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Dynasty 24 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Don Appleberry (ranked 14518 p4p, 709 weight class) and Duncan Smith (ranked 19528 p4p, 690 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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194 lbs
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Don Appleberry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Duncan Smith!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Smith stuns Appleberry with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Smith takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Appleberry lands a right hook to the body.
Appleberry misses with a body kick.
Smith goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Appleberry ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Smith lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Appleberry avoids the head kick by Smith.
Appleberry throws a quick counter head kick but Smith was just out of range.
Appleberry moves away from the strike by Smith.
Duncan Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smith dodges the punch combination from Appleberry.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Appleberry displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Appleberry is looking to land body kicks.
Smith tries a head kick but it misses.
Smith fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Smith throws a low kick, looking for Appleberry's leg but Appleberry calmly moves out of range.
Appleberry lands with a good body shot.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
Appleberry moves into range and clinches up with Smith.
Smith using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Appleberry has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Appleberry misses with some punches.
Smith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Appleberry tries a body shot but Smith blocks it.
Appleberry fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
I was talking to Appleberry's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A hook to the body from Appleberry.
Appleberry swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith takes an elbow to the temple.
Appleberry lands a nice shot to the body.
Appleberry on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Appleberry.
Appleberry lands a left hand that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Appleberry misses with a hook to the ribs.
Appleberry is trying to push Smith away but Smith has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Smith lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Appleberry tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Appleberry is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smith is defending well for now.
Appleberry tries a body shot but Smith blocks it.
A short uppercut from Appleberry.
Appleberry misses with the head strike.
Smith struggles to land a body shot inside as Appleberry controls his hands.
Smith blocks the elbow strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Smith as Appleberry tries to tie him up.
Appleberry tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smith with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short right from Smith.
Appleberry takes a knee to the side of the body.
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 Don Appleberry will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Smith looks to land a combination. Appleberry sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Don Appleberry has been cut.
Appleberry throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd cheers as Smith lands an impressive looking overhand right. Appleberry doesn't seem phased though.
Smith throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Appleberry.
Appleberry tries to land a leg kick but Smith saw it coming and moves away.
Smith now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Appleberry looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
Smith waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Appleberry.
Duncan Smith seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Appleberry misses with a hook to the body
and Smith counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Smith throws a head kick but Appleberry moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Appleberry cracks Smith with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Appleberry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Smith tries to score with a low kick but Appleberry moves his leg out of the way.
Appleberry avoids the head kick by Smith.
Appleberry went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Appleberry connects with a jab.
Appleberry throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Smith to counter with a crisp jab.
Appleberry pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Appleberry lands with a slapping head kick.
Appleberry punishes Smith's body with a nice straight punch.
Appleberry drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A slapping leg kick lands for Smith.
Smith throws a leg kick which misses Appleberry's front leg but catches the back leg as Appleberry tries to avoid it.
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smith misses with a head kick.
Appleberry takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Appleberry throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Smith misses with a looping right.
Smith has managed to clinch.
Smith blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Appleberry on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Appleberry.
Smith lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Appleberry trying to control the position but instead, Smith has worked for underhooks and has pushed Appleberry into the ropes.
Appleberry tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Appleberry unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nice body punch from Smith - that landed with a thud.
A shot in the inside from Smith.
Smith blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Smith obliges.
Appleberry can't find room to land a body shot as Smith controls the action.
Smith on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Appleberry blocks it with crossed arms.
Smith struggles to land a body shot inside as Appleberry controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Duncan Smith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Don Appleberry's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Smith moves out of range of the body kick from Appleberry.
Smith throws a counter combo.
Smith looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Appleberry just misses with a punch to the body.
Appleberry scores with a head kick. Smith tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Appleberry throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Smith lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Smith slips a straight right by Appleberry.
Appleberry looks to land a body kick but Smith moved away.
Smith avoids the body shot from Appleberry.
Smith fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Appleberry.
Don Appleberry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith forces Appleberry back against the ropes and clinches.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Appleberry blocks a body shot from Smith.
Smith misses with a body punch.
Appleberry misses with the head strike.
Appleberry throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.
Smith missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith unloads a knee to the mid-section. Appleberry lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Smith works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Appleberry throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Smiths head.
Smith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Appleberry avoids it.
Smith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smith throws a body kick that misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Appleberry misses its target.
Smith fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Appleberry, pushing him back against the ropes.
Smith missing with knees to the body.
Appleberry takes an elbow to the forehead.
Smith has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Appleberry avoiding damage as Smith throws knees to the body.
Appleberry creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Smith's defenses.
Duncan Smith seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Appleberry avoids the elbow strike from Smith, against the ropes.
Smith digs a right hand into Appleberry's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Appleberry's gas tank.
Smith works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right from Appleberry.
Smith blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
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!
Appleberry misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
Appleberry swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smith tries to work over Appleberry's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Appleberry throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Smith stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Appleberry lands a body shot in the clinch.
Appleberry doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smith connects with a nasty looking knee right to Appleberry's face.
Smith is working Appleberry over against the ropes.
Appleberry throws an elbow that misses.
Smith tries a body shot but Appleberry blocks it.
Smith scores with a hook to the body.
Appleberry swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Smith lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Appleberry backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
Smith lands a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Duncan Smith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Smith 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Duncan Smith!
During a confident post fight interview, Duncan Smith thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Humpty Dumbrowski (ranked 21287 p4p, 707 weight class) and Thomas Silver Jr (ranked 8589 p4p, 665 weight class). Silver Jr has chosen The Return as his entrance music. Humpty Dumbrowski has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 lbs
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Humpty Dumbrowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Thomas Silver Jr!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That kick from Dumbrowski tenderised Silver Jr's leg. Silver Jr is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dumbrowski checks the leg kick nicely there.
Silver Jr bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Dumbrowski misses the target.
Silver Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silver Jr slips under a jab from Dumbrowski.
Dumbrowski connects with a single shot there.
Dumbrowski moves out of range of the strikes.
Dumbrowski lands a body shot.
Dumbrowski with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dumbrowski avoids the body shot from Silver Jr.
Dumbrowski on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dumbrowski scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dumbrowski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silver Jr.
Dumbrowski throws a body shot but no joy.
A solid leg kick lands there for Silver Jr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dumbrowski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dumbrowski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silver Jr manages to avoid it.
Silver Jr throws a head kick but Dumbrowski moves out of range.
Silver Jr gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dumbrowski.
Dumbrowski tries to bum rush Silver Jr with a series of wild strikes but Silver Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dumbrowski has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Dynasty K-1 Dojo in the buildup to the fight.
Silver Jr throws a head kick that misses.
Dumbrowski clobbers Silver Jr with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dumbrowski misses the shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Silver Jr.
Silver Jr takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dumbrowski cracks Silver Jr with a right hand to the side of the head.
Humpty Dumbrowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dumbrowski tries a head kick but it misses.
Silver Jr digs a good hook to Dumbrowski's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dumbrowski lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Silver Jr at a distance.
Silver Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dumbrowski manages to avoid it.
