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Bushido K1: 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ghost Shark (ranked 6479 p4p, 171 weight class) and Cyril Makarenko (ranked 11530 p4p, 177 weight class). Makarenko has chosen Macarena - Original version as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ghost Shark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
46 - 29 - 0, fighting out of London, Cyril Makarenko!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shark finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Shark checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Makarenko throws a head kick that misses.
Shark 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.
Makarenko throws a solid leg kick but Shark takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Makarenko.
Makarenko throws a head kick but Shark moves out of range.
Shark swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Shark fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Shark blocks a head kick by Makarenko.
Makarenko looks to score with a jab to the body but Shark is just out of range.
Makarenko throws the left hand but Shark avoids the punch easily.
Makarenko misses with a hook to the body
and Shark counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Good work by Shark as he checks the leg kick.
Shark chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shark is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Makarenko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shark was well out of range. Poor timing from Makarenko.
Makarenko fails to land with a series of punches.
Makarenko throws a sloppy head kick and Shark moves out of range easily.
Shark works Makarenko's body with a nice hook.
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!
Shark throws a jab when Makarenko was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Shark.
Shark checks a low kick from Makarenko.
Shark drives through and clinches with Makarenko against the ropes.
Makarenko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shark's elbow.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Makarenko avoids a wild elbow strike from Shark.
Shark throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Shark's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Makarenko gets through Shark's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Shark lands with a light punch inside.
Makarenko tries to throw a body punch but Shark avoids it by throwing Makarenko back against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Shark fails to land.
Shark pushes Makarenko back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Makarenko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Makarenko misses with the head strike.
Shark pushes off an throws an elbow but Makarenko leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Makarenko.
Shark blocking some punches.
Makarenko works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shark lands an elbow just above Makarenko 's eye.
Makarenko lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Makarenko blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Makarenko.
Makarenko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shark's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shark.
Makarenko tries to work over Shark's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Shark just misses with a elbow thrown towards Makarenko's brow.
Makarenko throws a punch but it's blocked by Shark.
Shark tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shark misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Makarenko.
Makarenko swings wildly with an uppercut but Shark uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shark blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shark tries to work over Makarenko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shark has a couple of punches blocked by Makarenko.
Makarenko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shark swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shark misses with an elbow over the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Cyril Makarenko will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Makarenko throws a jab but it's blocked by Shark.
Shark lands with an overhand left.
Shark connects with a high kick.
Makarenko throws a sloppy head kick
and Makarenko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Makarenko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It appears Shark was looking to counter with a kick there.
Cyril Makarenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shark thows a body kick. Makarenko tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Shark takes a swing at Makarenko's ribcage but misses.
Makarenko throws a sloppy head kick and Shark moves out of range easily.
Shark checks a low kick from Makarenko.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Shark checks a leg kick.
Shark tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Makarenko unleashes a big counter combination but Shark bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Shark misses with a body kick.
Shark throws a leg kick which misses Makarenko's front leg but catches the back leg as Makarenko tries to avoid it.
Makarenko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Makarenko throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Makarenko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shark half committed to a counter leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Makarenko doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Makarenko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shark.
Shark will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makarenko stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Shark.
Makarenko tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A jab from Makarenko misses.
Some wild striking there from Makarenko.
Shark slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Makarenko!
Nice body punch from Shark.
Makarenko walks into a straight right hand from Shark.
Makarenko lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Shark throws a good cross that connects.
Shark avoids the head kick by Makarenko.
Makarenko swats away the attempt to clinch by Shark.
Ghost Shark is winning the standup battle so far.
Makarenko misses the body punch
and Shark counters with an outside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shark throws a low kick but it's checked well by Makarenko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shark lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Shark misses with a leg kick.
Shark closes the distance and clinches.
Shark misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Makarenko.
Shark prevents a body shot from Makarenko.
Makarenko can't find room to land a body shot as Shark controls the action.
Shark takes a shot to the head.
Makarenko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Makarenko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shark lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Makarenko.
Shark using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Shark cracks Makarenko with a nice body shot.
