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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Draco Nightfury (ranked 25149 p4p, 558 weight class) and Khabib Nurmagomedov (ranked 4342 p4p, 399 weight class). Khabib Nurmagomedov has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Draco Nightfury's chin.
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Draco Nightfury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Khabib Nurmagomedov!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nightfury keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nightfury misses with the combination.
Nightfury doesn't manage to clinch there - Nurmagomedov circles away.
Nurmagomedov is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Nightfury with a body shot.
Nurmagomedov swings for the body but Nightfury moves out of range.
Nurmagomedov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nightfury moves away.
Nightfury misses with a hook. Nurmagomedov ducked under it nicely.
Nightfury blocks a jab.
Nurmagomedov moves out of range as Nightfury strikes.
Nurmagomedov misses with the combination.
Nurmagomedov just misses with a punch to the body.
Nightfury is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nurmagomedov throws a body shot but no joy.
Nurmagomedov misses with a body shot.
Nightfury tries to close the distance and clinch but Nurmagomedov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nightfury misses with a body kick.
Nurmagomedov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nightfury.
Nurmagomedov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Nightfury.
Nurmagomedov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nurmagomedov swings for the body but Nightfury moves out of range.
Nightfury tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Nurmagomedov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nightfury definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nightfury pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nurmagomedov is out of range and Nightfury settles back down.
Nurmagomedov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nightfury attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nightfury throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov checks a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nightfury.
Nightfury throws a sloppy head kick
and Nurmagomedov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nightfury throws a head kick that half lands.
Nurmagomedov blocks a head kick by Nightfury.
Draco Nightfury is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nurmagomedov swings for the body but Nightfury moves out of range.
Nurmagomedov misses with a body shot.
Nightfury thows a body kick. Nurmagomedov tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nightfury throws a front kick aimed at Nurmagomedov's knee but Nurmagomedov avoids it well.
Nurmagomedov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nurmagomedov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nightfury thuds his right hand into Nurmagomedov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nurmagomedov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nightfury manages to avoid it.
Nightfury is looking to counter the offense by Nurmagomedov and move into the clinch.
Nightfury 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.
Khabib Nurmagomedov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Decent striking displayed by Nurmagomedov there.
Nightfury connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nightfury pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nurmagomedov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nightfury looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nurmagomedov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nightfury is looking to counter punch.
Nightfury looks to land a right hand but Nurmagomedov moved out of range.
Nightfury ducks right into an uppercut from Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Nightfury rather than just go for the knockout.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov throws the left hand but Nightfury avoids the punch easily.
A punch combination from Nurmagomedov misses.
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 Draco Nightfury will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nightfury misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nurmagomedov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nightfury manages to avoid it.
Nightfury misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nurmagomedov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nightfury misses with a leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nightfury looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nurmagomedov throws a body shot but no joy.
Nightfury throws a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circling - Nightfury throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nurmagomedov checks the leg kick nicely there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot lands for Nightfury.
Nurmagomedov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nurmagomedov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nurmagomedov looks to land a left hand but Nightfury moved out of range nicely.
Nurmagomedov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nightfury on the side of the head.
Nightfury takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The fighters circle momentarily. Nurmagomedov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov clobbers Nightfury with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nightfury on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nightfury is looking to clinch but Nurmagomedov is avoiding it.
Nightfury connects with a right hand. Nurmagomedov shakes it off.
Nightfury jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nightfury lands a jab.
Nurmagomedov takes a swing at Nightfury's ribcage but misses.
Nightfury with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nightfury motions for Nurmagomedov to come forward. Nightfury throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nightfury lands a jab.
Nightfury has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Nurmagomedov finds it's way round the side to connect with Nightfury's head.
Nurmagomedov misses with a combination
and Nightfury counters with an inside 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!
Nightfury uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nurmagomedov.
Nightfury catches Nurmagomedov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nightfury doesn't manage to clinch there - Nurmagomedov circles away.
Nurmagomedov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nightfury throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nurmagomedov throws a body shot but no joy.
Nightfury turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nurmagomedov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nurmagomedov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nurmagomedov misses with a left hand
and Nightfury connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A punch lands to the side of Nurmagomedov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nightfury ducks under a wild hook from Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov moves out of range of the body kick.
Nurmagomedov misses the shot to the body.
Nightfury throws a looping overhand right but Nurmagomedov ducks down to avoid it.
Nurmagomedov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Nightfury counters with a straight right hand.
Nightfury looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Draco Nightfury dominated that second round.
That's time! Nightfury's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Nightfury tries a head kick but it misses.
Nightfury tries to clinch but Nurmagomedov moves out of range.
Nurmagomedov throws a jab but it's blocked by Nightfury.
Nightfury tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nurmagomedov throws a right hand that Nightfury ducks under and follows up with a left that Nightfury also avoids with ease.
Nurmagomedov just misses with a punch to the body.
Nightfury explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nightfury takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nightfury tries to bum rush Nurmagomedov with a series of wild strikes but Nurmagomedov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nightfury connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nurmagomedov. Nurmagomedov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nightfury lands a head kick. Nurmagomedov smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Nurmagomedov keeps the fight on the outside.
Nightfury wants to clinch up but Nurmagomedov keeps it at a distance.
Nightfury doesn't manage to clinch there - Nurmagomedov circles away.
Nurmagomedov blocks a low kick nicely.
