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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Hawaiian Kickboxer (ranked 8177 p4p, 523 weight class) and Baby Josh (ranked 23496 p4p, 595 weight class). Kickboxer comes to the ring accompanied by Hawaiian Kickboxer. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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155 lbs
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145 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
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Cardio machine
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hawaiian Kickboxer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Baby Josh!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Josh wants to clinch up but Kickboxer keeps it at a distance.
As Josh looks to move away, Kickboxer throws a big counter combo but Josh just gets out of the way.
Josh tries to clinch up but Kickboxer circles away and keeps his distance.
Josh moves in looking to clinch but Kickboxer pushes him off.
Josh walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Josh fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kickboxer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Josh tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Kickboxer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kickboxer definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kickboxer lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Josh is looking to clinch.
Kickboxer seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Kickboxer lands with a right hand.
Josh tries to clinch up.
Kickboxer is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kickboxer lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kickboxer keeps the fight on the outside.
Josh tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kickboxer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Josh tries to clinch up.
Josh has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Kickboxer swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kickboxer with a jab.
Josh tries to clinch up but Kickboxer circles away and keeps his distance.
Josh fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice cross by Kickboxer.
Kickboxer throws a big shot that misses.
Josh tries to clinch
and Josh takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Good work by Josh as he checks the leg kick.
Josh wants to clinch up but Kickboxer keeps it at a distance.
A big left from Kickboxer misses.
Josh tries to counter by closing the distance.
Kickboxer stuns Josh with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Josh tries to clinch up but Kickboxer circles away and keeps his distance.
Kickboxer appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kickboxer scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Baby Josh has been cut.
Kickboxer connects with a quick right hand that sends Josh tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the ropes, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Hawaiian Kickboxer!
Hawaiian Kickboxer really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Freebok (85% Laundry) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Dunder Mifflin (ranked 6170 p4p, 598 weight class) and Boobie Miles Iii (ranked 19564 p4p, 724 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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256 lbs
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dunder Mifflin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 2, fighting out of London, Boobie Miles Iii!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mifflin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Miles Iii counters with a slapping leg kick.
Mifflin loads up on a big right hand but Miles Iii slips the punch.
Mifflin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Miles Iii under the eye.
Mifflin lands a right hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Mifflin misses the target.
Miles Iii looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Mifflin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mifflin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Miles Iii counters with a nice leg kick.
Mifflin misses with a straight left.
Miles Iii scores with a hook to the body. Mifflin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mifflin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mifflin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mifflin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Miles Iii.
Miles Iii moves away from the strike by Mifflin.
Miles Iii looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mifflin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Miles Iii.
Mifflin throws a hook but Miles Iii blocks it.
Mifflin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Miles Iii.
Mifflin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Miles Iii sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mifflin loads up on a big right hand but Miles Iii slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miles Iii keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mifflin.
Mifflin misses with a hook
and Miles Iii counters with a straight right hand.
No joy there for Mifflin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mifflin throws a shot from downtown. Miles Iii moves away and avoids it.
Miles Iii is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Mifflin with a body shot.
Mifflin misses with an uppercut. Miles Iii saw that one coming.
Miles Iii lands with a right hand.
Mifflin throws a jab but it's blocked by Miles Iii.
Mifflin is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Miles Iii uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mifflin.
A telegraphed right hand from Miles Iii misses the target.
A jab from Mifflin misses.
Miles Iii scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Miles Iii throws a leg kick which misses Mifflin's front leg but catches the back leg as Mifflin tries to avoid it.
Mifflin throws a poor cross that misses
and Miles Iii counters with a stiff right hand.
Miles Iii lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miles Iii walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mifflin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Miles Iii lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mifflin definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Miles Iii looks to land a left hand but Mifflin moved out of range nicely.
Miles Iii has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miles Iii lands a knee to the body.
Miles Iii lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Dunder Mifflin has been cut.
Miles Iii scores a nice knee to the body.
Mifflin is breathing heavily.
The referee is keeping an eye on Miles Iii - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Mifflin takes a shot to the head.
Miles Iii unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mifflin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mifflin takes an elbow to the temple.
Knees in the clinch landing for Miles Iii.
Mifflin takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Miles Iii scores a nice knee to the body.
Miles Iii lands a left hand.
Still in the clinch, Miles Iii scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boobie Miles Iii dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dunder Mifflin's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Miles Iii stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mifflin misses with a straight right.