Dumbrowski misses with a lunging right hand
and Silver Jr makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Dumbrowski misses with a straight left.
Silver Jr blocks a low kick nicely.
Dumbrowski feints and then cracks Silver Jr's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Silver Jr down.
Dumbrowski fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Silver Jr closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Silver Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dumbrowski.
Dumbrowski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silver Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dumbrowski.
Dumbrowski misses with a wild body shot.
Silver Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dumbrowski.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Humpty Dumbrowski dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dumbrowski misses with a leg kick
and Silver Jr makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dumbrowski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silver Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Dumbrowski.
Silver Jr lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dumbrowski's sensitive parts.
Dumbrowski 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.
Silver Jr is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Dumbrowski with a body shot.
Dumbrowski throws a big shot that misses.
Dumbrowski misses with an uppercut
and Silver Jr counters with a three punch combo that has Dumbrowski backing up. Dumbrowski nods at Silver Jr to acknowledge the strikes.
Dumbrowski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dumbrowski lands with a cross.
Silver Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Silver Jr.
Dumbrowski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silver Jr was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Dumbrowski ducks right into an uppercut from Silver Jr.
It looks like Humpty Dumbrowski has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silver Jr looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Silver Jr looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dumbrowski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dumbrowski misses with a hook.
Dumbrowski throws a low kick, looking for Silver Jr's leg but Silver Jr calmly moves out of range.
Silver Jr is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Dumbrowski with a body shot.
Silver Jr is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dumbrowski rather than just go for the knockout.
A thudding body kick lands there by Silver Jr!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dumbrowski misses with a double jab.
Dumbrowski rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Silver Jr makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Silver Jr chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dumbrowski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silver Jr closes the distance and scores with a big combo that sends Dumbrowski crashing to the mat! Dumbrowski uses the ropes to get back to his feet and beat the count. The referee looks concerned but he's going to allow it to continue!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Silver Jr dodges the punch combination from Dumbrowski.
It seemed like Silver Jr was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silver Jr. Dumbrowski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dumbrowski walks into a big right hand from Silver Jr and goes down! The referee sends Silver Jr to a neutral corner as Dumbrowski gets back to his feet. He looks OK so we're back under way.
Dumbrowski is rocked!
Silver Jr throws a wild body kick that Dumbrowski sees coming a mile off.
Silver Jr throws a front kick that sends Dumbrowski stumbling back into the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver Jr digs a good hook to Dumbrowski's body.
Dumbrowski scores with a shot to the body.
Dumbrowski throws a sloppy head kick and Silver Jr moves out of range easily.
Dumbrowski misses with a double jab.
Silver Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Silver Jr staggers Dumbrowski with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Dumbrowski looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! No! He's back down again! 9...10 - he's can't beat the count and Silver Jr is victorious!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Thomas Silver Jr!
Thomas Silver Jr took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Sully's Bar & Grill for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Aiden Preston (ranked 2954 p4p, 142 weight class) and Yuki Takano (ranked 7746 p4p, 299 weight class). Preston's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Fuckin Problem. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
39 - 26 - 1, fighting out of New York, Aiden Preston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Yuki Takano!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takano swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Preston misses with a body kick.
A head kick misses from Preston.
Preston throws a body punch but Takano moves out of range.
Preston takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Preston looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Takano scores with a leg kick.
Preston avoids the body shot from Takano.
Takano scores with a crisp jab that stopped Preston in his tracks.
Takano dodges the punch combination from Preston.
Takano throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Preston checks a low kick from Takano.
Preston waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Takano.
Preston avoids the body shot from Takano.
Preston is looking to counter with a body kick.
Takano waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Preston.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Takano 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 Preston has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Preston and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Takano blocks a jab.
Takano steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Takano tried to score with a low kick but Preston checks it.
Preston takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Preston blocks the body kick.
Preston lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Takano drives through and clinches with Preston against the ropes.
Takano blocks a body shot from Preston.
Takano blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Preston works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Preston misses with a short punch on the inside.
Preston throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Takano struggles to land a body shot inside as Preston controls his hands.
Preston blocks a body shot from Takano.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Takano.
Preston misses with a punch to the body.
Takano throws a punch but it's blocked by Preston.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Preston pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Preston swings wildly with an uppercut but Takano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Takano scores with a shot to the side of Preston's head.
Takano misses with a punch on the inside.
Preston misses with an elbow over the top.
Preston is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Takano lands with a light punch inside.
A nice left hand lands by Takano.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Preston looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Takano misses with the head strike.
Takano avoids the elbow strike from Preston, against the ropes.
Takano taking a breather.
Preston misses with a hook to the ribs.
Preston lands with a left to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuki Takano dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Preston tries a low kick but Takano avoids it.
Takano dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Takano slips a straight right by Preston.
Preston thows a left - swing and a miss!
Takano has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Preston jabs at Takano's body.
Takano fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Preston.
Preston misses with an uppercut
and Takano counters with a nice low kick that buckles Preston's knee momentarily.
Preston lands a leg kick that knocks Takano off balance momentarily.
Takano defending well as Preston loads up on a big left hand.
A swing and a miss from Preston.
Preston throws a wild body kick that Takano sees coming a mile off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick from Takano misses.
Takano scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Preston digs a good body shot into Takano's ribs.
Takano throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Preston.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Preston pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Preston walks into a jab.
Takano has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Takano feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Preston's calf.
Preston moves in looking to clinch but Takano pushes him off.
Preston takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Takano takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Takano on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Preston throws a body punch but Takano moves out of range.
Takano fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Preston is out of range.
Nice body punch from Takano.
Preston pivots, looking for a leg kick but Takano is out of range and Preston settles back down.
Takano uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Preston has time to react.
A big left from Preston misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Preston wants to clinch.
Preston uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Takano.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Takano feints and then cracks Preston's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Preston down.
Good shot there by Takano.
Preston bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Takano's head.
Preston misses with a leg kick
and Takano cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Preston misses with an uppercut. Takano saw that one coming.
Takano scores with a jab and follows up with an uppercut that drops Preston to his knees! He bounces straight back to his feet but is forced to take the mandatory standing 8 count before he's allowed to continue. We're back under way and the fighters meet in the middle of the canvas to re-engage.
Preston is rocked!
Takano dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Preston. That did some damage!
Nice shot lands for Preston.
Preston throws a body shot but no joy.
Takano scores with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Takano has managed to clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Preston.
Takano lands a shoulder strike.
Preston lands an elbow inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuki Takano takes that one, thanks to the knockdown.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Takano scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Takano checks a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Preston. Takano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Preston avoids the body shot from Takano.
Preston is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Takano.
Preston tries to move into range but Takano moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Preston 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 Takano has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Takano and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Takano throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Preston's head.
Takano closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nice cross by Takano.
Takano throws a body punch but Preston moves out of range.
Preston is looking to counter with head kicks.
Preston clinches up with Takano and pushes him back against the ropes.
Preston using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Takano has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Takano scores with a shot to the side of Preston's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Takano scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Preston fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Preston scores with a shot to the side of Takano's head.
