Warzone 4 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Takeru Ishii (ranked 23729 p4p, 548 weight class) and Zlatan Zirkov (ranked 4152 p4p, 396 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ishii
vs
Zirkov

170 cm
27
127 lbs
7 - 7 - 2

172 cm
27
160 lbs
2 - 8 - 0

Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Excellent boxer
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Takeru Ishii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zlatan Zirkov!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ishii throws an overhand right that lands on Zirkov's shoulder, as Zirkov tries to avoid the shot.
That kick from Zirkov tenderised Ishii's leg. Ishii is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ishii throws a solid leg kick but Zirkov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ishii.
Ishii lands a leg kick that knocks Zirkov off balance momentarily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zirkov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ishii seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Zirkov lands with a good body shot.
Ishii lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Zirkov misses with a straight left.
Some wild striking there from Ishii.
Nice body kick there by Zirkov.
Zirkov tries to clinch up but Ishii circles away and keeps his distance.
That kick from Zirkov tenderised Ishii's leg. Ishii is trying to keep his angry face on.
Zirkov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ishii connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Zirkov scrambles back to his feet.
Zlatan Zirkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zirkov swinging wildly here.
Ishii swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishii lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zirkov circles away quickly and effectively.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ishii checks a leg kick.
Zirkov throws a body punch but Ishii moves out of range.
Ishii tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Zirkov. That's going to slow Ishii down.
Ishii connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Zirkov's hands.
Zirkov misses with a low kick.
Ishii is looking to counter the offense by Zirkov and move into the clinch.
Zirkov throws a body shot but no joy.
Zirkov scores with a jab to the jaw.
A big right from Zirkov misses.
Zirkov throws a leg kick that misses.
Ishii scores with a nice strike.
Zirkov dips to his left and cracks Ishii with an uppercut!
Zirkov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Ishii counters by moving into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zirkov trying to land knees to the body.
Zirkov has a couple of punches blocked by Ishii.
Ishii lands a damaging elbow.
Zirkov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A short right from Zirkov.
Ishii blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Zirkov manages to break the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A left lands for Zirkov.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ishii looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zirkov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ishii checks it well.
Ishii has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Zirkov.
Ishii wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ishii throws a lazy right hand but Zirkov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ishii cracks Zirkov with a good jab.
Ishii throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ishii scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ishii stuns Zirkov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ishii avoids the head kick by Zirkov.
Ishii throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ishii. That's going to slow Zirkov down.
Zirkov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Zirkov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ishii connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Zirkov scrambles back to his feet.
Ishii closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Takeru Ishii will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Nice shot lands for Ishii.
Ishii stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Zirkov.
Zirkov misses with a low kick.
Ishii throws a series of punches but Zirkov moves out of range.
Zirkov looks to score with a jab to the body but Ishii is just out of range.
Ishii lands with a good body shot.
A swing and a miss from Zirkov.
Zirkov loads up on a big right hand but Ishii slips the punch.
Zirkov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zirkov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zirkov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ishii to score with a decent uppercut.
Ishii blocks a jab.
Zirkov misses with a wild body shot.
Ishii does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Zirkov 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.
Zirkov lands with a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ishii fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ishii connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ishii takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishii misses with a wild combination.
Zirkov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ishii is out of range and Zirkov settles back down.
Ishii avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zirkov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Zirkov there as he acknowledges the shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ishii.
Ishii stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Zirkov.
Zirkov throws a series of punches but Ishii avoids them all with ease.
Ishii swats away the attempt to clinch by Zirkov.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ishii looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ishii throws a series of punches but Zirkov moves out of range.
Zirkov cracks Ishii with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Zirkov throws a leg kick but Ishii sees it coming and checks it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zirkov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ishii to score with a decent uppercut.
Ishii tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Zirkov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ishii misses with a leg kick.
Zirkov misses with a wild combination.
Zirkov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ishii attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ishii lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ishii tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zirkov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ishii is out of range.
Takeru Ishii is winning the standup battle so far.
Ishii throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Ishii here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Zirkov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ishii.
Ishii lands a right hook to the body.
Ishii is looking to clinch but Zirkov is avoiding it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ishii.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Takeru Ishii will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Ishii misses with a looping right.
Zirkov doesn't manage to clinch there - Ishii circles away.
Ishii is looking to score with low kicks.
Ishii does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ishii throws a hook but Zirkov avoids it easily.
Ishii tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zirkov was well out of range. Poor timing from Ishii.
Zirkov lands a head kick!
Good work by Ishii as he checks the leg kick.
Ishii swinging wildly here.
Ishii lands a really nice looking cross but Zirkov seems unphased.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ishii tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Zirkov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Zirkov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ishii cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Zirkov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Zirkov blocks a low kick nicely.
Zirkov misses with a leg kick
and Ishii counters with a two punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ishii throws a low kick but it's checked well by Zirkov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishii lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Zirkov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zirkov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ishii lands a two punch combo.
Some wild striking there from Ishii.
Zirkov lands a jab to Ishii's midsection.
Zirkov throws a head kick but Ishii moves out of range.
Ishii scores with a three punch combo!
Zirkov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ishii swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Ishii listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ishii looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Zirkov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ishii connects with a solid leg kick.

