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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Damon Nickleson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rung The Tank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Tank comes into a darkened arena with his song building. คนบ้านเดียŪ kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Damon Nickleson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rung The Tank!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Nickleson.
Nickleson looks to score with a jab to the body but The Tank is just out of range.
Nickleson throws a lazy head kick
and The Tank counters with an outside leg kick.
The Tank walks into a left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nickleson. The Tank does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nickleson blocks a leg kick.
Nickleson throws a lazy head kick
and The Tank counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nickleson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from The Tank.
The Tank thuds his shin into the meat of Nickleson's side.
The Tank scoring well with a low kick there.
The Tank throws a nice inside leg kick.
The Tank scoring well with a low kick there.
The Tank moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nickleson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from The Tank.
The Tank tries to clinch up
and Nickleson counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Tank moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nickleson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Damon Nickleson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Tank throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nickleson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nickleson misses with a body shot.
The Tank tries to clinch but Nickleson moves out of range.
Nickleson scores with a hook.
Nickleson throws a lazy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nickleson takes one to the chin there.
The Tank scoring well with a low kick there.
Nickleson looks to land a right hand but The Tank moved out of range.
Nickleson lands with a kick to the temple. The Tank shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A head kick misses from Nickleson.
The Tank fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Tank fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nickleson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nickleson connects with a right hand. The Tank shakes it off.
Nickleson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nickleson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Tank.
The Tank moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nickleson misses with a wild body shot.
The Tank tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nickleson was well out of range. Poor timing from The Tank.
The Tank avoids the body shot from Nickleson.
Nickleson throws a head kick but The Tank moves out of range.
Nickleson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The Tank has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Tank looking to stall.
Nickleson can't break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Nickleson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Damon Nickleson will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nickleson throws a head kick that The Tank semi-blocks.
Nickleson throws a head kick that misses
and The Tank makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Nickleson really felt that one!
Nickleson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nickleson throws a combination that misses
and The Tank makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Nickleson really felt that one!
The Tank with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The Tank moves out of range of the body kick.
Nickleson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The Tank slips under a jab from Nickleson.
Nickleson throws a head kick but The Tank moves out of range.
The Tank ducks under a wild hook from Nickleson.
Nickleson looks to score with a jab to the body but The Tank is just out of range.
The Tank throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The Tank with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nickleson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The Tank tries to clinch up
and Nickleson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickleson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nickleson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nickleson just misses with a punch to the body.
Nickleson blocks a leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from The Tank, right into the meat.
Nickleson looks to land a left hand but The Tank moved out of range nicely.
Nickleson throws a right and a left that The Tank avoids nicely.
Rung The Tank is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A good leg kick by The Tank.
Damon Nickleson is winning the standup battle so far.
The Tank tries to clinch
and Nickleson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The Tank fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nickleson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The Tank uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nickleson.
The Tank keeps Nickleson at a distance using the push kick.
The Tank scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from The Tank. Those never looked like landing.
The Tank takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Nickleson looks to score with a jab to the body but The Tank is just out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nickleson throws a sloppy head kick
and The Tank counters with a body kick that stops Nickleson in his tracks momentarily.
Damon Nickleson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The Tank dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nickleson. That did some damage!
Nickleson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nickleson keeps the fight on the outside.
Nickleson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from The Tank.
Nickleson misses with a wild body shot.
Good leg kick by The Tank there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A punch combination from Nickleson misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A kick lands to the mid section there for The Tank.
Nickleson throws a body punch but The Tank moves out of range.
Nickleson throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rung The Tank will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The Tank has taken the fight to the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on The Tank's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nickleson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Nickleson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but The Tank has him pressed against the ropes.
Nickleson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nickleson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nickleson wants to break free but The Tank has control.
Nickleson is trying to break the clinch but The Tank has him pressed against the ropes.
The Tank is trying to force a seperation but Nickleson has the dominant position.
Nice elbow from The Tank.
Nickleson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The Tank is looking to break free of the clinch but Nickleson has double underhooks.
Nickleson working hard to break the clinch.
The Tank throws a head punch that misses.
The Tank has had enough of the clinch but Nickleson keeps him there for the moment.
Nickleson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nickleson's jab looks to have found its range, popping The Tank under the eye.
Nickleson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Nickleson misses with a hook to the body
and The Tank counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nickleson misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Tank tries to clinch up but Nickleson circles away and keeps his distance.
Nickleson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A head kick by Nickleson misses
and The Tank counters with a low kick, right behind Nickleson 's knee.
