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Dynasty 22 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Antonio Saskenarutosakurohinato (ranked 6953 p4p, 297 weight class) and Jose Cordolha (ranked 22919 p4p, 345 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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141 lbs
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135 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Antonio Saskenarutosakurohinato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jose Cordolha!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saskenarutosakurohinato scores with a jab to the body.
Cordolha gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cordolha is trying to push Saskenarutosakurohinato away but Saskenarutosakurohinato has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Cordolha is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Saskenarutosakurohinato lands a knee to the body.
Saskenarutosakurohinato pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Saskenarutosakurohinato throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cordolha throws a head kick but Saskenarutosakurohinato moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Saskenarutosakurohinato.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saskenarutosakurohinato tries to clinch but Cordolha moves out of range.
Cordolha blocks a head kick by Saskenarutosakurohinato.
Saskenarutosakurohinato tries to clinch up but Cordolha circles away and keeps his distance.
Cordolha throws a fast counter high kick but Saskenarutosakurohinato manages to duck under it in time.
Saskenarutosakurohinato throws a sloppy head kick and Cordolha moves out of range easily.
Saskenarutosakurohinato displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cordolha gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Saskenarutosakurohinato.
Saskenarutosakurohinato circles away from the clinch attempt.
Antonio Saskenarutosakurohinato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cordolha is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cordolha circles away from the clinch attempt.
Saskenarutosakurohinato lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Cordolha doesn't manage to clinch there - Saskenarutosakurohinato circles away.
Saskenarutosakurohinato lands a two punch combo.
Saskenarutosakurohinato feints a jab promting Cordolha to slip. Saskenarutosakurohinato then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Cordolha slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Cordolha is rocked!
Cordolha takes the fight into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cordolha as Saskenarutosakurohinato tries to tie him up.
Cordolha takes an elbow to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cordolha breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cordolha wants to clinch up but Saskenarutosakurohinato keeps it at a distance.
Saskenarutosakurohinato is looking to clinch.
Saskenarutosakurohinato lands a head kick. Cordolha smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Cordolha is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cordolha misses the body punch
and Saskenarutosakurohinato counters with a two punch combo.
Cordolha is still on wobbly legs! Can Saskenarutosakurohinato finish him?
A nice combination there by Saskenarutosakurohinato.
Saskenarutosakurohinato tries to bum rush Cordolha with a series of wild strikes but Cordolha uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No joy there for Saskenarutosakurohinato, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cordolha seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cordolha throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Saskenarutosakurohinato punishes Cordolha's body with a nice straight punch.
Saskenarutosakurohinato's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Saskenarutosakurohinato duly obliges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Saskenarutosakurohinato dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Saskenarutosakurohinato throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cordolha doesn't manage to clinch there - Saskenarutosakurohinato circles away.
Saskenarutosakurohinato is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Cordolha.
Saskenarutosakurohinato tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Cordolha manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Saskenarutosakurohinato looks to land a combination but Cordolha avoids it well.
Saskenarutosakurohinato buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Saskenarutosakurohinato is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cordolha can do to turn this around?
Saskenarutosakurohinato misses with a series of wild punches.
Saskenarutosakurohinato lands a jab.
Saskenarutosakurohinato clinches up against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cordolha trying to land knees to the body.
I was talking to Saskenarutosakurohinato's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Cordolha breaks the clinch.
Cordolha pushes Saskenarutosakurohinato up against the ropes in a clinch.
Cordolha with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Cordolha's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cordolha is looking to clinch but Saskenarutosakurohinato is avoiding it.
A counter left hand to the body from Saskenarutosakurohinato misses its target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Saskenarutosakurohinato. That's going to slow Cordolha down.
Saskenarutosakurohinato bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cordolha's head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Saskenarutosakurohinato looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Left hook, right uppercut from Saskenarutosakurohinato.
Saskenarutosakurohinato tries to clinch but Cordolha moves out of range.
Cordolha follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Saskenarutosakurohinato goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Saskenarutosakurohinato throws a right hand that Cordolha ducks under and follows up with a left that Cordolha also avoids with ease.
Saskenarutosakurohinato swats away the attempt to clinch by Cordolha.
Saskenarutosakurohinato throws a one two combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saskenarutosakurohinato fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cordolha fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Saskenarutosakurohinato, pushing him back against the ropes.
Cordolha manages to break the clinch.
Antonio Saskenarutosakurohinato is winning the standup battle so far.
Saskenarutosakurohinato circles away from the clinch attempt.
A right-left combo lands from Saskenarutosakurohinato.
Cordolha is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Saskenarutosakurohinato scores with a shot to the body.
Cordolha moves in looking to clinch but Saskenarutosakurohinato pushes him off.
Jab from Saskenarutosakurohinato.
Saskenarutosakurohinato moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Saskenarutosakurohinato clinches up with Cordolha and pushes him back against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Saskenarutosakurohinato dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Cordolha fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cordolha fails in his attempt to clinch.
Saskenarutosakurohinato appears to be looking for a big counter.
Saskenarutosakurohinato clinches up against the ropes.
Cordolha misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Saskenarutosakurohinato.
Cordolha tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cordolha wants to stall.
Cordolha keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Saskenarutosakurohinato's efforts to push away.
Saskenarutosakurohinato has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cordolha is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Saskenarutosakurohinato is trying to break the clinch but Cordolha is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saskenarutosakurohinato wants to break free but Cordolha has control.
Cordolha escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Saskenarutosakurohinato lands a jab to Cordolha's midsection.
Cordolha tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Saskenarutosakurohinato paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A nice combination there by Saskenarutosakurohinato.
Cordolha tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Saskenarutosakurohinato manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Saskenarutosakurohinato throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Saskenarutosakurohinato connects with a body shot.
Cordolha tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cordolha looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Saskenarutosakurohinato tries to counter by clinching up but Cordolha breaks away and moves out of range.
Saskenarutosakurohinato wants to clinch.
Cordolha appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Saskenarutosakurohinato is looking to wear down Cordolha with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cordolha tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cordolha misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Saskenarutosakurohinato looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cordolha struggles to land a body shot inside as Saskenarutosakurohinato controls his hands.
Cordolha's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cordolha misses with a hook
and Saskenarutosakurohinato counters with a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saskenarutosakurohinato ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cordolha tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Saskenarutosakurohinato paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cordolha wants to clinch but Saskenarutosakurohinato slips to the side
and Saskenarutosakurohinato counters with a straight right hand.
Cordolha on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jose Cordolha has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Antonio Saskenarutosakurohinato is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cordolha throws a sloppy head kick
and Saskenarutosakurohinato counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio Saskenarutosakurohinato showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Saskenarutosakurohinato has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Saskenarutosakurohinato!
Jose Cordolha spoke after the fight, saying 'Shiiiiit'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Carter Jose De La Cus (ranked 4823 p4p, 235 weight class) and Joseph Babidi (ranked 17870 p4p, 339 weight class). Jose De La Cus kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Veils - Lavinia. Joseph Babidi told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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139 lbs
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145 lbs
7 - 2 - 1 |
Excellent boxer
Granite chin
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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
17 - 14 - 3, fighting out of Tokyo, Carter Jose De La Cus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joseph Babidi!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babidi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jose De La Cus throws a right hand that misses
and Babidi counters with a left to the body.
Jose De La Cus on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Babidi. Babidi obviously looking to wear him down.
Jose De La Cus definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
No joy there for Jose De La Cus, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Babidi moves away from the strike by Jose De La Cus.
Jose De La Cus throws a right hand that Babidi ducks under and follows up with a left that Babidi also avoids with ease.
Babidi works Jose De La Cus's body with a nice hook.
Babidi cracks Jose De La Cus with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
It looks like Carter Jose De La Cus has been cut.
