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Dynasty 27 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Dragomir Barbu (ranked 5366 p4p, 556 weight class) and Duncan Smith (ranked 19509 p4p, 681 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Dragomir Barbu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Duncan Smith!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbu clinches.
Smith lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barbu taking a breather.
A short right from Barbu on the inside.
Smith using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Barbu manages to break the clinch.
Smith tries to work over Barbu's front leg with a kick but Barbu checks it.
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smith throws the kick towards the body but Barbu avoids it.
Smith dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Barbu. That did some damage!
Barbu lands a right hook to the body.
Barbu takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Barbu doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.
Barbu rushes Smith and presses him up against the ropes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barbu misses with a body punch.
Our sources have told us that Barbu has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Smith breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smith looks to throw the jab but Barbu is out of range.
Barbu has closed the distance and engaged Smith in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith misses with a punch to the body.
Smith told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Barbu lands with a left to the head.
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but Barbu avoids the damage to the body.
Barbu has had enough of the clinch but Smith keeps him there for the moment.
Smith avoiding damage.
Barbu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smith wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Duncan Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab lands there for Smith.
Barbu closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Barbu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barbu breaks from the clinch.
Smith moves forwards but Barbu connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
A big right from Barbu misses.
Smith instigates a clinch.
Barbu leaning against his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right handed body shot lands from Smith.
A hook to the body from Smith.
Smith misses with a knee to the head.
Barbu tries to stall but Smith uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Smith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Barbu is defending well for now.
Barbu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smith.
Smith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barbu avoids it.
Smith unloads a knee to the mid-section. Barbu lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Smith tries a knee to the head but Barbu blocks it.
Smith lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A short body shot lands from Barbu as the two fighters clinch.
Smith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barbu avoids it.
Barbu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barbu is trying to stall.
Barbu tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Barbu back against the ropes.
Barbu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smith avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Duncan Smith dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Smith has Barbu up against the ropes in a clinch.
Barbu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barbu drives through and clinches with Smith against the ropes.
Barbu works on Smith's body with a couple of short punches.
Duncan Smith seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Barbu is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Smith is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Barbu is keeping busy.
Barbu breaks from the clinch.
Barbu tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
Barbu is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbu changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Barbu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Barbu has Smith up against the ropes in a clinch.
Barbu throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith keeps control of Barbu as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Barbu swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barbu really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Smith missing with knees to the body.
Smith missing with knees to the body.
Smith slows down the pace here.
Barbu lands a right hand.
Barbu struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
Barbu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Smith blocks it with crossed arms.
Barbu has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Smith tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smith tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Barbu wants to get back to striking at distance but Smith won't allow it.
Barbu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Smith digs a right hand into Barbu's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Barbu's gas tank.
Smith missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Barbu managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
Barbu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Barbu throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.
Smith has Barbu pressed against the ropes, preventing Barbu from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Smith misses with a knee strike.
Barbu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barbu is trying to maintain a safe position but Smith gets an underhook and turns Barbu into the ropes.
Barbu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
Barbu taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Smith.
Barbu avoiding damage as Smith throws knees to the body.
Smith throws a head punch that misses.
Barbu breaks the clinch.
Smith moves out of range as Barbu strikes.
Smith has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Smith there as he acknowledges the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dragomir Barbu dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Smith takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Barbu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smith moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barbu closes the distance and clinches.
Barbu can't find room to land a body shot as Smith controls the action.
Barbu manages to break the clinch.
Smith gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Barbu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smith has Barbu pressed against the ropes, preventing Barbu from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Smith creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Barbu's defenses.
It looks like Dragomir Barbu has been cut.
Smith gets through Barbu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Smith lands an elbow inside.
Barbu tries to land a knee to the head but Smith blocks with his arms.
Barbu lands a right hand.
Barbu has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith lands a body shot.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barbu fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Smith, pushing him back against the ropes.
Barbu avoids the elbow strike from Smith, against the ropes.
Barbu lands a shot to the body.
Barbu leaning against his opponent.
Smith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barbu.
Barbu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Barbu blocks an elbow strike from Smith.
Barbu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Barbu blocks it with crossed arms.
Barbu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Barbu breaks the clinch.
Smith gets a clinch.
Smith lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Smith lands an elbow inside that Barbu shrugs off.
Smith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barbu takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Smith misses with a leg kick
and Barbu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Barbu misses with a body shot.
Barbu tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick and Barbu moves out of range easily.
Barbu wants to clinch up but Smith keeps it at a distance.
Smith tries to counter with a clinch but Barbu shakes him off and moves away.
Smith takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Barbu scores with a hook.
Smith forces Barbu back against the ropes and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barbu.
Barbu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smith crunches a lovely knee into Barbu's ribcage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith pushes off an throws an elbow but Barbu leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
A short right from Barbu.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Duncan Smith.
I think Smith has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Duncan Smith!
After winning the bout, Duncan Smith thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Don Appleberry (ranked 14490 p4p, 685 weight class) and Achilles Doukas (ranked 21659 p4p, 706 weight class). Doukas has chosen Avatar-Black Waters as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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194 lbs
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201 lbs
6 - 3 - 1 |
Excellent boxer
Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Don Appleberry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Achilles Doukas!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Appleberry misses.
Doukas looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Appleberry feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Doukas's calf.
A jab lands there for Appleberry.
A big left from Appleberry misses.
Doukas ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice cross by Doukas.
Appleberry throws a leg kick
and Doukas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Appleberry pushes Doukas up against the ropes in a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Doukas.
Doukas lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Appleberry misses with some punches.
Doukas lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Appleberry blocks an uppercut.
Doukas works on Appleberry's body with a couple of short punches.
Doukas takes a knee right on the jaw!
Appleberry tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Doukas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Doukas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Appleberry blocking some punches.
Appleberry misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Appleberry has a couple of punches blocked by Doukas.
Appleberry's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Appleberry lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Doukas lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Appleberry swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Appleberry misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Appleberry.
Appleberry misses with a punch to the body.
Appleberry struggles to land a body shot inside as Doukas controls his hands.
Appleberry lands a body punch in the clinch.
Doukas cracks Appleberry with a nice body shot.
The referee is keeping an eye on Doukas - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Appleberry tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Doukas's elbow.
Appleberry tries to circle away but Doukas has him pinned against the ropes.
Our sources have told us that Appleberry has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Appleberry working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Appleberry blocking some punches.
Doukas can't find room to land a body shot as Appleberry controls the action.
Appleberry lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Doukas backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doukas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Appleberry backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Appleberry wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Doukas has him pressed against the ropes.