Mifflin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Miles Iii has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mifflin misses with a body punch
and Miles Iii counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Miles Iii connects with a leg kick. Mifflin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mifflin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Miles Iii.
Miles Iii closes the distance and clinches.
Miles Iii swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Miles Iii unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Miles Iii.
Miles Iii tries to land knees in the clinch but Mifflin avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mifflin.
Miles Iii unloads a knee to the mid-section.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Miles Iii just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mifflin's brow.
Mifflin is looking to control Miles Iii's arms but Miles Iii gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mifflin has his back to the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miles Iii tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mifflin avoids it.
Miles Iii throws a head punch that misses.
Boobie Miles Iii seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Miles Iii.
Miles Iii throws a knee to the head but misses.
Miles Iii connects with a knee to the head.
Miles Iii lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Miles Iii lands a good knee to the midsection. Mifflin won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Miles Iii utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Miles Iii.
Miles Iii drops Mifflin with a big knee! Will Mifflin beat the count? Yep, he's up already and we're only at 3... let's see if he's just faking it or if he's actually OK.
Mifflin is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miles Iii connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of Mifflin's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked Mifflin - is he going to beat the count??? 4,5,6,7,8,9.....10 - he's not made it - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Boobie Miles Iii!
Boobie Miles Iii 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between JT Redman (ranked 3349 p4p, 439 weight class) and Sao Galileo (ranked 2941 p4p, 391 weight class). Redman's entrance music is Breathe. A fine choice. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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208 lbs
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210 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 24 - 2, fighting out of London, JT Redman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sao Galileo !
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Galileo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
It looks like JT Redman has been cut.
Redman has taken the fight to the clinch.
Galileo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Galileo 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A lazy left from Galileo finds it's target.
Redman tries to clinch up but Galileo circles away and keeps his distance.
A nice side step and Galileo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Galileo misses with a body shot.
Redman throws a quick counter kick to the body but Galileo avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Galileo cracks a nice hook into Redman's ribs.
Nice cross by Galileo .
The crowd cheers as Galileo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Redman doesn't seem phased though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Redman buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galileo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Redman gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short right from Galileo on the inside.
Galileo lands a shoulder strike.
Galileo throws a punch but it's blocked by Redman.
A head punch on the inside from Galileo fails to land.
A right hook to the body lands for Galileo .
Galileo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Redman's elbow.
Redman has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Redman misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Galileo .
Galileo lands a nice shot to the body.
Redman taking a breather.
A right handed body shot lands from Redman.
Redman tries to work over Galileo 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Galileo blocks a body shot from Redman.
Galileo misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galileo throws a punch but it's blocked by Redman.
Galileo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Redman backwards.
Redman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This has been an exciting period of action!
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Galileo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Redman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Redman blocks a body shot from Galileo .
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Redman.
Redman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Galileo 's elbow.
Redman tries to work over Galileo 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good body shot from Redman.
Redman lands a body punch in the clinch.
Redman blocking some punches.
Galileo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Redman tries to throw a body punch but Galileo avoids it by throwing Redman back against the ropes.
Redman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Galileo misses with some punches.
Galileo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Redman stalling.
Galileo can't find room to land a body shot as Redman controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sao Galileo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on JT Redman's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
The fighters circling - Galileo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Redman appears to be looking for a big counter.
Galileo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A nice combination there by Galileo .
Galileo misses with a head kick.
Redman throws a counter high kick but Galileo was just alert enough to avoid it.
Galileo is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Redman takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Redman connects with a looping right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Galileo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Galileo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Redman is looking to clinch.
A head kick misses from Galileo .
It appears Redman was looking to counter with a kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galileo cracks Redman with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Galileo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Redman.
JT Redman's cut is getting worse.
A decent looking cross lands there for Galileo .
Galileo shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Redman eats them both and turns towards Galileo to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Galileo throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Galileo has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Redman tries to clinch but Galileo moves out of range.
Galileo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Redman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Galileo , pushing him back against the ropes.
A body shot lands from Redman.
A right handed body shot lands from Galileo .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galileo is looking to break free of the clinch but Redman has double underhooks.
A right hand to the body from Redman.
Galileo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Galileo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Redman on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Galileo . Galileo obviously looking to wear him down.
Galileo throws a body shot but no joy.
Galileo misses with a low kick.
Galileo misses with a head kick.
