
Kickboxer misses with the combination.
Silva lands with a good body shot.
Silva swings widly with a right hand
and Kickboxer counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kickboxer looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Kickboxer connects with a crisp jab.
Kickboxer throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hawaiian Kickboxer 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.
Kickboxer 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.
Silva misses with a left hand
and Kickboxer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silva misses with an uppercut. Kickboxer saw that one coming.
A punch combination from Kickboxer misses.
Kickboxer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Kickboxer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kickboxer in his tracks.
Silva with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Silva lands with an overhand left.
Silva takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Silva moves into the clinch.
Silva is leaning against Kickboxer and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Silva misses with a body punch.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kickboxer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A jab from Silva finds it's way through Kickboxer's defenses.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Silva.
Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kickboxer moves out of range of the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kickboxer. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva sizes up Kickboxer with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kickboxer scores with a shot to the body.
Silva uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kickboxer looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Silva swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Silva moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kickboxer takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kickboxer misses with a combination
and Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silva blocks a jab.
Kickboxer lands a nice hook to Silva's body. Silva takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kickboxer manages to break the clinch.
Kickboxer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Kickboxer.
Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kickboxer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kickboxer throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
It seemed like Silva was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Silva scores with a nice right hand.
Kickboxer thuds his right hand into Silva's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kickboxer misses with a body shot.
Silva throws out a loose jab but Kickboxer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kickboxer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hawaiian Kickboxer is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva tries to move into range but Kickboxer moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kickboxer throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kickboxer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva throws a shot to the body.
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kickboxer throws out the jab.
Kickboxer throws a leg kick but Silva sees it coming and checks it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Soa Silva will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Silva takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like Kickboxer was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Silva.
Kickboxer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Silva does it's job there.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kickboxer slips under a jab.
Silva cracks Kickboxer with a good jab.
Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Silva does it's job there.
Silva throws a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva moves out of range as Kickboxer strikes.
Kickboxer connects with a looping right hand.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Kickboxer swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kickboxer tries a head kick but it misses.
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!
Donk. Silva catches Kickboxer right on the button with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kickboxer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Kickboxer blocks a jab.
A cross from Kickboxer lands.
Kickboxer slips a straight right by Silva.
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kickboxer misses with a few strikes there.
Silva closes the distance and pushes Kickboxer back into the ropes.
Kickboxer tries to stall but Silva uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Silva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kickboxer backwards.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Kickboxer is leaning against Silva and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva has Kickboxer pressed against the ropes, preventing Kickboxer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Silva lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kickboxer.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Kickboxer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kickboxer misses with the head strike.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Kickboxer.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Kickboxer.
Kickboxer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Silva lands a hook that snaps the head of Kickboxer backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Kickboxer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Kickboxer controls the action.
Kickboxer tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
Kickboxer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kickboxer blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kickboxer.
Kickboxer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kickboxer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Soa Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Silva 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Soa Silva!
Soa Silva 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.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Philo Beddoe (ranked 22206 p4p, 797 weight class) and Raivo Jaak (ranked 5494 p4p, 569 weight class). Beddoe's entrance music is Pop Evil - Ways To Get High . A fine choice. Jaak is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Dr.Dre - Next Episode . Philo Beddoe could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Raivo Jaak's chin.
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255 lbs
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Philo Beddoe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raivo Jaak!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beddoe lands a jab to the nose.
Jaak misses with an uppercut. Beddoe saw that one coming.
Beddoe is looking to slow Jaak down with leg kicks.
Jaak looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice shot lands for Beddoe.
Jaak throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Beddoe throws a head kick but Jaak moves out of range.
Jaak thows a left - swing and a miss!
Beddoe throws out a loose jab but Jaak uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beddoe walks into a left hand.
Jaak throws a solid leg kick but Beddoe takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jaak.
Jaak takes one on the chin but seems OK.
It looks like Raivo Jaak has been cut.
Jaak has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jaak there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beddoe scores with a hook to the body. Jaak takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jaak has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jaak.
Beddoe missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaak misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jaak lands with a light punch inside.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Beddoe just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jaak's brow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Beddoe.
Jaak has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short left from Beddoe.
Beddoe tries a body shot but Jaak blocks it.
Beddoe taking a breather.
Jaak goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jaak blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Beddoe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jaak scores with a jab to the body.
Beddoe avoids the body shot from Jaak.