Doukas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Doukas lands with a right to the head.
Appleberry misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Doukas has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Appleberry seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Doukas can turn it around.
Doukas leaning against his opponent.
Doukas swings wildly with an uppercut but Appleberry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doukas blocks the elbow strike.
Doukas lands with a short shot to the head.
Appleberry lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Appleberry.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Doukas lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A body shot lands from Doukas.
Appleberry comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Doukas lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Appleberry looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Appleberry takes an elbow to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Achilles Doukas will probably get the nod.
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.
Appleberry throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It looks like Don Appleberry has been cut.
Appleberry lands a jab.
Appleberry throws a right and a left that Doukas avoids nicely.
As Appleberry backs off Doukas throws a huge counter combo but Appleberry manages to avoid it all.
Doukas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Appleberry.
Doukas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Doukas.
Doukas thumps Appleberry with a low kick.
Appleberry wants to slow Doukas down by chopping away at his legs.
Doukas pivots, looking for a leg kick but Appleberry is out of range and Doukas settles back down.
Nice defenses there by Appleberry.
A nice inside leg kick there by Appleberry. That's going to slow Doukas down.
Doukas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Appleberry sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Appleberry lands with a cross.
Doukas cracks Appleberry with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doukas walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Doukas scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Appleberry pivots, looking for a leg kick but Doukas is out of range and Appleberry settles back down.
Achilles Doukas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Doukas cracks the inside of Appleberry's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Appleberry misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Appleberry finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Appleberry fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Doukas on the side of the head.
Appleberry connects with a leg kick. Doukas looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Appleberry slips a jab from Doukas.
A solid leg kick lands there for Doukas.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Nice body punch from Appleberry - that landed with a thud.
Appleberry throws a punch but it's blocked by Doukas.
Doukas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Appleberry's elbow.
Doukas can't find room to land a body shot as Appleberry controls the action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Doukas.
A short right from Doukas.
Doukas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Doukas.
Doukas blocks an uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Still in the clinch, Appleberry scores with a nice short uppercut.
Doukas scores with a nice hook to the head.
Doukas scores with a shot to the side of Appleberry's head.
Doukas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Appleberry tries to stall but Doukas uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Appleberry lands a left hand that snaps the head of Doukas backwards.
Appleberry can't find room to land a body shot as Doukas controls the action.
Doukas blocks a body shot from Appleberry.
Doukas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Doukas tries to throw a body punch but Appleberry avoids it by throwing Doukas back against the ropes.
A body shot lands from Doukas.
Doukas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Appleberry backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Appleberry throws a knee to the head but misses.
Appleberry wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Doukas has him pressed against the ropes.
Appleberry stalling in the clinch but Doukas improves position.
Appleberry misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Achilles Doukas will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Don Appleberry's cut.
That's time! Appleberry's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Appleberry rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Doukas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Doukas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Appleberry was well out of range. Poor timing from Doukas.
A combination from Appleberry does no damage.
Doukas swings for the body but Appleberry moves out of range.
Doukas misses with a looping left.
Appleberry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Appleberry misses the shot to the body.
Appleberry waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Doukas.
Doukas lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Don Appleberry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doukas bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Appleberry's head backwards.
Doukas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Appleberry.
Doukas misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Appleberry tries to bum rush Doukas with a series of wild strikes but Doukas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Doukas appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Doukas misses with a hook. Appleberry ducked under it nicely.
Doukas throws a leg kick but Appleberry sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Doukas throws a sloppy head kick and Appleberry moves out of range easily.
A punch combination from Appleberry misses.
Appleberry sets himself, and Doukas steps forward looking for the clinch! Appleberry avoids it this time.
A good leg kick by Doukas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doukas throws a quick inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Appleberry.
Doukas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Appleberry was well out of range. Poor timing from Doukas.
Appleberry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Appleberry.
Doukas takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Doukas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Appleberry lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A big left from Appleberry misses.
Appleberry throws a right and a left that both miss.
Appleberry scores with a nice strike.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Appleberry.
Appleberry displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Doukas throws out the jab.
Appleberry is looking to counter punch.
Appleberry lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Appleberry walks into a left hand.
Appleberry dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Doukas. That did some damage!
Don Appleberry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Doukas misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Appleberry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Doukas.
Appleberry is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Appleberry.
Don Appleberry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Doukas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Appleberry lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Appleberry scores with a body shot.
Appleberry throws a hook but Doukas blocks it.
Appleberry ducks under a wild hook from Doukas.
Appleberry slips under a jab from Doukas.
Appleberry shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Appleberry throws a hook but Doukas avoids it easily.
Appleberry is looking to clinch but Doukas is avoiding it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doukas misses with a hook.
Appleberry is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Doukas.
Doukas slips a jab and a cross from Appleberry.
Achilles Doukas is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Doukas takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
Don Appleberry showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Doukas has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Achilles Doukas!
During a confident post fight interview, Achilles Doukas thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Steve Hicks (ranked 21017 p4p, 582 weight class) and Tei Yeily (ranked 20536 p4p, 577 weight class). Tei Yeily has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Steve Hicks's chin.
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve Hicks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tei Yeily!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hicks jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yeily wants to counter with a clinch but Hicks pushes him away.
Yeily tries to score with a low kick but Hicks moves his leg out of the way.
Hicks misses with a hook.
A countering left hand to the body from Yeily misses.
Hicks throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hicks tries to move into range but Yeily moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A jab from Hicks does it's job there.
A jab from Yeily finds it's way through Hicks's defenses.
Hicks rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yeily moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yeily cracks Hicks with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hicks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yeily.
Hicks really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Yeily slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hicks stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yeily.
Hicks lands a nice hook to Yeily's body. Yeily takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Yeily fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hicks has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hicks misses with a hook
and Yeily counters with a slapping leg kick.
Good leg kick by Yeily there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Yeily throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hicks lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hicks takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Yeily lands with a nice body punch.
Hicks misses the jab.
Yeily closes the distance and pushes Hicks back into the ropes.
Yeily misses with a knee strike.
Hicks misses with a body punch.
Hicks lands a body shot.
Yeily lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hicks backwards.
Hicks's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A big left from Hicks misses.
Yeily on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Yeily swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A quick step to the side and Hicks tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yeily bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hicks drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yeily throws a poor cross that misses
and Hicks counters with a stiff right hand.
Hicks avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hicks swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Yeily ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hicks moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yeily walks into a left hand.
Yeily has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Yeily waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hicks.
Hicks swings for the body but Yeily moves out of range.
Hicks throws a lazy right hand but Yeily sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice defenses there by Yeily.
