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Dynasty D-L Fight Night 3 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Vasyl Kovalchick (ranked 4039 p4p, 414 weight class) and Johnny York (ranked 8784 p4p, 670 weight class). Kovalchick comes to the ring accompanied by Ukrainian . Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vasyl Kovalchick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Johnny York!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kovalchick listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kovalchick will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Good exchange - York coming out on top.
York lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kovalchick is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
York scores with the left hand. Kovalchick knows he should have avoided that one.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kovalchick misses with a kick to the body.
Kovalchick misses with an uppercut. York saw that one coming.
York looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kovalchick closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
York works over Kovalchick's head and body with a nice combination.
York paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kovalchick walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
York lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A jab from Kovalchick finds it's way through York's defenses.
York blocks a head kick by Kovalchick.
Kovalchick throws a sloppy head kick and York moves out of range easily.
Kovalchick lands with a hook. York tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
York thuds a left hand into Kovalchick's body.
A head kick misses from Kovalchick.
York dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
York connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovalchick moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
York has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
York dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
York showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kovalchick.
Nice shot by York.
York moves out of range of the strikes.
Kovalchick tries a head kick but it misses.
York connects with a body shot.
Kovalchick is breathing heavily.
A slow jab from Kovalchick misses its intended target.
York dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
York cracks Kovalchick with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kovalchick is rocked!
York is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from York shuts the power down on Kovalchick. Lights out, game over! York is your winner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Johnny York!
Johnny York made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Eat a dick!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between George Allen (ranked 4879 p4p, 496 weight class) and Gannicus The Gladiator (ranked 1864 p4p, 204 weight class). Allen comes into the arena with The Monster blaring out of the sound system. The Gladiator has chosen I.M.Sin as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, George Allen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gannicus The Gladiator!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allen throws a poor cross that misses
and The Gladiator counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Allen thinking.
Allen misses with a left hand
and The Gladiator counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like George Allen has been cut.
Allen has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gorilla Warfare Academy in the buildup to the fight.
The Gladiator lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and Allen goes down! The ref sends The Gladiator to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and Allen is back to his feet. He seems a little groggy but the referee thinks he's OK to continue, so we're back to the action!
The Gladiator connects with a quick right hand that sends Allen tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the ropes, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Gannicus The Gladiator!
Gannicus The Gladiator made sure to mention his sponsor, Real Men Supplements in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Seth Rydell (ranked 3663 p4p, 446 weight class) and Jan Blachowski (ranked 9229 p4p, 728 weight class). Blachowski comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Wild Hunt OST - Steel For Humans kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Seth Rydell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jan Blachowski!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rydell moves out of range as Blachowski strikes.
Rydell closes the distance but Blachowski moves to the side
enabling Blachowski to counter with a crisp jab.
Blachowski lands a body shot.
Rydell misses with a body shot.
Blachowski misses with an uppercut.
Blachowski buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rydell takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rydell takes the fight into the clinch.
Blachowski tries to land knees in the clinch but Rydell avoids the damage to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blachowski is trying to break the clinch but Rydell has him pressed against the ropes.
Blachowski is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Blachowski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Blachowski can't find room to land a body shot as Rydell controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rydell.
Rydell misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rydell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rydell with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Jan Blachowski has been cut.
Our sources have told us that Rydell has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Rydell lands an elbow inside.
Rydell lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Blachowski fails to land.
Rydell tries to land a knee to the head but Blachowski blocks with his arms.
Nice elbow from Rydell.
Blachowski is trying to break free.
Rydell swings wildly with an uppercut but Blachowski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blachowski has a couple of punches blocked by Rydell.
Blachowski misses with a punch to the body.
Blachowski takes a shot to the head.
Rydell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Rydell lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Blachowski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rydell backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blachowski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blachowski tries to throw a body punch but Rydell avoids it by throwing Blachowski back against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rydell tries to land a knee to the head but Blachowski blocks with his arms.
Rydell lands a right hand that snaps the head of Blachowski backwards.
Blachowski working aggressively here.
Rydell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blachowski avoids it.
Rydell blocking some punches.
Blachowski misses with a body punch.
Blachowski stalling in the clinch but Rydell improves position.
Blachowski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rydell backwards.
