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8L 90 - Aoki's 2nd Goodbye PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Chubby Noel (ranked 22918 p4p, 21992 weight class) and Francis Begbie (ranked 700 p4p, 703 weight class). Noel comes to the ring accompanied by the fat boys fat boys. The crowd seem to be enjoying Begbie's choice of entrance music: Raining Blood. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 30 - 1, fighting out of New York, Chubby Noel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Francis Begbie!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Noel darts in and clinches Begbie up against the ropes.
Noel throws a punch but it's blocked by Begbie.
Noel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Begbie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Begbie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Noel closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Noel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Noel has a couple of punches blocked by Begbie.
Noel swings wildly with an uppercut but Begbie uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've been informed that Begbie has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Noel misses with a punch on the inside.
Begbie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Noel lands with a left to the head.
Noel tries a body shot but Begbie blocks it.
Noel looking to throw knees to the head but Begbie is blocking nicely.
Noel struggles to land a body shot inside as Begbie controls his hands.
Noel misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noel lands a knee to the body.
Noel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Noel lands with a left to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Noel.
Begbie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Noel struggles to land a body shot inside as Begbie controls his hands.
Noel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Noel has Begbie pressed against the ropes, preventing Begbie from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Noel scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Begbie blocks an uppercut.
Begbie blocking some punches.
Noel tries a body shot but Begbie blocks it.
Noel throws a punch but it's blocked by Begbie.
Noel prevents a body shot from Begbie.
Begbie works on Noel's body with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noel tries a body shot but Begbie blocks it.
Noel tries a knee to the head but Begbie blocks it.
Noel misses with a body punch.
Noel has a couple of punches blocked by Begbie.
Begbie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Noel misses with a wild combination.
Begbie stalks Noel and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Noel's face. Noel staggers backwards, shaken.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Noel has closed the distance and engaged Begbie in a clinch.
A body shot lands from Noel.
Noel lands a nice uppercut.
Noel missing with knees to the body.
Begbie blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Noel.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chubby Noel dominated that round.
That's time! Noel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Noel moves into the clinch.
Begbie landing knees to the body.
Noel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Begbie's elbow.
Begbie lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Noel lands a body punch in the clinch.
Noel tries a knee to the head but Begbie blocks it.
Noel tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Noel tries to throw a body punch but Begbie avoids it by throwing Noel back against the ropes.
Noel throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch on the inside from Noel fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Noel misses with the head strike.
Begbie has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Noel lands a body shot in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Noel.
Begbie blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noel throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Begbie blocks it with crossed arms.
Begbie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Noel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Noel lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Begbie lands with a left to the head.
Begbie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Noel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Begbie can do to turn this around?
Begbie wants to clinch.
Noel throws a hook to the side of Begbie's head but Begbie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Begbie moves into the clinch.
Begbie lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Noel using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Begbie has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Noel tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Noel.
Noel throws a punch but it's blocked by Begbie.
Noel throws a punch but it's blocked by Begbie.
Noel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Begbie.
Noel tries a knee to the head but Begbie blocks it.
Begbie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Noel misses with a knee to the head.
Noel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
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!
Noel lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Begbie blocking some punches.
Begbie managing to block the knees to the body from Noel.
Noel using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Begbie has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Begbie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Noel tries to land knees in the clinch but Begbie avoids the damage to the body.
Begbie blocks a body shot from Noel.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chubby Noel dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Noel rushes Begbie and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Noel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Noel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Noel has a couple of punches blocked by Begbie.
Noel with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Noel tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Noel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Begbie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Noel pushes Begbie up against the ropes in a clinch.
Noel misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A knee to the head by Noel.
Noel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Noel with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Noel has a couple of punches blocked by Begbie.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Begbie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Begbie pushes Noel back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Begbie prevents a body shot from Noel.
Begbie working hard to break the clinch.
Noel throws a head punch that misses.
Noel misses with the head strike.
Noel misses with some punches.
Noel tries to land knees in the clinch but Begbie avoids the damage to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Noel throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chubby Noel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Begbie blocks an uppercut.
Begbie has a couple of punches blocked by Noel.
Noel can't find room to land a body shot as Begbie controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Begbie manages to break the clinch.
Noel closes the distance and pushes Begbie back into the ropes.
Begbie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Begbie scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Francis Begbie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Noel gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Begbie throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Noel tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Noel's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Begbie throws a head punch that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chubby Noel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Noel, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Chubby Noel!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Chubby Noel!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Chubby Noel!
Chubby Noel wins by unanimous decision!
After winning the bout, Chubby Noel thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Francis Begbie spoke after the fight, saying 'Bollocks to the lot of ya!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Litticius Nugetio (ranked 21909 p4p, 21836 weight class) and Johnny Waldron (ranked 644 p4p, 610 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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8 - 8 - 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 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Litticius Nugetio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Waldron!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yuuki Gou and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nugetio slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nugetio throws a leg kick but Waldron sees it coming and moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nugetio.
And Waldron responds with a good body kick, but Nugetio manages to step out the way in time.
Waldron defending well as Nugetio loads up on a big left hand.
Waldron swings for the body but Nugetio moves out of range.
Waldron waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nugetio.
A swing and a miss from Nugetio.
Nugetio throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nugetio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Waldron moves away.
Nugetio throws a lazy right hand but Waldron sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nugetio misses with a low kick as Waldron jumps back.