Hicks thows a left - swing and a miss!
Steve Hicks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yeily throws a leg kick but Hicks moved away.
Hicks misses with a lunging right hand
and Yeily counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Yeily digs a good hook to Hicks's body.
Hicks looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A leg kick checked by Hicks.
Yeily slips under a jab from Hicks.
Hicks throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yeily sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yeily wants to counter the offense by Hicks and move into the clinch position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yeily displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hicks throws out the jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yeily.
Yeily swings widly with a right hand
and Hicks counters with a nice body shot.
Yeily scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hicks doesn't seem bothered though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tei Yeily will probably get the nod.
That's time! Hicks's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sloppy strikes from Hicks. Those never looked like landing.
Hicks looks to land a left hand but Yeily moved out of range nicely.
Yeily throws a low kick but Hicks avoids it.
Hicks misses with a wild body shot.
Hicks misses the shot to the body.
Hicks rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yeily counters with a good low kick that Hicks was not able to check.
Hicks cracks Yeily with a good jab.
Yeily lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A telegraphed right hand from Yeily misses the target.
Hicks misses with a looping left.
Yeily moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yeily throws out a loose jab but Hicks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hicks throws the left hand but Yeily avoids the punch easily.
Hicks avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hicks doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hicks is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hicks throws a nice looking combination but Yeily bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A good leg kick by Yeily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yeily chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A swing and a miss from Hicks.
Hicks tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yeily is looking to clinch but Hicks is avoiding it.
Yeily thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yeily misses with a straight left.
Yeily moves out of range as Hicks strikes.
Hicks moves out of range as Yeily strikes.
Hicks gets tackled into the ropes by Yeily. Yeily maintains the clinch.
Yeily with a knee to the head.
It looks like Steve Hicks has been cut.
Yeily keeps control of Hicks as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hicks breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hicks scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
An inside leg kick lands from Yeily.
Yeily uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hicks.
Despite the aggression on Yeily's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Hicks pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yeily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yeily is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hicks throws a body shot but no joy.
Yeily uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hicks.
Hicks scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Yeily throws a big shot that misses.
Hicks with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A bone on bone clash there as Hicks blocks the leg kick.
Yeily scores with a jab to the jaw.
Yeily throws a leg kick but Hicks moved away.
Tei Yeily seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hicks has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Yeily finds it's way round the side to connect with Hicks's head.
Yeily connects with an inside leg kick.
Yeily uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hicks.
Hicks throws out a loose jab but Yeily uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hicks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yeily manages to avoid it.
Yeily slips a jab from Hicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tei Yeily will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Steve Hicks's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Yeily throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hicks throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yeily counters with a low kick, right behind Hicks 's knee.
Yeily misses with a head kick.
Hicks connects with a crisp jab.
Nice defenses there by Yeily.
Yeily lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hicks misses the shot to the body.
Yeily steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hicks.
Yeily appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hicks throws a big shot that misses.
Hicks misses with a few strikes there.
Hicks avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yeily thumps Hicks with a low kick.
Yeily thumps Hicks with a low kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hicks.
Yeily throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hicks gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yeily moves into the clinch successfully.
Hicks misses with some punches.
Hicks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hicks misses with a left hand
and Yeily holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Yeily.
Hicks softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Yeily creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Yeily lands a hook that snaps the head of Hicks backwards.
Yeily landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hicks is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Yeily prevents Hicks from breaking the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hicks.
Yeily pushes off an throws an elbow but Hicks leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
A short uppercut from Yeily.
Yeily misses with an elbow strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch on the inside from Hicks fails to land.
Yeily misses with an elbow over the top.
Yeily tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hicks misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hicks is looking to break free of the clinch but Yeily has double underhooks.
Hicks fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Yeily.
Yeily lands an elbow that stopped Hicks in his tracks for a moment.
Tei Yeily seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Yeily digs a right hand underneath Hicks's ribcage. Hicks let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hicks breaks from the clinch.
Yeily lands a body shot.
Yeily throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hicks sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yeily swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hicks counters with a left to the body.
Yeily is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yeily digs a good hook to Hicks's body.
Hicks throws a jab when Yeily was well out of range.
Yeily fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hicks manages to avoid it.
Steve Hicks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hicks waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yeily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yeily lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tei Yeily comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Yeily has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tei Yeily!
A less than humble Tei Yeily misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Teninch Dickson (ranked 5710 p4p, 253 weight class) and John Lennon (ranked 5763 p4p, 255 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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145 lbs
9 - 9 - 1 |
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Cardio machine
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Teninch Dickson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Lennon!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Sano and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lennon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dickson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dickson is looking to counter punch.
Dickson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
It looks like Teninch Dickson has been cut.
Lennon misses the jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dickson 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 Lennon has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lennon and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dickson.
Nice defenses there by Lennon.
Lennon cracks Dickson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lennon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lennon closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lennon ducks under a wild hook from Dickson.
Dickson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dickson blocks a jab.
Dickson appears to be looking for a big counter.
Lennon turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dickson looks to land a left hand but Lennon moved out of range nicely.
Despite the aggression on Lennon's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Dickson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A cross from Dickson lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dickson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lennon misses with a hook.
Dickson lands a slapping body shot.
Lennon scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dickson in his tracks.
Lennon jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lennon pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dickson is out of range and Lennon settles back down.
Lennon throws out a loose jab but Dickson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dickson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lennon closes the distance but Dickson moves to the side
and Dickson counters with a leg kick.
Dickson blocks a jab.
A little feinted left hand from Dickson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lennon misses with a hook.
Lennon throws a leg kick but Dickson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dickson checks a leg kick.
Good shot there by Lennon.
A low kick from Lennon misses
and Dickson counters with a good low kick that Lennon was not able to check.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A telegraphed right hand from Lennon misses the target.
Dickson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lennon throws a big shot that misses.
A punch lands to the side of Lennon 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lennon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dickson.
Good leg kick by Lennon there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dickson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lennon throws a big shot that misses.
Dickson moves away from the strike by Lennon.
Dickson half committed to a counter leg kick.
Dickson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dickson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dickson slips a jab from Lennon.
Dickson moves away from the strike by Lennon.
As Lennon backs away, Dickson returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Dickson scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A leg kick checked by Dickson.
Dickson misses with a hook.
Lennon looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but John Lennon will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Teninch Dickson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lennon attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dickson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dickson throws a right and a left that Lennon avoids nicely.
Lennon only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Lennon throws a hook but Dickson avoids it easily.
Dickson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dickson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lennon fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dickson.
