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Dynasty Fight Night 29 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Saenchai Sor. Khamsing (ranked 3843 p4p, 375 weight class) and Great Gonzo (ranked 6014 p4p, 522 weight class). Sor. Khamsing comes to the ring accompanied by Wai Kru. 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 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Saenchai Sor. Khamsing !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Great Gonzo!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gonzo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sor. Khamsing definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sor. Khamsing cracks Gonzo with a good jab.
Gonzo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Donk. Sor. Khamsing catches Gonzo right on the button with a cross.
Gonzo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sor. Khamsing is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Gonzo slips under a jab.
Gonzo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A combination from Gonzo does no damage.
Sor. Khamsing scores with a push kick.
Gonzo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sor. Khamsing .
Sor. Khamsing wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Sor. Khamsing throws a hook but Gonzo blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes from Gonzo. Those never looked like landing.
Sor. Khamsing is looking to counter punch.
Sor. Khamsing jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sor. Khamsing thuds his right hand into Gonzo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gonzo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sor. Khamsing fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gonzo on the side of the head.
Sor. Khamsing cracks Gonzo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Sor. Khamsing showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gonzo.
Sor. Khamsing takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sor. Khamsing closes the distance and clinches.
Gonzo taking a breather.
Gonzo looking to stall.
Gonzo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sor. Khamsing 's elbow.
Sor. Khamsing misses with a punch to the body.
Gonzo tries to throw a body punch but Sor. Khamsing avoids it by throwing Gonzo back against the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sor. Khamsing .
Gonzo can't find room to land a body shot as Sor. Khamsing controls the action.
Sor. Khamsing tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sor. Khamsing connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gonzo's face.
Sor. Khamsing lands with a left to the head.
Gonzo lands with a short shot to the head.
Gonzo blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sor. Khamsing .
Gonzo blocking some punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sor. Khamsing blocks an uppercut.
Sor. Khamsing goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gonzo lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sor. Khamsing swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gonzo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sor. Khamsing lands a shoulder strike.
Gonzo lands a right hand.
Sor. Khamsing with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sor. Khamsing tries to throw a body punch but Gonzo avoids it by throwing Sor. Khamsing back against the ropes.
A short left from Sor. Khamsing .
Sor. Khamsing with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sor. Khamsing landing knees to the body.
Sor. Khamsing is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Gonzo looks winded!
A short left from Sor. Khamsing .
Gonzo misses with some punches.
Gonzo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sor. Khamsing tries to land knees in the clinch but Gonzo avoids the damage to the body.
Sor. Khamsing lands with a right to the head.
Gonzo is rocked!
Sor. Khamsing lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gonzo is still on wobbly legs! Can Sor. Khamsing finish him?
Sor. Khamsing throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gonzos head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sor. Khamsing breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Gonzo with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Gonzo looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Gonzo get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Saenchai Sor. Khamsing !
Saenchai Sor. Khamsing managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Power Matrix Nutrition, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Derek Harris (ranked 1555 p4p, 160 weight class) and Ramon Dekkers (ranked 20184 p4p, 488 weight class). Harris's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Not again - You all ready dropped?. Dekkers comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Rae Sremmurd - No Type kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Derek Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ramon Dekkers!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dekkers tries to land a leg kick but Harris saw it coming and moves away.
Dekkers throws a predictable looking body shot
and Harris counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Harris.
Harris definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Harris throws a knee to the head but misses.
Harris blocks a body shot from Dekkers.
Dekkers tries to throw a body punch but Harris avoids it by throwing Dekkers back against the ropes.
Dekkers doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harris lands a good knee to the midsection. Dekkers won't want to take too many of those.
Dekkers tries a body shot but Harris blocks it.
Harris scores a nice knee to the body.
Dekkers lands with a left to the head.
Dekkers misses with a body punch.
Dekkers tries to work over Harris's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dekkers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knees in the clinch landing for Harris.
Dekkers on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Harris crunches a lovely knee into Dekkers's ribcage.
Dekkers looks winded!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dekkers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harris's elbow.
Dekkers misses with a punch on the inside.
Dekkers avoiding damage as Harris throws knees to the body.
Dekkers's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dekkers lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dekkers tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harris scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Dekkers.
Harris landing knees to the head.
It looks like Ramon Dekkers has been cut.
Harris has a couple of punches blocked by Dekkers.
Harris tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dekkers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harris trying to land knees to the body.
Dekkers struggles to land a body shot inside as Harris controls his hands.
Dekkers works on Harris's body with a couple of short punches.
We've been informed that Dekkers 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.
Harris will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Dekkers up against the ropes.
Harris fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dekkers tries a body shot but Harris blocks it.
Dekkers misses with a punch to the body.
Dekkers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Dekkers on the inside.
A short right from Harris.
Dekkers struggles to land a body shot inside as Harris controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Harris lands with a short shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dekkers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harris lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dekkers.
Dekkers misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dekkers misses with a punch to the body.
Harris using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dekkers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harris's elbow.
Harris gets through Dekkers's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dekkers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harris working Dekkers over with knees to the body.
Dekkers tries a body shot but Harris blocks it.
Harris utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Harris lands a left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harris working aggressively here.
Harris lands a hook that snaps the head of Dekkers backwards.
Harris lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dekkers misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harris.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Harris dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ramon Dekkers's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Dekkers misses with a jab to the body
and Harris counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dekkers tries to close the distance and clinch but Harris swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dekkers blocks a jab.
Harris throws a head kick but Dekkers moves out of range.
Harris moves into range and connects with a jab.
Harris throws a leg kick but Dekkers checks it.
Harris lands with a shot to the body.
Dekkers stalks Harris and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Harris's face. Harris staggers backwards, shaken.
Dekkers misses with a shot to the body
enabling Harris to counter with a crisp jab.
A shot to the liver by Dekkers. Beautiful body shot.
Dekkers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harris takes a swing at Dekkers's ribcage but misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Harris lands a leg kick that knocks Dekkers off balance momentarily.
Harris connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dekkers tries to land a leg kick but Harris saw it coming and moves away.
Dekkers avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris checks the leg kick.
Ramon Dekkers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dekkers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harris was well out of range. Poor timing from Dekkers.
Harris tries to counter by clinching up but Dekkers breaks away and moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Dekkers checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Harris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dekkers moves away.
Derek Harris is winning the standup battle so far.
Dekkers defending well as Harris loads up on a big left hand.
A nice side step and Dekkers releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Dekkers throws a jab but it's blocked by Harris.
Dekkers throws a low kick, looking for Harris's leg but Harris calmly moves out of range.
Dekkers lands a body shot.
Harris throws a lazy body kick
and Dekkers counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Harris thinking.
Dekkers misses with an uppercut. Harris saw that one coming.
Dekkers looks to throw the jab but Harris is out of range.
Dekkers throws a jab when Harris was well out of range.
Harris throwing a counter right hand but Dekkers manages to avoid it.
Harris avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dekkers misses with a shot to the body
and Harris counters with a nice uppercut.
Harris throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dekkers counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris lets loose with a powerful body kick. Dekkers will feel that in the morning.
Harris fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dekkers is out of range.