Takano looking to stall.
Yuki Takano seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Preston misses with a hook from the clinch.
Preston stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Takano breaks from the clinch.
Takano misses with a head kick.
A quick step to the side and Preston tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Preston tries a head kick but it misses.
It seemed like Takano was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Takano throws an overhand right that lands on Preston's shoulder, as Preston tries to avoid the shot.
Takano punishes Preston's body with a nice straight punch.
A big right from Takano misses.
Preston connects with a solid leg kick.
Preston throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Takano.
Preston will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Takano takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takano connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good leg kick by Takano there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Takano takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Preston moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Takano ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Preston fails in his attempt to clinch.
Preston blocks a low kick nicely.
Preston takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Takano feints and then cracks Preston's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Preston down.
Takano fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Preston has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Preston slips under a jab from Takano.
Preston throws a poor cross that misses
and Takano connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Aiden Preston has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Preston is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Preston moves out of range as Takano strikes.
Preston cracks the inside of Takano's front leg.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yuki Takano comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Takano 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 26:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 26:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yuki Takano!
Yuki Takano bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between George Alexander (ranked 2846 p4p, 139 weight class) and Maarten Bokhorst (ranked 2007 p4p, 92 weight class). Bokhorst comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Lil Wayne - Drop The World ft. Eminem kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Alexander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Maarten Bokhorst!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bokhorst takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Alexander misses with a kick to the body.
Bokhorst connects with a nice looking jab.
Alexander moves out of range of the body kick.
Alexander lands a lovely overhand right.
Alexander lands a lovely overhand right.
Bokhorst lands a jab.
A solid body kick from Bokhorst.
Bokhorst keeps Alexander at a distance using the push kick.
Bokhorst lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bokhorst throws a hook to the side of Alexander's head but Alexander sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alexander misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bokhorst.
Bokhorst tries to clinch up.
Alexander tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bokhorst was well out of range. Poor timing from Alexander.
Maarten Bokhorst seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alexander throws out a loose jab but Bokhorst uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alexander on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bokhorst lands a jab to the head.
Bokhorst cracks the inside of Alexander's front leg.
Alexander throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Bokhorst.
Alexander is rocked!
Alexander takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Oh Alexander is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bokhorst closes the distance and catches Alexander with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Alexander is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Alexander is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Alexander is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Bokhorst takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Maarten Bokhorst!
Maarten Bokhorst took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, HGH Nutrients Q160 Tycoons Best Quality supps for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Kick Boxer (ranked 4263 p4p, 383 weight class) and Markus Remoreras (ranked 9643 p4p, 590 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Remoreras's choice of entrance music: Ludacris feat. Nas and Jay-Z - I Do It For Hip-Hop. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kick Boxer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Markus Remoreras!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Remoreras keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Remoreras throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Boxer misses with a hook.
Boxer clinches up against the ropes.
Boxer misses with an elbow strike.
Remoreras breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Good exchange - Boxer coming out on top.
Remoreras throws a leg kick but Boxer sees it coming and moves out of range.
Remoreras throws a good cross that connects.
Boxer defending well as Remoreras loads up on a big left hand.
Boxer throws a series of punches but Remoreras avoids them all with ease.
Remoreras thuds his shin into the meat of Boxer's side.
Boxer throws an off balance right hand
and Remoreras counters with a right hand to the body.
A big left from Remoreras misses.
Boxer swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Remoreras counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Remoreras throws a leg kick that misses.
Remoreras feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Boxer's calf.
Boxer lands a lovely overhand right.
Remoreras scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxer scores with a nice head shot.
Remoreras throws a predictable looking body shot
and Boxer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Boxer scores with a hook.
Remoreras ducks under a wild hook from Boxer.
Remoreras lands with a hook. Boxer tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Boxer throws a jab but it's blocked by Remoreras.
Boxer misses with a double jab
and Remoreras makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Remoreras throws a shot from downtown. Boxer moves away and avoids it.
Boxer closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Boxer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Remoreras throws a leg kick but Boxer checks it.
Remoreras throws a nice inside leg kick.
Boxer misses the shot to the body.
Remoreras fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boxer lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Remoreras backs up against the ropes.
Boxer doesn't manage to clinch there - Remoreras circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Remoreras fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Boxer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice shot by Boxer.
It looks like Boxer has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Boxer moves out of range of the strikes.
Remoreras ducks under a wild hook from Boxer.
Remoreras lands a front kick.
Remoreras dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Boxer. That did some damage!
Boxer is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A bone on bone clash there as Boxer blocks the leg kick.
Boxer jabs Remoreras right on the nose. Remoreras blinks but takes it well.
Remoreras throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Remoreras with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Remoreras ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boxer moves away.
Remoreras throws out a leg kick but Boxer moves out of range and Remoreras only half commits.
Boxer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Remoreras manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boxer misses with a looping right.
Boxer throws a hook to the side of Remoreras's head but Remoreras sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Remoreras is looking to land body kicks.
Remoreras works the jab nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Markus Remoreras dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Remoreras fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boxer manages to avoid it.
Remoreras looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Remoreras misses with a straight left.
Remoreras throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Boxer.
Boxer checks a leg kick.
Remoreras fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Boxer misses with a hook. Remoreras ducked under it nicely.
A cross from Boxer lands.
Remoreras avoids the body shot from Boxer.
Boxer cracks a nice hook into Remoreras's ribs.
Boxer loads up on a big right hand but Remoreras slips the punch.
Remoreras is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Boxer with a body shot.
Boxer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Remoreras with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Remoreras keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Remoreras throws out a powerful jab.
Remoreras swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Remoreras misses with a looping left.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Boxer!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Remoreras connects with an inside leg kick.
Boxer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Remoreras can pounce on him.
Boxer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Remoreras fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boxer manages to avoid it.
Remoreras blocks a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Remoreras.
Boxer misses the jab.
Boxer throws out a loose jab but Remoreras uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boxer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Remoreras.
Boxer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Boxer looks to score with a jab to the body but Remoreras is just out of range.
Boxer takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Remoreras drops his hands momentarily and Boxer takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Remoreras misses with a low kick.
Kick Boxer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boxer throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Remoreras on the side of the head.
Boxer moves out of range as Remoreras strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Remoreras loads up on a big right hand but Boxer slips the punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boxer avoids the body shot from Remoreras.
Remoreras avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Despite the aggression on Remoreras's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Boxer looks to throw the jab but Remoreras is out of range.
Remoreras throws out a counter right but Boxer avoids it with no problem.
Remoreras misses with a straight right.
Remoreras tried to score with a low kick but Boxer checks it.
Remoreras slips a jab from Boxer.
Remoreras misses with the combination.
Remoreras blocks a jab.
Remoreras tries a quick counter leg kick but Boxer is wise to it.
Remoreras is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Boxer thuds his right hand into Remoreras's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jab, jab by Boxer - just one landing.
Remoreras moves out of range as Boxer strikes.
Boxer throws a shot from downtown. Remoreras moves away and avoids it.
Remoreras ducks under a wild hook from Boxer.