Blachowski wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Blachowski throws a head punch that misses.
Rydell lands with a right to the head.
Blachowski stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Blachowski.
Rydell lands a hook that snaps the head of Blachowski backwards.
Rydell lands a left hand that snaps the head of Blachowski backwards.
That has opened up Jan Blachowski's cut even more.
Rydell misses with a body punch.
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 Seth Rydell will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jan Blachowski's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rydell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blachowski.
Blachowski misses with an uppercut. Rydell saw that one coming.
Rydell misses with a wild body shot.
Rydell walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rydell gets a clinch.
Blachowski lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rydell backwards.
Seth Rydell has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rydell tries a knee to the head but Blachowski blocks it.
A short uppercut from Blachowski.
Blachowski lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rydell.
Blachowski stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blachowski stalling in the clinch but Rydell improves position.
Blachowski misses with some punches.
Rydell lands a nice knee to the body.
Rydell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Blachowski blocks it with crossed arms.
Blachowski manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rydell connects with the punch.
Rydell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Blachowski misses.
Blachowski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rydell tries to clinch up.
Rydell scores with a body shot.
Blachowski tries to clinch but Rydell is having none of it.
Blachowski throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Blachowski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rydell misses the shot to the body.
Blachowski walks into a stiff left hand from Rydell.
Rydell fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Blachowski, pushing him back against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rydell.
Blachowski is trying to push Rydell away but Rydell has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rydell tries to land knees in the clinch but Blachowski avoids the damage to the body.
Blachowski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Blachowski tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Blachowski fails to land.
Rydell is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rydell throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Blachowskis head.
Rydell scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Blachowski wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Blachowski has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.
Blachowski is trying to maintain a safe position but Rydell gets an underhook and turns Blachowski into the ropes.
Blachowski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Blachowski lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A bit of stalling here from Blachowski.
Rydell misses with a knee strike.
Blachowski working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rydell has a couple of punches blocked by Blachowski.
Blachowski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rydell's elbow.
Blachowski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Seth Rydell will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jan Blachowski's cut.
That's time! Rydell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Rydell closes the distance and clinches.
Rydell scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Blachowski pushes Rydell back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blachowski lands with a right to the head.
Blachowski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blachowski lands with a right to the head.
Blachowski misses with some punches.
Rydell lands a right hand that snaps the head of Blachowski backwards.
Rydell lands with a light punch inside.
Blachowski looking to stall.
Rydell drops Blachowski with a big knee! Will Blachowski beat the count? Yep, he's up already and we're only at 3... let's see if he's just faking it or if he's actually OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blachowski misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rydell tries to counter by clinching up but Blachowski breaks away and moves out of range.
Rydell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blachowski.
Blachowski swats away the attempt to clinch by Rydell.
Rydell misses with a hook. Blachowski ducked under it nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Blachowski misses.
Seth Rydell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blachowski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rydell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rydell tries to clinch but Blachowski moves out of range.
Rydell scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rydell has closed the distance and engaged Blachowski in a clinch.
Blachowski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Rydell.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rydell.
Rydell misses with a knee to the head.
Blachowski wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rydell has him pressed against the ropes.
Rydell lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Blachowski misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blachowski lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rydell backwards.
Blachowski misses with some punches.
Blachowski is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Blachowski tries to throw a body punch but Rydell avoids it by throwing Blachowski back against the ropes.
Jan Blachowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A short body shot lands from Blachowski as the two fighters clinch.
Blachowski swings wildly with an uppercut but Rydell uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blachowski misses with the head strike.
Rydell lands a left hand.
Blachowski breaks the clinch.
Blachowski misses with a body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Seth Rydell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rydell, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:26
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seth Rydell!
A victorious Seth Rydell 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 middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Jido Shoemaker (ranked 5834 p4p, 553 weight class) and James Kin (ranked 7714 p4p, 605 weight class). Shoemaker comes to the ring accompanied by Thunderstruck. 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
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jido Shoemaker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, James Kin!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kin's coach down at Dynasty K-1 Dojo was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Kin's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Kin throws a head kick but Shoemaker moves out of range.
Kin slips a straight right by Shoemaker.
Kin misses with a head kick.
Kin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shoemaker.
