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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Antonio Saskenarutosakurohinato (ranked 6778 p4p, 294 weight class) and Bimby Supot (ranked 23872 p4p, 391 weight class). Bimby Supot has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Antonio Saskenarutosakurohinato's chin.
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141 lbs
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145 lbs
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Antonio Saskenarutosakurohinato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bimby Supot!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Ren Mimura and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Supot closes the distance and pushes Saskenarutosakurohinato back into the ropes.
Supot manages to break the clinch.
Supot drives through and clinches with Saskenarutosakurohinato against the ropes.
Supot breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Supot clinches up with Saskenarutosakurohinato and pushes him back against the ropes.
Supot breaks the clinch.
Saskenarutosakurohinato tries a head kick but it misses.
Saskenarutosakurohinato throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Supot only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Supot gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Supot's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Saskenarutosakurohinato is trying to maintain a safe position but Supot gets an underhook and turns Saskenarutosakurohinato into the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Supot lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Supot connects with a nasty looking knee right to Saskenarutosakurohinato's face.
It looks like Antonio Saskenarutosakurohinato has been cut.
Saskenarutosakurohinato wants to get back to striking at distance but Supot won't allow it.
Supot throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saskenarutosakurohinato softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saskenarutosakurohinato has a couple of punches blocked by Supot.
Supot works on Saskenarutosakurohinato's body with a couple of short punches.
Saskenarutosakurohinato trying to stall but Supot improves his position.
Saskenarutosakurohinato takes a shot to the head.
Supot pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Supot has Saskenarutosakurohinato up against the ropes in a clinch.
Saskenarutosakurohinato is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Supot - that landed with a thud.
Supot lands a hook that snaps the head of Saskenarutosakurohinato backwards.
Supot presses Saskenarutosakurohinato against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Supot lands a nice shot to the body.
Saskenarutosakurohinato is looking to break free of the clinch but Supot has double underhooks.
Supot breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Supot gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Supot lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Supot breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Saskenarutosakurohinato misses with a body shot.
Saskenarutosakurohinato tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Supot pushes Saskenarutosakurohinato up against the ropes in a clinch.
Supot escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Supot connects with a high kick.
Saskenarutosakurohinato is rocked!
Supot rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Saskenarutosakurohinato moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Supot moves into the clinch.
Supot lands with a right to the head.
Oh Saskenarutosakurohinato is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Supot gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Supot lands a hook to the side of the head.
Supot lands a left hand.
Supot breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Saskenarutosakurohinato with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Saskenarutosakurohinato looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Saskenarutosakurohinato get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Bimby Supot!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Duncan Smith (ranked 19887 p4p, 750 weight class) and Don Appleberry (ranked 14861 p4p, 729 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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204 lbs
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194 lbs
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World class MT
Cardio machine
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Granite chin
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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
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Duncan Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Don Appleberry!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith tries to work over Appleberry's front leg with a kick but Appleberry checks it.
Smith closes the distance and clinches.
Appleberry swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Appleberry lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Appleberry throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Smith blocks it with crossed arms.
A short uppercut from Appleberry.
Appleberry misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smith.
Good body shot from Appleberry.
A frustrated look appears on Appleberry's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Smith lands a good knee to the midsection. Appleberry won't want to take too many of those.
A nice right hand lands inside from Smith.
Appleberry connects with a knee to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Appleberry.
Smith crunches a lovely knee into Appleberry's ribcage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Appleberry looks winded!
Smith avoiding damage as Appleberry throws knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
Smith manages to break the clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Smith.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Appleberry is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smith.
Appleberry takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Don Appleberry has been cut.
Appleberry misses with a two punch combination.
A head kick by Smith misses
and Appleberry counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Smith takes the fight into the clinch.
Smith makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Appleberry takes an elbow to the forehead.
Smith lands a shot to the body.
Smith lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Smith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Appleberry is defending well for now.
Appleberry missing with knees to the body.
Smith lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith misses with a knee strike.
Appleberry blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smith blocking some punches.
Appleberry misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Appleberry is looking to break free of the clinch but Smith has double underhooks.
Appleberry misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smith with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Appleberry with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Smith slows down the pace here.
Smith digs a right hand underneath Appleberry's ribcage. Appleberry let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Our sources have told us that Smith has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Appleberry tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smith lands with a short shot to the head.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Appleberry throws an elbow but misses.
Appleberry tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A hook to the body from Smith.
Smith manages to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A swing and a miss from Appleberry.
Smith has closed the distance and engaged Appleberry in a clinch.
Appleberry swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Duncan Smith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Don Appleberry's cut.
That's time! Smith's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Appleberry throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A combination from Smith does no damage.
Appleberry throws a counter combo.
Smith throws a head kick that misses
enabling Appleberry to counter with a crisp jab.
Smith jabs Appleberry to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Smith delivers a nice body kick.
Smith wants to land a leg kick but Appleberry is out of range.
Smith backing away here, and Appleberry unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Appleberry keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Smith closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Appleberry tries to land a knee to the head but Smith blocks with his arms.
Smith throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Appleberry using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Smith has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Smith lands a hook to the side of the head.
Appleberry misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Appleberry fails to land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Appleberry lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Appleberry throws a hook but Smith avoids it easily.
Smith darts in and clinches Appleberry up against the ropes.
Duncan Smith has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but Appleberry avoids the damage to the body.
Appleberry lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Appleberry misses with a body punch.
Smith blocks a body shot from Appleberry.
Smith working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Appleberry manages to break the clinch.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Appleberry.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Appleberry.
Appleberry fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Smith has managed to clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Appleberry.
Appleberry has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.
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!
Good body shot from Smith.
Smith has Appleberry pressed against the ropes, preventing Appleberry from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Appleberry presses Smith against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but Appleberry blocks with his arms.
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Appleberry struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
Smith holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Appleberry looking to slow down the pace here.
Smith gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Appleberry fails to land.
A short right from Smith.
Appleberry tries to stall but Smith uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
Appleberry doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smith putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Appleberry in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Appleberry is breathing heavily.
Smith using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Appleberry has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Appleberry takes a shot to the head.
Smith landing knees to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Duncan Smith dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Don Appleberry's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Smith throws a front kick that sends Appleberry stumbling back into the ropes.
Appleberry ducks right into an uppercut from Smith.
Smith takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Appleberry throws out a powerful jab.
Smith gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Smith is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Appleberry is trying to break free.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Appleberry.
Appleberry misses with a hook from the clinch.
Appleberry tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Appleberry back against the ropes.
A knee to the head by Smith.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
Smith is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Appleberry can do to turn this around?
Smith lands a shot to the body.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Smith throws an elbow but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Smith.