Redman blocks a head kick by Galileo .
Redman slips a jab from Galileo .
Galileo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Redman lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sao Galileo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on JT Redman's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Redman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sao Galileo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Galileo scores with a nice body kick.
Galileo keeps the fight on the outside.
Galileo tries to keep at a distance but Redman has taken the fight into the clinch.
Galileo tries to work over Redman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Redman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Galileo misses with a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Redman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Redman looking to stall.
Galileo blocks a body shot from Redman.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A hook to the body from Redman.
Galileo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galileo prevents a body shot from Redman.
Redman lands a body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Galileo .
Redman is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Redman lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
JT Redman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Redman struggles to land a body shot inside as Galileo controls his hands.
Come on Redman - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Galileo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Redman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Galileo can't find room to land a body shot as Redman controls the action.
Redman misses with a body punch.
Redman struggles to land a body shot inside as Galileo controls his hands.
Redman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Redman has Galileo pushed against the ropes.
Galileo misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Galileo - that landed with a thud.
Redman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redman blocks a body shot from Galileo .
Redman tries a body shot but Galileo blocks it.
JT Redman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Galileo tries to throw a body punch but Redman avoids it by throwing Galileo back against the ropes.
Redman can't find room to land a body shot as Galileo controls the action.
Galileo misses with the head strike.
Redman is looking to control Galileo 's arms but Galileo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Redman has his back to the ropes.
Galileo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Redman blocks a body shot from Galileo .
Redman lands a nice shot to the body.
Redman throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Redman can't find room to land a body shot as Galileo controls the action.
Galileo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Redman pushes Galileo back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Galileo blocks a body shot from Redman.
A head punch on the inside from Galileo fails to land.
Redman is working Galileo over against the ropes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Galileo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Redman lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Redman tries to stall but Galileo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Redman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Galileo prevents a body shot from Redman.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Galileo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
JT Redman showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Galileo 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sao Galileo !
Sao Galileo thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Henri Lafitte (ranked 2094 p4p, 294 weight class) and Strategos Themistokles (ranked 2078 p4p, 291 weight class). On his way into the ring it seems that Henri Lafitte has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Henri Lafitte seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Henri Lafitte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Strategos Themistokles!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lafitte throws a right and a left that Themistokles avoids nicely.
Lafitte throws a right hand that Themistokles ducks under and follows up with a left that Themistokles also avoids with ease.
Lafitte rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Themistokles counters with a nice uppercut.
Themistokles fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lafitte manages to avoid it.
Lafitte has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Themistokles.
A punch lands to the side of Themistokles 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Themistokles scores with a hook to the body. Lafitte takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Henri Lafitte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lafitte wants to clinch up but Themistokles keeps it at a distance.
Lafitte throws out a loose jab but Themistokles uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lafitte misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Themistokles.
Some bone on bone action there as Themistokles checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lafitte tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Themistokles paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lafitte misses with an uppercut
and Themistokles counters with a nice body shot.
Themistokles tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lafitte was well out of range. Poor timing from Themistokles.
Nice defenses there by Themistokles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Themistokles scores with the left hand. Lafitte knows he should have avoided that one.
Themistokles blocks a head kick by Lafitte.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lafitte takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lafitte tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Themistokles swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lafitte sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Themistokles throws a chopping leg kick but Lafitte manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Themistokles thumps Lafitte with a low kick.
Lafitte clinches up with Themistokles and pushes him back against the ropes.
Themistokles tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lafitte throws a punch but it's blocked by Themistokles.
I was talking to Lafitte's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A right hand to the body from Themistokles.
Themistokles blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lafitte lands a nice uppercut.
Themistokles blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Themistokles.
Themistokles tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Themistokles is trying to maintain a safe position but Lafitte gets an underhook and turns Themistokles into the ropes.
Lafitte misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lafitte tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Themistokles's elbow.
Themistokles gets through Lafitte's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lafitte goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Themistokles misses with a punch to the body.
Lafitte tries to throw a body punch but Themistokles avoids it by throwing Lafitte back against the ropes.
Lafitte working aggressively here.
Themistokles misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lafitte.
A head punch on the inside from Lafitte fails to land.
Themistokles looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Themistokles doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Themistokles misses with a punch to the body.
Themistokles has a couple of punches blocked by Lafitte.
Themistokles tries to work over Lafitte's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Themistokles blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lafitte tries to work over Themistokles's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Themistokles tries a body shot but Lafitte blocks it.