Dekkers digs a good hook to Harris's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harris slips a jab from Dekkers.
Harris is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dekkers can do to turn this around?
Harris connects with a leg kick. Dekkers looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A head kick misses from Harris.
Dekkers connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dekkers throws a body punch but Harris moves out of range.
Harris swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Harris works Dekkers's body with a nice hook.
Harris displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dekkers throws out the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Harris on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dekkers avoids the head kick by Harris.
Harris gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dekkers doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dekkers struggles to land a body shot inside as Harris controls his hands.
Harris misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Harris dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ramon Dekkers's cut.
That's time! Harris's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Harris connects with a single shot there.
Harris throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dekkers feints a jab promting Harris to slip. Dekkers then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Harris slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Dekkers stuns Harris with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dekkers misses with a body shot.
Harris looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Dekkers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harris.
Dekkers thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dekkers moves into range and clinches up with Harris.
Harris scores with a knee to the head.
Dekkers tries a body shot but Harris blocks it.
Harris taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Dekkers blocking some punches.
Harris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dekkers takes a shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dekkers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dekkers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ramon Dekkers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris scores with a shot to the side of Dekkers's head.
Dekkers tries to throw a body punch but Harris avoids it by throwing Dekkers back against the ropes.
Harris looking to throw knees to the head but Dekkers is blocking nicely.
A right hook to the body lands for Harris.
Dekkers takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dekkers takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Harris is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dekkers tries to throw a body punch but Harris avoids it by throwing Dekkers back against the ropes.
Derek Harris is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Harris lands a knee to the body.
Derek Harris has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dekkers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harris's elbow.
Harris tries a body shot but Dekkers blocks it.
Harris prevents a body shot from Dekkers.
Dekkers misses with a body punch.
Harris prevents a body shot from Dekkers.
Dekkers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harris's elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dekkers.
Dekkers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harris's elbow.
Dekkers misses with a punch on the inside.
Dekkers can't find room to land a body shot as Harris controls the action.
Harris looking to slow down the pace here.
Harris lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dekkers misses with a punch to the body.
Harris prevents a body shot from Dekkers.
Dekkers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harris misses with some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dekkers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dekkers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dekkers swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dekkers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dekkers takes a shot to the head.
Harris lands a left hand.
A short right from Harris on the inside.
Dekkers working aggressively here.
Harris scores with a shot to the side of Dekkers's head.
Harris tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dekkers avoids it.
Nice body punch from Dekkers - that landed with a thud.
Dekkers tries to throw a body punch but Harris avoids it by throwing Dekkers back against the ropes.
Harris blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Harris - that landed with a thud.
And that's the end of the fight!
Derek Harris showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Harris, 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derek Harris!
Our winner, Derek Harris, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Pony Mclovin (ranked 3328 p4p, 409 weight class) and Ray Mancini (ranked 2080 p4p, 267 weight class). Mclovin comes to the ring accompanied by Redbone- Come And Get Your Love. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pony Mclovin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ray Mancini!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mancini tries to clinch up.
Mancini chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mclovin can pounce on him.
Mclovin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mclovin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mancini throws a leg kick but Mclovin checks it.
Mancini tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mclovin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mancini moves in looking to clinch but Mclovin pushes him off.
Mancini throws the left hand but Mclovin avoids the punch easily.
Mclovin has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Coffee Shop in the buildup to the fight.
Mclovin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mancini checks a leg kick.
Pony Mclovin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mancini tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Mclovin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mancini takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Mclovin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mclovin ducks under a wild hook from Mancini.
Mancini swings for the body but Mclovin moves out of range.
Mclovin misses with an uppercut
and Mancini counters with a straight right hand.
Mancini lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mclovin lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Mancini looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Mancini throws a hook but Mclovin avoids it easily.
Mclovin staying out of range there.
Mclovin jabs Mancini right on the nose. Mancini blinks but takes it well.
A slow jab from Mancini misses its intended target.
Mclovin half committed to a counter leg kick.
Mclovin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pony Mclovin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mclovin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mancini at a distance.
Mclovin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mancini misses with a hook.
Mclovin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mancini thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mancini moves out of range of the strikes.
Mancini scoring well with a low kick there.
Mancini misses with a kick to the body.
Mclovin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mclovin misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mclovin throws a body punch but Mancini moves out of range.
Mclovin misses with a body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mancini slips under a jab from Mclovin.
Mclovin misses with a leg kick.
Mclovin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mancini throws a shot from downtown. Mclovin moves away and avoids it.
Mancini takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
It looks like Ray Mancini has been cut.
Mclovin throws a head kick that misses.
Nice straight punches there by Mancini. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mancini.
Mancini takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A good leg kick by Mancini.
Mancini jabs Mclovin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mclovin avoids the body shot from Mancini.
Mancini misses with a wild body shot.
Mclovin tries to bum rush Mancini with a series of wild strikes but Mancini uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pony Mclovin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ray Mancini's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mclovin throws a head kick that misses.
Mancini lands a body shot.
Mclovin throws a series of punches but Mancini moves out of range.
Mancini motions for Mclovin to come forward. Mancini throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Mancini misses.
Mancini swings for the body but Mclovin moves out of range.
Mclovin looks to score with a jab to the body but Mancini is just out of range.
Mancini only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Mclovin misses with an uppercut.
Mclovin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mancini looks to score with a jab to the body but Mclovin is just out of range.
A swing and a miss from Mancini.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mclovin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mancini.
Pony Mclovin is winning the standup battle so far.
Mancini throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mclovin is looking for a counter combo.
Mancini takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Mclovin throws a sloppy head kick and Mancini moves out of range easily.
Mclovin gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Mancini counters with a perfectly timed counter left hook that drops Mclovin to the mat, face first! Mancini goes to the neutral corner and waits for the referee to start the count. Mclovin is back to hise feet already though and looking to continue the bout! Exciting stuff!
Mclovin is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mancini wants to land a leg kick but Mclovin is out of range.
A slow jab from Mancini misses its intended target.
Mclovin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mancini misses with a wild body shot.
Mclovin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mclovin swings for the body but Mancini moves out of range.
Mancini lands a slapping body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mclovin, right into the meat.
Mclovin throws a head kick that misses.
A nice side step and Mancini releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Mancini ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mclovin moves away.
It looked like Mclovin was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Mancini.
Mclovin lands with an overhand left.
A head kick misses from Mancini.
Mancini throws a body shot but no joy.
Mclovin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mclovin lands an overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mclovin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mancini.
Mancini looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mancini stuns Mclovin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mancini slips under a jab from Mclovin.
Mclovin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mancini digs a good body shot into Mclovin's ribs.
Mancini misses with an uppercut. Mclovin saw that one coming.
Mancini tries to bum rush Mclovin with a series of wild strikes but Mclovin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mclovin avoids the body shot from Mancini.
Mancini fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mclovin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mancini keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mancini is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mclovin rather than just go for the knockout.
Mclovin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mancini is able to avoid easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mclovin throws a low kick but Mancini moves out of range easily.
Mancini lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mclovin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Mancini takes that one, thanks to the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Ray Mancini's cut.
That's time! Mclovin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Mclovin avoids the head kick by Mancini.