John Lennon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dickson slips a straight right by Lennon.
No joy there for Lennon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lennon clinches up against the ropes.
Dickson pushes off an throws an elbow but Lennon leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lennon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dickson's elbow.
Lennon throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lennon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Our sources have told us that Dickson has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Dickson lands a damaging elbow.
Lennon lands an elbow just above Dickson 's eye.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knees to the body from Dickson.
Lennon struggles to land a body shot inside as Dickson controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lennon misses with the head strike.
Lennon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lennon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lennon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dickson blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Dickson fails to land.
Dickson misses with some punches.
Lennon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dickson backwards.
Dickson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lennon backwards.
Dickson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dickson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lennon misses with a punch to the body.
Dickson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lennon misses with the head strike.
Lennon avoids the elbow strike from Dickson, against the ropes.
Dickson lands with a right to the head.
Lennon throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dickson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lennon blocks an elbow strike.
Dickson blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Dickson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lennon has a couple of punches blocked by Dickson.
Lennon has a couple of punches blocked by Dickson.
A short uppercut from Dickson.
Dickson working aggressively here.
Lennon tries to throw a body punch but Dickson avoids it by throwing Lennon back against the ropes.
Lennon misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Dickson.
Dickson misses with a punch to the body.
Dickson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lennon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lennon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dickson trying to land knees to the body.
Lennon pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Dickson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lennon backwards.
Lennon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dickson lands a body punch.
Dickson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lennon lands a left hand.
Lennon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lennon lands a hook that snaps the head of Dickson backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but John Lennon will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Teninch Dickson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Lennon gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
John Lennon is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dickson misses the shot to the body.
Lennon is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dickson.
Lennon is rocked!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Dickson engages and cracks Lennon with a massive lead left hook - Lennon tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Dickson is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Teninch Dickson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Sagoya Nobonaga (ranked 5639 p4p, 590 weight class) and Kick Boxer (ranked 4479 p4p, 496 weight class). Nobonaga kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Kickboxer. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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169 lbs
31 - 17 - 2 |
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Insanely flexible
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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
23 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sagoya Nobonaga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kick Boxer!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nobonaga has managed to clinch.
Nobonaga lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Boxer.
Nobonaga creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nobonaga misses with a knee strike.
Nobonaga avoids a wild elbow strike from Boxer.
Boxer lands a damaging elbow.
Nobonaga lands a right hand that snaps the head of Boxer backwards.
A short right from Nobonaga on the inside.
Boxer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nobonaga throws out a powerful jab.
Nobonaga closes the distance and pushes Boxer back into the ropes.
Nobonaga taking a breather.
Boxer misses with an elbow strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Boxer as Nobonaga tries to tie him up.
Nobonaga takes an elbow to the temple.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boxer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nobonaga has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Legion's PIT Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
Boxer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nobonaga tries to clinch up but Boxer circles away and keeps his distance.
Nobonaga fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boxer manages to avoid it.
Boxer lands the left hand.
Nice defenses there by Nobonaga.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nobonaga closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Boxer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Boxer gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nobonaga is trying to stall.
Nobonaga is looking to control Boxer's arms but Boxer gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nobonaga has his back to the ropes.
Boxer misses with an elbow over the top.
Nobonaga lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Boxer throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Boxer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nobonaga blocks an elbow strike from Boxer.
Nobonaga takes an elbow to the forehead.
Boxer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Nobonaga.
Nobonaga fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Nobonaga.
Nobonaga scores with a shoulder strike.
Boxer pushes Nobonaga back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Boxer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nobonaga is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nobonaga throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Boxer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Boxer forces Nobonaga back against the ropes and clinches.
Nobonaga tries to throw a body punch but Boxer avoids it by throwing Nobonaga back against the ropes.
Boxer misses with a punch on the inside.
Nobonaga lands a left hand.
Boxer looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Boxer misses with a punch on the inside.
Boxer pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Boxer lands a shoulder strike.
Nobonaga misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Boxer.
Boxer gets through Nobonaga's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nobonaga scores with a shot to the side of Boxer's head.
Nobonaga makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nobonaga utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nobonaga blocks the elbow strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nobonaga is looking to control Boxer's arms but Boxer gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nobonaga has his back to the ropes.
Nobonaga is looking to control Boxer's arms but Boxer gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nobonaga has his back to the ropes.
Still in the clinch, Boxer scores with a nice short uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kick Boxer will probably get the nod.
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.
Nobonaga tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Boxer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Boxer tries to clinch but Nobonaga is having none of it.
Nobonaga is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boxer.
Nobonaga swats away the attempt to clinch by Boxer.
Nobonaga is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Nobonaga jabs Boxer right on the nose. Boxer blinks but takes it well.
Nobonaga misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boxer.
Nobonaga moves forwards but Boxer connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nobonaga closes the distance and clinches.
Boxer digs a right hand into Nobonaga's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nobonaga's gas tank.
Boxer lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boxer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Boxer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Boxer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boxer misses with an elbow strike.
Nobonaga is looking to control Boxer's arms but Boxer gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nobonaga has his back to the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Boxer just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nobonaga's brow.
Nobonaga is trying to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Boxer.
Nobonaga blocks an elbow strike from Boxer.
Boxer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nobonaga's elbow.
Boxer breaks the clinch.
Nobonaga closes the distance and clinches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Boxer misses with a body punch.
Boxer lands an uppercut.
Nobonaga fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boxer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Sagoya Nobonaga has been cut.
Nobonaga misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boxer is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Boxer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nobonaga has closed the distance and engaged Boxer in a clinch.
Boxer creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Boxer gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Nobonaga - that landed with a thud.
Nobonaga's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Boxer on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boxer misses with a punch to the body.
Boxer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kick Boxer seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Boxer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nobonaga is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Boxer throws an elbow that misses.
Boxer swings wildly with an uppercut but Nobonaga uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boxer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Boxer is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Boxer has a couple of punches blocked by Nobonaga.
A shot in the inside from Nobonaga.
Boxer throws an elbow that misses.
Boxer throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nobonaga blocks the elbow strike.
Boxer managing to block the knees to the body from Nobonaga.
Boxer throws an elbow but it misses.
Boxer throws an elbow that misses.
Nobonaga prevents Boxer from breaking the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kick Boxer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sagoya Nobonaga's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Nobonaga tries to clinch up.
Sagoya Nobonaga has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A jab from Nobonaga does it's job there.
Boxer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nobonaga sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nobonaga tries to score with a low kick but Boxer moves his leg out of the way.
Nobonaga fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nobonaga tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boxer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nobonaga throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nobonaga fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boxer manages to avoid it.
