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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Dieter Schaafs (ranked 3623 p4p, 395 weight class) and Alexei Sokolov (ranked 1036 p4p, 141 weight class). Sokolov has chosen Bapki -Zoo in Space as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Dieter Schaafs had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dieter Schaafs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexei Sokolov!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schaafs misses with a jab, cross combination.
A combination from Schaafs does no damage.
Sokolov throws a hook but Schaafs blocks it.
Schaafs looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Schaafs displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Schaafs takes one on the button.
It looks like Dieter Schaafs has been cut.
Schaafs throws a series of punches but Sokolov avoids them all with ease.
Sokolov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sokolov swings for the body but Schaafs moves out of range.
Sokolov connects with a beautiful left hand that drops Schaafs onto his butt! Schaafs bounces straight back up though - he's OK. After the ref checks him out, we're back to the action.
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!
Schaafs swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sokolov connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of Schaafs's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked Schaafs - is he going to beat the count??? 4,5,6,7,8,9.....10 - he's not made it - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Alexei Sokolov!
After winning the bout, Alexei Sokolov thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Jimmy Corn (ranked 23361 p4p, 505 weight class) and Eli Rutherford (ranked 8566 p4p, 464 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Eli Rutherford enters 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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Corn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eli Rutherford!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rutherford rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Corn to counter with a crisp jab.
Rutherford tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Corn was well out of range. Poor timing from Rutherford.
Corn moves into range and clinches up with Rutherford.
Corn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rutherford is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Corn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Corn is working Rutherford over against the ropes.
Corn digs a right hand underneath Rutherford's ribcage. Rutherford let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rutherford blocks an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Corn.
Corn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Corn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rutherford struggles to land a body shot inside as Corn controls his hands.
Corn keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rutherford's efforts to push away.
Rutherford's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rutherford can't break the clinch.
Corn has a couple of punches blocked by Rutherford.
Corn misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corn lands a shot to the body.
Rutherford has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Corn seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Rutherford can turn it around.
Corn misses with a body punch.
Corn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Corn has a couple of punches blocked by Rutherford.
Corn has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A head punch on the inside from Corn fails to land.
Corn has a couple of punches blocked by Rutherford.
Rutherford lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Corn backwards.
A body shot lands from Corn.
Corn misses with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Corn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rutherford manages to break the clinch.
Rutherford throws a shot from downtown. Corn moves away and avoids it.
Corn missing with a left hand there. Rutherford was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rutherford waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Corn.
Rutherford throws a lazy head kick
and Corn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A jab from Corn misses.
A nice side step and Rutherford releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Corn takes a jab right on the kisser.
A jab from Rutherford does it's job there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Corn throws a front kick aimed at Rutherford's knee but Rutherford avoids it well.
Corn lands an overhand right.
A punch combination from Rutherford misses.
Rutherford throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Corn rushes Rutherford and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Rutherford is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A body shot lands from Corn.
Corn lands a hook to the side of the head.
Corn can't find room to land a body shot as Rutherford controls the action.
Corn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rutherford blocks a body shot from Corn.
Corn misses with some punches.
Corn misses with the head strike.
Rutherford taking a breather.
A right hand to the body from Corn.
Rutherford wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Corn lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rutherford wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Corn has him pressed against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Corn dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rutherford misses with a few strikes there.
Eli Rutherford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rutherford ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Corn misses with a straight left.
Corn fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rutherford.
Corn misses with a straight right.
Rutherford jabs Corn right on the nose. Corn blinks but takes it well.
Corn misses with a straight right.
Corn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rutherford manages to avoid it.
Corn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rutherford was well out of range. Poor timing from Corn.
A jab from Rutherford does it's job there.
Rutherford misses with a looping left.
Rutherford fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Corn.
Rutherford moves out of range of the leg kick from Corn.
Rutherford fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Corn is out of range.
Corn works the jab nicely.
Corn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rutherford can do to turn this around?
Rutherford scores with a punch to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rutherford misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Corn.
Corn misses with a straight left.
Corn checks a leg kick.
Rutherford lands with an overhand left.
Corn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rutherford avoids the body shot from Corn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corn misses with a body kick.
As Corn backs off Rutherford throws a huge counter combo but Corn manages to avoid it all.
Corn connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rutherford misses with a hook.
Corn takes the fight into the clinch.
A short left from Corn.
Corn misses with a punch to the body.
Rutherford blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rutherford wants to break the clinch but can't.
Corn lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Rutherford fails to land.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Corn here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Corn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Corn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Corn tries to throw a body punch but Rutherford avoids it by throwing Corn back against the ropes.
Corn lands a hook that snaps the head of Rutherford backwards.
Corn misses with the head strike.
Corn lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Corn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rutherford backwards.
Corn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Corn is working Rutherford over against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Corn.