Remoreras connects with a leg kick. Boxer looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kick Boxer will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
No joy there for Boxer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Boxer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Boxer scores with a jab to the jaw.
Boxer moves out of range of the body kick.
Boxer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Remoreras scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Boxer doesn't seem bothered though.
Markus Remoreras seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Remoreras cracks Boxer with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Remoreras lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Boxer swinging wildly here.
Remoreras feints a counter leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Boxer.
Remoreras throws a jab when Boxer was well out of range.
Boxer throws a body punch but Remoreras moves out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Boxer crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Remoreras - the referee stops the clock and Boxer gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Remoreras. Boxer manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Boxer tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A swing and a miss from Boxer.
Boxer rushes Remoreras and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Remoreras manages to break the clinch.
Remoreras catches Boxer with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Boxer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Remoreras. Boxer does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Boxer misses the target.
Boxer throws a shot from downtown. Remoreras moves away and avoids it.
Boxer throws a right and a left that Remoreras avoids nicely.
Remoreras is looking to land body kicks.
Remoreras misses with a leg kick.
Remoreras rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Boxer counters with a straight right hand.
Remoreras dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Boxer. That did some damage!
Boxer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Remoreras.
Boxer is looking to counter punch.
Remoreras missing with a left hand there. Boxer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boxer fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Remoreras looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Remoreras swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Remoreras throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boxer on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Remoreras dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Boxer. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Remoreras misses with a low kick.
Remoreras misses with a body shot.
Boxer throws a big shot that misses.
Danga de danga de dang - Remoreras scores with a four punch combination!
Boxer checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Remoreras tries to land a leg kick but Boxer saw it coming and moves away.
Remoreras slips a jab from Boxer.
A jab from Boxer misses.
Boxer pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Remoreras back to the ropes. Boxer follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Boxer keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Remoreras circles away from the clinch attempt
and Remoreras counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A left lands for Remoreras.
Boxer keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Boxer connects with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Markus Remoreras comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Remoreras has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Markus Remoreras!
A victorious Markus Remoreras thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Liam Gallagher (ranked 19394 p4p, 746 weight class) and Raivo Jaak (ranked 5789 p4p, 548 weight class). Jaak has chosen Dr.Dre - Next Episode as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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265 lbs
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270 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Liam Gallagher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raivo Jaak!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaak throws a leg kick but Gallagher sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gallagher tries a head kick but it misses.
Jaak throws a body shot but no joy.
Gallagher feints a jab promting Jaak to slip. Gallagher then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Jaak slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Raivo Jaak has been cut.
Gallagher throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Gallagher scores a knockdown with a big right hand! Jaak beats the count and gets back to his feet. The referee asks him to walk forwards and it appears he is OK so we'll continue the bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gallagher throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Jaak to counter with a crisp jab.
Gallagher attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gallagher tries to clinch
and Jaak counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gallagher misses with a straight left.
Gallagher throws a hook to the side of Jaak's head but Jaak sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jaak appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Jaak throws a low kick, looking for Gallagher's leg but Gallagher calmly moves out of range.
As Jaak tries to get set, Gallagher tries to push him back and clinch up but Jaak manages to avoid the attempt.
Jaak ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gallagher moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallagher throws a lazy uppercut
and Jaak counters with a low kick, right behind Gallagher 's knee.
Gallagher looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gallagher throws a head kick but Jaak moves out of range.
Jaak misses with a wild body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gallagher.
Jaak fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gallagher scores with a nice right hand.
Jaak uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gallagher.
Jaak steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Jaak throws a right hand that Gallagher ducks under and follows up with a left that Gallagher also avoids with ease.
Gallagher misses with a head kick.
Jaak is looking for the big counter here.
Jaak throws a lazy right hand but Gallagher sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gallagher misses with a head kick.
Liam Gallagher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gallagher throws a body punch but Jaak moves out of range.
Jaak is trying to counter with his kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher throws a body kick that misses.
Jaak fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gallagher manages to avoid it.
Gallagher throws a leg kick that misses.
Gallagher misses with an uppercut
and Jaak counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gallagher misses with a kick to the body.
Jaak has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Gallagher tries a head kick but it misses.
A clash of legs there as Jaak blocks the low kick.
Jaak appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Gallagher tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Jaak manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gallagher uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jaak.
Jaak misses with a low kick.
Gallagher swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jaak.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gallagher tries to clinch there but Jaak circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jaak! But no joy.
Nice shot lands for Gallagher.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liam Gallagher should take that round, based on the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Raivo Jaak's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gallagher fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jaak.
Gallagher moves out of range of the body kick.
Gallagher moves in looking to clinch but Jaak pushes him off.
A nice side step and Jaak releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Gallagher throws a switch kick that catches Jaak on the top of the head and drops him to the canvas! Jaak looks hurt - I'm not sure he's going to get back up! The referee starts the count but calls it off at seven as Jaak flops around on the canvas, clearly in no position to continue! This fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Liam Gallagher!
Liam Gallagher was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Somchai Paowsong (ranked 21305 p4p, 725 weight class) and Boobie Miles Iii (ranked 19385 p4p, 750 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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240 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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Somchai Paowsong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Boobie Miles Iii!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miles Iii cracks Paowsong with a good jab.
Paowsong swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Miles Iii.
Miles Iii misses with a hook
and Paowsong counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Miles Iii avoids a punch combination nicely.
Paowsong tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Miles Iii fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Paowsong has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Paowsong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Miles Iii moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miles Iii throws a lazy uppercut
and Paowsong counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab from Paowsong misses.
Paowsong sets himself, and Miles Iii steps forward looking for the clinch! Paowsong avoids it this time.
Miles Iii throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Paowsong.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miles Iii takes a swing at Paowsong's ribcage but misses.
Paowsong swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miles Iii clinches up with Paowsong and pushes him back against the ropes.
Miles Iii misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Paowsong.
Miles Iii prevents Paowsong from breaking the clinch.
Paowsong lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Miles Iii.
Paowsong tries to circle away but Miles Iii has him pinned against the ropes.
Miles Iii's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Paowsong is trying to push Miles Iii away but Miles Iii has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Paowsong is trying to force a seperation but Miles Iii has the dominant position.
Miles Iii told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Paowsong working hard to break the clinch.
Paowsong pushes Miles Iii back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Paowsong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Miles Iii tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Paowsong has a couple of punches blocked by Miles Iii.
Paowsong pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Miles Iii attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miles Iii looks to throw the jab but Paowsong is out of range.
Paowsong misses with an uppercut. Miles Iii saw that one coming.
Paowsong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Miles Iii.
Miles Iii drives through and clinches with Paowsong against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Miles Iii.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miles Iii keeps control of Paowsong as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Paowsong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Paowsong is trying to force a seperation but Miles Iii has the dominant position.
Miles Iii pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Paowsong wants to get back to striking at distance but Miles Iii won't allow it.
Miles Iii lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Miles Iii misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Paowsong.
Miles Iii creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Miles Iii missing with knees to the body.