Jose De La Cus misses with a double jab
and Babidi counters with an outside leg kick.
Babidi throws a sloppy head kick and Jose De La Cus moves out of range easily.
Jose De La Cus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Babidi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Babidi scores with a leg kick.
Babidi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jose De La Cus rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Babidi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babidi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jose De La Cus moves away.
Carter Jose De La Cus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Danga de danga de dang - Jose De La Cus scores with a four punch combination!
Babidi scores with a hook to the body. Jose De La Cus takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jose De La Cus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jose De La Cus misses with a two punch combination.
Jose De La Cus throws a series of punches but Babidi avoids them all with ease.
Jose De La Cus throws a right and a left that Babidi avoids nicely.
Babidi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jose De La Cus moves away.
Babidi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jose De La Cus manages to avoid it.
Jose De La Cus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Babidi.
Some wild striking there from Jose De La Cus.
Babidi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jose De La Cus.
Babidi scores with a jab.
Jose De La Cus swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Babidi looks to score with a jab to the body but Jose De La Cus is just out of range.
Babidi scores with a jab. Jose De La Cus acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jose De La Cus misses with a series of wild punches.
Jose De La Cus blocks a jab.
Jose De La Cus throws a right and a left that Babidi avoids nicely.
Babidi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jose De La Cus was well out of range. Poor timing from Babidi.
As Babidi looks to move away, Jose De La Cus throws a big counter combo but Babidi just gets out of the way.
Babidi forces Jose De La Cus back against the ropes and clinches.
Babidi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jose De La Cus working hard to break the clinch.
Babidi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Babidi taking a breather.
Jose De La Cus tries to circle away but Babidi has him pinned against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joseph Babidi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carter Jose De La Cus's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A jab from Babidi does it's job there.
Babidi is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jose De La Cus rather than just go for the knockout.
A big right from Jose De La Cus misses.
A punch combination from Jose De La Cus misses.
Babidi throws a leg kick but Jose De La Cus sees it coming and moves out of range.
Babidi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Babidi slips under a jab.
Carter Jose De La Cus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Babidi misses with a wild body shot.
Jose De La Cus misses with a two punch combination.
Jose De La Cus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A punch combination from Jose De La Cus misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babidi lands with a nice body kick.
Babidi cracks Jose De La Cus with a right hand to the side of the head.
Babidi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jose De La Cus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Joseph Babidi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Babidi misses with a hook
and Jose De La Cus counters with a one-two to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice cross by Babidi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babidi throws a body kick that misses.
Babidi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Babidi throws a wild body kick that Jose De La Cus sees coming a mile off.
Babidi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jose De La Cus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jose De La Cus misses with a double jab.
Babidi misses with an uppercut.
Jose De La Cus throws an overhand right that lands on Babidi's shoulder, as Babidi tries to avoid the shot.
Babidi clinches up against the ropes.
Babidi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Babidi throws an elbow but misses.
Babidi throws an elbow but it misses.
Babidi lands with a left to the head.
Babidi lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babidi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Babidi throws an elbow but it misses.
Babidi tries to throw a body punch but Jose De La Cus avoids it by throwing Babidi back against the ropes.
Babidi tries to work over Jose De La Cus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Babidi lands an elbow that stopped Jose De La Cus in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice left hand lands by Babidi.
Babidi slowing the pace effectively.
Babidi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A short right from Babidi on the inside.
Babidi lands a nice shot to the body.
Babidi can't find room to land a body shot as Jose De La Cus controls the action.
Babidi avoiding damage.
Babidi misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joseph Babidi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Carter Jose De La Cus'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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Babidi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Some wild striking there from Jose De La Cus.
Babidi appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Babidi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Babidi.
Jose De La Cus throws a left and a right that both miss
and Babidi counters with a low kick, right behind Jose De La Cus 's knee.
Babidi scores with a hook to the body. Jose De La Cus takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jose De La Cus swinging wildly here.
Babidi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jose De La Cus throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Babidi.
Jose De La Cus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Babidi.
Babidi just misses with a punch to the body.
Jose De La Cus takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Jose De La Cus is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babidi digs a good hook to Jose De La Cus's body.
Jose De La Cus throws a nice looking combination but Babidi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Babidi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jose De La Cus.
Jose De La Cus misses with a wild combination.
Carter Jose De La Cus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Babidi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Babidi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jose De La Cus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A punch combination from Jose De La Cus misses.
A little jabbing left from Babidi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Babidi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jose De La Cus at a distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Babidi throws a jab but it's blocked by Jose De La Cus.
Babidi throws a low kick, looking for Jose De La Cus's leg but Jose De La Cus calmly moves out of range.
Jose De La Cus looks to land a left hand but Babidi moved out of range nicely.
Babidi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jose De La Cus was well out of range. Poor timing from Babidi.
Babidi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Babidi misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jose De La Cus walks into a straight right hand from Babidi.
Nice uppercut there from Babidi.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Babidi scores with a punch to the head.
Jose De La Cus on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Jose De La Cus 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A jab lands there for Jose De La Cus.
Babidi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jose De La Cus's sensitive parts.
Jose De La Cus fails to land with a series of punches.
Babidi misses the shot to the body.
Babidi lands a jab to the nose.
Babidi misses with a hook. Jose De La Cus ducked under it nicely.
It looked like Jose De La Cus was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Babidi connects with a body shot.
Jose De La Cus misses with a looping right.
Babidi doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joseph Babidi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Babidi 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joseph Babidi!
Joseph Babidi seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated Carter Jose De La Cus had this to say: 'Whatever...'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between James Mitchell (ranked 3136 p4p, 154 weight class) and Bimby Supot (ranked 23483 p4p, 384 weight class). Bimby Supot struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 137.7lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. James Mitchell has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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137 lbs
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Mitchell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bimby Supot!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Supot closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Mitchell is looking to break free of the clinch but Supot has double underhooks.
Supot lands a nice shot to the body.
Mitchell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mitchell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Supot darts in and clinches Mitchell up against the ropes.
Supot's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Supot avoids a punch combination nicely.
Supot throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mitchell on the side of the head.
Mitchell has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Blackscar Fitness in the buildup to the fight.
Mitchell takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Supot shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Supot rushes Mitchell and presses him up against the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mitchell tries to stall but Supot uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Supot misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Supot creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Supot misses with some punches.
Supot stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mitchell tries to stall but Supot uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Supot scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mitchell unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Supot lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mitchell looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Supot blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mitchell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mitchell keeps the fight on the outside.
Supot showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mitchell.
Supot fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mitchell, pushing him back against the ropes.
Mitchell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mitchell breaks from the clinch.
Mitchell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mitchell tries to keep at a distance but Supot has taken the fight into the clinch.
Supot lands with a left to the head.
Mitchell working hard to break the clinch.
Supot has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Mitchell seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Supot can turn it around.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Supot escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mitchell. That's going to slow Supot down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Supot moves into the clinch successfully.
Supot breaks from the clinch.
Mitchell sizes up Supot with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Supot is looking to land body kicks.
Supot fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mitchell blocks a head kick by Supot.
Supot rushes Mitchell and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Mitchell tries to break free but Supot pushes him back against the ropes.
Supot putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mitchell in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mitchell lands a knee to the body.
Mitchell really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Supot looks winded!
Mitchell working Supot over with knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mitchell trying to land knees to the body.
Mitchell misses with a body punch.
Mitchell tries to break the clinch but Supot is controlling the position.
Mitchell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bimby Supot dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mitchell connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Supot momentarily.
Supot has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mitchell tries to clinch up.
Mitchell throws a head kick but Supot moves out of range.
Mitchell blocks a head kick by Supot.
Supot takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Supot has closed the distance and engaged Mitchell in a clinch.