Nurmagomedov is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Nightfury with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Nightfury.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nightfury connects with a leg kick. Nurmagomedov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nightfury throws an overhand right that lands on Nurmagomedov's shoulder, as Nurmagomedov tries to avoid the shot.
Nurmagomedov let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Nurmagomedov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nightfury.
Nurmagomedov ducks under a wild hook from Nightfury.
A jab from Nightfury misses.
Nightfury lands a nice looking kick to the body. Nurmagomedov takes a step back to recover.
Nurmagomedov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nightfury.
Nightfury lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nurmagomedov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nightfury doesn't manage to clinch there - Nurmagomedov circles away.
Nightfury tries to close the distance and clinch but Nurmagomedov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nightfury avoids the body shot from Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov with a nice cross.
Nightfury thumps Nurmagomedov with a low kick.
Nightfury swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nightfury bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Nightfury is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nurmagomedov can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nightfury waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nurmagomedov.
Nightfury on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nightfury slips a straight right by Nurmagomedov.
Nightfury misses with a hook
letting Nurmagomedov counter with a right hand.
Nurmagomedov checks a low kick from Nightfury.
Nightfury misses with a double jab.
Nurmagomedov throws a counter combo.
Nurmagomedov looks to land a combination but Nightfury avoids it well.
Nurmagomedov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nurmagomedov dodges the punch combination from Nightfury.
Nurmagomedov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nightfury looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nightfury fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov dips to his left and cracks Nightfury with an uppercut!
Khabib Nurmagomedov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nightfury uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nurmagomedov.
And that's the end of the fight!
Draco Nightfury showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nightfury 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Draco Nightfury!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Suren Nazarethyan (ranked 2277 p4p, 258 weight class) and Mateusz Biernat (ranked 2321 p4p, 265 weight class). Nazarethyan's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Amerika. Biernat has chosen Ballroom Blitz as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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171 lbs
10 - 14 - 0 |
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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
59 - 63 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Suren Nazarethyan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Mateusz Biernat!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nazarethyan tries to keep at a distance but Biernat has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nazarethyan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Biernat.
It looks like Suren Nazarethyan has been cut.
Biernat softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Biernat softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Biernat throws an elbow but misses.
Nazarethyan blocks the elbow strike.
Biernat pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Nazarethyan holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Nice elbow from Biernat.
Nazarethyan avoids the elbow strike from Biernat, against the ropes.
Biernat gets through Nazarethyan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Biernat pushes off an throws an elbow but Nazarethyan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Nazarethyan blocks an elbow strike from Biernat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazarethyan wants to break free but Biernat has control.
Nazarethyan blocks an elbow strike.
Biernat lands an elbow just above Nazarethyan 's eye.
Nazarethyan takes an elbow to the temple.
Biernat lands an elbow inside that Nazarethyan shrugs off.
Biernat misses with an elbow over the top.
Nazarethyan could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Biernat lands an elbow just above Nazarethyan 's eye.
Nazarethyan is rocked!
Suren Nazarethyan's cut is getting worse.
Biernat throws an elbow that misses.
Oh Nazarethyan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Biernat lands a nice elbow.
Suren Nazarethyan's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Biernat lands a shoulder strike.
Nazarethyan blocks an elbow strike from Biernat.
Biernat working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nazarethyan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Biernat is keeping busy.
Biernat pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nazarethyan gets tackled into the ropes by Biernat. Biernat maintains the clinch.
Biernat throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nice elbow from Biernat.
Biernat misses with an elbow strike.
Nazarethyan seems to have got his legs back now.
Biernat creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nazarethyan's defenses.
Jeez, Suren Nazarethyan's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Nazarethyan is trying to stall.
Nazarethyan dodges an elbow strike from Biernat.
Nazarethyan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Biernat pushes off an throws an elbow but Nazarethyan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Nazarethyan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Biernat lands a left hand.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Suren Nazarethyan's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mateusz Biernat!
During a confident post fight interview, Mateusz Biernat thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Suren Nazarethyan stepped up to the mic, saying 'I Will Come Back Stronger Than Before'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Howard Stern (ranked 1853 p4p, 206 weight class) and Jimmy Cathaway (ranked 2690 p4p, 275 weight class). Stern comes to the ring accompanied by The Great American Nightmare. 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
41 - 34 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Howard Stern!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jimmy Cathaway!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Ren Mimura and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stern rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Cathaway counter with a right hand.
Stern throws a lazy right hand but Cathaway sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Donk. Cathaway catches Stern right on the button with a cross.
Cathaway throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cathaway throws a nice inside leg kick.
Stern motions for Cathaway to come forward. Stern throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cathaway avoids a kick to the body.
Cathaway staying out of range there.
Cathaway only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A jab lands there for Stern.
Stern misses with a looping left.
Stern throws the left hand but Cathaway avoids the punch easily.
Cathaway keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
It looks like Howard Stern has been cut.
Cathaway looks to throw the jab but Stern is out of range.
Stern throws a hook to the side of Cathaway's head but Cathaway sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It seemed like Cathaway was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cathaway 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stern throws a lazy right hand but Cathaway sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stern loads up on a big right hand but Cathaway slips the punch.
Stern connects with a right hand. Cathaway shakes it off.
Cathaway cracks the inside of Stern's front leg.
Stern tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cathaway swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stern lands with a cross.
The fighters circling - Stern throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stern lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cathaway looks to throw the jab but Stern is out of range.
Cathaway keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stern.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cathaway, right into the meat.
Stern is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Stern takes a swing at Cathaway's ribcage but misses.
