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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Dutch Tourney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Apollo Takamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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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195 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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192 lbs
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Great elbows
Cardio machine
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Heavy handed
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dutch Tourney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Apollo Takamura!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Kenichi Hosakawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Tourney.
Tourney throws a right hand that Takamura ducks under and follows up with a left that Takamura also avoids with ease.
Tourney is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tourney swings for the body but Takamura moves out of range.
Takamura throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tourney.
Tourney is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tourney misses with the combination.
Tourney uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Takamura with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tourney to score with a decent uppercut.
Tourney showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Takamura.
Takamura swings for the body but Tourney moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takamura keeps the fight on the outside.
Takamura throws a shot to the body.
Tourney blocks a jab.
Takamura circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tourney misses with a series of wild punches.
Tourney tries to clinch but Takamura moves away
and Takamura counters with a right hand to the body.
Tourney is looking to clinch.
Takamura will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sloppy strikes from Takamura. Those never looked like landing.
Tourney tries to clinch up but Takamura circles away and keeps his distance.
Tourney dodges the punch combination from Takamura.
Takamura misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takamura moves out of range as Tourney strikes.
Takamura bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tourney's head.
Tourney lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Takamura circles away quickly and effectively.
Tourney clinches up against the ropes.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Takamura misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tourney creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Takamura manages to break the clinch.
Tourney throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Takamura counters with a thumping low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tourney is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tourney moves in looking to clinch but Takamura pushes him off.
Takamura takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The fighters circling - Takamura throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tourney scores with a nice head shot.
Takamura avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tourney tries to close the distance and clinch up but Takamura swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Takamura swinging wildly here.
Tourney fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Takamura manages to avoid it.
Tourney looks to score with a jab to the body but Takamura is just out of range.
Tourney cracks Takamura with a good jab.
Takamura is rocked!
Dutch Tourney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tourney thows a left - swing and a miss!
Takamura is still on wobbly legs! Can Tourney finish him?
Tourney misses the jab.
Tourney looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tourney looks to throw the jab but Takamura is out of range.
Tourney misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tourney tries to bum rush Takamura with a series of wild strikes but Takamura uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A slow jab from Tourney misses its intended target.
Tourney misses with a looping right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Takamura gets tackled into the ropes by Tourney. Tourney maintains the clinch.
Tourney throws an elbow that misses.
Takamura misses with the head strike.
Takamura avoids a wild elbow strike from Tourney.
Tourney breaks the clinch.
Tourney throws a right and a left that Takamura avoids nicely.
Tourney misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tourney is breathing heavily.
A slow jab from Tourney misses its intended target.
Takamura gets tackled into the ropes by Tourney. Tourney maintains the clinch.
Tourney throws an elbow but it misses.
Tourney looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tourney breaks from the clinch.
Tourney throws a right hand that Takamura ducks under and follows up with a left that Takamura also avoids with ease.
Tourney throws a jab but it's blocked by Takamura.
Nice defenses there by Takamura.
Takamura slips a jab from Tourney.
Tourney clinches up with Takamura and pushes him back against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Tourney just misses with a elbow thrown towards Takamura's brow.
Takamura avoids the elbow strike from Tourney, against the ropes.
Tourney keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Takamura's efforts to push away.
Takamura blocks the elbow strike.
Tourney throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tourney pushes off an throws an elbow but Takamura leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Takamura dodges an elbow strike from Tourney.
Tourney pushes off an throws an elbow but Takamura leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Tourney breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tourney closes the distance and clinches.
Tourney content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Tourney throws an elbow that misses.
Takamura dodges an elbow strike from Tourney.
Takamura avoids a wild elbow strike from Tourney.
Takamura avoids the elbow strike from Tourney, against the ropes.
Tourney throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tourney pushes off an throws an elbow but Takamura leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Takamura avoids the elbow strike from Tourney, against the ropes.
Tourney misses with an elbow strike.
Tourney breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tourney loads up on a big right hand but Takamura slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dutch Tourney dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A jab from Takamura does it's job there.
Takamura scores with a jab to the body.
Tourney defending well as Takamura loads up on a big left hand.
Dutch Tourney is winning the standup battle so far.
Takamura lands an overhand right.
It looks like Dutch Tourney has been cut.
A swing and a miss from Tourney.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tourney throws a hook but Takamura blocks it.
Tourney closes the distance but Takamura moves to the side
and Takamura counters with a beautiful head kick that sends Tourney crashing to the mat! Oh, he's out! He's out! Takamura is jumping up and down like a maniac, spit streaming from his mouthpiece, shouting and screaming at his corner. Wow, this obviously means a hell of a lot to him! What an outpouring of emotion.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Apollo Takamura!
Apollo Takamura seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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