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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between William Bird (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liam Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Harrison's choice of entrance music: Dizzy Rascal - Sirens. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Liam Harrison enters the ring!
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144 lbs
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157 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, William Bird!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Liam Harrison!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bird fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Harrison.
Bird thumps Harrison with a low kick.
A lazy left from Bird finds it's target.
Bird throws a jab but it's blocked by Harrison.
Harrison misses with a few strikes there.
Harrison misses with a looping left.
Nice defenses there by Bird.
Harrison doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bird scores with a decent looking hook.
Harrison checks a low kick from Bird.
Bird moves out of range of the strikes.
Harrison swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Harrison throws a lazy uppercut
and Bird moves into the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Bird.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bird lands a damaging elbow.
Our sources have told us that Bird has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Harrison throws a head punch that misses.
Bird lands a knee to the head.
Harrison managing to block the knees to the body from Bird.
Bird pushes Harrison back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harrison doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bird on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bird lands an elbow just above Harrison 's eye.
Bird lands a left hand.
A hook to the body from Bird.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Good body shot from Bird.
Bird lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Harrison on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bird lands a right hand that snaps the head of Harrison backwards.
Harrison takes an elbow to the forehead.
Harrison is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bird is keeping busy.
Bird doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bird blocks an uppercut.
Bird with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bird misses with an elbow strike.
Bird just leaning against Harrison, taking a breather.
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!
Bird lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bird tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harrison avoids it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bird.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bird landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bird lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Harrison misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harrison misses with some punches.
Harrison misses with a body punch.
Harrison has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Harrison creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Harrison letting Bird take a breather here.
Bird lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bird unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bird connects with a knee to the head.
Bird on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bird lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bird lands a damaging elbow.
Knees to the body from Bird.
Bird dodges an elbow strike from Harrison.
Bird lands a right hand that snaps the head of Harrison backwards.
Bird lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Bird.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bird landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Harrison tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bird blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bird working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Harrison struggles to land a body shot inside as Bird controls his hands.
Harrison lands a damaging elbow.
Bird gets through Harrison's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bird keeps control of Harrison as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bird unloads a knee to the mid-section. Harrison lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Harrison looks winded!
Harrison wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bird has him pressed against the ropes.
Harrison's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bird lands a nice elbow.
Bird gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bird lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Harrison avoiding damage as Bird throws knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Bird - that landed with a thud.
Bird throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Harrisons head.
Bird lands an elbow just above Harrison 's eye.
Bird lands with a light punch inside.
A hook to the body from Bird.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bird lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bird obliges.
Bird putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Harrison in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bird lands an elbow that stopped Harrison in his tracks for a moment.
Bird stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bird is leaning against Harrison and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bird lands a body punch.
Bird creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Harrison's defenses.
Bird lands an elbow inside that Harrison shrugs off.
Harrison trying to stall but Bird improves his position.
A short body shot lands from Bird as the two fighters clinch.
Bird creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Harrison's defenses.
Bird lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bird lands an elbow just above Harrison 's eye.
Bird working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bird digs a right hand into Harrison's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Harrison's gas tank.
Harrison tries to break the clinch but Bird is controlling the position.
Harrison throws a punch but it's blocked by Bird.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Bird dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Harrison on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bird. Bird obviously looking to wear him down.
Harrison scores with a nice head shot.
Harrison looks to score with a jab to the body but Bird is just out of range.
Bird misses the shot to the body.
Bird lands a front kick.
Nice cross by Bird.
Bird ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Harrison scores with a jab to the head.
Bird closes the distance and clinches.
Bird scores with a nice hook to the head.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Harrison lands a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harrison swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bird stalls.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bird lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bird makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bird.
Bird tries to work over Harrison's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bird lands a nice uppercut.
Nice elbow from Bird.
Harrison wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bird lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Harrison's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bird blocking some punches.
Harrison tries to circle away but Bird has him pinned against the ropes.
Harrison takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short uppercut from Bird.
Bird is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Harrison is defending well for now.
Bird tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harrison's elbow.
Bird lands with a right to the head.
Bird working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bird landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bird crunches a lovely knee into Harrison's ribcage.
Harrison is breathing heavily.
Bird trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bird landing knees to the body.
Bird is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harrison can do to turn this around?
Bird digs a right hand underneath Harrison's ribcage. Harrison let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bird lands a shot to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bird obliges.
Bird lands a body punch.
Bird lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bird lands a nice shot to the body.
Bird lands a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Bird.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bird.
Bird lands a shot to the body.
Bird lands a nice elbow.
Bird lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bird presses Harrison against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bird lands with a right to the head.
Bird lands an elbow that stopped Harrison in his tracks for a moment.
Bird working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Bird on the inside.
Bird lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bird is leaning against Harrison and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bird is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Harrison working hard to break the clinch.
Harrison takes an elbow to the temple.
Bird lands with a short shot to the head.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Bird here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Harrison tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harrison takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bird with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Harrison swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Harrison fails to land.
Bird utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Harrison misses with a punch to the body.
Harrison breaks from the clinch.
Bird uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harrison.
Bird listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bird tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Harrison manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Harrison takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Bird scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bird.
Bird throws a head kick that Harrison semi-blocks.
Bird scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bird connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bird looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bird staying out of range there.
Bird ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bird scores with a push kick.
Bird with a jab.
Bird thumps Harrison with a low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bird works the jab nicely.
A clash of legs there as Harrison blocks the low kick.
The crowd cheers as Harrison lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bird doesn't seem phased though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Bird dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Bird scores with a push kick.
Harrison might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bird. That's going to slow Harrison down.
Bird tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harrison throws a leg kick but Bird sees it coming and moves out of range.
Harrison blocks a head kick by Bird.
Good shot there by Bird.
Bird throws a body kick that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Harrison misses the target.
Harrison throws a poor cross that misses
and Bird counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bird.
Bird avoids a wild elbow strike from Harrison.
Bird scores a nice knee to the body.
Harrison misses with the head strike.
Bird lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bird lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Harrison takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bird lands an elbow inside.
Bird unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bird lands a nice elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bird is leaning against Harrison and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bird blocking some punches.
Bird displaying some good clinch control by pressing Harrison up against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Bird - that landed with a thud.
Harrison throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bird lands a nice elbow.
Bird scores with a knee to the head.
Bird lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Bird.
Bird lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Harrison is rocked!
A short body shot lands from Bird as the two fighters clinch.
Harrison is still on wobbly legs! Can Bird finish him?
Bird lands an elbow just above Harrison 's eye.
Bird gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bird landing knees to the head.
Bird lands an elbow inside.
Bird has control of Harrison and unloads with a rapid fire barage of elbows, sending Harrison crashing to the mat! Harrison looks in big trouble - I don't think he's going to beat the count! He hasn't! The referee has reached 10 and this fight is all over! Bird looks delighted, as well he should.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Elbows). William Bird!
William Bird retains his lightweight title!
An intense looking William Bird took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'I am the greatest KT fighter of all time! There is noone in 135 to 155 lbs that even come close to my level. If you disagree, I welcome you into the ring where you will receive a fistful of pain!'.
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