Ishii closes the distance and clinches.
Zirkov lands a nice knee to the body.
Ishii is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zirkov can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ishii.
Ishii on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Zirkov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ishii tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ishii throws an elbow that misses.
Zirkov blocks the elbow strike.
Zirkov working hard to break the clinch.
Zirkov blocks an elbow strike from Ishii.
Ishii softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Ishii creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ishii managing to block the knees to the body from Zirkov.

Zirkov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zirkov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ishii.
Ishii throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A good leg kick by Zirkov.
Zirkov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ishii ducks under a wild hook from Zirkov.
Ishii looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Zirkov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Zirkov thumps Ishii with a low kick.
Zlatan Zirkov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Takeru Ishii is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Zirkov throws a chopping leg kick but Ishii manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

Ishii moves into the clinch successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
Takeru Ishii showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ishii has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takeru Ishii!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
82%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Cyril Makarenko (ranked 6566 p4p, 131 weight class) and Tee Nah (ranked 2481 p4p, 56 weight class). Makarenko comes to the ring accompanied by Macarena - Original version. Tee Nah has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Makarenko
vs
Nah

194 cm
45
257 lbs
45 - 25 - 0

192 cm
47
251 lbs
61 - 35 - 0

World class boxer
Very quick

Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 45 - 25 - 0, fighting out of London, Cyril Makarenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 61 - 35 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tee Nah!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makarenko lands a leg kick that knocks Nah off balance momentarily.
Makarenko dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nah. That did some damage!

Nah takes the fight into the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Makarenko.
Nah using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Makarenko has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nah lands a right hand.
Nah misses with a short punch on the inside.
Makarenko throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Makarenko lands with a short head shot on the inside.