Mitchell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Supot moves in looking to clinch but Mitchell pushes him off.
James Mitchell is winning the standup battle so far.
Mitchell lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Supot at a distance.
Mitchell forces Supot back against the ropes and clinches.
Supot misses with the head strike.
Supot manages to break the clinch.
Supot is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Supot misses the target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Supot looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Supot is breathing heavily.
A slapping body kick lands there for Mitchell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Supot's hands.
Supot takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Supot tries to close the distance and clinch but Mitchell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mitchell.
Mitchell buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A shot to the body from Supot misses
and Mitchell counters with a straight right hand.
Supot closes the distance and clinches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mitchell.
It looks like Bimby Supot has been cut.
Nice body punch from Supot.
Bimby Supot seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Supot lands a nice uppercut.
Supot has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Supot managing to block the knees to the body from Mitchell.
Supot managing to block the knees to the body from Mitchell.
Supot struggles to land a body shot inside as Mitchell controls his hands.
Supot wants to stall.
A right hook to the body lands for Supot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Supot lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Supot can't find room to land a body shot as Mitchell controls the action.
Supot trying to stall but Mitchell improves his position.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Mitchell throws an elbow but misses.
Mitchell tries to break the clinch but Supot is controlling the position.
Mitchell breaks from the clinch.
Supot instigates a clinch.
Mitchell struggles to land a body shot inside as Supot controls his hands.
Mitchell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Mitchell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Supot's elbow.
Mitchell misses with a knee strike.
Supot tries to land knees in the clinch but Mitchell avoids the damage to the body.
Mitchell is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Mitchell breaks from the clinch.
James Mitchell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mitchell scores with a head kick.
Supot tries to clinch up but Mitchell circles away and keeps his distance.
Mitchell throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Supot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Mitchell dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bimby Supot'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A shot to the liver by Mitchell. Beautiful body shot.
Mitchell tries to clinch but Supot moves out of range.
Supot wants to clinch up but Mitchell keeps it at a distance.
Supot feints a jab promting Mitchell to slip. Supot then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Mitchell slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Mitchell feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Supot's calf.
Supot keeps the fight on the outside.
Mitchell is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Supot throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Supot misses with a two punch combination.
Supot tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
James Mitchell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mitchell works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mitchell tries to bum rush Supot with a series of wild strikes but Supot uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mitchell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mitchell lands a lovely overhand right.
Mitchell keeps the fight on the outside.
Mitchell scores with a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mitchell throws a body shot but no joy.
A thudding body kick lands there by Mitchell!
Supot takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Supot tries to clinch up but Mitchell circles away and keeps his distance.
Supot clinches up against the ropes.
Supot lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mitchell backwards.
Mitchell wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Supot has him pressed against the ropes.
Mitchell's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Mitchell looking to throw knees to the head but Supot is blocking nicely.
Mitchell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Supot is defending well for now.
Mitchell manages to break the clinch.
Mitchell throws a sloppy head kick and Supot moves out of range easily.
Mitchell throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Supot moves into the clinch.
Mitchell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Mitchell's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Supot scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mitchell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Supot darts in and clinches Mitchell up against the ropes.
Supot avoiding damage as Mitchell throws knees to the body.
Mitchell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Supot breaks the clinch.
Mitchell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Supot lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Mitchell is looking to land body kicks.
Mitchell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Supot was well out of range. Poor timing from Mitchell.
Mitchell blocks a head kick by Supot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Supot tries to clinch but Mitchell moves out of range.
Mitchell moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mitchell throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Supot walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The fight stays on the outside here - Supot looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mitchell avoids the head kick by Supot.
Mitchell throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Mitchell showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mitchell has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Mitchell!
An out of breath James Mitchell thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Grover Dowiyogo (ranked 9870 p4p, 791 weight class) and Andriy Pavlyuchenko (ranked 17407 p4p, 751 weight class). Dowiyogo comes to the ring accompanied by another life - kano. Pavlyuchenko has chosen Mushroomhead-Soltaire Unraveling as his entrance music. Andriy Pavlyuchenko told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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212 lbs
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217 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
41 - 27 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Grover Dowiyogo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andriy Pavlyuchenko!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dowiyogo lands a nice looking body kick.
A big right from Dowiyogo misses.
Pavlyuchenko tries a head kick but it misses.
Pavlyuchenko has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Dowiyogo throws a head kick but Pavlyuchenko moves out of range.
Pavlyuchenko lands a leg kick that knocks Dowiyogo off balance momentarily.
Dowiyogo looks to score with a jab to the body but Pavlyuchenko is just out of range.
Dowiyogo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pavlyuchenko.
Pavlyuchenko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dowiyogo with a hook.
Dowiyogo avoids the body shot from Pavlyuchenko.
Dowiyogo tries to clinch up but Pavlyuchenko circles away and keeps his distance.
Dowiyogo tries to close the distance and clinch but Pavlyuchenko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A leg kick checked by Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo misses with a head kick.
A good leg kick by Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo wants to clinch.
Pavlyuchenko takes a swing at Dowiyogo's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Dowiyogo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Pavlyuchenko.
Pavlyuchenko cracks Dowiyogo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pavlyuchenko takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavlyuchenko gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pavlyuchenko avoiding damage as Dowiyogo throws knees to the body.
Pavlyuchenko lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dowiyogo.
Pavlyuchenko avoiding damage as Dowiyogo throws knees to the body.
Pavlyuchenko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pavlyuchenko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pavlyuchenko avoiding damage as Dowiyogo throws knees to the body.
Dowiyogo throws an elbow but it misses.
Pavlyuchenko scores with a shot to the side of Dowiyogo's head.
Pavlyuchenko wants to stall.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pavlyuchenko.
Pavlyuchenko tries to throw a body punch but Dowiyogo avoids it by throwing Pavlyuchenko back against the ropes.
Pavlyuchenko trying to control the position but instead, Dowiyogo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pavlyuchenko into the ropes.
Dowiyogo missing with knees to the body.
Good body shot from Pavlyuchenko.
A bit of stalling here from Pavlyuchenko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pavlyuchenko avoiding damage as Dowiyogo throws knees to the body.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Pavlyuchenko avoids the damage to the body.
Pavlyuchenko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Dowiyogo throws an elbow but misses.
Pavlyuchenko managing to block the knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
Pavlyuchenko looking to slow down the pace here.
Pavlyuchenko throws a head punch that misses.
Pavlyuchenko scores with a shoulder strike.
Pavlyuchenko tries to work over Dowiyogo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dowiyogo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pavlyuchenko.
Dowiyogo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pavlyuchenko is defending well for now.
Dowiyogo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pavlyuchenko has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pavlyuchenko slows down the pace here.
Pavlyuchenko is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Pavlyuchenko misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Andriy Pavlyuchenko will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Pavlyuchenko throws a solid leg kick but Dowiyogo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Pavlyuchenko.
Dowiyogo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Pavlyuchenko blocks a head kick by Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo throws a head kick that misses.
Dowiyogo tries to clinch up but Pavlyuchenko circles away and keeps his distance.
Pavlyuchenko ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pavlyuchenko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pavlyuchenko misses with a wild combination.
Pavlyuchenko scores with a jab. Dowiyogo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dowiyogo wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pavlyuchenko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Grover Dowiyogo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pavlyuchenko throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dowiyogo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pavlyuchenko lands with an overhand left.
Dowiyogo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Grover Dowiyogo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pavlyuchenko rushes Dowiyogo and presses him up against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pavlyuchenko.
Pavlyuchenko swings wildly with an uppercut but Dowiyogo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dowiyogo tries a body shot but Pavlyuchenko blocks it.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pavlyuchenko.
Dowiyogo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pavlyuchenko has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pavlyuchenko taking a breather.