Boxer scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A swing and a miss from Boxer.
Boxer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nobonaga cracks Boxer with a right hand to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boxer throws a hook to the side of Nobonaga's head but Nobonaga sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nobonaga pushes Boxer away with a front kick.
Nobonaga takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nobonaga clinches up against the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice right hand lands inside from Nobonaga.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Boxer.
Boxer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nobonaga pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Boxer! But no joy.
Nobonaga has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Boxer finds it's way round the side to connect with Nobonaga's head.
Nobonaga steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boxer.
Nobonaga throws a head kick but Boxer moves out of range.
Nobonaga throws out a powerful jab.
Boxer moves into range and clinches up with Nobonaga.
Kick Boxer is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boxer lands a left hand.
Nobonaga misses with a body punch.
Nobonaga pushes Boxer back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nobonaga slowing the pace effectively.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nobonaga avoids the elbow strike from Boxer, against the ropes.
Boxer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nobonagas head.
Boxer throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Boxer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Boxer throws an elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boxer avoiding damage as Nobonaga throws knees to the body.
Boxer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice straight punches there by Boxer. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Boxer.
Nobonaga wants to clinch but Boxer slips to the side
and Boxer counters with a stiff right hand.
Boxer moves into range and clinches up with Nobonaga.
Nobonaga misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boxer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nobonaga backwards.
Boxer pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Nobonaga prevents a body shot from Boxer.
Nobonaga tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boxer's elbow.
Boxer pushes off an throws an elbow but Nobonaga leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Nobonaga scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nobonaga looking to stall.
Nobonaga throws a punch but it's blocked by Boxer.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nobonaga wants to stall.
Nobonaga looking to stall.
Nobonaga can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Boxer misses with an elbow over the top.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kick Boxer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Boxer 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 Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kick Boxer!
A victorious Kick Boxer 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 lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Andrei Dunas (ranked 3453 p4p, 342 weight class) and Cole Taggart (ranked 3994 p4p, 394 weight class). Andrei Dunas is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andrei Dunas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cole Taggart!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taggart drives through and clinches with Dunas against the ropes.
Taggart blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've been informed that Taggart has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Taggart pushes Dunas back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Taggart working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Taggart lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short body shot lands from Taggart as the two fighters clinch.
Taggart wants to break the clinch but can't.
Taggart misses with a hook from the clinch.
Taggart looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Taggart lands a shot to the body.
Dunas misses with the head strike.
A hook to the body from Taggart.
Taggart misses with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Dunas as the two fighters clinch.
Dunas misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Taggart.
Dunas lands a shot to the body.
Dunas blocking some punches.
Dunas tries to work over Taggart's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dunas has Taggart pressed against the ropes, preventing Taggart from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Taggart tries to work over Dunas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Taggart throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dunass head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Taggart has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Taggart digs a right hand underneath Dunas's ribcage. Dunas let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Taggart misses with a punch to the body.
Taggart lands a shoulder strike.
Dunas misses with a punch to the body.
Dunas blocking some punches.
Taggart scores with a nice hook to the head.
Taggart misses with a body punch.
Taggart misses with some punches.
Dunas throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Taggarts head.
Good body shot from Taggart.
Dunas misses with a punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Dunas as the two fighters clinch.
Taggart blocks a body shot from Dunas.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Taggart.
Taggart breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dunas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Taggart walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dunas checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dunas takes a swing at Taggart's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunas avoids a kick to the body.
Dunas ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dunas takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dunas closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Dunas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dunas digs a right hand into Taggart's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Taggart's gas tank.
Taggart prevents a body shot from Dunas.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dunas.
Dunas lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dunas works on Taggart's body with a couple of short punches.
Taggart lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dunas backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Taggart creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dunas lands a left hand.
Dunas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Dunas.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taggart can't find room to land a body shot as Dunas controls the action.
Dunas blocking some punches.
Dunas misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cole Taggart dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Taggart connects with a leg kick. Dunas looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Taggart lands a leg kick that knocks Dunas off balance momentarily.
Taggart misses with a combination
and Dunas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Taggart pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dunas is out of range and Taggart settles back down.
Taggart throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Some bone on bone action there as Dunas checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Taggart tries to bum rush Dunas with a series of wild strikes but Dunas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dunas looks to land a left hand but Taggart moved out of range nicely.
Taggart misses with a wild body shot.
Taggart's corner calls for a 1-2. Taggart obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Taggart swings widly with a right hand
and Dunas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dunas blocks a head kick by Taggart.
Sloppy strikes from Taggart. Those never looked like landing.
Dunas fakes the leg kick and cracks Taggart in the body.
Taggart misses with a body kick.
It looked like Dunas was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Taggart.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taggart misses with a low kick.
Cole Taggart seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Taggart.
Taggart throws a jab when Dunas was well out of range.
Dunas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Taggart looks to land a body kick but Dunas moved away.
Taggart lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Taggart throws a nice inside leg kick.
Taggart takes the fight into the clinch.
Dunas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Taggart backwards.
Dunas prevents a body shot from Taggart.
Taggart throws a punch but it's blocked by Dunas.
Dunas lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Taggart using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Taggart pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Taggart pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taggart. Dunas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Taggart tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taggart misses with an uppercut
and Dunas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dunas explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Dunas checks a leg kick nicely.
Taggart just misses with a punch to the body.
Dunas blocks a head kick by Taggart.
A head kick misses from Taggart.
Dunas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taggart.
Dunas checks a low kick from Taggart.
Taggart lands a high kick!
Taggart lands a leg kick that knocks Dunas off balance momentarily.
Taggart is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Taggart throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little feinted left hand from Dunas on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dunas misses with a body kick.
Taggart lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Taggart misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cole Taggart 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Taggart looks to land a body kick but Dunas moved away.
Andrei Dunas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dunas takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Taggart moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dunas keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Dunas on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Taggart fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dunas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Taggart crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Dunas - the referee stops the clock and Taggart gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Dunas. Taggart manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Dunas blocks a head kick by Taggart.
Taggart throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dunas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Taggart fails to land with a series of punches.
Taggart lands with a nice body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dunas takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Taggart blocks the body kick.
Taggart throws out a counter right but Dunas avoids it with no problem.
Dunas connects with a leg kick. Taggart looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dunas moves in looking to clinch but Taggart pushes him off.
Taggart has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dunas checks the leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taggart throws a low kick, looking for Dunas's leg but Dunas calmly moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunas lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dunas explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Dunas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dunas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dunas wants to clinch.
Taggart thumps Dunas with a low kick.