Lafitte lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Themistokles backwards.
Themistokles misses with a punch on the inside.
Themistokles blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Themistokles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Strategos Themistokles will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lafitte misses with a double jab.
Themistokles appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Themistokles thows a left - swing and a miss!
Themistokles tries to land a leg kick but Lafitte saw it coming and moves away.
Lafitte takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice jab there from Themistokles.
Lafitte throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lafitte tries to clinch up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Themistokles.
Nice jab there from Lafitte.
Themistokles throws a leg kick but Lafitte moved away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Themistokles checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Themistokles swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Themistokles motions for Lafitte to come forward. Themistokles throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lafitte misses with a body kick.
Strategos Themistokles seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Themistokles blocks a head kick by Lafitte.
Themistokles looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lafitte throws a hook but Themistokles avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Themistokles.
Lafitte misses with a straight left.
Themistokles replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Lafitte blocks it well.
Lafitte bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Themistokles ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lafitte moves away.
A punch lands to the side of Themistokles 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lafitte finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lafitte tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Themistokles paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lafitte lands a front kick.
Lafitte finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lafitte lands with a thumping leg kick.
Themistokles misses with a leg kick.
Lafitte is looking to clinch.
Lafitte lands a right hook to the body.
Lafitte throws a head kick but Themistokles moves out of range.
Lafitte moves into the clinch successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lafitte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lafitte digs a right hand into Themistokles's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Themistokles's gas tank.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lafitte.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lafitte.
Lafitte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Themistokles swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lafitte.
Henri Lafitte has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lafitte misses with the head strike.
Lafitte on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lafitte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Themistokles lands with a light punch inside.
Lafitte has a couple of punches blocked by Themistokles.
Themistokles lands a body shot.
Lafitte throws a punch but it's blocked by Themistokles.
Themistokles struggles to land a body shot inside as Lafitte controls his hands.
Themistokles swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Themistokles lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Themistokles throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lafitte blocks it with crossed arms.
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 Henri Lafitte will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Themistokles connects with a crisp jab.
Themistokles walks into a left hand.
Themistokles ducks right into an uppercut from Lafitte.
Lafitte pushes Themistokles up against the ropes in a clinch.
Lafitte misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lafitte.
A nice left hand lands by Themistokles.
Lafitte lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Themistokles tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Themistokles blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lafitte misses with a body punch.
Themistokles misses with some punches.
Lafitte takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lafitte misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Lafitte.
Lafitte tries to throw a body punch but Themistokles avoids it by throwing Lafitte back against the ropes.
Themistokles tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lafitte's elbow.
Lafitte tries to work over Themistokles's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Themistokles misses with a punch on the inside.
Lafitte misses with some punches.
Themistokles throws a head punch that misses.
Lafitte goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lafitte can't find room to land a body shot as Themistokles controls the action.
Themistokles pushes Lafitte back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Themistokles misses with some punches.
Themistokles lands a shoulder strike.
Themistokles lands a shoulder strike.
Lafitte tries to work over Themistokles's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lafitte struggles to land a body shot inside as Themistokles controls his hands.
Themistokles's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Themistokles keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lafitte.
Lafitte misses with a body kick.
Themistokles now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Lafitte tries to clinch but Themistokles is having none of it.
Lafitte misses with a head kick.
Lafitte clinches up with Themistokles and pushes him back against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Themistokles.
Themistokles crunches a lovely knee into Lafitte's ribcage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Themistokles breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
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!
Lafitte ducks into a a hook from Themistokles and goes down! He looks in a bit of a mess; will he beat the count?! 4,5,6,7,8 - he's up and looking to carry on! The referee looks into his eyes and sees that he's OK to continue!
It looks like Henri Lafitte has been cut.
Themistokles swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Themistokles will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lafitte takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lafitte is rocked!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Themistokles engages and cracks Lafitte with a massive lead left hook - Lafitte tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Themistokles is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Strategos Themistokles!
Strategos Themistokles bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Geordie Power (ranked 7951 p4p, 673 weight class) and Thomas Silver Jr (ranked 8410 p4p, 685 weight class). Silver Jr has chosen The Return as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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22
202 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Geordie Power!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Thomas Silver Jr!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silver Jr throws a shot to the body.
Silver Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Power.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Silver Jr is trying to break the clinch but Power is controlling him.