Paowsong has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Miles Iii looking to throw knees to the head but Paowsong is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Boobie Miles Iii will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Miles Iii fails to land with a series of punches.
Paowsong is looking to counter punch.
Somchai Paowsong is winning the standup battle so far.
Paowsong looks to score with a jab to the body but Miles Iii is just out of range.
Miles Iii missing with a left hand there. Paowsong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Paowsong appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Miles Iii misses with an uppercut
and Paowsong counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Miles Iii thinking.
Miles Iii staying out of range there.
Miles Iii now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Miles Iii throws a lazy head kick
and Miles Iii takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Miles Iii's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Miles Iii duly obliges.
Paowsong checks a leg kick.
Paowsong is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miles Iii bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Paowsong's head backwards.
Boobie Miles Iii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miles Iii will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Miles Iii slips a jab from Paowsong.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paowsong ducks under a wild hook from Miles Iii.
Miles Iii slips a straight right by Paowsong.
Paowsong throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Paowsong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Miles Iii.
Paowsong went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Paowsong connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Paowsong throws a lazy uppercut
and Miles Iii makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Miles Iii misses with a hook. Paowsong ducked under it nicely.
A big right from Paowsong misses.
Miles Iii misses with a hook
letting Paowsong counter with a right hand.
Paowsong is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miles Iii misses with a left hand
and Paowsong cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Paowsong gets tackled into the ropes by Miles Iii. Miles Iii maintains the clinch.
Paowsong looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Paowsong throws a punch but it's blocked by Miles Iii.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miles Iii creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Paowsong's defenses.
It looks like Somchai Paowsong has been cut.
Paowsong blocking some punches.
Paowsong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Miles Iii using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Paowsong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Miles Iii has Paowsong pressed against the ropes, preventing Paowsong from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Paowsong tries to circle away but Miles Iii has him pinned against the ropes.
Miles Iii lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Paowsong tries to break the clinch but Miles Iii is controlling the position.
Miles Iii tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Miles Iii just misses with a elbow thrown towards Paowsong's brow.
Paowsong wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Miles Iii leaning against his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Boobie Miles Iii will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Somchai Paowsong's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Miles Iii staying out of range there.
Paowsong throws a shot to the body.
Miles Iii looks to throw the jab but Paowsong is out of range.
Paowsong connects with a body shot that sends Miles Iii's belly button to the back.
Miles Iii throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Paowsong swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Despite the aggression on Miles Iii's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Paowsong looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Miles Iii thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paowsong throws a right and a left that both miss.
Miles Iii tries a head kick but it misses.
Miles Iii loads up on a big right hand but Paowsong slips the punch.
Paowsong is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Miles Iii misses with a hook to the body
and Paowsong counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paowsong takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Paowsong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Miles Iii.
Paowsong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Miles Iii.
Paowsong swings for the body but Miles Iii moves out of range.
Miles Iii lands an overhand right.
Miles Iii scores with a nice right hand.
Paowsong moves forwards but Miles Iii connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Miles Iii takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Miles Iii clinches.
Miles Iii throws an elbow that misses.
Boobie Miles Iii seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paowsong working hard to break the clinch.
Miles Iii connects with a nasty looking knee right to Paowsong's face.
Miles Iii looking to throw knees to the head but Paowsong is blocking nicely.
Miles Iii prevents a body shot from Paowsong.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miles Iii throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Paowsong is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Somchai Paowsong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Paowsong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Miles Iii missing with knees to the body.
Miles Iii throws a punch but it's blocked by Paowsong.
Miles Iii with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Miles Iii stalling in the clinch.
Paowsong is trying to break the clinch but Miles Iii has him pressed against the ropes.
Miles Iii pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Paowsong is trying to break the clinch but Miles Iii is controlling him.
Miles Iii keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Paowsong's efforts to push away.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Paowsong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Miles Iii's elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Boobie Miles Iii comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Miles Iii 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boobie Miles Iii!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Boobie Miles Iii waved his t-shirt featuring Sully's Bar & Grill's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Hilton Teimosia (ranked 1411 p4p, 135 weight class) and Sutter Cane (ranked 6709 p4p, 486 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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158 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 26 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hilton Teimosia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sutter Cane!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Teimosia smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Teimosia wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Teimosia looks to score with a jab to the body but Cane is just out of range.
Teimosia is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cane fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Teimosia misses with a low kick as Cane jumps back.
Cane on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Teimosia takes a swing at Cane's ribcage but misses.
Teimosia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Teimosia swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Teimosia forces Cane back against the ropes and clinches.
Teimosia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Teimosia takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Teimosia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cane.
Teimosia fails with an attempt to clinch.
Teimosia gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cane lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Teimosia misses with a punch on the inside.
Teimosia throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Canes head.
Cane tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cane tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Teimosia gets through Cane's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teimosia lands with a left to the head.
Teimosia pushes Cane back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Teimosia as the two fighters clinch.
I was talking to Teimosia's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Cane blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Teimosia has a couple of punches blocked by Cane.
Nice body punch from Cane.
Teimosia misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Teimosia.
Teimosia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cane tries to throw a body punch but Teimosia avoids it by throwing Cane back against the ropes.
Cane misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Cane.
Cane misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cane tries to work over Teimosia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Teimosia scores with a hook to the body.
Teimosia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Cane as the two fighters clinch.
Cane manages to break the clinch.
Cane on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Teimosia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cane.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cane tries a low kick but Teimosia avoids it.
Teimosia closes the distance and pushes Cane back into the ropes.
Teimosia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cane tries to work over Teimosia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Teimosia scores with a shoulder strike.
Teimosia lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Teimosia.
Cane tries to throw a body punch but Teimosia avoids it by throwing Cane back against the ropes.
Teimosia lands a nice uppercut.
Teimosia scores with a shot to the side of Cane's head.
Cane misses with some punches.
Teimosia lands a body shot in the clinch.
Teimosia pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cane fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Teimosia connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Teimosia ducks under a wild hook from Cane.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A decent looking cross lands there for Teimosia.
Teimosia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cane was well out of range. Poor timing from Teimosia.
Cane loads up on a big right hand but Teimosia slips the punch.
Teimosia changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cane throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hilton Teimosia dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Cane lands with a thumping leg kick.
Teimosia connects with a looping right hand.
Teimosia takes one to the side of the head.
A bone on bone clash there as Teimosia blocks the leg kick.
Teimosia seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Teimosia has taken the fight to the clinch.
Teimosia throws a punch but it's blocked by Cane.
Cane throws a punch but it's blocked by Teimosia.
Cane goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hilton Teimosia has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cane breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cane walks into a jab.
Teimosia moves in looking to clinch but Cane pushes him off.
Cane keeps the fight on the outside.
Teimosia tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Cane manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cane slips a straight right by Teimosia.
Hilton Teimosia is winning the standup battle so far.
Cane loads up on a big right hand but Teimosia slips the punch.
Good work by Cane as he checks the leg kick.
Cane throws the left hand but Teimosia avoids the punch easily.
Teimosia rushes Cane and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cane blocks a body shot from Teimosia.