Makarenko is breathing heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Makarenko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shark gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Shark misses with a hook to the ribs.
Makarenko wants to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ghost Shark dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Shark connects with an inside leg kick.
Shark blocks a jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Makarenko throws a punch but it's blocked by Shark.
Makarenko misses with a punch to the body.
Shark prevents a body shot from Makarenko.
Makarenko throws a head punch that misses.
Shark blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Makarenko.
Shark gets through Makarenko's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Shark lands an elbow inside that Makarenko shrugs off.
Ghost Shark has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shark tries to land knees in the clinch but Makarenko avoids the damage to the body.
Makarenko working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shark.
Makarenko's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Makarenko throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makarenko working aggressively here.
Makarenko avoiding damage as Shark throws knees to the body.
Makarenko lands a right hand.
Makarenko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Makarenko dodges an elbow strike from Shark.
Makarenko misses with the head strike.
Shark lands an uppercut.
Makarenko lands a body shot in the clinch.
Makarenko tries to work over Shark's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Makarenko tries to work over Shark's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Makarenko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Makarenko blocks an uppercut.
Makarenko is looking to control Shark's arms but Shark gets an underhook and turns him. Now Makarenko has his back to the ropes.
Makarenko lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Makarenko is working Shark over against the ropes.
Makarenko blocks an uppercut.
Shark misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Makarenko.
Makarenko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Makarenko.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Makarenko lands a hook to the side of the head.
Makarenko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Makarenko scores with a shoulder strike.
Makarenko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shark lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shark gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Makarenko throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sharks head.
Makarenko displaying some good clinch control by pressing Shark up against the ropes.
Makarenko tries to throw a body punch but Shark avoids it by throwing Makarenko back against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shark.
Makarenko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shark throws a punch but it's blocked by Makarenko.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cyril Makarenko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Makarenko 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Michael MP (ranked 3375 p4p, 320 weight class) and Carlos Salomanca (ranked 22884 p4p, 487 weight class). MP comes to the ring accompanied by Whitesnake - Is This Love?. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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274 lbs
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265 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Very strong
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael MP!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlos Salomanca!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MP 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.
Salomanca misses with a looping right.
Nice shot by Salomanca.
MP slips a straight right by Salomanca.
MP needs to keep his hands up - Salomanca had a free shot at his head there.
A bone on bone clash there as MP blocks the leg kick.
Salomanca connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
MP throws a right and a left that both miss.
MP fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A big right from Salomanca misses.
A head kick misses from MP.
MP misses with a jab, cross combination.
Some wild striking there from MP.
Salomanca lands a straight punch to the body, keeping MP at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
MP ducks under a wild hook from Salomanca.
MP misses the shot to the body.
MP misses with the combination.
Good work by Salomanca as he checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salomanca misses with a body shot.
Salomanca ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Salomanca cracks MP with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
MP ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Carlos Salomanca is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
MP staying out of range there.
MP lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
MP misses with a series of wild punches.
Salomanca throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Salomanca swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
MP lands with a slapping head kick.
Salomanca lands with a nice body punch.
Salomanca misses with a hook
and MP counters with a one-two to the body.
Salomanca tries to score with a low kick but MP moves his leg out of the way.
MP went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A combination from Salomanca does no damage.
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!
Salomanca connects with a nice looking jab.
Salomanca should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Salomanca rushes MP and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Salomanca is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but MP is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Salomanca blocks the elbow strike.
Salomanca is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
MP gets through Salomanca's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
MP stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
MP working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Salomanca trying to stall but MP improves his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Carlos Salomanca will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Salomanca just misses with a punch to the body.
MP scores with a head kick.
MP drops his hands momentarily and Salomanca takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Salomanca scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Salomanca jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A chopping leg kick lands by MP.
Salomanca avoids a punch combination nicely.
Salomanca misses with a double jab
and MP counters with a nice uppercut.
Salomanca connects with a body shot that sends MP's belly button to the back.
MP lands a really nice looking cross but Salomanca seems unphased.
