Karate Ketsueki Supotsu 1 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Boxing Man (ranked 6074 p4p, 633 weight class) and Mass Hitta (ranked 4235 p4p, 519 weight class). The key to victory for Boxing Man has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Man
vs
Hitta

190 cm
24
216 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

196 cm
21
204 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

Excellent boxer
Good chin

Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Boxing Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mass Hitta!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hitta throws a body kick that misses
and Man counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice defenses there by Hitta.
Man takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Man misses with a straight right.

Hitta gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Hitta's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hitta takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hitta avoids the body shot from Man.
The fighters circling - Man throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Man blocks the body kick.

Hitta lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and Man goes down! The ref sends Hitta to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and Man 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!

It looks like Boxing Man has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Hitta has Man up against the ropes in a clinch.
Man working aggressively here.

Hitta manages to break the clinch.
Man looks to throw the jab but Hitta is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man clobbers Hitta with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
An inside leg kick lands from Hitta.
Man on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The fighters circling - Man throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Despite the aggression on Hitta's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Boxing Man is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hitta buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hitta - that will leave a mark!
Hitta buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Man slips a jab and a cross from Hitta.
Man throws a jab but it's blocked by Hitta.
Man misses with an uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Man.
Hitta steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Hitta connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Man momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Man loads up on a big right hand but Hitta slips the punch.
We've been told by Man's head coaches at Slaughterhouse that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hitta slips a jab from Man.
Man takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Man is breathing heavily.
Look low, kick high! Hitta uses the oldest trick in the book to send Man tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Hitta is absolutely delighted - when Man wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mass Hitta!

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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
73%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Joe Stalin (ranked 4131 p4p, 193 weight class) and Kazushi Kazuraba (ranked 24731 p4p, 348 weight class). Stalin comes into the arena with Vampire Killer blaring out of the sound system. Kazuraba is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bloody Tears. Kazushi Kazuraba has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Joe Stalin's chin.

Stalin
vs
Kazuraba

150 cm
27
130 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

172 cm
19
140 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

Solid boxing
Experienced

Brawler
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joe Stalin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazushi Kazuraba!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stalin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stalin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kazuraba is looking to clinch.
Kazuraba takes one to the chin there.
Kazuraba 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.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Stalin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Kazuraba has managed to clinch.
Kazuraba is looking to control Stalin's arms but Stalin gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kazuraba has his back to the ropes.
Stalin has had enough of the clinch but Kazuraba keeps him there for the moment.
Kazuraba'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.
Kazuraba tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stalin's elbow.
Kazuraba misses with a body punch.
Kazuraba prevents Stalin from breaking the clinch.
Kazuraba struggles to land a body shot inside as Stalin controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stalin tries to circle away but Kazuraba has him pinned against the ropes.
Kazuraba can't find room to land a body shot as Stalin controls the action.
Kazuraba lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stalin backwards.
Kazuraba will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Stalin up against the ropes.
Stalin definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kazuraba softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kazuraba working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Stalin wants to break free but Kazuraba has control.
Stalin blocking some punches.
Kazuraba keeps control of Stalin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kazuraba trying to stall but Stalin improves his position.
Kazuraba misses with a hook to the ribs.
A body shot lands from Kazuraba.
Kazuraba keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Stalin's efforts to push away.
Kazuraba dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Stalin has had enough of the clinch but Kazuraba keeps him there for the moment.
Kazuraba scores with a shoulder strike.
Kazuraba swings wildly with an uppercut but Stalin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kazuraba struggles to land a body shot inside as Stalin controls his hands.

Stalin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stalin throws a jab when Kazuraba was well out of range.
Kazuraba displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stalin throws out the jab.
Kazuraba avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kazuraba lands with a slapping head kick.

Stalin is rocked!

It looks like Joe Stalin has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kazuraba has Stalin up against the ropes in a clinch.
Oh Stalin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A frustrated look appears on Stalin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kazuraba lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stalin backwards.
Kazuraba creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Stalin crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Stalin face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Kazuraba takes it with a brutal technical knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Kazushi Kazuraba!
After winning the bout, Kazushi Kazuraba thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Joe Stalin spoke after the fight, saying 'Pfttt... Pig Dog'.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
50%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Vasyl Kovalchick (ranked 7295 p4p, 562 weight class) and Dada Five Thousand (ranked 5301 p4p, 495 weight class). Kovalchick comes to the ring accompanied by Ukrainian . Five Thousand has chosen Hurt Somebody by Akon (ft. Dada 5000) as his entrance music. On his way into the ring it seems that Vasyl Kovalchick has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Vasyl Kovalchick seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Kovalchick
vs
Five Thousand