Nice shot by Jaak.
Jaak connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of Beddoe's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked Beddoe - 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 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Raivo Jaak!
Our winner, Raivo Jaak, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Aldo O Donno (ranked 3550 p4p, 403 weight class) and John Walker (ranked 4456 p4p, 494 weight class). O Donno comes to the ring accompanied by Make Some Noise - Beastie Boys. Walker is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Another One Bites the Dust. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aldo O Donno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Walker!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Donno throws a jab but it's blocked by Walker.
O Donno misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
O Donno fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Walker manages to avoid it.
Walker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from O Donno.
It seemed like Walker was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Walker has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Nice cross by O Donno.
Walker is looking to land body kicks.
Walker plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Aldo O Donno has been cut.
Walker scores with a hook to the body. O Donno takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
O Donno misses with a low kick.
Walker let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from O Donno misses the target.
Walker swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
O Donno loads up on a big right hand but Walker slips the punch.
O Donno misses with an uppercut
and Walker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Walker fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. O Donno looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The fighters circle momentarily. O Donno darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Donno connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
O Donno fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Walker is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker just misses with a punch to the body.
Walker scores with a hook to the body. O Donno takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Walker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Aldo O Donno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Donno paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Walker throws a sloppy head kick and O Donno moves out of range easily.
O Donno swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Walker moves out of range of the strikes.
O Donno throws a body shot but no joy.
O Donno misses with an uppercut
and Walker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
O Donno motions for Walker to come forward. O Donno throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice shot lands for O Donno.
Walker tries to keep at a distance but O Donno has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nice body punch from O Donno.
Walker misses with some punches.
O Donno has a couple of punches blocked by Walker.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Walker.
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!
Walker lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down O Donno.
O Donno lands an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Walker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Walker stalling in the clinch but O Donno improves position.
O Donno misses with a hook to the ribs.
Walker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Walker misses with a short punch on the inside.
O Donno goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
O Donno lands with a short head shot on the inside.
O Donno escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Walker buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
O Donno misses with a leg kick
and Walker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Donno wants to clinch
and Walker counters with a nice kick to the body.
O Donno tests Walker's chin there with a solid looking shot.
O Donno jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Aldo O Donno will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Aldo O Donno's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Walker has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Walker is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down O Donno rather than just go for the knockout.
O Donno just misses with a punch to the body.
Walker lands with a slapping head kick.
A jab from O Donno finds it's way through Walker's defenses.
O Donno clinches up against the ropes.
Walker lands an uppercut.
Walker blocking some punches.
O Donno struggles to land a body shot inside as Walker controls his hands.
O Donno tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Walker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Walker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
O Donno tries a body shot but Walker blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Walker.
O Donno throws a head punch that misses.
Aldo O Donno has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
O Donno stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
I was talking to O Donno's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
O Donno cracks Walker with a nice body shot.
O Donno working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker misses with a punch to the body.
O Donno lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
O Donno misses with a punch on the inside.
Walker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
O Donno lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
O Donno swings wildly with an uppercut but Walker uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Donno tries a body shot but Walker blocks it.
O Donno lands a right hand.
Walker lands a hook that snaps the head of O Donno backwards.
O Donno lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Walker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Walker fails to land.
O Donno lands with a right to the head.
O Donno blocks a body shot from Walker.
Walker misses with a punch to the body.
Walker tries a body shot but O Donno blocks it.
O Donno misses with a hook to the ribs.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
O Donno is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Walker can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Donno lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Walker backwards.
O Donno lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Walker backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walker misses with a hook from the clinch.
O Donno escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Walker staying out of range there.
Walker throws a fast counter high kick but O Donno manages to duck under it in time.
A combination from O Donno does no damage.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Walker.
Walker ducks under a wild hook from O Donno.
Walker tries to counter with a clinch but O Donno shakes him off and moves away.
Walker misses with a wild body shot.
Walker lands a nice looking kick to the body. O Donno takes a step back to recover.
O Donno misses with a hook.
O Donno throws a head kick but Walker moves out of range.
O Donno misses with an uppercut. Walker saw that one coming.
O Donno misses with a body punch
and Walker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big left from O Donno misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aldo O Donno dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Aldo O Donno's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Walker. O Donno shrugs it off though.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting O Donno here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Walker lands with a nice combination. O Donno backs away looking to recover.
Walker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from O Donno.