Cole Taggart is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dunas blocks a head kick by Taggart.
Dunas thinks about countering with a body kick.
Taggart on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dunas. Dunas obviously looking to wear him down.
Dunas instigates a clinch.
Dunas has Taggart pressed against the ropes, preventing Taggart from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Taggart lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunas throws a head punch that misses.
Taggart blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dunas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Taggart is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Dunas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A hook to the body from Taggart.
Cole Taggart seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dunas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Taggart makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taggart struggles to land a body shot inside as Dunas controls his hands.
Dunas throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Dunas fails to land.
Taggart manages to break the clinch.
Dunas on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Taggart slips under a jab from Dunas.
Jab from Taggart.
Taggart throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dunas's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cole Taggart comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Taggart has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cole Taggart!
Post fight, Cole Taggart took to the microphone: 'I want a title shot at 145lbs and I want it now. Your so-called champ isn't in the same as me and never will be. Instead of ducking me, how you step in the ring and fight the wee man one and one. I'm the best Muay Thai fighter in the world!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Love Bug (ranked 9608 p4p, 730 weight class) and Liam Gallagher (ranked 19374 p4p, 752 weight class). Bug's entrance music is Ice Cube - Why We Thugs. A fine choice. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
30 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Love Bug!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Liam Gallagher!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gallagher lands with a kick to the ribs.
Gallagher lands with a kick to the ribs.
Gallagher moves into the clinch successfully.
Bug wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bug lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bug avoiding damage as Gallagher throws knees to the body.
Bug blocks an elbow strike.
Bug can't break the clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Gallagher throws an elbow but misses.
Bug can't find room to land a body shot as Gallagher controls the action.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bug.
It looks like Liam Gallagher has been cut.
Bug wants to get back to striking at distance but Gallagher won't allow it.
Bug takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Love Bug has been cut.
Bug misses with a body punch.
Bug lands an elbow that stopped Gallagher in his tracks for a moment.
Gallagher keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bug's efforts to push away.
Gallagher misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bug can't break the clinch.
Bug prevents a body shot from Gallagher.
Bug comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallagher lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Bug lands a hook that snaps the head of Gallagher backwards.
Bug blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gallagher.
Gallagher unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bug lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gallagher blocking some punches.
Bug throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gallagher tries to land a knee to the head but Bug blocks with his arms.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bug.
Bug trying to land knees to the body.
Gallagher tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gallagher lands an elbow inside.
Bug avoiding damage as Gallagher throws knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bug.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bug tries to throw a body punch but Gallagher avoids it by throwing Bug back against the ropes.
Gallagher blocking some punches.
Bug misses with a body punch.
Bug blocks a body shot from Gallagher.
Gallagher lands a damaging elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher misses with a knee to the head.
Gallagher told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Bug managing to block the knees to the body from Gallagher.
Bug definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gallagher blocks the elbow strike.
Bug blocks the elbow strike.
Bug lands a left hand.
Bug lands a nice shot to the body.
Bug with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gallagher doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bug misses with some punches.
Gallagher blocks an elbow strike from Bug.
Gallagher throws a head punch that misses.
Bug misses with a punch on the inside.
Gallagher throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bug blocks it with crossed arms.
Bug throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Gallagher.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gallagher blocks an uppercut.
Gallagher lands a damaging elbow.
Gallagher lands a shot to the body.
Bug swings wildly with an uppercut but Gallagher uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Liam Gallagher will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Gallagher misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bug is looking to counter punch.
Bug lands with a nice body punch.
Bug cracks a nice hook into Gallagher's ribs.
Gallagher drives through and clinches with Bug against the ropes.
Bug on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bug digs a right hand underneath Gallagher's ribcage. Gallagher let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right from Bug on the inside.
Bug tries to throw a body punch but Gallagher avoids it by throwing Bug back against the ropes.
Bug works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bug missing with knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bug.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bug.
Bug is working Gallagher over against the ropes.
Bug struggles to land a body shot inside as Gallagher controls his hands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right hand to the body from Bug.
A hook to the body from Bug.
Bug gets through Gallagher's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gallagher is breathing heavily.
Bug struggles to land a body shot inside as Gallagher controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bug works on Gallagher's body with a couple of short punches.
Gallagher takes a shot to the head.
Bug misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bug breaks the clinch.
Gallagher avoids the body shot from Bug.
Gallagher steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bug.
Bug scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gallagher doesn't seem bothered though.
Bug cracks Gallagher with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Gallagher is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Gallagher is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9, he's up! Wow, he cut that one a bit fine!
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!
Bug throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bug is looking to slow Gallagher down with leg kicks.
Gallagher tries to clinch but Bug moves out of range.
Bug misses with a wild body shot.
Bug scores with a body shot.
Bug works Gallagher's body with a nice hook.
Bug scores with a jab to the body.
Nice jab there from Bug.
A jab lands there for Bug.
That has opened up Liam Gallagher's cut even more.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher misses with a looping left.
Gallagher ducks into a a hook from Bug and goes down! He looks in a bit of a mess; will he beat the count?! 4,5,6,7,8 - he's up and looking to carry on! The referee looks into his eyes and sees that he's OK to continue!
BAM! Bug delivers a spinning backfist that drops Gallagher like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Love Bug!
Love Bug took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Yeah rub on my titties!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Alexander Berkman (ranked 20219 p4p, 750 weight class) and Victor Sharp (ranked 648 p4p, 94 weight class). Berkman comes into the arena with Panopticon - The Ghosts of Haymarket Square blaring out of the sound system. Sharp has chosen Immortal Technique-Cause Of Death as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Victor Sharp has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Berkman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Victor Sharp!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berkman misses with a body shot
and Sharp counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Berkman tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Sharp manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Berkman has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Berkman there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice uppercut there from Sharp.
Sharp throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sharp digs a good body shot into Berkman's ribs.
Sharp cracks Berkman with a left hand that drops him to the canvas, up against the ropes! Can Berkman get back up in time? 3, 4, 5, 6, 7... he's on one knee... 8, 9... he's up! 'Walk towards me' says the referee. Berkman looks steady enough to continue so we're going to continue!
Berkman is rocked!
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!
Berkman wants to clinch
and Sharp counters with a straight right that drops Berkman to the canvas! Will Berkman beat the count? He's still wobbly and as the count reaches 7, he's still struggling to make it. 8...9...10. He's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Victor Sharp!