190 cm
27
235 lbs
2 - 3 - 1

191 cm
26
260 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Solid boxing
KO power

Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vasyl Kovalchick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dada Five Thousand!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Five Thousand connects with a stiff jab that staggers Kovalchick - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Dada Five Thousand!
Dada Five Thousand looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Welcome to the 2nd holocaust, motherfucker!'.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
0%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between David Dupuis (ranked 4836 p4p, 512 weight class) and Super Akhmed (ranked 24342 p4p, 711 weight class). Dupuis comes to the ring accompanied by Getting Stronger. Akhmed has chosen Allahu Trapbar as his entrance music. David Dupuis has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Dupuis
vs
Akhmed

194 cm
26
200 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

177 cm
19
185 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

Brawler
KO power

Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, David Dupuis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Super Akhmed!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dupuis displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

It looks like Super Akhmed has been cut.
Dupuis fails to land with a series of punches.
Dupuis throws a nice looking combination but Akhmed bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Akhmed wants to counter the offense by Dupuis and move into the clinch position.

Dupuis has closed the distance and engaged Akhmed in a clinch.
Akhmed wants to break free but Dupuis has control.
Akhmed is looking to break free of the clinch but Dupuis has double underhooks.
Akhmed lands a shot to the body.
Dupuis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Akhmed wants to get back to striking at distance but Dupuis won't allow it.

Dupuis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Akhmed tries to keep at a distance but Dupuis has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dupuis is pushing Akhmed up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Akhmed manages to break the clinch.
Good leg kick by Dupuis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Akhmed misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Akhmed misses with a wild body shot.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Dupuis.
Dupuis looks to land a combination but Akhmed avoids it well.
Dupuis fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dupuis lands with a cross.

Dupuis clinches up against the ropes.
The referee is keeping an eye on Dupuis - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Akhmed has had enough of the clinch but Dupuis keeps him there for the moment.
Akhmed wants to get back to striking at distance but Dupuis won't allow it.
A right handed body shot lands from Dupuis.

Dupuis breaks from the clinch.

Akhmed tries to keep at a distance but Dupuis has taken the fight into the clinch.

Dupuis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akhmed ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dupuis moves away.
A combination from Dupuis does no damage.
Akhmed swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

Dupuis staggers Akhmed with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Akhmed looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! Just in time and the ref is going to let the fight continue!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Dupuis instigates a clinch.
Dupuis has Akhmed pressed against the ropes, preventing Akhmed from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dupuis lands a nice uppercut.

Dupuis breaks the clinch.
Dupuis falls off balance throwing a combination
and Akhmed counters with a stiff right hand.
Dupuis listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
David Dupuis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Dupuis scores a knockdown with a big right hand! Akhmed beats the count and gets back to his feet. The referee asks him to walk forwards and it appears he is OK so we'll continue the bout.

Akhmed is rocked!
Dupuis throws a combination that misses

and Akhmed counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Akhmed.

Dupuis breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Akhmed with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Akhmed looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Akhmed get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? Yes, he's struggled back up to his feet and seems OK to continue. The referee agrees so we're back to the action!
Akhmed is still on wobbly legs! Can Dupuis finish him?
Dupuis misses with a series of wild punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akhmed throws a series of punches but Dupuis moves out of range.
Akhmed seems to have recovered his senses.
Akhmed tries to clinch up but Dupuis circles away and keeps his distance.
Akhmed slips a jab and a cross from Dupuis.

Dupuis has Akhmed up against the ropes in a clinch.

Akhmed breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Akhmed looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
David Dupuis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dupuis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Akhmed throws a counter combo.
Akhmed scores with a jab. Dupuis acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Dupuis scores a flash knockdown with a right hook that drops Akhmed to his hands and knees! The ref pushes Dupuis away as he looks to land an illegal blow. Akhmed got an extra few seconds to recover there, which could have made all the differences as he stumbles back to his feet. The referee looks into his eyes and decides to allow the bout to continue. Can he survive?!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dupuis closes the distance and lands a lead uppercut that stumbles Akhmed back against the ropes! Dupuis follows up with a jab and a huge straight right that knocks Akhmed out cold! What a finish! Dupuis looks absolutely delighted, as he should do! Congratulations that man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). David Dupuis!
David Dupuis thanked the fans post fight for their support.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
90%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Shaggy Shank (ranked 3833 p4p, 436 weight class) and Frank Ducks (ranked 6193 p4p, 580 weight class). Ducks is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Never Surrender. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Shank
vs
Ducks