Pavlyuchenko managing to block the knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
Pavlyuchenko pushes Dowiyogo back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pavlyuchenko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dowiyogo misses with a knee to the head.
Dowiyogo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pavlyuchenko is defending well for now.
Pavlyuchenko is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Pavlyuchenko misses with a body punch.
Dowiyogo trying to stall but Pavlyuchenko improves his position.
Pavlyuchenko avoiding damage.
Pavlyuchenko managing to block the knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pavlyuchenko takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Dowiyogo missing with knees to the body.
Pavlyuchenko avoiding damage as Dowiyogo throws knees to the body.
Pavlyuchenko lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pavlyuchenko avoiding damage as Dowiyogo throws knees to the body.
Pavlyuchenko working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dowiyogo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short uppercut from Pavlyuchenko.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pavlyuchenko avoids it.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Pavlyuchenko avoids the damage to the body.
Still in the clinch, Pavlyuchenko scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pavlyuchenko misses with the head strike.
Pavlyuchenko tries to stall but Dowiyogo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pavlyuchenko working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pavlyuchenko.
Dowiyogo wants to stall.
Dowiyogo can't find room to land a body shot as Pavlyuchenko controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andriy Pavlyuchenko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
A swing and a miss from Pavlyuchenko.
Dowiyogo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pavlyuchenko. Pavlyuchenko obviously looking to wear him down.
Pavlyuchenko throws a big shot that misses.
Dowiyogo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick by Dowiyogo misses
and Pavlyuchenko counters with a series of strikes. Dowiyogo will be more careful next time no doubt.
Dowiyogo tries to land a front kick but Pavlyuchenko steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pavlyuchenko now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Pavlyuchenko has closed the distance and engaged Dowiyogo in a clinch.
Pavlyuchenko scores with a nice hook to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pavlyuchenko as Dowiyogo tries to tie him up.
Pavlyuchenko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dowiyogo's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Pavlyuchenko fails to land.
Dowiyogo scores with a knee to the head.
Dowiyogo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dowiyogo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pavlyuchenko is defending well for now.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pavlyuchenko avoids it.
Pavlyuchenko lands with a light punch inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Pavlyuchenko avoids the damage to the body.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pavlyuchenko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavlyuchenko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dowiyogo working Pavlyuchenko over with knees to the body.
Pavlyuchenko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pavlyuchenko.
Pavlyuchenko tries to throw a body punch but Dowiyogo avoids it by throwing Pavlyuchenko back against the ropes.
Dowiyogo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pavlyuchenko is defending well for now.
Dowiyogo takes a shot to the head.
Andriy Pavlyuchenko seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Pavlyuchenko lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pavlyuchenko.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Pavlyuchenko avoids the damage to the body.
A short uppercut from Pavlyuchenko.
Dowiyogo stalling in the clinch but Pavlyuchenko improves position.
Dowiyogo blocking some punches.
Pavlyuchenko lands a nice shot to the body.
Pavlyuchenko stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Pavlyuchenko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Andriy Pavlyuchenko is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pavlyuchenko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Pavlyuchenko.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
Pavlyuchenko blocks a body shot from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Pavlyuchenko avoids the damage to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dowiyogo avoiding damage.
Pavlyuchenko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dowiyogo misses with a knee to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Pavlyuchenko.
Grover Dowiyogo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dowiyogo misses with a knee strike.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pavlyuchenko avoids it.
Dowiyogo with a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Andriy Pavlyuchenko.
Well Pavlyuchenko has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andriy Pavlyuchenko!
Andriy Pavlyuchenko 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 welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Saenchai Sor. Khamsing (ranked 3687 p4p, 466 weight class) and Liam McRae (ranked 3394 p4p, 440 weight class). Sor. Khamsing comes to the ring accompanied by Wai Kru. McRae has chosen Justin Bieber ft. Ariana Grande - Let Me Think Bout You as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Saenchai Sor. Khamsing !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Liam McRae!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by McRae.
Sor. Khamsing lands a leg kick that knocks McRae off balance momentarily.
Sor. Khamsing throws an overhand right that lands on McRae's shoulder, as McRae tries to avoid the shot.
Sor. Khamsing blocks the body kick.
Sor. Khamsing misses with an uppercut. McRae saw that one coming.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McRae, right into the meat.
Sor. Khamsing thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sor. Khamsing scores with a jab to the body.
Sor. Khamsing cracks the inside of McRae's front leg.
McRae misses with a body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sor. Khamsing 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 McRae has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from McRae and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sor. Khamsing defending well as McRae loads up on a big left hand.
McRae lands a really nice looking cross but Sor. Khamsing seems unphased.
McRae on the wrong end of a nice 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!
Sor. Khamsing throws an off balance right hand
and McRae counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sor. Khamsing clobbers McRae with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sor. Khamsing wants to clinch.
Sor. Khamsing misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McRae looks to land a left hand but Sor. Khamsing moved out of range nicely.
Sor. Khamsing definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
McRae uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sor. Khamsing has time to react.
Sor. Khamsing checks a low kick from McRae.
McRae lands a slapping body shot.
McRae throws a low kick but Sor. Khamsing moves out of range easily.
As McRae tries to get set, Sor. Khamsing tries to push him back and clinch up but McRae manages to avoid the attempt.
Sor. Khamsing throws a shot to the body.
Sor. Khamsing looks to score with a jab to the body but McRae is just out of range.
Sor. Khamsing throws a leg kick but McRae checks it.
Sor. Khamsing misses with an uppercut.
The fighters circling - McRae throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McRae staying out of range there.
McRae throws a leg kick that misses.
Sor. Khamsing seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Sor. Khamsing with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sor. Khamsing tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and McRae is able to avoid easily.
Sor. Khamsing throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McRae.
McRae throws a nice looking combination but Sor. Khamsing bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sor. Khamsing throws a jab when McRae was well out of range.
Sor. Khamsing rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McRae counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sor. Khamsing fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but McRae is out of range.
Sor. Khamsing pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
McRae tries a head kick but it misses.
McRae cracks Sor. Khamsing with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
McRae will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sor. Khamsing cracks the inside of McRae's front leg.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sor. Khamsing misses with a hook from the clinch.
McRae working aggressively here.
McRae escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McRae throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sor. Khamsing sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McRae on the wrong end of a nice hook.
McRae throws an overhand right that lands on Sor. Khamsing 's shoulder, as Sor. Khamsing tries to avoid the shot.
Sor. Khamsing throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and McRae counters with an inside leg kick.
Sor. Khamsing scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Liam McRae will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jab by McRae.
McRae has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sor. Khamsing misses with a hook.
Sor. Khamsing looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The fighters circle momentarily. McRae darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
McRae is looking to clinch.
Sor. Khamsing will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Good shot there by McRae.
McRae throws a shot from downtown. Sor. Khamsing moves away and avoids it.
Sor. Khamsing throws a nice outside leg kick.
McRae just misses with a punch to the body.
McRae ducks under a wild hook from Sor. Khamsing .
McRae misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sor. Khamsing misses the jab.
Good work by Sor. Khamsing as he checks the leg kick.
Liam McRae seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sor. Khamsing swings and misses with a shot to the body
and McRae counters with a nice uppercut.
McRae takes one to the chin there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sor. Khamsing throws a push kick but McRae slaps the foot to one side.
McRae checks a leg kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sor. Khamsing throws a leg kick that misses.
Sor. Khamsing fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McRae looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sor. Khamsing chopping away at his opponent's legs.
McRae closes the distance and lands a one-two.
McRae throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sor. Khamsing tries to counter by moving into the clinch but McRae manages to circle out of the way.
Sor. Khamsing misses with a hook. McRae ducked under it nicely.