Mclovin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mclovin connects with a crisp jab.
Mclovin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mancini is able to avoid easily.
Mclovin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mancini misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mclovin.
Mancini misses the shot to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mancini 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 Mclovin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mclovin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mclovin swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Mancini misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mancini throws an overhand right that lands on Mclovin's shoulder, as Mclovin tries to avoid the shot.
Mancini misses with a two punch combination.
Mancini lands the left hand.
Mclovin throws out a loose jab but Mancini uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mancini scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mancini blocks a head kick by Mclovin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mclovin. Mancini does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mclovin throws a front kick that sends Mancini stumbling back into the ropes.
Mancini takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mancini throws a low kick, looking for Mclovin's leg but Mclovin calmly moves out of range.
Mclovin looks to throw the jab but Mancini is out of range.
Good shot there by Mancini.
Mclovin slips a jab from Mancini.
Mclovin throwing a counter right hand but Mancini manages to avoid it.
Mancini digs a good hook to Mclovin's body.
Mancini throws a body punch but Mclovin moves out of range.
Mclovin appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Mclovin slips under a jab from Mancini.
Mclovin throws a lazy head kick
and Mancini counters with a really nice, stiff jab that drops Mclovin onto his ass. He'll have to take the mandatory count from the referee but he's back on his feet and he seems OK to continue.
Oh Mclovin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A leg kick checked by Mancini.
Mancini motions for Mclovin to come forward. Mancini throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mclovin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mancini.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mancini takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Mclovin connects with a leg kick. Mancini looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mancini cracks Mclovin with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Mclovin 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 Mclovin is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Mclovin could not beat the count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Ray Mancini!
A relieved looking Ray Mancini thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Kevaughn Aldridge (ranked 5605 p4p, 629 weight class) and Third Round Romero (ranked 2378 p4p, 312 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Aldridge might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Smooth Criminal By Michael Jackson. This should be fireworks!
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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
6 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kevaughn Aldridge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Third Round Romero!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romero dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Aldridge. That did some damage!
Romero tries to close the distance and clinch but Aldridge swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Romero misses with a series of wild punches.
Aldridge rushes Romero and presses him up against the ropes.
Romero tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Aldridge's elbow.
Aldridge controlling the action here for a moment.
Romero tries to throw a body punch but Aldridge avoids it by throwing Romero back against the ropes.
Romero taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Aldridge as Romero tries to tie him up.
Aldridge comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Third Round Romero has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romero breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aldridge tries to bum rush Romero with a series of wild strikes but Romero uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Aldridge misses with a head kick.
Aldridge throws a sloppy head kick and Romero moves out of range easily.
Aldridge throws a body kick that misses
and Romero cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero tries to clinch but Aldridge moves out of range.
Aldridge appears to be looking for a big counter.
The fight stays on the outside here - Romero looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Aldridge misses with a few strikes there.
Aldridge is looking to clinch but Romero is avoiding it.
Aldridge swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Romero swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Aldridge counters with a three punch combo that has Romero backing up. Romero nods at Aldridge to acknowledge the strikes.
Romero clinches.
Romero breaks the clinch.
Romero misses with a jab, cross combination.
Romero avoids a punch combination nicely.
Romero slips a jab from Aldridge.
Romero tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Aldridge paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Romero forces Aldridge back against the ropes and clinches.
Aldridge takes a knee right on the jaw!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Romero tries to land a knee to the head but Aldridge blocks with his arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldridge manages to break the clinch.
Aldridge throws a series of punches but Romero avoids them all with ease.
Romero throws a chopping leg kick but Aldridge manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Romero fails in his attempt to clinch.
Aldridge takes one to the chin there.
Romero pushes Aldridge up against the ropes in a clinch.
A knee to the head by Aldridge.
Romero wants to get back to striking at distance but Aldridge won't allow it.
Romero breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aldridge ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Romero throws a nice looking combination but Aldridge bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Aldridge tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Aldridge moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice defenses there by Aldridge.
Aldridge throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Aldridge has managed to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aldridge misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Romero.
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 Kevaughn Aldridge will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Third Round Romero's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Romero takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Romero is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Aldridge.
Aldridge tries a head kick but it misses.
Romero clinches up with Aldridge and pushes him back against the ropes.
Romero has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Aldridge seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Romero can turn it around.
Aldridge is trying to maintain a safe position but Romero gets an underhook and turns Aldridge into the ropes.
Romero gets through Aldridge's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Romero.
Aldridge keeps control of Romero as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Romero throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Romero lands a damaging elbow.
Romero is leaning against Aldridge and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Romero taking a breather.
Aldridge tries to break free but Romero pushes him back against the ropes.
Romero doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Romero softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Aldridge lands a nice shot to the body.
Third Round Romero seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A shot in the inside from Romero.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldridge trying to land knees to the body.
Romero lands with a left to the head.
Aldridge with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Aldridge is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Romero is keeping busy.
Romero breaks from the clinch.
Romero gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Romero's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aldridge throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Romero chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Romero tries to land a leg kick but Aldridge saw it coming and moves away.
Aldridge is looking for a counter combo.
Romero throws a combination that misses
and Aldridge counters with a one-two to the body.
Romero misses the jab.
Romero keeps Aldridge at a distance using the push kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Romero is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Aldridge.
Romero misses with a two punch combination.
Romero showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Aldridge.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero throws the left hand but Aldridge avoids the punch easily.
Romero lands a really nice looking cross but Aldridge seems unphased.
Romero throws a series of punches but Aldridge moves out of range.
Romero throws out a loose jab but Aldridge uses good head movement to avoid it.
Romero throws a big shot that misses.
Aldridge went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Romero scores with a jab to the head.
Aldridge is rocked!
Aldridge glances at the clock... BAM! Romero nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Aldridge crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Aldridge is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Third Round Romero!
Third Round Romero decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between The Lek Wor Sangprapai (ranked 3956 p4p, 325 weight class) and Steve Hicks (ranked 21286 p4p, 494 weight class). Wor Sangprapai's entrance music is *Thailand Music. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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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
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, The Lek Wor Sangprapai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve Hicks!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wor Sangprapai throws a sloppy head kick and Hicks moves out of range easily.
Hicks scores with a nice strike.
Wor Sangprapai plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Steve Hicks has been cut.
Hicks misses with a wild body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Wor Sangprapai.
Hicks is rocked!
Wor Sangprapai tries a head kick but it misses.
Hicks is still on wobbly legs! Can Wor Sangprapai finish him?
Wor Sangprapai slips a straight right by Hicks.
A little feinted left hand from Wor Sangprapai on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hicks seems to have recovered his senses.
Wor Sangprapai takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hicks throws a body punch but Wor Sangprapai moves out of range.
Wor Sangprapai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wor Sangprapai avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wor Sangprapai walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hicks dips to his left and cracks Wor Sangprapai with an uppercut!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wor Sangprapai throws a head kick that misses.
Wor Sangprapai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hicks.
Wor Sangprapai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hicks scores with a nice strike.
Hicks connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wor Sangprapai's hands.
Wor Sangprapai rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hicks moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hicks connects with a crisp jab.