185 cm
20
188 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

176 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Excellent boxer
Very strong

Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shaggy Shank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Ducks!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shank moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ducks pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Shank scores with a hook to the body. Ducks takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Shank scores with a hook.
Ducks throws a sloppy head kick and Shank moves out of range easily.
Ducks moves in looking to clinch but Shank pushes him off.
Ducks misses with a head kick.
It looked like Shank was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Shank has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Martial Arts Dojo in the buildup to the fight.
Shank lands a lovely overhand right.
Shank closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shank catches Ducks with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Shank lands a nice shot to the body.
Shank connects with the punch.
Ducks is looking to clinch but Shank is avoiding it.
Shank jabs Ducks right on the nose. Ducks blinks but takes it well.
Frank Ducks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shank lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ducks at a distance.

Ducks walks into a straight right hand and goes down! Shank rushes to a neutral corner so the count doesn't get delayed but Ducks has made it back to his feet on 5. He's OK so we're back to the action.

Ducks is rocked!
Ducks swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shank was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ducks walks into a stiff left hand from Shank.
Ducks is still on wobbly legs! Can Shank finish him?

Shank scores a knockdown with a big right hand! Ducks beats the count and gets back to his feet. The referee asks him to walk forwards and it appears he is OK so we'll continue the bout.
Ducks tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ducks seems to have recovered his senses.
Ducks walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Shank! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Shaggy Shank!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Max Casacci (ranked 3907 p4p, 441 weight class) and Nick Sins (ranked 20839 p4p, 725 weight class). Casacci comes to the ring accompanied by Serpente by SUBSONICA. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Casacci
vs
Sins

183 cm
38
198 lbs
25 - 10 - 0

186 cm
25
201 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Great elbows
Very quick

World class MT
Good gas tank

Bullet Proof System

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Max Casacci!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Sins!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sins shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sins slips a jab from Casacci.
Sins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Casacci 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.

It looks like Nick Sins has been cut.
Casacci fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sins misses with a double jab.
Sins drops his guard momentarily, allowing Casacci to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Sins! Oh, he's in big trouble - I don't like his chances here as the referee's count reaches 5. 6,7,8,9...10! He's out! Casacci takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Max Casacci!
Our winner, Max Casacci, 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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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Julio El Toro (ranked 1664 p4p, 218 weight class) and Sledge Harrison (ranked 24386 p4p, 704 weight class). Harrison has chosen Sex Machine by James Brown as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

El Toro
vs
Harrison

178 cm
43
196 lbs
25 - 21 - 1

178 cm
19
192 lbs
0 - 6 - 0

World class boxer
Cardio machine

Counter fighter
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Julio El Toro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sledge Harrison!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Sano and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

El Toro takes the fight into the clinch.
Harrison takes a shot to the head.

It looks like Sledge Harrison has been cut.
El Toro on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

El Toro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harrison tries to clinch but El Toro moves out of range.
Harrison 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.
El Toro circles away from the clinch attempt.

El Toro moves into range and clinches up with Harrison.
Our sources have told us that El Toro has been working on his elbows in the gym.
El Toro lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

El Toro breaks the clinch.

El Toro has closed the distance and engaged Harrison in a clinch.
El Toro working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Harrison goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

El Toro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

El Toro closes the distance and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
El Toro lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Harrison missing with knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from El Toro.

That's one minute gone in the round.
El Toro blocks a body shot from Harrison.
Harrison doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
El Toro lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Still in the clinch, El Toro scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by El Toro.

Harrison is rocked!

El Toro manages to break the clinch.
El Toro swats away the attempt to clinch by Harrison.
El Toro takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Harrison takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from El Toro.
Harrison is still on wobbly legs! Can El Toro finish him?
El Toro lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Harrison backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!

El Toro manages to break the clinch.

El Toro instigates a clinch.
El Toro cracks Harrison with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Harrison goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Harrison wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Julio El Toro!
In his post fight interview, Julio El Toro started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
Sledge Harrison was interviewed post fight and said 'I'm just gonna get right back up! Ain't nothing stopping the groovy lovin' sex machine! Right on baby!'.