Sor. Khamsing connects with a looping right hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sor. Khamsing .
McRae moves out of range as Sor. Khamsing strikes.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sor. Khamsing .
Sor. Khamsing keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McRae lands with a straight right. Sor. Khamsing didn't see that one coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sor. Khamsing darts in trying to clinch
and McRae counters with a stiff right hand.
McRae throws a hook but Sor. Khamsing blocks it.
Sor. Khamsing attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sor. Khamsing paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
McRae's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - McRae throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McRae blocks a low kick nicely.
McRae throws a jab when Sor. Khamsing was well out of range.
Sor. Khamsing throws an off balance right hand
and McRae counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sor. Khamsing swings widly with a right hand
and McRae counters with a big head kick but Sor. Khamsing shrugs it off.
Jab by Sor. Khamsing .
McRae throws a right hand that Sor. Khamsing ducks under and follows up with a left that Sor. Khamsing also avoids with ease.
Sor. Khamsing checks the leg kick.
As McRae tries to get set, Sor. Khamsing tries to push him back and clinch up but McRae manages to avoid the attempt.
Sor. Khamsing throws a lazy right hand but McRae sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McRae moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sor. Khamsing throws a shot from downtown. McRae moves away and avoids it.
McRae takes a swing at Sor. Khamsing 's ribcage but misses.
Nice jab there from Sor. Khamsing .
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McRae throws a series of punches but Sor. Khamsing moves out of range.
McRae throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McRae tries to work over Sor. Khamsing 's front leg with a kick but Sor. Khamsing checks it.
Sor. Khamsing throws a lazy right hand but McRae sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Liam McRae will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Sor. Khamsing pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McRae lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sor. Khamsing tries to clinch up.
McRae uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sor. Khamsing .
Sor. Khamsing blocks a head kick by McRae.
Sor. Khamsing with a hook.
Sor. Khamsing throws a lazy right hand but McRae sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sor. Khamsing misses with a body kick.
McRae blocks a jab.
McRae checks the leg kick.
McRae takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
McRae lands a jab to the nose.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McRae motions for Sor. Khamsing to come forward. McRae throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McRae gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sor. Khamsing tries to clinch there but McRae circles away.
Saenchai Sor. Khamsing has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sor. Khamsing keeps the fight on the outside.
Sor. Khamsing takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McRae lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sor. Khamsing throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sor. Khamsing throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McRae moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A shot to the liver by Sor. Khamsing . Beautiful body shot.
Sor. Khamsing throws a right hand that misses
enabling McRae to counter with a crisp jab.
McRae cracks Sor. Khamsing with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sor. Khamsing throws a low kick but McRae avoids it.
McRae buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sor. Khamsing takes one on the button.
McRae tries to keep at a distance but Sor. Khamsing has taken the fight into the clinch.
McRae breaks from the clinch.
McRae uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sor. Khamsing .
McRae slips under a jab.
Sor. Khamsing tries to clinch there but McRae circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sor. Khamsing connects with an inside leg kick.
Sor. Khamsing tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sor. Khamsing takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sor. Khamsing works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
McRae throws a head kick but Sor. Khamsing moves out of range.
McRae lands a body shot.
Sor. Khamsing misses with a jab to the body
enabling McRae to counter with a crisp jab.
Sor. Khamsing fails in his attempt to clinch.
A jab from McRae does it's job there.
McRae bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sor. Khamsing 's head backwards.
McRae avoids the body shot from Sor. Khamsing .
McRae uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sor. Khamsing .
McRae swings for the body but Sor. Khamsing moves out of range.
Sor. Khamsing cracks McRae with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sor. Khamsing throws a shot from downtown. McRae moves away and avoids it.
McRae throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
McRae throws a head kick but Sor. Khamsing moves out of range.
McRae with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Liam McRae.
I've got McRae 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 Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Liam McRae!
Liam McRae decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Saenchai Sor. Khamsing stepped up to the mic, saying 'You win or you Learn '.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between The Lek Wor Sangprapai (ranked 3512 p4p, 317 weight class) and Soa Silva (ranked 3385 p4p, 313 weight class). Wor Sangprapai comes to the ring accompanied by *Thailand Music. The key to victory for The Lek Wor Sangprapai has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, The Lek Wor Sangprapai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Soa Silva!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wor Sangprapai is looking to slow Silva down with leg kicks.
Wor Sangprapai with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wor Sangprapai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva is looking for the big counter here.
Wor Sangprapai listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Silva misses with a hook. Wor Sangprapai ducked under it nicely.
Silva dips to his left and cracks Wor Sangprapai with an uppercut!
Wor Sangprapai takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wor Sangprapai misses with a head kick.
Wor Sangprapai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wor Sangprapai feints a jab promting Silva to slip. Wor Sangprapai then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Silva slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Wor Sangprapai looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
A head kick misses from Wor Sangprapai.
Wor Sangprapai misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wor Sangprapai takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wor Sangprapai is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.
Wor Sangprapai changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wor Sangprapai misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wor Sangprapai takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wor Sangprapai slips under a jab from Silva.
Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wor Sangprapai went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Silva scores with a hook to the body. Wor Sangprapai takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Silva misses with a hook. Wor Sangprapai ducked under it nicely.
Wor Sangprapai appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Wor Sangprapai throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva wants to clinch up but Wor Sangprapai keeps it at a distance.
Wor Sangprapai moves out of range of the strikes.
Silva misses with an uppercut
and Wor Sangprapai counters with a straight right hand.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wor Sangprapai.
Silva looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wor Sangprapai swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
It seemed like Silva was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wor Sangprapai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wor Sangprapai tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Wor Sangprapai lands but Silva takes it in his stride.
Wor Sangprapai misses with a body shot.
Wor Sangprapai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silva.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wor Sangprapai misses the jab.
Silva throws the left hand but Wor Sangprapai avoids the punch easily.
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
Silva blocking some punches.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wor Sangprapai pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wor Sangprapai.
Wor Sangprapai thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Silva if he has to take too many more of those.
Silva throws a lazy uppercut
and Wor Sangprapai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wor Sangprapai takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Lek Wor Sangprapai dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Silva drives through and clinches with Wor Sangprapai against the ropes.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Wor Sangprapai.
Wor Sangprapai manages to break the clinch.
Silva pushes Wor Sangprapai up against the ropes in a clinch.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Wor Sangprapai controls his hands.
Wor Sangprapai breaks from the clinch.
Silva takes a kick to the side of the head.
Wor Sangprapai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silva.
Wor Sangprapai lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Wor Sangprapai feints and then cracks Silva's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Silva down.
The Lek Wor Sangprapai is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva throws the left hand but Wor Sangprapai avoids the punch easily.
Silva works Wor Sangprapai's body with a nice hook.
Wor Sangprapai is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Wor Sangprapai plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Silva ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Silva might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
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!
Wor Sangprapai cracks the inside of Silva's front leg.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Wor Sangprapai digs a good body shot into Silva's ribs.
Wor Sangprapai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wor Sangprapai lands a leg kick that knocks Silva off balance momentarily.
Wor Sangprapai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wor Sangprapai tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Silva scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wor Sangprapai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva throws the left hand but Wor Sangprapai avoids the punch easily.
Wor Sangprapai moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Silva misses with a hook.
Silva misses with a straight left.
Wor Sangprapai misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by Wor Sangprapai.
Silva throws a big shot that misses.
Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wor Sangprapai chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A punch lands to the side of Silva 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wor Sangprapai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wor Sangprapai will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva avoids the head kick by Wor Sangprapai.
Wor Sangprapai takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
The Lek Wor Sangprapai is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wor Sangprapai seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Wor Sangprapai lunges at Silva with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Silva's hand.