A victorious Victor Sharp 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 welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Chuck Norris Jr (ranked 9213 p4p, 707 weight class) and Arthur Pinto (ranked 1802 p4p, 251 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 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
28 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Arthur Pinto!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norris Jr takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pinto moves to clinch but Norris Jr breaks away
and Norris Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Norris Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Pinto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Norris Jr ducks right into an uppercut from Pinto.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Norris Jr, as that shot connected.
Norris Jr looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Norris Jr avoids the body shot from Pinto.
Norris Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Norris Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
It seemed like Pinto was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pinto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Norris Jr swings for the body but Pinto moves out of range.
Pinto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Norris Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pinto was well out of range. Poor timing from Norris Jr.
Norris Jr misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Pinto counters with a stiff right hand.
Norris Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pinto comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pinto fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Norris Jr on the side of the head.
Pinto throws a body shot but no joy.
A little feinted left hand from Norris Jr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Norris Jr misses with an uppercut. Pinto saw that one coming.
Norris Jr misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinto keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Pinto misses with a straight left.
Pinto takes a swing at Norris Jr's ribcage but misses.
Norris Jr is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Norris Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
Norris Jr keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pinto moves in looking to clinch but Norris Jr pushes him off.
Pinto takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pinto takes the fight into the clinch.
Pinto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pinto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Norris Jr tries a body shot but Pinto blocks it.
Pinto throws a head punch that misses.
Pinto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stalling in the clinch from Norris Jr.
Pinto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pinto misses with a punch on the inside.
Norris Jr blocking some punches.
Norris Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Pinto controls the action.
Norris Jr prevents a body shot from Pinto.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinto lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Norris Jr or not.
Norris Jr works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Norris Jr blocks an uppercut.
Pinto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Norris Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Pinto takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Norris Jr tries to work over Pinto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Norris Jr crunches a lovely knee into Pinto's ribcage.
Pinto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Norris Jr lands a body punch in the clinch.
Norris Jr throws an elbow but it misses.
Norris Jr is working Pinto over against the ropes.
Pinto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pinto struggles to land a body shot inside as Norris Jr controls his hands.
The referee is keeping an eye on Pinto - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Norris Jr trying to control the position but instead, Pinto has worked for underhooks and has pushed Norris Jr into the ropes.
Pinto misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Chuck Norris Jr will probably get the nod.
That's time! Norris Jr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Norris Jr takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Chuck Norris Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Norris Jr takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Norris Jr throws a front kick aimed at Pinto's knee but Pinto avoids it well.
Norris Jr connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pinto momentarily.
Arthur Pinto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pinto throws a hook but Norris Jr blocks it.
Norris Jr moves away from the strike by Pinto.
An attempted straight right counter from Norris Jr misses the target.
Norris Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pinto moves away.
Pinto takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Norris Jr misses the shot to the body.
Norris Jr looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Norris Jr blocks a leg kick.
Norris Jr misses the shot to the body.
Pinto looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Norris Jr wants to slow Pinto down by chopping away at his legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norris Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pinto avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Norris Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pinto throws out the jab.
Norris Jr throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Norris Jr looks to land a body kick but Pinto moved away.
Norris Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris Jr on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pinto. Pinto obviously looking to wear him down.
Norris Jr comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pinto buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pinto moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pinto lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pinto is looking to slow Norris Jr down with leg kicks.
Pinto takes a swing at Norris Jr's ribcage but misses.
Pinto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Norris Jr.
Pinto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Pinto looks to move away, Norris Jr throws a big counter combo but Pinto just gets out of the way.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pinto, right into the meat.
Norris Jr misses with a body shot.
Norris Jr is looking to wear down Pinto with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Norris Jr scores with a sloppy right hand. Pinto should have avoided that one.
Pinto lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Norris Jr takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pinto tests Norris Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pinto dodges the punch combination from Norris Jr.
Pinto throws a good cross that connects.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris Jr scores with a jab.
Norris Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pinto manages to avoid it.
Norris Jr misses with an uppercut.
Pinto avoids a kick to the body.
Pinto tries to clinch up but Norris Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Norris Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pinto scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Norris Jr moves away from the strike by Pinto.
Norris Jr takes a swing at Pinto's ribcage but misses.
Pinto lands a nice leg kick that just misses Norris Jr's sensitive parts.
Norris Jr ducks under a wild hook from Pinto.
Pinto jabs at Norris Jr's body.
A swing and a miss from Pinto.
Norris Jr swings for the body but Pinto moves out of range.
Norris Jr drops his hands momentarily and Pinto takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
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 Pinto manages to avoid it.
A big left from Norris Jr misses.
Pinto looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Norris Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Pinto is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Pinto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Norris Jr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Pinto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Norris Jr half committed to a counter leg kick.
Pinto misses the shot to the body.
Norris Jr is looking to counter with a body kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pinto.
Pinto dips to his left and cracks Norris Jr with an uppercut!
Norris Jr misses with a body shot.
Norris Jr throws a series of punches but Pinto moves out of range.
Norris Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Pinto is just out of range.
Pinto misses with a straight right.
Norris Jr walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pinto checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Norris Jr avoids the body shot from Pinto.
Pinto looks to land a right hand but Norris Jr moved out of range.
Norris Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pinto moves away.
Pinto misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pinto blocks a leg kick.
Pinto misses with a looping right.
Pinto scores with a sloppy right hand. Norris Jr should have avoided that one.
Pinto tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Norris Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Norris Jr staying out of range there.
Nice body punch from Pinto.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris Jr blocks a jab.
Norris Jr jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Pinto chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Norris Jr can pounce on him.
Pinto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Norris Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pinto.
Norris Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pinto.
Pinto avoids the body shot from Norris Jr.
Norris Jr throws a body punch but Pinto moves out of range.
Pinto swings for the body but Norris Jr moves out of range.
Norris Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pinto manages to avoid it.
Pinto throws a right hand that misses
and Norris Jr counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Pinto uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Norris Jr has time to react.
Pinto wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pinto misses with an uppercut.
Pinto looks to land a left hand but Norris Jr moved out of range nicely.
Pinto moves into range and clinches up with Norris Jr.
Norris Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Pinto controls his hands.
Pinto misses with some punches.
Pinto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris Jr is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pinto works on Norris Jr's body with a couple of short punches.
Nice body punch from Pinto.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice right hand lands inside from Pinto.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pinto.
Pinto misses with a body punch.
Norris Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Norris Jr wants to stall.
Pinto struggles to land a body shot inside as Norris Jr controls his hands.
A right hand to the body from Norris Jr.
Norris Jr lands an elbow that stopped Pinto in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Arthur Pinto has been cut.
Norris Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Norris Jr.
Pinto has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pinto scores with a shoulder strike.
Pinto pushes Norris Jr back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Arthur Pinto seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Norris Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Pinto really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arthur Pinto'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.