Walker avoids the head kick by O Donno.
O Donno will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
O Donno paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
O Donno lands a glancing blow to the side of Walker's head.
Walker swings for the body but O Donno moves out of range.
O Donno misses with a hook.
Walker throws a head kick but O Donno moves out of range.
O Donno dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
O Donno goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Donno throws a leg kick but Walker sees it coming and moves out of range.
Walker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from O Donno.
Walker appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Donno misses with a low kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Walker 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 O Donno has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from O Donno and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Walker walks into a left hand.
O Donno has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Walker.
O Donno missing with a left hand there. Walker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Walker appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Walker throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Walker lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
O Donno pulls out of a head kick attempt.
O Donno misses with an uppercut
and Walker counters with a left to the body.
Aldo O Donno is winning the standup battle so far.
A chopping leg kick lands by Walker.
O Donno misses with an uppercut. Walker saw that one coming.
Walker is clearly trying to counter these attacks from O Donno with a body shot.
Walker lets loose with a powerful body kick. O Donno will feel that in the morning.
O Donno takes a swing at Walker's ribcage but misses.
Walker misses with a looping left.
John Walker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Donno turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Walker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but O Donno moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walker's hands are dropping dangerously low here and O Donno connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Walker scrambles back to his feet.
Walker checks the leg kick.
O Donno lands a jab to the nose.
O Donno lands a really nice looking cross but Walker seems unphased.
Walker is rocked!
O Donno connects with a beautiful left hand that drops Walker onto his butt! Walker bounces straight back up though - he's OK. After the ref checks him out, we're back to the action.
Walker is still on wobbly legs! Can O Donno finish him?
O Donno throws a nice outside leg kick.
O Donno cracks Walker with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Walker is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Walker is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9, he's up! Wow, he cut that one a bit fine!
O Donno connects with a quick right hand that sends Walker tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the ropes, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Aldo O Donno!
Our winner, Aldo O Donno, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Dwan Diego (ranked 17916 p4p, 799 weight class) and Chuck Norris Jr (ranked 8343 p4p, 693 weight class). Diego comes to the ring accompanied by Jiu Jitsu. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Dwan Diego!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Chuck Norris Jr!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diego misses with an uppercut
and Norris Jr counters with a nice body shot.
Diego throws a hook to the side of Norris Jr's head but Norris Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It seemed like Norris Jr was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Norris Jr throws a nice inside leg kick.
Norris Jr throws a leg kick but Diego sees it coming and moves out of range.
Norris Jr misses with a wild body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Norris Jr.
Norris Jr fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Diego checks it well.
Diego misses with a low kick.
Diego throws a chopping leg kick but Norris Jr manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Norris Jr stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Diego.
Diego throws a front kick aimed at Norris Jr's knee but Norris Jr avoids it well.
Norris Jr looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Norris Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Norris Jr throws a body punch but Diego moves out of range.
Diego throws a looping overhand right but Norris Jr ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good leg kick by Diego there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A shot to the liver by Norris Jr. Beautiful body shot.
Norris Jr jabs Diego to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Norris Jr cracks the inside of Diego's front leg.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diego keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Diego turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego tries a low kick but Norris Jr avoids it.
Norris Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Norris Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Diego throws a low kick but Norris Jr avoids it.
Jab by Norris Jr.
Diego on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Norris Jr. Norris Jr obviously looking to wear him down.
Norris Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Diego is just out of range.
Diego lands an overhand right.
Diego chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Norris Jr can pounce on him.
Diego just misses with a punch to the body.
We've been informed that Norris Jr 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.
Diego tries to clinch
and Norris Jr counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Diego looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A decent looking cross lands there for Norris Jr.
Diego misses with a hook. Norris Jr ducked under it nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diego displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Norris Jr throws out the jab.
Diego swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Diego looks to throw the jab but Norris Jr is out of range.
Diego scores with a nice head shot.
Diego swings for the body but Norris Jr moves out of range.
Norris Jr misses with a hook. Diego ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diego throws a leg kick
and Norris Jr counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Norris Jr scores with a shot to the body.
Norris Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Diego tries to clinch but Norris Jr moves out of range.
Nice shot by Diego.
Diego throws a quick inside leg kick.
Norris Jr takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Diego on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Diego takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Diego moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Norris Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Norris Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diego.
Diego takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Diego fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Norris Jr scores with a jab to the body.