Cane is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Teimosia misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Cane fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Teimosia.
Teimosia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cane gets through Teimosia's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cane lands a shoulder strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Teimosia.
Teimosia misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Cane fails to land.
Teimosia breaks the clinch.
Cane throws a hook but Teimosia avoids it easily.
Teimosia takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That kick from Teimosia tenderised Cane's leg. Cane is trying to keep his angry face on.
Teimosia tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Cane paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cane was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Cane steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Teimosia.
Cane throws a body kick that misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Cane.
Teimosia is looking to clinch.
Teimosia tries to clinch but Cane moves out of range.
Teimosia chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cane can pounce on him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Teimosia throws a series of punches but Cane avoids them all with ease.
Teimosia fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cane has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Teimosia blocks a leg kick.
Teimosia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cane can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cane lands a really nice looking cross but Teimosia seems unphased.
Cane moves forwards but Teimosia connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sutter Cane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cane blocks a low kick nicely.
Cane loads up on a big right hand but Teimosia slips the punch.
Teimosia is looking to clinch but Cane is avoiding it.
An inside leg kick from Cane misses.
Teimosia doesn't manage to clinch there - Cane circles away.
Teimosia tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Teimosia tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Teimosia has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cane.
Cane looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Teimosia throws a series of strikes that have Cane backpedaling.
Cane is looking to chop away at Teimosia's legs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cane.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Teimosia scores with a jab. Cane acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Cane takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Teimosia has taken the fight to the clinch.
Teimosia lands with a right to the head.
A short body shot lands from Teimosia as the two fighters clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Hilton Teimosia will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Teimosia tries to clinch up but Cane circles away and keeps his distance.
Sutter Cane has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cane motions for Teimosia to come forward. Cane throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cane lands with a cross.
Teimosia blocks a leg kick.
Cane fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Teimosia on the side of the head.
Cane motions for Teimosia to come forward. Cane throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cane misses with a low kick.
Teimosia tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Cane manages to circle out of the way.
Cane throws a leg kick but Teimosia sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Teimosia has Cane up against the ropes in a clinch.
Teimosia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cane escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Teimosia throws a wild body kick that Cane sees coming a mile off.
Nice straight punches there by Cane. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cane.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Teimosia moves into range and clinches up with Cane.
Teimosia lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cane throws a head punch that misses.
Cane blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Teimosia.
Teimosia is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A hook to the body from Cane.
Teimosia makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teimosia tries a body shot but Cane blocks it.
Teimosia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Teimosia lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cane blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Teimosia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cane blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cane blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cane lands a left hand that snaps the head of Teimosia backwards.
Cane can't find room to land a body shot as Teimosia controls the action.
Teimosia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cane.
Cane working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Good body shot from Teimosia.
Teimosia working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cane pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cane moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Teimosia fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cane swats away the attempt to clinch by Teimosia.
Cane takes a swing at Teimosia's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teimosia lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cane throws a lazy right hand but Teimosia sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Teimosia staying out of range there.
Cane throws a right hand that Teimosia ducks under and follows up with a left that Teimosia also avoids with ease.
Teimosia swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cane throws a chopping leg kick but Teimosia manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Teimosia wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Teimosia staying out of range there.
Teimosia tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Cane manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Teimosia fails with an attempt to clinch.
It seemed like Cane was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Teimosia throws a half hearted mid kick.
Teimosia takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Teimosia moves into the clinch successfully.
A nice right hand lands inside from Teimosia.
Teimosia misses with a body punch.
Teimosia misses with some punches.
Teimosia throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Canes head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Teimosia.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Teimosia misses with some punches.
Cane prevents a body shot from Teimosia.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cane.
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 Hilton Teimosia.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Teimosia, 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hilton Teimosia!
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Cole Taggart (ranked 3859 p4p, 359 weight class) and Erick Clap (ranked 2934 p4p, 280 weight class). Clap is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Burn it to the ground. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cole Taggart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 2, fighting out of New York, Erick Clap!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taggart lands a nice leg kick that just misses Clap's sensitive parts.
Taggart darts in and clinches Clap up against the ropes.
Clap stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Taggart fails to land.
Taggart blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Clap fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Taggart softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Clap is working Taggart over against the ropes.
Taggart can't find room to land a body shot as Clap controls the action.
Clap throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Clap tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Clap taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Clap misses with a short punch on the inside.
Taggart tries to throw a body punch but Clap avoids it by throwing Taggart back against the ropes.
Taggart is working Clap over against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clap keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Taggart's efforts to push away.
Nice body punch from Taggart - that landed with a thud.
Good body shot from Taggart.
Clap tries to land a knee to the head but Taggart blocks with his arms.
Taggart misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clap scores with a shoulder strike.
Clap is pushing Taggart up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Taggart misses with a punch to the body.
Taggart tries to work over Clap's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A hook to the body from Clap.
Clap lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Taggart.
Taggart pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Taggart throws a leg kick but Clap checks it.
Clap throws a push kick but Taggart slaps the foot to one side.
It looked like Taggart was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Taggart tries a head kick but it misses.
Clap throws out a counter right but Taggart avoids it with no problem.
Taggart defending well as Clap loads up on a big left hand.
Cole Taggart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taggart is looking to chop away at Clap's legs.
Clap is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Taggart.
Taggart takes the fight into the clinch.
Clap blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clap scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Clap tries a body shot but Taggart blocks it.
Clap lands a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clap works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Clap manages to break the clinch.
Clap throws a wild body kick that Taggart sees coming a mile off.
We've been informed that Clap has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Taggart with a hook.
Taggart throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Taggart throws a lazy uppercut
and Clap counters with a straight right hand.
Clap lands a front kick.
Clap lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Clap throws a big shot that misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Clap.
Taggart looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A shot to the body from Taggart misses
and Clap counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Taggart tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Clap was well out of range. Poor timing from Taggart.
Taggart walks forward, straight into a front kick from Clap.
Clap looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erick Clap dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Clap scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Taggart doesn't seem bothered though.
Clap checks a low kick from Taggart.
Clap connects with a good right hand that stumbles Taggart. Taggart circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Clap takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Taggart fails with an attempt to clinch.
Taggart tries to clinch up.
Clap is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Taggart throws a low kick, looking for Clap's leg but Clap calmly moves out of range.
Taggart on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Clap fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Clap throws a hook but Taggart avoids it easily.
Clap throws a low kick but Taggart moves out of range easily.
Clap blocks the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clap explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Taggart throws a leg kick
and Clap counters with a nice leg kick.
Clap throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taggart chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Clap can pounce on him.
Taggart attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clap throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Taggart closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Clap trying to control the position but instead, Taggart has worked for underhooks and has pushed Clap into the ropes.
Clap throws a head punch that misses.
Taggart pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Clap throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Taggart throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Clap throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Clap scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Erick Clap seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Clap tries to score with a low kick but Taggart moves his leg out of the way.
Clap pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Clap pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Clap ducks under a wild hook from Taggart.
Clap throws out a powerful jab.