Nugetio avoids a kick to the body.
Nugetio feints and then cracks Waldron's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Waldron down.
Waldron throws a predictable looking body shot
and Nugetio counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Waldron scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Waldron scores with a hook.
Nugetio takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nugetio with a hook.
Waldron walks into a stiff left hand from Nugetio.
Waldron takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nugetio just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waldron throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nugetio slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Waldron throws a right and a left that Nugetio avoids nicely.
Nice defenses there by Waldron.
Nugetio throws out a loose jab but Waldron uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nugetio's corner calls for a 1-2. Nugetio obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Waldron tries to score with a low kick but Nugetio moves his leg out of the way.
Waldron's corner calls for a 1-2. Waldron obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nugetio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Waldron.
Nugetio moves away from the strike by Waldron.
Good exchange - Nugetio coming out on top.
Nugetio moves out of range as Waldron strikes.
Nugetio lands a glancing blow to the side of Waldron's head.
Waldron swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nugetio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Waldron sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Waldron let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
It looks like Nugetio has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Waldron lands a nice looking body shot.
Nugetio moves out of range of the leg kick from Waldron.
Waldron on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waldron lands a high kick!
Nugetio lands a slapping body shot.
Nugetio connects with a right hand. Waldron shakes it off.
Waldron tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Nugetio manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Waldron misses with a wild body shot.
Nugetio feints and then cracks Waldron's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Waldron down.
Nugetio is looking to slow Waldron down with leg kicks.
Nugetio misses with a straight right.
Waldron looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Waldron fails to land with a series of punches.
Nugetio throws a body punch but Waldron moves out of range.
Waldron takes one to the chin there.
No joy there for Nugetio, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nugetio lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nugetio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Nugetio misses the target.
Nugetio feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Waldrons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nugetio with the inside leg kick.
Waldron fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nugetio uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Waldron has time to react.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Litticius Nugetio dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A big left from Nugetio misses.
Waldron only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Johnny Waldron seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nugetio.
The fighters circling - Waldron throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nugetio lands a glancing blow to the side of Waldron's head.
Waldron tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Nugetio paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Waldron throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nugetio misses with an uppercut.
Waldron throws a leg kick but Nugetio sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Waldron throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nugetio on the side of the head.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Nugetio here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Nugetio throws a leg kick that misses.
Waldron swings for the body but Nugetio moves out of range.
Nugetio tries a low kick but Waldron avoids it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Waldron.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Waldron throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nugetio fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nugetio misses the shot to the body.
Waldron is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Nugetio connects with a nice looking jab.
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!
Nugetio ducks under a wild hook from Waldron.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nugetio looks to score with a jab to the body but Waldron is just out of range.
Waldron throws out a counter right but Nugetio avoids it with no problem.
Nugetio dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nugetio thows a left - swing and a miss!
Waldron turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Waldron clobbers Nugetio with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Decent striking displayed by Waldron there.
Waldron needs to keep his hands up - Nugetio had a free shot at his head there.
Nugetio is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Waldron can do to turn this around?
Waldron tries to clinch up.
Nugetio throws a jab but it's blocked by Waldron.
Nugetio with a nice cross.
Waldron dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nugetio. That did some damage!
Nugetio cracks Waldron with a good jab.
Waldron ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nugetio moves away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Waldron looks to land a right hand but Nugetio moved out of range.
Waldron connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nugetio cracks Waldron with an open hand slap.
Waldron fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nugetio has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Waldron closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nugetio scores with a hook to the body.
Waldron tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nugetio tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Waldron's elbow.
Nugetio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nugetio throws a shot from downtown. Waldron moves away and avoids it.
Nugetio is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
An inside leg kick from Waldron misses.
Waldron has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Nugetio finds it's way round the side to connect with Waldron's head.
Nugetio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Waldron listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Waldron is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nugetio.
Nugetio buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nugetio lands a jab-cross combination.
 It looks like Johnny Waldron has been cut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nugetio misses with a body shot.
Nugetio throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Waldron avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nugetio scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Litticius Nugetio dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Waldron's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Good shot there by Nugetio.
Nugetio lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Waldron at a distance.
Waldron slips a straight right by Nugetio.
Nugetio 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.
Waldron misses with a body kick.
Waldron jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nugetio connects with a crisp jab.
Nugetio lands a really nice looking cross but Waldron seems unphased.
Nugetio missing with a left hand there. Waldron was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Waldron misses with a straight left.
Waldron moves out of range of the strikes.
Waldron throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Waldron tries to close the distance and clinch but Nugetio swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Waldron misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It looked like Nugetio wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nugetio missing with a left hand there. Waldron was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Waldron fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nugetio.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nugetio throws a body punch but Waldron moves out of range.
Waldron takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nugetio checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Waldron tries to clinch there but Nugetio circles away.
Nugetio throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nugetio looks to throw the jab but Waldron is out of range.
Waldron throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Nugetio counter with a right hand.
Nugetio misses with a looping left.
Nugetio bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Waldron's head.
Nugetio's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Waldron connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nugetio scrambles back to his feet.
Waldron loads up on a big right hand but Nugetio slips the punch.
Nugetio avoids the body shot from Waldron.
Waldron doesn't manage to clinch there - Nugetio circles away.
Nugetio swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A jab lands there for Nugetio.