A short right from Corn on the inside.
Corn gets through Rutherford's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rutherford blocks an uppercut.
Corn throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Corn.
Corn has a couple of punches blocked by Rutherford.
Corn misses with some punches.
Corn keeps control of Rutherford as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rutherford has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Corn has a couple of punches blocked by Rutherford.
Corn misses with the head strike.
Corn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Corn lands a body shot.
Corn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Corn dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Rutherford misses with an uppercut. Corn saw that one coming.
Corn bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rutherford's head backwards.
Corn thuds his right hand into Rutherford's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Corn throws a hook to the side of Rutherford's head but Rutherford sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Corn takes one on the button.
Rutherford throws a hook but Corn blocks it.
Corn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Corn, right into the meat.
A swing and a miss from Rutherford.
Rutherford keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Corn moves into range and clinches up with Rutherford.
Corn tries to throw a body punch but Rutherford avoids it by throwing Corn back against the ropes.
A short body shot lands from Corn as the two fighters clinch.
Corn lands an uppercut.
Corn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Corn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rutherford backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rutherford.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Corn.
Nice body punch from Corn - that landed with a thud.
Corn throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Corn cracks Rutherford with a nice body shot.
Rutherford takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Corn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Corn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rutherford backwards.
Rutherford breaks the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Rutherford misses the target.
Corn throws an overhand right that lands on Rutherford's shoulder, as Rutherford tries to avoid the shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Rutherford scores with a four punch combination!
Corn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rutherford was well out of range. Poor timing from Corn.
Corn has taken the fight to the clinch.
Eli Rutherford has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Corn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Corn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Corn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rutherford pushes Corn back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rutherford is trying to force a seperation but Corn has the dominant position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Corn as Rutherford tries to tie him up.
Corn has a couple of punches blocked by Rutherford.
Corn swings wildly with an uppercut but Rutherford uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rutherford blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Corn throws a head punch that misses.
Corn digs a right hand into Rutherford's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rutherford's gas tank.
Corn misses with some punches.
Rutherford blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Corn misses with a punch to the body.
Corn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rutherford is trying to force a seperation but Corn has the dominant position.
A hook to the body from Corn.
Corn lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Corn is leaning against Rutherford and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Corn lands a hook to the side of the head.
Corn lands a body punch in the clinch.
Corn is leaning against Rutherford and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Corn.
Jimmy Corn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Corn lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rutherford.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Corn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Corn, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Corn!
A relieved looking Jimmy Corn 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 welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Melankomas Caria (ranked 1753 p4p, 232 weight class) and Kaine Krause (ranked 22995 p4p, 805 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Melankomas Caria!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kaine Krause!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caria looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Caria misses with a shot to the body
and Krause counters with a nice uppercut.
Caria swings widly with a right hand
letting Krause counter with a right hand.
Krause connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Caria moves out of range of the strikes.
Krause throws a big shot that misses.
Krause is looking to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Krause.
Caria needs to keep his hands up - Krause had a free shot at his head there.
Caria misses with a hook
and Krause counters with a right hand to the body.
Krause takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Caria misses the jab.
Caria scores with a hook to the body. Krause takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Krause misses with a double jab.
Caria connects with a single shot there.
Krause lands a glancing blow to the side of Caria's head.
Caria with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Caria smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Krause throws out a leg kick but Caria moves out of range and Krause only half commits.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caria just misses with a punch to the body.
Krause throws an overhand right that lands on Caria's shoulder, as Caria tries to avoid the shot.
Nice straight punches there by Caria. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Caria.
Krause scores with a sloppy right hand. Caria should have avoided that one.
Krause fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Caria looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Caria takes one to the side of the head.
Caria misses with a low kick.
Caria misses with a body kick.
Krause throws an overhand right that lands on Caria's shoulder, as Caria tries to avoid the shot.
Krause punishes Caria's body with a nice straight punch.
Krause misses with a right hand
and Caria counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A low kick from Caria is predictable there
and Krause counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Caria swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Caria.
A short uppercut from Caria.
Our sources have told us that Caria has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Krause scores with a hook to the body.
Caria misses with a short punch on the inside.
Krause takes a shot to the head.
Krause throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Krause fails to land.
Caria lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Krause or not.
Caria blocks an uppercut.
Caria scores with a nice hook to the head.
Caria misses with a body punch.
Krause swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Krause fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Krause lands a left hand.
Caria has a couple of punches blocked by Krause.
Krause lands a shoulder strike.
Caria working aggressively here.
Krause pushes Caria back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Krause has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Caria seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Krause can turn it around.
Caria scores with a shoulder strike.
Caria works on Krause's body with a couple of short punches.
Krause working aggressively here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Caria lands with a left to the head.