Silva misses with a straight left.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wor Sangprapai.
Wor Sangprapai scores with the left hand. Silva knows he should have avoided that one.
Wor Sangprapai rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wor Sangprapai moves away from the strike by Silva.
Donk. Wor Sangprapai catches Silva right on the button with a cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice jab there from Wor Sangprapai.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Lek Wor Sangprapai dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Wor Sangprapai throws a half hearted mid kick.
Soa Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wor Sangprapai throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
Silva walks into a straight right hand from Wor Sangprapai.
A head kick by Wor Sangprapai misses
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silva avoids the head kick by Wor Sangprapai.
Silva scores with a nice right hand.
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
Wor Sangprapai throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wor Sangprapai.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wor Sangprapai closes the distance and scores with a big combo that sends Silva crashing to the mat! Silva 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!
Silva is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva misses with a straight left.
Silva lands with a hook. Wor Sangprapai tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wor Sangprapai throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva looks to throw the jab but Wor Sangprapai is out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wor Sangprapai.
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wor Sangprapai scores with a jab to the head.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Wor Sangprapai finish him?
Silva misses with a right hand
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wor Sangprapai plants his feet and throws a brutal three punch combo that sends Silva swiftly into unconsciousness! Right, left, right! Boom, boom, boom! Silva face plants, battered and bloodied! He might never be the same again after that finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). The Lek Wor Sangprapai!
The Lek Wor Sangprapai took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Blue Moon for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between John Lennon (ranked 5757 p4p, 272 weight class) and Teninch Dickson (ranked 5575 p4p, 264 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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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
9 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Lennon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Teninch Dickson!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lennon looks to land a left hand but Dickson moved out of range nicely.
Dickson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lennon scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dickson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lennon lands with a right hand.
It looks like Teninch Dickson has been cut.
Dickson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lennon takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dickson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lennon throws a body shot but no joy.
Lennon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dickson throws a body kick that misses.
Lennon swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dickson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lennon counters by clinching up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch on the inside from Dickson fails to land.
Lennon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Dickson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lennon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lennon gets through Dickson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dickson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dickson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickson tries to work over Lennon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short uppercut from Dickson.
Dickson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lennon throws an elbow but it misses.
Dickson misses with the head strike.
Dickson lands a nice elbow.
Dickson swings wildly with an uppercut but Lennon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Our sources have told us that Lennon has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Dickson swings wildly with an uppercut but Lennon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dickson lands a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Dickson.
Lennon blocks a body shot from Dickson.
A short right from Lennon on the inside.
Lennon pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Lennon lands an uppercut.
Lennon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dickson misses with a body punch.
Dickson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dickson digs a right hand into Lennon's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lennon's gas tank.
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!
Lennon swings wildly with an uppercut but Dickson uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lennon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dickson scores with a shoulder strike.
Good body shot from Dickson.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Lennon throws an elbow but misses.
Dickson tries to work over Lennon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lennon avoiding damage as Dickson throws knees to the body.
Dickson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lennon misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lennon.
A body shot lands from Dickson.
Dickson blocks a body shot from Lennon.
A short right from Lennon.
Lennon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lennon swings wildly with an uppercut but Dickson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dickson can't find room to land a body shot as Lennon controls the action.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dickson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lennon's defenses.
Dickson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lennon misses with an elbow strike.
A shot in the inside from Dickson.
Dickson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Teninch Dickson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Teninch Dickson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lennon throws a hook but Dickson blocks it.
A bone on bone clash there as Dickson blocks the leg kick.
Dickson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dickson misses with an uppercut. Lennon saw that one coming.
Dickson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lennon can pounce on him.
Dickson throws a front kick that sends Lennon stumbling back into the ropes.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dickson.
Dickson lands with a nice body punch.
Dickson is looking to slow Lennon down with leg kicks.
Lennon with a jab.
Lennon shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
It seemed like Dickson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
An inside leg kick lands from Dickson.
A jab from Lennon finds it's way through Dickson's defenses.
Teninch Dickson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dickson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lennon tries to close the distance and clinch but Dickson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lennon throws a lazy uppercut
and Dickson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lennon missing with a left hand there. Dickson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dickson.
Lennon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dickson.
Teninch Dickson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dickson pushes Lennon away with a front kick.
Good leg kick by Dickson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dickson ducks right into an uppercut from Lennon.
Lennon sizes up Dickson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lennon misses with a hook.
Lennon walks into a left hand.
Dickson looks to land a combination but Lennon avoids it well.
Dickson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lennon throws a body punch but Dickson moves out of range.
Dickson unleashes a big counter combination but Lennon bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Dickson lands with a good body shot.
Lennon throws a low kick but Dickson moves out of range easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Dickson misses.
Lennon was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A cross from Lennon lands.
Lennon checks a leg kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dickson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lennon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dickson.
Lennon misses with a body shot.
Lennon wants to clinch up but Dickson keeps it at a distance.
Lennon moves out of range as Dickson throws a body kick.
Lennon scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lennon is looking to clinch but Dickson is avoiding it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dickson.
Lennon swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dickson.
Dickson is rocked!
Dickson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dickson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lennon throws an off balance right hand
and Lennon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dickson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lennon. Lennon circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dickson throws a sloppy body shot
and Lennon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lennon's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dickson under the eye.
Dickson is still on wobbly legs! Can Lennon finish him?
Dickson with a nice cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Teninch Dickson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Teninch Dickson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Good standup being displayed there by Lennon as he connects with a hook.
John Lennon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dickson misses the jab.
Dickson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lennon.
A punch lands to the side of Lennon 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dickson seems to have recovered his senses.
Dickson throws the kick towards the body but Lennon avoids it.
Dickson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lennon lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dickson digs a good hook to Lennon's body.
Dickson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dickson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dickson scores with the left hand. Lennon knows he should have avoided that one.
Lennon is rocked!
Lennon is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lennon is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Dickson just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Lennon has gone limp and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Teninch Dickson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Eros Ramasotti (ranked 20901 p4p, 738 weight class) and Elvis Astrok (ranked 5239 p4p, 550 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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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
12 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eros Ramasotti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Elvis Astrok!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramasotti tries to close the distance and clinch up but Astrok swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ramasotti 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.
Ramasotti looks to score with a jab to the body but Astrok is just out of range.
Ramasotti misses with a left hand
and Astrok counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ramasotti slips under a jab.
Ramasotti waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Astrok.
It seemed like Astrok was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A low kick from Ramasotti misses
and Astrok connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A punch combination from Astrok misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Astrok falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ramasotti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ramasotti takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ramasotti shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Astrok throws a front kick aimed at Ramasotti's knee but Ramasotti avoids it well.
Ramasotti misses with a hook.
Ramasotti checks a low kick from Astrok.
Astrok blocks a leg kick.
Ramasotti clinches.
Astrok pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ramasotti connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Astrok momentarily.
Astrok takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ramasotti chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Astrok misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramasotti closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Astrok misses with a punch on the inside.
Ramasotti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ramasotti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Astrok blocks an uppercut.
Astrok lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Astrok swings wildly with an uppercut but Ramasotti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Astrok scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ramasotti misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ramasotti.
Astrok misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Astrok.
Astrok lands a body shot.
Astrok is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Astrok.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elvis Astrok dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Astrok misses with a hook. Ramasotti ducked under it nicely.
Astrok scores with a decent looking hook.
Ramasotti throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Astrok connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ramasotti momentarily.
Astrok scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ramasotti in his tracks.
Astrok moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Astrok throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ramasotti counters with a nice uppercut.
Astrok throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ramasotti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Astrok.
Ramasotti misses with a hook
letting Astrok counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramasotti thows a leg kick but Astrok checks it
and Astrok counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Astrok catches Ramasotti with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ramasotti feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Astrok's calf.