Appleberry wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Smith lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Appleberry backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Appleberry backwards.
Appleberry looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Appleberry digs a right hand underneath Smith's ribcage. Smith let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Smith managing to block the knees to the body from Appleberry.
Smith throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smith creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Appleberry's defenses.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but Appleberry blocks with his arms.
Smith tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Appleberry has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Duncan Smith is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Appleberry looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Appleberry pushes off an throws an elbow but Smith leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Appleberry fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Appleberry misses with the head strike.
Appleberry throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.
Smith comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Don Appleberry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Appleberry misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
Smith avoiding damage as Appleberry throws knees to the body.
Appleberry with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Smith lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Appleberry backwards.
That has opened up Don Appleberry's cut even more.
Appleberry has a couple of punches blocked by Smith.
Appleberry stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Appleberry tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Appleberry back against the ropes.
Smith tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Appleberry tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smith avoids it.
Smith avoiding damage as Appleberry throws knees to the body.
Smith prevents a body shot from Appleberry.
Smith tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that's the end of the fight!
Duncan Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Smith, 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Duncan Smith!
After winning the bout, Duncan Smith 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Vunny Bin (ranked 3581 p4p, 396 weight class) and Rick Ross (ranked 4901 p4p, 513 weight class). Ross is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Rick Ross - Live Fast Die Young. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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251 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
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vunny Bin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rick Ross!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy body kick from Bin
and Ross counters with a nice uppercut.
Bin throws a jab but it's blocked by Ross.
Ross flicks out a counter leg kick but Bin steps away.
Bin scores with a spinning back kick!
Bin misses with a head kick.
Ross misses with a looping left.
Bin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bin misses with a knee strike.
Ross works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ross.
Ross blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch on the inside from Ross fails to land.
Bin digs a right hand underneath Ross's ribcage. Ross let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bin lands a right hand.
Ross struggles to land a body shot inside as Bin controls his hands.
Bin misses with a hook from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice left hand lands by Ross.
Bin scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Rick Ross has been cut.
Ross blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ross tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bin's elbow.
Bin tries to land a knee to the head but Ross blocks with his arms.
Ross blocking some punches.
Ross working aggressively here.
Ross misses with some punches.
Bin tries to work over Ross's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ross breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ross shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ross fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bin throws a head kick but Ross moves out of range.
Ross takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bin swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ross counters with a leg kick.
Ross slips under a jab.
Bin takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ross steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bin.
Bin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ross throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bin cracks Ross with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Ross 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 Ross is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9, he's up! Wow, he cut that one a bit fine!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bin throws a leg kick
and Ross counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bin drives through and clinches with Ross against the ropes.
Bin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ross.
Ross doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ross stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ross blocks an uppercut.
Ross lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bin backwards.
Bin scores with a knee to the head.
Bin prevents a body shot from Ross.
Ross blocking some punches.
Ross working aggressively here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bin misses with a knee to the head.
Bin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ross lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ross swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bin tries to land a knee to the head but Ross blocks with his arms.
A head punch on the inside from Ross fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vunny Bin should take that round, based on the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Rick Ross's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ross cracks Bin with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bin looks to land a body kick but Ross moved away.
Ross looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ross can do to turn this around?
A head kick by Bin misses
and Ross counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ross misses with a body shot.
Bin throws out a loose jab but Ross uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ross avoids the head kick by Bin.
A lazy body kick from Bin
and Ross connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ross. Bin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ross blocks a head kick by Bin.
Bin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ross lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bin lands with a kick to the ribs.
Bin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bin defending well as Ross loads up on a big left hand.
Ross ducks under a wild hook from Bin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross avoids a kick to the body.
Bin throws a leg kick
and Ross counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ross keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ross keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bin throws a chopping leg kick but Ross manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bin tries to clinch but Ross moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bin.
Bin throws a hook but Ross blocks it.
Bin throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Bin throws a solid leg kick but Ross takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bin.
Nice shot by Ross.
Bin is looking to clinch but Ross is avoiding it.
Bin gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Ross connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ross moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bin misses with a body kick.
Bin misses with a body punch
and Ross counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bin throws a sloppy head kick and Ross moves out of range easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ross.
Jab from Ross.
Ross is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Ross scores with a jab. Bin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ross throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bin finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Bin has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ross.
A big right from Bin misses.
Bin throws a lazy right hand but Ross sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bin looks for the body kick but Ross saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rick Ross will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Rick Ross's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A jab lands there for Ross.
Ross has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ross throws out a counter right but Bin avoids it with no problem.
Bin throws a head kick that misses.
A big right from Bin misses.
Bin goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Vunny Bin is winning the standup battle so far.
Ross avoids a punch combination nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ross.
Ross throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bin throws a quick counter head kick but Ross was just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ross listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ross moves away.
Vunny Bin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bin 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.
Ross looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bin is looking to clinch but Ross is avoiding it.
Ross slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross misses with a body shot.
Bin throws a body kick that misses.
Ross looks to throw the jab but Bin is out of range.
Bin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bin scores with a nice body kick.
Bin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ross misses with a wild body shot.
Bin lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
An inside leg kick lands from Bin.
Bin is looking to score with low kicks.
Bin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bin digs a right hand into Ross's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ross's gas tank.
Ross takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A right hand to the body from Ross.
Ross takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ross throws a head punch that misses.
Bin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ross's face.
Ross misses with a punch to the body.
Vunny Bin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right from Bin on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Bin.
Bin misses with a punch on the inside.
Ross can't find room to land a body shot as Bin controls the action.
A left hand lands to the body for Bin.
Ross tries to throw a body punch but Bin avoids it by throwing Ross back against the ropes.
Ross tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bin's elbow.
Ross blocks a body shot from Bin.
Bin tries to land knees in the clinch but Ross avoids the damage to the body.
Ross misses with a punch on the inside.
Ross managing to block the knees to the body from Bin.
Bin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bin prevents a body shot from Ross.
Bin lands with a left to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Ross's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vunny Bin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bin has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:26
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vunny Bin!
Vunny Bin thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Leonardo Atunes (ranked 1434 p4p, 218 weight class) and Saenchai Sor. Khamsing (ranked 3540 p4p, 468 weight class). Sor. Khamsing has chosen Wai Kru as his entrance music. Leonardo Atunes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Leonardo Atunes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Saenchai Sor. Khamsing !
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Atunes misses with a leg kick.
Sor. Khamsing tries to counter with a clinch but Atunes shakes him off and moves away.
Atunes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fighters circling - Atunes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Atunes misses with an uppercut. Sor. Khamsing saw that one coming.
Atunes throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sor. Khamsing takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab from Sor. Khamsing misses.
Atunes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sor. Khamsing .