Nice body punch from Krause.
A head punch on the inside from Krause fails to land.
Caria works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Krause blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kaine Krause will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Krause looks to land a combination but Caria avoids it well.
Caria swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Caria tries to clinch up but Krause circles away and keeps his distance.
Krause 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.
Caria tries a head kick but it misses.
Caria fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Krause manages to avoid it.
Caria missing with a left hand there. Krause was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Krause misses with a jab, cross combination.
Krause fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Caria takes a swing at Krause's ribcage but misses.
Nice defenses there by Caria.
Caria avoids the body shot from Krause.
Caria misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krause swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Caria.
Nice straight punches there by Krause. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Krause.
Krause has Caria up against the ropes in a clinch.
Krause fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Caria misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krause misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Caria wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Krause has him pressed against the ropes.
Krause throws a punch but it's blocked by Caria.
Krause fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Caria blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kaine Krause seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Krause blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Caria.
Caria tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Krause fails to land.
Caria lands a left hand.
Caria blocks an uppercut.
Caria tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Caria working aggressively here.
Krause lands a shoulder strike.
Caria wants to break the clinch but can't.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Krause.
Krause working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Caria lands a body punch.
Caria blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Krause fails to land.
Krause lands a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Krause works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice right hand lands inside from Caria.
Caria misses with a short punch on the inside.
Krause lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Krause fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Krause throws a punch but it's blocked by Caria.
Caria struggles to land a body shot inside as Krause controls his hands.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Krause has a couple of punches blocked by Caria.
Krause takes a shot to the head.
Krause scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Caria lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Krause backwards.
Krause tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Caria tries to throw a body punch but Krause avoids it by throwing Caria back against the ropes.
Krause working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Krause creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Caria tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Caria.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caria tries a body shot but Krause blocks it.
Caria gets through Krause's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaine Krause showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Caria steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Krause.
Caria pushes Krause up against the ropes in a clinch.
Krause misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Krause.
Caria misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Caria swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Caria misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Caria.
Krause throws a punch but it's blocked by Caria.
Caria lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Krause or not.
Caria manages to break the clinch.
Krause lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Krause bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caria throws an off balance right hand
and Krause counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Caria scores with a jab to the head.
Caria takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Caria throws out a loose jab but Krause uses good head movement to avoid it.
Krause staying out of range there.
Kaine Krause seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Caria takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krause uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Caria.
Krause moves out of range of the strikes.
Krause steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Caria.
Caria throws the kick towards the body but Krause avoids it.
Caria scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Caria throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Caria with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Krause to score with a decent uppercut.
Caria attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Caria on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Krause takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Krause tries to move into range but Caria moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Krause throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Caria throws a looping overhand right but Krause ducks down to avoid it.
Caria ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Krause moves away.
Krause with a jab.
Krause fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Krause moves away from the strike by Caria.
Caria takes a swing at Krause's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caria keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Krause.
Caria uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Krause.
Krause swings for the body but Caria moves out of range.
A slow jab from Caria misses its intended target.
Caria jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Krause cracks Caria with an open hand slap.
Caria loads up on a big right hand but Krause slips the punch.
Caria swings widly with a right hand
and Caria takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Caria misses the shot to the body.
Krause wants to counter the offense by Caria and move into the clinch position.
Caria throws a low kick but it's checked well by Krause.
Caria misses with a looping left.
Caria fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Krause has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Caria throws a lazy right hand but Krause sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Krause slips under a jab from Caria.
A swing and a miss from Caria.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Krause throws a leg kick but Caria sees it coming and moves out of range.
Krause swings away with a leg kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Melankomas Caria did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Back to the action!
Caria throws a body punch but Krause moves out of range.
Krause scores with a nice head shot.
Caria thows a left - swing and a miss!
Krause ducks under a wild hook from Caria.
Caria misses with a jab, cross combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Krause! But no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Krause. Caria does a little dance to reset his feet.
Krause throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little feinted left hand from Caria on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Caria looks to score with a jab to the body but Krause is just out of range.
Krause steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Caria.
Krause fails in his attempt to clinch.
Caria 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.
Krause cracks Caria with a right hand to the side of the head.
A big left from Krause misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Krause misses the target.
Caria tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Krause throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Caria throws a shot from downtown. Krause moves away and avoids it.
Krause throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Krause darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Caria bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fighters circle momentarily. Caria darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Caria uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Krause.
Krause throws out a powerful jab.
Krause smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Krause throws a body punch but Caria moves out of range.
Krause lands a jab to the head.
Krause throws a body shot but no joy.
Caria dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Krause has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Krause there as he acknowledges the shot.
Krause lands a nice shot that snaps Caria's head back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Krause uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Caria.
A good leg kick by Krause.