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B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
64%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Tsuyoshi Tamatso (ranked 1863 p4p, 241 weight class) and Ryu Boshi (ranked 3661 p4p, 422 weight class). Tamatso comes to the ring accompanied by The Storm by Bill Conti. Boshi has chosen Ryu's Theme Song as his entrance music. Ryu Boshi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Tamatso
vs
Boshi

180 cm
54
191 lbs
32 - 14 - 0

176 cm
25
190 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

World class boxer
Very quick

Dangerous knees
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tsuyoshi Tamatso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryu Boshi!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tamatso takes the fight into the clinch.
Boshi misses with an elbow over the top.
Tamatso lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tamatso on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tamatso holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Boshi tries a body shot but Tamatso blocks it.
Tamatso avoids a wild elbow strike from Boshi.
Tamatso blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tamatso blocks an elbow strike from Boshi.
Boshi putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tamatso in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Boshi tries to work over Tamatso's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boshi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tamatso.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boshi taking a breather.
Boshi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Boshi taking a breather.
Tamatso has Boshi pushed against the ropes.
Boshi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tamatso's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boshi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tamatso scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Boshi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tamatso avoids the elbow strike from Boshi, against the ropes.
Boshi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Boshi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Boshi tries to land knees in the clinch but Tamatso avoids the damage to the body.
Boshi misses with a body punch.
Tamatso has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Boshi looking to throw knees to the head but Tamatso is blocking nicely.
Boshi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tamatso has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Boshi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tamatso has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Boshi is leaning against Tamatso and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Boshi misses with the head strike.
Boshi throws a punch but it's blocked by Tamatso.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boshi tries a knee to the head but Tamatso blocks it.
Tamatso has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Boshi throws a head punch that misses.
Tamatso is trying to stall.
Boshi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tamatso lands a body shot in the clinch.
Boshi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tamatso holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Tamatso is trying to break the clinch but Boshi has him pressed against the ropes.
Boshi connects with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Boshi obliges.
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!
Tamatso wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Boshi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tamatso avoids it.
Tamatso is trying to break the clinch but Boshi has him pressed against the ropes.
Boshi lands a right hand.
Boshi is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tamatso is keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamatso lands a shot to the body.
Tamatso blocks an elbow strike from Boshi.
Boshi's coach down at Savage Dojo KT Tokyo was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Boshi's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Tamatso stalling in the clinch but Boshi improves position.
Boshi tries to throw a body punch but Tamatso avoids it by throwing Boshi back against the ropes.
Boshi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tamatso's elbow.
Tamatso wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tamatso avoids the elbow strike from Boshi, against the ropes.
Boshi wants to stall.
Boshi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tamatso avoids it.
Tamatso is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boshi.
Boshi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Boshi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tamatso is defending well for now.
Boshi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tamatso avoids a wild elbow strike from Boshi.
Boshi is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tamatso is keeping busy.
Tamatso on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tamatso lands with a light punch inside.
Tamatso lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tamatso is looking to control Boshi's arms but Boshi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tamatso has his back to the ropes.
Boshi misses with a body punch.
Boshi tries a knee to the head but Tamatso blocks it.
Boshi misses with an elbow strike.
Tamatso scores with a nice hook to the head.
Boshi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tamatso stalling against the ropes.
Boshi misses with a hook from the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Tamatso scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Boshi missing with knees to the body.
Boshi missing with knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Boshi.
Boshi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Boshi missing with knees to the body.
Tamatso blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tamatso lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Boshi throws an elbow that misses.
Boshi wants to stall.
A body shot lands from Tamatso.
Boshi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boshi misses with some punches.
Boshi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Boshi.
Boshi throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Tamatso works on Boshi's body with a couple of short punches.
Boshi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tamatso's face.
Tamatso is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Boshi is keeping busy.
Tamatso blocks a body shot from Boshi.
Boshi tries to land knees in the clinch but Tamatso avoids the damage to the body.
Knees to the body from Boshi.
A frustrated look appears on Tamatso's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Boshi misses with an elbow strike.
Boshi has a couple of punches blocked by Tamatso.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tamatso pushes Boshi back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Boshi looks winded!
Boshi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tamatso cracks Boshi with a nice body shot.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A frustrated look appears on Tamatso's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Tamatso taking a breather.
Tamatso blocks an uppercut.
Boshi taking a breather.
Boshi misses with a body punch.
Tamatso can't break the clinch.
Tamatso avoiding damage.
Boshi tries a body shot but Tamatso blocks it.
Tamatso on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tamatso cracks Boshi with a nice body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boshi.
Boshi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boshi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boshi.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tamatso.
Tamatso is trying to force a seperation but Boshi has the dominant position.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Boshi misses with the head strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Boshi tries a knee to the head but Tamatso blocks it.
Tamatso on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Boshi is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tamatso is keeping busy.
Boshi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Boshi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tamatso's efforts to push away.
Boshi connects with a knee to the head.

