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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Tony Chu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Mulroney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tony Chu had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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World class MT
Insanely flexible
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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
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tony Chu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brian Mulroney!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chu misses with a head kick.
Chu plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Brian Mulroney has been cut.
Chu clinches.
Chu tries a knee to the head but Mulroney blocks it.
Mulroney misses with a punch on the inside.
Chu working Mulroney over with knees to the body.
Mulroney connects with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chu trying to land knees to the body.
Mulroney blocks an elbow strike from Chu.
Mulroney is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Mulroney scores with a shot to the side of Chu's head.
Chu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mulroney.
Mulroney can't find room to land a body shot as Chu controls the action.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Chu tries to land knees in the clinch but Mulroney avoids the damage to the body.
Chu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mulroney tries a body shot but Chu blocks it.
Mulroney tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mulroney avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mulroney wants to get back to striking at distance but Chu won't allow it.
Chu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chu missing with knees to the body.
Chu unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mulroney blocks the elbow strike.
A knee to the head by Chu.
Chu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mulroney takes an elbow to the forehead.
Chu looking to throw knees to the head but Mulroney is blocking nicely.
Mulroney lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mulroney has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Chu has Mulroney pressed against the ropes, preventing Mulroney from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Chu using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mulroney looking to throw knees to the head but Chu is blocking nicely.
A short body shot lands from Mulroney as the two fighters clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chu tries to land a knee to the head but Mulroney blocks with his arms.
A knee to the head by Chu.
The referee is keeping an eye on Chu - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Chu looking to throw knees to the head but Mulroney is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mulroney lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chu backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Chu.
Mulroney tries a body shot but Chu blocks it.
Mulroney doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chu misses with a knee strike.
Mulroney fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mulroney swings wildly with an uppercut but Chu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mulroney working aggressively here.
Chu lands an elbow inside.
Chu misses with a knee strike.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Chu just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mulroney's brow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chu misses with a knee strike.
Chu lands with a left to the head.
Chu is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mulroney.
A right hand to the body from Chu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Chu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brian Mulroney's cut.
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.
Chu swings widly with a right hand
and Mulroney counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chu misses with a left hand
and Mulroney counters with a one-two to the body.
Chu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mulroney getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mulroney blocks a jab.
Mulroney wants to clinch.
Chu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A jab from Chu misses.
Chu misses with the combination.
Chu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mulroney lands a nice hook to Chu's body. Chu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mulroney throws a looping overhand right but Chu ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chu on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Mulroney misses with a head kick.
Tony Chu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mulroney takes one to the side of the head.
Mulroney tries to clinch there but Chu circles away.
Mulroney uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chu.
Chu misses with a head kick.
Tony Chu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chu misses with a double jab
and Mulroney makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Chu misses with a looping right.
Chu staying out of range there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mulroney checks a leg kick.
Chu tries a head kick but it misses.
Mulroney wants to clinch up but Chu keeps it at a distance.
Chu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mulroney manages to avoid it.
Chu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chu slips a straight right by Mulroney.
Mulroney blocks a head kick by Chu.
Mulroney paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mulroney tries to clinch there but Chu circles away.
Mulroney throws a sloppy head kick and Chu moves out of range easily.
Chu throws a jab but it's blocked by Mulroney.
Chu throws a hook but Mulroney avoids it easily.
Mulroney slips a jab from Chu.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick by Chu misses
letting Mulroney counter with a right hand.
Chu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mulroney moves away from the strike by Chu.
Tony Chu is winning the standup battle so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Chu looks to throw the jab but Mulroney is out of range.
Chu misses with a double jab.
Mulroney checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Chu dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Brian Mulroney's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Mulroney. Chu shrugs it off though.
Mulroney throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Mulroney blocks a head kick by Chu.
Mulroney lands with an uppercut that bounces Chu off the ropes and back into range.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mulroney feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Chu's calf.
Mulroney misses with a looping left.
Mulroney connects with a nice looking jab.
Mulroney throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Chu's head.
Mulroney works Chu's body with a nice hook.
Chu throws a lazy head kick
and Mulroney connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chu misses with a hook. Mulroney ducked under it nicely.
Mulroney misses the jab.