Waldron tries to clinch but Nugetio is having none of it.
Waldron misses with a body shot.
Nugetio throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nugetio swings for the body but Waldron moves out of range.
Litticius Nugetio is winning the standup battle so far.
Waldron takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Johnny Waldron has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nugetio lands with an uppercut that bounces Waldron off the ropes and back into range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nugetio throws a series of strikes that have Waldron backpedaling.
Waldron throws a head kick that half lands.
Nugetio throws out a loose jab but Waldron uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Waldron.
Decent striking displayed by Nugetio there.
A big left from Waldron misses.
Waldron tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nugetio was well out of range. Poor timing from Waldron.
Nugetio works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Waldron slips under a jab from Nugetio.
Nugetio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nugetio stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nugetio lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nugetio thuds his right hand into Waldron's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Waldron needs to keep his hands up - Nugetio had a free shot at his head there.
Waldron throws a right and a left that both miss.
Waldron uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nugetio.
And that's the end of the fight!
Litticius Nugetio showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nugetio, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Litticius Nugetio!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Litticius Nugetio!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Litticius Nugetio!
Litticius Nugetio wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Keke Sonni (ranked 2702 p4p, 5905 weight class) and Ari Baba (ranked 343 p4p, 568 weight class). Sonni comes to the ring accompanied by Lil Uzi Vert - That Way. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Keke Sonni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ari Baba!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yuuki Gou and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sonni defending well as Baba loads up on a big left hand.
A cross from Sonni lands.
Baba looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Some wild striking there from Baba.
Sonni ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baba moves away.
Sonni uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Baba.
Baba jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sonni throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sonni misses with a hook.
A nice side step and Baba releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Baba keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Sonni. That snapped Baba's head back.
Baba drops his hands momentarily and Sonni takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sonni lands a nice hook to Baba's body. Baba takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Baba fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sonni throws an overhand right that lands on Baba's shoulder, as Baba tries to avoid the shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Baba! But no joy.
The fighters circling - Baba throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sonni throws a jab but it's blocked by Baba.
Sonni definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sonni scores with a hook.
Sonni throws a lazy uppercut
and Baba counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonni throws a body punch but Baba moves out of range.
Sonni misses the jab.
Sonni throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sonni misses with a double jab.
Baba throws a counter combo.
A big right from Baba misses.
Sonni swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Sonni tries a head kick but it misses.
Sonni misses with a hook.
Sonni lands a jab to Baba's midsection.
Sonni looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Baba is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sonni takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sonni lands a jab.
Baba throws a leg kick but Sonni sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sonni pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sonni misses with an uppercut
and Baba connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Baba misses with a wild combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sonni jabs Baba to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baba is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sonni moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Sonni misses with a few strikes there.
Sonni throws a lazy uppercut
and Baba counters with a nice leg kick.
Sonni looks to score with a jab to the body but Baba is just out of range.
Sonni looks to throw the jab but Baba is out of range.
Sonni throws a lazy uppercut
and Sonni takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Baba misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Baba avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sonni misses the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baba throws a right and a left that Sonni avoids nicely.
Baba pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Baba misses with a jab, cross combination.
Baba moves forwards but Sonni connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sonni.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Keke Sonni dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sonni swings for the body but Baba moves out of range.
Sonni throws a head kick but Baba moves out of range.
Baba 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.
Baba waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sonni.
Sonni waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Baba.
Nice defenses there by Baba.
A nice side step and Baba releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sonni misses with an uppercut
and Baba counters with a low kick, right behind Sonni 's knee.
Sonni jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Baba uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sonni.
Sonni swings for the body but Baba moves out of range.
Sonni throws a shot from downtown. Baba moves away and avoids it.
Keke Sonni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baba misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baba thuds his right hand into Sonni's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Baba connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Baba throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sonni's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sonni throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Baba looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sonni misses the jab.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Sonni here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baba misses with a looping left.
Baba throws a shot from downtown. Sonni moves away and avoids it.
Baba pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Baba throws a right hand that Sonni ducks under and follows up with a left that Sonni also avoids with ease.
Keke Sonni is winning the standup battle so far.
Baba tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sonni was well out of range. Poor timing from Baba.
Sonni misses with a straight right.
Baba swings for the body but Sonni moves out of range.
Sonni scores with a body shot.
Baba slips under a jab.
Sonni looks to throw the jab but Baba is out of range.
Some wild striking there from Sonni.
Sonni looks to throw the jab but Baba is out of range.
Sonni throws a right hand that Baba ducks under and follows up with a left that Baba also avoids with ease.
Baba misses with a jab, cross combination.
Baba drops his hands momentarily and Sonni takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sonni throws an overhand right that lands on Baba's shoulder, as Baba tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Baba misses its intended target.
Baba misses with an uppercut.
Sonni is looking to counter punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sonni misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Baba.
Sonni bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Baba misses with a hook to the body
and Baba takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Baba staying out of range there.
Sonni misses with a body shot.
Baba throws a jab but it's blocked by Sonni.
Baba misses with a series of wild punches.
A punch combination from Baba misses.
Sonni swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sonni.
Sonni's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Baba connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sonni scrambles back to his feet.
Baba bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sonni ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sonni will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Keke Sonni will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Sonni lands the left hand.
Baba steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sonni.
The fighters circling - Sonni throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A punch combination from Sonni misses.