Caria throws a lazy right hand but Krause sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Krause lunges at Caria with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Caria's hand.
Krause keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Krause looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caria throws a leg kick
and Krause counters with a nice uppercut.
Caria finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Krause connects with a single shot there.
Caria takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Caria staying out of range there.
Caria feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Caria throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Krause to counter with a crisp jab.
Caria throws a sloppy body shot
and Krause counters with a nice uppercut.
Krause ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Caria getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Krause steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Caria.
Krause throws a hook but Caria blocks it.
Krause connects with the punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice defenses there by Caria.
Caria feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A combination from Caria does no damage.
Krause throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Caria sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Caria lands a leg kick that knocks Krause off balance momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaine Krause dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Krause on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Caria gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Krause misses with a wild body shot.
Krause blocks a jab.
Caria lands a front kick.
Krause bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Krause ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Krause clobbers Caria with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Caria misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Krause.
Krause throws a front kick aimed at Caria's knee but Caria avoids it well.
Caria takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Krause uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Caria.
Krause throws a low kick, looking for Caria's leg but Caria calmly moves out of range.
Krause keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Caria.
Caria attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Caria takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good exchange - Caria coming out on top.
Melankomas Caria has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caria ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Krause moves away.
Krause misses with a lunging right hand
and Caria connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Krause displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Caria throws out the jab.
Caria scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Krause doesn't seem bothered though.
Caria fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Caria.
Caria tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Caria takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Krause loads up on a big right hand but Caria slips the punch.
Caria looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Krause checks a leg kick nicely.
Caria 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.
Krause scores with a nice head shot.
A low kick from Caria misses
and Krause counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Caria displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Krause throws out the jab.
Caria takes one to the chin there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Caria tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caria misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Krause.
Caria staying out of range there.
Caria takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Caria throws a leg kick
and Krause cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
An inside leg kick lands from Caria.
Krause ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Caria moves away.
It looked like Caria wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Krause bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Krause lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Caria takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Krause throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Krause with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Krause lands with a hook. Caria tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Caria throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Krause lands a glancing blow to the side of Caria's head.
Caria comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kaine Krause comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Krause has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 46:49
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 46:50
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaine Krause!
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Minobu Kurita (ranked 4966 p4p, 548 weight class) and Chong Starbowski (ranked 3733 p4p, 454 weight class). Kurita comes to the ring accompanied by Game of Thrones. Starbowski has chosen Traditional Thai Music as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Minobu Kurita could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Chong Starbowski's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Minobu Kurita!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chong Starbowski!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Starbowski tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Kurita manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
As Starbowski looks to move away, Kurita throws a big counter combo but Starbowski just gets out of the way.
Starbowski throws a head kick but Kurita moves out of range.
Kurita is looking for a counter combo.
Starbowski scores with a head kick. Kurita tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Starbowski 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.
Kurita takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kurita tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Starbowski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Starbowski connects with a single shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Starbowski throws a right hand that Kurita ducks under and follows up with a left that Kurita also avoids with ease.
Starbowski connects with a body shot that sends Kurita's belly button to the back.
Starbowski scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kurita in his tracks.
Kurita is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starbowski dances in with a quick combination. Kurita is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Starbowski snaps Kurita's head back. Kurita stumbles backwards against the ropes. Starbowski steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Kurita's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Kurita just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Chong Starbowski!
Chong Starbowski really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Real Men Supplements logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
The defeated Minobu Kurita had this to say: 'Sayonara'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between CJ Johnson (ranked 4522 p4p, 483 weight class) and Jido Shoemaker (ranked 8444 p4p, 667 weight class). Shoemaker has chosen Thunderstruck as his entrance music. Jido Shoemaker is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, CJ Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jido Shoemaker!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson throws a nice head kick!
Johnson scores with a head kick.
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johnson scores with a leg kick.
Johnson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
CJ Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Shoemaker will feel that in the morning.
Johnson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A nice inside leg kick there by Johnson. That's going to slow Shoemaker down.
Shoemaker takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
An inside leg kick lands from Johnson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shoemaker takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Shoemaker takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Shoemaker drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A head kick misses from Shoemaker.
Shoemaker looks winded!
Shoemaker lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Johnson at a distance.
Shoemaker tries to move into range but Johnson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Johnson and Shoemaker are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Johnson throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Shoemaker into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Johnson knows it - he's on the ropes flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). CJ Johnson!
Jido Shoemaker was interviewed post fight and said 'The next Time'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ross Kemp (ranked 22771 p4p, 754 weight class) and Melek Taus (ranked 9352 p4p, 702 weight class). Taus has chosen A Cry For Vengeance as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ross Kemp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Melek Taus!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kemp listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The fighters circle momentarily. Taus darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
It looks like Ross Kemp has been cut.
