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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Alexander Smirnov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Bird (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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140 lbs
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144 lbs
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Cardio machine
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Alexander Smirnov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, William Bird!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smirnov clinches up with Bird and pushes him back against the ropes.
Bird working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Smirnov missing with knees to the body.
Bird lands a left hand that snaps the head of Smirnov backwards.
Smirnov avoiding damage as Bird throws knees to the body.
Smirnov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bird blocks an elbow strike.
Bird avoids a wild elbow strike from Smirnov.
Bird lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bird avoiding damage as Smirnov throws knees to the body.
Bird trying to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Smirnov obliges.
Bird lands an elbow inside that Smirnov shrugs off.
Bird goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bird cracks Smirnov with a nice body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bird tries to throw a body punch but Smirnov avoids it by throwing Bird back against the ropes.
Bird trying to land knees to the body.
Bird lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nice body punch from Bird - that landed with a thud.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bird.
It looks like Alexander Smirnov has been cut.
Smirnov pushes off an throws an elbow but Bird leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bird working hard to break the clinch.
Bird lands with a left to the head.
Bird lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bird managing to block the knees to the body from Smirnov.
Smirnov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smirnov prevents a body shot from Bird.
Bird pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Bird lands an elbow inside that Smirnov shrugs off.
Bird misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smirnov.
Bird avoiding damage as Smirnov throws knees to the body.
Smirnov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Smirnov stalling in the clinch but Bird improves position.
Smirnov lands an elbow just above Bird 's eye.
Bird pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Bird lands a good knee to the midsection. Smirnov won't want to take too many of those.
Smirnov trying to land knees to the body.
Bird is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Smirnov is keeping busy.
Bird utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smirnov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bird's defenses.
Bird tries to land knees in the clinch but Smirnov avoids the damage to the body.
Bird lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Smirnov backwards.
Smirnov takes an elbow to the temple.
Smirnov lands a nice knee to the body.
Smirnov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bird avoids it.
Bird lands a right hand that snaps the head of Smirnov backwards.
Smirnov avoids a wild elbow strike from Bird.
Bird lands a knee to the body.
Bird throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Smirnov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bird is defending well for now.
Smirnov looking to throw knees to the head but Bird is blocking nicely.
Bird cracks Smirnov with a nice body shot.
Smirnov trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Bird creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bird lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bird throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Smirnov blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bird has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bird blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bird struggles to land a body shot inside as Smirnov controls his hands.
Bird scores with a shoulder strike.
Bird lands a nice knee to the body.
Bird blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bird lands with a short shot to the head.
Bird lands a shoulder strike.
Smirnov is rocked!
Smirnov takes an elbow to the temple.
Oh Smirnov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
With the fighters up against the ropes, Smirnov throws an elbow but misses.
Smirnov seems to have got his legs back now.
Bird lands a nice uppercut.
Smirnov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bird.
Bird presses Smirnov against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bird scores a nice knee to the body.
Smirnov is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smirnov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bird.
Bird unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bird misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Bird throws an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bird scores a nice knee to the body.
Bird lands a body shot in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bird.
Smirnov takes an elbow to the temple.
Good body shot from Bird.
Bird stalls.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bird lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice elbow from Bird.
Bird working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bird crunches a lovely knee into Smirnov's ribcage.
Bird lands a good knee to the midsection. Smirnov won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bird blocks the elbow strike.
Bird throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bird with a knee to the head.
Smirnov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Bird lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Bird dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexander Smirnov's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bird avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bird takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bird takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Nice straight punches there by Bird. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bird.
Smirnov moves out of range as Bird throws a body kick.
Bird moves out of range of the strikes.
Bird lands a head kick. Smirnov smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Smirnov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bird, pushing him back against the ropes.
Smirnov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bird.
Smirnov wants to stall.
Smirnov blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Bird.
Bird unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smirnov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bird.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bird lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Bird.
Bird lands a nice uppercut.
Bird lands a shoulder strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bird.
Smirnov taking a breather.
Bird smacks Smirnov right on the bridge of the nose with a massive elbow! Another one lands and Smirnov goes down! He's clearly dazed - will he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7... up to one knee... 8,9,10! He's not made it! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Elbows). William Bird! William Bird retains his bantamweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, William Bird thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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