A swing and a miss from Clap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Taggart.
A nice leg kick lands there from Taggart.
Taggart lands a nice looking kick to the body. Clap takes a step back to recover.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taggart throws a series of punches but Clap avoids them all with ease.
Clap takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Taggart throws a low kick but Clap moves out of range easily.
Taggart on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Clap fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Taggart misses with a wild body shot.
Taggart blocks a head kick by Clap.
Taggart is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Taggart takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Clap cracks Taggart with a good jab.
Taggart walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Clap checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erick Clap showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Taggart's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Clap lands a high kick!
A looping hook to the body misses from Clap. Taggart does a little dance to reset his feet.
Clap looks to throw the jab but Taggart is out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Clap 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 Taggart has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Taggart and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Clap misses with a looping right.
Taggart is looking for a counter combo.
Clap throws the left hand but Taggart avoids the punch easily.
Taggart throws a low kick but it's checked well by Clap.
Taggart scores with a crisp jab that stopped Clap in his tracks.
A slapping leg kick lands for Taggart.
Taggart takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Taggart throws a hook to the side of Clap's head but Clap sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clap takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Clap lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Taggart misses with a hook
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Clap counters with a nice uppercut.
Clap misses the shot to the body.
Taggart lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Clap misses.
Taggart will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clap throws a sloppy body shot
and Taggart counters with a nice uppercut.
Clap throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Taggart sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Clap misses with a body kick.
Taggart clinches up against the ropes.
Taggart lands a nice uppercut.
Clap lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Taggart backwards.
Cole Taggart has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A shot in the inside from Clap.
A nice right hand lands inside from Clap.
Clap throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Clap tries to work over Taggart's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Clap lands a body shot.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Taggart as Clap tries to tie him up.
Clap misses with some punches.
Clap lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Taggart backwards.
Clap lands a hook that snaps the head of Taggart backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taggart misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taggart can't break the clinch.
Clap digs a right hand into Taggart's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Taggart's gas tank.
Taggart blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Clap misses with a short punch on the inside.
Taggart scores with a shot to the side of Clap's head.
Clap struggles to land a body shot inside as Taggart controls his hands.
Clap lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Taggart.
Taggart swings wildly with an uppercut but Clap uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clap has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Clap is trying to stall.
Taggart blocking some punches.
Clap blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Taggart working aggressively here.
Taggart can't find room to land a body shot as Clap controls the action.
Clap lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Taggart backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Taggart.
Clap softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Taggart connects with a nasty looking knee right to Clap's face.
And that's the end of the fight!
Erick Clap comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Clap 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Erick Clap!
Erick Clap took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Conviction for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Ozzie Price (ranked 5562 p4p, 447 weight class) and Ravi Vamoosh (ranked 2003 p4p, 191 weight class). Price comes to the ring accompanied by Killer Mike - Big Beast. Vamoosh is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Roaring Tiger. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ozzie Price!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 12 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ravi Vamoosh!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vamoosh scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Price lands a nice looking body shot.
Price connects with a single shot there.
Vamoosh slips a jab from Price.
Vamoosh slips a straight right by Price.
Vamoosh takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Price lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Price throws a big shot that misses.
Price backing away here, and Vamoosh unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Vamoosh throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vamoosh throws a body kick that misses.
Price misses with a hook
and Vamoosh counters with a stiff right hand.
Vamoosh slips under a jab.
Vamoosh stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Price.
Vamoosh jabs Price right on the nose. Price blinks but takes it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vamoosh moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Vamoosh fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Price on the side of the head.
Vamoosh 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.
Price throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Price. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Price.
Price is looking to chop away at Vamoosh's legs.
Vamoosh works Price's body with a nice hook.
Price misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Vamoosh.
Price moves out of range of the body kick.
Vamoosh ducks under a wild hook from Price.
Price avoids the body shot from Vamoosh.
Vamoosh takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Price takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Price misses the jab.
Vamoosh takes a swing at Price's ribcage but misses.
Price uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Vamoosh tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Price manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Price bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Vamoosh's head.
Vamoosh lands a nice leg kick that just misses Price's sensitive parts.
Price misses with a wild body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Price scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Price misses with a hook. Vamoosh ducked under it nicely.
Price loads up on a big right hand but Vamoosh slips the punch.
Price misses with a low kick.
Price steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vamoosh.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Vamoosh. Price shrugs it off though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price takes a swing at Vamoosh's ribcage but misses.
Price misses with a right hand
and Vamoosh counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Price slips a straight right by Vamoosh.
Vamoosh takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ozzie Price seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Price blocks a jab.
Price is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Price misses with a hook. Vamoosh ducked under it nicely.
Vamoosh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Price manages to avoid it.
Price misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vamoosh.
Vamoosh throws a hook but Price avoids it easily.
Vamoosh tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Price paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Price throws a hook to the side of Vamoosh's head but Vamoosh sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vamoosh throws the left hand but Price avoids the punch easily.
Price throws the left hand but Vamoosh avoids the punch easily.
Vamoosh uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Price.
Price is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vamoosh tests Price's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vamoosh lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Price throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Price swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ozzie Price will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Vamoosh throws a looping overhand right but Price ducks down to avoid it.
Price slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Price ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vamoosh moves away.
Vamoosh was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Vamoosh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Price.
Nice defenses there by Vamoosh.
Price misses with a leg kick.
Price tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vamoosh was well out of range. Poor timing from Price.
A looping hook to the body misses from Price. Vamoosh does a little dance to reset his feet.
Price tries to keep at a distance but Vamoosh has taken the fight into the clinch.
Vamoosh can't find room to land a body shot as Price controls the action.
Price swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vamoosh lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Price makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
I was talking to Price's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Price working aggressively here.
Price misses with some punches.
Vamoosh takes a shot to the head.
Vamoosh lands a body shot.
Price misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vamoosh blocks an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Price misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Vamoosh as the two fighters clinch.
Price misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vamoosh works on Price's body with a couple of short punches.
Price tries to break free but Vamoosh pushes him back against the ropes.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Price creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Price working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Price's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vamoosh misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vamoosh.
Vamoosh blocking some punches.
Vamoosh scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vamoosh cracks Price with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vamoosh softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Vamoosh misses with a punch on the inside.
Price misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vamoosh lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Price has had enough of the clinch but Vamoosh keeps him there for the moment.
Vamoosh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Price tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
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 short body shot lands from Vamoosh as the two fighters clinch.
Ravi Vamoosh seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Vamoosh tries to work over Price's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Price lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ozzie Price is winning the standup battle so far.
Vamoosh takes a swing at Price's ribcage but misses.
Vamoosh misses with a low kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Price checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Vamoosh lands a body shot.
Price with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Vamoosh waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Price.
Price throws out a loose jab but Vamoosh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Price misses with a looping right.
Price misses with a body shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Vamoosh.
Price pivots, looking for a leg kick but Vamoosh is out of range and Price settles back down.
Price slips a jab from Vamoosh.
Price is looking to counter punch.