MP misses with a two punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Salomanca fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but MP is out of range.
Salomanca forces MP back against the ropes and clinches.
Salomanca tries to stall but MP uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Salomanca is trying to maintain a safe position but MP gets an underhook and turns Salomanca into the ropes.
Salomanca looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by MP as Salomanca tries to tie him up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Carlos Salomanca.
Salomanca throws a leg kick
and MP counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Salomanca stalling in the clinch but MP improves position.
Salomanca looking to stall.
Salomanca looking to stall.
Salomanca is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Carlos Salomanca.
MP throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
MP takes a swing at Salomanca's ribcage but misses.
MP scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
MP throws a series of punches but Salomanca avoids them all with ease.
Salomanca lands a right hook to the body.
MP scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
MP's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and MP duly obliges.
MP throws a right and a left that both miss.
MP will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Salomanca scores with a shot to the body.
MP misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Salomanca.
Salomanca fails to land with a series of punches.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as MP checks a leg kick.
MP tries a head kick but it misses.
MP checks a low kick from Salomanca.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael MP dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Salomanca has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Nice straight punches there by Salomanca. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Salomanca.
A looping hook to the body misses from Salomanca. MP does a little dance to reset his feet.
MP is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Salomanca can do to turn this around?
Salomanca lands with a shot to the body.
MP moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Salomanca throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
MP avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
As Salomanca looks to move away, MP throws a big counter combo but Salomanca just gets out of the way.
MP misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Michael MP is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Salomanca closes the distance and clinches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
MP lands with a short shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
MP stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Salomanca trying to control the position but instead, MP has worked for underhooks and has pushed Salomanca into the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MP stalling the fight.
Salomanca is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but MP is keeping busy.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
MP is pushing Salomanca up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Salomanca is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but MP is keeping busy.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Carlos Salomanca.
Salomanca drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
MP bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Salomanca's head.
Michael MP seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Salomanca.
As Salomanca looks to move away, MP throws a big counter combo but Salomanca just gets out of the way.
MP dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A combination from MP does no damage.
MP scores with a nice strike.
MP pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Salomanca jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've been told by MP's head coaches at FIERCE that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
MP dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Salomanca. That did some damage!
Salomanca fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Salomanca walks into a stiff left hand from MP.
MP misses with a few strikes there.
Salomanca showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from MP.
MP takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael MP showed his dominance in that final round.
Well MP 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael MP!
Michael MP bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Mateusz Biernat (ranked 2154 p4p, 235 weight class) and Takeru Ishii (ranked 22810 p4p, 477 weight class). Biernat comes to the ring accompanied by Ballroom Blitz. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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171 lbs
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127 lbs
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Great elbows
Cardio machine
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Mateusz Biernat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Takeru Ishii!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut there from Ishii.
Ishii closes the distance and clinches.
Biernat blocks the elbow strike.
Ishii has a couple of punches blocked by Biernat.
A head punch on the inside from Ishii fails to land.
Biernat gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Biernat pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ishii cracks Biernat with a good jab.
Biernat clinches up with Ishii and pushes him back against the ropes.
Biernat breaks from the clinch.
Biernat tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Biernat attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ishii darts in and clinches Biernat up against the ropes.
Ishii misses with an elbow strike.
Biernat's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Biernat walks into a left hand.
Ishii drives through and clinches with Biernat against the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Biernat throws an elbow but misses.
Ishii throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Biernat'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.
Biernat creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ishii's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishii throws an elbow but it misses.
Biernat blocks an elbow strike from Ishii.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Biernat avoids the elbow strike from Ishii, against the ropes.
Biernat stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Biernat connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ishii's face.
Biernat lands an elbow that stopped Ishii in his tracks for a moment.
Ishii throws a head punch that misses.
Ishii misses with a hook from the clinch.
Biernat lands a nice elbow.
Ishii misses with a punch on the inside.
Biernat breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Biernat clinches with his opponent.
A right handed body shot lands from Biernat.
A head punch on the inside from Ishii fails to land.