Wor Sangprapai takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hicks thuds his right hand into Wor Sangprapai's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hicks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wor Sangprapai.
Hicks throws out a counter right but Wor Sangprapai avoids it with no problem.
Hicks avoids the head kick by Wor Sangprapai.
Hicks is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Wor Sangprapai with a body shot.
Hicks has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Wor Sangprapai moves away from the strike by Hicks.
Wor Sangprapai throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wor Sangprapai throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hicks throws a body punch but Wor Sangprapai moves out of range.
Wor Sangprapai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hicks scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wor Sangprapai throws a head kick that Hicks semi-blocks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wor Sangprapai takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wor Sangprapai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hicks was well out of range. Poor timing from Wor Sangprapai.
Hicks looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hicks missing with a left hand there. Wor Sangprapai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hicks throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wor Sangprapai gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hicks.
Hicks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wor Sangprapai moves away.
Hicks misses with a right hand
and Wor Sangprapai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wor Sangprapai moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hicks looks to land a right hand but Wor Sangprapai moved out of range.
Wor Sangprapai wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wor Sangprapai misses with a straight right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hicks blocks a jab.
Hicks throws a hook but Wor Sangprapai blocks it.
Jab, jab by Hicks - just one landing.
Hicks is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Hicks throws a jab when Wor Sangprapai was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Hicks dominated that round.
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!
Wor Sangprapai swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hicks counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wor Sangprapai thinking.
Hicks swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wor Sangprapai.
Hicks on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wor Sangprapai. Wor Sangprapai obviously looking to wear him down.
Wor Sangprapai has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wor Sangprapai there as he acknowledges the shot.
A jab from Wor Sangprapai misses.
Hicks lands a jab to the nose.
Wor Sangprapai just misses with a punch to the body.
Wor Sangprapai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hicks looks to score with a jab to the body but Wor Sangprapai is just out of range.
The Lek Wor Sangprapai is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wor Sangprapai throws a right and a left that Hicks avoids nicely.
A big right from Hicks misses.
Wor Sangprapai is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Hicks.
Hicks misses with a hook. Wor Sangprapai ducked under it nicely.
Hicks avoids the body shot from Wor Sangprapai.
Wor Sangprapai is looking to wear down Hicks with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hicks has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hicks there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wor Sangprapai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hicks throws a body shot but no joy.
Hicks has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wor Sangprapai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hicks lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wor Sangprapai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Wor Sangprapai.
Wor Sangprapai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wor Sangprapai lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hicks circles away quickly and effectively.
Hicks avoids the body shot from Wor Sangprapai.
Wor Sangprapai closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wor Sangprapai on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hicks is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hicks swats away the attempt to clinch by Wor Sangprapai.
Hicks avoids the head kick by Wor Sangprapai.
Wor Sangprapai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hicks sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wor Sangprapai throws a head kick that misses
and Hicks cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hicks throws a body shot but no joy.
Wor Sangprapai throwing a counter right hand but Hicks manages to avoid it.
Wor Sangprapai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hicks lands a slapping body shot.
Hicks scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hicks checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hicks scores with a decent looking hook.
Wor Sangprapai is rocked!
Hicks avoids the head kick by Wor Sangprapai.
Oh Wor Sangprapai is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hicks dodges the punch combination from Wor Sangprapai.
Wor Sangprapai seems to have got his legs back now.
Wor Sangprapai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As Hicks looks to move away, Wor Sangprapai throws a big counter combo but Hicks just gets out of the way.
Wor Sangprapai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hicks looks to land a left hand but Wor Sangprapai moved out of range nicely.
Wor Sangprapai is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Hicks.
Some bone on bone action there as Hicks checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hicks looks to land a right hand but Wor Sangprapai moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Steve Hicks will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Steve Hicks's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Wor Sangprapai misses with a double jab
letting Hicks counter with a right hand.
Wor Sangprapai throws a hook to the side of Hicks's head but Hicks sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hicks looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wor Sangprapai misses with a left hand
and Hicks cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wor Sangprapai misses with the combination.
Wor Sangprapai lands a nice hook to Hicks's body. Hicks takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hicks lands with a right hand.
Hicks throws a hook to the side of Wor Sangprapai's head but Wor Sangprapai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wor Sangprapai jabs Hicks right on the nose. Hicks blinks but takes it well.
Wor Sangprapai takes one to the side of the head.
Steve Hicks seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hicks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wor Sangprapai.
Hicks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Wor Sangprapai.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hicks lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wor Sangprapai tries to land a leg kick but Hicks saw it coming and moves away.
Wor Sangprapai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wor Sangprapai ducks under a wild hook from Hicks.
Wor Sangprapai throws a head kick but Hicks moves out of range.
Hicks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wor Sangprapai ducks under a wild hook from Hicks.
Steve Hicks is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A clash of legs there as Hicks blocks the low kick.
Wor Sangprapai looks to score with a jab to the body but Hicks is just out of range.
Hicks throws a body punch but Wor Sangprapai moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Hicks lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wor Sangprapai doesn't seem phased though.
Wor Sangprapai takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hicks missing with a left hand there. Wor Sangprapai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hicks blocks a head kick by Wor Sangprapai.
Hicks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wor Sangprapai takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wor Sangprapai with a hook.
Wor Sangprapai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wor Sangprapai tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hicks counters with a stiff right hand.
The Lek Wor Sangprapai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hicks misses the shot to the body.
Wor Sangprapai throws a jab when Hicks was well out of range.
Hicks misses with a body shot.
Wor Sangprapai slips a straight right by Hicks.
A shot to the body from Hicks misses
and before Hicks can reset, Wor Sangprapai rushes him with a swarm of punches, sending him crashing to the floor, in all sorts of trouble! Hicks 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!
Wor Sangprapai looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That kick from Wor Sangprapai tenderised Hicks's leg. Hicks is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hicks tests Wor Sangprapai's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Hicks comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hicks 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 28:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Incheol Wonha (ranked 2800 p4p, 134 weight class) and Aiden Preston (ranked 3176 p4p, 154 weight class). Preston has chosen Fuckin Problem as his entrance music. Incheol Wonha could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Aiden Preston's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 19 - 5, fighting out of Las Vegas, Incheol Wonha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
40 - 27 - 1, fighting out of New York, Aiden Preston!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Preston with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wonha lands a leg kick that knocks Preston off balance momentarily.
Wonha fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wonha takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wonha ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wonha looks to score with a jab to the body but Preston is just out of range.
Preston throws a series of punches but Wonha avoids them all with ease.
A counter left hand to the body from Wonha misses its target.
Good work by Wonha as he checks the leg kick.
Preston connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wonha checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Wonha misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Preston.
Preston thows a leg kick but Wonha checks it
enabling Wonha to counter with a crisp jab.
Wonha gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Preston.
It looks like Incheol Wonha has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wonha fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Preston checks it well.
Wonha misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Preston.
Preston let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Wonha scores with a body shot.
Preston throws a hook to the side of Wonha's head but Wonha sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wonha slips a jab from Preston.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Preston checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Wonha is looking to wear down Preston with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Preston throws a push kick but Wonha slaps the foot to one side.