Sor. Khamsing avoids a kick to the body.
Sor. Khamsing is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Atunes with a hook.
A low kick from Sor. Khamsing is predictable there
and Atunes counters with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Atunes misses with a body kick.
Atunes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sor. Khamsing moves away.
Atunes misses with a wild body shot.
Good exchange - Atunes coming out on top.
Sor. Khamsing misses with a head kick.
Atunes throws a looping overhand right but Sor. Khamsing ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atunes lands a jab to the nose.
A swing and a miss from Sor. Khamsing .
Atunes darts in and clinches Sor. Khamsing up against the ropes.
Atunes tries a body shot but Sor. Khamsing blocks it.
Atunes is trying to break the clinch but Sor. Khamsing is controlling him.
Atunes lands a body shot.
Atunes misses with a body punch.
Sor. Khamsing lands a hook that snaps the head of Atunes backwards.
Sor. Khamsing fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Atunes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sor. Khamsing throws the left hand but Atunes avoids the punch easily.
Leonardo Atunes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Atunes moves in looking to clinch but Sor. Khamsing pushes him off.
Sor. Khamsing throws a body punch but Atunes moves out of range.
Atunes misses with a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sor. Khamsing looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A good leg kick by Atunes.
Sor. Khamsing lands with a straight right. Atunes didn't see that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atunes tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sor. Khamsing is able to avoid easily.
The crowd cheers as Sor. Khamsing lands an impressive looking overhand right. Atunes doesn't seem phased though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sor. Khamsing looks to land a right hand but Atunes moved out of range.
Sor. Khamsing uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Atunes.
Atunes lands a jab-cross combination.
Atunes fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sor. Khamsing on the side of the head.
Sor. Khamsing takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Atunes pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sor. Khamsing is out of range and Atunes settles back down.
Sor. Khamsing tries to counter with a clinch but Atunes shakes him off and moves away.
Sor. Khamsing fails in his attempt to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Atunes misses the target.
Sor. Khamsing steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Atunes.
Atunes looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sor. Khamsing pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sor. Khamsing throws a front kick aimed at Atunes's knee but Atunes avoids it well.
Atunes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Atunes throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sor. Khamsing blocks the body kick.
Sor. Khamsing is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Atunes misses with a hook. Sor. Khamsing ducked under it nicely.
Sor. Khamsing is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Atunes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonardo Atunes dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sor. Khamsing avoids the head kick by Atunes.
Atunes sets himself, and Sor. Khamsing steps forward looking for the clinch! Atunes avoids it this time.
Sor. Khamsing fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Atunes on the side of the head.
Atunes lands a nice looking body shot.
Atunes uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sor. Khamsing has time to react.
Sor. Khamsing thows a left - swing and a miss!
Atunes throws a front kick aimed at Sor. Khamsing 's knee but Sor. Khamsing avoids it well.
Atunes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sor. Khamsing uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Atunes.
Sor. Khamsing throws a head kick but Atunes moves out of range.
Atunes lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sor. Khamsing takes a step back to recover.
Atunes misses with a leg kick.
Sor. Khamsing connects with a solid leg kick.
Atunes looks to land a right hand but Sor. Khamsing moved out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Atunes. Sor. Khamsing does a little dance to reset his feet.
Atunes walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sor. Khamsing checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sor. Khamsing uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Atunes.
Sor. Khamsing connects with a single shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Atunes tests Sor. Khamsing 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Atunes throws a right and a left that Sor. Khamsing avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atunes throws a head kick that misses.
Sor. Khamsing tries to clinch there but Atunes circles away.
Atunes blocks a jab.
Atunes swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sor. Khamsing jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little feinted left hand from Atunes on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sor. Khamsing takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Atunes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sor. Khamsing 's sensitive parts.
Atunes goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sor. Khamsing looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sor. Khamsing swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Atunes.
Sor. Khamsing tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Atunes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sor. Khamsing takes one to the side of the head.
Sor. Khamsing takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Atunes lands with a shot to the body.
Sor. Khamsing waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Atunes.
Atunes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Atunes.
Sor. Khamsing throws a head kick that misses.
A jab lands there for Sor. Khamsing .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Atunes throws a body shot but no joy.
Sor. Khamsing avoids a kick to the body.
Atunes slips under a jab.
Sor. Khamsing misses with a wild combination.
Sor. Khamsing throws out a powerful jab.
Atunes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice cross by Atunes.
Sor. Khamsing takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Sor. Khamsing throws a head kick but Atunes moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Atunes misses the target.
Atunes on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sor. Khamsing lunges at Atunes with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Atunes's hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Atunes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sor. Khamsing has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Atunes scores with a nice body kick.
Atunes missing with a left hand there. Sor. Khamsing was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Atunes connects with a body shot.
Atunes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sor. Khamsing .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonardo Atunes dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Atunes connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Leonardo Atunes is winning the standup battle so far.
Atunes misses with an uppercut. Sor. Khamsing saw that one coming.
Atunes lands a slapping body shot.
Atunes wants to clinch up but Sor. Khamsing keeps it at a distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Atunes.
Sor. Khamsing missing with a left hand there. Atunes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sor. Khamsing on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sor. Khamsing is looking to score with low kicks.
Atunes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sor. Khamsing can do to turn this around?
Sor. Khamsing swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice straight punches there by Atunes. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Atunes.
Sor. Khamsing tests Atunes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sor. Khamsing throws a jab when Atunes was well out of range.
Atunes tries to clinch but Sor. Khamsing is having none of it.
Sor. Khamsing moves into the clinch successfully.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sor. Khamsing .
Saenchai Sor. Khamsing has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Atunes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Sor. Khamsing .
Sor. Khamsing pushes Atunes back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sor. Khamsing scores with a shot to the side of Atunes's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sor. Khamsing misses with a knee strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Atunes.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Sor. Khamsing tries to land knees in the clinch but Atunes avoids the damage to the body.
Atunes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Atunes blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Atunes - that landed with a thud.
Sor. Khamsing lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Atunes backwards.
Atunes wants to stall.
A bit of stalling here from Atunes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Atunes.
Atunes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Atunes taking a breather.
Atunes misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sor. Khamsing .
Atunes struggles to land a body shot inside as Sor. Khamsing controls his hands.
Atunes lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sor. Khamsing backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Atunes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atunes is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Atunes lands with a light punch inside.
Atunes blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sor. Khamsing .
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sor. Khamsing blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Atunes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Atunes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Atunes struggles to land a body shot inside as Sor. Khamsing controls his hands.
Sor. Khamsing lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Atunes or not.
Sor. Khamsing 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sor. Khamsing tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Atunes.
Sor. Khamsing lands with a left to the head.
Sor. Khamsing lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sor. Khamsing .