Biernat unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ishii lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Biernat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Biernat leaning against his opponent.
Biernat blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Biernat lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Biernat dodges an elbow strike from Ishii.
Biernat blocks an elbow strike from Ishii.
Biernat holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Ishii throws a punch but it's blocked by Biernat.
Biernat breaks from the clinch.
Ishii gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Biernat dodges an elbow strike from Ishii.
Ishii throws an elbow that misses.
Biernat dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Biernat lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Biernat's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Biernat darts in and clinches Ishii up against the ropes.
Biernat comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Biernat lands an elbow just above Ishii 's eye.
Biernat comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Biernat dodges an elbow strike from Ishii.
Ishii throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Biernat blocks the elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mateusz Biernat dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Biernat uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ishii.
Biernat forces Ishii back against the ropes and clinches.
Biernat gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mateusz Biernat has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Biernat lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ishii takes an elbow to the temple.
Biernat blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Biernat.
Biernat lands a damaging elbow.
Ishii misses with some punches.
Biernat stalling the fight.
Ishii throws an elbow that misses.
Biernat is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ishii can do to turn this around?
Biernat lands a damaging elbow.
Biernat breaks from the clinch.
Ishii throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ishii misses with a low kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ishii misses with an uppercut.
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!
Biernat has managed to clinch.
Biernat blocking some punches.
Ishii pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Biernat scores with a shoulder strike.
Ishii throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Biernat creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ishii's defenses.
Biernat controlling the action here for a moment.
Biernat lands a damaging elbow.
Biernat creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ishii's defenses.
Biernat is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Biernat gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Biernat lands an elbow inside that Ishii shrugs off.
Ishii is rocked!
Biernat lands an elbow inside that Ishii shrugs off.
Ishii is still on wobbly legs! Can Biernat finish him?
A shot in the inside from Biernat.
Biernat smacks Ishii right on the bridge of the nose with a massive elbow! Another one lands and Ishii goes down! He's clearly dazed - will he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7... up to one knee... 8,9,10! He's not made it! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Elbows). Mateusz Biernat!
Mateusz Biernat thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Harumichi Bouya (ranked 22132 p4p, 496 weight class) and Ken Irrawaddy (ranked 2194 p4p, 237 weight class). Bouya's entrance music is Victory. A fine choice. Irrawaddy has chosen Laos Rules! as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harumichi Bouya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ken Irrawaddy!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Irrawaddy digs a good body shot into Bouya's ribs.
Irrawaddy misses with a body shot
and Bouya counters with a one-two to the body.
Irrawaddy just misses with a punch to the body.
Bouya loads up on a big right hand but Irrawaddy slips the punch.
Bouya tries a head kick but it misses.
Bouya takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bouya is looking to chop away at Irrawaddy's legs.
Irrawaddy tries to clinch up.
Bouya appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Irrawaddy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
It looked like Bouya was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Irrawaddy looks to land a right hand but Bouya moved out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Irrawaddy misses the target.
Irrawaddy lands a right hook to the body.
Bouya steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Irrawaddy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bouya - that will leave a mark!
Bouya lands a jab-cross combination.
Bouya lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bouya misses with a wild combination.
Irrawaddy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bouya is looking for a counter combo.
Irrawaddy lands with a nice body punch.
Bouya throws a head kick that misses.
A punch lands to the side of Irrawaddy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A shot to the liver by Irrawaddy. Beautiful body shot.
Irrawaddy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bouya.
Bouya misses with a leg kick
enabling Irrawaddy to counter with a crisp jab.
Irrawaddy looks to score with a jab to the body but Bouya is just out of range.
Irrawaddy misses with an uppercut. Bouya saw that one coming.
Bouya misses with a few strikes there.
Irrawaddy misses with a looping left.
Bouya tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bouya's jab looks to have found its range, popping Irrawaddy under the eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Irrawaddy cracks Bouya with an open hand slap.
Irrawaddy misses with an uppercut
letting Bouya counter with a right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Irrawaddy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bouya throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Irrawaddy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ken Irrawaddy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bouya takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Irrawaddy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bouya.