Wonha throws a leg kick which misses Preston's front leg but catches the back leg as Preston tries to avoid it.
A slow jab from Preston misses its intended target.
Wonha lands a jab to the nose.
Preston throws a jab but it's blocked by Wonha.
Wonha lands a leg kick that knocks Preston off balance momentarily.
Wonha stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Preston throws a quick inside leg kick.
Preston staying out of range there.
Preston misses with a hook
and Preston takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Preston throws a solid leg kick but Wonha takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Preston.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Preston lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Wonha has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Wonha and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Preston cracks Wonha with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wonha scores with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Preston tries to clinch there but Wonha circles away.
Wonha avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wonha throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Preston on the side of the head.
Wonha scores with a punch to the head.
Preston misses with a hook.
Preston blocks a head kick by Wonha.
Preston is looking to score with low kicks.
Preston tries to land a front kick but Wonha steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wonha gets a clinch.
Preston lands with a right to the head.
Preston throws an elbow but it misses.
Preston blocks a body shot from Wonha.
Preston managing to block the knees to the body from Wonha.
Wonha is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Our sources have told us that Wonha has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wonha tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Preston lands with a right to the head.
Wonha struggles to land a body shot inside as Preston controls his hands.
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 Incheol Wonha will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Incheol Wonha's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Preston walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Preston throws a leg kick
and Wonha cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Preston looks to throw a body kick
and Wonha counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Preston misses with a hook. Wonha ducked under it nicely.
Preston misses with a looping left.
Preston pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Wonha back to the ropes. Preston follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Incheol Wonha is winning the standup battle so far.
Wonha throws a predictable looking body shot
and Preston counters with a two punch combo.
Preston gets tackled into the ropes by Wonha. Wonha maintains the clinch.
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!
Wonha breaks from the clinch.
Preston bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wonha's head backwards.
Wonha stuns Preston with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Good shot there by Wonha.
Preston throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Preston, right into the meat.
Wonha thuds his right hand into Preston's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nice straight punches there by Preston. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Preston.
Wonha 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Wonha misses the target.
Wonha lands an overhand right.
Wonha ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Preston throws a half hearted mid kick.
Preston is looking to land body kicks.
Preston throws an off balance right hand
and Wonha counters with a right hand to the body.
Preston uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wonha.
Preston is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
An inside leg kick lands from Wonha.
Wonha getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Preston defending well as Wonha loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd cheers as Preston lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wonha doesn't seem phased though.
Wonha clinches.
Preston lands with a right to the head.
Preston lands a nice elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wonha tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wonha escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wonha takes a swing at Preston's ribcage but misses.
A swing and a miss from Preston.
Preston throws out a loose jab but Wonha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wonha thuds a left hand into Preston's body.
Wonha digs a good body shot into Preston's ribs.
Wonha scores with a jab. Preston acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nice body kick there by Wonha.
Preston scores with a head kick.
Preston throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Preston catches Wonha with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Preston tries to clinch but Wonha is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Preston blocks a jab.
Preston is looking to clinch but Wonha is avoiding it.
Preston feints a jab promting Wonha to slip. Preston then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Wonha slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Wonha throws a head kick but Preston moves out of range.
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 Incheol Wonha will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Incheol Wonha's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Wonha misses with a wild body shot.
Wonha slips under a jab.
Wonha has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wonha there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wonha throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wonha tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Preston counters with a left to the body.
Preston pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It looked like Wonha wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wonha's corner calls for a 1-2. Wonha obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wonha. Preston does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wonha slips a jab from Preston.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Preston tries to keep at a distance but Wonha has taken the fight into the clinch.
Preston blocks a body shot from Wonha.
Wonha dodges an elbow strike from Preston.
A nice right hand lands inside from Preston.
Wonha creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Preston pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Wonha breaks the clinch.
Wonha slips a straight right by Preston.
Wonha tries to clinch up but Preston circles away and keeps his distance.
Preston misses with a body kick.
Wonha tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Preston manages to circle out of the way.
Preston pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Preston throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wonha sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Wonha.
A slapping leg kick lands for Preston.
Wonha just misses with a punch to the body.
Preston gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wonha.
Wonha swings for the body but Preston moves out of range.
Preston feints a counter leg kick.
Wonha defending well as Preston loads up on a big left hand.
Wonha looks to score with a jab to the body but Preston is just out of range.
Preston misses with a looping left.
Incheol Wonha is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Preston throws a body shot but no joy.
Wonha is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Preston.
Wonha with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wonha swings for the body but Preston moves out of range.
Wonha scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Preston moves forwards but Wonha connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Preston throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wonha ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wonha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wonha scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Preston fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aiden Preston has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wonha avoiding damage as Preston throws knees to the body.
Preston misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wonha on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Incheol Wonha.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wonha, 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Incheol Wonha!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Incheol Wonha made sure he mentioned Sully's Bar & Grill, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Will Smith (ranked 20549 p4p, 769 weight class) and The Wanderer Harbard (ranked 22461 p4p, 799 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Will Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, The Wanderer Harbard!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harbard connects with a right hand. Smith shakes it off.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harbard was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Smith is looking to score with low kicks.
Harbard slips a jab and a cross from Smith.
Harbard blocks a jab.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harbard moves away.
Harbard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Harbard feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Smiths jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Harbard lands a really nice looking cross but Smith seems unphased.
Smith throws a body punch but Harbard moves out of range.
Smith misses with an uppercut.
Smith looks to land a left hand but Harbard moved out of range nicely.
Smith walks into a straight right hand from Harbard.
Smith is rocked!
It looks like Will Smith has been cut.
Harbard avoids the body shot from Smith.
Oh Smith is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Harbard throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Smith seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harbard manages to avoid it.
Harbard has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Harbard walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Harbard throws a body punch but Smith moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Harbard does no damage.
Harbard moves into the clinch.
Harbard just leaning against Smith, taking a breather.
Smith prevents a body shot from Harbard.
Harbard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Smith lands a hook that snaps the head of Harbard backwards.
Smith blocks a body shot from Harbard.
Harbard lands a nice uppercut.
Harbard lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harbard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smith tries to throw a body punch but Harbard avoids it by throwing Smith back against the ropes.
A short right from Harbard.
A nice left hand lands by Harbard.
Smith blocks a body shot from Harbard.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
Harbard blocking some punches.
Smith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Harbard misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Smith counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Harbard is just out of range.
Harbard cracks Smith with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Harbard is just out of range.
Harbard scores with a jab to the jaw.
Smith cracks Harbard with an open hand slap.
Smith takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Harbard doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Smith takes a swing at Harbard's ribcage but misses.
Smith throws a right hand that Harbard ducks under and follows up with a left that Harbard also avoids with ease.
Smith misses with a hook to the body
and Harbard counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Smith thinking.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith lands a nice looking body shot.
Harbard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Smith scores with the left hand. Harbard knows he should have avoided that one.
Smith looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A shot to the liver by Smith. Beautiful body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but The Wanderer Harbard will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Will Smith's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Smith defending well as Harbard loads up on a big left hand.
Harbard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Smith throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Smith throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Harbard! But no joy.
Smith scores with a sloppy right hand. Harbard should have avoided that one.