It looks like Tee Nah has been cut.
Nah looks winded!
Nah swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good body shot from Makarenko.
Makarenko lands a hook that snaps the head of Nah backwards.
Makarenko lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Makarenko works on Nah's body with a couple of short punches.
Makarenko scores with a nice hook to the head.
Makarenko lands a hook to the side of the head.
Makarenko pushes Nah back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Makarenko is leaning against Nah and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Makarenko taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Makarenko scores with a nice hook to the head.
Makarenko lands a body shot.
Makarenko digs a right hand into Nah's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nah's gas tank.
Makarenko struggles to land a body shot inside as Nah controls his hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Makarenko scores with a hook to the body.
Makarenko scores with a nice hook to the head.
Makarenko lands a body punch.
Makarenko content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Makarenko working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Makarenko leaning his opponent against the ropes.
A short left from Makarenko.
Makarenko will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Nah up against the ropes.
Makarenko is trying to maintain a safe position but Nah gets an underhook and turns Makarenko into the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Cyril Makarenko.
Makarenko connects with a right hand. Nah shakes it off.
Makarenko scores with a leg kick.
Nah wants to clinch.
Nah tries to close the distance and clinch up but Makarenko swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makarenko wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Makarenko gets tackled into the ropes by Nah. Nah maintains the clinch.
Good body shot from Makarenko.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Makarenko scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Makarenko scores with a shoulder strike.
Makarenko lands an uppercut.
Makarenko lands a body shot in the clinch.
Makarenko holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Makarenko lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That has opened up Tee Nah's cut even more.
Makarenko softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Makarenko trying to control the position but instead, Nah has worked for underhooks and has pushed Makarenko into the ropes.
Nah takes a shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Makarenko stalling in the clinch but Nah improves position.
Makarenko lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nah.
Makarenko lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Makarenko works on Nah's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right from Makarenko.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cyril Makarenko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tee Nah's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Makarenko lands a body shot.
Makarenko lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Makarenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Makarenko lands a body shot.
Makarenko lands a body shot.
Makarenko fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Makarenko lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Nah crumples to the floor! Makarenko milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Cyril Makarenko!
A very excited looking Cyril Makarenko rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
78%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Sigi Pesalelei (ranked 23507 p4p, 510 weight class) and Howard Stern (ranked 1888 p4p, 194 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Stern's choice of entrance music: The Great American Nightmare. 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.