A slow jab from Baba misses its intended target.
Sonni comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sonni is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Baba can do to turn this around?
A big left from Baba misses.
Sonni fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baba manages to avoid it.
Baba jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sonni throwing a counter right hand but Baba manages to avoid it.
Sonni pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Some wild striking there from Sonni.
Baba looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Sonni misses the target.
Sonni misses with a wild body shot.
Baba is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Sonni throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Baba keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Baba.
Baba gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sonni walks into a straight right hand from Baba.
Baba bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A nice side step and Baba releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sonni misses with an uppercut.
Sonni fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Baba looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Baba misses with a left hand
and Sonni connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Baba throws a right hand that misses
and Sonni counters with a nice body shot.
Sonni takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sonni jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Baba misses with a low kick as Sonni jumps back.
Sonni is looking to counter punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sonni thuds a left hand into Baba's body.
Baba moves away from the strike by Sonni.
Baba swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sonni throwing a counter right hand but Baba manages to avoid it.
Baba tries to land a leg kick but Sonni saw it coming and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baba bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sonni has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Baba finds it's way round the side to connect with Sonni's head.
Keke Sonni is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sonni connects with a looping right hand.
Sonni takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Baba throws a right hand that Sonni ducks under and follows up with a left that Sonni also avoids with ease.
Sonni with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sonni's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Sonni duly obliges.
Baba uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sonni.
Sonni swings for the body but Baba moves out of range.
Sonni swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Baba.
Nice straight punches there by Baba. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Baba.
Baba takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sonni slips a jab from Baba.
Baba scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Baba fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sonni has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ari Baba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sonni throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that's the end of the fight!
Keke Sonni showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sonni 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Keke Sonni!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Keke Sonni!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Keke Sonni!
Keke Sonni wins by unanimous decision!
Keke Sonni made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'had mboya on my radar for a second got a lot of hype for his 4 kos in a row i knew when our paths crossed his chin wouldnt hold tho!!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Brandon Baldwin (ranked 4111 p4p, 19609 weight class) and Dutch Schultz (ranked 476 p4p, 644 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 27 - 1, fighting out of London, Brandon Baldwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dutch Schultz!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schultz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Baldwin.
Schultz throws a big counter head kick but Baldwin avoids it with no problem.
Baldwin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Baldwin throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Schultz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Baldwin.
Schultz feints a counter leg kick.
Baldwin tries to keep at a distance but Schultz has taken the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Schultz.
Schultz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Schultz with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Schultz misses with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Schultz.
Schultz has Baldwin pressed against the ropes, preventing Baldwin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Schultz prevents Baldwin from breaking the clinch.
Schultz missing with knees to the body.
Baldwin breaks from the clinch.
Schultz has taken the fight to the clinch.
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!
Schultz misses with the head strike.
Baldwin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Schultz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Schultz pushes Baldwin up against the ropes in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schultz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Baldwin blocks it with crossed arms.
Schultz tries a knee to the head but Baldwin blocks it.
Baldwin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Baldwin working hard to break the clinch.
Baldwin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brandon Baldwin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baldwin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Baldwin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Schultz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Schultz lands a good knee to the midsection. Baldwin won't want to take too many of those.
Schultz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Baldwin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Baldwin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Schultz slips a jab and a cross from Baldwin.
Baldwin is looking to slow Schultz down with leg kicks.
Schultz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Schultz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Baldwin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Baldwin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baldwin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Schultz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Schultz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schultz looking to throw knees to the head but Baldwin is blocking nicely.
Schultz throws a knee to the head but misses.
Baldwin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Baldwin breaks from the clinch.
Baldwin throws a head kick that Schultz semi-blocks.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Schultz looks to land a combination but Baldwin avoids it well.
Schultz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Baldwin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Schultz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Schultz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Baldwin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Schultz clinches up with Baldwin and pushes him back against the ropes.
Baldwin breaks from the clinch.
Schultz takes one on the button.
Schultz walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Schultz is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Brandon Baldwin!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Brandon Baldwin waved his t-shirt featuring KOMBAT KLOTHING's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Justin Sane (ranked 3209 p4p, 1846 weight class) and Jon Rudskogen (ranked 407 p4p, 255 weight class). Sane comes to the ring accompanied by FAST LANE. Jon Rudskogen is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Justin Sane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jon Rudskogen!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rudskogen misses with a hook to the body
and Sane counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sane on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rudskogen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sane.
Jon Rudskogen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Sane misses.
Rudskogen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sane.
Sane misses with a right hand
and Rudskogen counters with a two punch combo.
Sane thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sane takes a kick to the side of the head.
Sane throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rudskogen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sane moves away.
Sane appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Rudskogen scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rudskogen misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sane misses with an uppercut.
Rudskogen throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Rudskogen jabs at Sane's body.
Rudskogen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rudskogen scores with a head kick. Sane tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Rudskogen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sane misses with a looping left.
Rudskogen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A big left from Sane misses.
A head kick misses from Rudskogen.
Rudskogen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rudskogen throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rudskogen misses with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sane is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rudskogen.
Rudskogen throws a head kick but Sane moves out of range.
Rudskogen lands a jab to the head.
Sane throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Some wild striking there from Rudskogen.
Rudskogen throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Sane throws a hook but Rudskogen blocks it.