Dwan Diego seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Norris Jr lands a body shot.
Norris Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Norris Jr is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Diego rather than just go for the knockout.
Norris Jr throws a leg kick but Diego checks it.
Norris Jr misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Norris Jr 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.
Norris Jr throws a body punch but Diego moves out of range.
Norris Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Norris Jr scores with a jab to the body.
Diego throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Norris Jr throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Diego misses with a hook
and Norris Jr counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Norris Jr staying out of range there.
Norris Jr misses with a body shot.
Norris Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diego.
Diego fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Norris Jr.
Diego shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
An inside leg kick from Diego misses.
Norris Jr cracks Diego with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diego pivots, looking for a leg kick but Norris Jr is out of range and Diego settles back down.
Norris Jr throws a left and a right that both miss
and Diego counters with a low kick, right behind Norris Jr 's knee.
Diego paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot to the liver by Diego. Beautiful body shot.
Diego attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Norris Jr throws a hook to the side of Diego's head but Diego sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Norris Jr tried to score with a low kick but Diego checks it.
Diego thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Diego, right into the meat.
Diego jabs at Norris Jr's body.
A slow jab from Norris Jr misses its intended target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Norris Jr checks a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Norris Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Diego clobbers Norris Jr with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Norris Jr swings for the body but Diego moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Diego checks a leg kick.
Norris Jr's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Norris Jr throws the left hand but Diego avoids the punch easily.
Diego finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Diego misses with a looping left.
Norris Jr throws a body punch but Diego moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Norris Jr.
Norris Jr thinks about the counter body kick.
Diego lands with a straight right. Norris Jr didn't see that one coming.
Norris Jr throws a body punch but Diego moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Diego misses
and Norris Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Diego checks a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Norris Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diego moves away.
Norris Jr throws a leg kick but Diego sees it coming and moves out of range.
Norris Jr misses with a low kick.
Norris Jr works Diego's body with a nice hook.
Norris Jr throws out a leg kick but Diego moves out of range and Norris Jr only half commits.
A jab from Norris Jr misses.
Norris Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diego manages to avoid it.
Norris Jr misses with a low kick.
Diego half committed to a counter leg kick.
Chuck Norris Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A good leg kick by Diego.
A looping hook to the body misses from Norris Jr. Diego does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diego. Norris Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Norris Jr stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Diego.
Diego keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Norris Jr. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Norris Jr on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Diego. Diego obviously looking to wear him down.
Diego scores with a nice strike.
Diego lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Diego fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Norris Jr on the side of the head.
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 Dwan Diego will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
A head kick misses from Norris Jr.
Diego walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Diego throws a low kick, looking for Norris Jr's leg but Norris Jr calmly moves out of range.
Diego ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Norris Jr moves away.
Norris Jr throws a low kick but Diego avoids it.
Norris Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Diego.
Diego blocks a low kick nicely.
Diego throws a shot from downtown. Norris Jr moves away and avoids it.
Diego feints and then cracks Norris Jr's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Norris Jr down.
Diego throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Norris Jr fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Diego on the side of the head.
Diego throws a quick inside leg kick.
Diego attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot by Norris Jr.
Norris Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diego.
Diego jabs Norris Jr right on the nose. Norris Jr blinks but takes it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diego. Norris Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Norris Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diego was well out of range. Poor timing from Norris Jr.
Norris Jr keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diego.
Nice shot by Diego.
Norris Jr throws a nice outside leg kick.
Norris Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Diego connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Diego takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Norris Jr walks into a stiff left hand from Diego.
Norris Jr throws a low kick, looking for Diego's leg but Diego calmly moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Norris Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Norris Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Norris Jr throws a looping overhand right but Diego ducks down to avoid it.
Norris Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Diego misses with a low kick.
Diego throws a shot from downtown. Norris Jr moves away and avoids it.
Norris Jr appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A low kick from Diego misses
and Norris Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Norris Jr turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Norris Jr takes a jab right on the kisser.
Diego moves out of range as Norris Jr throws a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diego has taken the fight to the clinch.
Diego lands a hook that snaps the head of Norris Jr backwards.
I was talking to Diego's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Diego is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Diego throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Diego lands a shot to the body.
Diego throws a head punch that misses.
Diego misses with some punches.
Diego throws a punch but it's blocked by Norris Jr.
Diego works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Norris Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diego swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diego goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diego avoiding damage as Norris Jr throws knees to the body.