Bouya misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Irrawaddy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bouya.
Irrawaddy tests Bouya's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Irrawaddy just misses with a punch to the body.
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 Harumichi Bouya will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Irrawaddy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Irrawaddy stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bouya keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Irrawaddy.
Irrawaddy throws a series of strikes that have Bouya backpedaling.
Bouya is rocked!
Irrawaddy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bouya counters with a one-two to the body.
Irrawaddy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Bouya was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Bouya blocks a jab.
Irrawaddy clinches up against the ropes.
Bouya prevents a body shot from Irrawaddy.
Bouya wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Irrawaddy lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Irrawaddy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Irrawaddy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bouya counters with a stiff right hand.
Bouya pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bouya walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Irrawaddy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Irrawaddy misses its intended target.
Bouya misses with a double jab
and Bouya takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oh Bouya is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ken Irrawaddy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bouya avoids the body shot from Irrawaddy.
Bouya throws a big counter combination but Irrawaddy scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Bouya seems to have got his legs back now.
Irrawaddy cracks Bouya with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Irrawaddy misses with a wild body shot.
Bouya dips to his left and cracks Irrawaddy with an uppercut!
Irrawaddy scores with a jab. Bouya acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Irrawaddy has taken the fight to the clinch.
Irrawaddy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Irrawaddy presses Bouya against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Irrawaddy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Irrawaddy.
Bouya blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irrawaddy struggles to land a body shot inside as Bouya controls his hands.
Irrawaddy struggles to land a body shot inside as Bouya controls his hands.
Irrawaddy tries to work over Bouya's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Irrawaddy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Irrawaddy tries a body shot but Bouya blocks it.
Irrawaddy has Bouya pressed against the ropes, preventing Bouya from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bouya tries to break the clinch but Irrawaddy is controlling the position.
Bouya breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Irrawaddy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bouya connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bouya tries to land a leg kick but Irrawaddy saw it coming and moves away.
Bouya throws a body punch but Irrawaddy moves out of range.
Bouya slips a jab from Irrawaddy.
Irrawaddy closes the distance and scores with a big combo that sends Bouya crashing to the mat! Bouya uses the ropes to get back to his feet and beat the count. The referee looks concerned but he's going to allow it to continue!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bouya fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bouya throws a low kick, looking for Irrawaddy's leg but Irrawaddy calmly moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Irrawaddy takes that one, thanks to the knockdown.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Bouya takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Irrawaddy has Bouya up against the ropes in a clinch.
Irrawaddy tries to work over Bouya's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Irrawaddy misses with some punches.
Bouya stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Still in the clinch, Irrawaddy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bouya working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Irrawaddy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bouya's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Irrawaddy working aggressively here.
Irrawaddy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harumichi Bouya is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Irrawaddy jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sloppy strikes from Bouya. Those never looked like landing.
Irrawaddy throws a right hand that misses
and Bouya counters with a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bouya ducks under a wild hook from Irrawaddy.
Irrawaddy looks to score with a jab to the body but Bouya is just out of range.
Bouya is looking for a counter combo.
Bouya jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bouya slips a straight right by Irrawaddy.
Bouya fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Irrawaddy manages to avoid it.
Bouya shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Irrawaddy eats them both and turns towards Bouya to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Irrawaddy throws a body shot but no joy.
Irrawaddy slips a jab and a cross from Bouya.
Irrawaddy swings widly with a right hand
and Irrawaddy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Irrawaddy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bouya sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Irrawaddy misses with a wild body shot.
Irrawaddy throws a right hand that Bouya ducks under and follows up with a left that Bouya also avoids with ease.
Irrawaddy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Irrawaddy checks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irrawaddy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bouya manages to avoid it.
Bouya swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Irrawaddy takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
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!
Irrawaddy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Irrawaddy clinches with his opponent.
Irrawaddy scores with a shoulder strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Irrawaddy.
Irrawaddy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Irrawaddy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bouya.
Bouya blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bouya tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Irrawaddy's elbow.