Cathaway swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Stern throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stern throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Cathaway to counter with a crisp jab.
Stern lands a jab to the nose.
Stern just misses with a punch to the body.
Stern with a hook.
Cathaway misses with a kick to the body.
Cathaway tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cathaway tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stern misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Cathaway.
Howard Stern seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stern lands a nice looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stern tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cathaway connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Stern throws a right and a left that Cathaway avoids nicely.
Stern misses with a looping left.
A big left from Stern misses.
Cathaway misses with a low kick.
Stern tries to close the distance and clinch but Cathaway swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cathaway.
Stern gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cathaway.
Stern gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cathaway.
Stern looks to land a left hand but Cathaway moved out of range nicely.
Stern throws a big shot that misses.
Cathaway throws the kick towards the body but Stern avoids it.
Cathaway misses with an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stern is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cathaway.
Cathaway cracks Stern with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Stern will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A jab from Stern finds it's way through Cathaway's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jimmy Cathaway will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Howard Stern's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Stern looks to land a left hand but Cathaway moved out of range nicely.
Stern misses with a hook.
Cathaway ducks under a wild hook from Stern.
Cathaway dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stern misses with an uppercut. Cathaway saw that one coming.
Stern displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cathaway throws out the jab.
Cathaway throws a low kick but Stern moves out of range easily.
Stern jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stern scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cathaway.
Stern tries to clinch up
and Cathaway counters with a low kick, right behind Stern 's knee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cathaway misses with a hook.
Stern is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Cathaway tries to land a leg kick but Stern saw it coming and moves away.
Cathaway 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.
An inside leg kick lands from Cathaway.
Stern is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cathaway lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cathaway misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Cathaway.
Cathaway slips under a jab from Stern.
Cathaway lands with a cross.
Stern throws an overhand right that lands on Cathaway's shoulder, as Cathaway tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Stern darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Stern uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cathaway.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Stern.
Stern throws a hook but Cathaway avoids it easily.
Cathaway scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cathaway lands a glancing blow to the side of Stern's head.
Stern misses with a double jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cathaway.
Cathaway circles away from the clinch attempt
and Cathaway counters with a left 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!
Cathaway lands with a shot to the body.
Cathaway has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cathaway lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cathaway looks to throw the jab but Stern is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Stern misses the target.
Stern has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cathaway.
Cathaway wants to land a leg kick but Stern is out of range.
Cathaway paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Stern staying out of range there.
Stern missing with a left hand there. Cathaway was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cathaway feints a counter leg kick.
Stern throws a shot from downtown. Cathaway moves away and avoids it.
Stern's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Stern tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cathaway was well out of range. Poor timing from Stern.
Cathaway looks to score with a jab to the body but Stern is just out of range.
Cathaway connects with a leg kick. Stern looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cathaway connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Stern's hands.
Cathaway getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cathaway scores a flash knockdown with a right hook that drops Stern to his hands and knees! The ref pushes Cathaway away as he looks to land an illegal blow. Stern got an extra few seconds to recover there, which could have made all the differences as he stumbles back to his feet. The referee looks into his eyes and decides to allow the bout to continue. Can he survive?!
Stern is rocked!
Stern misses with a double jab
and Cathaway counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Oh Stern is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cathaway feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Stern's calf.
Stern seems to have got his legs back now.
Cathaway scores a knockdown with a big right hand! Stern beats the count and gets back to his feet. The referee asks him to walk forwards and it appears he is OK so we'll continue the bout.
Howard Stern's cut is getting worse.
Cathaway throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Cathaway will take that one after putting his opponent down more than once in the round.
The cut man is working on Howard Stern's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Stern walks straight into devastating uppercut and drops to the floor, clearly wobbled! Can he beat the count? 4,5,6,7... he's up! And he's down again! The ref steps in and calls an end to the fight! What a punch that was!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Jimmy Cathaway!
After the fight, Jimmy Cathaway was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
The defeated Howard Stern had this to say: 'I blame Robin and those big G's.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Zheko Mladenov (ranked 3507 p4p, 346 weight class) and David Tua (ranked 24429 p4p, 579 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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251 lbs
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265 lbs
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Good chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Zheko Mladenov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Tua!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tua throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mladenov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mladenov moves into range and clinches up with Tua.
Mladenov misses with the head strike.
Mladenov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tua is trying to maintain a safe position but Mladenov gets an underhook and turns Tua into the ropes.
Tua is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Tua blocking some punches.
Tua misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mladenov lands a nice uppercut.
Tua lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mladenov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mladenov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tua backwards.
Tua tries to throw a body punch but Mladenov avoids it by throwing Tua back against the ropes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mladenov.
Mladenov gets through Tua's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mladenov pushes Tua back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tua blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Tua creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mladenov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tua throws an elbow but it misses.
Mladenov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mladenov tries to throw a body punch but Tua avoids it by throwing Mladenov back against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Tua fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tua.
Tua misses with an elbow strike.
Mladenov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mladenov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mladenov rushes Tua and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Tua can't find room to land a body shot as Mladenov controls the action.
Tua blocks a body shot from Mladenov.
Mladenov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mladenov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tua prevents a body shot from Mladenov.
Mladenov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tua backwards.
Tua misses with a punch to the body.
Tua lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mladenov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mladenov misses with a punch to the body.
Mladenov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tua backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mladenov prevents a body shot from Tua.
Tua looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tua wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mladenov lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tua looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tua tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mladenov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tua blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tua can't break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mladenov.