Pesalelei
vs
Stern

189 cm
21
250 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

184 cm
44
208 lbs
37 - 32 - 1

World class MT
Cardio machine

Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sigi Pesalelei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 32 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Howard Stern!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stern throws a hook to the side of Pesalelei's head but Pesalelei sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pesalelei moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pesalelei has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Relentless Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Pesalelei takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Stern cracks Pesalelei with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Howard Stern seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stern throws an overhand right that lands on Pesalelei's shoulder, as Pesalelei tries to avoid the shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Pesalelei. That snapped Stern's head back.
Pesalelei moves out of range of the strikes.
Stern tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pesalelei was well out of range. Poor timing from Stern.
Stern misses with an uppercut. Pesalelei saw that one coming.
Pesalelei throws a big counter combination but Stern scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Stern is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pesalelei.
Pesalelei tries to work over Stern's front leg with a kick but Stern checks it.
Stern bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pesalelei loads up on a big right hand but Stern slips the punch.
Pesalelei tries to clinch up.
Pesalelei misses with an uppercut.
Pesalelei misses with a straight right.
Stern lands with a nice body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stern throws a body shot but no joy.
Stern throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Pesalelei throws a leg kick but Stern checks it.
Pesalelei throws a hook to the side of Stern's head but Stern sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stern misses with a straight right.
A lazy left from Stern finds it's target.
Nice straight punches there by Stern. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Stern.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pesalelei fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pesalelei avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pesalelei is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stern.
Pesalelei misses with a low kick.
Stern lands a jab.
Pesalelei misses with a low kick.
Pesalelei fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sigi Pesalelei is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stern cracks Pesalelei with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pesalelei walks into a stiff left hand from Stern.
Stern is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Pesalelei had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Stern misses the shot to the body.
Stern bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pesalelei's head backwards.
Stern just misses with a punch to the body.
Pesalelei lands with a thumping leg kick.
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!
Pesalelei steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stern.
Stern throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Pesalelei connects with a crisp jab.
Pesalelei throws a right and a left that Stern avoids nicely.
Stern tries to counter with a clinch but Pesalelei shakes him off and moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stern misses the shot to the body.
Pesalelei slips under a jab from Stern.
Pesalelei throws a hook but Stern avoids it easily.
Stern has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pesalelei finds it's way round the side to connect with Stern's head.
Pesalelei throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pesalelei will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pesalelei misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stern.
Pesalelei uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stern.
An attempted straight right counter from Pesalelei misses the target.
Pesalelei jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pesalelei misses with a wild combination.
Stern avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stern lands with an overhand left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from Pesalelei misses.
Pesalelei takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Stern bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pesalelei's head backwards.
Stern takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pesalelei fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Stern has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Howard Stern dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Pesalelei lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Stern connects with a nice looking jab.
Stern pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pesalelei takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Stern misses with an uppercut.
Pesalelei throws a big shot that misses.
Stern is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Stern throws an overhand right that lands on Pesalelei's shoulder, as Pesalelei tries to avoid the shot.
Pesalelei scores with a crisp jab that stopped Stern in his tracks.
Stern checks a leg kick.
Stern avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pesalelei dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stern avoids the body shot from Pesalelei.
Pesalelei misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stern is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Pesalelei misses with a low kick as Stern jumps back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pesalelei looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pesalelei checks a leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Stern. Those never looked like landing.
Pesalelei scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Stern scores with a jab to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pesalelei moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jab from Stern.
Pesalelei avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pesalelei works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Howard Stern seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stern scores with a sloppy right hand. Pesalelei should have avoided that one.
Stern lands with a shot to the body.
Stern connects with a single shot there.
Pesalelei scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Stern throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pesalelei swings for the body but Stern moves out of range.
Stern throws an overhand right that lands on Pesalelei's shoulder, as Pesalelei tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like Pesalelei was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Pesalelei lands with an overhand left.
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!
Stern fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
An attempted straight right counter from Pesalelei misses the target.
Stern lands with a nice body punch.
Pesalelei pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pesalelei sets himself, and Stern steps forward looking for the clinch! Pesalelei avoids it this time.
The fighters circling - Stern throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stern cracks Pesalelei with a good jab.
Pesalelei moves in looking to clinch but Stern pushes him off.
Pesalelei misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Pesalelei.
Pesalelei misses with a looping right.
Stern lands a right hook to the body.
Pesalelei tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Stern manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stern scores with a nice strike.
Stern throws a hook but Pesalelei avoids it easily.
Stern throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pesalelei scores with a jab to the body.
Stern lands with a nice body punch.
Stern missing with a left hand there. Pesalelei was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big right from Stern misses.
Stern on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pesalelei throws a series of strikes that have Stern backpedaling.
A lazy left from Pesalelei finds it's target.
Pesalelei bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Stern's head backwards.
Stern connects with the punch.
Pesalelei throws a leg kick but Stern sees it coming and moves out of range.
Stern wants to counter with a clinch but Pesalelei pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Sigi Pesalelei will probably get the nod.
That's time! Pesalelei's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

A slow jab from Stern misses its intended target.
Pesalelei is looking to counter punch.
Stern staying out of range there.
Stern tries to counter by closing the distance.
Pesalelei is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stern.
Pesalelei tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pesalelei misses with a looping left.
Stern steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Pesalelei.
Stern just misses with a punch to the body.
Stern tests Pesalelei's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stern swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pesalelei.
Pesalelei tries to move into range but Stern moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Pesalelei misses with a low kick.
Pesalelei tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Stern manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stern misses with a left hand
and Pesalelei counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stern misses with an uppercut.
Pesalelei tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stern was well out of range. Poor timing from Pesalelei.
Stern moves into range and connects with a jab.
Stern doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
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!
Pesalelei blocks a jab.
Pesalelei seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Pesalelei misses with a hook. Stern ducked under it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stern blocks a head kick by Pesalelei.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nice cross by Pesalelei.
Pesalelei looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Stern dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A low kick from Stern misses
and Pesalelei counters with a left and a right that stings Stern.
Pesalelei defending well as Stern loads up on a big left hand.
Stern on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pesalelei is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Pesalelei thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pesalelei fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pesalelei uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stern.
Pesalelei with a hook.
Pesalelei keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stern.
It looked like Pesalelei wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pesalelei ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stern moves away.
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!
Stern bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Good work by Stern as he checks the leg kick.
Stern wants to counter the offense by Pesalelei and move into the clinch position.
Pesalelei ducks under a wild hook from Stern.
Pesalelei throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Stern tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pesalelei is able to avoid easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Pesalelei.
Stern connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pesalelei's hands.
Stern scores with a nice right hand.
Pesalelei fails with an attempt to clinch.
A big left from Stern misses.
Stern moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from Stern misses.
Pesalelei ducks right into an uppercut from Stern.
Pesalelei moves out of range of the strikes.
Stern throws a push kick but Pesalelei slaps the foot to one side.
Stern slips under a jab from Pesalelei.
Pesalelei misses with a head kick.
Pesalelei is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pesalelei looks to land a left hand but Stern moved out of range nicely.
Stern takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pesalelei avoids the head kick by Stern.
Stern catches Pesalelei with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Pesalelei throws out a loose jab but Stern uses good head movement to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Sigi Pesalelei.
I think Pesalelei has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Sigi Pesalelei!
An out of breath Sigi Pesalelei thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
In defeat, Howard Stern stepped up to the mic, saying 'I blame Robin and those big G's.'.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
88%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Maya Chigg (ranked 3343 p4p, 74 weight class) and Juanito Cortez (ranked 1657 p4p, 37 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Cortez's choice of entrance music: $$$. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Chigg
vs
Cortez