Kemp misses with a straight right.
Taus misses with a low kick.
We've been told by Kemp's head coaches at Big Bear Fight Factory that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Taus lands a glancing blow to the side of Kemp's head.
Taus closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kemp counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A slow jab from Kemp misses its intended target.
Taus swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kemp throws a hook but Taus avoids it easily.
Taus has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kemp throws a looping overhand right but Taus ducks down to avoid it.
A nice side step and Taus releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A telegraphed right hand from Kemp misses the target.
The fighters circling - Kemp throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Taus lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kemp at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kemp throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Taus counters with a slapping leg kick.
A good leg kick by Taus.
Good leg kick by Taus there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Taus staying out of range there.
Kemp takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Taus scores with a jab to the body.
Kemp takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kemp moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice shot by Kemp.
Taus slips under a jab from Kemp.
Kemp bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kemp throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taus scores with a jab to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taus explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kemp throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Taus counters with a nice uppercut.
Taus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kemp.
Taus scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ross Kemp's cut is getting worse.
Taus lands an overhand right.
Taus misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kemp throwing a counter right hand but Taus manages to avoid it.
Taus lands with a nice body punch.
Taus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kemp.
Taus defending well as Kemp loads up on a big left hand.
Taus follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Taus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Melek Taus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ross Kemp'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.
Taus fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kemp.
Taus lands a nice shot that snaps Kemp's head back.
Taus scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ross Kemp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kemp throws a right hand that misses
and Taus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Taus fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kemp has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kemp is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Taus's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Kemp throws a lazy uppercut
and Taus counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kemp throws a right hand that misses
and Taus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ross Kemp's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Kemp throws a big shot that misses.
Kemp swings widly with a right hand
and Taus counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Taus thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kemp if he has to take too many more of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taus slips under a jab from Kemp.
Taus now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kemp chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Taus can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Taus misses.
Taus lands a right hook to the body.
Taus has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Taus closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kemp throws an off balance right hand
and Taus counters with a stiff right hand.
Jeez, Ross Kemp's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Taus looks to land a right hand but Kemp moved out of range.
Taus misses with a body shot.
Kemp is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Taus slips under a jab from Kemp.
Taus connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kemp misses with a looping left.
Kemp takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ross Kemp's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Melek Taus!
A victorious Melek Taus 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 Damon Davis (ranked 9174 p4p, 694 weight class) and Chet Rollins (ranked 2616 p4p, 281 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Rollins's choice of entrance music: God's Gonna Cut You Down- Johnny Cash. Chet Rollins is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Damon Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chet Rollins!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rollins gets a clinch.
Davis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rollinss head.
Davis lands an elbow just above Rollins 's eye.
It looks like Chet Rollins has been cut.
Rollins blocks an uppercut.
Rollins tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rollins misses with the head strike.
Davis lands with a right to the head.
Rollins on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rollins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rollins swings wildly with an uppercut but Davis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rollins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rollins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Davis tries to work over Rollins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Davis works on Rollins's body with a couple of short punches.
Rollins misses with some punches.
Rollins blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Davis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rollins's elbow.
Davis blocks a body shot from Rollins.
Rollins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Davis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rollins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice elbow from Davis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rollins.
Davis tries to land a knee to the head but Rollins blocks with his arms.
Davis lands a hook that snaps the head of Rollins backwards.
Rollins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rollins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rollins throws a punch but it's blocked by Davis.
Rollins throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rollins has a couple of punches blocked by Davis.
Rollins avoids a wild elbow strike from Davis.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Davis.
Nice body punch from Rollins - that landed with a thud.
Rollins throws a punch but it's blocked by Davis.
A right handed body shot lands from Rollins.
Davis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Davis tries to throw a body punch but Rollins avoids it by throwing Davis back against the ropes.
Davis misses with a punch on the inside.
Rollins lands a shoulder strike.
Rollins lands with a short head shot on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Davis just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rollins's brow.
Rollins swings wildly with an uppercut but Davis uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rollins working aggressively here.
Rollins lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Davis backwards.
Davis presses Rollins against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Davis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rollins misses with the head strike.
Rollins lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rollins tries to land a knee to the head but Davis blocks with his arms.
Rollins lands a hook to the side of the head.
Davis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Davis blocking some punches.
Rollins lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rollins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Davis's elbow.
Rollins working aggressively here.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Davis throws an elbow but misses.
Rollins lands a body punch.
Rollins lands a hook that snaps the head of Davis backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rollins throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Daviss head.
Davis prevents a body shot from Rollins.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chet Rollins dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chet Rollins's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Davis scores with a jab to the jaw.
Davis slips under a jab from Rollins.
Rollins clinches.