Mladenov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tua tries to work over Mladenov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mladenov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mladenov lands a body punch.
A hook to the body from Mladenov.
Tua looks winded!
Mladenov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mladenov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mladenov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tua is trying to maintain a safe position but Mladenov gets an underhook and turns Tua into the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mladenov.
Tua looking to slow down the pace here.
Mladenov lands a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Mladenov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zheko Mladenov dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Mladenov darts in and clinches Tua up against the ropes.
Mladenov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tua backwards.
Tua looking to stall.
A right handed body shot lands from Mladenov.
Mladenov breaks the clinch.
David Tua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tua misses with a left hand
and Mladenov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tua throws the left hand but Mladenov avoids the punch easily.
Mladenov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tua connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mladenov scrambles back to his feet.
Mladenov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tua cracks Mladenov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Tua throws the left hand but Mladenov avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tua lands a really nice looking cross but Mladenov seems unphased.
It looks like Zheko Mladenov has been cut.
Tua tries to keep at a distance but Mladenov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tua tries to throw a body punch but Mladenov avoids it by throwing Tua back against the ropes.
Mladenov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tua can do to turn this around?
Mladenov scores with a shot to the side of Tua's head.
Zheko Mladenov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mladenov scores with a shot to the side of Tua's head.
Still in the clinch, Mladenov scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mladenov lands a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Mladenov.
Mladenov struggles to land a body shot inside as Tua controls his hands.
Mladenov breaks from the clinch.
Mladenov pushes Tua up against the ropes in a clinch.
Mladenov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tua misses the jab.
Mladenov moves into range and clinches up with Tua.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mladenov lands a shot to the body.
Mladenov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mladenov lands an uppercut.
Tua has a couple of punches blocked by Mladenov.
Mladenov scores with a shoulder strike.
Mladenov scores with a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tua misses with a body punch.
Tua wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mladenov has him pressed against the ropes.
Mladenov pushes Tua back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Tua is breathing heavily.
A short left from Mladenov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Mladenov.
Mladenov lands a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mladenov.
Mladenov lands with a right to the head.
Mladenov manages to break the clinch.
Mladenov closes the distance and clinches.
Mladenov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tua backwards.
Mladenov blocks a body shot from Tua.
A right handed body shot lands from Mladenov.
Mladenov breaks the clinch.
Mladenov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tua can't break the clinch.
Tua lands a nice elbow.
A short right from Mladenov.
A left hand lands to the body for Mladenov.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mladenov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mladenov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mladenov is working Tua over against the ropes.
Mladenov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Mladenov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zheko Mladenov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Zheko Mladenov's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Mladenov has Tua up against the ropes in a clinch.
Mladenov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mladenov works on Tua's body with a couple of short punches.
Tua prevents a body shot from Mladenov.
Mladenov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mladenov lands a body punch.
Mladenov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mladenov clinches up with Tua and pushes him back against the ropes.
Mladenov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tua backwards.
Mladenov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tua or not.
Mladenov lands a body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mladenov.
Mladenov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mladenov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mladenov breaks the clinch.
Mladenov pushes Tua up against the ropes in a clinch.
Tua takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mladenov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mladenov scores with a shot to the side of Tua's head.
Mladenov lands a hook that snaps the head of Tua backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mladenov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tua's elbow.
Mladenov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mladenov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Mladenov - that landed with a thud.
Mladenov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tua or not.
Mladenov digs a right hand into Tua's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tua's gas tank.
Mladenov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tua backwards.
Mladenov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Mladenov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mladenov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mladenov keeps control of Tua as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mladenov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mladenov lands with a right to the head.
Mladenov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mladenov drives through and clinches with Tua against the ropes.
Mladenov tries a body shot but Tua blocks it.
A short body shot lands from Mladenov as the two fighters clinch.
Tua's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Still in the clinch, Mladenov scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mladenov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mladenov lands with a right to the head.
Tua wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mladenov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mladenov misses with a body punch.
Mladenov lands a shot to the body.
Mladenov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mladenov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Mladenov blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Mladenov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Mladenov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mladenov lands with a left to the head.
Mladenov cracks Tua with a nice body shot.
Mladenov gets through Tua's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tua is rocked!
Mladenov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tua backwards.
Tua is still on wobbly legs! Can Mladenov finish him?
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mladenov lands a left hand.
Mladenov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mladenov cracks Tua with a nice body shot.
David Tua has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A right handed body shot lands from Mladenov.
Good body shot from Mladenov.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zheko Mladenov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mladenov 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 Yamamoto scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zheko Mladenov!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Mark Hunt (ranked 24256 p4p, 564 weight class) and Awut Smith (ranked 3420 p4p, 336 weight class). Smith is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ladies and Gentlemen. Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. 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.
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265 lbs
8 - 12 - 0 |
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32
273 lbs
13 - 5 - 0 |
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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
8 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Awut Smith!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt avoids the body shot from Smith.
A head kick from Smith lands but Hunt takes it in his stride.
It looks like Mark Hunt has been cut.
A head kick from Smith lands but Hunt takes it in his stride.
Smith looks winded!
A leg kick checked by Hunt.
Hunt keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
It looks like Awut Smith has been cut.
Smith is looking to chop away at Hunt's legs.
Hunt takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Smith throws a body shot but no joy.
An inside leg kick lands from Hunt.
Hunt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smith.
Smith throws a body punch but Hunt moves out of range.
Hunt throws a leg kick
and Smith counters with a body kick that stops Hunt in his tracks momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith digs a good hook to Hunt's body.