Power misses with a body punch.
Silver Jr wants to get back to striking at distance but Power won't allow it.
Silver Jr is looking to break free of the clinch but Power has double underhooks.
Silver Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Power scores with a crisp jab that stopped Silver Jr in his tracks.
Power scores with a jab. Silver Jr acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Silver Jr throws a low kick but Power moves out of range easily.
Silver Jr defending well as Power loads up on a big left hand.
Power tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Power misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silver Jr misses with a head kick.
Power throws a hook to the side of Silver Jr's head but Silver Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Power misses with a wild body shot.
A nice side step and Silver Jr releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Silver Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Power.
Silver Jr throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Silver Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silver Jr slips a straight right by Power.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Silver Jr - that will leave a mark!
Power misses with a straight left.
Silver Jr feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Power's calf.
Silver Jr throws a nice inside leg kick.
Silver Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silver Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Power.
Power throws a lazy right hand but Silver Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Silver Jr misses with an attempted mid kick.
Silver Jr misses with a low kick.
Power uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Silver Jr has time to react.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Silver Jr.
Silver Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Power.
Power tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silver Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silver Jr lands with a thumping leg kick.
Silver Jr lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Power jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Power throws a sloppy body shot
and Silver Jr counters with a flying knee. Nice.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silver Jr changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Silver Jr looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver Jr misses the body punch
and Power counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silver Jr walks into a stiff left hand from Power.
Silver Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Power.
Silver Jr is trying to counter with his kicks.
Power looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Silver Jr scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Power doesn't seem bothered though.
Silver Jr on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Power throws out a loose jab but Silver Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silver Jr misses with a kick to the body.
Silver Jr throws a push kick but Power slaps the foot to one side.
Power cracks Silver Jr with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A looping hook to the body misses from Power. Silver Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silver Jr looks to land a body kick but Power moved away.
Power punishes Silver Jr's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice body punch from Power.
Power misses the shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Power throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Silver Jr stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Power tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Silver Jr connects with an inside leg kick.
Silver Jr misses with a wild body shot.
A slow jab from Power misses its intended 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 Geordie Power will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Silver Jr takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Silver Jr slips under a jab from Power.
Silver Jr walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Power checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Power half committed to a counter leg kick.
A head kick misses from Silver Jr.
Good work by Power as he checks the leg kick.
Silver Jr swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Power throws a lazy right hand but Silver Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Silver Jr ducks under a wild hook from Power.
Power rushes Silver Jr and presses him up against the ropes.
Power lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Power doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Power - that landed with a thud.
Power tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Power working aggressively here.
Power makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Silver Jr's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Power misses with a punch on the inside.
Silver Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Power misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silver Jr.
Silver Jr takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver Jr thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Power if he has to take too many more of those.
Silver Jr fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Power has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A punch lands to the side of Silver Jr 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Power stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silver Jr.
Silver Jr throws a body kick that misses.
Power is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silver Jr.
Silver Jr appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Silver Jr lands a jab to Power's midsection.
Silver Jr moves away from the strike by Power.
Power bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Silver Jr's head.
Power cracks Silver Jr with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Power tests Silver Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Power thows a left - swing and a miss!
Power throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab, jab by Power - just one landing.
Silver Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Power wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Power misses with a body shot.
Silver Jr will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Power tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Silver Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silver Jr.
Silver Jr ducks under a wild hook from Power.
Silver Jr tries a quick counter leg kick but Power is wise to it.
Power is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silver Jr can do to turn this around?
Silver Jr misses with a head kick.
Silver Jr cracks Power with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Silver Jr wants to land a leg kick but Power is out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Power, as that shot connected.
Silver Jr is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Power rather than just go for the knockout.
Silver Jr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Silver Jr misses with a kick to the body
and Power counters by clinching up.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A left hand lands to the body for Power.
Silver Jr is trying to force a seperation but Power has the dominant position.
Silver Jr blocking some punches.
Silver Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silver Jr breaks from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silver Jr looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Power misses with a looping right.
Power is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Power misses with a hook to the body
and Silver Jr counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Silver Jr throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Geordie Power dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Silver Jr pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Power lands a head shot.
Silver Jr walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Power moves out of range as Silver Jr throws a body kick.
Silver Jr scoring well with a low kick there.
Silver Jr pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Silver Jr connects with an inside leg kick.
Power cracks Silver Jr with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Silver Jr throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Power takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Power bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Silver Jr's head backwards.