Bouya tries to break the clinch but Irrawaddy is controlling the position.
Irrawaddy throws a punch but it's blocked by Bouya.
Irrawaddy has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Bouya seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Irrawaddy can turn it around.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Irrawaddy tries to work over Bouya's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ken Irrawaddy.
Well Irrawaddy has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ken Irrawaddy!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Anton Kruglov (ranked 3094 p4p, 93 weight class) and Kosma Wawelski (ranked 3582 p4p, 105 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 26 - 3, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anton Kruglov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kosma Wawelski!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kruglov blocks a head kick by Wawelski.
Kruglov is looking to counter punch.
Wawelski keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That kick from Wawelski tenderised Kruglov's leg. Kruglov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wawelski throws a sloppy head kick and Kruglov moves out of range easily.
Kruglov is looking to counter punch.
Kruglov lands with an overhand left.
Wawelski pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wawelski tries a low kick but Kruglov avoids it.
Kruglov lands a front kick.
Kruglov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wawelski throws a body punch but Kruglov moves out of range.
Wawelski throws a right hand that Kruglov ducks under and follows up with a left that Kruglov also avoids with ease.
Kruglov is looking to counter punch.
Wawelski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kruglov circles away quickly and effectively.
Kruglov moves away from the strike by Wawelski.
Kosma Wawelski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kruglov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wawelski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wawelski tries to clinch but Kruglov is having none of it.
Wawelski keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kruglov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruglov lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Wawelski is rocked!
Kruglov ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Wawelski out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Anton Kruglov!
Anton Kruglov decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between David Cain (ranked 2051 p4p, 58 weight class) and Maya Chigg (ranked 3930 p4p, 114 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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
23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, David Cain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Maya Chigg!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Chigg.
Cain is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Chigg misses with the body kick
and Cain counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Chigg misses with a shot to the body
and Cain cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chigg misses with a head kick.
It looked like Cain wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cain throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maya Chigg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chigg tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Cain manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chigg punishes Cain's body with a nice straight punch.
Chigg ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Chigg throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Cain counters with a stiff right hand.
Chigg lands a nice looking body kick.
Chigg cracks Cain with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Cain has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Factory in the buildup to the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cain on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Chigg. Chigg obviously looking to wear him down.
Cain takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
It looked like Cain was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Chigg.
Chigg throws a right hand that misses
and Cain counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chigg is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cain cracks Chigg with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Chigg 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 Chigg is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Chigg could not beat the count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). David Cain!
David Cain really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Helsinki Xtreme Fightwear logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Irvine Kinneas (ranked 2035 p4p, 57 weight class) and Miguel Cotto (ranked 14981 p4p, 185 weight class). Kinneas comes into the arena with Judas Priest - Electric Eye blaring out of the sound system. This should be a great matchup!
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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
22 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Irvine Kinneas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Miguel Cotto!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kinneas throws a lazy head kick
and Cotto counters with an inside leg kick.
Cotto gets a clinch.
Kinneas throws a punch but it's blocked by Cotto.
Cotto is leaning against Kinneas and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cotto breaks from the clinch.
Kinneas dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cotto. That did some damage!
Kinneas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cotto throws a head kick that misses.
Kinneas takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kinneas misses with a right hand
and Cotto counters with a nice uppercut.
Cotto has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cotto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A big left from Cotto misses.
Cotto moves out of range of the strikes.
Good standup being displayed there by Cotto as he connects with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kinneas looks to land a body kick but Cotto moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cotto slips a jab and a cross from Kinneas.
Cotto lands with a right hand.
Kinneas throws a head kick but Cotto moves out of range.
Cotto throws out a counter right but Kinneas avoids it with no problem.
Kinneas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kinneas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cotto counters with a nice body kick.
A head kick misses from Cotto.
Kinneas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cotto moves away.
Kinneas swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cotto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Irvine Kinneas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kinneas takes one to the side of the head.
Cotto connects with a right hand. Kinneas shakes it off.
Kinneas throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cotto counters with a slapping leg kick.
Cotto blocks a head kick by Kinneas.