Hunt checks a leg kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith moves out of range as Hunt strikes.
Hunt throws the left hand but Smith avoids the punch easily.
Smith misses with a straight right.
As Smith backs away, Hunt returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Hunt ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Smith throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hunt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hunt gets tackled into the ropes by Smith. Smith maintains the clinch.
Hunt can't break the clinch.
Smith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hunt.
Stalling in the clinch from Smith.
Smith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hunt avoids it.
Hunt is trying to push Smith away but Smith has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Smith lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A frustrated look appears on Hunt's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Smith.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt wants to get back to striking at distance but Smith won't allow it.
Smith digs a right hand underneath Hunt's ribcage. Hunt let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hunt is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Smith lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Smith displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hunt up against the ropes.
Smith keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hunt's efforts to push away.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hunt.
Hunt wants to get back to striking at distance but Smith won't allow it.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
Smith throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hunt is trying to push Smith away but Smith has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but Hunt avoids the damage to the body.
Smith lands a body punch.
Smith taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Awut Smith dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Nice jab there from Smith.
Hunt throws a front kick aimed at Smith's knee but Smith avoids it well.
A punch combination from Hunt misses.
Smith turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Smith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hunt.
Hunt takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Smith connects with a solid leg kick.
Hunt misses with an uppercut. Smith saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith throws a head kick but Hunt moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Smith.
Smith stuns Hunt with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
An attempted straight right counter from Hunt misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Smith misses.
Awut Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunt scores with a jab to the jaw.
Smith throws a head kick but Hunt moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Hunt misses the target.
Hunt is looking to chop away at Smith's legs.
Smith lands with a slapping head kick.
Hunt throws a good cross that connects.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Smith checks a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Hunt.
Hunt throws a solid leg kick but Smith takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hunt.
Hunt throws a solid leg kick but Smith takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hunt.
Hunt avoids the body shot from Smith.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Smith there.
Smith lands a really nice looking cross but Hunt seems unphased.
Smith tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hunt is able to avoid easily.
Hunt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smith is looking to score with low kicks.
Smith 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.
Smith swinging wildly here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hunt throws a series of punches but Smith avoids them all with ease.
Smith fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Smith misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hunt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hunt moves out of range as Smith strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Awut Smith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hunt throws a low kick, looking for Smith's leg but Smith calmly moves out of range.
Smith scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hunt is looking to chop away at Smith's legs.
Hunt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Smith throws out a leg kick but Hunt moves out of range and Smith only half commits.
A little feinted left hand from Hunt on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A low kick from Smith is predictable there
and Hunt counters with a nice uppercut.
Hunt throws out a leg kick but Smith moves out of range and Hunt only half commits.
Hunt with a nice cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Smith.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hunt lands with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hunt missing with a left hand there. Smith was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hunt throws a leg kick but Smith moved away.
Hunt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Smith misses the jab.
Hunt looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Hunt misses with a hook. Smith ducked under it nicely.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Smith shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Smith misses the jab.
Nice defenses there by Smith.
Smith has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hunt will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Smith connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hunt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Smith misses with a shot to the body
and Hunt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hunt blocks a head kick by Smith.
Hunt with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunt throws a hook but Smith avoids it easily.
Smith fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hunt checks it well.
Hunt bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Smith's head.
Hunt ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Hunt seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
An inside leg kick from Smith misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Hunt misses the target.
Mark Hunt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hunt throws the left hand but Smith avoids the punch easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Hunt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Smith 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Awut Smith!
Awut Smith really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that RESISTANCE 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 Juanito Cortez (ranked 2626 p4p, 79 weight class) and Argat Khan (ranked 3135 p4p, 92 weight class). Cortez's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, $$$. Khan has chosen Can't be touched 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
29 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Juanito Cortez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Argat Khan!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cortez tries to score with a low kick but Khan moves his leg out of the way.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Khan bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Cortez throws a leg kick but Khan checks it.
Cortez throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Khan counter with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khan. Cortez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cortez throws a low kick but Khan avoids it.
Khan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Khan connects with a crisp jab.
Cortez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cortez slips under a jab from Khan.
Khan has managed to clinch.
Khan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cortez.
Khan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cortez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Khan.
Khan cracks Cortez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cortez throws a jab but it's blocked by Khan.
Cortez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Khan finds it's way round the side to connect with Cortez's head.
Cortez thows a leg kick but Khan checks it
and Khan counters with a left and a right that stings Cortez.
Cortez is rocked!
Cortez throws a front kick aimed at Khan's knee but Khan avoids it well.
Oh Cortez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cortez checks the leg kick.
Cortez seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cortez looks to land a combination. Khan sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Argat Khan has been cut.
Juanito Cortez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cortez misses with a double jab.
Khan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cortez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cortez scores with a hook to the body. Khan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Khan is looking to clinch.
Cortez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cortez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Khan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cortez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cortez throws a leg kick but Khan checks it.
Khan tries to clinch up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cortez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Khan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cortez.
Cortez takes one to the side of the head.
Cortez defending well as Khan loads up on a big left hand.
Cortez connects with a body shot.
Cortez throws out a loose jab but Khan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cortez swinging wildly here.
Cortez cracks Khan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Khan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Khan throws a sloppy head kick and Cortez moves out of range easily.
Khan moves out of range as Cortez strikes.
Khan thinks about the counter body kick.
Khan checks a low kick from Cortez.