Rudskogen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sane's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Rudskogen dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rudskogen throws a head kick that misses.
Sane takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Rudskogen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jon Rudskogen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rudskogen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rudskogen jabs Sane to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left lands for Sane.
Sane fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sane takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Rudskogen scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rudskogen misses with a head kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Sane misses its target.
Sane connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rudskogen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rudskogen lands a nice looking body shot.
Sane is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rudskogen walks into a straight right hand from Sane.
Sane is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sane lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rudskogen jabs Sane right on the nose. Sane blinks but takes it well.
Rudskogen throws a head kick that Sane semi-blocks.
Sane misses with a hook
and Rudskogen counters with a flying knee. Nice.
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!
Jab by Sane.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sane throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sane throws the left hand but Rudskogen avoids the punch easily.
Rudskogen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sane ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rudskogen moves away.
Rudskogen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sane blocks a head kick by Rudskogen.
Rudskogen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rudskogen throws a head kick that misses.
Rudskogen walks into a stiff left hand from Sane.
Rudskogen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sane rather than just go for the knockout.
Sane takes a kick to the side of the head.
Rudskogen lands with an uppercut that bounces Sane off the ropes and back into range.
Sane takes a head kick and keeps coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jon Rudskogen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Sane misses with a body shot.
Rudskogen tries a head kick but it misses.
Decent striking displayed by Rudskogen there.
Rudskogen tries a head kick but it misses.
Rudskogen lands a head kick. Sane smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Sane thuds his right hand into Rudskogen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sane takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sane throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes from Sane. Those never looked like landing.
Rudskogen blocks a jab.
Sane cracks Rudskogen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rudskogen throws a head kick but Sane moves out of range.
Sane throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sane throws a body shot but no joy.
Rudskogen avoids the body shot from Sane.
Rudskogen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sane looks to land a left hand but Rudskogen moved out of range nicely.
Rudskogen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Justin Sane has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sane misses with a looping left.
A punch combination from Sane misses.
Sane misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rudskogen.
Rudskogen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sane throws out the jab.
Rudskogen now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Sane shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rudskogen lands with a kick to the temple. Sane shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Rudskogen lands a jab to the head.
Rudskogen moves out of range of the strikes.
Sane lands the left hand.
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!
Sane misses with a combination
and Rudskogen counters with a nice uppercut.
Rudskogen lands a head shot.
Sane lands with a hook. Rudskogen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A jab from Sane misses.
Rudskogen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sane was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sane dips to his left and cracks Rudskogen with an uppercut!
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Justin Sane.
Well Rudskogen 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Jon Rudskogen!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Jon Rudskogen!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Jon Rudskogen!
Jon Rudskogen wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Connor McDavid (ranked 21908 p4p, 3248 weight class) and Jayson Tatum (ranked 652 p4p, 413 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jayson Tatum was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Connor McDavid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jayson Tatum!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick from Tatum, right into the meat of the thigh.
McDavid throws the left hand but Tatum avoids the punch easily.
Tatum swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
McDavid lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
McDavid misses with an uppercut. Tatum saw that one coming.
Tatum tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
McDavid swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tatum scores with a nice strike.
Tatum uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McDavid.
McDavid throws a low kick but Tatum avoids it.
A shot to the body from McDavid misses
and Tatum counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps McDavid thinking.
McDavid looks to land a right hand but Tatum moved out of range.
Tatum throws a half hearted mid kick.
McDavid tried to counter with a leg kick but Tatum avoided it.
Tatum throws a nice head kick!
McDavid stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tatum looks to throw the jab but McDavid is out of range.
Tatum slips under a jab.
McDavid throws out a powerful jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatum misses with a series of wild punches.
McDavid throws a hook to the side of Tatum's head but Tatum sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tatum appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from McDavid misses the target.
McDavid scores with a shot to the body.
Tatum delivers a nice body kick.
Tatum looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
McDavid lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tatum's sensitive parts.
McDavid scores with a three punch combo!
Tatum lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A jab from Tatum misses.
McDavid on the wrong end of 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!
McDavid tries to clinch but Tatum moves away
and Tatum counters with a two punch combo.
A bone on bone clash there as McDavid blocks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDavid missing with a left hand there. Tatum was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tatum is trying to counter with his kicks.
Nice uppercut lands for McDavid. That snapped Tatum's head back.
Tatum keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McDavid takes a swing at Tatum's ribcage but misses.
Tatum looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
McDavid takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tatum is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
McDavid misses with a straight right.
Tatum has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Tatum misses with a kick to the body
and McDavid connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tatum misses with a body kick.
Tatum misses with an uppercut. McDavid saw that one coming.
An attempted straight right counter from McDavid misses the target.
McDavid blocks a jab.
Tatum walks into a straight right hand from McDavid.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McDavid misses with a hook to the body
and Tatum counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McDavid getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
McDavid throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Connor McDavid will probably get the nod.
That's time! McDavid's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tatum doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
McDavid throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A low kick lands for McDavid.
McDavid looks to throw the jab but Tatum is out of range.
Tatum throws a good cross that connects.
Tatum uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before McDavid has time to react.
Tatum lands with a right hand.
McDavid fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice defenses there by Tatum.
Tatum misses with a body punch
and McDavid counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tatum misses with a straight right.
Tatum looks to land a right hand but McDavid moved out of range.