A cross from Ramasotti lands.
Ramasotti cracks the inside of Astrok's front leg.
Astrok throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ramasotti is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ramasotti throws a body punch but Astrok moves out of range.
Astrok misses with a looping left.
Ramasotti is looking to counter the offense by Astrok and move into the clinch.
Astrok defending well as Ramasotti loads up on a big left hand.
It seemed like Astrok was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Astrok. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ramasotti looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Astrok swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ramasotti takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ramasotti lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Astrok misses with a straight right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ramasotti throws a low kick but it's checked well by Astrok.
Astrok has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ramasotti misses with a low kick.
Astrok has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Astrok 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.
It looked like Ramasotti was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Astrok.
Nice jab there from Ramasotti.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elvis Astrok showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Ramasotti misses with a straight right.
Eros Ramasotti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ramasotti takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Astrok throws a looping overhand right but Ramasotti ducks down to avoid it.
Ramasotti closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Astrok fails to land.
Ramasotti lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ramasotti.
Ramasotti misses with the head strike.
Astrok scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Astrok tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Astrok tries a body shot but Ramasotti blocks it.
Astrok has a couple of punches blocked by Ramasotti.
Astrok swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ramasotti lands with a left to the head.
Astrok lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramasotti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Elvis Astrok seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ramasotti lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Ramasotti.
Ramasotti lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Astrok swings wildly with an uppercut but Ramasotti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ramasotti lands a hook to the side of the head.
Astrok lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ramasotti goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ramasotti tries to work over Astrok's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A shot in the inside from Astrok.
Ramasotti misses with a punch to the body.
Astrok misses with a hook from the clinch.
Astrok misses with some punches.
Astrok has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Astrok working aggressively here.
Astrok misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ramasotti works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Astrok tries to throw a body punch but Ramasotti avoids it by throwing Astrok back against the ropes.
Astrok softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ramasotti throws a head punch that misses.
Astrok pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Astrok fails to land with a series of punches.
A decent looking cross lands there for Astrok.
Ramasotti misses with a low kick.
Astrok blocks a jab.
Astrok lands a front kick to the face, that drops Ramasotti to the canvas! Is he dazed or just shocked? He's back to his feet and the referee is going to allow him to continue the fight!
Ramasotti is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ramasotti scores with a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Elvis Astrok comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Astrok 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 26:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 26:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elvis Astrok!
A victorious Elvis Astrok 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 light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Victor Sharp (ranked 622 p4p, 88 weight class) and Liam McGuiness (ranked 2897 p4p, 375 weight class). Sharp kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Immortal Technique-Cause Of Death. McGuiness has chosen The Boys are Back by Dropkick Murphys as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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
17 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Victor Sharp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 26 - 2, fighting out of London, Liam McGuiness!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Sosuke Kotani and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sharp misses with a hook. McGuiness ducked under it nicely.
Sharp blocks a head kick by McGuiness.
Sharp lands a nice shot that snaps McGuiness's head back.
McGuiness loads up on a big right hand but Sharp slips the punch.
McGuiness has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sharp finds it's way round the side to connect with McGuiness's head.
McGuiness misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McGuiness moves out of range as Sharp strikes.
McGuiness takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sharp swings for the body but McGuiness moves out of range.
It seemed like McGuiness was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sharp cracks McGuiness with a good jab.
McGuiness walks straight into devastating uppercut and drops to the floor, clearly wobbled! Can he beat the count? 4,5,6,7... he's up! And he's down again! The ref steps in and calls an end to the fight! What a punch that was!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Victor Sharp!
An out of breath Victor Sharp thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Chuck Norris Jr (ranked 8509 p4p, 684 weight class) and Aldo O Donno (ranked 3825 p4p, 443 weight class). O Donno comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Make Some Noise - Beastie Boys 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 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Chuck Norris Jr!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aldo O Donno!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norris Jr pivots, looking for a leg kick but O Donno is out of range and Norris Jr settles back down.
Norris Jr takes one on the button.
Norris Jr defending well as O Donno loads up on a big left hand.
Norris Jr looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
O Donno throws a big shot that misses.
O Donno throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Norris Jr checks a leg kick.
O Donno throws a nice inside leg kick.
Aldo O Donno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Donno takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Norris Jr slips under a jab.
Norris Jr appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
O Donno throws a poor cross that misses
and O Donno takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
O Donno misses with a lunging right hand
and Norris Jr counters with a leg kick.
O Donno looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Norris Jr blocks the body kick.
A quick step to the side and Norris Jr tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Norris Jr throws the kick towards the body but O Donno avoids it.
Norris Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
O Donno pushes Norris Jr up against the ropes in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Norris Jr leaning his opponent against the ropes.
O Donno struggles to land a body shot inside as Norris Jr controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for O Donno.
Norris Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as O Donno controls his hands.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Norris Jr.
O Donno wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Norris Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Norris Jr pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
O Donno is looking to break free of the clinch but Norris Jr has double underhooks.
Norris Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Norris Jr digs a right hand into O Donno's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on O Donno's gas tank.
Norris Jr lands a nice knee to the body.
Norris Jr lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
O Donno prevents a body shot from Norris Jr.
O Donno working hard to break the clinch.
Norris Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Norris Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Norris Jr blocks an uppercut.
Norris Jr misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris Jr stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
O Donno can't find room to land a body shot as Norris Jr controls the action.
Norris Jr blocks an uppercut.
Norris Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Norris Jr can't find room to land a body shot as O Donno controls the action.
O Donno swings wildly with an uppercut but Norris Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Norris Jr looking to stall.
Nice elbow from Norris Jr.
It looks like Aldo O Donno has been cut.
Nice elbow from Norris Jr.
A right handed body shot lands from Norris Jr.
O Donno misses with some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Donno pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
O Donno throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
O Donno throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Norris Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
O Donno misses with a hook. Norris Jr ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Norris Jr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aldo O Donno's cut.
That's time! Norris Jr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Norris Jr feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to O Donno's calf.
O Donno checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Norris Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
O Donno throws a lazy uppercut
and Norris Jr makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
O Donno checks the leg kick.
O Donno on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Norris Jr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Norris Jr lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
O Donno scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Norris Jr.
O Donno throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Norris Jr is looking to land body kicks.
Norris Jr throws out a loose jab but O Donno uses good head movement to avoid it.
Norris Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O Donno.
Norris Jr swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
O Donno tries to score with a low kick but Norris Jr moves his leg out of the way.
Chuck Norris Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Norris Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O Donno was well out of range. Poor timing from Norris Jr.
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!
Norris Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from O Donno.
A shot to the liver by Norris Jr. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris Jr jabs at O Donno's body.
O Donno misses with a body punch
and Norris Jr counters with a left to the body.
O Donno waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Norris Jr.
Norris Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Norris Jr cracks the inside of O Donno's front leg.
O Donno throws a leg kick which misses Norris Jr's front leg but catches the back leg as Norris Jr tries to avoid it.
Norris Jr is looking to wear down O Donno with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Norris Jr connects with a crisp jab.
Norris Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Norris Jr bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps O Donno's head backwards.
Norris Jr wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Norris Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Norris Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Donno moves away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by O Donno.
Norris Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that O Donno can do to turn this around?
The fighters circling - Norris Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
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!
Norris Jr takes a swing at O Donno's ribcage but misses.
O Donno misses with a right hand
enabling Norris Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
O Donno with a nice cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O Donno.
Norris Jr tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Norris Jr lands with a kick to the ribs.
Norris Jr scores with a hook.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Norris Jr lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and O Donno has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from O Donno and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
O Donno thows a left - swing and a miss!
Norris Jr digs a good hook to O Donno's body.