Silver Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Silver Jr gets tackled into the ropes by Power. Power maintains the clinch.
Power can't find room to land a body shot as Silver Jr controls the action.
Power lands with a short shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Power.
Power scores with a nice hook to the head.
Power breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Power catches Silver Jr with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Power.
Power fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silver Jr manages to avoid it.
Power throws a shot from downtown. Silver Jr moves away and avoids it.
Power checks a low kick from Silver Jr.
Silver Jr digs a good hook to Power's body.
Power thows a left - swing and a miss!
Power misses with a low kick.
Power misses with a looping right.
Power throws a lazy right hand but Silver Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Power lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Power misses with a hook.
Silver Jr doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Geordie Power is winning the standup battle so far.
Silver Jr misses with a head kick.
Thomas Silver Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Power moves out of range of the body kick from Silver Jr.
Silver Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Silver Jr dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Power. That did some damage!
Geordie Power is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Power just misses with a punch to the body.
Power tries to close the distance and clinch but Silver Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silver Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silver Jr misses the shot to the body.
Silver Jr connects with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Power bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Power looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Silver Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Power throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silver Jr tries to keep at a distance but Power has taken the fight into the clinch.
Silver Jr looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Power breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Power lands with an overhand left.
Power takes a swing at Silver Jr's ribcage but misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Power misses the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silver Jr misses with a low kick.
Silver Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Power is just out of range.
Silver Jr lands a slapping body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Geordie Power showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Power has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Geordie Power!
A relieved looking Geordie Power thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Cain Jones (ranked 4904 p4p, 419 weight class) and Keith Stone (ranked 21826 p4p, 581 weight class). Jones comes to the ring accompanied by Hell's Bells- AC/DC. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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149 lbs
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148 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Cain Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Keith Stone!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones takes a swing at Stone's ribcage but misses.
Jones misses the jab.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stone scores with a nice strike.
It looks like Cain Jones has been cut.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
It looked like Jones wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Stone clobbers Jones with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jones throws a right hand that Stone ducks under and follows up with a left that Stone also avoids with ease.
Stone connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Stone on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Stone, as that shot connected.
Jones tries to bum rush Stone with a series of wild strikes but Stone uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sloppy strikes from Jones. Those never looked like landing.
Jones throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cain Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice cross by Jones.
Stone moves out of range as Jones strikes.
Stone let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A slapping leg kick lands for Stone.
Stone lands a glancing blow to the side of Jones's head.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jones misses with a jab to the body
and Stone counters with a nice uppercut.
Jones definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Stone slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jones punishes Stone's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Stone scores with a punch to the head.
An inside leg kick from Stone misses.
Stone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Stone slips a straight right by Jones.
A nice side step and Stone releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stone is looking to chop away at Jones's legs.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stone avoids the head kick by Jones.
Stone connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jones momentarily.
Stone bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jones takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jones takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jones is rocked!
Jones drops his guard momentarily, allowing Stone to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Jones! Oh, he's in big trouble - I don't like his chances here as the referee's count reaches 5. 6,7,8,9...10! He's out! Stone takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Keith Stone!
A victorious Keith Stone 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 Raivo Jaak (ranked 5571 p4p, 559 weight class) and Donal Maciver (ranked 19803 p4p, 736 weight class). Jaak's entrance music is Dr.Dre - Next Episode . A fine choice. Maciver has chosen Gallantry - CFO$ as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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270 lbs
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raivo Jaak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Donal Maciver!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Maciver.
It looks like Raivo Jaak has been cut.
Jaak waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maciver.
Jaak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maciver.
Maciver displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jaak throws out the jab.
As Jaak backs off Maciver throws a huge counter combo but Jaak manages to avoid it all.
Maciver moves out of range of the body kick.
Jaak gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Maciver counters by clinching up.
Jaak lands a shot to the body.
Jaak looking to slow down the pace here.
Jaak lands with a short shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short left from Jaak.
Jaak blocks a body shot from Maciver.
Jaak on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jaak's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jaak trying to stall but Maciver improves his position.
Maciver misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maciver misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maciver tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maciver 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.
Maciver managing to block the knees to the body from Jaak.
Maciver throws a punch but it's blocked by Jaak.
Jaak trying to control the position but instead, Maciver has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jaak into the ropes.
Maciver throws a head punch that misses.