Nickleson throws a lazy head kick
and The Tank counters with a thumping low kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The Tank with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nickleson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A jab from The Tank finds it's way through Nickleson's defenses.
A slapping leg kick lands for The Tank.
Nickleson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Tank manages to avoid it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The Tank's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A punch combination from The Tank misses.
The Tank misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Tank blocks a jab.
Nickleson misses with the combination.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from The Tank. Nickleson shrugs it off though.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from The Tank, right into the meat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nickleson misses with a double jab
and The Tank counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Nickleson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Nickleson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The Tank throws a low kick but Nickleson avoids it.
Nickleson is looking to wear down The Tank with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nickleson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from The Tank.
The Tank is looking to slow Nickleson down with leg kicks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Tank lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The Tank ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nickleson throws a predictable looking body shot
and The Tank counters with a slapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rung The Tank really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The Tank explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The Tank throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nickleson throws a head kick that misses.
The Tank walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A head kick by Nickleson misses
and The Tank counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nickleson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nickleson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A big left from Nickleson misses.
A leg kick checked by The Tank.
The Tank scoring well with a low kick there.
The Tank fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Nickleson checks it well.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Nickleson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from The Tank - the referee stops the clock and Nickleson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says The Tank. Nickleson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
The Tank scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nickleson cracks the inside of The Tank's front leg.
Nickleson misses with a head kick.
Nickleson throws a sloppy head kick and The Tank moves out of range easily.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Tank listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from The Tank - that will leave a mark!
The Tank lands a nice shot that snaps Nickleson's head back.
The Tank wants to land a leg kick but Nickleson is out of range.
The Tank takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nickleson misses with a wild body shot.
The Tank throws a quick inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from The Tank.
The Tank lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The Tank fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nickleson.
A leg kick checked by Nickleson.
Nickleson throws a sloppy head kick and The Tank moves out of range easily.
The Tank tries to clinch but Nickleson moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Nickleson misses.
The Tank throws a sloppy head kick and Nickleson moves out of range easily.
The Tank gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The Tank misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nickleson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nickleson thows a body shot but no joy.
The Tank scores with a head kick. Nickleson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
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!
The Tank moves in looking to clinch but Nickleson pushes him off.
The Tank throws a low kick but it's checked well by Nickleson.
The Tank throws a leg kick which misses Nickleson's front leg but catches the back leg as Nickleson tries to avoid it.
The Tank is looking to slow Nickleson down with leg kicks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nickleson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but The Tank circles away quickly and effectively.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from The Tank, right into the meat.
Nickleson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Tank moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rung The Tank dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
The Tank doesn't manage to clinch there - Nickleson circles away.
Nickleson misses with a hook. The Tank ducked under it nicely.
The Tank tries to clinch up but Nickleson circles away and keeps his distance.
The Tank blocks a jab.
Nickleson lets loose with a powerful body kick. The Tank will feel that in the morning.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from The Tank, right into the meat.
Nickleson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from The Tank. That one must have hurt.
Nickleson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Nickleson duly obliges.
The Tank moves into the clinch.
Nickleson wants to break the clinch but can't.
The Tank stalling in the clinch but Nickleson improves position.
The Tank creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nickleson's defenses.
Nickleson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
The Tank stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nickleson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The Tank has Nickleson pressed against the ropes, preventing Nickleson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Tank is trying to break the clinch but Nickleson is controlling him.
Nickleson wants to break free but The Tank has control.
Nickleson breaks from the clinch.
A head kick misses from Nickleson.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Nickleson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rung The Tank is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nickleson misses with an uppercut. The Tank saw that one coming.
Nickleson throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and The Tank counters with a good low kick that Nickleson was not able to check.
Nickleson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before The Tank can pounce on him.
Nickleson walks forward, straight into a front kick from The Tank.
The Tank tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nickleson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Damon Nickleson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from The Tank. Nickleson shrugs it off though.
Nickleson misses with a two punch combination.
The Tank is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The Tank steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nickleson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Nickleson misses
and The Tank counters with a good low kick that Nickleson was not able to check.
Nickleson misses with a head kick.
The Tank looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nickleson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nickleson misses with an uppercut
and The Tank counters with a nice kick to the body.
The Tank lands a jab-cross combination.
Nickleson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
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!
The Tank connects with an inside leg kick.
The Tank lands with a good body shot.
The Tank connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nickleson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The Tank thumps Nickleson with a low kick.
Nickleson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rung The Tank comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well The Tank 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 46:49
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 46:49
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rung The Tank!
Rung The Tank was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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