178 cm
42
142 lbs
31 - 16 - 2

184 cm
39
196 lbs
24 - 19 - 0

World class MT
Cardio machine

World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Maya Chigg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Juanito Cortez!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chigg sizes up Cortez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cortez throws a leg kick but Chigg sees it coming and moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Chigg.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cortez throws a push kick but Chigg slaps the foot to one side.
Cortez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

Chigg pushes Cortez up against the ropes in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chigg.
Chigg really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Cortez wants to get back to striking at distance but Chigg won't allow it.

Cortez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cortez tried to score with a low kick but Chigg checks it.
Cortez throws a leg kick but Chigg sees it coming and moves out of range.
Chigg fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cortez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Chigg just misses with a punch to the body.
Chigg checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cortez takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cortez takes one to the side of the head.
Nice cross by Cortez.
Chigg tries to close the distance and clinch but Cortez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cortez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Chigg.
Cortez throws a right hand that misses
and Chigg cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cortez throws a leg kick but Chigg moved away.
Cortez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chigg scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chigg swings for the body but Cortez moves out of range.
Chigg cracks Cortez with a good jab.
A slow jab from Cortez misses its intended target.
Decent striking displayed by Cortez there.
Chigg scores with a head kick. Cortez tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Chigg chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Chigg scores with a push kick.
Cortez tries to land a front kick but Chigg steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Chigg displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cortez throws out the jab.
Cortez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cortez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cortez.
Cortez throws a low kick but it's checked well by Chigg.
Chigg ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Cortez.

Chigg throws out a head kick that Cortez doesn't see coming - it connects and sends Cortez crashing to the mat face first! He's bounced up to his knees and is scrambling to get back to his feet and beat the count. He's up on 5 but still looks a bit groggy; will the referee allow it to continue??? He's taking a good look into Cortez's eyes and has decided to let it go on!
Chigg jabs at Cortez's body.
Cortez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chigg sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chigg checks a leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cortez lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Chigg has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Chigg and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cortez misses the jab.
Chigg throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cortez.
Chigg uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cortez.
An inside leg kick lands from Cortez.
Cortez wants to slow Chigg down by chopping away at his legs.
Chigg lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cortez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

Cortez is rocked!
Chigg checks the leg kick.
Cortez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cortez is still on wobbly legs! Can Chigg finish him?
Chigg throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cortez misses with a body kick.
A solid body kick from Chigg.
Chigg cracks Cortez with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Cortez 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 Cortez is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Cortez could not beat the count!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Maya Chigg!
Maya Chigg really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that HGH Nutrients Q160 Tycoons Best Quality supps logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
In defeat, Juanito Cortez stepped up to the mic, saying 'Well...shit happens....i will b back!'.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
99%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Gauthier St. Georges (ranked 451 p4p, 14 weight class) and Irvine Kinneas (ranked 1473 p4p, 32 weight class). St. Georges's entrance music is Jiu Jitsu. A fine choice. Kinneas has chosen Judas Priest - Electric Eye as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