Harbard walks into a jab.
Smith lands a nice hook to Harbard's body. Harbard takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Harbard throws a jab but it's blocked by Smith.
Smith slips under a jab.
Harbard throws a jab when Smith was well out of range.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harbard was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harbard.
Smith with a hook.
Smith looks to land a right hand but Harbard moved out of range.
Harbard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a good cross that connects.
Smith throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Harbard counters with a nice body shot.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harbard's corner calls for a 1-2. Harbard obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Smith slips under a jab.
Smith throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Smith is looking to wear down Harbard with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Harbard with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Smith to score with a decent uppercut.
Harbard is rocked!
Harbard misses with a looping right.
Harbard is still on wobbly legs! Can Smith finish him?
Harbard misses with a hook. Smith ducked under it nicely.
Harbard seems to have recovered his senses.
Harbard with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Smith to score with a decent uppercut.
Smith pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Harbard walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Harbard is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Will Smith!
An out of breath Will Smith thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Tomasz Drwalewicz (ranked 19950 p4p, 837 weight class) and Manu Lyfe (ranked 21409 p4p, 779 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tomasz Drwalewicz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Manu Lyfe!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drwalewicz fails to land with a series of punches.
Drwalewicz connects with a high kick.
Lyfe throws out a loose jab but Drwalewicz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lyfe throws a right and a left that both miss.
A jab lands there for Drwalewicz.
Lyfe is looking to chop away at Drwalewicz's legs.
Drwalewicz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lyfe lands a jab to the head.
Lyfe misses with a leg kick
and Drwalewicz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lyfe scoring well with a low kick there.
Drwalewicz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Drwalewicz rushes Lyfe and presses him up against the ropes.
Our sources have told us that Drwalewicz has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Drwalewicz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
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!
Drwalewicz scores with a shoulder strike.
Drwalewicz managing to block the knees to the body from Lyfe.
Lyfe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Drwalewicz is defending well for now.
Drwalewicz tries a body shot but Lyfe blocks it.
Drwalewicz can't find room to land a body shot as Lyfe controls the action.
Drwalewicz throws an elbow that misses.
Drwalewicz landing knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lyfe connects with a nasty looking knee right to Drwalewicz's face.
Lyfe looking to throw knees to the head but Drwalewicz is blocking nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Drwalewicz.
Drwalewicz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Drwalewicz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lyfe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Drwalewicz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lyfe tries a knee to the head but Drwalewicz blocks it.
Drwalewicz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Drwalewicz tries a body shot but Lyfe blocks it.
Drwalewicz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A head punch on the inside from Drwalewicz fails to land.
Drwalewicz has a couple of punches blocked by Lyfe.
Drwalewicz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Drwalewicz.
Drwalewicz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Drwalewicz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lyfe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Drwalewicz.
Lyfe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Drwalewicz.
Lyfe tries to land a knee to the head but Drwalewicz blocks with his arms.
Lyfe blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Drwalewicz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lyfe blocks an elbow strike from Drwalewicz.
Lyfe connects with a nasty looking knee right to Drwalewicz's face.
Drwalewicz lands a right hand.
Drwalewicz scores with a hook to the body.
Lyfe tries a knee to the head but Drwalewicz blocks it.
Lyfe throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Drwalewicz blocks it with crossed arms.
Lyfe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Drwalewicz's elbow.
Lyfe has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Drwalewicz seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Lyfe can turn it around.
Drwalewicz scores with a shot to the side of Lyfe's head.
Lyfe lands with a light punch inside.
Lyfe trying to land knees to the body.
Lyfe missing with knees to the body.
Lyfe throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Drwalewicz blocks it with crossed arms.
Drwalewicz throws a punch but it's blocked by Lyfe.
Lyfe works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lyfe avoids a wild elbow strike from Drwalewicz.
Lyfe utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lyfe lands a good knee to the midsection. Drwalewicz won't want to take too many of those.
Drwalewicz takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lyfe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lyfe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Drwalewicz avoids it.
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 Tomasz Drwalewicz will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Lyfe pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Drwalewicz closes the distance and pushes Lyfe back into the ropes.
Lyfe tries a knee to the head but Drwalewicz blocks it.
Lyfe misses with a knee to the head.
Drwalewicz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Drwalewicz throws a head punch that misses.
Lyfe tries to land a knee to the head but Drwalewicz blocks with his arms.
Drwalewicz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lyfe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Drwalewicz is defending well for now.
Drwalewicz misses with some punches.
Lyfe scores with a knee to the head.
Lyfe tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Drwalewicz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from Drwalewicz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drwalewicz avoiding damage as Lyfe throws knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Drwalewicz as the two fighters clinch.
A short right from Drwalewicz on the inside.
Lyfe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Drwalewicz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lyfe is breathing heavily.
Lyfe lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drwalewicz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Drwalewicz crunches a lovely knee into Lyfe's ribcage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drwalewicz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Drwalewicz managing to block the knees to the body from Lyfe.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lyfe.
Drwalewicz lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lyfe or not.
Lyfe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short left from Drwalewicz.
Drwalewicz pushes Lyfe back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Lyfe - that landed with a thud.
Drwalewicz lands with a left to the head.
Drwalewicz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Drwalewicz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Drwalewicz pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Drwalewicz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lyfes head.
Drwalewicz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lyfe missing with knees to the body.
Drwalewicz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Drwalewicz.
A head punch on the inside from Drwalewicz fails to land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drwalewicz cracks Lyfe with a nice body shot.
Drwalewicz lands a body punch.
Tomasz Drwalewicz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drwalewicz misses with a punch on the inside.
Drwalewicz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Drwalewicz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lyfe blocking some punches.
Drwalewicz scores with a shoulder strike.
Drwalewicz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Drwalewicz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lyfe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Drwalewicz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Drwalewicz throws an elbow but misses.
Drwalewicz misses with a punch on the inside.
Lyfe with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lyfe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Drwalewicz.
Drwalewicz misses with some punches.
Drwalewicz lands an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A shot in the inside from Drwalewicz.
Drwalewicz lands a nice uppercut.
Lyfe is rocked!
Drwalewicz tries a body shot but Lyfe blocks it.
Lyfe with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lyfe lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomasz Drwalewicz dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Lyfe takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Manu Lyfe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Drwalewicz lands the left hand.
Lyfe is still on wobbly legs! Can Drwalewicz finish him?
Drwalewicz swings away with a leg kick that misses.
It seemed like Lyfe was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lyfe seems to have recovered his senses.
Drwalewicz has managed to clinch.
Lyfe missing with knees to the body.
Lyfe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Drwalewicz.
Lyfe misses with a knee to the head.
Lyfe tries to land knees in the clinch but Drwalewicz avoids the damage to the body.
Drwalewicz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lyfe blocking some punches.
Lyfe lands a shoulder strike.
Lyfe can't find room to land a body shot as Drwalewicz controls the action.
Lyfe lands with a light punch inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drwalewicz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lyfe throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Drwalewicz blocks it with crossed arms.
Drwalewicz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lyfe backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drwalewicz swings wildly with an uppercut but Lyfe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lyfe misses with a body punch.
Drwalewicz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lyfe working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Drwalewicz.