Shoemaker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kin throws out a head kick that Shoemaker doesn't see coming - it connects and sends Shoemaker crashing to the mat face first! He's bounced up to his knees and is scrambling to get back to his feet and beat the count. He's up on 5 but still looks a bit groggy; will the referee allow it to continue??? He's taking a good look into Shoemaker's eyes and has decided to let it go on!
It looks like Jido Shoemaker has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kin throws a head kick that misses.
Kin misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Kin.
Kin tries a head kick but it misses.
Kin lands with a slapping head kick.
Shoemaker is rocked!
Kin checks the leg kick nicely there.
Oh Shoemaker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shoemaker fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Shoemaker seems to have got his legs back now.
Kin throws a switch kick that catches Shoemaker on the top of the head and drops him to the canvas! Shoemaker looks hurt - I'm not sure he's going to get back up! The referee starts the count but calls it off at seven as Shoemaker flops around on the canvas, clearly in no position to continue! This fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). James Kin!
Jido Shoemaker spoke after the fight, saying 'The next Time'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Derick Custer (ranked 22367 p4p, 729 weight class) and Chong Starbowski (ranked 2962 p4p, 375 weight class). Starbowski has chosen Traditional Thai Music as his entrance music. Derick Custer could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Chong Starbowski's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Derick Custer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chong Starbowski!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Starbowski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Custer has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Starbowski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Custer connects with a body shot that sends Starbowski's belly button to the back.
Starbowski tries a head kick but it misses.
Starbowski listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Starbowski moves into the clinch.
Custer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Starbowski avoids the elbow strike from Custer, against the ropes.
Custer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Starbowski's elbow.
Starbowski breaks the clinch.
Custer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Starbowski.
It looked like Custer wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Custer lands a body shot.
We've been informed that Starbowski 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.
Sloppy strikes from Starbowski. Those never looked like landing.
Custer slips under a jab.
Custer cracks Starbowski with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Starbowski connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Starbowski throws a right hand that Custer ducks under and follows up with a left that Custer also avoids with ease.
Starbowski moves away from the strike by Custer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starbowski throws a series of punches but Custer avoids them all with ease.
A counter left hand to the body from Custer misses its target.
Starbowski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It looked like Custer was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Starbowski.
Starbowski stalks Custer and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Custer's face. Custer staggers backwards, shaken.
Starbowski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Starbowski lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Starbowski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Starbowski takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Custer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Starbowski connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Starbowski throws a shot from downtown. Custer moves away and avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Starbowski changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Custer forces Starbowski back against the ropes and clinches.
Starbowski is trying to break the clinch but Custer has him pressed against the ropes.
Starbowski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Custer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Custer, as that shot connected.
Custer gets tackled into the ropes by Starbowski. Starbowski maintains the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Custer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Starbowski blocks an uppercut.
Custer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Starbowski is rocked!
Custer creates a bit of distance and cracks Starbowski with a big uppercut! Starbowski goes down! The referee pushes Custer away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Starbowski make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Custer takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Derick Custer!
After winning the bout, Derick Custer 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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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between CJ Johnson (ranked 7487 p4p, 600 weight class) and Dieter Schaafs (ranked 3550 p4p, 398 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, CJ Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dieter Schaafs!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson lands a slapping body shot.
Johnson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The fight stays on the outside here - Schaafs looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Schaafs has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Johnson.
Schaafs looks winded!
Schaafs takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Johnson connects with a right hand. Schaafs shakes it off.
Johnson lands a front kick.
Schaafs throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Schaafs walks into a jab.
Johnson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Schaafs takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Schaafs is rocked!
Schaafs has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Johnson connects with a quick right hand that sends Schaafs tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the ropes, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). CJ Johnson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Petey Bartlett (ranked 292 p4p, 34 weight class) and Melek Taus (ranked 8397 p4p, 651 weight class). Bartlett comes into the arena with KEN mode - Counter Culture Complex blaring out of the sound system. Taus is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: A Cry For Vengeance. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Petey Bartlett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Melek Taus!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yuuki Gou and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Taus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Taus tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Bartlett manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Taus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bartlett throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bartlett throws a body shot but no joy.
And Taus responds with a good body kick, but Bartlett manages to step out the way in time.