McDavid dips to his left and cracks Tatum with an uppercut!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McDavid takes a swing at Tatum's ribcage but misses.
McDavid scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatum takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tatum throws out a leg kick but McDavid moves out of range and Tatum only half commits.
McDavid misses with an uppercut.
Tatum throws a big counter head kick but McDavid avoids it with no problem.
McDavid is looking to slow Tatum down with leg kicks.
Tatum uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McDavid.
McDavid moves out of range as Tatum strikes.
Tatum misses with a kick to the body
and McDavid counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McDavid slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Connor McDavid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tatum throws a sloppy body shot
letting McDavid counter with a right hand.
McDavid uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tatum.
Tatum scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tatum keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McDavid backing away here, and Tatum unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
McDavid listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tatum misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tatum takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
McDavid just misses with a punch to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by McDavid.
Tatum scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
McDavid staying out of range there.
McDavid scoring well with a low kick there.
A chopping leg kick lands by McDavid.
A big right from McDavid misses.
McDavid lands a lovely overhand right.
Tatum throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McDavid throws a hook to the side of Tatum's head but Tatum sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McDavid missing with a left hand there. Tatum was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tatum lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Connor McDavid dominated that second round.
That's time! McDavid's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
McDavid fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tatum has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jayson Tatum has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McDavid walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tatum.
McDavid misses with a head kick.
McDavid moves out of range of the strikes.
Tatum tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tatum ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McDavid moves away.
McDavid throws a right hand that misses
and Tatum counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nice uppercut lands for McDavid. That snapped Tatum's head back.
Tatum's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
McDavid looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tatum uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McDavid.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lazy body kick from McDavid
and Tatum counters with a left to the body.
McDavid misses with a wild body shot.
Tatum looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tatum waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McDavid.
A little feinted left hand from McDavid on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
McDavid uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tatum.
Tatum swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by McDavid - just one landing.
Tatum throws a leg kick but McDavid sees it coming and moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tatum.
McDavid uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tatum.
Tatum looks for the body kick but McDavid saw that one coming.
Tatum throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and McDavid counters with a straight right hand.
McDavid buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
McDavid tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tatum was well out of range. Poor timing from McDavid.
And Tatum responds with a good body kick, but McDavid manages to step out the way in time.
Tatum showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McDavid.
Tatum lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tatum connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Connor McDavid is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatum avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tatum slips a straight right by McDavid.
Connor McDavid is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McDavid throws a hook to the side of Tatum's head but Tatum sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as McDavid checks a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McDavid misses with a lunging right hand
and Tatum counters with a stiff right hand.
Tatum misses with a body kick.
McDavid is looking to counter the offense by Tatum and move into the clinch.
Tatum lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McDavid circles away quickly and effectively.
Tatum connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
McDavid darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tatum slips a straight right by McDavid.
Tatum tries to land a leg kick but McDavid saw it coming and moves away.
McDavid dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tatum throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
McDavid throwing a counter right hand but Tatum manages to avoid it.
McDavid jabs at Tatum's body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jayson Tatum.
Well McDavid 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 for Connor McDavid!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Connor McDavid!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Connor McDavid!
Connor McDavid wins by unanimous decision!
A relieved looking Connor McDavid thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Lyle Alzado (ranked 1821 p4p, 4084 weight class) and Jason Hightower (ranked 231 p4p, 460 weight class). Hightower has chosen The Power as his entrance music. Jason Hightower has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 28 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lyle Alzado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Hightower!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Hightower.
Hightower fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Alzado has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hightower walks into a straight right hand from Alzado.
Hightower's corner calls for a 1-2. Hightower obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Alzado fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alzado moves into the clinch.
Alzado throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hightower blocks it with crossed arms.
Alzado with a knee to the head.
Hightower lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Alzado swings wildly with an uppercut but Hightower uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hightower lands a right hand.
A short right from Hightower on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alzado working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Alzado tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hightower unloads a knee to the mid-section. Alzado lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Alzado is breathing heavily.
Hightower lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hightower pushes Alzado back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Hightower lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hightower breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hightower connects with a solid leg kick.
Alzado has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hightower.
Hightower connects with a quick right hand that sends Alzado 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 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Jason Hightower!
A relieved looking Jason Hightower thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Victor Mordino (ranked 22936 p4p, 3218 weight class) and Digi Talis (ranked 657 p4p, 404 weight class). Digi Talis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 37 - 1, fighting out of London, Victor Mordino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Digi Talis!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Taro Takaoka and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mordino misses with a double jab
and Talis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mordino looks to land a body kick but Talis moved away.
A little jabbing left from Talis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A lazy left from Talis finds it's target.
 It looks like Victor Mordino has been cut.
Mordino blocks a jab.
A punch combination from Talis misses.
Talis throws a sloppy head kick and Mordino moves out of range easily.
As Talis looks to move away, Mordino throws a big counter combo but Talis just gets out of the way.
Talis takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Mordino - that will leave a mark!
Talis misses with an uppercut.
Talis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Talis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mordino throws a left and a right that both miss
and Talis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mordino throws a low kick but it's checked well by Talis.
Mordino takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mordino on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mordino throws a low kick but Talis moves out of range easily.
Mordino fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Digi Talis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mordino tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mordino fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Talis manages to avoid it.
Talis looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mordino tries to clinch there but Talis circles away.