Sor. Khamsing lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sor. Khamsing misses with a knee to the head.
Atunes misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sor. Khamsing .
And that's the end of the fight!
Saenchai Sor. Khamsing comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Atunes has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leonardo Atunes!
In his post fight interview, Leonardo Atunes started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
In defeat, Saenchai Sor. Khamsing stepped up to the mic, saying 'You win or you Learn '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Matsuda Taro (ranked 841 p4p, 93 weight class) and Makunouchi Ippo (ranked 3629 p4p, 341 weight class). Ippo comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Indestructible kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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145 lbs
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154 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
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matsuda Taro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Makunouchi Ippo!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ippo with a hook.
We've been told by Taro's head coaches at Crassus that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Taro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Taro misses with a looping left.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Taro, right into the meat.
Taro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Matsuda Taro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ippo.
Taro misses with a straight left.
Ippo scores with a punch to the head.
Ippo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Taro is looking to counter punch.
Good shot there by Taro.
Taro misses with a leg kick
and Ippo counters by clinching up.
Taro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ippo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Taro wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
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!
Taro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ippo moves away.
Taro fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ippo on the side of the head.
Taro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ippo.
Taro looks to score with a jab to the body but Ippo is just out of range.
Ippo wants to slow Taro down by chopping away at his legs.
Ippo moves out of range as Taro strikes.
Ippo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Taro in his tracks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ippo throws a push kick but Taro slaps the foot to one side.
Taro takes one to the chin there.
Taro scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ippo throws the left hand but Taro avoids the punch easily.
Taro stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Taro ducks under a wild hook from Ippo.
Taro moves out of range as Ippo throws a body kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ippo.
Taro looks to throw the jab but Ippo is out of range.
Ippo steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Taro.
Taro misses with a hook.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Taro.
Taro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ippo.
Ippo cracks Taro with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Taro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Taro is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ippo throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Taro.
Ippo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ippo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Taro gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ippo misses the jab.
Ippo needs to keep his hands up - Taro had a free shot at his head there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taro slips a jab and a cross from Ippo.
Ippo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Taro.
Taro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ippo was well out of range. Poor timing from Taro.
Taro swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ippo.
Sloppy strikes from Ippo. Those never looked like landing.
Ippo lands a jab to Taro's midsection.
Taro throws a body punch but Ippo moves out of range.
Ippo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The fighters circling - Ippo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Taro catches Ippo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Taro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ippo moves away.
Taro throws a jab when Ippo was well out of range.
Ippo steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Taro.
A big right from Taro misses.
Ippo ducks under a wild hook from Taro.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ippo looks to throw the jab but Taro is out of range.
Ippo avoids the body shot from Taro.
Ippo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Decent striking displayed by Ippo there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Makunouchi Ippo will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Ippo throws a body shot but no joy.
Ippo defending well as Taro loads up on a big left hand.
Ippo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Taro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ippo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Taro scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Taro is looking to land body kicks.
Taro takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Taro scores with a leg kick.
Ippo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Taro walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ippo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ippo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Taro throws an overhand right that lands on Ippo's shoulder, as Ippo tries to avoid the shot.
A swing and a miss from Taro.
Taro throws a jab when Ippo was well out of range.
Ippo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Taro cracks a nice hook into Ippo's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Left hook, right uppercut from Ippo.
Ippo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ippo tries to counter by closing the distance.
Ippo connects with the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Taro.
Taro throws a lazy right hand but Ippo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Taro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ippo.
Ippo looks to score with a jab to the body but Taro is just out of range.
The fighters circling - Taro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Taro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ippo moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Taro misses the target.
Ippo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Makunouchi Ippo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ippo takes one to the side of the head.
Ippo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Taro circles away quickly and effectively.
Taro throws a hook but Ippo blocks it.
Taro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ippo.
A nice leg kick lands there from Taro.
Taro moves out of range of the strikes.
Taro throws the left hand but Ippo avoids the punch easily.
Ippo misses with a few strikes there.
Ippo throws out a powerful jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taro listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ippo with a hook.
Ippo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Taro looks to throw the jab but Ippo is out of range.
Ippo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Taro misses with a body shot.
Taro takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ippo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ippo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Taro.
Ippo tries to counter by closing the distance.
Taro takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Taro's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ippo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Taro scrambles back to his feet.
Taro looks to land a right hand but Ippo moved out of range.
A swing and a miss from Taro.
Taro jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big left from Taro misses.
Ippo tries to counter by closing the distance.
A big right from Taro misses.
Taro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Taro looks to land a right hand but Ippo moved out of range.
Taro loads up on a big right hand but Ippo slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Makunouchi Ippo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Taro scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Matsuda Taro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Taro lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ippo misses with an uppercut. Taro saw that one coming.
Taro digs a good body shot into Ippo's ribs.
Ippo throws a big shot that misses.
Taro throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ippo moves into the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ippo.
Taro can't find room to land a body shot as Ippo controls the action.
Ippo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ippo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ippo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Taro lands a left hand.
Ippo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A short left from Ippo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ippo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Taro lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ippo.
Taro blocks a body shot from Ippo.
A hook to the body from Ippo.
Taro lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ippo backwards.
Taro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A swing and a miss from Taro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ippo moves away from the strike by Taro.
Ippo wants to counter with a clinch but Taro pushes him away.
Taro throws a nice inside leg kick.
A big left from Taro misses.
Ippo missing with a left hand there. Taro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ippo throws a leg kick that misses.
Taro lands a body shot.
Ippo blocks a jab.
Taro takes one to the side of the head.
Ippo staying out of range there.
Ippo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ippo lands with a straight right. Taro didn't see that one coming.
A head kick misses from Ippo.
Ippo has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Taro.
Taro throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ippo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ippo avoids the body shot from Taro.
Ippo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
An inside leg kick from Taro misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ippo is looking to land body kicks.
Ippo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Taro.
Ippo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Taro lands a nice hook to Ippo's body. Ippo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ippo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ippo is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Taro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ippo feints a jab promting Taro to slip. Ippo then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Taro slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Taro throws a big shot that misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Taro!
Taro throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ippo is looking to land body kicks.
Taro misses with a low kick.
Taro scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ippo tries to close the distance and clinch but Taro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Taro lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ippo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Taro's head backwards.
Taro throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matsuda Taro showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ippo 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 Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Makunouchi Ippo!
Makunouchi Ippo really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Power Matrix Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Jacinto Ramos (ranked 21996 p4p, 584 weight class) and Tei Yeily (ranked 20933 p4p, 568 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacinto Ramos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tei Yeily!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yeily is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ramos scores with a hook.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ramos.
Yeily is looking to chop away at Ramos's legs.