Lyfe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Drwalewicz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Drwalewicz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lyfe's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Drwalewicz creates a bit of distance and cracks Lyfe with a big uppercut! Lyfe goes down! The referee pushes Drwalewicz away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Lyfe make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Drwalewicz takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Tomasz Drwalewicz!
A victorious Tomasz Drwalewicz thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Maximus Ukkeli (ranked 14892 p4p, 785 weight class) and Slade Traylor (ranked 869 p4p, 100 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Slade Traylor enters the ring!
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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
31 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Maximus Ukkeli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Slade Traylor!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Traylor - just one landing.
Traylor misses with a straight left.
Traylor finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ukkeli is looking to slow Traylor down with leg kicks.
Traylor misses with an uppercut.
Traylor moves in looking to clinch but Ukkeli pushes him off.
Traylor moves out of range of the strikes.
Jab from Traylor.
Traylor misses with a kick to the body.
Traylor throws out a loose jab but Ukkeli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice shot by Ukkeli.
Ukkeli has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Jed's Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Traylor throws a leg kick which misses Ukkeli's front leg but catches the back leg as Ukkeli tries to avoid it.
Slade Traylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ukkeli cracks Traylor with a right hand to the side of the head.
It looks like Slade Traylor has been cut.
Ukkeli scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Traylor doesn't seem bothered though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Traylor tests Ukkeli's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Traylor misses the shot to the body.
Ukkeli takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ukkeli swings away with a body shot that misses
and Traylor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Traylor throws a body shot but no joy.
Ukkeli jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Traylor throws a half hearted mid kick.
As Traylor tries to get set, Ukkeli tries to push him back and clinch up but Traylor manages to avoid the attempt.
Traylor takes a swing at Ukkeli's ribcage but misses.
Traylor tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Ukkeli manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Traylor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ukkeli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Traylor manages to avoid it.
Ukkeli takes a swing at Traylor's ribcage but misses.
Traylor throws a hook but Ukkeli blocks it.
Ukkeli scores with a jab. Traylor acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ukkeli slips under a jab.
Traylor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ukkeli.
A little jabbing left from Traylor on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ukkeli uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Traylor.
Traylor 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.
Ukkeli checks the leg kick nicely there.
Traylor closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Ukkeli has his opponent in a tight Thai clinch and unloads with a massive knee that drops Traylor to the canvas! Can Traylor beat the count? 3,4,5,6 and he's up... is he? Yes, he's up! The referee is taking a long look at him and he's going to allow it to continue!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Traylor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ukkeli lands the left hand.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Traylor. Ukkeli shrugs it off though.
Traylor throws a hook but Ukkeli blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Traylor digs a good body shot into Ukkeli's ribs.
Ukkeli swings for the body but Traylor moves out of range.
Traylor misses with a left hand
and Ukkeli cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That has opened up Slade Traylor's cut even more.
Traylor loads up on a big right hand but Ukkeli slips the punch.
Ukkeli is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Traylor.
Traylor tries to close the distance and clinch but Ukkeli swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Traylor moves out of range of the leg kick from Ukkeli.
Traylor throws out a counter right but Ukkeli avoids it with no problem.
Traylor goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Traylor fails in his attempt to clinch.
Traylor misses with an uppercut.
Ukkeli throws a big shot that misses.
Ukkeli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Traylor manages to avoid it.
Traylor looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Traylor loads up on a big right hand but Ukkeli slips the punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Traylor lands with a nice body punch.
Ukkeli throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Traylor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ukkeli throws a switch kick that catches Traylor on the top of the head and drops him to the canvas! Traylor 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 Traylor flops around on the canvas, clearly in no position to continue! This fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Maximus Ukkeli!
A relieved looking Maximus Ukkeli thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Takeshi Yuudai (ranked 364 p4p, 17 weight class) and Ezekyle Abaddon (ranked 2962 p4p, 143 weight class). Abaddon has chosen Vengeful One as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Ezekyle Abaddon acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Takeshi Yuudai!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Ezekyle Abaddon!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abaddon is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Yuudai throws a hook but Abaddon blocks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Abaddon. Yuudai does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Yuudai was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Abaddon.
Abaddon misses with a hook
and Abaddon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yuudai looks to land a right hand but Abaddon moved out of range.
Abaddon ducks under a wild hook from Yuudai.
Yuudai avoids the body shot from Abaddon.
Abaddon's jab looks to have found its range, popping Yuudai under the eye.
Yuudai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Abaddon manages to avoid it.
Yuudai has been working on his boxing with his coaches at White Eagle in the buildup to the fight.
Yuudai slips under a jab.
Ezekyle Abaddon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A cross from Abaddon lands.
Yuudai has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Abaddon finds it's way round the side to connect with Yuudai's head.
Abaddon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yuudai moves away.
Abaddon misses with a straight right.
Yuudai throws a quick counter kick to the body but Abaddon avoids it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Abaddon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuudai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Abaddon.
Yuudai on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Abaddon jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Yuudai takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Yuudai motions for Abaddon to come forward. Yuudai throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yuudai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Abaddon connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Yuudai's hands.
Yuudai looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Abaddon cracks Yuudai with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Yuudai dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Abaddon. That did some damage!
Yuudai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Abaddon moves away.
Yuudai slips a straight right by Abaddon.
Abaddon misses with a straight right.
Abaddon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yuudai counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abaddon connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Yuudai's hands.
Yuudai connects with a jab.
Abaddon throws a shot from downtown. Yuudai moves away and avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Yuudai misses the target.
That kick from Yuudai tenderised Abaddon's leg. Abaddon is trying to keep his angry face on.
Abaddon throws out a powerful jab.
Abaddon darts in and clinches Yuudai up against the ropes.
Yuudai lands with a light punch inside.
Abaddon misses with a punch on the inside.
Abaddon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yuudai's elbow.
Abaddon lands a nice uppercut.
Abaddon can't find room to land a body shot as Yuudai controls the action.
Yuudai softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Abaddon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yuudai.
Yuudai throws an elbow but it misses.
Abaddon pushes Yuudai back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from Yuudai.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ezekyle Abaddon dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Abaddon loads up on a big right hand but Yuudai slips the punch.
Abaddon might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Abaddon jabs Yuudai to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Yuudai looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Yuudai throws an overhand right that lands on Abaddon's shoulder, as Abaddon tries to avoid the shot.
Abaddon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Yuudai, pushing him back against the ropes.
Yuudai tries to throw a body punch but Abaddon avoids it by throwing Yuudai back against the ropes.
Yuudai working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Abaddon can't find room to land a body shot as Yuudai controls the action.
Yuudai manages to break the clinch.
Abaddon scores with a sloppy right hand. Yuudai should have avoided that one.
Abaddon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abaddon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Yuudai, pushing him back against the ropes.
Yuudai lands with a short shot to the head.
Yuudai scores with a shot to the side of Abaddon's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abaddon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yuudai working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Abaddon misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abaddon misses with some punches.
Yuudai misses with a body punch.
Yuudai lands an elbow that stopped Abaddon in his tracks for a moment.
Yuudai misses with a hook from the clinch.
Abaddon working aggressively here.