Khan tries a quick counter leg kick but Cortez is wise to it.
Khan looks to land a right hand but Cortez moved out of range.
Khan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Khan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cortez on the side of the head.
Cortez scoring well with a low kick there.
Khan throws a series of punches but Cortez avoids them all with ease.
Cortez throws a half hearted mid kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cortez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Khan is rocked!
Cortez is looking to slow Khan down with leg kicks.
Khan is still on wobbly legs! Can Cortez finish him?
Khan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Khan seems to have recovered his senses.
Cortez misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Argat Khan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Argat Khan's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Cortez lands a glancing blow to the side of Khan's head.
Khan checks the leg kick.
Khan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Khan misses with a head kick.
Khan misses with a looping left.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cortez missing with knees to the body.
Khan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cortez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Khan.
Cortez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
No joy there for Cortez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cortez scores with a jab to the jaw.
Khan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Argat Khan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Khan moves out of range as Cortez strikes.
Khan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khan closes the distance and scores with a big combo that sends Cortez crashing to the mat! Cortez 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!
Cortez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cortez.
Khan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cortez misses with an uppercut. Khan saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortez cracks Khan with a good jab.
Khan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Khan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Khan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A big right from Cortez misses.
Cortez lands a jab to Khan's midsection.
Khan sizes up Cortez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That kick from Cortez tenderised Khan's leg. Khan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cortez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Khan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cortez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cortez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Khan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Khan throws a counter combo.
Khan's corner calls for a 1-2. Khan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Khan ducks under a wild hook from Cortez.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Khan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cortez in his tracks.
Khan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cortez can pounce on him.
Cortez checks a leg kick nicely.
Cortez just misses with a punch to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Khan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan misses with a series of wild punches.
Cortez tried to counter with a leg kick but Khan avoided it.
Cortez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cortez checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cortez is looking to chop away at Khan's legs.
Cortez tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cortez throws a big shot that misses.
Khan connects with an inside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Khan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That kick from Cortez tenderised Khan's leg. Khan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cortez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Khan scores with a nice head shot.
Argat Khan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khan wants to clinch up but Cortez keeps it at a distance.
Cortez appears to be looking for a big counter.
Cortez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cortez takes a swing at Khan's ribcage but misses.
Cortez throws a leg kick that is checked
and Khan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cortez tries a low kick but Khan avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Argat Khan takes that one, thanks to the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Argat Khan's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Khan has Cortez up against the ropes in a clinch.
Cortez misses with some punches.
Cortez tries to circle away but Khan has him pinned against the ropes.
A short uppercut from Khan.
Khan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Khan catches Cortez napping and cracks him with a perfect head kick! Cortez goes down! He's bigtime hurt! He's not going to make it back to his feet - the referee has called it off! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Argat Khan!
Argat Khan decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
The defeated Juanito Cortez had this to say: 'Well...shit happens....i will b back!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Britt Cubbedge (ranked 1624 p4p, 51 weight class) and Maya Chigg (ranked 5743 p4p, 136 weight class). Britt Cubbedge could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Maya Chigg's chin.
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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Britt Cubbedge !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 23 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Maya Chigg!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cubbedge falls off balance throwing a combination
and Chigg counters with an inside leg kick.
Chigg sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Cubbedge motions for Chigg to come forward. Cubbedge throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Chigg steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Cubbedge .
Cubbedge misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chigg.
Chigg connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Chigg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cubbedge .
Cubbedge throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chigg.
Cubbedge clips Chigg with a right and a left that makes him do the chicken dance for a couple of seconds. He touched his left hand down on the canvas so the referee steps between the fighters to give Chigg a standing 8 count before we can continue the bout.
Chigg is rocked!
It looks like Maya Chigg has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cubbedge pivots, looking for a leg kick but Chigg is out of range and Cubbedge settles back down.
Chigg is still on wobbly legs! Can Cubbedge finish him?
Cubbedge throws a jab when Chigg was well out of range.
Cubbedge misses with a few strikes there.
Chigg seems to have recovered his senses.
Chigg throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cubbedge has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cubbedge there as he acknowledges the shot.
Cubbedge rushes Chigg and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Cubbedge prevents a body shot from Chigg.
Chigg lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Chigg misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chigg throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chigg misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cubbedge misses with some punches.
Chigg lands a shoulder strike.
Chigg misses with the head strike.
Chigg can't find room to land a body shot as Cubbedge controls the action.
Chigg misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cubbedge blocks an uppercut.
Chigg prevents Cubbedge from breaking the clinch.
Cubbedge breaks from the clinch.
Chigg swats away the attempt to clinch by Cubbedge .
We've been told by Cubbedge 's head coaches at Xtramarital Floating Shingles that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Chigg is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cubbedge throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Chigg to counter with a crisp jab.
Chigg avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cubbedge connects with a quick right hand that sends Chigg tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the ropes, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Britt Cubbedge !
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Jao Rua (ranked 1500 p4p, 182 weight class) and Tong Po (ranked 25152 p4p, 554 weight class). Rua comes to the ring accompanied by Tarantula . Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jao Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tong Po!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Po throws a hook but Rua avoids it easily.
Po throws a body punch but Rua moves out of range.
Rua works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
It looks like Tong Po has been cut.
Rua works Po's body with a nice hook.
Rua connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Po's hands.
Rua thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rua missing with a left hand there. Po was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Po tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rua was well out of range. Poor timing from Po.
Po on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rua. Rua obviously looking to wear him down.