As Yeily backs away, Ramos returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Yeily dodges the punch combination from Ramos.
Yeily scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ramos in his tracks.
Yeily throws a low kick but Ramos moves out of range easily.
Yeily lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yeily throws out a leg kick but Ramos moves out of range and Yeily only half commits.
Ramos gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Yeily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yeily.
Ramos has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Ramos checks a leg kick.
Ramos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yeily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Ramos lands an impressive looking overhand right. Yeily doesn't seem phased though.
Yeily throws a solid leg kick but Ramos takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Yeily.
Ramos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ramos looks to land a combination but Yeily avoids it well.
Yeily jabs Ramos right on the nose. Ramos blinks but takes it well.
Yeily throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ramos on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yeily. Yeily obviously looking to wear him down.
Ramos scores with a leg kick.
Ramos moves out of range as Yeily strikes.
The crowd cheers as Yeily lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ramos doesn't seem phased though.
Yeily lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ramos takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ramos just misses with a punch to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yeily throws a leg kick but Ramos moved away.
A counter left hand to the body from Ramos misses its target.
Yeily lands a jab to the nose.
Ramos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yeily scores with a decent looking hook.
Ramos ducks under a wild hook from Yeily.
Ramos throwing a counter right hand but Yeily manages to avoid it.
Yeily 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.
Yeily uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ramos.
Yeily lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ramos's sensitive parts.
Ramos jabs Yeily right on the nose. Yeily blinks but takes it well.
Ramos throws a shot to the body.
Ramos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yeily tries to clinch up.
Ramos avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ramos moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yeily, right into the meat.
Ramos lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ramos misses with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ramos throws a jab but it's blocked by Yeily.
Ramos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yeily moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tei Yeily dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A bone on bone clash there as Ramos blocks the leg kick.
Yeily stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ramos.
Ramos throws a good cross that connects.
Yeily tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yeily gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Yeily stuns Ramos with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ramos scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Tei Yeily has been cut.
Yeily fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ramos checks it well.
A swing and a miss from Ramos.
Yeily avoids the body shot from Ramos.
Tei Yeily seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ramos gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ramos takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ramos misses with an uppercut.
Ramos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yeily moves away.
Good shot there by Yeily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yeily lands a jab to the nose.
Yeily scores with the left hand. Ramos knows he should have avoided that one.
Yeily lands with a shot to the body.
Yeily drops his hands momentarily and Ramos takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Yeily. Ramos shrugs it off though.
Yeily throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ramos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ramos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ramos scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Yeily doesn't seem bothered though.
Ramos tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yeily avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ramos throws a looping overhand right but Yeily ducks down to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice leg kick lands there from Yeily.
Yeily scores with a jab to the jaw.
Yeily ducks under a wild hook from Ramos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yeily lands an overhand right.
Yeily avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ramos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ramos is looking to counter punch.
Yeily keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ramos.
Ramos sets himself, and Yeily steps forward looking for the clinch! Ramos avoids it this time.
Yeily is looking to score with low kicks.
A quick step to the side and Ramos tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ramos swings for the body but Yeily moves out of range.
Yeily wants to counter the offense by Ramos and move into the clinch position.
Ramos misses the body punch
and Yeily counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yeily throws a big shot that misses.
Ramos misses the shot to the body.
Ramos lands a jab to the head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ramos 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 Yeily has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Yeily and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yeily uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ramos.
Yeily lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ramos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yeily was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Yeily tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Ramos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tei Yeily will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Tei Yeily's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Yeily tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ramos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yeily can pounce on him.
Ramos takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ramos is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Yeily jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yeily misses with a low kick.
Ramos throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Yeily tried to score with a low kick but Ramos checks it.
Ramos misses with a looping left.
Yeily misses with a body punch
and Yeily takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ramos connects with a body shot.
Ramos checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramos throws a lazy right hand but Yeily sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yeily takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ramos fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A big left from Yeily misses.
Nice jab there from Ramos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yeily changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Yeily comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ramos misses with a low kick.
Yeily scores with a hook to the body. Ramos takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
An inside leg kick lands from Yeily.
Good work by Ramos as he checks the leg kick.
Yeily throws a leg kick but Ramos moved away.
Yeily throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Yeily on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Yeily forces Ramos back against the ropes and clinches.
Yeily doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ramos lands with a light punch inside.
Yeily with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ramos softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Ramos dodges an elbow strike from Yeily.
Jacinto Ramos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Yeily lands a good knee to the midsection. Ramos won't want to take too many of those.
Ramos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ramos can't find room to land a body shot as Yeily controls the action.
Ramos tries a body shot but Yeily blocks it.
Yeily avoids a wild elbow strike from Ramos.
Ramos lands a hook that snaps the head of Yeily backwards.
Yeily lands a nice shot to the body.
Ramos lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Knees to the body from Yeily.
Yeily tries to land a knee to the head but Ramos blocks with his arms.
Yeily scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Yeily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yeily blocks an elbow strike from Ramos.
Yeily landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Yeily with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yeily looking to throw knees to the head but Ramos is blocking nicely.
Yeily dodges an elbow strike from Ramos.
Yeily creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tei Yeily.
Well Yeily has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tei Yeily!
Tei Yeily bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
The defeated Jacinto Ramos had this to say: 'Big heart, determined '.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Apollo Creed (ranked 983 p4p, 155 weight class) and Hadi Ozturk (ranked 4282 p4p, 523 weight class). Creed's entrance music is James Brown - Living in America. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Apollo Creed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 2, fighting out of London, Hadi Ozturk!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Creed throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ozturk counters with a body kick.
Creed throws an off balance right hand
and Ozturk counters with a low kick, right behind Creed 's knee.
A left lands for Creed.
Ozturk stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Creed.
Creed looks to score with a jab to the body but Ozturk is just out of range.
Ozturk buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ozturk throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Creed was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Creed takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ozturk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Creed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Creed lands a jab.
It looks like Hadi Ozturk has been cut.
Ozturk throws a body kick that misses
and Creed counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Creed is looking to chop away at Ozturk's legs.
Ozturk moves into the clinch successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Creed tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ozturk's elbow.
Creed blocks an uppercut.
Ozturk blocking some punches.
Ozturk misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Creed on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Ozturk creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ozturk scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Ozturk fails to land.
Nice body punch from Ozturk.
Creed lands a hook to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Creed.
Ozturk has Creed pressed against the ropes, preventing Creed from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ozturk.
Creed throws a punch but it's blocked by Ozturk.
Ozturk is leaning against Creed and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Creed blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ozturk looking to stall.
Ozturk lands with a right to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Creed breaks the clinch.
Creed just misses with a punch to the body.
Creed clinches.
Creed can't find room to land a body shot as Ozturk controls the action.