Rollins throws a knee to the head but misses.
Davis lands an elbow inside that Rollins shrugs off.
Davis pushes off an throws an elbow but Rollins leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Rollins lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Davis throws a punch but it's blocked by Rollins.
Davis tries to land a knee to the head but Rollins blocks with his arms.
Davis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rollins backwards.
Rollins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rollins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Davis's elbow.
Rollins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rollins.
A head punch on the inside from Rollins fails to land.
Davis tries to work over Rollins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Davis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rollins.
Davis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rollins tries to work over Davis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rollins blocks an elbow strike.
Rollins tries to work over Davis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Davis blocking some punches.
Rollins dodges an elbow strike from Davis.
Davis pushes off an throws an elbow but Rollins leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Rollins misses with a punch on the inside.
Davis throws a punch but it's blocked by Rollins.
Rollins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Davis blocking some punches.
Rollins working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Davis is working Rollins over against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rollins.
Chet Rollins seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rollins tries to land a knee to the head but Davis blocks with his arms.
Davis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rollins backwards.
I was talking to Davis's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Davis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Davis takes a shot to the head.
Rollins landing knees to the head.
It looks like Damon Davis has been cut.
Davis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rollins presses Davis against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rollins misses with some punches.
Rollins lands with a light punch inside.
Rollins working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rollins throws a punch but it's blocked by Davis.
Nice elbow from Davis.
Rollins lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Davis or not.
Rollins blocks an elbow strike from Davis.
Rollins avoiding damage as Davis throws knees to the body.
Rollins with a knee to the head.
Davis creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rollins's defenses.
Davis misses with an elbow over the top.
Rollins looking to throw knees to the head but Davis is blocking nicely.
Rollins misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch on the inside from Rollins fails to land.
Rollins tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rollins tries to land a knee to the head but Davis blocks with his arms.
Davis scores with a hook to the body.
Rollins is breathing heavily.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Rollins creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Chet Rollins will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Davis gets a clinch.
Damon Davis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Davis throws an elbow that misses.
Rollins lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Davis backwards.
Rollins lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Davis backwards.
Davis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Davis throws a head punch that misses.
Rollins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Davis just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rollins's brow.
Davis struggles to land a body shot inside as Rollins controls his hands.
Davis blocking some punches.
Davis blocks an uppercut.
Rollins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Davis's elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Rollins creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rollins lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Davis or not.
Rollins lands a left hand.
Rollins avoids a wild elbow strike from Davis.
Rollins lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Davis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rollins misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rollins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rollins using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Davis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch on the inside from Davis fails to land.
Rollins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rollins working aggressively here.
Davis working aggressively here.
Rollins throws a head punch that misses.
Rollins tries to land knees in the clinch but Davis avoids the damage to the body.
Davis pushes off an throws an elbow but Rollins leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Rollins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Davis throws a head punch that misses.
Rollins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Davis throws a head punch that misses.
Davis lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rollins misses with a body punch.
Davis blocks a body shot from Rollins.
Rollins tries to throw a body punch but Davis avoids it by throwing Rollins back against the ropes.
Davis throws a head punch that misses.
Rollins misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis working aggressively here.
Rollins landing knees to the head.
Rollins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rollins tries a knee to the head but Davis blocks it.
Rollins throws a head punch that misses.
Rollins tries to land knees in the clinch but Davis avoids the damage to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rollins.
Davis blocks a body shot from Rollins.
Davis lands with a right to the head.
Rollins scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rollins struggles to land a body shot inside as Davis controls his hands.
Rollins's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Davis lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rollins with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Davis looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Davis looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Davis gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Davis.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Chet Rollins.
I've got Rollins winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chet Rollins!
A very excited looking Chet Rollins made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between James Kin (ranked 9584 p4p, 696 weight class) and Fred Sherman (ranked 3617 p4p, 394 weight class). Fred Sherman acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, James Kin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Fred Sherman!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sherman scores with the left hand. Kin knows he should have avoided that one.
Kin ducks right into an uppercut from Sherman.
Kin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick by Kin misses
and Sherman counters with a right hand to the body.
James Kin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kin throws a sloppy head kick and Sherman moves out of range easily.
We've been informed that Sherman 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.
Kin walks into a left hand.
Kin throws a head kick that misses.
Kin misses with a head kick.
Sherman is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kin with a body shot.
Kin tries a head kick but it misses.
Sherman blocks a head kick by Kin.
Sherman is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kin with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sherman digs a good hook to Kin's body.
Kin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sherman moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kin tries a head kick but it misses.
Kin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sherman just misses with a punch to the body.
Sherman lands a jab to the head.
Sherman avoids the head kick by Kin.
Sherman lands a jab to Kin's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sherman connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kin momentarily.