Abaddon is leaning against Yuudai and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Yuudai lands with a right to the head.
Yuudai lands a left hand.
Yuudai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Takeshi Yuudai has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Abaddon works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Yuudai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Abaddon has a couple of punches blocked by Yuudai.
Abaddon pushes Yuudai back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Abaddon fails to land.
Yuudai pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yuudai misses with a hook.
Abaddon throws a jab when Yuudai was well out of range.
Abaddon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yuudai counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abaddon tries to close the distance and clinch but Yuudai swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abaddon moves into the clinch successfully.
Abaddon swings wildly with an uppercut but Yuudai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yuudai blocking some punches.
Yuudai can't find room to land a body shot as Abaddon controls the action.
Abaddon can't find room to land a body shot as Yuudai controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Abaddon.
Yuudai's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Abaddon has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Yuudai seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Abaddon can turn it around.
Yuudai blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Abaddon.
Yuudai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Abaddon misses with a body punch.
Abaddon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yuudai's elbow.
Abaddon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Abaddon swings wildly with an uppercut but Yuudai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yuudai lands with a light punch inside.
Yuudai's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Yuudai working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ezekyle Abaddon will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Abaddon tries to clinch there but Yuudai circles away.
Yuudai throws a counter high kick but Abaddon was just alert enough to avoid it.
Yuudai throws a body kick that misses.
Abaddon tries to counter with a clinch but Yuudai shakes him off and moves away.
Yuudai avoids the body shot from Abaddon.
Abaddon missing with a left hand there. Yuudai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Abaddon, as that shot connected.
Abaddon scores with a shot to the body.
Yuudai looks to land a left hand but Abaddon moved out of range nicely.
Abaddon clobbers Yuudai with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Abaddon misses with a body shot.
A jab from Abaddon finds it's way through Yuudai's defenses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abaddon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice body punch from Abaddon.
Abaddon lands a slapping body shot.
Abaddon clobbers Yuudai with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuudai connects with a crisp jab.
Abaddon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Abaddon swings widly with a right hand
enabling Yuudai to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab from Abaddon does it's job there.
A slow jab from Abaddon misses its intended target.
Abaddon misses the shot to the body.
Yuudai throws a counter high kick but Abaddon was just alert enough to avoid it.
Yuudai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Abaddon lands a slapping body shot.
Abaddon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Abaddon misses with a body punch
and Yuudai counters with a nice body kick.
Yuudai throws a sloppy head kick and Abaddon moves out of range easily.
Abaddon wants to counter the offense by Yuudai and move into the clinch position.
Abaddon has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Yuudai.
Abaddon throws a poor cross that misses
and Yuudai counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yuudai lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Abaddon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yuudai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice uppercut there from Abaddon.
Abaddon with a hook.
Abaddon avoids a kick to the body.
Yuudai misses with an attempted mid kick.
Abaddon connects with the punch.
Abaddon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yuudai appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Yuudai misses with an uppercut. Abaddon saw that one coming.
Yuudai cracks Abaddon with an open hand slap.
Yuudai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yuudai gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Abaddon wants to clinch up but Yuudai keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ezekyle Abaddon really dominated that round.
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.
Abaddon throws a body shot but no joy.
Abaddon just misses with a punch to the body.
Ezekyle Abaddon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Abaddon closes the distance and clinches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Abaddon.
Yuudai looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Abaddon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Abaddon throws a head punch that misses.
Abaddon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Abaddon throws a punch but it's blocked by Yuudai.
Abaddon swings wildly with an uppercut but Yuudai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abaddon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yuudai backwards.
Abaddon struggles to land a body shot inside as Yuudai controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yuudai lands an elbow inside that Abaddon shrugs off.
Abaddon tries to work over Yuudai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yuudai breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Yuudai.
Abaddon takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Yuudai throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abaddon throws a lazy right hand but Yuudai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yuudai seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Abaddon moves in looking to clinch but Yuudai pushes him off.
Abaddon tries to clinch up.
Abaddon misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Abaddon. Yuudai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Abaddon throws a hook but Yuudai blocks it.
Yuudai throws a hook to the side of Abaddon's head but Abaddon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Abaddon lands with a cross.
Jab by Abaddon.
Abaddon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd cheers as Abaddon lands an impressive looking overhand right. Yuudai doesn't seem phased though.
Yuudai swats away the attempt to clinch by Abaddon.
A little feinted left hand from Yuudai on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abaddon lands a nice shot to the body.
Abaddon tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Yuudai manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A quick step to the side and Yuudai tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab, jab by Abaddon - just one landing.
A shot to the liver by Abaddon. Beautiful body shot.
Abaddon fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yuudai misses with a straight right.
Yuudai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abaddon.
Abaddon steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Yuudai.
Abaddon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yuudai moves away.
It looked like Yuudai was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Abaddon wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Abaddon has taken the fight to the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Abaddon.
Yuudai can't find room to land a body shot as Abaddon controls the action.
Abaddon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yuudais head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ezekyle Abaddon dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Abaddon throws a looping overhand right but Yuudai ducks down to avoid it.
Takeshi Yuudai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Abaddon's corner calls for a 1-2. Abaddon obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Yuudai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Abaddon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yuudai was well out of range. Poor timing from Abaddon.
It looked like Yuudai wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Abaddon is looking to clinch.
Yuudai wants to slow Abaddon down by chopping away at his legs.
Abaddon doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Abaddon uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Yuudai has time to react.
A big right from Yuudai misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abaddon looks to score with a jab to the body but Yuudai is just out of range.
Yuudai throwing a counter right hand but Abaddon manages to avoid it.
Abaddon paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Abaddon instigates a clinch.
A short right from Yuudai on the inside.
Yuudai scores with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abaddon lands with a short shot to the head.
Abaddon tries to throw a body punch but Yuudai avoids it by throwing Abaddon back against the ropes.
Yuudai lands a nice elbow.
Yuudai lands with a left to the head.
Yuudai digs a right hand underneath Abaddon's ribcage. Abaddon let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Abaddon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Abaddon blocks an uppercut.
Abaddon misses with some punches.
Abaddon throws a punch but it's blocked by Yuudai.
Abaddon throws a head punch that misses.
Yuudai lands with a left to the head.
Yuudai lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yuudai gets through Abaddon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Abaddon pushes Yuudai back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abaddon is leaning against Yuudai and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Yuudai manages to break the clinch.
Abaddon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yuudai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Abaddon.
Yuudai jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
The fight stays on the outside here - Abaddon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Abaddon misses.
Abaddon fails with an attempt to clinch.
As Abaddon backs away, Yuudai returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A cross from Abaddon lands.
Abaddon misses the body punch
and Yuudai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Abaddon lands a jab to Yuudai's midsection.
Abaddon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yuudai counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Yuudai throws a hook but Abaddon blocks it.
Yuudai moves out of range of the strikes.
Abaddon tries to close the distance and clinch but Yuudai swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Abaddon doesn't manage to clinch there - Yuudai circles away.
Yuudai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Abaddon.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Takeshi Yuudai.
Well Abaddon 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 47:49
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 45:50
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ezekyle Abaddon! Ezekyle Abaddon retains his bantamweight title!
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