Bartlett has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Taus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bartlett throwing a counter right hand but Taus manages to avoid it.
Bartlett blocks a head kick by Taus.
It looked like Bartlett was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Taus.
Taus misses with an uppercut
and Bartlett counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Taus moves out of range as Bartlett throws a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bartlett looks to score with a jab to the body but Taus is just out of range.
Taus swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Taus works Bartlett's body with a nice hook.
Bartlett throws a leg kick
and Taus makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Bartlett really felt that one!
Taus scores with a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taus sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bartlett lands a two punch combo.
Bartlett throws a hook but Taus blocks it.
A head kick misses from Bartlett.
Taus doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Taus moves out of range of the body kick from Bartlett.
Taus flicks out a counter leg kick but Bartlett steps away.
Taus throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Taus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bartlett throws a leg kick
and Taus counters with a stiff right hand.
A jab from Bartlett finds it's way through Taus's defenses.
Bartlett misses with a leg kick
letting Taus counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bartlett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Taus.
Taus looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taus with a jab.
Taus takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A jab from Bartlett misses.
Taus appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Taus on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bartlett. Bartlett obviously looking to wear him down.
Bartlett misses with a looping right.
A head kick by Bartlett misses
and Taus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bartlett throws a lazy uppercut
and Taus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Petey Bartlett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bartlett misses with a leg kick
and Taus counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bartlett lands with a right to the head.
Taus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Taus closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bartlett lands a body shot in the clinch.
Taus can't find room to land a body shot as Bartlett controls the action.
Bartlett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
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 Petey Bartlett will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bartlett walks into a stiff left hand from Taus.
Taus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bartlett swings widly with a right hand
and Taus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bartlett throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bartlett throws a sloppy body shot
and Taus makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Bartlett really felt that one!
Taus lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bartlett's sensitive parts.
Taus lands with a hook. Bartlett tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bartlett throws a combination that misses
and Taus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bartlett is rocked!
Taus changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bartlett misses the body punch
and Bartlett takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oh Bartlett is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bartlett misses with a hook
and Taus counters with a nice kick to the body.
Bartlett seems to have got his legs back now.
Taus connects with a quick right hand that sends Bartlett tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the ropes, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Melek Taus!
Melek Taus thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Thomas Silver Jr (ranked 9114 p4p, 639 weight class) and Shahar Aharon (ranked 8308 p4p, 621 weight class). Silver Jr kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Return. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Thomas Silver Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shahar Aharon!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aharon clinches up against the ropes.
Silver Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Aharon has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Aharon throws a sloppy head kick and Silver Jr moves out of range easily.
Aharon closes the distance and clinches.
Aharon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silver Jr breaks the clinch.
Silver Jr looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Silver Jr definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aharon clinches with his opponent.
Aharon is looking to control Silver Jr's arms but Silver Jr gets an underhook and turns him. Now Aharon has his back to the ropes.
Aharon breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aharon wants to clinch up but Silver Jr keeps it at a distance.
Silver Jr throws a sloppy head kick
and Aharon counters with a nice uppercut.
Aharon misses with a double jab.
Silver Jr is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Silver Jr takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Aharon tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Silver Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Aharon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Aharon sizes up Silver Jr with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Aharon tries to clinch but fails miserably
and before Aharon can reset, Silver Jr rushes him with a swarm of punches, sending him crashing to the floor, in all sorts of trouble! Aharon is trying to beat the count but we're up to 6 already and he's nowhere near. 7,8... he's up! He's going to continue!
Silver Jr punishes Aharon's body with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silver Jr misses with a body shot.
Aharon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Silver Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Aharon forces Silver Jr back against the ropes and clinches.
Silver Jr will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Aharon up against the ropes.
Silver Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silver Jr lands a nice looking kick to the body. Aharon takes a step back to recover.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Silver Jr should take that round, based on the knockdown.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Silver Jr.
Despite the aggression on Aharon's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Aharon throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Silver Jr's head.
Silver Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silver Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Aharon.
Aharon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silver Jr swings for the body but Aharon moves out of range.
Aharon is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Aharon throws a head kick but Silver Jr moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silver Jr misses with a low kick.
Aharon is looking for the big counter here.