Po tries to score with a low kick but Rua moves his leg out of the way.
Rua throws the left hand but Po avoids the punch easily.
Po throws a lazy uppercut
and Rua counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rua connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Po momentarily.
Rua jabs Po to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Po swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rua cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Po misses with a two punch combination.
Rua throwing a counter right hand but Po manages to avoid it.
Rua turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A good leg kick by Rua.
Po misses with a hook.
Rua swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Po takes a swing at Rua's ribcage but misses.
Po throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rua counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That has opened up Tong Po's cut even more.
Po walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rua checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Po's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rua connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Po scrambles back to his feet.
Rua is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Rua slips a jab from Po.
Po throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rua counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rua with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rua tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Po is able to avoid easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Po throws an off balance right hand
letting Rua counter with a right hand.
A low kick from Po misses
and Rua counters with a nice uppercut.
Po takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The cut above Tong Po's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A swing and a miss from Rua.
Po looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Po misses with a left hand
and Rua counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Po is rocked!
A big left from Rua misses.
Po walks into a perfectly timed head kick by Rua and drops face first to the floor! Po's eyes are wide open but he's not all there - he's just flopping around the mat like a drunk on rollerskates! The referee doesn't even start the count - he's called an end to the fight, with Po in no position to continue!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Jao Rua!
After the big win, Jao Rua made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Notorious and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
Tong Po spoke after the fight, saying 'I live by the sword I die by the sword, Whatever happened has happened, no looking back now, the moment is gone...'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Lorenzo Turturro (ranked 1063 p4p, 33 weight class) and Irvine Kinneas (ranked 2436 p4p, 70 weight class). Kinneas has chosen Judas Priest - Electric Eye as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lorenzo Turturro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Irvine Kinneas!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kinneas lands a lovely overhand right.
Kinneas lands with a shot to the body.
Kinneas moves out of range as Turturro strikes.
Turturro staying out of range there.
Turturro takes a swing at Kinneas's ribcage but misses.
Turturro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A leg kick checked by Turturro.
Turturro throws the left hand but Kinneas avoids the punch easily.
Turturro misses with a wild body shot.
Kinneas throws a hook to the side of Turturro's head but Turturro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A combination from Kinneas does no damage.
Kinneas avoids the body shot from Turturro.
Turturro checks a low kick from Kinneas.
Turturro just misses with a punch to the body.
Kinneas misses with the body kick
and Turturro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Turturro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kinneas.
Kinneas pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kinneas throws the kick towards the body but Turturro avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Turturro misses the target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kinneas scores with a push kick.
Kinneas with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Turturro to score with a decent uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kinneas looks to throw the jab but Turturro is out of range.
Turturro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kinneas throws an overhand right that lands on Turturro's shoulder, as Turturro tries to avoid the shot.
Turturro is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheers as Kinneas lands an impressive looking overhand right. Turturro doesn't seem phased though.
Turturro misses with a wild body shot.
Turturro misses with a body punch
and Kinneas counters with a nice kick to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Turturro as he connects with a hook.
Kinneas lands a high kick!
Turturro moves out of range as Kinneas strikes.
Turturro throws out a powerful jab.
Kinneas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Turturro misses with a wild body shot.
Kinneas scores with a kick to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kinneas scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kinneas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kinneas is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Turturro with a body shot.
Kinneas wants to slow Turturro down by chopping away at his legs.
Turturro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kinneas loads up on a big right hand but Turturro slips the punch.
Kinneas sizes up Turturro with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turturro scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Turturro swings for the body but Kinneas moves out of range.
Kinneas cracks Turturro with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Kinneas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turturro.
Turturro misses with a looping right.
Turturro lunges at Kinneas with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kinneas's hand.
Kinneas with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Turturro to score with a decent uppercut.
Kinneas throws a low kick, looking for Turturro's leg but Turturro calmly moves out of range.
Kinneas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Turturro lands a jab to Kinneas's midsection.
Kinneas takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Turturro lands with a good body shot.
A slow jab from Turturro misses its intended target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kinneas feints and then cracks Turturro's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Turturro down.
Turturro lands a slapping body shot.
Kinneas throws a low kick but Turturro avoids it.
Kinneas swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Irvine Kinneas will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Turturro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kinneas.
Turturro takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Turturro takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kinneas connects with a crisp jab.
Kinneas takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kinneas 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.
Kinneas misses with a straight right.
Turturro walks into a stiff left hand from Kinneas.
Good shot there by Kinneas.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kinneas. Turturro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Turturro is looking to wear down Kinneas with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kinneas throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Turturro just misses with a punch to the body.
Kinneas walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turturro looks to land a right hand but Kinneas moved out of range.
Turturro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Turturro misses.
Turturro scores with a nice head shot.
Turturro avoids the head kick by Kinneas.
Turturro lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Kinneas lands an impressive looking overhand right. Turturro doesn't seem phased though.
Turturro digs a good hook to Kinneas's body.
Kinneas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Turturro throws out the jab.
Turturro fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Turturro throws a hook but Kinneas blocks it.
Kinneas looks for the body kick but Turturro saw that one coming.
Turturro ducks under a wild hook from Kinneas.
Kinneas throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Turturro slips a straight right by Kinneas.
Turturro scores with a nice head shot.
Kinneas avoids the body shot from Turturro.
Nice defenses there by Kinneas.
Turturro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Turturro thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kinneas slips a straight right by Turturro.