Norris Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Norris Jr darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Norris Jr slips a straight right by O Donno.
Norris Jr throws a big counter combination but O Donno scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Norris Jr looks to land a body kick but O Donno moved away.
And O Donno responds with a good body kick, but Norris Jr manages to step out the way in time.
O Donno misses with a wild body shot.
Norris Jr scores with a sloppy right hand. O Donno should have avoided that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Norris Jr explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Norris Jr throws a push kick but O Donno slaps the foot to one side.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from O Donno! But no joy.
Norris Jr is looking to score with low kicks.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from O Donno! But no joy.
O Donno throws a right and a left that Norris Jr avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Norris Jr dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Aldo O Donno's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A jab from O Donno misses.
O Donno connects with a right hand. Norris Jr shakes it off.
Norris Jr with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Norris Jr cracks a nice hook into O Donno's ribs.
O Donno throws a jab but it's blocked by Norris Jr.
Norris Jr connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between O Donno's hands.
Norris Jr defending well as O Donno loads up on a big left hand.
Norris Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
O Donno throws a big shot that misses.
Norris Jr throws a nice inside leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Norris Jr.
Norris Jr misses with a looping right.
Norris Jr checks the leg kick nicely there.
O Donno lands a really nice looking cross but Norris Jr seems unphased.
Norris Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O Donno was well out of range. Poor timing from Norris Jr.
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!
O Donno buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
O Donno misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Donno avoids a punch combination nicely.
Norris Jr slips a jab from O Donno.
Norris Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from O Donno.
O Donno uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Norris Jr.
Norris Jr cracks a nice hook into O Donno's ribs.
Norris Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
O Donno with a hook.
O Donno avoids the body shot from Norris Jr.
O Donno is looking to chop away at Norris Jr's legs.
O Donno misses with an attempted mid kick.
O Donno uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Norris Jr.
O Donno looks like he wants to counter punch here.
O Donno bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Norris Jr's head backwards.
O Donno wants to clinch up but Norris Jr keeps it at a distance.
Norris Jr throws a lazy head kick
and O Donno counters with a nice uppercut.
Norris Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but O Donno manages to avoid it.
O Donno fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Norris Jr manages to avoid it.
Norris Jr looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris Jr throws a body punch but O Donno moves out of range.
O Donno scoring well with a low kick there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Norris Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Norris Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as O Donno throws out the jab.
Norris Jr tries to work over O Donno's front leg with a kick but O Donno checks it.
O Donno defending well as Norris Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Norris Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
O Donno throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Norris Jr fakes the leg kick and cracks O Donno in the body.
A big left from O Donno misses.
Norris Jr lands with a right hand.
O Donno lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Norris Jr connects with a single shot there.
Norris Jr lands with a kick to the temple. O Donno shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Norris Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but O Donno manages to avoid it.
Norris Jr keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Chuck Norris Jr did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Aldo O Donno'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.
O Donno takes a shot right to the bread basket.
O Donno connects with a good right hand that stumbles Norris Jr. Norris Jr circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
O Donno takes a swing at Norris Jr's ribcage but misses.
Norris Jr fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
O Donno throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Norris Jr stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
O Donno takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Norris Jr slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Norris Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by O Donno.
O Donno checks a leg kick.
O Donno displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Norris Jr throws out the jab.
O Donno wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
O Donno connects with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from O Donno.
Norris Jr lands with a good body shot.
O Donno throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And Norris Jr counters with a quick kick to the body but O Donno blocks it.
Norris Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from O Donno.
O Donno doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Norris Jr is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Donno lands a really nice looking cross but Norris Jr seems unphased.
Norris Jr lands with a nice body kick.
O Donno throws a half hearted mid kick.
Norris Jr scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Norris Jr throws a half hearted mid kick.
O Donno looks to land a right hand but Norris Jr moved out of range.
O Donno has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Norris Jr.
Norris Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Donno moves away.
O Donno moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
O Donno fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A nice inside leg kick there by Norris Jr. That's going to slow O Donno down.
Norris Jr checks the leg kick.
Norris Jr takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
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!
Norris Jr misses the shot to the body.
O Donno misses the jab.
Norris Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O Donno was well out of range. Poor timing from Norris Jr.
O Donno keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from O Donno.
Donk. Norris Jr catches O Donno right on the button with a cross.
O Donno misses with a hook
letting Norris Jr counter with a right hand.
Norris Jr blocks a jab.
Norris Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
Norris Jr misses the shot to the body.
O Donno lands with a nice body punch.
Norris Jr wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
O Donno misses with a leg kick
and Norris Jr counters with a right hand to the body.
Norris Jr throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
O Donno fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Norris Jr manages to avoid it.
Norris Jr avoids the body shot from O Donno.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Norris Jr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
O Donno throws out a counter right but Norris Jr avoids it with no problem.
Norris Jr with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A looping hook to the body misses from O Donno. Norris Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Norris Jr had his way with Aldo O Donno in that round.
The cut man is working on Aldo O Donno's cut.
That's time! Norris Jr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
O Donno swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Norris Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Aldo O Donno has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Norris Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but O Donno manages to avoid it.
Norris Jr stuns O Donno with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
O Donno is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Norris Jr.
Crunch! Norris Jr slams his shin into O Donno's torso.
O Donno takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Norris Jr scores with a crisp jab that stopped O Donno in his tracks.
O Donno is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Norris Jr lands a front kick to the face, that drops O Donno to the canvas! Is he dazed or just shocked? He's back to his feet and the referee is going to allow him to continue the fight!
Chuck Norris Jr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
O Donno is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Norris Jr thows a body kick. O Donno tries to catch it but that hurt him.
O Donno is still on wobbly legs! Can Norris Jr finish him?
Nice cross by Norris Jr.
Norris Jr lands a really nice looking cross but O Donno seems unphased.
O Donno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Norris Jr.
O Donno on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Norris Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
Despite the aggression on O Donno's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
O Donno with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Norris Jr lands with a hook. O Donno tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
O Donno throws a leg kick
and Norris Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
O Donno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Norris Jr.
O Donno has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris Jr connects with a solid leg kick.
O Donno takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
O Donno tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Norris Jr counters with a slapping leg kick.
Norris Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Norris Jr moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Norris Jr is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
O Donno on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
O Donno throws a body kick that misses.
Norris Jr chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Norris Jr checks a low kick from O Donno.
O Donno has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Norris Jr.
Norris Jr punishes O Donno's body with a nice straight punch.
Norris Jr lands a nice shot that snaps O Donno's head back.
Norris Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Donno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
O Donno stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Norris Jr.
A head kick from Norris Jr lands but O Donno takes it in his stride.
Norris Jr wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
O Donno takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Norris Jr fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt O Donno.
Norris Jr ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
O Donno throws a shot from downtown. Norris Jr moves away and avoids it.
Norris Jr fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris Jr catches O Donno with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A slow jab from O Donno misses its intended target.
Norris Jr connects with a body shot.
Norris Jr lands the left hand.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Norris Jr, right into the meat.
O Donno missing with a left hand there. Norris Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
O Donno seems to have recovered his senses.
Norris Jr slips a straight right by O Donno.
O Donno throws a big shot that misses.
Norris Jr slips under a jab.
Good work by Norris Jr as he checks the leg kick.
O Donno throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Norris Jr.
O Donno swings for the body but Norris Jr moves out of range.
O Donno throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Norris Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Norris Jr takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Norris Jr scores with a shot to the body.
Norris Jr moves out of range as O Donno throws a body kick.
O Donno throws a hook but Norris Jr avoids it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chuck Norris Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Norris Jr 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 50:44
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 50:44
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 50:44
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chuck Norris Jr!
Chuck Norris Jr retains his middleweight title!
Our winner, Chuck Norris Jr, 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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