Tamatso breaks the clinch.
Tamatso displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Tamatso ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boshi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Boshi throws a counter combo.
Boshi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Boshi wants to clinch but Tamatso slips to the side
and Tamatso connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boshi doesn't manage to clinch there - Tamatso circles away.
Tamatso appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.

Tamatso fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Boshi, pushing him back against the ropes.
Tamatso prevents a body shot from Boshi.
Tamatso is trying to break the clinch but Boshi is controlling him.
Boshi tries to throw a body punch but Tamatso avoids it by throwing Boshi back against the ropes.
A body shot lands from Tamatso.
Ryu Boshi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Tamatso breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tamatso is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Boshi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Boshi tries to clinch but Tamatso moves out of range.
As Boshi tries to get set, Tamatso tries to push him back and clinch up but Boshi manages to avoid the attempt.
Tamatso tries to bum rush Boshi with a series of wild strikes but Boshi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Boshi moves in looking to clinch but Tamatso pushes him off.
Tamatso throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Boshi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tsuyoshi Tamatso has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boshi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ryu Boshi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Boshi 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Ryu Boshi!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Ryu Boshi!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Ryu Boshi!

Ryu Boshi wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath Ryu Boshi thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
46%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Troy Niklas (ranked 1523 p4p, 167 weight class) and Bart Vale (ranked 4512 p4p, 446 weight class). Niklas comes to the ring accompanied by Pretty Fly (For a White Guy) by The Offspring. Vale has chosen Meltdown as his entrance music. Troy Niklas could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bart Vale's chin.

Niklas
vs
Vale

196 cm
26
265 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

188 cm
27
251 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

Excellent MT
Experienced

Brawler
Knockout power

Forge Clothing Co.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Troy Niklas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bart Vale!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Niklas fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vale, pushing him back against the ropes.
Vale's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Niklas throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vales head.
Niklas lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vale is looking to break free of the clinch but Niklas has double underhooks.
A left hand lands to the body for Niklas.
Vale misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Niklas.
Vale pushes off an throws an elbow but Niklas leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Niklas scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Niklas lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Vale looks winded!
Niklas scores with a hook to the body.
Niklas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Niklas working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Niklas lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Vale.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Niklas lands a nice uppercut.

Vale is rocked!
Niklas loads up on a right hand - it lands flush and knocks Vale senseless! What a punch!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Troy Niklas!
After the big win, Troy Niklas made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Forge Clothing Co. and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
98%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Tevin Mangrove Jr (ranked 861 p4p, 93 weight class) and Kyotaro Sujimoto (ranked 25105 p4p, 662 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Mangrove Jr
vs
Sujimoto

199 cm
40
246 lbs
32 - 11 - 1

184 cm
25
225 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

World class MT
Granite chin

Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Tevin Mangrove Jr!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kyotaro Sujimoto!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mangrove Jr thumps Sujimoto with a low kick.
Tevin Mangrove Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mangrove Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Despite the aggression on Sujimoto's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.

Mangrove Jr clinches up with Sujimoto and pushes him back against the ropes.

Sujimoto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mangrove Jr misses with a body shot.

Mangrove Jr forces Sujimoto back against the ropes and clinches.
Sujimoto tries to circle away but Mangrove Jr has him pinned against the ropes.
Sujimoto is looking to break free of the clinch but Mangrove Jr has double underhooks.
Sujimoto misses with a punch to the body.
Mangrove Jr keeps control of Sujimoto as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mangrove Jr tries a knee to the head but Sujimoto blocks it.

Mangrove Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Mangrove Jr gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Mangrove Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Mangrove Jr rushes Sujimoto and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Sujimoto looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mangrove Jr tries to throw a body punch but Sujimoto avoids it by throwing Mangrove Jr back against the ropes.

Mangrove Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sujimoto swings for the body but Mangrove Jr moves out of range.
Sujimoto throws a nice looking combination but Mangrove Jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mangrove Jr needs to keep his hands up - Sujimoto had a free shot at his head there.
Mangrove Jr misses the shot to the body.
Mangrove Jr jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mangrove Jr ducks under a wild hook from Sujimoto.
Sujimoto moves in looking to clinch but Mangrove Jr pushes him off.
Mangrove Jr looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Mangrove Jr backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks Sujimoto's temple! It sends Sujimoto violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Mangrove Jr celebrates and the doctors try to help Sujimoto!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Tevin Mangrove Jr!
Tevin Mangrove Jr retains his heavyweight title!
Tevin Mangrove Jr decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.