Mulroney scores with a jab.
Mulroney swats away the attempt to clinch by Chu.
Chu with a nice cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mulroney takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Chu lands with a cross.
Chu misses with a leg kick.
Chu doesn't manage to clinch there - Mulroney circles away.
Chu misses the jab.
Chu throws a head kick that misses.
Chu throws a jab when Mulroney was well out of range.
Chu misses with a looping left.
Mulroney throws a series of strikes that have Chu backpedaling.
Mulroney explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Chu misses with the combination.
Chu lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Chu.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mulroney moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chu takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Chu avoids the head kick by Mulroney.
Mulroney will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mulroney.
Chu lands a high kick!
Chu moves in looking to clinch but Mulroney pushes him off.
Mulroney moves out of range of the leg kick from Chu.
Mulroney displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chu throws out the jab.
Mulroney tries a head kick but it misses.
Chu tries to clinch up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mulroney moves out of range of the body kick.
Mulroney tests Chu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A head kick misses from Chu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Tony Chu did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Brian Mulroney's cut.
That's time! Chu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Chu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mulroney throws a nice looking combination but Chu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A head kick misses from Mulroney.
Mulroney scores with a head kick. Chu tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Mulroney fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Chu, pushing him back against the ropes.
Chu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mulroney lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Chu wants to stall.
Mulroney tries to break the clinch but Chu is controlling the position.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Mulroney lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chu backwards.
Chu looking to throw knees to the head but Mulroney is blocking nicely.
Nice body punch from Mulroney.
Mulroney misses with the head strike.
Mulroney tries to throw a body punch but Chu avoids it by throwing Mulroney back against the ropes.
Mulroney can't find room to land a body shot as Chu controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mulroney goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mulroney blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Mulroney - that landed with a thud.
Tony Chu has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mulroney.
Mulroney avoiding damage as Chu throws knees to the body.
Mulroney stalling in the clinch but Chu improves position.
Chu unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mulroney misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mulroney blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mulroney working hard to break the clinch.
Chu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Chu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mulroney avoids it.
Mulroney misses with a knee strike.
Mulroney lands a shoulder strike.
Chu lands a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mulroney misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A knee to the head by Mulroney.
A right hand to the body from Mulroney.
Chu putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mulroney in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Chu lands a nice knee to the body.
Mulroney has a couple of punches blocked by Chu.
Chu is stalling here.
Chu tries to land knees in the clinch but Mulroney avoids the damage to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Chu.
Chu misses with a knee strike.
Mulroney blocks an elbow strike.
Good body shot from Mulroney.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mulroney effectively controlling the action here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Chu lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Tony Chu will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Brian Mulroney's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Mulroney moves out of range as Chu strikes.
Mulroney is looking to clinch but Chu is avoiding it.
Mulroney lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mulroney tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Chu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chu moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mulroney swats away the attempt to clinch by Chu.
Mulroney throws a lazy right hand but Chu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mulroney throws a hook but Chu blocks it.
Mulroney walks into a straight right hand from Chu.
Chu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mulroney.
Chu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mulroney lands with a slapping head kick.
Chu avoids the head kick by Mulroney.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mulroney throws a combination. Chu tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Mulroney tries a head kick but it misses.
Mulroney smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Chu uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mulroney has time to react.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mulroney. Chu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chu tries to clinch up.
Mulroney moves out of range of the body kick from Chu.
Mulroney misses with a looping right.
Chu swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Mulroney to counter with a crisp jab.
Mulroney connects with the punch.
Chu throws the kick towards the body but Mulroney avoids it.
Tony Chu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chu throws a body punch but Mulroney moves out of range.
Chu throws a combination. Mulroney tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Chu misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mulroney throws a head kick that misses.
Mulroney misses with a straight left.
Brian Mulroney has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mulroney takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mulroney showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chu.
Chu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
A telegraphed right hand from Mulroney misses the target.
Chu drives through and clinches with Mulroney against the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mulroney lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Chu obliges.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mulroney has a couple of punches blocked by Chu.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Mulroney landing knees to the body.
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 Tony Chu.
Well Chu 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 50:45
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 49:46
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Tony Chu!
Tony Chu thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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