Vamoosh's jab looks to have found its range, popping Price under the eye.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vamoosh gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Vamoosh tries a body shot but Price blocks it.
Vamoosh blocking some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Vamoosh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ravi Vamoosh will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Vamoosh misses with a low kick.
Vamoosh throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Price swings widly with a right hand
and Vamoosh counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Price on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Vamoosh misses with an uppercut.
Price appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Price misses with a straight right.
Price takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A big left from Price misses.
Vamoosh swings for the body but Price moves out of range.
Price misses the jab.
Price backing away here, and Vamoosh unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Vamoosh!
Price lands with a thumping leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Price misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vamoosh throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Price sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vamoosh avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vamoosh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Price lands a jab.
Price misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Vamoosh to counter with a crisp jab.
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!
Price throws a lazy right hand but Vamoosh sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Price swings widly with a right hand
and Vamoosh counters with a right hand to the body.
Vamoosh misses the shot to the body.
Price looks to land a left hand but Vamoosh moved out of range nicely.
Vamoosh chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Price throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nice uppercut there from Price.
Vamoosh slips under a jab from Price.
Vamoosh is trying to counter with his kicks.
Vamoosh displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Price throws out the jab.
Vamoosh moves out of range of the strikes.
Price takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Price tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Price misses with a hook.
Price just misses with a punch to the body.
Vamoosh looks to land a left hand but Price moved out of range nicely.
Vamoosh moves out of range as Price strikes.
Price gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Price avoids a kick to the body.
Vamoosh takes one to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vamoosh moves out of range of the strikes.
Vamoosh now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Vamoosh moves out of range of the strikes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Price.
A solid body kick from Vamoosh.
Vamoosh throws a half hearted mid kick.
Vamoosh uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Price.
Vamoosh moves away from the strike by Price.
Vamoosh only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Price's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Vamoosh connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Price scrambles back to his feet.
Vamoosh throws a leg kick but Price moved away.
Vamoosh checks a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Vamoosh.
It seemed like Vamoosh was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Price throws the left hand but Vamoosh avoids the punch easily.
Price pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vamoosh takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Price misses with an uppercut
and Vamoosh connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A swing and a miss from Price.
Price misses the jab.
Decent striking displayed by Vamoosh there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ravi Vamoosh really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Vamoosh just misses with a punch to the body.
Vamoosh looks for the body kick but Price saw that one coming.
Price lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Vamoosh moves away from the strike by Price.
Price throws a jab but it's blocked by Vamoosh.
Price misses with a hook. Vamoosh ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Vamoosh misses.
Vamoosh moves away from the strike by Price.
Price avoids the body shot from Vamoosh.
Price bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Price misses with a looping left.
Vamoosh lands a jab.
Jab from Vamoosh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Price takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Vamoosh gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Price.
Price swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vamoosh swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vamoosh misses with a hook. Price ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Price waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vamoosh.
Vamoosh takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Vamoosh avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vamoosh misses with an uppercut. Price saw that one coming.
A counter left hand to the body from Price misses its target.
Price is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Price tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Price throws a big shot that misses.
Price slips a straight right by Vamoosh.
Price takes a swing at Vamoosh's ribcage but misses.
Vamoosh lands a front kick.
Price uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vamoosh.
Vamoosh smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Price misses with an uppercut. Vamoosh saw that one coming.
Price misses with a hook. Vamoosh ducked under it nicely.
Vamoosh misses with a hook.
Price swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Vamoosh cracks a nice hook into Price's ribs.
Vamoosh ducks under a wild hook from Price.
Vamoosh blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vamoosh counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Price thows a leg kick but Vamoosh checks it
and Price takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vamoosh misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Vamoosh.
Price throwing a counter right hand but Vamoosh manages to avoid it.
Price fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vamoosh manages to avoid it.
Vamoosh throws an overhand right that lands on Price's shoulder, as Price tries to avoid the shot.
Price slips a straight right by Vamoosh.
Price was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Price tries to work over Vamoosh's front leg with a kick but Vamoosh checks it.
Vamoosh misses with a kick to the body.
Vamoosh misses with a straight left.
Vamoosh connects with a crisp jab.
A low kick from Price misses
and Vamoosh counters with a low kick, right behind Price 's knee.
Price avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vamoosh blocks a leg kick.
Vamoosh connects with a looping right hand.
A big left from Price misses.
Vamoosh tries a quick counter leg kick but Price is wise to it.
Vamoosh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Price was well out of range. Poor timing from Vamoosh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ravi Vamoosh dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Vamoosh takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ozzie Price has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vamoosh is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Price.
Price scores with a jab. Vamoosh acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Vamoosh cracks Price with a good jab.
Price feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Vamoosh's calf.
Price looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Vamoosh digs a good hook to Price's body.
Price swings widly with a right hand
and Vamoosh counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Price thinking.
Price is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice uppercut lands for Price. That snapped Vamoosh's head back.
Vamoosh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Price fires out a quick counter leg kick but Vamoosh just manages to avoid it.
Price connects with a right hand. Vamoosh shakes it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Price swings widly with a right hand
and Vamoosh counters with a good low kick that Price was not able to check.
Vamoosh throws a sloppy head kick and Price moves out of range easily.
Price throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vamoosh sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vamoosh feints a counter leg kick.
Vamoosh scores with a crisp jab that stopped Price in his tracks.
Vamoosh checks the leg kick nicely there.
Price connects with a jab.
Vamoosh connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Price momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Price works Vamoosh's body with a nice hook.
Price fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Donk. Vamoosh catches Price right on the button with a cross.
Jab from Price.
A jab from Price misses.
Vamoosh throws a leg kick which misses Price's front leg but catches the back leg as Price tries to avoid it.
Decent striking displayed by Vamoosh there.
Vamoosh tries to close the distance and clinch but Price swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Price throws an overhand right that lands on Vamoosh's shoulder, as Vamoosh tries to avoid the shot.
Price is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vamoosh.
Price misses with a low kick.
Vamoosh ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Vamoosh looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Vamoosh moves out of range of the strikes.
Price is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Price scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Price throws a jab when Vamoosh was well out of range.
Price takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vamoosh sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vamoosh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Price needs to keep his hands up - Vamoosh had a free shot at his head there.
Vamoosh lands the left hand.
Price darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Price bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Vamoosh's head.
That kick from Vamoosh tenderised Price's leg. Price is trying to keep his angry face on.
Vamoosh ducks under a wild hook from Price.
Vamoosh fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Price throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Price throws a lazy uppercut
and Vamoosh counters with a nice body kick.
Price throws a poor cross that misses
letting Vamoosh counter with a right hand.
Price throws a looping overhand right but Vamoosh ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vamoosh scores with a nice body kick.
Price takes one to the side of the head.
Price misses with a looping left.
Ravi Vamoosh is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Vamoosh lands with an uppercut that bounces Price off the ropes and back into range.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ravi Vamoosh.
Well Vamoosh has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 46:49
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 46:49
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ravi Vamoosh!
Our winner, Ravi Vamoosh, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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