St. Georges
vs
Kinneas

182 cm
38
160 lbs
34 - 18 - 2

193 cm
34
215 lbs
18 - 7 - 1

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Gauthier St. Georges!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Irvine Kinneas!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St. Georges swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kinneas counters with a straight right hand.
A left and a right from Kinneas both land. Nice combination.

It looks like Gauthier St. Georges has been cut.
Kinneas tries to land a front kick but St. Georges steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
St. Georges is looking to counter punch.
Kinneas feints and then cracks St. Georges's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow St. Georges down.
Kinneas slips a jab and a cross from St. Georges.
St. Georges has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Canadian Elite Bruins Gym in the buildup to the fight.
St. Georges throws a nice looking combination but Kinneas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kinneas throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
St. Georges is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kinneas scores with a head kick. St. Georges tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kinneas swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and St. Georges counters with a nice uppercut.
St. Georges swings widly with a right hand
and Kinneas counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A nice combination there by Kinneas.
Kinneas throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kinneas misses with a hook. St. Georges ducked under it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St. Georges jabs Kinneas to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kinneas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kinneas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and St. Georges counters with a straight right hand.
Kinneas takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kinneas misses the jab.
St. Georges connects with a nice looking jab.
Irvine Kinneas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kinneas throws the kick towards the body but St. Georges avoids it.
St. Georges tried to counter with a leg kick but Kinneas avoided it.
Kinneas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kinneas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
St. Georges takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kinneas thows a body kick. St. Georges tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts St. Georges, as that shot connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St. Georges checks a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges lands with a straight right. Kinneas didn't see that one coming.
St. Georges thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kinneas keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kinneas takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Good standup being displayed there by Kinneas as he connects with a hook.
St. Georges lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kinneas takes a step back to recover.
Kinneas misses with a body kick.
St. Georges misses with a body kick.
Kinneas moves into range and connects with a jab.
St. Georges avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kinneas moves out of range of the strikes.
St. Georges fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kinneas manages to avoid it.
Kinneas is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Some wild striking there from Kinneas.
St. Georges is looking to counter with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Irvine Kinneas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gauthier St. Georges's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Kinneas misses with a body kick.
Kinneas throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
St. Georges steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kinneas.
St. Georges moves out of range of the leg kick from Kinneas.
St. Georges was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
St. Georges throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
St. Georges throws a body punch but Kinneas moves out of range.
Kinneas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A good leg kick by Kinneas.
Kinneas throws a front kick that sends St. Georges stumbling back into the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from St. Georges.
St. Georges on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kinneas lands a high kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kinneas misses with an uppercut
and St. Georges counters with a big head kick but Kinneas shrugs it off.
Kinneas fakes a jab and throws a low kick but St. Georges checks it well.
Nice shot by St. Georges.
Kinneas misses with a body kick.
Kinneas smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kinneas lands a straight punch to the body, keeping St. Georges at a distance.
St. Georges misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kinneas just misses with a punch to the body.
Kinneas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A cross from St. Georges lands.
St. Georges throws a hook but Kinneas avoids it easily.
St. Georges takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kinneas swings for the body but St. Georges moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kinneas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
St. Georges is looking to counter punch.
Jab from Kinneas.
Kinneas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from St. Georges.
Kinneas has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kinneas throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kinneas misses with a left hand
and St. Georges counters with a straight right hand.
Nice uppercut there from St. Georges.
Kinneas drops his guard momentarily, allowing St. Georges to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Kinneas! 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! St. Georges takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Gauthier St. Georges!