Creed tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ozturk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Ozturk.
Ozturk is trying to break the clinch but Creed is controlling him.
Creed trying to control the position but instead, Ozturk has worked for underhooks and has pushed Creed into the ropes.
A short uppercut from Ozturk.
Creed scores with a hook to the body.
Creed lands a right hand.
Creed breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ozturk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Creed swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Creed keeps the fight on the outside.
Ozturk avoids a kick to the body.
It seemed like Ozturk was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
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 Apollo Creed will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hadi Ozturk's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ozturk clinches up with Creed and pushes him back against the ropes.
Creed blocks an elbow strike from Ozturk.
Ozturk lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ozturk misses with a hook from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Creed.
Ozturk tries a body shot but Creed blocks it.
Creed lands a nice shot to the body.
Creed lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ozturk backwards.
Ozturk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Creed scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ozturk tries to work over Creed's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ozturk blocking some punches.
Ozturk lands a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ozturk throws an elbow that misses.
Creed misses with a punch on the inside.
Creed blocking some punches.
Creed misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Creed on the inside.
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!
Ozturk blocking some punches.
Creed blocks a body shot from Ozturk.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Creed on the inside.
Ozturk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ozturk blocking some punches.
Ozturk blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ozturk.
Ozturk blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Creed.
Ozturk is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Creed is keeping busy.
Creed lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ozturk throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A nice left hand lands by Ozturk.
Apollo Creed has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ozturk stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Creed swings wildly with an uppercut but Ozturk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ozturk lands a damaging elbow.
A right hook to the body lands for Creed.
Ozturk misses with an elbow over the top.
Ozturk can't find room to land a body shot as Creed controls the action.
Creed blocks an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ozturk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Creed blocks an uppercut.
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!
Creed takes an elbow to the forehead.
Creed blocks a body shot from Ozturk.
A head punch on the inside from Ozturk fails to land.
Ozturk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Creed.
Creed breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Creed throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ozturk on the side of the head.
Creed scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ozturk in his tracks.
Creed lands a jab to the nose.
Ozturk tries to clinch but Creed is having none of it.
Creed looks to land a right hand but Ozturk moved out of range.
A nice side step and Ozturk releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Creed feints and then cracks Ozturk's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ozturk down.
Creed is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Apollo Creed dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hadi Ozturk'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. This is the final round!
Ozturk takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hadi Ozturk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Creed with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ozturk. Creed does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ozturk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fight stays on the outside here - Creed looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Apollo Creed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Creed lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Creed scores with a jab.
Creed tries to clinch
and Ozturk makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ozturk avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Creed scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crunch! Creed slams his shin into Ozturk's torso.
Creed lands a nice looking body kick.
Creed listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Creed scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Creed darts in and clinches Ozturk up against the ropes.
Creed blocks an uppercut.
Ozturk tries to throw a body punch but Creed avoids it by throwing Ozturk back against the ropes.
Creed blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ozturk.
Ozturk lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ozturk blocks a body shot from Creed.
Ozturk lands a hook to the side of the head.
Creed goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Creed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Creed is trying to stall.
Ozturk softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ozturk tries a body shot but Creed blocks it.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Ozturk throws an elbow but misses.
Ozturk pushes off an throws an elbow but Creed leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Ozturk gets through Creed's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Creed misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Creed fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Ozturk.
Creed fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ozturk.
Creed has had enough of the clinch but Ozturk keeps him there for the moment.
Creed lands a nice shot to the body.
Ozturk creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Creed tries to work over Ozturk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A left hand lands to the body for Ozturk.
A right hook to the body lands for Ozturk.
Ozturk lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Creed backwards.
Apollo Creed is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ozturk blocking some punches.
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 Apollo Creed.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Creed, 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 Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Apollo Creed!
Apollo Creed took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Aspire Clothing for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between The Bishop Of Bath And Wells (ranked 1646 p4p, 249 weight class) and Wolfgang Benson (ranked 13023 p4p, 798 weight class). Benson has chosen Alice Cooper - Schools Out as his entrance music. 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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178 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, The Bishop Of Bath And Wells!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wolfgang Benson!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Of Bath And Wells scores with a hook to the body. Benson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Benson, as that shot connected.
Benson just misses with a punch to the body.
Benson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Benson lands with a nice body kick.
Of Bath And Wells looks to score with a jab to the body but Benson is just out of range.
Of Bath And Wells has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Rusterman's in the buildup to the fight.
Of Bath And Wells misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benson.
Of Bath And Wells looks to throw the jab but Benson is out of range.
Of Bath And Wells misses with a looping left.
Of Bath And Wells takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Benson thuds his shin into the meat of Of Bath And Wells's side.
Benson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Benson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Of Bath And Wells.
Benson ducks under a wild hook from Of Bath And Wells.
Benson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Of Bath And Wells misses its intended target.
Of Bath And Wells catches Benson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Benson thows a leg kick but Of Bath And Wells checks it
and Of Bath And Wells makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Of Bath And Wells thows a left - swing and a miss!
Benson lands a jab to the nose.
Benson's coach down at Marijuana Gardens was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Benson's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Of Bath And Wells throws a series of punches but Benson avoids them all with ease.
Benson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Benson slips under a jab.
Of Bath And Wells loads up on a big right hand but Benson slips the punch.
Wolfgang Benson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Of Bath And Wells jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Benson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Benson lands the left hand.
Benson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Of Bath And Wells manages to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Benson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A nice inside leg kick there by Benson. That's going to slow Of Bath And Wells down.
A thudding body kick lands there by Benson!
Of Bath And Wells throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Benson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Of Bath And Wells moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Of Bath And Wells. Benson does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Of Bath And Wells misses.
Of Bath And Wells throws a poor cross that misses
and Benson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Of Bath And Wells jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Benson looks for the body kick but Of Bath And Wells saw that one coming.
Of Bath And Wells swings away with a body shot that misses
and Benson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Benson, right into the meat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benson misses with a low kick.
Benson staying out of range there.
Of Bath And Wells throws a right hand that Benson ducks under and follows up with a left that Benson also avoids with ease.
Of Bath And Wells ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wolfgang Benson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Benson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Of Bath And Wells throws a hook but Benson avoids it easily.
Of Bath And Wells throws a shot from downtown. Benson moves away and avoids it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Benson.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Benson.
Benson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Of Bath And Wells.
Of Bath And Wells throws a right hand that misses
and Benson counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Benson.
Benson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Of Bath And Wells counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Wolfgang Benson has been cut.
Benson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Benson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Of Bath And Wells misses.
Benson slips a straight right by Of Bath And Wells.
Benson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Of Bath And Wells on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Benson. Benson obviously looking to wear him down.