Jaak tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Maciver avoids it.
Maciver letting Jaak take a breather here.
Maciver throws a head punch that misses.
Maciver goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Maciver.
Maciver tries to work over Jaak's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Maciver working aggressively here.
Maciver struggles to land a body shot inside as Jaak controls his hands.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Maciver as Jaak tries to tie him up.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Maciver creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jaak with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maciver is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Maciver lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jaak backwards.
Jaak misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jaak tries a body shot but Maciver blocks it.
Maciver working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Maciver swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maciver misses with a punch to the body.
Jaak content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Jaak tries a body shot but Maciver blocks it.
Jaak escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Maciver closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jaak counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Maciver throws a body punch but Jaak moves out of range.
Jaak appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Jaak looks to land a right hand but Maciver moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donal Maciver dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Raivo Jaak's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Maciver wants to clinch.
Maciver scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maciver closes the distance and scores with a big combo that sends Jaak crashing to the mat! Jaak 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!
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Jaak misses with a kick to the body
and Maciver counters with a big uppercut that drops Jaak face first to the mat! Will he beat the count?! He's struggled up to his knees on 7 but it doesn't look like he's going to make it... he's been counted out! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Donal Maciver!
Donal Maciver thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Dwan Diego (ranked 17638 p4p, 721 weight class) and Eva Contonio (ranked 5665 p4p, 593 weight class). Diego comes to the ring accompanied by Jiu Jitsu. Contonio has chosen Blur-Song 2 as his entrance music. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Dwan Diego!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Eva Contonio!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Contonio is looking to clinch but Diego is avoiding it.
Contonio takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Contonio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diego uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Contonio.
Contonio looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Diego connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Contonio misses with an uppercut. Diego saw that one coming.
An inside leg kick from Diego misses.
Diego fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Contonio, pushing him back against the ropes.
Diego lands with a left to the head.
Diego throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch on the inside from Contonio fails to land.
Contonio throws an elbow that misses.
Diego misses with a hook to the ribs.
Contonio looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Diego lands with a light punch inside.
Diego dodges an elbow strike from Contonio.
Contonio misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diego misses with a body punch.
Diego working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diego lands with a left to the head.
Contonio avoids the elbow strike from Diego, against the ropes.
Contonio presses Diego against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Contonio blocks a body shot from Diego.
Diego throws an elbow that misses.
A right hand to the body from Diego.
Contonio doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Diego lands an uppercut.
Diego throws a head punch that misses.
Diego is working Contonio over against the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Diego blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Contonio takes a shot to the head.
Diego lands with a light punch inside.
Diego lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Diego prevents a body shot from Contonio.
Diego lands a right hand that snaps the head of Contonio backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Diego.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Contonio throws an elbow but misses.
Contonio misses with an elbow over the top.
Contonio pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diego struggles to land a body shot inside as Contonio controls his hands.
A nice left hand lands by Diego.
Contonio takes a shot to the head.
Diego lands a body shot in the clinch.
Contonio looks winded!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Diego.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diego goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Contonio prevents a body shot from Diego.
Diego dodges an elbow strike from Contonio.
Diego lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Contonio.
Diego works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Diego presses Contonio against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short body shot lands from Diego as the two fighters clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Diego.
Contonio takes a shot to the head.
Diego lands a right hand that snaps the head of Contonio backwards.
Diego stalling against the ropes.
Diego lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Diego softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Diego lands a nice uppercut.
Contonio misses with a punch on the inside.
Diego tries to work over Contonio's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Contonio takes an elbow to the temple.
Diego lands a hook to the side of the head.
Contonio pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Contonio tries to throw a body punch but Diego avoids it by throwing Contonio back against the ropes.
Contonio is leaning against Diego and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dwan Diego dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Contonio takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A solid leg kick lands there for Diego.
Diego comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Diego is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Contonio can do to turn this around?
A nice leg kick lands there from Diego.
Diego misses with an uppercut. Contonio saw that one coming.
Diego swings for the body but Contonio moves out of range.
Contonio has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Diego.
Diego is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Contonio.
As Diego backs off Contonio throws a huge counter combo but Diego manages to avoid it all.
Contonio misses with the combination.
Contonio swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diego tries to clinch but Contonio moves out of range.
Diego is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Contonio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Diego throws a combination. Contonio tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Contonio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A solid leg kick lands there for Diego.
Diego tries to clinch up.