Talis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Mordino to counter with a crisp jab.
Talis scores with a leg kick.
Mordino tries to clinch but Talis is having none of it.
Mordino throws a head kick that misses
and Talis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Talis throws a sloppy head kick and Mordino moves out of range easily.
Mordino throws a jab when Talis was well out of range.
Mordino misses with a head kick.
Talis scores with a kick to the body.
Mordino fakes the leg kick and cracks Talis in the body.
Mordino wants to clinch.
Talis bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mordino gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mordino fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mordino swings for the body but Talis moves out of range.
Talis lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mordino with a hook.
Mordino scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Mordino looks to land a combination. Talis sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Mordino blocks a head kick by Talis.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Talis.
Talis scores with a kick to the body.
Talis lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mordino moves forwards but Talis connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mordino throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mordino doesn't manage to clinch there - Talis circles away.
Mordino pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mordino misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Digi Talis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Victor Mordino's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mordino is looking to clinch but Talis is avoiding it.
Nice body punch from Talis.
Victor Mordino is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Talis misses with a wild body shot.
Mordino went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Mordino bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Talis lands with a shot to the body.
A solid body kick from Talis.
Talis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A lazy body kick from Talis
enabling Mordino to counter with a crisp jab.
Talis throws a hook but Mordino avoids it easily.
Talis connects with a body shot.
Mordino moves to clinch but Talis breaks away
and Talis counters with a straight right hand.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Talis. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Talis swats away the attempt to clinch by Mordino.
Talis thumps Mordino with a low kick.
Digi Talis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A head kick misses from Mordino.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talis throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Mordino is looking to clinch.
Mordino tries to clinch there but Talis circles away.
Mordino tries to bum rush Talis with a series of wild strikes but Talis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mordino uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Talis.
Talis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Talis throws a head kick but Mordino moves out of range.
Mordino tries to clinch there but Talis circles away.
Mordino tries to close the distance and clinch but Talis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mordino throws a hook but Talis avoids it easily.
Talis throws the left hand but Mordino avoids the punch easily.
Mordino looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Talis lands with a kick to the temple. Mordino shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Mordino defending well as Talis loads up on a big left hand.
Mordino tries to clinch up.
Talis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Talis with a nice cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mordino tries to clinch but Talis is having none of it.
Mordino tries to clinch up
and Talis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Talis avoids the body shot from Mordino.
Talis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mordino is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mordino tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Talis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mordino throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Talis blocks a head kick by Mordino.
Mordino throws a low kick but it's checked well by Talis.
Talis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mordino takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Mordino tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Talis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mordino is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Talis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mordino misses with the combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Digi Talis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Victor Mordino's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Talis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mordino's sensitive parts.
Digi Talis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mordino throws a series of punches but Talis moves out of range.
Talis swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mordino.
A combination from Mordino does no damage.
Mordino throws a hook to the side of Talis's head but Talis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Talis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mordino takes a kick to the side of the head.
Talis cracks Mordino with a right hand to the side of the head.
Well,Mordino is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Talis connects with a right hand. Mordino shakes it off.
Talis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mordino closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Talis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Talis moves out of range of the body kick.
Talis is looking to slow Mordino down with leg kicks.
Mordino tries a head kick but it misses.
Mordino tried to score with a low kick but Talis checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mordino goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Talis throws out a counter right but Mordino avoids it with no problem.
Mordino scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Talis keeps the fight on the outside.
Mordino takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Talis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mordino throws a body punch but Talis moves out of range.
Mordino misses with a shot to the body
and Talis counters with a big head kick but Mordino shrugs it off.
Mordino gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Talis.
Digi Talis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Decent striking displayed by Mordino there.
Mordino tries to clinch but Talis is having none of it.
Talis throws a counter combo.
Talis is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mordino fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mordino is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Mordino fails to land with a series of punches.
Talis changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Victor Mordino has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mordino takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mordino takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Talis!
Talis avoids the head kick by Mordino.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talis keeps the fight on the outside.
Some wild striking there from Mordino.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mordino misses with a straight right.
Mordino takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mordino throws a right hand that misses
and Talis counters with a straight right hand.
Mordino takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Talis scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mordino throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Talis appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Talis cracks Mordino with a good jab.
Mordino will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Mordino throws a head kick that misses
and Talis counters with a body kick that stops Mordino in his tracks momentarily.
Mordino takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Talis scores with a head kick. Mordino tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
 Mordino is rocked!
Talis scores with a three punch combo!
Oh Mordino is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mordino throws a combination that misses
and Talis counters with a stiff right hand.
Talis scoring well with a low kick there.
Talis fakes the leg kick and cracks Mordino in the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Digi Talis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Talis 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Digi Talis!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Digi Talis!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Digi Talis!
Digi Talis wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Digi Talis thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Shiny Aoki (ranked 2841 p4p, 2544 weight class) and Kris Jakua (ranked 359 p4p, 326 weight class). Aoki comes to the ring accompanied by Big Scoob - Bitch Please Ft B - Legit , E- 40. 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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Insanely flexible
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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 40 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shiny Aoki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kris Jakua!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aoki dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Aoki misses with a shot to the body
and Jakua cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Aoki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jakua.
A little feinted left hand from Aoki on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Aoki misses the jab.
Jakua looks to score with a jab to the body but Aoki is just out of range.
Jakua tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aoki was well out of range. Poor timing from Jakua.