Kinneas throws an overhand right that lands on Turturro's shoulder, as Turturro tries to avoid the shot.
Turturro swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Lorenzo Turturro is winning the standup battle so far.
Turturro throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kinneas moves out of range of the strikes.
Kinneas shapes to counter with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Turturro, as that shot connected.
Turturro throws a jab but it's blocked by Kinneas.
Kinneas defending well as Turturro loads up on a big left hand.
A little jabbing left from Kinneas on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kinneas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kinneas replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Turturro blocks it well.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kinneas.
Kinneas looks to throw a body kick
and Turturro counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Turturro lands a nice looking body shot.
Kinneas tries to bum rush Turturro with a series of wild strikes but Turturro uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kinneas throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lorenzo Turturro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kinneas misses with a low kick.
Kinneas misses with a body shot
and Turturro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Turturro moves out of range as Kinneas throws a body kick.
Turturro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kinneas! But no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turturro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Turturro moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Turturro punishes Kinneas's body with a nice straight punch.
Kinneas misses with a leg kick.
Kinneas throws the kick towards the body but Turturro avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lorenzo Turturro dominated that second round.
That's time! Turturro'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!
Turturro misses the jab.
Kinneas on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kinneas throws the kick towards the body but Turturro avoids it.
Kinneas throws a hook to the side of Turturro's head but Turturro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kinneas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Turturro avoids the head kick by Kinneas.
Kinneas attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kinneas lands a nice looking body shot.
Kinneas throws a hook but Turturro blocks it.
Kinneas takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kinneas throws a hook but Turturro blocks it.
Turturro swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Turturro scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turturro. Kinneas does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kinneas pivots, looking for a leg kick but Turturro is out of range and Kinneas settles back down.
Nice body kick from Kinneas.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kinneas.
Turturro moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turturro throws a body shot but no joy.
Turturro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kinneas moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kinneas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turturro.
Turturro takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Turturro fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kinneas on the side of the head.
Kinneas throws a jab but it's blocked by Turturro.
Turturro avoids a kick to the body.
Turturro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kinneas.
Turturro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kinneas moves away.
Kinneas tries to counter by closing the distance.
Kinneas avoids the body shot from Turturro.
Nice body kick there by Kinneas.
Turturro throws a body shot but no joy.
Kinneas swinging wildly here.
Turturro lands a nice looking body shot.
Turturro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Turturro lands a slapping body shot.
Kinneas throws a head kick that misses
and Turturro counters with a left to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turturro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kinneas.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kinneas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turturro lands a slapping body shot.
Kinneas throws a right hand that Turturro ducks under and follows up with a left that Turturro also avoids with ease.
Kinneas connects with a nice looking jab.
Kinneas walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kinneas missing with a left hand there. Turturro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kinneas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Turturro.
A swing and a miss from Turturro.
Kinneas misses with a body kick.
Turturro misses with an uppercut. Kinneas saw that one coming.
Turturro lands a body shot.
Turturro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kinneas is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Turturro with a body shot.
Kinneas cracks Turturro with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kinneas connects with a leg kick. Turturro looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Turturro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Turturro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kinneas moves away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lorenzo Turturro showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Turturro 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lorenzo Turturro!
A less than humble Lorenzo Turturro misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Tony Cornell (ranked 3536 p4p, 350 weight class) and Somsak Ngo (ranked 4467 p4p, 413 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Cornell!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Somsak Ngo!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ngo misses with an uppercut
and Cornell counters with a stiff right hand.
Cornell slips a straight right by Ngo.
Ngo wants to slow Cornell down by chopping away at his legs.
Ngo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ngo displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ngo throws out a leg kick but Cornell moves out of range and Ngo only half commits.
A solid body kick from Cornell.
Ngo drops his hands momentarily and Cornell takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cornell avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ngo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cornell.
Ngo throws a low kick but Cornell moves out of range easily.
Ngo throws out a loose jab but Cornell uses good head movement to avoid it.
A clash of legs there as Cornell blocks the low kick.
Cornell is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Cornell scores with a push kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cornell turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ngo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ngo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Cornell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cornell backing away here, and Ngo unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Cornell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ngo.
Ngo misses with a body kick.
Cornell swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ngo throws a chopping leg kick but Cornell manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ngo throws the kick towards the body but Cornell avoids it.
Cornell seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Cornell misses with a body kick.
Cornell closes the distance and scores with a big combo that sends Ngo crashing to the mat! Ngo 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!
A low kick from Ngo misses
and Cornell counters with an outside leg kick.
Cornell catches his opponent with a big hook that sends him to the canvas! Ngo stumbles back to his feet but will the referee allow it to continue? Ngo walks forwards and this one will be allowed to continue! Come on!
Ngo is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ngo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cornell.
Ngo is still on wobbly legs! Can Cornell finish him?
Ngo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ngo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ngo seems to have recovered his senses.
Cornell ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ngo looks winded!
Cornell throws a front kick that sends Ngo stumbling back into the ropes.
Cornell cracks Ngo with a left hand that drops him to the canvas, up against the ropes! Can Ngo get back up in time? 3, 4, 5, 6, 7... he's on one knee... 8, 9... he's up! 'Walk towards me' says the referee. Ngo looks steady enough to continue so we're going to continue!
Cornell cracks Ngo with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Ngo 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 Ngo is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9, he's up! Wow, he cut that one a bit fine!
Ngo misses with a leg kick
and Cornell counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tony Cornell!
Tony Cornell retains his heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Tony Cornell thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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