Silver Jr looks to throw a body kick
and Aharon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Aharon takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aharon fails with an attempt to clinch.
A solid body kick from Silver Jr.
Aharon tests Silver Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Aharon tries to clinch but Silver Jr is having none of it.
Silver Jr keeps the fight on the outside.
Aharon cracks Silver Jr with a right hand to the side of the head.
Silver Jr throws a predictable looking body shot
and Silver Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Aharon fails to land with a series of punches.
Aharon throws a lazy uppercut
and Silver Jr makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Aharon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silver Jr counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Aharon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Aharon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silver Jr moves away.
Shahar Aharon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aharon moves away.
Aharon looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Aharon throws a lazy head kick
and Silver Jr makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Aharon really felt that one!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silver Jr misses with a low kick as Aharon jumps back.
Silver Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Aharon.
Silver Jr takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Silver Jr listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Silver Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
Aharon throws a head kick but Silver Jr moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Silver Jr dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Aharon wants to clinch.
Silver Jr appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Shahar Aharon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aharon closes the distance and pushes Silver Jr back into the ropes.
Silver Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silver Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aharon misses with a head kick.
Silver Jr misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Aharon counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aharon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Aharon throws a jab when Silver Jr was well out of range.
Nice body kick there by Silver Jr.
A head kick misses from Aharon.
Aharon fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Silver Jr looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Silver Jr misses with an uppercut. Aharon saw that one coming.
Despite the aggression on Aharon's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Silver Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Aharon.
A counter left hand to the body from Silver Jr misses its target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Silver Jr.
Aharon doesn't manage to clinch there - Silver Jr circles away.
Aharon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silver Jr went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aharon rushes Silver Jr and presses him up against the ropes.
Aharon is trying to maintain a safe position but Silver Jr gets an underhook and turns Aharon into the ropes.
Silver Jr wants to stall.
Silver Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A bone on bone clash there as Aharon blocks the leg kick.
Silver Jr is looking to wear down Aharon with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Aharon darts in trying to clinch
and Silver Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Shahar Aharon just about did enough to take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Silver Jr circles away from the clinch attempt
and Silver Jr makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Silver Jr takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Silver Jr dodges the punch combination from Aharon.
Silver Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aharon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Aharon tries to clinch
and Silver Jr counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Shahar Aharon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silver Jr gets tackled into the ropes by Aharon. Aharon maintains the clinch.
Aharon manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aharon wants to clinch.
Aharon looks to clinch
and Silver Jr counters with a nice low kick that buckles Aharon's knee momentarily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silver Jr.
Aharon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Aharon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aharon tries to clinch but Silver Jr moves out of range.
Silver Jr misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Aharon counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Aharon misses
and Silver Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silver Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aharon.
A head kick by Aharon misses
and Silver Jr counters with a nice body kick.
Aharon is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Silver Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Silver Jr misses with a body shot.
Aharon looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Aharon tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Silver Jr counters with a left to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silver Jr.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silver Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Aharon lands a head kick!
A nice inside leg kick there by Silver Jr. That's going to slow Aharon down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Silver Jr had his way with Shahar Aharon in that round.
That's time! Silver Jr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Aharon misses with a two punch combination.
Aharon tries a head kick but it misses.
Aharon takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Aharon darts in and clinches Silver Jr up against the ropes.
Aharon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silver Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aharon moves away.
Aharon darts in trying to clinch
and Silver Jr counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silver Jr lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Aharon at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aharon throws a poor cross that misses
and Silver Jr counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Aharon is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Aharon moves out of range of the body kick from Silver Jr.
Aharon takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Aharon misses with a straight right.
Aharon avoids the body shot from Silver Jr.
Silver Jr thuds his right hand into Aharon's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Silver Jr misses with a jab to the body
and Aharon counters with a straight right hand.
Silver Jr goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Silver Jr fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Silver Jr takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aharon gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Aharon stalling in the clinch but Silver Jr improves position.
Silver Jr breaks from the clinch.
Silver Jr misses with a shot to the body
and Aharon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aharon moves into the clinch.
Silver Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silver Jr fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Aharon is out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Silver Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Silver Jr has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 50:45
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 49:45
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Silver Jr!
Thomas Silver Jr very nearly forgot to thank Sully's Bar & Grill amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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