Benson misses with a head kick.
Of Bath And Wells throws a looping overhand right but Benson ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Of Bath And Wells scores with a punch to the head.
A jab lands there for Benson.
Benson ducks right into an uppercut from Of Bath And Wells.
Benson throws a poor cross that misses
and Of Bath And Wells counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Of Bath And Wells takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Of Bath And Wells swings widly with a right hand
and Benson counters with a straight right hand.
Benson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Benson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Of Bath And Wells was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Benson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Of Bath And Wells uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Benson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Of Bath And Wells ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benson moves away.
Benson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Of Bath And Wells blocks a head kick by Benson.
Of Bath And Wells was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Of Bath And Wells is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Of Bath And Wells throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Of Bath And Wells. Benson does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Of Bath And Wells. Benson does a little dance to reset his feet.
A bone on bone clash there as Of Bath And Wells blocks the leg kick.
Of Bath And Wells takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Benson scores with a hook to the body. Of Bath And Wells takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Benson throws a leg kick which misses Of Bath And Wells's front leg but catches the back leg as Of Bath And Wells tries to avoid it.
Benson scores with a nice body kick.
Wolfgang Benson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Benson walks into a left hand.
Benson looks to land a body kick but Of Bath And Wells moved away.
Benson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Benson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Of Bath And Wells connects with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Of Bath And Wells avoids the body shot from Benson.
It looked like Of Bath And Wells wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wolfgang Benson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Wolfgang Benson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Benson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The Bishop Of Bath And Wells has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Benson looks to score with a jab to the body but Of Bath And Wells is just out of range.
Of Bath And Wells takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Benson moves out of range as Of Bath And Wells strikes.
Of Bath And Wells falls off balance throwing a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Of Bath And Wells throws a hook but Benson blocks it.
Benson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Wolfgang Benson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Benson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Benson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Of Bath And Wells.
A slapping leg kick lands for Benson.
Benson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Of Bath And Wells walks into a straight right hand from Benson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benson throws a series of strikes that have Of Bath And Wells backpedaling.
Of Bath And Wells moves away from the strike by Benson.
Of Bath And Wells avoids the body shot from Benson.
A quick step to the side and Of Bath And Wells tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Of Bath And Wells rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Benson counters with a straight right hand.
Of Bath And Wells misses with a body punch
and Benson counters with an outside leg kick.
Of Bath And Wells misses with a body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Benson.
Benson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Benson thumps Of Bath And Wells with a low kick.
Benson misses with a straight left.
Benson throws a head kick but Of Bath And Wells moves out of range.
Of Bath And Wells is looking to counter punch.
Of Bath And Wells is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Benson.
Benson moves into the clinch.
Of Bath And Wells misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Of Bath And Wells swings wildly with an uppercut but Benson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Of Bath And Wells tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Of Bath And Wells working hard to break the clinch.
Benson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Of Bath And Wells's efforts to push away.
Benson avoids a wild elbow strike from Of Bath And Wells.
Of Bath And Wells is trying to push Benson away but Benson has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Of Bath And Wells misses with an elbow over the top.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Of Bath And Wells.
Benson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Of Bath And Wells takes one to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wolfgang Benson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Benson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wolfgang Benson!
Wolfgang Benson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Sher Shah Suri (ranked 11390 p4p, 774 weight class) and Maximus Ukkeli (ranked 8530 p4p, 700 weight class). Suri comes to the ring accompanied by Bohemia - Kali Denali . Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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288 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
40 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sher Shah Suri!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Maximus Ukkeli!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Ukkeli.
Suri throws a half hearted mid kick.
Suri showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ukkeli.
Suri walks into a jab.
It looks like Sher Shah Suri has been cut.
Ukkeli looks to land a right hand but Suri moved out of range.
Suri scores with a kick to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Suri.
Suri ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ukkeli moves away.
Suri scores with a sloppy right hand. Ukkeli should have avoided that one.
Suri avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ukkeli misses with a wild body shot.
Ukkeli pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Suri definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ukkeli.
Suri really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Suri misses with a right hand
and Ukkeli counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Suri scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ukkeli has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ukkeli there as he acknowledges the shot.
Suri throws a nice inside leg kick.
Suri lands a head kick that bluckles Ukkeli and drops him to the canvas. He's still conscious but it looks like it's going to take him the full 10 seconds to get back his senses! He's up on 9 and seems to be just about OK to continue.... the referee agrees and we're back to the action with Suri no doubt looking to push for a finish!
It looks like Maximus Ukkeli has been cut.
Ukkeli tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Suri was well out of range. Poor timing from Ukkeli.
Suri swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Suri walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ukkeli checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ukkeli closes the distance and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ukkeli.
Suri misses with a hook to the ribs.
Suri scores with a shot to the side of Ukkeli's head.
Ukkeli taking a breather.
Ukkeli's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ukkeli dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ukkeli throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ukkeli pushes Suri up against the ropes in a clinch.
Suri wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Suri tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ukkeli.
Suri lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ukkeli backwards.
Ukkeli looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ukkeli working aggressively here.
Suri lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Ukkeli is trying to maintain a safe position but Suri gets an underhook and turns Ukkeli into the ropes.
Suri doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ukkeli manages to break the clinch.
Suri throws a low kick, looking for Ukkeli's leg but Ukkeli calmly moves out of range.
Suri connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That kick from Suri tenderised Ukkeli's leg. Ukkeli is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ukkeli waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Suri.
Suri connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ukkeli, right into the meat.
Suri stuns Ukkeli with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Suri uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ukkeli.
Suri was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sher Shah Suri should take that round, based on the knockdown.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Suri ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ukkeli 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 Suri has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Suri and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ukkeli misses with a body kick.
Maximus Ukkeli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Suri scores with a punch to the head.
Ukkeli throws a head kick but Suri moves out of range.
Ukkeli thuds his right hand into Suri's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ukkeli clinches up with Suri and pushes him back against the ropes.
Ukkeli misses with an elbow strike.
Suri blocks an elbow strike.
Ukkeli gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Suri struggles to land a body shot inside as Ukkeli controls his hands.
Suri breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice shot lands for Ukkeli.
Ukkeli dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Suri lunges at Ukkeli with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ukkeli's hand.
Suri throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ukkeli throws a leg kick but Suri moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Suri.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ukkeli.
Ukkeli takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ukkeli lets loose with a powerful body kick. Suri will feel that in the morning.
A head kick misses from Suri.
Ukkeli blocks the body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Ukkeli.
Ukkeli fails to land with a series of punches.
Suri is looking to counter with a body kick.
Ukkeli drives through and clinches with Suri against the ropes.
Suri breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Suri avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Suri gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ukkeli.