Diego misses with a punch to the body.
Diego throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Norris Jrs head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Norris Jr.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Dwan Diego did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Back to the action!
Norris Jr takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Norris Jr takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Diego throws out a leg kick but Norris Jr moves out of range and Diego only half commits.
Norris Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Diego pivots, looking for a leg kick but Norris Jr is out of range and Diego settles back down.
Norris Jr feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Diego's calf.
Nice uppercut lands for Diego. That snapped Norris Jr's head back.
Diego throws a nice inside leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Diego as he connects with a hook.
Norris Jr lands a front kick.
Norris Jr swings away with a body shot that misses
and Diego counters with a good low kick that Norris Jr was not able to check.
Diego throws a sloppy body shot
and Norris Jr counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Decent striking displayed by Diego there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diego tries to land a front kick but Norris Jr steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Norris Jr sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Norris Jr chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Norris Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Diego.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris Jr misses with a kick to the body.
Norris Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diego was well out of range. Poor timing from Norris Jr.
Norris Jr checks a low kick from Diego.
Norris Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Diego.
Norris Jr takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Norris Jr throws a jab when Diego was well out of range.
Norris Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Diego's shoulder, as Diego tries to avoid the shot.
Norris Jr scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Diego doesn't seem bothered though.
A shot to the liver by Norris Jr. Beautiful body shot.
Norris Jr goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Norris Jr goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Norris Jr connects with an inside leg kick.
Diego throws a leg kick but Norris Jr moved away.
Norris Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diego blocks the body kick.
Diego tries to close the distance and clinch but Norris Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A big left from Norris Jr misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris Jr thows a body kick. Diego tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Diego scores with a nice strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Norris Jr will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Diego scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Norris Jr lands a body shot.
Norris Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Norris Jr scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Diego stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Norris Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Diego.
Diego throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Norris Jr counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Norris Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diego was well out of range. Poor timing from Norris Jr.
Norris Jr looks to throw the jab but Diego is out of range.
Diego throws an overhand right that lands on Norris Jr's shoulder, as Norris Jr tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A leg kick checked by Norris Jr.
Diego feints and then cracks Norris Jr's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Norris Jr down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Diego. That's going to slow Norris Jr down.
Diego attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Norris Jr thinks about the counter body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Chuck Norris Jr will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Norris Jr lands with a shot to the body.
Diego uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Norris Jr.
Diego takes a swing at Norris Jr's ribcage but misses.
Diego attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Diego misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Norris Jr.
Diego jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Good leg kick by Diego there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Diego misses with a leg kick.
Norris Jr stuns Diego with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Diego tries to clinch up.
Norris Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Diego is just out of range.
Nice body punch from Norris Jr.
Norris Jr has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A leg kick checked by Norris Jr.
Norris Jr looks for the body kick but Diego saw that one coming.
Norris Jr misses the body punch
letting Diego counter with a right hand.
Diego chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Norris Jr misses with an uppercut.
Norris Jr misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris Jr scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Norris Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diego throws out the jab.
Norris Jr checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Diego throws an overhand right that lands on Norris Jr's shoulder, as Norris Jr tries to avoid the shot.
A big right from Diego misses.
Diego lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Norris Jr tries to move into range but Diego moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Diego throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Diego takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Dwan Diego has been cut.
Norris Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diego manages to avoid it.
Norris Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Norris Jr lands with a good body shot.
Norris Jr's jab looks to have found its range, popping Diego under the eye.
Diego slips a jab from Norris Jr.
A clash of legs there as Norris Jr blocks the low kick.
Norris Jr misses with a looping right.
Diego throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris Jr works Diego's body with a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Norris Jr with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Norris Jr buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Diego dips to his left and cracks Norris Jr with an uppercut!
Diego keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Norris Jr checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A combination from Norris Jr does no damage.
Norris Jr scores with a push kick.
Norris Jr throws a body punch but Diego moves out of range.
Diego catches Norris Jr with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Diego has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Norris Jr.
Diego tries to move into range but Norris Jr moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Norris Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Norris Jr lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Diego misses the shot to the body.
Norris Jr flicks out a counter leg kick but Diego steps away.
Diego feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Norris Jr's calf.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chuck Norris Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Norris Jr has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 47:49
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 46:49
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 48:48
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Chuck Norris Jr!
Chuck Norris Jr is the new middleweight champion!
Chuck Norris Jr decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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