Dwan Diego seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego connects with a good right hand that stumbles Contonio. Contonio circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Diego moves out of range as Contonio throws a body kick.
Diego throws a body shot but no joy.
Contonio is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Diego with a body shot.
Contonio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Diego throws a body punch but Contonio moves out of range.
Diego scores with a nice head shot.
Contonio gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Diego.
Diego tries to clinch up.
Contonio misses with a head kick.
Contonio tries to keep at a distance but Diego has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Diego.
Good body shot from Diego.
Contonio is breathing heavily.
Contonio pushes Diego back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Contonio tries to throw a body punch but Diego avoids it by throwing Contonio back against the ropes.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Diego.
Diego blocks an elbow strike from Contonio.
Diego misses with a body punch.
Contonio pushes off an throws an elbow but Diego leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diego lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Contonio.
Diego stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Diego lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Diego.
Diego wants to stall.
Diego lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Diego - that landed with a thud.
Contonio looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Diego stalling in the clinch but Contonio improves position.
Diego tries to work over Contonio's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dwan Diego has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Diego lands a shot to the body.
Contonio's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Contonio misses with some punches.
Diego digs a right hand into Contonio's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Contonio's gas tank.
Diego comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A hook to the body from Diego.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good body shot from Diego.
Diego lands with a short shot to the head.
Diego lands an uppercut.
Diego lands a body shot in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dwan Diego dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
That kick from Diego tenderised Contonio's leg. Contonio is trying to keep his angry face on.
Diego thumps Contonio with a low kick.
Diego comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dwan Diego is winning the standup battle so far.
Diego jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Diego keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diego scores with a hook to the body. Contonio takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Contonio changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice shot lands for Diego.
Diego 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.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Contonio.
A big right from Contonio misses.
Diego darts in trying to clinch
and Contonio counters with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diego forces Contonio back against the ropes and clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Contonio creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Diego.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diego tries to work over Contonio's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego slows down the pace here.
Diego lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Diego throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Contonios head.
Nice elbow from Contonio.
It looks like Dwan Diego has been cut.
A right hand to the body from Contonio.
Diego misses with a punch to the body.
Contonio blocks the elbow strike.
Contonio struggles to land a body shot inside as Diego controls his hands.
Contonio blocks the elbow strike.
Nice body punch from Diego.
Contonio takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Diego cracks Contonio with a nice body shot.
Contonio can't find room to land a body shot as Diego controls the action.
Diego lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Diego.
Contonio lands an elbow inside that Diego shrugs off.
Diego lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Contonio tries a body shot but Diego blocks it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Diego.
Diego prevents a body shot from Contonio.
Contonio misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Contonio's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice body punch from Diego.
Diego lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Diego.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Diego.
Diego lands a damaging elbow.
Contonio takes an elbow to the forehead.
Contonio is rocked!
A shot in the inside from Diego.
Contonio is still on wobbly legs! Can Diego finish him?
A body shot lands from Diego.
Diego works on Contonio's body with a couple of short punches.
Diego cracks Contonio with a nice body shot.
Diego comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Diego throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Contonios head.
Diego creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Contonio crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Contonio face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Diego takes it with a brutal technical knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Dwan Diego!
A relieved looking Dwan Diego thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Krzysztof Szczęsny (ranked 17199 p4p, 823 weight class) and Alexander Berkman (ranked 20427 p4p, 805 weight class). Szczęsny comes into the arena with Immortal Technique-Obnoxious blaring out of the sound system. Berkman has chosen Panopticon - The Ghosts of Haymarket Square as his entrance music. Krzysztof Szczęsny has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Krzysztof Szczęsny!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Berkman!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Szczęsny jabs Berkman to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The fighters circle momentarily. Berkman darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Szczęsny connects with a leg kick. Berkman looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Berkman ducks right into an uppercut from Szczęsny.
Sloppy strikes from Szczęsny. Those never looked like landing.
Berkman misses with a straight left.
Berkman throws a jab but it's blocked by Szczęsny.
Berkman gets a clinch.
Szczęsny breaks the clinch.
Berkman misses with a lunging right hand
and Szczęsny counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Szczęsny scores a knockdown with a big right hand! Berkman 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.
Szczęsny cracks Berkman with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Krzysztof Szczęsny!
Krzysztof Szczęsny retains his light heavyweight title!
Krzysztof Szczęsny seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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