Kinneas blocks the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Cotto. That's going to slow Kinneas down.
Kinneas lands a nice shot to the body.
Kinneas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cotto.
Kinneas on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kinneas finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cotto looks to land a body kick but Kinneas moved away.
Cotto throws a jab when Kinneas was well out of range.
Kinneas seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Kinneas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A good leg kick by Cotto.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kinneas.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kinneas. Cotto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cotto is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Kinneas throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Cotto counters with a nice uppercut.
Kinneas misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Cotto dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
An inside leg kick lands from Kinneas.
Cotto ducks under a wild hook from Kinneas.
Kinneas looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cotto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kinneas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kinneas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cotto has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kinneas misses with a jab to the body
and Cotto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kinneas lands with a straight right. Cotto didn't see that one coming.
Cotto misses with a looping left.
Cotto looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kinneas's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cotto under the eye.
A jab from Kinneas misses.
Cotto follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Cotto takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A head kick misses from Cotto.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kinneas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cotto gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kinneas lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kinneas just misses with a punch to the body.
Cotto throws a big counter head kick but Kinneas avoids it with no problem.
Cotto swings widly with a right hand
and Kinneas counters with a nice uppercut.
Kinneas throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A head kick misses from Kinneas.
A head kick misses from Kinneas.
Cotto gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kinneas misses with a jab to the body
and Cotto counters with a straight right hand.
Miguel Cotto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kinneas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cotto manages to avoid it.
Cotto was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Cotto rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kinneas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kinneas scores with a push kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kinneas tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kinneas is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kinneas fakes the leg kick and cracks Cotto in the body.
Kinneas looks to score with a jab to the body but Cotto is just out of range.
A low kick from Kinneas misses
and Cotto counters with a good low kick that Kinneas was not able to check.
Kinneas smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kinneas lands a jab to the nose.
Kinneas checks a leg kick.
Kinneas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kinneas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kinneas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cotto misses with an uppercut. Kinneas saw that one coming.
Cotto needs to keep his hands up - Kinneas had a free shot at his head there.
Cotto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Irvine Kinneas dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Kinneas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kinneas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kinneas swings for the body but Cotto moves out of range.
Cotto loads up on a big right hand but Kinneas slips the punch.
Kinneas tries to counter by clinching up but Cotto breaks away and moves out of range.
Cotto misses with a head kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cotto 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 Kinneas has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kinneas and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kinneas is looking to counter with head kicks.
Kinneas connects with a solid leg kick.
Kinneas throws a head kick that misses.
Cotto scores with a head kick. Kinneas tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cotto takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Cotto throws a hook to the side of Kinneas's head but Kinneas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kinneas looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A little jabbing left from Cotto on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cotto takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cotto fakes the leg kick and cracks Kinneas in the body.
Cotto's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kinneas connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cotto scrambles back to his feet.
Kinneas lands with a shot to the body.
Kinneas lands a head shot.
Cotto throws a nice looking combination but Kinneas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kinneas misses with a wild body shot.
Cotto is trying to counter with his kicks.
Kinneas thuds his shin into the meat of Cotto's side.
Cotto feints and then cracks Kinneas's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kinneas down.
Cotto misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kinneas throws a body punch but Cotto moves out of range.
Kinneas throws a solid leg kick but Cotto takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kinneas.
Cotto throws out a leg kick but Kinneas moves out of range and Cotto only half commits.
Kinneas scores with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kinneas throws a hook to the side of Cotto's head but Cotto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cotto lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cotto.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cotto has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kinneas finds it's way round the side to connect with Cotto's head.
Kinneas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cotto.
Cotto is looking for the big counter here.
A bone on bone clash there as Cotto blocks the leg kick.
Kinneas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kinneas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cotto.
Cotto uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kinneas has time to react.
Kinneas wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cotto moves out of range as Kinneas throws a body kick.
A jab from Cotto does it's job there.
Sloppy strikes from Kinneas. Those never looked like landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Irvine Kinneas showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kinneas 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Irvine Kinneas!
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