Pinto stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Norris Jr.
Pinto is looking to clinch.
Norris Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pinto throws out the jab.
The crowd cheers as Pinto lands an impressive looking overhand right. Norris Jr doesn't seem phased though.
Pinto connects with a good right hand that stumbles Norris Jr. Norris Jr circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Pinto throws a low kick but Norris Jr avoids it.
Pinto missing with a left hand there. Norris Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Norris Jr connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Norris Jr staying out of range there.
Pinto takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Norris Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pinto moves away.
Pinto gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Norris Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Pinto controls his hands.
Norris Jr is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pinto trying to stall but Norris Jr improves his position.
Norris Jr blocking some punches.
Pinto scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinto throws a punch but it's blocked by Norris Jr.
The referee is keeping an eye on Norris Jr - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Pinto throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Norris Jrs head.
Pinto swings wildly with an uppercut but Norris Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pinto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pinto misses with a punch on the inside.
Pinto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Norris Jr lands an elbow just above Pinto 's eye.
Pinto is leaning against Norris Jr and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Norris Jr throws an elbow but it misses.
Norris Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Norris Jr trying to control the position but instead, Pinto has worked for underhooks and has pushed Norris Jr into the ropes.
Pinto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pinto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Norris Jr's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris Jr misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pinto.
Norris Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Pinto controls the action.
Norris Jr's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Pinto on the inside.
Pinto makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
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 hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch on the inside from Pinto fails to land.
Norris Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pinto misses with the head strike.
Norris Jr lands a shoulder strike.
Norris Jr blocking some punches.
Norris Jr prevents a body shot from Pinto.
Norris Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pinto lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pinto is trying to maintain a safe position but Norris Jr gets an underhook and turns Pinto into the ropes.
Pinto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pinto tries to stall but Norris Jr uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Pinto dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Arthur Pinto's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Pinto tries to close the distance and clinch but Norris Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pinto on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Norris Jr swings for the body but Pinto moves out of range.
Norris Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pinto.
Pinto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Norris Jr takes a swing at Pinto's ribcage but misses.
Pinto comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pinto lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Norris Jr fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pinto looks to land a right hand but Norris Jr moved out of range.
Norris Jr throws a push kick but Pinto slaps the foot to one side.
Pinto only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Norris Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pinto.
Chuck Norris Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pinto misses with a body shot.
Pinto swings for the body but Norris Jr moves out of range.
Pinto takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Norris Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pinto looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pinto lands a nice looking body shot.
Pinto scores with a crisp jab that stopped Norris Jr in his tracks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Norris Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Pinto wants to clinch up but Norris Jr keeps it at a distance.
Norris Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Norris Jr digs a good body shot into Pinto's ribs.
Norris Jr walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Norris Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pinto.
Norris Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Norris Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pinto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pinto is looking to slow Norris Jr down with leg kicks.
Pinto lands with an overhand left.
Norris Jr is looking to land body kicks.
Norris Jr takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Norris Jr throws a good cross that connects.
Pinto lands a jab to Norris Jr's midsection.
Norris Jr is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Norris Jr blocks a jab.
Norris Jr is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Pinto is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Norris Jr on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pinto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Norris Jr.
Norris Jr scores with a hook to the body. Pinto takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pinto catches Norris Jr with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Pinto checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Pinto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pinto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Norris Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pinto comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Norris Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pinto was well out of range. Poor timing from Norris Jr.
A shot to the liver by Pinto. Beautiful body shot.
Norris Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Pinto is just out of range.
Pinto jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice uppercut there from Pinto.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pinto scores with a body shot.
Arthur Pinto is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Pinto lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Norris Jr on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arthur Pinto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pinto has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 46:49
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 46:49
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arthur Pinto! Arthur Pinto retains his welterweight title!
In his post fight interview, Arthur Pinto started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
In defeat, Chuck Norris Jr stepped up to the mic, saying 'fuck'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Krzysztof Szczęsny (ranked 17008 p4p, 768 weight class) and John Brophy (ranked 5736 p4p, 596 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Szczęsny might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Immortal Technique-Obnoxious. Brophy has chosen Last Caress - Metallica as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Krzysztof Szczęsny!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, John Brophy!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Sano and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Szczęsny jabs Brophy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice straight punches there by Brophy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Brophy.
It looks like Krzysztof Szczęsny has been cut.
Szczęsny lands with a shot to the body.
Szczęsny misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Szczęsny takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brophy lands with a straight right. Szczęsny didn't see that one coming.
Szczęsny lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Brophy checks a low kick from Szczęsny.
Szczęsny cracks Brophy with a good jab.
A head kick from Szczęsny lands but Brophy takes it in his stride.
It looks like John Brophy has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Szczęsny thumps Brophy with a low kick.
Szczęsny throws a big shot that misses.
Szczęsny throws a lazy right hand but Brophy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brophy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Brophy blocks a low kick nicely.
Brophy throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Szczęsny throws a big shot that misses.
Szczęsny looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Brophy moves out of range as Szczęsny throws a body kick.
Brophy is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Szczęsny walks into a left hand.
Szczęsny looks to throw a body kick
and Brophy counters with a body kick that stops Szczęsny in his tracks momentarily.
Brophy throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Brophy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Szczęsny connects with a jab.
Brophy misses with a hook.
Szczęsny misses with a low kick as Brophy jumps back.
Szczęsny throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brophy steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brophy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Szczęsny can pounce on him.
Brophy avoids the head kick by Szczęsny.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brophy scores with a hook.
Brophy dips to his left and cracks Szczęsny with an uppercut!
A solid leg kick lands there for Szczęsny.
Szczęsny throws a body shot but no joy.
Szczęsny throws out a loose jab but Brophy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brophy moves out of range of the body kick.
Brophy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Szczęsny sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brophy moves in looking to clinch but Szczęsny pushes him off.
Brophy moves out of range of the strikes.
It seemed like Brophy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Szczęsny ducks under a wild hook from Brophy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Krzysztof Szczęsny will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Brophy cracks Szczęsny with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Szczęsny is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Szczęsny is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9, he's up! Wow, he cut that one a bit fine!
Szczęsny scores with a jab to the body.
Szczęsny takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brophy lands a jab to the head.
Szczęsny is rocked!
Szczęsny misses with a leg kick
and Brophy counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Brophy!
John Brophy is the new light heavyweight champion!
A victorious John Brophy thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Krzysztof Szczęsny spoke after the fight, saying 'Revenge is like the sweetest joy next to getting pussy so mothafucka!! i fucking demand a rematch or else get me some pussy to fuck hard.'.
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