Suri lands a lovely overhand right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Suri misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Suri takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Suri pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ukkeli looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ukkeli feints and then cracks Suri's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Suri down.
Ukkeli moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ukkeli blocks a low kick nicely.
Ukkeli tries a quick counter leg kick but Suri is wise to it.
Suri checks a leg kick.
Suri moves out of range of the body kick from Ukkeli.
Suri takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ukkeli turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Suri looks to score with a jab to the body but Ukkeli is just out of range.
Ukkeli tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ukkeli tries to work over Suri's front leg with a kick but Suri checks it.
Suri is looking to counter punch.
Suri wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Suri throws a hook but Ukkeli avoids it easily.
Sher Shah Suri is winning the standup battle so far.
Suri catches Ukkeli with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Suri scores with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maximus Ukkeli showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ukkeli doesn't manage to clinch there - Suri circles away.
Ukkeli looks to land a left hand but Suri moved out of range nicely.
Suri scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Suri with a nice cross.
Suri connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ukkeli's hands.
Ukkeli throws a hook to the side of Suri's head but Suri sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ukkeli takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ukkeli throws a body shot but no joy.
Ukkeli tries to land a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Suri is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Suri throws a front kick aimed at Ukkeli's knee but Ukkeli avoids it well.
Suri looks to score with a jab to the body but Ukkeli is just out of range.
Suri is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ukkeli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Suri.
Ukkeli avoids the body shot from Suri.
The fighters circle momentarily. Suri darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Suri lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ukkeli looks for the body kick but Suri saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ukkeli throws a wild body kick that Suri sees coming a mile off.
A good leg kick by Suri.
Ukkeli is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Good work by Ukkeli as he checks the leg kick.
Ukkeli scores with a jab to the body.
Suri fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ukkeli manages to avoid it.
Suri slips under a jab from Ukkeli.
Suri looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Ukkeli misses with an uppercut.
Ukkeli misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ukkeli pushes Suri away with a front kick.
Ukkeli slips under a jab from Suri.
Ukkeli feints a counter leg kick.
Ukkeli misses with a hook. Suri ducked under it nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Suri misses the target.
Suri misses with a body shot.
Suri slips a jab from Ukkeli.
Suri appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suri misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Ukkeli to counter with a crisp jab.
Suri tries to land a body kick
and Ukkeli counters with a body kick that stops Suri in his tracks momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Suri steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ukkeli.
Suri throws a front kick aimed at Ukkeli's knee but Ukkeli avoids it well.
Suri ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ukkeli moves away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ukkeli throws out a leg kick but Suri moves out of range and Ukkeli only half commits.
Ukkeli throws a nice head kick!
Ukkeli misses with a low kick.
Suri scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ukkeli in his tracks.
Ukkeli displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Suri throws out the jab.
Ukkeli throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Suri works over Ukkeli's head and body with a nice combination.
Ukkeli is looking to clinch.
Ukkeli digs a good body shot into Suri's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Sher Shah Suri did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A lazy left from Suri finds it's target.
Ukkeli throws a hook but Suri avoids it easily.
Suri connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Suri defending well as Ukkeli loads up on a big left hand.
Nice body kick there by Ukkeli.
Ukkeli throws a body kick that misses.
Suri appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Ukkeli tries to move into range but Suri moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ukkeli misses with a hook. Suri ducked under it nicely.
Ukkeli uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Suri.
Suri throws a combination. Ukkeli tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ukkeli throws a right and a left that both miss.
Suri throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Suri misses the jab.
A countering left hand to the body from Ukkeli misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Suri wants to slow Ukkeli down by chopping away at his legs.
Ukkeli throws out a counter right but Suri avoids it with no problem.
Nice cross by Ukkeli.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Suri misses the target.
Ukkeli lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ukkeli.
That kick from Suri tenderised Ukkeli's leg. Ukkeli is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ukkeli walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Suri checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A jab lands there for Suri.
Suri ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ukkeli moves away.
Ukkeli's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ukkeli ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Suri moves away.
Suri missing with a left hand there. Ukkeli was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ukkeli throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A shot to the liver by Ukkeli. Beautiful body shot.
Ukkeli tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ukkeli takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Suri throws an off balance right hand
and Ukkeli counters with a slapping leg kick.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Ukkeli displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
An inside leg kick lands from Ukkeli.
Suri lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A telegraphed right hand from Suri misses the target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Suri.
Suri keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ukkeli.
Ukkeli tries to close the distance and clinch up but Suri swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ukkeli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Suri manages to avoid it.
Suri has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ukkeli.
A jab from Suri does it's job there.
Ukkeli throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ukkeli has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Suri shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Suri slips a jab from Ukkeli.
Ukkeli swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
You can see that Ukkeli has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Ukkeli throws a lazy right hand but Suri sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Maximus Ukkeli will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Suri fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ukkeli.
Suri slips a jab from Ukkeli.
Suri will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
The crowd cheers as Ukkeli lands an impressive looking overhand right. Suri doesn't seem phased though.
Ukkeli moves into range and clinches up with Suri.
Suri dodges an elbow strike from Ukkeli.
Ukkeli scores with a nice hook to the head.
Suri tries to throw a body punch but Ukkeli avoids it by throwing Suri back against the ropes.
Ukkeli looking to slow down the pace here.
Suri throws a punch but it's blocked by Ukkeli.
A knee to the head by Ukkeli.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ukkeli crunches a lovely knee into Suri's ribcage.
Suri misses with a hook to the ribs.
Suri wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Suri struggles to land a body shot inside as Ukkeli controls his hands.
Suri swings wildly with an uppercut but Ukkeli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Suri swings wildly with an uppercut but Ukkeli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Suri takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ukkeli lands an elbow inside.
Ukkeli tries a knee to the head but Suri blocks it.
Ukkeli pushes off an throws an elbow but Suri leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Ukkeli tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Suri's elbow.
Suri's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ukkeli throws a looping overhand right but Suri ducks down to avoid it.
Suri connects with an inside leg kick.
Ukkeli throws a body kick that misses.
Ukkeli takes a swing at Suri's ribcage but misses.
Suri thinks about countering with a body kick.
Suri pushes Ukkeli away with a front kick.
Ukkeli has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Suri.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ukkeli on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Suri attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ukkeli takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ukkeli pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Suri misses with a straight left.
Suri throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Suri ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Suri keeps the fight on the outside.
Ukkeli takes one to the side of the head.
Ukkeli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Suri.
Suri tries a head kick but it misses.
Suri buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Suri misses the target.
Suri blocks a low kick nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Sher Shah Suri.
I think Suri has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 49:45
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 49:46
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 47:47
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Sher Shah Suri!
Sher Shah Suri retains his heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Sher Shah Suri thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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