Sherman throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sherman avoids the head kick by Kin.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kin is breathing heavily.
Sherman getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kin throws a head kick but Sherman moves out of range.
Kin takes one on the button.
Sherman sizes up Kin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kin throws a head kick that misses.
Kin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sherman lands a right hook to the body.
Kin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sherman lands a nice hook to Kin's body. Kin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sherman lands with a nice combination. Kin backs away looking to recover.
Kin is rocked!
Sherman connects with a crisp jab.
Oh Kin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sherman smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kin avoids the body shot from Sherman.
A shot to the liver by Sherman. Beautiful body shot.
Kin seems to have got his legs back now.
Sherman ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sherman looks to score with a jab to the body but Kin is just out of range.
Sherman is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kin had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sherman digs a good body shot into Kin's ribs.
Sherman blocks a head kick by Kin.
Sherman moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Sherman slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kin throws a head kick that misses
and Sherman counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sherman throws a shot to the body.
Kin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sherman lands a jab to Kin's midsection.
Sherman pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kin back to the ropes. Sherman follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Kin tries a head kick but it misses.
Sherman throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A lazy left from Sherman finds it's target.
Kin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice shot lands for Sherman.
Kin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kin throws a head kick that misses.
Sherman throws out a counter right but Kin avoids it with no problem.
Kin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kin looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sherman fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fred Sherman dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sherman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kin throws a sloppy head kick
and Sherman counters with a nice body shot.
Kin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sherman lands with a cross.
Sherman changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sherman is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kin rather than just go for the knockout.
Kin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sherman scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sherman smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sherman with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sherman scores with a shot to the body.
Fred Sherman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sherman blocks a head kick by Kin.
Sherman now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Sherman lands with a nice body punch.
Sherman looks to score with a jab to the body but Kin is just out of range.
Kin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice cross by Sherman.
Sherman with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A head kick by Kin misses
and Sherman counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
James Kin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sherman thuds his right hand into Kin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sherman misses with a body shot.
Kin misses with a head kick.
Kin throws a sloppy head kick
and Sherman counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kin misses with a head kick.
Sherman's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kin under the eye.
Sherman lands a jab to Kin's midsection.
Kin throws a lazy head kick
and Sherman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sherman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice body punch from Sherman.
Sherman blocks a head kick by Kin.
Sherman stuns Kin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sherman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sherman scores with a shot to the body.
Sherman digs a good body shot into Kin's ribs.
Sherman 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.
Sherman digs a good body shot into Kin's ribs.
A jab lands there for Sherman.
Kin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sherman lands a nice shot that snaps Kin's head back.
Sherman displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sherman digs a good body shot into Kin's ribs.
Sherman punishes Kin's body with a nice straight punch.
A shot to the liver by Sherman. Beautiful body shot.
Sherman lands a right hook to the body.
Kin misses with a head kick.
Sherman lands with a nice body punch.
Kin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sherman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sherman lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kin at a distance.
Sherman lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sherman scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sherman goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kin throws a head kick but Sherman moves out of range.
Kin avoids the body shot from Sherman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fred Sherman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Sherman jabs Kin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sherman.
Sherman lands a body shot.
Kin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kin throws a lazy head kick
and Sherman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sherman lands with a good body shot.
Kin walks into a jab.
Kin throws a sloppy head kick and Sherman moves out of range easily.
Sherman is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sherman. Kin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kin throws a head kick but Sherman moves out of range.
Sherman throws a counter combo.
Kin tries a head kick but it misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sherman scores with the left hand. Kin knows he should have avoided that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sherman cracks Kin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sherman.
Sherman lands a nice hook to Kin's body. Kin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice cross by Sherman.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sherman changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sherman digs a good hook to Kin's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sherman scores with a jab to the body.
Sherman digs a good body shot into Kin's ribs.
Sherman works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sherman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sherman lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kin at a distance.
Sherman thuds a left hand into Kin's body.
Kin throws a sloppy head kick
and Sherman counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sherman scores with a jab. Kin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sherman lands with a straight right. Kin didn't see that one coming.
Kin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sherman changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sherman connects with a nice looking jab.
Sherman lands a right and a left and another right! Kin goes down! Oh, he's in big, big trouble! 3,4,5,6,7,8... he's up to one knee... 9,10! He can't beat the count - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Fred Sherman!
Fred Sherman very nearly forgot to thank Sully's Bar & Grill amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Percival Pellinore (ranked 23556 p4p, 736 weight class) and Leonel Ventura (ranked 2875 p4p, 301 weight class). Percival Pellinore could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Leonel Ventura's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Percival Pellinore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leonel Ventura!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ventura is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pellinore scoring well with a low kick there.
Ventura ducks right into an uppercut from Pellinore.
It looks like Leonel Ventura has been cut.