Jakua fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aoki manages to avoid it.
Jakua lands a nice shot to the body.
Jakua is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Aoki digs a good body shot into Jakua's ribs.
Jakua jabs at Aoki's body.
Aoki wants to clinch
and Jakua counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jakua takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A punch lands to the side of Jakua 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aoki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A countering left hand to the body from Jakua misses.
Aoki misses with an uppercut
and Jakua counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jakua throws a body punch but Aoki moves out of range.
Aoki was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jakua throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Aoki stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Aoki looks to score with a jab to the body but Jakua is just out of range.
Jakua takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Aoki scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jakua misses with a few strikes there.
Aoki scores with a punch to the head.
Aoki looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jakua takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jakua with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jakua avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aoki tries to clinch but Jakua moves out of range.
Aoki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jakua pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Aoki back to the ropes. Jakua follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aoki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jakua sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Aoki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Aoki wants to clinch up but Jakua keeps it at a distance.
Jakua is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Aoki with a body shot.
Jakua is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Aoki rather than just go for the knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aoki misses the shot to the body.
Good shot there by Aoki.
Jakua looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jakua blocks a head kick by Aoki.
Aoki takes a swing at Jakua's ribcage but misses.
Aoki misses with a left hand
and Jakua counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jakua takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Aoki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Jakua paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Aoki just misses with a punch to the body.
Jakua's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Jakua duly obliges.
Shiny Aoki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aoki misses with an uppercut
and Jakua counters with a stiff right hand.
Jakua slips under a jab from Aoki.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aoki looks to land a left hand but Jakua moved out of range nicely.
The fighters circling - Jakua throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jakua lands a nice shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kris Jakua dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Aoki throws a body shot but no joy.
Aoki swings for the body but Jakua moves out of range.
Jakua appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Jakua ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jakua. Aoki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aoki throws a body punch but Jakua moves out of range.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Jakua. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Aoki takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Aoki throws a head kick that misses.
Jakua looks to land a combination but Aoki avoids it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aoki. Jakua does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jakua throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jakua with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Aoki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jakua moves away.
A little jabbing left from Jakua on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jakua misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jakua has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Aoki lands with a slapping head kick.
Aoki is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jakua throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jakua lands a jab to Aoki's midsection.
Aoki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jakua moves away.
Aoki looks to throw the jab but Jakua is out of range.
Aoki doesn't manage to clinch there - Jakua circles away.
Jakua avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aoki throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jakua connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Aoki misses with a few strikes there.
A cross from Jakua lands.
Aoki takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jakua. Aoki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good exchange - Aoki coming out on top.
Aoki misses with a wild body shot.
Aoki throws a hook to the side of Jakua's head but Jakua sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jakua is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Aoki with a body shot.
Aoki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jakua.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aoki missing with a left hand there. Jakua was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jakua misses with a body shot.
Aoki swings widly with a right hand
and Jakua counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jakua scores with a hook to the body. Aoki takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Aoki misses with a right hand
and Jakua counters with a left to the body.
Jakua scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Aoki tries to clinch up.
Nice body punch from Jakua.
Jakua throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jakua cracks a nice hook into Aoki's ribs.
Aoki swings for the body but Jakua moves out of range.
Jakua is looking for the big counter here.
Jakua cracks a nice hook into Aoki's ribs.
Aoki swings for the body but Jakua moves out of range.
Jakua throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Aoki.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kris Jakua showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Aoki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Jakua paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shiny Aoki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aoki just misses with a punch to the body.
Jakua will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Aoki throwing a counter right hand but Jakua manages to avoid it.
Aoki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jakua.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aoki. Jakua does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aoki paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Aoki swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jakua counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kris Jakua seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jakua jabs at Aoki's body.
Jakua swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jakua wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Aoki throws a body punch but Jakua moves out of range.
It seemed like Jakua was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Aoki looks to score with a jab to the body but Jakua is just out of range.
Aoki throws a head kick that misses.
Jakua works Aoki's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jakua fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jakua ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jakua misses with a wild body shot.
Aoki misses with a two punch combination.
Jakua lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Aoki misses with a hook
and Jakua counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Aoki misses with a hook. Jakua ducked under it nicely.
Jakua uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aoki.
Jakua scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Aoki doesn't seem bothered though.
Aoki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Aoki misses with a body shot.
Aoki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A shot to the liver by Jakua. Beautiful body shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jakua.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jakua misses with a series of wild punches.
Aoki rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jakua counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Aoki thinking.
Aoki misses with a hook
and Jakua counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jakua fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Aoki looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Aoki scores with a shot to the body.
Aoki has taken the fight to the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Aoki.
Jakua dodges an elbow strike from Aoki.
Jakua dodges an elbow strike from Aoki.
Jakua tries to break the clinch but Aoki is controlling the position.
Jakua avoids a wild elbow strike from Aoki.
Jakua scores with a hook to the body.
Aoki lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jakua or not.
Kris Jakua is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jakua prevents a body shot from Aoki.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kris Jakua comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jakua winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Kris Jakua!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Kris Jakua!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Kris Jakua!
Kris Jakua wins by unanimous decision!
Kris Jakua seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Shiny Aoki was interviewed post fight and said 'i lost to this bum...my career is over i m 40 and i m losing to mfs like this loser'.
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