Ventura slips a jab from Pellinore.
Pellinore takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pellinore swats away the attempt to clinch by Ventura.
Pellinore throws a jab but it's blocked by Ventura.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ventura throws a right and a left that Pellinore avoids nicely.
Pellinore is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pellinore looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ventura lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ventura.
Pellinore swings widly with a right hand
and Ventura connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Percival Pellinore has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ventura moves out of range as Pellinore strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pellinore missing with a left hand there. Ventura was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ventura jabs Pellinore to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ventura throws a series of punches but Pellinore avoids them all with ease.
Ventura throws a nice looking combination but Pellinore bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ventura takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Pellinore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ventura.
Ventura keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pellinore sets himself, and Ventura steps forward looking for the clinch! Pellinore avoids it this time.
Ventura misses with a body punch
and Pellinore counters with a left to the body.
Ventura missing with a left hand there. Pellinore was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pellinore takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Good shot there by Pellinore.
Ventura uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pellinore.
Pellinore throws out a leg kick but Ventura moves out of range and Pellinore only half commits.
Ventura misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ventura ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pellinore pushes Ventura up against the ropes in a clinch.
Pellinore lands a nice elbow.
Ventura can't find room to land a body shot as Pellinore controls the action.
Ventura is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pellinore is defending well for now.
Ventura lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pellinore.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Pellinore throws an elbow but misses.
Ventura works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pellinore lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ventura misses with a knee to the head.
Pellinore misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ventura is working Pellinore over against the ropes.
Pellinore is breathing heavily.
Ventura lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Ventura.
Ventura misses with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Ventura.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Leonel Ventura will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Pellinore on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pellinore. Ventura does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ventura lands with a right hand.
Ventura slips a jab from Pellinore.
Ventura is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pellinore rather than just go for the knockout.
Ventura lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and Pellinore goes down! The ref sends Ventura to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and Pellinore is back to his feet. He seems a little groggy but the referee thinks he's OK to continue, so we're back to the action!
Ventura cracks Pellinore with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Pellinore 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 Pellinore is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Pellinore could not beat the count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Leonel Ventura!
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Michel De Haven (ranked 22839 p4p, 528 weight class) and David Haller (ranked 10272 p4p, 516 weight class). David Haller has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michel De Haven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Haller!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Haven misses with a low kick.
Haller works the jab nicely.
De Haven throws a hook but Haller blocks it.
De Haven takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A swing and a miss from De Haven.
De Haven has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD-Guts & Glory Gym in the buildup to the fight.
De Haven connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jab by De Haven.
A punch lands to the side of De Haven 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Haller ducks right into an uppercut from De Haven.
De Haven looks to land a right hand but Haller moved out of range.
De Haven takes one to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Haven lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Decent striking displayed by Haller there.
Haller slips under a jab from De Haven.
Haller connects with a looping right hand.
Nice shot by Haller.
De Haven takes one to the side of the head.
Haller staying out of range there.
Haller looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
De Haven looks to land a right hand but Haller moved out of range.
Michel De Haven seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab from Haller.
Haller keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Haven.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haller scores with a hook.
De Haven throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Haller scores with a nice head shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Haller, as that shot connected.
De Haven throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Haller sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Haller cracks a nice hook into De Haven's ribs.
Haller throws a good cross that connects.
De Haven misses with a hook. Haller ducked under it nicely.
Haller 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.
De Haven throws a hook but Haller avoids it easily.
De Haven swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab lands there for Haller.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Haven scores with the left hand. Haller knows he should have avoided that one.
Haller lands the left hand.
De Haven throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Haller counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Haller is looking to clinch.
Haller is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! De Haven had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Haller scores with the left hand. De Haven knows he should have avoided that one.
Haller lands a head shot.
Haller lands with an uppercut that bounces De Haven off the ropes and back into range.
A swing and a miss from De Haven.
De Haven misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haller uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before De Haven has time to react.
Haller moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Good shot there by Haller.
Haller displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Haven throws out the jab.
Haller looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Haller listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Haller 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.
De Haven throws a lazy right hand but Haller sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De Haven swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Haller scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
De Haven on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Haller works the jab nicely.
De Haven keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Haller connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
De Haven is rocked!
De Haven tries a low kick but Haller avoids it.
Haller lands a really nice looking cross but De Haven seems unphased.
Oh De Haven is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
De Haven walks into a stiff left hand from Haller.
De Haven walks into a perfectly timed head kick by Haller and drops face first to the floor! De Haven's eyes are wide open but he's not all there - he's just flopping around the mat like a drunk on rollerskates! The referee doesn't even start the count - he's called an end to the fight, with De Haven in no position to continue!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). David Haller!
Our winner, David Haller, 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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